Chapter 1570: The Flame of Living Spirits

Hearing Xiao Yan’s clear and loud laughter, many people felt a bit embarrassed. Those words were not very pleasant to hear. It seemed that the Heavenly Alliance and the Spirit Race indeed had a deep enmity.

“Sharp-tongued, to ask for my guidance, even your teacher, Medicine Elder, doesn’t have such qualifications.” Viritar Soulchild smiled faintly, his face without any trace of anger from Xiao Yan’s words. He appeared to have great cultivation, but his eyes looking at Xiao Yan were cold and indifferent, with a hidden murderous intent.

“Well, my teacher said I should be able to take care of you, so there’s no need for him to step in,” Xiao Yan stroked his chin, a very bright smile on his face, but his words spared no respect for Viritar Soulchild.

“Heh, if that’s the case, then I’m quite curious.” Viritar Soulchild chuckled, then, without further ado, waved his sleeve, and a black flame surged out from his body, spreading over the sky. It then coalesced into a colossal black fire cauldron, exuding a strange devouring force.

“Void Swallowing Flame?” At the sight of the fire cauldron formed by the black flames, the eyes of Xiao Yan, Elder Flames, and the Divine Farmer narrowed, and they said in a grave tone.

“I didn’t expect that such an anomaly would fall into the hands of the Spirit Race,” the Divine Farmer frowned, his eyes filled with solemnity as he gazed at the black fire cauldron. As a veteran in the alchemy world, he was well aware of the power of the Void Swallowing Flame.

“Summon all your anomaly flames, my Void Swallowing Flame craves their taste.” Viritar Soulchild looked at Xiao Yan and the others with a smile, full of amusement.

“Only a child flame of the Void Swallowing Flame and yet acting so arrogantly?” Xiao Yan laughed softly. Although the presence of the Void Swallowing Flame in Viritar Soulchild was much stronger than the one in the Great Hall Lord, it had not reached the level of the true consuming flame. Therefore, it was clear that the Void Swallowing Flame in Viritar Soulchild’s hand was just a child flame.

Upon hearing this, Viritar Soulchild’s eyes narrowed, not expecting Xiao Yan to see through it so easily. But he then sneered. Xiao Yan could recognize the Void Swallowing Flame, but he did not know that this particular flame was not an ordinary child flame.

The Void Swallowing Flame was extremely mysterious, and only a very few knew about it. Even the child flames of the Void Swallowing Flame had different levels, and above the common child flames were two unique types known as Heaven and Earth child flames. And the Void Swallowing Flame in Viritar Soulchild’s hand was the Earth child flame!

This so-called Earth child flame, in a certain sense, could be considered the infant form of the Void Swallowing Flame. Its power far exceeded that of the ordinary child flames in the Great Hall Lord’s possession.

However, even though this Earth child flame was quite powerful, if its mother flame suffered severe damage, the child flames connected to it would automatically dissipate and return to their original essence, merging back into the mother flame… This was a very secretive process, and even Medicine Elder and Xiao Yan had never heard of it. Therefore, they could only identify the anomaly in Viritar Soulchild’s hand as a child flame, without recognizing that it was the most powerful among them, the Earth child flame. Even if they did recognize it, Xiao Yan would not be too disturbed; his Purifying Lotus Demon Flame had mutated after fusing with many anomalies, and even the arrival of the true Void Swallowing Flame would not make him overly afraid.

“If you want to devour our anomaly flames, let’s see if you have the skill,” Elder Flames snorted coldly, then waved his sleeve. Instantly, a dark wind rushed out from within, swirling in mid-air. A closer look revealed that it was not a wind, but a peculiar flame!

“Nether Wind Flame…”

Xiao Yan looked somewhat surprised at the Nether Wind Flame summoned by Elder Flames. He had seen it before when he met Yao Xingjie, who had brought this anomaly flame, but it seemed that the anomaly flame had been reclaimed.

“Hehe, Old Fire, you’ve mastered the Nether Wind Flame more and more proficiently,” the Divine Farmer laughed, tapping the air with his herb cane. “Since that’s the case, old man shall also show something.”

