A Meteoric Rise in Strength! The Cheats Keep Coming, and the Thrills Never Stop
[Special reward obtained: Purifying Lotus Demon Flame Seed (obtaining it again can accelerate its growth)]
"Holy crap, holy crap."
"Diary, from now on, you're my own son."
"If your dad had a throne, I'd definitely let you inherit it."
He had thought a fifth-tier Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python and an improved Low Earth Tier Dou Technique were already impressive enough. He had never expected to get a Purifying Lotus Demon Flame Seed too. He'd struck gold!
He just hadn't figured out the logic behind obtaining these rewards yet. Otherwise, he would harvest them for all they were worth.
Ye Qingzhou sat cross-legged again in the secret chamber. It took a long time for him to suppress the excitement in his heart. He let out a long breath. "First, let's take stock of everything I gained this time."
With a slight thought, he sent his consciousness into the depths of his sea of consciousness.
The diary floated in the center of his consciousness space. Beside it was a new mass of pale golden light, a special space of about a hundred cubic meters. For now, it could only store and retrieve reward items from the diary.
Ye Qingzhou infused it with his soul power and immediately became its master. With a thought, he summoned the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python from within.
A stream of light surged out of its sea of consciousness and appeared before him. As the light faded, it became a little snake about two feet long and as thick as a thumb, with crystal-clear scales all over its body and a seven-colored luster flowing across it.
The little snake looked harmless, but it could instantly transform into a giant serpent dozens of zhang long. Ordinary low-level Dou Wangs were no match for it.
"Hiss~"
As soon as the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python appeared, it drew close to Ye Qingzhou and asked him one question after another. Its purple vertical pupils were full of curiosity and affection, giving it an adorably lively, guileless look.
"This is what Queen Medusa dreams of becoming right now."
Ye Qingzhou reached out and poked the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python's head. Rather than dodge, the little snake curled around his finger and rubbed its head against the pad of his finger, acting unusually affectionate.
Ye Qingzhou couldn't help chuckling. He turned his wrist and cradled it in his palm. "You little thing, you look pretty cute. If I didn't tell them, I doubt anyone would know you're a fifth-tier magical beast comparable to a Dou Wang, and a Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python with the potential to grow into a Dou Zun at that."
After interacting with the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python for a while, Ye Qingzhou said, "You'd better stay in my sea of consciousness when there's nothing going on. I have a feeling you'll advance faster in there, and having you outside would only be troublesome."
The Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python nodded obediently. With a thought, Ye Qingzhou put it back into his sea of consciousness. It immediately curled up in the consciousness space and went to sleep beneath the light radiating from the diary.
"That's convenient. I can carry the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python with me and let it out to help me fight when it matters." Ye Qingzhou nodded in satisfaction.
Meanwhile, in a secret place deep within the Ye Clan.
"Qingzhou's talent is indeed good. Once he has fully mastered the Fire Python Heavenly Dance Spear Technique, we'll arrange for him to learn the Low Earth Tier Dou Technique, Six Harmonies Wandering Dragon Spear."
"As for Earth Tier Cultivation Methods, the clan has even high-tier ones, but since he has successfully cultivated the Crimson Flame Bodhi Scripture, it would be best for him to cultivate the one in the Pill Tower."
"The best time to switch to an Earth Tier Cultivation Method is at the late Dou Ling stage. We'll see how he performs then and decide whether to spend contribution points to exchange for a chance for him to enter the Pill Tower's library."
Ye Zhong was considering how to nurture Ye Qingzhou when he suddenly sensed something and abruptly released his soul power.
"The presence of an Ancient Bloodline magical beast?"
"It's gone. Was it my imagination?"
Ye Zhong frowned slightly.
Meanwhile, having finished checking on the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, Ye Qingzhou put the matter aside and claimed his second reward.
In an instant, information about Profound Flame Dragon Soaring flooded into his mind. He felt no swelling or discomfort, only satisfaction and fulfillment.
