Concept of the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame

Slowly opening his pitch-black eyes, Xiao Yan could feel the formidable strength he now possessed.

The Mystic Yellow Flame was only the beginning. Xiao Yan believed that one day, he would make his fire-attributed Dou Qi the most powerful flame between heaven and earth!

Yao Lao floated in midair and circled Xiao Yan once. After finding nothing amiss, he asked gravely, "Little fellow, do you know what happened to you?"

"Of course!" Xiao Yan nodded with certainty.

Yao Lao's eyes widened. "What exactly happened?"

"After listening to Teacher's explanation, I gained tremendous insight." Xiao Yan did not hide his terrifying comprehension.

He had always been a genius, only a particularly heaven-defying one.

"Whether an alchemist borrows beast flames or Heavenly Flames, it is ultimately a reliance on external things. The Flame Mantra is the same. Its greatest characteristic is fusing powerful flames to advance its own rank. Compared to relying on external things, cultivating and strengthening one's own fire-attributed Dou Qi is also a good path of cultivation."

"You grasped all that just like this?" Yao Lao was stunned.

If one wanted to strengthen the attribute of one's own Dou Qi, changing to a high-grade cultivation method was the simplest path, and seemingly the only one.

Yet Xiao Yan had not changed cultivation methods, and what he had condensed was truly...

Yao Lao said almost speechlessly, "What you comprehended is nearly identical to the Mystic Yellow Flame, ranked twenty-third on the Heavenly Flames Ranking!"

Xiao Yan shook his head slightly. "Of course, it was not as simple as it appeared. If I had not remained at the Dou Qi stage for many years and become intimately familiar with nurturing my body and tempering Dou Qi, I could never have succeeded in accomplishing such a heaven-defying feat."

Yao Lao had never imagined that his original attempt to restore his soul power to its peak would, by sheer coincidence, create a miracle.

Xiao Yan said seriously, "Teacher, the cultivation of the Flame Mantra has changed in my hands. Rather than searching for Heavenly Flames like a headless fly, it would be better to create them ourselves. If we can gather enough beast flames, then even the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, ranked twenty-second on the Heavenly Flames Ranking, may not be impossible to achieve. Since they say, 'Once a Heavenly Flame appears, ten thousand flames submit,' then we shall gather ten thousand and one flames. As long as we are willing to accumulate them, surpassing Heavenly Flames will merely be a matter of time, just like this Flame Mantra that continuously advances in rank."

Yao Lao pondered for a moment, then chuckled. "Young people always like to indulge in wild fantasies. Do not think that saying a few fine words will let you defy fate. If Heavenly Flames were truly so easy to create, they would not be so precious."

Xiao Yan shrugged. "If the Flame Mantra were truly so easy to cultivate, it would not have fallen into my hands."

"What a sharp tongue." Yao Lao gave a bitter laugh. "There were once powerful factions on the Dou Qi Continent that considered similar methods."

With a flick of his finger, a streak of white light shot toward Xiao Yan and turned into a scroll.

Yao Lao slowly said, "This is an ancient record I obtained by chance. It once described information about an artificial flame known as the Blood Demon Blaze."

"To create this flame, one must gather the blood of nearly a thousand fire-attributed magical beasts, then fuse together these fire-attributed bloods filled with all kinds of auras. Finally, one uses the fire-attributed energy within the blood to condense the form of a flame. This formed flame is called the 'Blood Flame Demon Fire.' Of course, this flame also varies in strength. Its strength is determined by the completeness of the tiny human figure within the flame."

After reading this description, Xiao Yan nodded slightly.

The Blood Flame Demon Fire did indeed exist. Cao Ying, the Cao Clan's demoness, controlled a top-grade Blood Flame Demon Fire.

This flame was similar to the Rebirth Flame, merely with a more bizarre method of creation.

"If it were in the past, acquiring beast flames would have been nothing to me..." Yao Lao sighed. "Now, resources are limited. Regarding such artificial flames, I have only obtained similar information and do not possess a specific method of creation. What you can ultimately create will depend on your own ability."

Xiao Yan smiled faintly. Earth Demon Old Ghost and the Cao Clan of the Central Plains had both managed to research artificial flames that surpassed the Green Lotus Core Flame of the Tagor Great Desert.

If he could not even produce the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, ranked twenty-second on the Heavenly Flames Ranking, then his heaven-defying comprehension might as well change its name early.

Yao Lao consoled him, "Actually, there is no need for you to be so anxious. I once obtained intelligence that Canaan Academy should possess a Heavenly Flame called the 'Fallen Heart Flame,' ranked fourteenth on the Heavenly Flames Ranking! If you obtain that Heavenly Flame, the Flame Mantra may undergo a tremendous evolution."

"Right now, the only thing you need to focus on is becoming strong enough. Do not let the Heavenly Flame be found while you are the one who dies."

No need to hurry? Xiao Yan smiled faintly. If I do not make plans now, what will I do when I encounter the Soul Hall in the future?

Although Yao Lao possessed outstanding talent in alchemy, in other aspects...

He was basically an upgraded version of Gu He.

His alchemy was not bad, but he simply went with the flow when it came to changing circumstances.

If he focused solely on evolving the Flame Mantra, then the moment he encountered Wu Protector of the Soul Hall, he would be finished.

If not for luckily obtaining the Dou Saint skeletal remains in the later stages, allowing Yao Lao to revive and vastly increase his strength, Falling Star Pavilion would have been finished as well.

More importantly, without any power, over half of the Xiao Clan would be killed or wounded, and his own father would be captured for years.

Could he really afford not to hurry?

His gaze fell upon the four medicine bottles, and Yao Lao said with a bitter smile, "Failing to refine a second-tier medicinal liquid is truly a disgrace in my career as an alchemist."

After putting away the items, Yao Lao returned to the Bone Flame Ring, while Xiao Yan returned to the appraisal room.

Having guessed that he was most likely a third-tier alchemist, Ya Fei and Master Gu Ni became much more respectful.

With a wave of his arm, four jade bottles appeared upon the table. Yao Lao's hoarse voice rang out once more. "Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid can increase the cultivation speed of Dou Qi."

"It can increase the cultivation speed of Dou Qi?" Ya Fei was somewhat moved upon hearing this.

Dou Qi could only be cultivated steadily and conventionally; this had practically become common knowledge. Moreover, a cultivator's meridians were extremely fragile at this stage. If the medicinal effect was too fierce, the result would be the miserable fate of ruptured meridians and death.

"My spiritual liquid has no side effects, and its medicinal effect is extremely gentle. It will not produce such a result, so you may rest assured." As if understanding Ya Fei's thoughts, Yao Lao's voice slowly explained.

"Sir, please wait a moment." Gu Ni picked up one of the white jade bottles and opened it. He lightly sniffed its fragrant scent, his aged eyes narrowing as his pupils flickered slightly.

Tilting the mouth of the bottle, he slowly poured out a tiny drop of green liquid, which then floated above Gu Ni's palm.