Half-Step Dou Saint, Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus, Heading to the Black-Corner Region!

"The Tou She Ancient God Jade contains the secret to attaining Emperorhood. It is one of the conditions for the Soul Clan to move against the other Emperor Clans!"

"A single Tou She Ancient God Jade is useless. Only by combining all eight pieces can one obtain what the Soul Clan seeks. Therefore, your clan's Tou She Ancient God Jade should be entrusted to me for safekeeping!"

Qing Luo spoke bluntly without concealing anything.

He believed

the Stone Clan knew how to choose.

After hearing Qing Luo's words, Shi Zhentian's fingers tapped incessantly against the armrest.

After pondering for a long while,

Shi Zhentian took out the Tou She Ancient God Jade belonging to the Stone Clan and handed it to Qing Luo.

"In that case, our clan's ancient jade shall be entrusted to the Alliance Leader for storage!"

"When the Soul Clan is destroyed and the opportunity to attain Emperorhood is obtained, your clan will receive a share!"

As Qing Luo accepted the Stone Clan's Tou She Ancient God Jade,

he did not forget to paint the Stone Clan a rosy picture.

"Many thanks, Alliance Leader!"

Upon hearing Qing Luo's promise, Shi Zhentian and the Stone Clan's Dou Saints all clasped their hands and bowed in thanks.

Afterward,

Qing Luo and Dan Xuan discussed the specific details of their future cooperation within the Stone Clan.

The Stone Clan would no longer remain secluded.

They would send some of their members to the Pill Tower, strengthening its forces to counter the Hall of Souls' infiltration of the Pill Tower.

As compensation,

the Pill Tower would also regularly provide the Stone Clan with a corresponding quantity of high-grade pills to improve the Stone Clan's overall strength.

As for Qing Luo,

as the Alliance Leader, he took out the method for constructing teleportation arrays from the Demon Saint Inheritance.

He handed it over to the Stone Clan and Pill Tower elders,

allowing the Stone Clan and the Pill Territory to be linked through teleportation arrays.

Should either side encounter danger, both sides could use the arrays either to mount a defense or retreat.

Three days later,

after helping the Stone Clan establish the teleportation array,

Qing Luo and Dan Xuan silently left the Stone Realm.

"Alliance Leader!"

After leaving the Stone Realm, Pill Tower Ancestor Mu Tong Dan Xuan looked at Qing Luo as if he wanted to speak but hesitated.

"Speak!"

Qing Luo looked at Dan Xuan.

"Did the Alliance Leader visit the Pill Tower some time ago for this flame?"

As he spoke,

Dan Xuan flipped his wrist, and a swirling purple flame appeared before Qing Luo.

The instant the flame emerged,

dense Star Power filled the void. It was precisely the Three Thousand Burning Flame Qing Luo had seen in the Pill Tower before.

Qing Luo did not respond and merely watched Dan Xuan calmly.

"This Heavenly Flame has already developed intelligence. For all these years, no one in the Pill Tower has been able to refine it. Keeping it there will always be a disaster, so this old man shall give it to the Alliance Leader!"

Dan Xuan said with a smile.

"What do you want?"

Qing Luo did not accept it and asked directly.

He did not believe

this old fellow would give him the Three Thousand Burning Flame for no reason.

"The Alliance Leader is being too formal!"

An awkward smile appeared on Dan Xuan's face.

Seeing that Qing Luo still had not taken the Three Thousand Burning Flame, he said somewhat embarrassedly,

"The Emperor-Grade Young Pill in the Dou Di Cave Mansion..."

"Don't worry. I always keep my word."

Qing Luo took the Three Thousand Burning Flame.

Then, changing the subject, he continued giving instructions.

"Dan Xuan, next, I need you to make a trip to Sound Valley and the Flower Sect. In your name, persuade them to join the Emperor Alliance. That should not be difficult, right?"

Dan Xuan: ???

Dan Xuan was completely dumbfounded.

"Alliance Leader, haven't they already..."

"Not yet."

Qing Luo cut him off directly. "However, the Sound Sect and Flower Sect are understanding enough that they would not dare refuse us. Joining the Emperor Alliance is only a matter of time. Handle this matter, and I'll reserve the Emperor-Grade Young Pill for you."