Within a breath, the vast amount of information and insight was etched deep into his soul. It was as though he had known it since birth, without the slightest awkwardness or unfamiliarity.
The Dou Qi circulation route used to perform the Dou Technique, the hand seals, the experience of controlling the fire dragon's form, and everything else were all his to command at that moment.
"So it's not just the cultivation method. It actually lets me master it outright?"
Ye Qingzhou stood up and swiftly formed a hand seal before his body, then raised his hand forward.
The next moment, a tenth of his Dou Qi surged out along a specific path through his meridians and instantly condensed around him, forming a crimson fire dragon thirty feet long.
"As expected of something the diary gave me."
Ye Qingzhou casually waved his hand, letting the fire dragon disperse on its own. A satisfied smile appeared on his face.
"No need to cultivate it myself. I've mastered it to perfection straight away. What a thrill!"
"This is a Low Earth Tier Dou Technique. Counting the diary's doubling effect, it's saved me at least several months of hard cultivation."
Ye Qingzhou remembered that Profound Ice Dragon Soaring was only a High Xuan Tier ice-attribute Dou Technique, yet Hai Bodong had failed repeatedly when he first cultivated it.
His Profound Flame Dragon Soaring, on the other hand, was an Earth Tier Dou Technique, yet he could wield it as naturally as his own arm and unleash it at full strength in the shortest possible time. Its power depended on how much Dou Qi he expended.
If he used all his Dou Qi to perform Profound Ice Dragon Soaring now, even an ordinary Dou Ling expert would have a hard time withstanding it.
"What an enormous surprise."
After accepting the Dou Technique reward, Ye Qingzhou claimed his final reward for the day, the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame Seed.
He sat cross-legged again, closed his eyes, and silently chose to claim it. The next moment, a wisp of pinkish-white flame appeared out of nowhere deep within his dantian. It was about an inch across, with no fixed shape, changing endlessly according to his thoughts.
The pinkish-white flame swayed gently. It was neither scorching nor violent, giving the impression of exceptional purity, as though it could wash away all the filth in the world and burn away every impurity in all things.
"The Purifying Lotus Demon Flame is third on the Heavenly Flame Ranking. If Tou She Ancient God, that fused flame, isn't counted, it's actually second."
"But this is only a seed. It doesn't even count as an infant flame, so it shouldn't be too strong."
When it came to the Heavenly Flame Ranking, Ye Qingzhou had never taken the rankings seriously, treating them only as a reference.
Sometimes he even wondered if the Heavenly Flame Ranking might be Tou She Ancient God's menu, ranked in the order he devoured them, or according to the Heavenly Flames' levels when he devoured them.
Leaving aside the Nihility Devouring Flame and the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, those two Heavenly Flames that exceeded the norm, there were the Yin-Yang Twin Flames, ranked near the very bottom. They were described as flames born from the yin-yang origin in the void of the universe, capable of governing both life and death.
And the Dao of Yin and Yang was among the strongest ranks throughout the myriad worlds.
The Heavenly Flame Ranking could give a relative indication of a Heavenly Flame's lower and upper limits.
Even Dou Di weren't born strong; they too grew stronger one step at a time.
Some people remained at the Dou Emperor level their whole lives, while some magical beasts were born at the third tier. It was the same with Heavenly Flames.
"Refine."
With a thought, Ye Qingzhou fused the flame seed into his body.
To refine a Heavenly Flame, one normally had to use a high-level Na Ling to open a small space within the dantian, then use medicinal pills to protect the meridians.
But Ye Qingzhou didn't need to. This Purifying Lotus Demon Flame Seed came from the diary, so naturally the diary provided after-sales service.
The refining process did indeed go smoothly. In an instant, it took root in his dantian and also tempered the meridians, flesh, and blood throughout his body.
"This feeling... I'm about to break through!?"