35: Chapter 35 Subduing the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame

"Take everything out first." Yao Chen floated out of the ring, his aged face showing an unprecedented solemnity.

Swallowing a Heavenly Flame was an extremely dangerous endeavor!

Xiao Yan nodded and took out a jade bottle containing a Medicinal Pill. Inside was a dragon-eye-sized blood-colored pill; it was the tier five blood lotus pill refined by Yao Chen!

Next, he took out a jade box that emitted a faint cold air, instantly making the ground around it damp.

Upon opening the jade box, a snow-white jade bottle surrounded by white mist appeared. Inside was the ice spirit cold spring he had traded from Master Guter.

Yao Chen nodded slowly at the sight and flicked his finger, causing a faint gray light to emerge from his fingertip.

The gray light circled in the air before slowly landing on the ground. As the light dissipated, a thumb-sized stone was revealed.

At the center of this stone, a speck of faint blue light wriggled slowly like a living insect. This was a fire spirit container, a material used to house Heavenly Flames!

This small piece of fire spirit container was even more precious than an Advanced storage ring. One must know that on the Fighting Qi Continent, only experts of extremely high status or leaders of great factions were qualified to possess an Advanced storage ring.

The preciousness of a fire spirit container was even higher than that of an Advanced storage ring. If Yao Chen hadn't had some left over from when he swallowed a Heavenly Flame previously, it would have been truly difficult to obtain.

"Release it," Yao Chen said in a deep voice.

Nodding slightly, Xiao Yan held the Green Lotus Seat and allowed his Soul to penetrate it, separating the lotus base from the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Once freed from its restraints, the small flame instantly surged several times in size, transforming into a clump of fire suspended in mid-air.

As the flame expanded, the temperature inside the cave rose instantly, even burning a head-sized hole through the cave's ceiling.

"The commotion caused by swallowing a Heavenly Flame is enormous. In a moment, I will wrap the cave in Soul Power; otherwise, this mountain will be half-incinerated before you even finish. You should sit on the Green Lotus Seat; it can preserve your life," Yao Chen said solemnly.

Xiao Yan nodded, took out the blood lotus pill from the jade bottle, and swallowed it in one gulp.

Upon entering his mouth, it transformed into a stream of icy energy that burrowed into the Meridians throughout his body, eventually forming layers of blood-colored membranes that slowly permeated his Meridians and bones.

Then, trickles of fresh blood began to seep out from his body. Before long, Xiao Yan's entire body looked as if it were coated in fresh blood. As the blood solidified, it gradually formed a thick blood scab.

The temperature of the Heavenly Flame continued to rise. Some hard Green Granite began to crack and turn into small gravel, which was then slowly incinerated into a pile of fine green powder.

"Reach your hand into the Heavenly Flame and pull out a wisp of the Flame Seed!" Yao Chen's voice rang out. The scorching heat of the Heavenly Flame forced him to use the Bone Chilling Flame to protect himself.

As the Heavenly Flame drew near, Xiao Yan took a deep breath and suddenly thrust his hand into the fire.

As Xiao Yan extended his arm into the Green Lotus Core Flame, the blood scab on his arm slowly melted, but under the medicinal power of the blood lotus pill, the scab was continuously repaired outside his body.

If not for this layer of blood scab, Xiao Yan would likely have been incinerated into a pile of powder in just a moment.

As if sensing Xiao Yan's actions, the flame fluctuated violently, causing the surrounding natural energy to become berserk. Multicolored energy appeared in the air like a vibrant river, looking extremely dazzling.

Enduring the roasting of the Heavenly Flame, Xiao Yan's hand grasped quickly. His arm then stopped as he pulled out a wisp of Flame Seed that seemed almost solid.

This was a liquid that resembled green lava; it was the Flame Seed of the Green Lotus Core Flame.

"Swallow it..." Yao Chen's voice carried an irrepressible hint of trembling. This was the most dangerous step of swallowing a Heavenly Flame; the most fragile part of a human body was always the interior.

Back when he had swallowed the Bone Chilling Flame, he had sat before the fire for an entire hour. Shaking with fear, he only slapped the flame into his stomach after embracing the thought of death...

Without any hesitation, Xiao Yan swallowed the small wisp of green lava-like liquid in one gulp.