Holy shit?!

That could be done?

Qing Luo's words truly broadened Dan Xuan's horizons.

Remembering something, he looked at Qing Luo and asked,

"Alliance Leader, the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and the Nine-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python Clan haven't joined either, have they...?"

"They are my people. Rest assured, I never make empty boasts!"

Qing Luo glanced at Dan Xuan.

"I was overthinking it. Rest assured, Alliance Leader, leave the Sound Sect and Flower Sect to this old man. I am confident I can make them join the Emperor Alliance!"

"Good!"

Qing Luo nodded. "For the next period of time, I will be leaving the Pill Tower to make some preparations. If anything comes up, you can contact me through the source."

As he spoke,

Qing Luo waved his slender hand and separated another wisp of source from the source of his clone.

A milky-white fire lotus floated toward Dan Xuan.

This wisp of source was exceedingly weak.

It possessed the strength of a Dou Emperor. Its greatest function was allowing real-time contact with Qing Luo through the source.

"Very well. If the Alliance Leader requires help, this old man and the Pill Tower will spare no effort!"

Dan Xuan accepted the wisp of source and clasped his hands toward Qing Luo.

After the two parted ways,

Qing Luo looked at the Three Thousand Burning Flame in his hand, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly.

The next moment,

Qing Luo swallowed the Three Thousand Burning Flame, ranked ninth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, directly into his stomach.

Buzz—

In an instant,

vast Star Power erupted from within his body.

Brilliant starlight surged and crashed through his meridians. The originally violent Star Heavenly Flame

was instantly and gently tamed and brought into order the moment it touched the Purifying Lotus Source within him.

Unlike the agony of scorching the body and burning the soul that ordinary people endured when refining Heavenly Flames,

the source of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame was supreme.

It was naturally capable of suppressing all flames.

The stellar flame of the Three Thousand Burning Flame

did not retaliate or erupt. Like flowing water returning to its nest, it perfectly merged into Qing Luo's Heavenly Flame source.

The originally singular Pure White Lotus Flame within him

was instantly infused with scattered specks of starlight.

White flames adorned with stars gave its holiness the vast, desolate aura of the starry sky.

Beneath the Void,

the white fire lotus between Qing Luo's brows also turned pale purple, making Qing Luo's temperament seem ever more bewitching.

At the same time,

Qing Luo's strength also increased slightly.

His strength, originally at the peak of the ninth star, broke through to the Half-Saint level.

"The increase isn't much..."

Qing Luo murmured softly.

Although he had devoured the source of the Three Thousand Burning Flame, his own level was already high, so the improvement was not particularly significant.

However,

what Qing Luo valued was not this increase in cultivation.

Rather, after obtaining the Three Thousand Burning Flame, Qing Luo could use two different flame sources to casually form a large-scale, devastating Dou Technique like Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus.

Moreover, during the actions to come,

Qing Luo could use the source power of the Three Thousand Burning Flame to conceal his own source and evade Nihility Devouring Flame's search.

That was the true value of the Three Thousand Burning Flame.

As for increasing his strength,

he could do so through pills, by devouring more Heavenly Flames, or through the countless fire slaves in the Demon Flame Space.

Now,

with the Heaven Refining Ancient Formation suppressing them, Qing Luo had merely eroded the consciousness of those fire slaves and could not completely digest their power.

Once he fully mastered the Heaven Refining Ancient Formation,

and his true body completely controlled the Demon Flame Space, his strength would undergo a massive increase. Qing Luo was not worried about that.

Now,

the Stone Clan had already joined the Emperor Alliance.

With Dan Xuan stepping in, Sound Valley and the Flower Sect joining the Emperor Alliance was practically certain.

In that case, more than half the forces of the Central Plains had already been brought under control.

As for the remaining Three Valleys and Four Pavilions, Dan Xuan could handle them on his behalf, without Qing Luo needing to do it personally.

Furthermore,

once the Stone Clan released the news that the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame had taken the Tou She Ancient God Jade, the Soul Clan and Nihility Devouring Flame would devote all their efforts to locating Qing Luo.

"It is time to leave the Central Plains. I'll go to the Black-Corner Region first!"