After chatting with the Flame Sprite for a while, Pakura came to understand the whole story.
It turned out that Ye Fan had deliberately taken a drop of her blood in order to have her form a contract with the Flame Sprite.
From the little sprite's description, Pakura also learned that her body had undergone certain changes after completing Body Tempering.
However, she still had no idea what those changes were.
The only change Pakura could sense now was the immense reserve of chakra within her body.
If her previous chakra had been like a gently flowing stream,
then the chakra within her now was like a raging river.
"Master, I've widened your meridians more than tenfold, but you're still too weak. Compared to the Lord, you really need to work harder."
Little Flame's childish voice was utterly endearing. It was hard to imagine that it was a Flame Sprite without flesh or blood.
Even now, Pakura still looked utterly dazed.
She felt as though she were in a dream.
"How do I get out of here?" Pakura asked curiously.
"Master, this is your Mental Landscape. If you want to leave, you only need to focus your mind."
The Flame Sprite spoke adorably.
Although Pakura liked this chatterbox of a little sprite, she had even more questions she wanted to ask Ye Fan.
Focusing her mind, Pakura awoke from her unconscious state.
The moment she opened her eyes, her face filled with surprise.
The scenery before her was different from before.
She was actually inside a cave.
A fire burned in the middle of the cave, crackling away.
Pakura did not see Ye Fan. She did not even see the white Ninja Hound.
"Where am I?"
Just as Pakura was thinking this, the Flame Sprite's voice suddenly sounded in her