"This flame..." Xiao Yan studied the jade-green flames surrounding Wei Jiangyuan, deep in thought. Unlike the violent Heavenly Flames, these flames carried a refreshing vitality that soothed the spirit. Xiao Yan could naturally sense their power—they were certainly no ordinary flames. Yet he immediately came to a conclusion: they were neither Heavenly Flames nor beast flames.
After all, the Douqi Continent was vast beyond measure, filled with wonders as countless as the stars. It was understandable for Wei Jiangyuan to possess some miraculous flame.
The cauldron Wei Jiangyuan subsequently took out was equally extraordinary. Like the Black Demon Cauldron Xiao Yan possessed, it was a renowned precious cauldron on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking. The cauldron Wei Jiangyuan was using was called Jade Mountain, ranked exactly one place below the Black Demon Cauldron. Whether it was his flames or his cauldron, both proved that Wei Jiangyuan's alchemy skills were far from ordinary.
A few more traces of brilliance appeared in Cao Ying's beautiful eyes. Of everyone present, she understood Wei Jiangyuan and his teacher, Old Man Shennong, best. She said softly, "The chief disciple of a ninth-tier alchemist can obtain resources like these."
The cloud patterns on the bronze cauldron seemed to come alive beneath the firelight. The jade crystals embedded in its surface resonated with Wei Jiangyuan's flames, releasing streaks of green radiance. With a flick of his finger, several medicinal herbs shot into the cauldron. The jade-colored flames turned into nine green serpents that coiled around it, and faint rustling sounds, like silkworms eating leaves, immediately arose from within—the herbs inside were having their impurities precisely stripped away.
None of the materials being handled now were the most crucial ones. Since its quantity was limited, the extraction of the most important Nine-Jointed Jade Bamboo Heart had been left until