"Teacher, I... I feel like the Bone Spirit Cold Flame inside you... is part of my body." Xiao Yan scratched his head.
"What?"
"You feel that the Bone Spirit Cold Flame is part of your body?" Yao Lao was stunned. It was not that he thought Xiao Yan coveted the Heavenly Flame in his possession.
Though he could not claim to know Xiao Yan inside and out, he still understood him fairly well.
Besides, since he had been willing to give Xiao Yan the Flame Mantra, he naturally would not begrudge him the Bone Spirit Cold Flame. In fact, from the moment he gave Xiao Yan the Flame Mantra, he had intended to give him the Bone Spirit Cold Flame as well.
Combined with the Bone Spirit Cold Flame's earlier reaction, he could also tell that Xiao Yan was not lying.
Xiao Yan gave a bitter smile. "I don't know what's going on either. I just feel that the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, as well as the Heavenly Flames sealed inside those two bottles, are like pieces of flesh cut from my own body. I feel a sense of familiarity from them, but I can also sense that they reject me."
"The Heavenly Flames in the bottles may feel less strange because of the seals. But the flame inside my body seems to be urging me to devour them," Xiao Yan continued.
"Such a bizarre sensation..."
Yao Lao furrowed his brows tightly, unable to figure out the reason. He then asked, "Do you feel any discomfort in your body?"
Xiao Yan shook his head. "No. On the contrary, I feel as if I've broken free of shackles, escaped a cage, and returned to heaven and earth. It feels like being reborn."
Yao Lao paused in surprise. "Then how do you