Yancheng

A remote region of the Tagore Desert.

Deep beneath the desert, the black-robed youth stared at an Azure Flame before him, his eyes filled with excitement.

Before him, a cluster of Azure Flame swayed slowly atop a blue lotus pedestal, moving without wind.

"Kid, your luck is truly incredible. I never expected a second Green Lotus Core Flame to exist in the Tagore Desert. Heaven must really be favoring you."

A soul body emerged from the ring on the black-robed youth's hand and spoke with a broad smile.

"Teacher, how should I collect it now?" the black-robed youth asked excitedly.

Although he had not obtained a Heavenly Flame from Queen Medusa, heaven had favored him greatly by allowing him to encounter a second Green Lotus Core Flame.

"Next, collect the Heavenly Flame according to my instructions," the soul body said solemnly.

If the black-robed youth relied solely on his own strength to subdue the Heavenly Flame, it would simply be impossible.

He still needed the soul body's help.

The black-robed youth looked solemn and nodded seriously.

Following his teacher's instructions, he took out the items he had prepared.

Next came the time to collect the Green Lotus Core Flame.

A cluster of White Flame emerged from his palm.

The White Flame wrapped around his hand as he slowly reached toward the Green Lotus Core Flame.

The instant his palm touched the Green Lotus Core Flame, the black-robed youth immediately felt unprecedented pain.

Yet he still gritted his teeth and followed the instructions through the process in an orderly manner.

Who knew how much time passed before he finally extracted the origin of the Green Lotus Core Flame and swallowed it into his body.

After the origin flame seed was swallowed into his body, he once again endured soul-rending agony.

The process of subduing it was an unbearable torment.

Time passed bit by bit, and in the end, the pain the black-robed youth endured gradually lessened.

The moment he opened his eyes, a flicker of Azure Flame flashed through them.

"Teacher, I succeeded!" the black-robed youth said excitedly.

From painstakingly searching for the Heavenly Flame to enduring the pain of subduing it, the black-robed youth was filled with the joy of success.

"Hehe, congratulations. As expected, you did not disappoint me," Yao Chen said approvingly as he looked at the black-robed youth.

"Teacher, if I fuse two Heavenly Flames, how powerful would they become?" The black-robed youth licked his lips, a trace of madness in his eyes.

Thinking back to the silver-robed expert he had faced in the Snake People Race's tribe, the black-robed youth still felt lingering fear.

When he had seen the power unleashed by the other party's fusion of two beast flames, he had been deeply shocked.

Now that he possessed two Heavenly Flames, if he could fuse them together, their power would definitely be far more terrifying than the Silver-robed Man's beast flames.

"Kid, do not try something like that lightly. If it goes wrong, you could lose your life," Yao Chen said. "To this day, I, Yao Chen, have never heard of anyone fusing two Heavenly Flames. But I can say for certain that the process would be extremely dangerous."

"Hehe, I was only saying," the black-robed youth said with a smile. "Teacher, if I could fuse two Heavenly Flames, would their power be stronger than the power produced by fusing two beast flames?"

"In theory, it should be stronger than fusing two beast flames. After all, beast flames and Heavenly Flames are not on the same level," Yao Chen said.

The black-robed youth nodded slightly.

That was what he thought as well. After all, Heavenly Flames were far more terrifying than beast flames.

"Now that you have obtained the Heavenly Flame, continue cultivating. Reach the Da Dou Shi level as soon as possible," Yao Chen said.

"Rest assured, Teacher. I will never disappoint you," the black-robed youth said firmly. "For the Three-Year Agreement, wait for me at the Misty Cloud Sect. I will repay you for the humiliation you gave me back then."

"Kid, your cultivation speed is already quite impressive," Yao Chen said. "I believe you can wash away your past shame."

The black-robed youth's gaze was resolute, carrying even more hatred.

Chen Xuan waited in the Snake People Race's tribe for several days before Yun Yun arrived with experts from the Alchemist Guild.

They did not dare make another move and could only obediently hand over twenty million Gold Coins to Chen Xuan before leaving with the bedraggled Gu He.

Although they saw that Gu He was injured, they only dared to be angry without daring to speak.

The culprit behind Gu He's injuries was Chen Xuan.

