Green Lotus Core Flame, Two-Star Dou Emperor!

Xiao Yi Xian thought of the issue with her constitution and could not help asking curiously:

"Then, Master, Qing Lin's constitution isn't like mine, is it? It doesn't have some kind of flaw, does it?"

Xuan Qing fell silent for a moment without speaking.

Seeing this, Xiao Yi Xian became even more convinced that Qing Lin's constitution had some incurable defect.

In truth, Xuan Qing simply found it hard to say aloud, afraid of discouraging Xiao Yi Xian. After all, once the Calamity Poison Body reached the Dou Zun realm, its progress would slow considerably.

Unless she could find poisons that did not belong to this world, or got absurdly lucky and found the Netherworld Poison Flame, she could basically only rely on cultivation herself.

But the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils were different. If the chance arose in the future, there were several Dou Saint-level serpents Qing Lin could absorb.

After pondering for a moment, Xuan Qing ultimately decided to tell the truth, lest Xiao Yi Xian let her imagination run wild.

"Actually, Xian'er, Qing Lin's constitution has no side effects at all. It is even easier to cultivate than your Calamity Poison Body and can practically lead straight to the Dou Saint realm."

"I originally did not want to discourage you, but if I did not say it now, I felt you might start crying from anxiety first."

Xiao Yi Xian froze slightly, her eyes filled with astonishment as she instinctively looked toward Qing Lin beside her.

Qing Lin was also stunned, her jade-green eyes blinking.

She had clearly never realized that her constitution was so formidable.

Xuan Qing stepped forward and rubbed Qing Lin's head.

"Qing Lin, put her away. Afterward, you can slowly absorb her cultivation and increase your own."

"If you encounter a powerful enemy, you can release her to protect yourself as well."

Qing Lin obediently rubbed against Xuan Qing's palm, but she had just activated the bloodline power of her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, and the expenditure had been too great.

A wave of dizziness struck in an instant. Her head grew heavy and swollen, and her body swayed as she nearly collapsed to the ground.

Xuan Qing reacted swiftly, reaching out to firmly catch her slender waist and pull her into his arms.

"What is it?"

Qing Lin held her forehead, her face slightly pale as she murmured softly, "Young Master... my head feels a little dizzy."

"It's nothing. You probably used too much energy. Rest for a while, and you'll be fine."

Xuan Qing turned to Xiao Yi Xian.

"Xian'er, stay here and look after Qing Lin. I'm going down for a moment."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yi Xian looked around.

Cliffs surrounded all sides of the stone platform. Beneath them was only a lake of scorching, churning magma, and there was nowhere else to explore.

Then her gaze fell upon the crimson, boiling magma below. Her face filled with shock as she blurted out:

"Master, are you going beneath the magma?"

The magma below roiled and roared, waves of heat surging upward as the air itself warped from the scorching temperature.

Qing Lin, supported in Xuan Qing's arms, also raised her pale little face and looked at him with worry in her eyes.

Xuan Qing smiled calmly. "Don't worry. This little magma cannot hurt me."

With that, Xuan Qing wasted no more time. His figure flashed as he shot directly down into the magma.

After diving down for less than a moment,

he saw an enormous azure lotus platform.

At its center grew a cluster of endlessly dancing azure flames, while eleven round, emerald-green lotus seeds the size of longan fruits lay quietly around it.

The dancing azure flame at the lotus center was the renowned Green Lotus Core Flame from the Heavenly Flame Ranking.

The Earthfire Lotus Seeds surrounding it were wondrous treasures nurtured in this place, capable of greatly increasing the cultivation speed of fire-attribute cultivators.

Xuan Qing gently wrapped each emerald lotus seed in Dou Qi, carefully plucked all eleven Earth-Core Fire Lotus Seeds, and stored them securely in a specially made jade box he carried with him.

Once he had finished, Xuan Qing sat cross-legged atop the azure lotus platform. His gaze fixed on the dancing Green Lotus Core Flame at its center as he prepared to refine and absorb this Heavenly Flame.

He took out a Blood Lotus Pill and a Meridian-Protecting Pill from his storage ring and swallowed them one after the other.

Warm currents swiftly spread through his limbs and bones, protecting his meridians and resisting the violent corrosion of the Heavenly Flame entering his body.

With every preparation in place,

Xuan Qing slowly closed his eyes. Dou Qi erupted into motion throughout his body, drawing upon the azure flame at the lotus center.

The blazing Green Lotus Core Flame slowly flowed into his body through his palm.

In an instant, a piercingly fierce and domineering heat swept through all his meridians. Scorching power rampaged madly through his limbs and bones.

Fine beads of sweat seeped from Xuan Qing's temples, while the steaming heat made his clothes faintly hot.

The Meridian-Protecting Pill's medicinal power safeguarded Xuan Qing's meridians, while the Blood Lotus Pill continuously formed a layer of blood armor over them, preventing the Heavenly Flame from burning them apart.

Although the Green Lotus Core Flame ranked relatively low among the Heavenly Flames, its tyranny remained difficult to suppress.

Xuan Qing steadied his mind and drove his Dou Qi, taming the azure flames bit by bit.

Deep beneath the magma, churning crimson lava rumbled all around him.

The enormous azure lotus platform floated quietly. More than half of the flame that had once danced at its center had entered Xuan Qing's body, leaving only faint azure embers swaying behind.

Above on the stone platform, Xiao Yi Xian supported the pale-faced Qing Lin as they watched the surging magma lake below, their hearts full of concern.

Qing Lin leaned against Xiao Yi Xian's shoulder, her jade-green eyes fixed tightly on the depths of the magma, equally worried for Xuan Qing's safety.

Time slowly passed, and the scorching temperature beneath the magma continued to rise.

The fluctuations of Dou Qi around Xuan Qing rose and fell violently. The azure flames had already washed through his meridians countless times.

The Green Lotus Core Flame, initially violent and rampaging, finally began to shed its wildness little by little.

Its reckless collisions turned into gentle circulation.

The once unruly azure flames were completely tamed by Xuan Qing's will.

"Absorb!"

Xuan Qing shouted inwardly.

The final wisp of azure lotus flame surged entirely into his body, fully merging with his fire-attribute Dou Qi.

Boom!

An incomparably pure and vast fire-attributed energy exploded within his body, filling his limbs and bones!

Borrowing this power, Xuan Qing successfully broke through to Two-Star Dou Emperor!

The magma churned violently as the earthfire aura throughout this entire fiery region frantically gathered toward Xuan Qing.

The Dou Qi around him surged severalfold, azure flames curling around his body. Every strand of his Dou Qi carried the tyranny of a Heavenly Flame.

He slowly opened his eyes, and a flash of azure light vanished from their depths.

"It worked."

Xuan Qing slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, a smile rising at the corner of his lips.

With the Green Lotus Core Flame, from this day onward,

the power of his Dou Techniques and his alchemy skill would both undergo a complete transformation!

On the stone platform,

Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, who had waited for a long time, suddenly felt the magma lake below violently erupt into motion.

"Master is coming out!" Xiao Yi Xian's beautiful eyes lit up as delight filled her face.

Qing Lin also raised her head. Excitement appeared on her formerly pale face, her jade-green pupils fixed tightly on the depths of the magma.

The next instant,

a slender figure stepped upon waves of magma and flame, robes fluttering as he calmly soared up from the depths of the magma.

Faint azure flames coiled around the young man's body. His bearing was cool and otherworldly, while his aura was several times more profound and powerful than before.

Xuan Qing landed back on the stone platform, lowered his head to look at the two worried girls, and said:

"I'm back."