A violent burning sensation struck instantly, making his throat feel as if it were parched and cracked. This burning sensation then spread throughout his entire body, making him feel as though he had turned into a dried husk.

One must realize that although this Flame Seed was currently just a small wisp, thousands of years ago, it was at least half the size of this mountain peak. It was only compressed over time until it finally formed a Fire Spirit and became a Heavenly Flame.

Once the Green Lotus Core Flame's Origin Flame Seed entered his body, it immediately clashed with the medicinal power of the blood lotus pill, constantly melting the blood-colored membranes.

"Drink the ice spirit cold spring and drive it to circulate through your Meridians to increase your proficiency with it!" Yao Chen's voice sounded, guiding Xiao Yan through the next step.

Xiao Yan grabbed the bottle and poured it into his mouth. The burning sensation was instantly relieved, followed by a bone-chilling cold that froze his throat into a block of ice.

As this cold current entered his body, he instantly felt a sense of relief.

His mind began to contact the Flame Seed. After repeated attempts, he finally pulled the stubborn Flame Seed into the path of the Burning Technique.

After a few cycles, he could sense the connection between his mind and the Green Lotus Core Flame growing tighter.

"Did he succeed so quickly?" Yao Chen looked at Xiao Yan in surprise. He breathed a sigh of relief and flicked his finger, shooting the fire spirit container into Xiao Yan's body.

As the fire spirit container entered his body, Xiao Yan's frame shuddered, and a green light barrier popped out, wrapping around him.

Next, he only needed to store the Heavenly Flame into the fire spirit container, and this Green Lotus Core Flame would completely become Xiao Yan's Origin Flame Seed.

His mind continuously guided the Flame Seed, cycling through the Burning Technique path over and over. His Meridians had suffered some damage by now, but after being covered by the green liquid, the liquid turned into nutrients for repair, making his Meridians even tougher.

As the Flame Seed entered the Dou Qi Vortex, it slowly and continuously swallowed his Dou Qi. Eventually, it completely occupied the Dou Qi Vortex, steadily producing green Dou Qi that entered the dou crystal.

As time slowly passed, the dou crystal also turned green, becoming completely assimilated with the Flame Seed.

Xiao Yan then guided the Flame Seed toward a gray light speck. The Flame Seed seemed curious about the interior of his body and didn't resist much. However, when it encountered the gray light speck, it seemed to sense a threat and actually turned around to flee!

But how could Xiao Yan let it escape so easily? His mind condensed and suddenly slammed into the Flame Seed, knocking it into the fire spirit container before it could escape.

The light barrier outside his body fluctuated continuously before finally shattering, turning into fragments of green energy that fell to the ground.

The youth on the lotus seat slowly opened his eyes. A green glow was released from his eyes, emitting a burst of high-temperature flame.

"Congratulations, Little Yan, on successfully refining the Green Lotus Core Flame," Yao Chen said with a smile as he floated before Xiao Yan.

"Eh? Teacher, why did swallowing a Heavenly Flame only increase my strength by one star?" Xiao Yan asked in confusion.

"Hehe, the benefits of refining a Heavenly Flame are long-term and subtle. Your strength won't explode immediately upon refining it; you will gain massive benefits as your control over it becomes more proficient... Yours is likely a case of good luck," Yao Chen explained after seeing that Xiao Yan was still unsatisfied. One must know that he had never seen anyone refine a Heavenly Flame as smoothly and easily as Xiao Yan.

"Hehe, alright then. Having the Heavenly Flame is enough. Anyway, making a Breakthrough is like drinking water for me; I don't care about these few stars," Xiao Yan said with a chuckle.

"You brat, so you do know!" Yao Chen waved his hand and scolded him with a laugh.

"Alright, quickly try out your Origin Flame Seed!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan sank his mind into his Dou Qi Vortex. Instantly, a wisp of green flame emerged from the fire spirit container within the vortex and followed his Meridians to his palm.

*Whoosh!*

Green flames entwined around his palm, instantly expanding and flickering continuously on his hand.

Looking at the eerie green flame, the corners of Xiao Yan's mouth couldn't help but curl upward. The Green Lotus Core Flame had been successfully captured!

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Almost forgot again; I was a bit dazed when I woke up this morning, hahaha.