He had demanded that Gu He hand over his Dou Ling Pills and precious medicinal herbs.

Gu He initially refused, so Chen Xuan had no choice but to make him suffer a little.

Faced with torture, he could only obediently hand over the Dou Ling Pills.

He had come to seek a Heavenly Flame from Queen Medusa, only to lose both his wife and his army.

He had suffered a huge loss.

After obtaining twenty million Gold Coins, Chen Xuan used the Teleportation Jade Talisman to return to the Misty Cloud Sect.

"A fifth-tier alchemist talent costs ten million Gold Coins. Buy it." Chen Xuan gritted his teeth and decided to purchase the fifth-tier alchemist talent.

If he wanted to earn more money, he had to refine high-grade pills.

So he could only spend more Gold Coins.

The System Shop contained many fifth-tier pill formulas, and many of those formulas did not exist on the Dou Qi Continent.

Therefore, Chen Xuan could use this advantage to run an exclusive business.

As for the two Dou Ling Pills he had obtained from Gu He, Chen Xuan planned to sell them after some time.

For the next stretch of time, he remained at the Misty Cloud Sect to cultivate.

During his time cultivating at the Misty Cloud Sect, Chen Xuan learned that the sect possessed no Combat Skills above the Earth tier. Its highest-grade skills were only Profound-tier High-grade Combat Skills.

However, he could currently only cultivate Profound-tier Low-grade Combat Skills and could not cultivate Profound-tier High-grade Combat Skills.

That was because Profound-tier High-grade Combat Skills could only be cultivated by upper echelons at the elder level.

The System Shop had Earth-tier Combat Skills, but their prices were outrageously high, starting at no less than ten million Gold Coins.

After years of inquiries, Chen Xuan learned that whenever Earth-tier Combat Skills appeared on the Dou Qi Continent, their prices started at millions.

Therefore, Chen Xuan decided to save some Gold Coins to purchase Earth-tier Combat Skills, unwilling to let the system fleece him for too many Gold Coins.

After fusing with the Green Lotus Core Flame, Chen Xuan broke through to the one-star Da Dou Shi level.

He had also tasted the benefits. If he continued devouring Heavenly Flames in the future, his strength would rise even faster.

After devouring the Green Lotus Core Flame this time, Chen Xuan felt that he should not have only broken through to the one-star Da Dou Shi level.

That was because the energy contained within the Green Lotus Core Flame was far too immense, enough to allow him to break through to the Dou Wang level.

Although his strength had not increased much, the energy of the Green Lotus Core Flame had tempered the bones throughout his body, making them even harder.

After reaching the Da Dou Shi level, the system provided Chen Xuan with information about a Heavenly Flame.

That Heavenly Flame was located in a place called Jia Nan Academy.

Chen Xuan would head to Jia Nan Academy after gathering sufficient information.

Over the next half year of cultivation, Chen Xuan remained at the Misty Cloud Sect and raised his strength to the five-star Da Dou Shi level.

After reaching five-star Da Dou Shi, Chen Xuan only registered himself at the Misty Cloud Sect as a one-star Da Dou Shi.

Even as a one-star Da Dou Shi, he was still the most valued disciple aside from Nalan Yanran.

As for Nalan Yanran's current strength, Chen Xuan did not know either.

Over the years, he had rarely spent time with Nalan Yanran because the Sect Master had taken her away for cultivation, making it difficult even to meet her once.

Using the excuse that he was going out to gain experience, Chen Xuan left the Misty Cloud Sect.

The reason he was leaving the Misty Cloud Sect was that he wanted to sell the two Dou Ling Pills in his possession.

After several days of travel, he arrived at Yancheng, a major city within the Jia Ma Empire.

Upon entering Yancheng, Chen Xuan prepared to find a place to sell the Dou Ling Pills.

Just as he was walking along the city's main road, a burst of commotion came from behind him.

Turning back for a glance, Chen Xuan saw several men and women galloping toward him on fine horses, showing no concern whatsoever for the pedestrians on the street.

Why let Xiao Yan obtain a Heavenly Flame? It was simply so he would not be too weak; otherwise, it would be no fun beating him up. The protagonist of this story was the one with the cheat-powered plot armor.