"During the earlier struggle over the Longevity Pill Manual, I considered forcing Chao Jue or Lou Feishang to reveal the Demon Refining Formula, but I failed in the end. Then, on a wild notion, I used the flame essence contained within the Minghong Saber..." Huang Xiao recounted how he had used flame essence to refine his true qi.
After some thought, Huang Xiao did not reveal the matter concerning the Longevity Pill Manual.
This was a person's selfishness and instinct.
Even knowing that the man before him was the Heavenly Demon Sect's Patriarch, Huang Xiao could not be certain whether he had any designs on him.
For instance, why exactly had he told him to compete for the position of Demon Hall Master? Huang Xiao was still lost in a fog. He believed there had to be a reason, but the Patriarch simply had not told him.
Though the man was now nominally his Patriarch, he was still a complete stranger. They had never had any contact before, and Huang Xiao could not trust him completely yet. If he could confirm things in the future, it would not be too late to speak then.
Apart from this lingering doubt, Huang Xiao was still very excited. The Patriarch had left the strand of true qi he had sent into his meridians to examine him in his dantian. This made him realize that this strand of true qi was his final trump card.
"So that was how it happened." After listening, the Masked Old Man seemed to show a trace of understanding. "Refining true qi with flame essence-only you could have thought of such a dangerous method. Still, you were forced into it by desperate circumstances, and you were fortunate enough to succeed. This does count as a means of refining true