A month passed in the blink of an eye. Through his own efforts and the Ancestral Stone's special abilities, Xiao Yan finally mastered both divine arts in his possession.
The Heavenly Flame Divine Art had been relatively easy; Xiao Yan could already use it after just four or five days. The Golden Crow Nether-Flaming Art, however, took him a full half month just to find a foothold in its cultivation, and only on the final day did he barely manage to execute it.
Although cultivating the Golden Crow Nether-Flaming Art had cost him considerable time, its explosive power had not disappointed him. Moreover, thanks to this month of arduous cultivation, the spiritual power within him, which had originally been at the peak of the fifth rank, had grown considerably. A few days ago, he had finally broken through to Sixth-Rank Supreme.
If he fought Qin Wan'er again now, Xiao Yan was absolutely confident that he would not be driven into such a sorry state as before. He could even fight her to a draw without relying on the Demon Fury Fire Lotus. Still, although he had successfully cultivated both divine arts, he could only perform them at a rudimentary level. Reaching full mastery would require continual refinement and battle.
"It's time. I should head out." Xiao Yan glanced at his surroundings, suddenly finding something strange. He vaguely remembered that there had once been quite a few energy bodies in the Heavenly Tomb. Why had they all vanished now? Had ascending to the Great Thousand World caused them to dissipate?
"Lord Flame Emperor..." Just as Xiao Yan was puzzling over the changes in the Heavenly Tomb, the Ancestral Stone Spirit's voice suddenly rang out. "I just remembered something very important that I forgot to tell you..."
"What is it?"
"Well, when