The Monkey Immobilized the Seven Fairies (Requesting Monthly Votes)

Chapter 48: The Monkey Immobilized the Seven Fairies (Requesting Monthly Votes)

The Green Lotus Core Flame continuously coursed through Qin Sheng's body, tempering his flesh and greatly strengthening his Dou Huang physique.

He immersed himself in those changes until a vast yet icy aura, utterly out of place in this world of magma, rapidly approached.

A Snake-Person arrived some distance away from Qin Sheng. Her face was bewitchingly beautiful, and her narrow pale-purple eyes brimmed with innate seduction.

Her purple brocade robe covered a body with exaggerated curves.

There was no doubt that she was the Medusa Queen of the Snake-People Tribe, a peak Dou Huang.

"Someone got here first..."

Medusa watched Qin Sheng, the swirling green flames filling her with both delight and apprehension.

"Medusa Queen? When did you arrive?"

A voice of the soul rang out. Qin Sheng did not open his eyes, but his immense soul power surged forth and swept directly toward the Medusa Queen.

"Stay still."

The Snake-Person Queen, whose fearsome reputation and beauty resounded throughout the Jia Ma nations, was frozen in place by Qin Sheng, able to move only her eyes.

You can't move right now, can you?

Then I'll... Qin Sheng simply ignored her.

Time passed. Eventually, the Green Lotus Core Flame entered the Spirit Receptacle, where it lay dormant in silence, concealing all its might.

After carefully sensing the power of the Heavenly Flame, Qin Sheng was pleasantly surprised and thought:

"The Heavenly Flames of the Dou Qi Continent are truly extraordinary. They are not composed of pure energy alone; they also contain the power of laws."

Had Qin Sheng's realm not been high enough, he would not have noticed this.

"Right. The neighboring Heavenly Profound Continent has the eight great Ancestral Symbols of space, life and death, devouring, and more. Those are clearly products of laws."

"As divine objects no weaker than Ancestral Symbols, Heavenly Flames naturally would not be inferior."

"Devouring Heavenly Flames can drive the Flame Mantra's evolution. It is likely because they contain the laws of heaven and earth."

Thinking about it, it made sense. The Flame Mantra was a cultivation technique, knowledge rather than a living being. How could pure energy possibly make "knowledge" evolve on its own?

It had to be because the Flame Mantra absorbed the mysteries of the laws within the flames while devouring Heavenly Flames, thus achieving sublimation.

Qin Sheng rose to his feet and silently pondered.

"As for the Green Lotus Core Flame, I have merely subdued it for now. I can draw upon its power at any time, but the laws it contains have not opened themselves to me."

Ordinary alchemists only subdued Heavenly Flames. Should anything go wrong, the flames could even backlash against them.

But the Flame Mantra was different. This cultivation technique directly refined and devoured Heavenly Flames!

From then on, man and flame became one, and even the origin of the Heavenly Flame would completely belong to the master of the Flame Mantra.

As his thoughts turned, Qin Sheng came up with a few ideas and looked ahead.

There stood an eight-petaled azure lotus. Its leaves resembled flawless precious jade, while its lotus platform held lotus seeds formed from the purest fire-attribute energy.

"What a treasure."

Qin Sheng smiled and took out a jade knife, cutting through the lotus's stem at its middle before storing it away.

This lotus platform could increase cultivation speed. For Dou Masters and Great Dou Masters, multiplying their cultivation speed three to five times would be effortless.

As for those lotus seeds, even Dou Huangs would covet them. The energy contained within was simply too immense.

Both items were fire-attributed and perfectly suited Qin Sheng.

He glanced at the remaining green lotus stem. Azure energy was gathering again at the cut, hazy and indistinct.

"Perhaps, after a thousand years or more, another Green Lotus Core Flame will be born here. But that will have nothing to do with me."

This stem was actually a treasure as well, but the rules of the alchemy world dictated that one should not harvest heavenly treasures to extinction, always leaving a margin.

Only then did it accord with the cycle of heaven and earth, the way of endless renewal.

After dealing with these treasures connected to the Heavenly Flame, Qin Sheng caught sight of Medusa from the corner of his eye.

"Huh? Why haven't you left yet?"

Medusa did not answer. She merely glared furiously at Qin Sheng with her eyes.

"Oh, you can't speak right now." Qin Sheng smiled.

