Taking the Pill and Merging

The crimson hue on the body gradually began to fade. After the liquid covered it, white mist swiftly rose, and a force of new life rapidly erupted from within, accompanied by a sizzling sound.

The Dou Sheng heart, which had been dead for a long time and completely devoid of life, began beating again as a normal person's heart should. The pallor on its face also gradually faded with time, slowly taking on a hint of healthy color.

Seeing this change, Xiao Yan finally felt somewhat reassured. Everything was proceeding according to plan; the body was being reshaped. As long as the medicinal herbs could be used to make this body "come alive" again, Yao Lao would be able to enter it with his remnant soul.

Xiao Yan controlled the body with his right hand while two stalks of Fire Essence Demon Ginseng appeared in his left. Although they had already been harvested, they still exuded a fierce, sinister demonic aura that made one's heart tremble.

Fusing this into the body could improve Yao Lao's affinity for flames, so Xiao Yan used both hands at once. One hand maintained the body's stability while the other refined the Fire Essence Demon Ginseng. Threads of crimson essence were extracted and condensed into two viscous masses of energy liquid the size of pigeon eggs.

After splitting his focus to refine the Fire Essence Demon Ginseng, Xiao Yan reminded Yao Lao once again, "Teacher, I have tested this thing. It truly can improve one's affinity for flames. Although its spirituality is gone, its demonic nature is rooted in the medicinal liquid. You must be careful when dealing with it!"

Xiao Yan had Black Flame to devour the demonic nature, but Yao Lao could only rely on his own soul strength to withstand it. Fortunately,