The deal was completely settled.
Heavenly Flame Venerable looked at Yao Xuan before him, growing ever more satisfied.
"Since our agreement has been made, this old man will temporarily attach himself to you from now on."
Heavenly Flame Venerable hesitated no longer. His illusory soul body swayed gently, transforming into a faint, transparent streak of fiery light that slipped with utmost secrecy into the most ordinary Storage Ring on Yao Xuan's finger.
Heavenly Flame Venerable had chosen this Storage Ring because the soul seal within it was the weakest...
Having finished this, Yao Xuan raised a hand and gently closed it, steadily drawing the floating Falling Heart Flame seedling into his palm.
This young flame was entirely translucent, gentle and pure, lacking the wild, destructive aura of the main flame...
Instead, it carried soft, refined elemental fire energy from heaven and earth. Quiet and weightless, it was exceedingly docile.
After putting away the flame seed, Yao Xuan turned and stepped out, instantly leaving this hidden independent space and returning to the middle layer of the magma.
On the stone platform, Zi Yan sat obediently waiting. The moment she saw Yao Xuan return, her purple eyes lit up, and she hurriedly rose and trotted toward him.
"Let's go. We're heading back."
Yao Xuan smiled gently and raised his hand, mobilizing the vast battle qi of a Three-Star Battle Venerable. He softly wrapped Zi Yan's petite body in it, then moved...
Tearing through wave after wave of scorching magma, he shot upward along the underground passage of the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.
Outside the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, in the open grounds, Su Qian paced with his hands behind his back, his face anxious and his mind unsettled.
Ever since Zi Yan had ignored his warnings and entered the forbidden