"Mm!"
Xiao Yan nodded lightly. He also knew how precious these things were. Only after carefully inspecting the three items once more did he say to Yao Lao, "Teacher, I'm ready!"
"Good!"
Yao Lao nodded, then released the Bone Spirit Cold Flame. Imprisoned within it was a wisp of green fire.
Suddenly, the cage formed by the Bone Spirit Cold Flame dispersed, fully exposing the green wisp.
Freed from the Bone Spirit Cold Flame's restraints, the tiny wisp of green fire abruptly swelled to several times its size. In the blink of an eye, it became a mass of flame suspended in midair.
As the flame grew, the temperature inside the cave rose at an alarming speed. Up on the cave ceiling, a head-sized hole had already melted silently into the green rock.
Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Xiao Yan raised his head and gazed solemnly at the green flame rising in midair. Though he desperately tried to calm himself, his hands still trembled uncontrollably.
"What do I do next?"
Xiao Yan asked Yao Lao again.
"Devouring Heavenly Flames causes an enormous disturbance, so I'll envelop the entire cave with my soul power in a moment. Otherwise, before you've even finished devouring it, the Heavenly Flame will have burned away more than half this mountain." Yao Lao patted Xiao Yan's shoulder reassuringly and spoke in a grave voice.
"Mm." Xiao Yan nodded hastily.
"Take the Blood Lotus Pill first. Without its protective blood armor, even with your Fire Spirit Body, coming into close contact with a Heavenly Flame would be extremely dangerous," Yao Lao said solemnly.
"Mm!"
Nodding slightly, Xiao Yan took out the Blood Lotus Pill, closed his eyes, and popped it into his mouth.
The moment the Blood Lotus Pill entered his mouth, it dissolved into a