Three Months of Grueling Cultivation

Xiao Yan watched as the Red Lotus Star Flame burned and refined the Fire Essence Demon Ginseng. The Heavenly Flame was helping him refine it until he could swallow it directly. He knew this was probably his last chance.

Xiao Yan had entered this place three months ago. After learning about the Xiao Clan from the Fire Cloud Ancestor, he had given up the Nine Dragon Thunder Fire and obtained the Heaven Class Dou Technique the ancestor had created himself. Then he had entered this deadly land to train.

During that time, Xiao Yan had discovered that this region greatly benefited his cultivation. For three months, he had practiced the Heaven Class Dou Technique while drawing on his surroundings. Both his technique and his strength had advanced far faster than usual.

As he trained, Xiao Yan had also learned about a peculiar medicinal plant found in the magma: Fire Essence Demon Ginseng.

Its most striking trait was how difficult its demonic nature was to remove, so even Alchemists knew little about it. If Wei Jiangyuan had not pointed it out, Xiao Yan truly would not have thought of using it.

After catching several plants himself, he found that, apart from their stubborn demonic nature, they were nearly perfect cultivation resources. But that nature was rooted so deeply that even Xiao Yan's alchemy could not simply refine it away.

Xiao Yan had already intended to give up. Still, he wanted firsthand knowledge so he would not leave any hidden danger for Yao Lao's revival. He tried swallowing a Fire Essence Demon Ginseng. By a stroke of luck, the Black Flame devoured its demonic nature, leaving Xiao Yan to absorb all its pure fire energy.

The benefit far exceeded his expectations. Vast energy poured straight into his body. A single Fire Essence