"Medusa Queen, I will release my restraint on you. I hope you can remain rational. After all, I trust you have recognized the gap in strength between us."

"You wouldn't want the Snake-People Tribe to lose its queen, would you?"

With that, Qin Sheng slowly withdrew his soul power and added:

"You want the Heavenly Flame, right? We can discuss it."

Three breaths later, Medusa was able to move again. Her chest heaved violently as fury filled her.

A human had actually frozen her in place. If this human had wanted to do anything to her just now, she would have been completely unable to resist.

However, Medusa was clearly no fool. The enormous difference in strength prevented her from acting rashly.

"Qin Sheng of the Misty Cloud Sect?"

"You've heard of me?"

"The youngest Dou Huang in the Jia Ma Empire, and the youngest sixth-tier alchemist. Of course I know of you."

She simply had not expected Qin Sheng to be so powerful!

"You flatter me." Qin Sheng smiled.

"That was a Heavenly Flame?"

"Yes, the Green Lotus Core Flame, nineteenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking." Qin Sheng admitted it openly.

A fiery look flashed through the Medusa Queen's eyes. A lower-ranked Heavenly Flame was more suitable for her.

Qin Sheng smiled. "What, does the dignified queen of the Snake-People Tribe intend to snatch my Heavenly Flame?"

"The Snake-People Tribe is yin-aligned by nature, and your bloodline tends toward coldness. You are naturally incompatible with Heavenly Flames. You cannot possibly subdue one."

"Yet you still want a Heavenly Flame. It seems you have been searching for one for quite some time? The moment there was activity on my side, you rushed over immediately. Let me think..."

"I heard that the Snake-People Tribe has a method of evolving with the aid of a Heavenly Flame. Could it be that this is what you are planning?"

The Medusa Queen narrowed her eyes. She had not expected the Jia Ma Empire's youngest Dou Huang to be so clever.

In such a short time, he had seen through everything about her. It made her deeply uncomfortable, and her tail unconsciously curled up.

"What I intend to do with the Heavenly Flame is none of your concern." After a moment of silence, the Medusa Queen said:

"I wish to borrow your Heavenly Flame."

"I'm pleased that you can communicate properly."

Qin Sheng mused that the Medusa Queen, rumored outside to be so notoriously vicious, did not seem vicious at all.

"As for borrowing the Heavenly Flame..." Qin Sheng considered it, then agreed.

"Fine, but I have one condition."

The Medusa Queen's expression did not change. "Speak."

"Mobilize the entire Snake-People Tribe to search the Tagor Desert for any other Heavenly Flames."

Qin Sheng said, "Focus on the eighteenth-ranked Wind Fury Dragon Flame."

"This flame is born within the eye of fiery tornadoes in ancient deserts. It has no fixed location and may appear randomly anywhere in the desert during the hottest few days of each year."

The Tagor Desert could absolutely be considered ancient. It had existed long before humans from the Jia Ma nations began moving about there.

The Medusa Queen asked in confusion, "You already have the Green Lotus Core Flame. Why are you still looking for the Wind Fury Dragon Flame?"

The common understanding on the Dou Qi Continent was that one person could only possess a single Heavenly Flame.

"You need not concern yourself with that. As long as you agree, our transaction can continue."

Qin Sheng said, "Perhaps you can also try finding the Wind Fury Dragon Flame to evolve instead of borrowing my Heavenly Flame."

The Medusa Queen pondered for a while before finally making her choice.

"I accept your request."

Giving up the Green Lotus Core Flame to search for the Wind Fury Dragon Flame and evolve with it involved far too much uncertainty.

Who knew whether the Tagor Desert even had such a Heavenly Flame?

Qin Sheng was only suggesting it as a possibility anyway. In any case, he would not have to run around searching for it himself.

"Good. A pleasant cooperation, then."

Qin Sheng moved closer to Medusa, causing her body to tense.

Is this human going to turn hostile?

In the end, Qin Sheng merely brushed past her and left behind a sentence.

"I will come find you later. I trust you will need some time to prepare as well."

"Don't be so nervous. I'm a good person."

Medusa went stiff. Her fists went stiff.

After Qin Sheng disappeared, she flicked out her snake tail and blasted the magma with Dou Qi, constantly venting the flames in her heart.

Useless queen.

(End of Chapter)