"OK, we've more or less pinned down the location of the green lotus core flame. But how should I put this? If we really want to get it, we might have to head to the Snake-People Tribe's main stronghold."
When Sun Buxiao returned to Stone Desert City, he looked at Xiao Yan with a somewhat sheepish expression.
Xiao Yan: ???
Yao Lao inside the ring: ???
"Wait, what happened?"
Xiao Yan stared dumbfounded at his dear Brother Sun.
Everyone gathered around.
"What do you mean, the Snake-People Tribe's main stronghold? Don't tell me Queen Medusa has already taken the flame?"
Xiao Yi Xian spoke with a slight frown.
This heavenly flame was crucial to resolving their Woeful Poison Bodies. They had to fight for it.
Yao Lao's bone spirit cold flame was bound to his soul, so he couldn't lend them a child flame at all right now. Even Xiao Yan could only use it occasionally. Thus, to refine the Poison Pill, they needed all three: the netherworld poison flame, the myriad beast spirit flame, and the green lotus core flame. Moreover, that green lotus core flame had to belong to them.
"We did find the Earthfire Cave, and things went pretty smoothly, but... Queen Medusa blocked the entrance."
Sun Buxiao shrugged helplessly.
It was certainly an aggravating turn of events, but he couldn't be blamed.
All he could say was that, unfortunately, there was no way to take inventory of all the bad things Sun Buxiao had done.
"Queen Medusa had her subordinate guard the entrance to the heavenly flame's cave. Lord Buxiao and I tried to stop that female Snake-Person, but she moved too quickly across the sand. We couldn't catch her."
There might not have been any horses conjured from Dou Qi, but at least the part