"Senior, you know where to find a heavenly flame?!"
Cao Ying's heart gave a violent shudder. Her spirit, which had seemed to plunge into utter darkness, suddenly felt as though the clouds had parted and sunlight had returned. Unable to contain her joy, she cried out.
"Indeed. I know how to get you a heavenly flame. You can consider my terms."
Hun Changqing chuckled as he spoke. Although two flames of the same kind rarely appeared at once, it was not impossible, especially for heavenly flames ranked outside the top ten. The Soul Palace had ravaged the Central Plains for so many years and supported quite a few alchemists; naturally, it had a heavenly flame or two. When he had worked there, he had known a pill-refining elder who possessed a Green Lotus Core Flame. Given his current relationship with Xingxiu, getting that elder to obediently surrender his flame would be easy. The elder was an outsider anyway, so it would not provoke any discontent within the clan.
Only after the lingering excitement faded did Cao Ying gradually come to her senses and recall Hun Changqing's terms. A troubled expression immediately appeared on her face. Her brows knitted, and conflict flickered in her eyes. After hesitating for a moment, she gritted her teeth and spoke.
"Senior, I am a disciple of the Pill Tower's Three Giants and the Cao Family's Young Patriarch. The Cao Family has spent countless resources and paid an enormous price to raise me to this point. This is not something I can decide alone. However, I can promise that if you reveal the heavenly flame's whereabouts to me, the Cao Family will certainly give you a satisfactory reward!"
"Hah!"
Hun Changqing immediately scoffed at her words and spoke with disdain.
"Aside from your talent for alchemy,