Subduing the Green Lotus Core Flame! Dou Zong!

In the original story, Qing Lin used the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to subdue this Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake and keep it as her pet.

Since that was the case, he might as well spare its life.

Once he found Qing Lin in the future, he could give this Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake to her as a meeting gift.

With that thought, Lu Xia changed his mind.

With a flick of his finger, a stream of poison gas slipped into the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake's body.

This was a specially concocted sleeping poison that could keep a magical beast in a state of false death for a long time without harming its essence.

"Sleep for a while. I'll find you an owner later."

Lu Xia patted the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake on the head and smiled.

With a casual wave, he stored the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, which had lost all signs of life, in his storage ring.

After dealing with the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, Lu Xia continued deeper into the cavern.

Before long, he reached the depths of the cavern.

At a glance, he saw a naturally formed stone lotus pedestal.

At the center of the stone lotus pedestal, a mass of azure flame burned quietly.

The flame took the shape of a lotus, each petal crystal-clear as though it had been carved from green jade.

The flames danced, giving off a faint azure glow that dyed the surrounding magma the same color.

It was merely a quietly burning flame, yet it gave off an unfathomable feeling.

"So this is... the Green Lotus Core Flame?"

Lu Xia looked at the azure fire lotus before him, a trace of amazement flashing through his eyes.

It was too beautiful!

Nature's craftsmanship had actually given birth to such a miraculous treasure.

No wonder countless experts fought until their heads bled over a single Heavenly Flame.

Its appearance alone made it worth the price.

Lu Xia stood before the stone lotus pedestal and admired it quietly for a while before collecting his thoughts.

This was not the time to admire it.

His top priority was to refine this Heavenly Flame and resolve the problem of the Woeful Poison Body.

Lu Xia took a deep breath and calmed his excited heart.

He sat cross-legged atop the stone lotus pedestal, closed his eyes, and began circulating the Nine Revolutions Poison Art.

At the same time, he activated the fire-controlling method from his inheritance and cautiously reached out toward the Green Lotus Core Flame.

"Buzz—"

The instant Lu Xia's hand touched the Green Lotus Core Flame, the once-quiet flame suddenly became restless.

The azure flames instantly surged, transforming into a fire dragon that pounced at Lu Xia.

Terrifying heat instantly enveloped his entire body!

"What a fierce temper!"

Lu Xia frowned, secretly amazed.

As expected of a Heavenly Flame, its reputation was well deserved.

However, he was no pushover either.

"Trying to resist?"

Lu Xia sneered as the poison-attributed Dou Qi within him began circulating frantically.

Dark green Dou Qi surged out of his body and collided with the azure Heavenly Flame.

"Boom!"

With a muffled explosion, the two energies began a fierce clash within his body.

The Green Lotus Core Flame truly deserved to be called a Heavenly Flame born of heaven and earth. Its power was astonishing.

Even with Lu Xia's fire-controlling method, refining it was extraordinarily difficult.

Azure flames rampaged through his meridians, burning them painfully wherever they passed.

"Gasp..."

Lu Xia sucked in a cold breath. Fine beads of sweat seeped from his forehead, only to be instantly evaporated by the heat.

He had no way back.

Either he refined the Heavenly Flame, was burned to death by it, or let the Woeful Poison Body spiral out of control.

Lu Xia gritted his teeth and held on desperately.

The Heavenly Flame burned his meridians until they were covered in wounds, then he repaired them with Dou Qi, only for them to be burned again, repaired again...

Through this repeated cycle, his meridians grew tougher and tougher.

Half a month later.

"Buzz—"

A soft sound came from Lu Xia's body.

The Green Lotus Core Flame gradually lost its power to resist and was finally completely subdued!

Azure flames flowed through his meridians, slowly merging with his poison-attributed Dou Qi.

"It worked!"

Lu Xia abruptly opened his eyes, joy flashing through them.

He had finally refined it successfully!

He could feel a powerful fire-attributed energy within his body.

This energy was continuously nourishing his Woeful Poison Body.

The restless toxins gradually became docile under the burning of the Heavenly Flame.

"This is only the beginning."

Lu Xia took a deep breath and suppressed the joy in his heart.

Refining the Heavenly Flame was only the first step.

Next, he would use the Green Lotus Core Flame to temper his physique, refine the extremely yin energy within his body, balance yin and yang, and rebuild his Poison Dao Spirit Body!

Without hesitation, Lu Xia closed his eyes again and began circulating his cultivation art, using the Heavenly Flame to temper his body.

Under his control, the Green Lotus Core Flame transformed into countless thin strands of fire that seeped into every part of his body.

The terrifying heat scorched his body, refining the impurities and extremely yin power within him.

This process was even more painful than refining the Heavenly Flame.

It felt as though he had been thrown into a pill furnace and repeatedly smelted.

Lu Xia clenched his teeth and endured desperately.

He knew that the more pain he endured now, the greater his future gains would be.

Rebuilding the Poison Dao Spirit Body was not something that could be achieved with mere words.

Once he succeeded, his physique would undergo a qualitative transformation.

By then, not only would the hidden danger of the Woeful Poison Body be resolved, but his cultivation speed would increase and his combat strength would rise to another level!

Another half month passed.

On this day, Lu Xia's body suddenly trembled.

"Boom!"

A terrifying aura erupted from within him.

Dark green poison flames burst from his body and shot into the sky, nearly filling the entire cavern.

Terrifying pressure swept through the entire underground space.

Even the surrounding magma was forced downward by that pressure!

"I've broken through!"

Lu Xia abruptly opened his eyes, a sharp gleam flashing through them.

The Poison Dao Spirit Body had undergone its initial evolution successfully!

Riding the momentum of this evolution in his physique, his cultivation also surged forward, directly breaking through the bottleneck of the Dou Emperor realm.

Dou Zong!

He had finally broken through to Dou Zong!

He had directly reached Two-Star Dou Zong!

"Two-Star Dou Zong..."

Lu Xia clenched his fist, feeling the surging power within him. A satisfied smile curled across his lips.

The suffering of the past month had not been in vain!

Not only had he initially resolved the hidden danger of the Woeful Poison Body, but he had also risen two levels in a row and broken through to Two-Star Dou Zong!

"Excellent!"

Lu Xia could not help letting out a low shout, in high spirits.

"Rumble..."

Just then, the entire underground cavern suddenly began shaking violently.

Rocks from overhead fell one after another, as though an earthquake had struck.

"Hmm?"

Lu Xia frowned and looked up at the cavern ceiling.

This was bad!

The commotion from his breakthrough had been too great and had caused tremors underground.

This was the territory of the Snake-People Tribe.

Such a huge disturbance would definitely alert the Snake-People Tribe's experts.

Especially... Medusa Queen!

There was no way she could fail to notice such a massive disturbance.

Just as he was about to leave, a cold voice came from the direction of the cavern entrance.

"Who dares trespass into the territory of my Snake-People Tribe and cause such a huge disturbance here?"