All Is Ready

The group did not hesitate for long before taking action. It was not that they did not want to find a more suitable method, but the situation had truly reached a critical point where every second counted. The longer they waited, the greater the danger.

The division of duties was simple and clear. Tang Zhen, who possessed a Heavenly Flame, would remain to assist Xiao Yan. Huo Zhi's power could connect with Xiao Yan's, so she would also help him merge the Fire Lotus. Zi Yan, relying on her formidable spatial power, would be responsible for retrieving the Three Thousand Burning Flame and the Wind Fury Dragon Flame for Xiao Yan.

The others had to ensure Xiao Yan's safety while he merged the Fire Lotus. After all, fluctuations in Dou Qi energy could not be concealed. Once Xiao Yan began merging the Fire Lotus, the Spirit Clan would sooner or later make a move to stop him.

Just as Wei Jiangyuan was about to leave, he suddenly seemed to recall something.

He returned to Xiao Yan's side and said, "Old Xiao, that pill you refined earlier does not necessarily have to be used when swallowing a Heavenly Flame. Now is the perfect opportunity!"

Xiao Yan nodded at those words. The pill Wei Jiangyuan was referring to was the eighth-tier pill that had drawn six-colored pill lightning, which Xiao Yan had refined during the Pill Convention.

Limited by the medicinal ingredients available at the time, Xiao Yan had been unable to refine the pill he had prepared beforehand. He could only temporarily use the pill formula Wei Jiangyuan had given him. That formula was called the Flame Forging Body Pill.

Its effect was not to heal injuries. Rather, after being consumed, it formed a powerful fire-attribute energy membrane over the body,