Purifying Demonic Lotus Demon Emperor, You Can't Beat Him, I Can't Beat Him Either-Let's Beat Him Up Together!

As that familiar aura surged forth,

Qing Luo could feel it.

Inside the secret chamber, the other three Heavenly Flame sources floating around him were instinctively trembling in awe, their independent sources beginning to collapse.

This awe

was different from the awe they had shown toward the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame before.

When facing the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, those Heavenly Flame sources had known they were no match and had been forcibly assimilated.

But now,

Qing Luo could sense

that when faced with the aura within the Flame Mantra, when faced with the aura of the Tou She Ancient God, these Heavenly Flames were actively seeking assimilation, seeking some kind of leap in the level of their lives...

"As expected of the Tou She Ancient God..."

Qing Luo marveled inwardly.

As fellow Heavenly Flames, he did not believe the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame was inferior to the Tou She Ancient Flame—or rather, Emperor Flame.

After all, the Tou She Ancient God himself did not possess Nihility Devouring Flame's ability to devour.

The reason those Heavenly Flames reacted this way to the Tou She Ancient God's aura

was largely

because after the Tou She Ancient God broke through to Dou God, his life level had evolved, and after he absorbed the other Heavenly Flames, he gained an instinctive suppression over them.

It was like the evolution of life.

At the beginning, everyone stood on the same starting line.

It was simply that the Tou She Ancient God had mastered the most perfect path of evolution, and evolved quickly enough

to utterly crush the other Heavenly Flames.

And now,

after cultivating the Flame Mantra, Qing Luo had effectively grasped that same most perfect path of evolution. As long as he continued down this path,

he would become a new Emperor Flame,

become the Purifying Demonic Lotus Demon Emperor!

Just as Qing Luo was sensing the Tou She Ancient God's perfect path of evolution,

that leap in life level

suddenly stopped.

Qing Luo opened his eyes, looked at the fragment before him, and laughed at himself.

"In the end, it's still an incomplete Flame Mantra..."

Qing Luo flicked a finger.

Milky-white flames surged forth, burning this half-volume of the Flame Mantra into nothingness.

Afterward,

Qing Luo rose to his feet. The three Heavenly Flame sources instinctively flowed into his body, their source power guarding the Purifying Lotus Source.

Though it was only half a volume of the Flame Mantra,

this realization still caused some changes in Qing Luo's Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. The unfamiliarity he felt toward containing other Heavenly Flames had lessened somewhat.

Outside the secret chamber,

while Qing Luo was in seclusion,

the Black Emperor Sect's forces and experts, aside from a small number who chose to leave the Black-Corner Region,

mostly

followed Mo Tian Xing's orders and joined Jia Nan Academy.

As for Mo Tian Xing,

although he had gone from being the master of a sect to a servant at his senior's side,

such a drastic change in status not only did not make Mo Tian Xing dissatisfied, it filled him with incomparable excitement.

What the hell was being the Black Emperor Sect's master worth?!

Being able to follow a Dou Saint—

even the masters of the Central Plains' holy lands would have to show him some respect. That was the difference!

The two were simply incomparable.

Across from Mo Tian Xing,

Zi Yan held a spiritual fruit in one hand, chewing until her mouth was covered in juice.

Beside her sat a basket filled with all kinds of spiritual plants and immortal roots...

"Not bad..."

"Old man, what's this fruit called? Do you have any more? Bring me some more."

As she ate, she was still thinking about whether there was anything else she had yet to discover.

Seeing this,

Mo Tian Xing could not help twitching at the corner of his mouth.

Good heavens!

Those were three-thousand-year Vermilion Fruits, the main ingredient for refining sixth-grade medicinal pills.

Over the years, he had only collected seven or eight in total, yet Zi Yan had finished them all in such a short while.

What was even more outrageous

was that Zi Yan looked completely unaffected. There was no backlash from the medicinal power at all.

One had to know

that while these naturally growing spiritual fruits contained terrifying energy, that energy also had nearly devastating destructive power over a cultivator's internal meridians.

