One month later.
In the stone forest, Xiao Yan, whose body stood motionless like a sculpture, finally trembled slightly, his joints making stiff clattering sounds. Then, his eyes slowly opened.
In his mind, the immense Spiritual Strength had been completely absorbed by Xiao Yan after a month and a half of refining. Now, the Spiritual Strength within the Soul Bead had also returned to Xiao Yan's body. Even the strange energy serpent had dissipated completely under the refinement of the Heavenly Flames.
The transparent Soul Bead transformed back into a deep black color, appearing steady and profound, as if it contained the entire universe.
His body had basically returned to normal. A month and a half was not a negative impact on Xiao Yan's body, who had been practicing meditation for many years.
The only difference is that, apart from the five-petaled Fusang Flower that Xiao Yan has already refined, the six-petaled Fusang Flower in his mind is still standing steadily. With his current Spiritual Strength, Xiao Yan can clearly feel that this Fusang Flower contains an extremely large and terrifying Spiritual Strength. The terror of this Spiritual Strength far exceeds that of the five-petaled Fusang Flower!
After a short rest, Xiao Yan focused his mind again, looking inward at the six-petaled Fusang Flower in his mind, but he dared not be careless in the slightest.
Having learned from past mistakes, Xiao Yan was now extremely cautious about this thing.
When that strange energy entered Xiao Yan's body, Xiao Yan was completely unaware. Even during the process of refining that Spiritual Strength, Xiao Yan did not notice much about the energy within the Fusang Flower. It was not until he refined the serpent that Xiao Yan discovered the difference in the latter.
Perhaps due to its long-term absorption of the Fusang Flower's Spiritual Strength, this thing actually has a certain degree of fusion with the Fusang Flower. If it hadn't been separated from the Fusang Flower this time in order to absorb Xiao Yan's Spiritual Strength, even if Xiao Yan could refine this Spiritual Strength, that strange energy serpent would inevitably have completely transferred into Xiao Yan's body. In that case, once the latter merged with Xiao Yan's Soul Origin, even if Xiao Yan possessed Heavenly Flames, it would probably be too late to save him.
Looking back, in Xiao Yan's mind at this moment, the six-petaled Fusang Flower still stood there.
Looking at the Fusang Flower before him, Xiao Yan carefully examined the Spiritual Strength within his Soul Bead once more. Compared to the past, it was undoubtedly much stronger. Now, his Spiritual Strength had officially entered the fourth rank, making him a true Fourth-Tier Alchemist. Although it wasn't as exaggerated as imagined, he was still a beginner fourth-rank alchemist. Considering Xiao Yan's current age, he was already considered one of the best among all the young alchemists on the continent.
Therefore, judging from the surge in his Spiritual Strength, there is no doubt that Xiao Yan has refined and devoured a Fusang Flower. However, what surprises him now is that there is another Fusang Flower in his mind!
This means that he received not one Fusang Flower, but two!
At the same time, he received two Fusang Flower!
This is like a jade disc; even one disc can bring about a fatal disaster, let alone two discs—it's simply unimaginable.
After hesitating for a long time, Xiao Yan finally made his decision.
With a thought, the pale white flames rose up again, enveloping the six-petaled Fusang Flower.
The saying goes, "Learn from past mistakes." Although there are many troubles ahead, since he has already refined that strange dragon serpent, Xiao Yan should be prepared even if he encounters the same thing again. If he can refine it, that would be the best outcome. But even if he can't, Xiao Yan is confident that he can prevent it from harming him. Neither way will be harmful to Xiao Yan. So why not give it a try?
Faced with power, Xiao Yan's blood would never be calmed; it was like molten lava, churning and boiling.
However, this time, under the burning of the Heavenly Flames, a scene that surprised Xiao Yan appeared before his eyes.
Under the frenzied refining of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, the six-petaled flower showed no reaction whatsoever; the temperature of the Heavenly Flames was completely ignored by the Fusang Flower!
Moreover, as the Heavenly Flames rose, Xiao Yan clearly saw that a layer of keratinous substance gradually emerged on the six-petaled flower, like a thin jade sheet, wrapping the six petals.
The roots turned to ashes in the flames, and the traces of Spiritual Strength contained within were also devoured by Xiao Yan without any mercy. Only the six petals remained unchanged in the Heavenly Flames, floating slowly.
"What... what's going on?"
As the Heavenly Flames refined, Xiao Yan could clearly sense the immense Spiritual Strength contained within the six petals, but no matter how he tried to draw upon and refine it, he couldn't extract even a fraction of it...
This bizarre sight left Xiao Yan feeling utterly helpless. He could see such a massive amount of Spiritual Strength right before his eyes, yet he was unable to absorb or refine it. It was simply suspenseful. If this continued, an ordinary person would surely be driven mad.
However, just as Xiao Yan was anxiously trying to figure out how to extract that Spiritual Strength, he suddenly discovered that a faint suction force was emanating from the six petals. The suction force was not strong, but it was attracting Xiao Yan's Spiritual Strength.
Despite the gentle suction, Xiao Yan felt no hostility. Instead, his Spiritual Strength involuntarily drew closer to the six petals. As they approached, the petals emitted a soft light, and Xiao Yan's Spiritual Strength flowed into them without his control.
"Buzz!"
The next instant, all six petals flashed with dazzling light and began to spin rapidly. A look of perseverance appeared on Xiao Yan's face, as if he were both in pain and gradually adapting to something.
After the light dimmed, the six petals seemed to be under control, automatically flying to Xiao Yan's Soul Bead. The six petals surrounded the entire Soul Bead from six different directions, emitting a soft light and forming a milky white energy shield around it. It seemed that these six petals were actually protecting Xiao Yan's Soul Bead.
"Kindness?"
A soft "hmm" escaped his lips. Suddenly, Xiao Yan's thoughts became chaotic. Then, an inexplicable power appeared in his mind, connecting with his soul—it was those six petals.
After a moment's thought, Xiao Yan couldn't help but curl his lip in a strange expression. Just now, it seemed that he had unwillingly left his soul imprint on those six petals?