The dragon's body was covered with thick scales, its wings spread wide, blotting out the sky, and its eyes held a fierce and violent aura.
Lin Yu was slightly taken aback, not expecting that this dragon could transform into human form.
As soon as the dragon appeared, it pounced on Lin Yu.
"Get out of here!"
Lin Yu let out a low shout and threw a punch, shattering the dragon into dust. At the same time, a black disc appeared in his hand.
The disc shimmered with black light, looking extremely eerie, like a sharp blade.
Lin Yu swung his right arm sharply, and the black disc streaked across the sky.
"Pfft~"
A muffled thud.
A scream rang out, and the purplish-red dragon that had been pouncing on Lin Yu suddenly exploded, turning into countless drops of blood.
"Hiss!"
Seeing this, Lin Yu gasped. This purplish-red dragon looked extremely powerful, yet it couldn't even withstand a single move from Lin Yu.
"Hiss!"
Lin Yu gasped, never expecting the Heavenly Fire Flame to be so powerful.
"So it seems that this Heavenly Flame is indeed a treasure, but it's just for show and has no use for me. I might as well keep it for myself!" Lin Yu muttered to himself.
Although the Heavenly Flame is very powerful, it has no effect on Lin Yu in his current state. This is because Lin Yu's physical body is many times stronger than that of an ordinary early-stage Tribulation Transcending expert. Even if he encountered an ordinary Tribulation Transcending stage demon, Lin Yu would not necessarily be afraid of them, let alone a mere Heavenly Flame.
"This Heavenly Flame... I'll take it. I wonder if I can refine it?" Lin Yu chuckled.
With a thought, Lin Yu sent the Heavenly Fire towards Lin Yu brow, where Lin Yu was quickly refined.
After refining the Heavenly Flame, Lin Yu felt his power increase significantly, especially his divine soul, which seemed to become more and more refined after absorbing the Heavenly Flame.
With a thought from Lin Yu, the flames that filled the void gathered towards Lin Yu, and soon the void was filled with flames.
Lin Yu felt his soul growing stronger and more powerful under the tempering of these flames.
Lin Yu was overjoyed.
"This heavenly fire is indeed extraordinary!"
Lin Yu thought to himself, he never expected that he would receive such benefits in this world of flames. Not only has his soul become stronger, but he has also gained the recognition of this world of flames, and can absorb the flames between heaven and earth as his own nourishment. This is truly a good thing!
If he had enough flames to sustain his cultivation, his divine soul would soon break through to the Dao Integration Realm, or even higher!
By then, his combat power will increase significantly. Moreover, this world of flames contains many treasures, such as precious spiritual herbs and elixirs. These spiritual herbs are all treasures. As long as Lin Yu refines and absorbs them, his cultivation will definitely increase significantly. At that time, even if he faces a Tribulation Transcending stage expert, Lin Yu will be confident of defeating him.
Lin Yu paused slightly, then his figure blurred as he shot off into the distance.
Soon, Lin Yu disappeared from this world of heavenly fire.
As soon as Lin Yu left, the Heavenly Fire in the void condensed into a dragon-like entity again. However, this time it did not rush towards Lin Yu as before, but instead stood there respectfully.
"Welcome, Master!" the purplish-red dragon said respectfully.
"Hmm, not bad, not bad at all. As expected of an ancient beast, it even possesses divine consciousness!" Lin Yu said admiringly, "What's your name?"
"My name is Qinglin," the dragon replied. "Master, you can just call me Qinglin!"
"Hmm, Qinglin, Qinglin, your name is very good!" Lin Yu smiled slightly.
"Thank you for the compliment, Master. Is there anything I can do for you?" Qinglin asked respectfully.
Lin Yu smiled slightly, and with a thought, a storage ring appeared in his palm. The number of spirit stones stored in this ring was astonishing, a full 30 billion, enough to rival the entire wealth of those Tribulation Transcending stage experts!
"There are 30 billion low-grade spirit stones and more than a dozen elixirs and medicinal herbs in here. In addition, I also have five top-grade spiritual artifacts in my storage ring!" Lin Yu said with a smile.
Lin Yu's storage ring contained far more than just these treasures; it also held numerous top-grade elixirs and medicinal herbs, as well as a wealth of spiritual materials.
These things are priceless treasures for Rogue Cultivator like Lin Yu, but they are of no use to this dragon. This Azure Scale is an ancient mythical beast whose intelligence has long surpassed that of humans. However, due to its cultivation, it has remained in a juvenile state. Therefore, it can only maintain its life by consuming spiritual herbs and cultivating, but its cultivation level continues to increase.
However, this Azure Scale is, after all, an ancient mythical beast. Although its cultivation speed is fast, it is still incredibly slow. If it had enough time and resources, it might be able to advance to become a Demon King.
Lin Yu handed over his storage ring, smiling faintly, "Qing Lin, you can freely choose what's inside this storage ring, but you can only take one-fifth. The rest is all mine!"
"Yes, Master!" Qing Lin respectfully accepted the storage ring and withdrew respectfully.
Although Qinglin's cultivation is not weak, it lacks experience. Therefore, its mind is very pure. Just give it elixirs and medicines, and let it distribute the rest as it sees fit!
"Hmm, this Azure Qilin is quite intelligent, it's just a pity it only has one snake tail, otherwise I could tame it and make it my pet." Lin Yu sighed inwardly, then continued on his way.
Lin Yu traveled swiftly, constantly consuming spiritual treasures of heaven and earth to cultivate.
One day passed, two days passed...
Lin Yu cultivated in this sea of fire for a full year. During this time, Lin Yu devoured many spiritual items. Yet, the heavenly fire showed no signs of weakening, which amazed Lin Yu.
Normally, consuming these spiritual herbs and elixirs would take only a day, but Lin Yu Lin Yu a full year in this sea of fire and still couldn't refine the flames, which frustrated him.
This flame was too domineering. No matter how much elemental energy Lin Yu absorbed, it would evaporate quickly. In the end, Lin Yu simply threw all the heavenly fire into the belly of the Qing Lin Serpent.
Those Qing Lin flames were actually refined and transformed into nourishment for the Qing Lin Serpent within its body!
At first, not much heavenly fire was generated in the belly of the Qing Lin Serpent. However, the Qing Lin Serpent was able to absorb some of it. Gradually, the Qing Lin Serpent's body grew larger and more and more powerful.