Inside the Mountain Cave, Xiao Yan gazed at the enormous green flame before him. Even though he had already taken the Blood Lotus Pill and enjoyed its protection, the ferocity of the green lotus core flame still made him quail.
Green firelight shone on Xiao Yan's face as he watched the enormous flame burning in midair, his expression complicated. He recalled Nalan Yanran's arrogance when she came to the Xiao Clan, the hardships he had endured throughout his cultivation, and his senior brother's decision to give up the Flame Mantra for his sake. Slowly, he reached toward the heart of the flame.
Xiao Yan glanced at Yao Lao and nodded, then extended his right hand toward the green lotus core flame. A powerful suction erupted from his palm, which was covered in a thin, blood-red membrane. A force normally strong enough to pull a large boulder toward him could now barely move the heavenly flame slowly through the air. Moving it just a few meters consumed a considerable amount of his Dou Qi.
"Quick, now! Its seed is at the center of the heavenly flame. Pull it out!" Yao Lao urged as the heavenly flame reached Xiao Yan.
At Yao Lao's words, Xiao Yan's mouth twitched. Put his hand inside a heavenly flame... But trusting Yao Lao, he glanced at his palm, still covered by the blood-red membrane, and drew a deep breath before reaching into the green lotus core flame.
As Xiao Yan's palm entered the green lotus core flame, the close contact with the heavenly flame caused the blood-red membrane covering his body to begin melting. The membrane on his hand even turned into drops of bloodlike liquid that fell continuously, leaving crimson marks on the ground, only for the heavenly flame's intense heat to bake them into