The most straightforward and convenient method was to find an alchemist and refine them into medicinal pills.

Only then could they be put to their greatest use.

Mo Tian Xing knew Zi Yan was no ordinary person. He had personally seen her shatter space with a single punch.

Her physical body was astonishingly powerful.

But he truly had not expected Zi Yan to be such a glutton.

Sure enough,

none of those who could stay by his senior's side were simple.

"There are no more. That's all the Vermilion Fruit there is. The Snake-Climbing Vine in your basket is also a five-thousand-year spiritual plant. Eat something else."

"You mean this tree root..."

Zi Yan pulled a root from the basket, her face full of disgust.

"I tried it just now. It tastes bitter and astringent, awful. These fruits are much tastier."

Tsk, tsk, tsk—

Hearing Zi Yan's words, even Mo Tian Xing could not stop the corners of his mouth from twitching.

Good heavens.

These were all precious spiritual plants he had collected, and she was actually being picky about them?!

Seeing that Mo Tian Xing had stopped speaking,

Zi Yan hopped down from the stone, slung the bamboo basket over her back, walked to Mo Tian Xing's side, and whispered,

"Old man, I know a place with delicious things, but there's a big dumb bear there that I can't beat. Come help me rob it."

"His senior is still cultivating inside. I have to wait for him to come out."

Mo Tian Xing shook his head.

"Are you really that afraid of him?"

Zi Yan asked with a slight pout.

Mo Tian Xing looked at Zi Yan in disbelief.

Afraid of him?

You say that as if you aren't afraid of him yourself.

He could tell that aside from her brute strength, this little girl seemed no more enlightened than an animal. No matter how much he explained, it would be pointless.

"Old man, I have an idea. I can't beat him, and you can't beat him either. Let's beat him up together, then you can follow me and I'll take you to find delicious food."

Zi Yan said confidently.

Hiss—

Hearing that, Mo Tian Xing could not help twitching at the corner of his mouth.

Good heavens!

She really had a rebellious streak.

"I'm not doing it. If you want to court death, do it yourself. Don't drag me into it!"

Mo Tian Xing waved a hand and shuffled to the side, putting some distance between himself and Zi Yan.

"Eh? You're so much bigger than me, yet you're even more cowardly. How embarrassing!"

Zi Yan looked Mo Tian Xing up and down disdainfully.

Just as she was about to say something else, the tightly shut stone door burst open.

Qing Luo walked out from within.

"Senior, this old servant..."

Mo Tian Xing bowed in salute, just about to report that the Black Emperor Sect's people had joined Jia Nan Academy as instructed.

Before he could say it,

Zi Yan cut him off.

"Eh, you're out. I've been waiting for you forever. Where are we going next?"

Qing Luo swept his gaze over the two of them.

"I am Qing Luo. You need not call me senior."

"Yes!"

Mo Tian Xing had just bowed

when Zi Yan interrupted him again.

"Qing Luo, I have something to tell you."

Zi Yan trotted over to Qing Luo's side and whispered into his ear,

"Qing Luo, this old man has a rebellious streak. Be careful of him. I think he might try to harm you."

Mo Tian Xing: ???

Fuck!

Although Zi Yan had muttered quietly, to Mo Tian Xing, a Dou Zong, it was no different from saying it directly to his face.

Especially since

she was badmouthing him right in front of him.

Mo Tian Xing was completely stunned, ice-cold from head to toe.

Especially when he saw Qing Luo's scrutinizing gaze,

he felt like he was about to die.

Bang—

Qing Luo knocked Zi Yan on the head.

"Who taught you to gossip about people to their faces? If you want to stay by my side and eat delicious food, then stop causing trouble. I won't mistreat you."

"Oh..."

Zi Yan rubbed her head like a child, then smiled and nodded.

She showed none of the embarrassment of being caught doing something bad.

Seeing this,

Mo Tian Xing was so grateful he nearly cried. Wiping away his tears, he bowed deeply to Qing Luo.

"Young Master is wise and just. This old man is willing to brave fire and water for Young Master, and will never harbor a second heart."