His body had already been ravaged by the terrifying heat of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame. Cracks ran through his meridians like dried-up riverbeds, and some of the finer ones had even been burned away.
Even his flesh and bones had suffered burns of varying severity. Yet after several cycles of the Flame Mantra, the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame had shown only the slightest sign of merging with him, while Xiao Yan's reserves had already been depleted to a terrifying degree.
Though his lamp had not yet run dry of oil, he was not far from that point.
"At this rate, this won't work at all!"
Xiao Yan grew anxious. According to the original storyline, he should have truly refined the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame through dual cultivation with Xun'er, but Xun'er was only a Dou Zun now.
Even with the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame protecting her, she could not possibly withstand so much as a trace of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame's residual power.
Thus, Xiao Yan had never intended to have her come here. Even his other women could not endure the terror of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame.
But that meant that, even though his resistance to the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame was far greater than in the original novel, he still had a long way to go before he could refine it.
Yet now that he had reached this point, there was no retreat.
"Keep going!"
Hardening his resolve, Xiao Yan continued pushing the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame through his meridians. Vast amounts of Dou Qi flowed without cease, but no matter how immense his reserves were, they were beginning to fall short.
"Flame Mantra! Devour!"
Xiao Yan drew a deep breath, and the vast energy within the Heavenly Flames Valley began surging into his