Inside the cave, a blue light shield emitted intense heat. The flames surged violently on the surface of the shield, making it difficult for any outside observer to clearly see what was happening inside. Hovering in midair, Pharmacist Elder gazed at the azure flame shield and let out a soft sigh of relief. His tense face gradually relaxed. Since they had reached this stage, the plan to refine the alien fire should have at least a 70% chance of success. Next, as long as Xiao Yan could contain the tyrannical Earth’s Heart Flame of the Blue Lotus into Nalan, then the Earth’s Heart Flame of the Blue Lotus would become his primordial fire seed completely.
“As long as he completes the step of refining the fire seed, next, he should use the Earth’s Heart Flame of the Blue Lotus to evolve the ‘Burning Resolution.’ With the energy intensity of the Earth’s Heart Flame of the Blue Lotus, I bet this ‘Burning Resolution’ will directly jump to the Mystic Rank level, right?” Pharmacist Elder said with a smile.
With a light laugh, Pharmacist Elder fell silent again. As he quieted down, the cave slowly sank into silence. A cool mountain breeze blew through the crevices in the rock walls, dispersing the stifling hot air inside.
Inside the cave, the round flame shield emitted a faint blue glow. The blue light on its surface flickered, casting eerie shadows on the cave walls, like undulating green water waves.
Inside the shield, Xiao Yan sat cross-legged on the Blue Lotus. At this moment, he seemed to be in a state of profound, unconscious awareness. His spirit within was exhausted from the previous struggle against the Earth’s Heart Flame of the Blue Lotus, aimlessly wandering within his body, struggling to gather itself.
While Xiao Yan was in this half-comatose state, the Earth’s Heart Flame of the Blue Lotus, which was slowly flowing through his meridians, suddenly began to circulate on its own.
At this moment, perhaps because Xiao Yan had already refined part of the Earth’s Heart Flame of the Blue Lotus, it no longer emitted that terrifying high temperature but instead became somewhat cool and gentle.
As it flowed through the meridians, fine strands of blue magma separated and clung to the walls of the damaged meridians, slowly melting into them. As these thin, flame-lit blue lava streams entered the meridians, the twisted and damaged meridians gradually straightened out, much like dry grass leaves in the desert when encountering water.
Countless meridians within his body were now excited, greedily swallowing the blue magma left behind by the Earth’s Heart Flame of the Blue Lotus at an alarming rate. As the meridians feasted, the grayish-white color faded, replaced by a vibrant, pale blue.
The Earth’s Heart Flame of the Blue Lotus flowed through the meridians, rejuvenating the withered meridians, repairing cracked bones and burned muscles at a remarkable speed. And, the repaired meridians and bones were far stronger than before, indicating that although the Earth’s Heart Flame of the Blue Lotus had caused great damage, it also provided substantial compensation.
As the Earth’s Heart Flame of the Blue Lotus repaired Xiao Yan’s body, the external wounds on his body, covered in bloodstains, began to heal. Blood scars formed and fell off, leaving no trace. The muscles under his skin rapidly strengthened, though not bulging like those of a bodybuilder, but when he flexed his arm, a powerful, explosive force gathered.
The skin on the surface of his body, layers of dry epidermis, peeled off like a snake shedding its skin. The new skin, while changing his months-earned bronze tan back to a pale white, had defense and sensitivity to the world’s energy several times stronger than before.
At this moment, Xiao Yan, thanks to his unique state, allowed the vast, almost terrifying energy of the Earth’s Heart Flame of the Blue Lotus to rapidly strengthen and repair his broken body. This was indeed a stroke of luck and fortune.
As the repair and strengthening proceeded slowly, after the Earth’s Heart Flame of the Blue Lotus exited the last injured meridian, Xiao Yan’s heavily wounded body was finally restored to near perfection. This new body could now create a fighting power far greater than before!
After fully repairing Xiao Yan’s body, the idle Earth’s Heart Flame of the Blue Lotus turned its attention to the nearly depleted qi vortex in his lower abdomen. The qi vortex, due to earlier reckless expenditure, was now almost empty, with only three drops of purple liquid energy moving desolately within it.