As he spoke, the herb cane in his hand ignited without a spark, a green, liquid-like flame slowly rising and then swelling in the wind, spreading a sea of green liquid flames, layer upon layer of mist rising up between the flames, and countless peculiar herbs growing quietly, emitting a remarkable life force.

“This is… the fifth-ranked Life Flame on the Anomaly Flame List?” Looking at the flourishing vitality, a strange look flashed across Xiao Yan’s eyes.

The Life Flame, ranked fifth on the Anomaly Flame List, was a very peculiar anomaly flame. Most anomaly flames, although of different forms, carried the power of destruction, but the Life Flame was known for its strong life force. It was rumored that if the seeds of herbs were thrown into its spread, they would quickly sprout and grow. In other words, with this anomaly flame, one would almost never need to worry about searching for herbs, as long as one had enough seeds, the desired herbs could be continuously obtained, truly amazing.

Moreover, the Life Flame was also known as the Longevity Flame. Those who obtained it would have a lifespan comparable to legendary beasts, though the only downside was that this flame was not adept in combat and did not significantly boost fighting power.

Xiao Yan had heard of the Life Flame, but this was the first time he saw it with his own eyes. The captivating life force made him feel refreshed and at ease.

Viritar Soulchild’s gaze was fixed on the Life Flame in the hands of the Divine Farmer, a greedy look in his eyes. In this world, everything has a lifespan, and if one could obtain this Life Flame, it would greatly extend one’s life. Such temptation was strong even for someone like him.

“Unexpectedly, a Life Flame. Old Divine, you are quite fortunate,” Elder Flames’ expression showed some envy as he chuckled.

When fully formed, the Life Flame had a high level of intelligence. Normally, it did not appear in the form of fire, but would change into various herbs, quietly rooted in the soil. Sometimes, even when passing by, one could not recognize it, and only those with great karma could accidentally find it in the earth.

“Hehe, it was just a lucky find while searching for herbs,” the Divine Farmer stroked his beard, smiling merrily. Obtaining such an anomaly flame was the happiest thing for someone who did not like conflict.

“Rumor has it that young Xiao Yan subjugated the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame. Is this true or false?” The Divine Farmer’s gaze suddenly turned to Xiao Yan, who was looking oddly at the green fire sea on his head, and asked with a smile.

“Hehe, it was just luck as well,” Xiao Yan smiled, and flames flickered on his shoulder, and Xie Yi appeared, then glancing disdainfully at the other three anomaly flames in the sky. Here, only it could manifest in this form.

“An anomaly flame spirit?!” Seeing Xie Yi on Xiao Yan’s shoulder, the faces of the few in the sky changed slightly, their eyes becoming unusually solemn. They could sense a wisdom from Xie Yi no less than that of humans. As one of the top alchemists in Dou Qi Continent, they naturally understood what an anomaly flame spirit meant. The legendary anomaly flame body would allow the anomaly flame to reach perfection in their hands, a level that even the soul power at the Grand Perfection of the Heavenly Realm could not match.

Their anomaly flames, though impressive, had not reached the state where they could condense an anomaly flame spirit.

“For so many years, my Spirit Clan had its eyes on the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, but it ended up in the hands of this young man… but it doesn’t matter, these things will eventually be reclaimed,” Viritar Soulchild’s eyes flickered, a chill surging in them.

“Young Xiao Yan, you really have good fortune. I tried to subdue the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame many years ago, but nearly remained forever in that demon flame space,” the Divine Farmer stroked his beard, sighing with a laugh.

Xiao Yan smiled. Having experienced the Demon Flame Space, he understood how difficult it was to subdue the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame. If not for the lingering image of the Sacred Lotus Demon within him, he too would have had to escape early. Although the Divine Farmer’s alchemy was extraordinary, it took more than that to subdue the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame…

“If you four are ready, then please open the cauldron and start the alchemy,” Medicine Chen at the top seat retracted his admiring gaze from Xie Yi, and said loudly.

Hearing this, Xiao Yan also smiled faintly, and Xie Yi’s mouth opened, spitting out a pink fire cauldron the size of a thumb, which then swelled rapidly, turning into a massive hundred-zhang fire cauldron hovering in the sky, with fire dragons coiling around it, low dragon roars echoing as if made of substance, and the temperature of the heavens and the earth soared instantly.