Inside the secret chamber of Xiao Yan's room at the Heavenly Snake Mansion.
Xiao Yan sat cross-legged with his eyes shut tight, yet waves of Dou Qi fluctuations emanated from him as violent Dou Qi filled the entire chamber.
The situation within Xiao Yan's body was even more perilous. The blood-red Crimson Lotus Karma Flame, as violent as magma, coursed rapidly through his body along an inscrutable route, while his aura surged swiftly upward, nearly reaching the threshold of a Dou Emperor in an instant.
Just as the entire circulation was about to be completed, the blood-red flames suddenly went out of control and spilled from all over Xiao Yan's body, instantly burning away the clothes he wore.
The blood-red flames spread throughout the chamber, but in the next instant, a pulling force radiated from Xiao Yan, drawing all the scattered flames back into his body.
Xiao Yan took a set of black fitted clothes from his Storage Ring—he had prepared dozens of them—and put them on, his expression somewhat helpless.
He had failed once again at cultivating the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Fire. He did not know whether it was due to a lack of comprehension or because his Heavenly Flame ranked too highly, making it difficult to control. In any case, he had possessed the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Fire for more than ten days now, yet he remained just one step short.
If Ming Mei had not allowed him to perfectly merge with the Crimson Lotus Karma Flame, he would likely have been injured while cultivating the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Fire.
Yao Lao was currently unable to spare any attention while absorbing the Star Spirit Soul-Nurturing Orchid, so Xiao Yan could only explore it on his own. Clearly, his own attempts had not