With his system mission complete and more than half of the Three Thousand Burning Flame's essence seized, Xiao Fan left its body without delay.
After all, he had only entered its body to find its essence. Now that his goal had been achieved, he naturally had no reason to linger.
Emerging from the Three Thousand Burning Flame, Xiao Fan landed in the Star Domain and immediately noticed the changes within it. In case anyone from the Pill Tower was still stationed here, he wrapped himself in chaos flame, concealing himself amid the purple-black flames surrounding the Three Thousand Burning Flame's body.
Only after sweeping his gaze across the Star Domain and finding no one from the Pill Tower did Xiao Fan turn his attention to the places that had changed.
"What devastation. It looks like the damage caused when the Three Thousand Burning Flame surged earlier..."
Xiao Fan surveyed his surroundings, a flicker of emotion crossing his face. Then his gaze shifted to the formations around him.
"They used formations to imprison the Three Thousand Burning Flame again..."
Xiao Fan carefully sensed the formations within the Star Domain. They were immensely complex and vast. The Pill Tower had clearly put tremendous effort into them. That made sense, too-if the Three Thousand Burning Flame escaped, the very survival of Sacred Pill City would be at stake.
Naturally, the Pill Tower took this matter extremely seriously.
After briefly examining the surrounding formations, Xiao Fan paid them no further attention. But when he saw the blood-colored seal atop the Three Thousand Burning Flame's head, surprise flashed through his eyes, and he fell silent for a long while.
With his current cultivation, he could naturally discern the blood seal's purpose. Putting himself in the other person's shoes, Xiao Fan knew he could never sacrifice