The Earth’s Heart Flame of the Blue Lotus slowly circled around the vortex, then suddenly dived into it. As it entered, the calm vortex erupted in violent waves, energy ripples rippling within like water.
The blue magma formed by the Earth’s Heart Flame of the Blue Lotus flowed within the vortex. The three pitiful drops of purple energy tried to escape but were incinerated into nothingness upon contact with the blue magma. After burning the last three drops of energy, the vortex was completely seized by the Earth’s Heart Flame of the Blue Lotus.
Once the vortex was seized, the blue magma slowly circled, and soon, pure, blue energy gas began to emerge and quickly gather within the vortex. In just moments, the once-empty vortex was filled with the faintly glowing blue energy.
The blue energy rapidly expanded within the vortex. As more and more energy gas flowed from the blue magma, a faint mist began to rise. Soon, small droplets of blue liquid energy appeared, like playful fish.
These drops of liquid energy, which usually took Xiao Yan over ten days to condense, now appeared like a light rain, filling nearly half the vortex in a short time. From one-star Dou Shi to two-star Dou Shi, Xiao Yan had condensed fifteen drops. Now, the total number of drops in the vortex exceeded a hundred.
Fifteen drops meant a two-star Dou Shi… So, what star level did a hundred drops represent? If Xiao Yan were awake, he would likely be overjoyed.
Of course, this was all thanks to his semi-comatose state, which allowed the idle Earth’s Heart Flame of the Blue Lotus to kindly use its energy to repair his body.
When the vortex contained a hundred drops, the lazy-moving Earth’s Heart Flame of the Blue Lotus stopped creating more energy. It moved towards a small, gray dot in the center of the vortex, as if a child had found a favorite toy.
The gray dot floated in the center, containing endless darkness. The end of the darkness seemed to hide another space, making it appear mysterious.
The Earth’s Heart Flame of the Blue Lotus circled the gray dot, showing a curious interest. Several times, it tried to touch it, but hesitated due to a subconscious fear. It knew, from its millennial earth training and gained wisdom, that touching the dot would mean permanent imprisonment.
After considering, the blue magma decided to give up this risky action. It circled once more, then turned to leave the uneasy place.
However, as the Earth’s Heart Flame of the Blue Lotus prepared to leave, Xiao Yan’s apparently unconscious soul suddenly trembled and fully awakened. His spirit swiftly scanned his body, marveling at the new condition. When it reached the vortex’s center, seeing the blue magma so close to the gray dot, Xiao Yan was first stunned, then filled with uncontainable joy. Without hesitation, his spirit charged into the vortex, gathering all his strength to push the Earth’s Heart Flame of the Blue Lotus.
“Boom!” In that instant, Xiao Yan’s head reverberated with a thunderous sound, followed by intense pain. As he endured the pain, the Earth’s Heart Flame of the Blue Lotus, hit by Xiao Yan, retreated slightly, its tail touching the gray dot.
Upon contact, the gray dot’s light rapidly dimmed, and a terrifying suction pulled the Earth’s Heart Flame of the Blue Lotus inside. With the Earth’s Heart Flame of the Blue Lotus now contained, the body fell into complete silence.
This gray dot was the tiny Nalan that Pharmacist Elder had shot into Xiao Yan’s body. The final, crucial step in refining the alien fire into a primordial fire seed was to forcibly push the Earth’s Heart Flame of the Blue Lotus into the space formed by Nalan. Only by fully containing the Earth’s Heart Flame of the Blue Lotus in Nalan could the refinement be considered perfect.
Originally, this step was extremely difficult, as the fire spirit in the alien fire had a bit of intelligence and instinctively resisted dangerous things. If the forced containment failed, the partially refined alien fire might backlash.
Now, due to Xiao Yan’s semi-comatose state, the Earth’s Heart Flame of the Blue Lotus not only repaired his body out of boredom but also hovered near Nalan, making it possible for Xiao Yan to complete the final step with minimal effort. Truly, this was a stroke of luck and fortune.
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