When Yao Lao brought up the Three Thousand Burning Flame, the smiles faded from Xuan Kongzi and the others' faces. He said slowly, "The Three Thousand Burning Flame is still in the Pill Tower's Star Domain. No one has managed to subdue it yet."
"Whew..." Hearing this, Xiao Yan and Yao Lao both breathed sighs of relief. Their greatest fear had been that someone would subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame before they arrived. If so, their travel-worn rush here would have been like fetching water with a bamboo basket-all their efforts for nothing.
"However, I must warn you: the Three Thousand Burning Flame remains unsubdued not because the others lacked strength, but because it is exceedingly dangerous. Peak Dou Zun have tried to subdue it before, yet every attempt ended in failure. Although Xiao Yan is now a Seven-Star Dou Zun, I don't believe he has the ability to tame this heavenly flame." Xuan Kongzi and the others wore grave expressions.
They did not know that Yao Lao had given his Bone Spirit Cold Flame to Xiao Yan, so they naturally assumed Xiao Yan had come to try his luck at subduing the Three Thousand Burning Flame. After all, as far as they knew, once Yao Lao possessed one heavenly flame, he could not refine a second. Thus, they never suggested letting Yao Lao attempt it.
"We have to try our luck, at least." Xiao Yan smiled without offering any further explanation. This was merely the ninth-ranked heavenly flame, while his body already housed the sixth- and eighth-ranked flames. Moreover, in his previous life, he had even refined the third-ranked heavenly flame. Why would he fear this thing?
"Ah... since you insist, we'll let you try." Seeing Xiao Yan's determination, Xuan Kongzi and the other two could only lead