Battle Through the Heavens: The Holy Sun Immortal Venerable

Chapter 71 The Clues of the Strange Fire

A bitter and sorrowful expression appeared on Xiao Yan's face. After a long while, he sighed softly.

As Xiao Yan stared blankly at the ceiling, a surge of information suddenly flooded into his mind. He was not alarmed by this; he lay on the bed, letting the information fill his brain. After a while, he began to read the last bit of help that Yao Lao had prepared for him before falling into a deep sleep.

After slowly and carefully reading through the cultivation procedure, at the end of the information, there was also a prescription for a fifth-grade elixir called the Restoration Purple Pill.

Clearly, this was because Yao Lao was worried that once he fell into a deep sleep, Xiao Yan's strength would not be enough to suppress Hai Bodong. Therefore, he specially sent over the prescription, so that Xiao Yan could try to find the necessary materials within this year to put Hai Bodong's mind at ease.

"Teacher, don't worry, I will find a way to help you recover your soul power as soon as possible." This message, filled with Yao Lao's heartfelt care and concern, made Xiao Yan's nose tingle, and he clenched his fists, murmuring softly.

Taking a deep breath of the sandalwood-scented air, Xiao Yan's mood gradually calmed down, his mind churning with thoughts.

Now that Yao Lao is in a deep sleep, everything depends on himself. Without Yao Lao as a trump card, he has lost the ability to control Hai Bodong. Although Hai Bodong has the latent fire poison that Yao Lao planted in his body, Xiao Yan is not sure whether it will be effective.

After all, Hai Bodong was a true Dou Huang powerhouse. Compared to such a powerhouse, Xiao Yan, a mere Dou Shi, was far too weak.

Thinking of the mess left behind after Yao Lao fell into a deep sleep, Xiao Yan shook his head with a headache. However, after pondering all this, he remembered a few essential things.

First: We must keep Hai Bodong calm. Even if this Dou Huang-level fighter can't become his ally, he at least can't become his enemy. At the same time, we must devour the sub-flame of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame as soon as possible to control the fire poison in Hai Bodong's body and prevent any accidents from happening.

Second: Do everything possible to find a rare and precious object that can quickly restore soul power. Only when Yao Lao is reawakened will Xiao Yan have enough confidence to face these things!

With the two things firmly in mind, Xiao Yan took a deep breath, sat up cross-legged, and with a thought, a wisp of pale white flame appeared in his palm.

Let's devour the fire first!

Looking at the bone spirit cold fire in his palm, Xiao Yan slowly activated his soul ability, trying to control it little by little. The extremely domineering fire did not resist at all when faced with Xiao Yan's control. Instead, it was extremely obedient and took the initiative to be controlled by Xiao Yan.

Clearly, this is Yao Lao's will cooperating with Xiao Yan.

In just a few breaths, Xiao Yan directly controlled the fire.

As the power of his soul surged into the sub-fire, Xiao Yan's whole body trembled slightly. This tremor seemed to emanate from the depths of his soul, quickly spreading throughout his entire body. In that instant, Xiao Yan felt as if his soul was being sublimated. Almost every pore on his body opened and closed completely in an instant. That feeling was extremely profound and comfortable.

The intense pleasure caused Xiao Yan to tremble once more. He slowly opened his eyes again, which he had closed without realizing it, and a faint, pale white light flashed across his dark pupils.

The pale white light flashed and disappeared in an instant. Xiao Yan raised his palm again, and a tiny wisp of pale white flame quietly emerged from his fingertips, finally slowly swirling.

Real fire! Substantial flames! With Xiao Yan's current strength as a first-grade alchemist, he actually managed to summon real fire from his palm, a skill that would normally require at least a fourth-grade alchemist to produce!

Alchemists below the fourth rank generally need the unique transformation of the cauldron's fire vent to convert their fire-attribute battle qi into a tangible flame. However, when they reach the fourth rank or above, they can skip the cauldron transformation step and directly summon a tangible flame.

Many alchemists at this level basically summon real fire to attack when fighting others. Furthermore, due to the alchemist's soul attribute, which is naturally fire mixed with wood, the flames summoned by the alchemist are far hotter and more powerful than those of other fighters of the same level.

Therefore, the ability to summon real fire without relying on any external objects is the most crucial factor in determining whether one has advanced to the fourth rank of alchemist.

"Next, it's time to devour the seed of the sub-flame..."

Xiao Yan murmured.

According to the information left by the old doctor, only by devouring the original fire seed of the sub-fire can his Burning Technique evolve.

However, under normal circumstances, to evolve the Devouring Flame Technique into the Burning Technique, one would need various auxiliary materials such as the Pulse Protection Pill and the Ice Heart Pill, which he currently has none of, and thus needs to search for and refine them.

Fortunately, the level of the Pulse Protection Pill and the Ice Heart Pill is not high. Although the old doctor has fallen into a deep sleep, he can still refine them himself.

A pale white flame flickered between Xiao Yan's fingers. Gazing at the swaying light, Xiao Yan took a deep breath, his gaze resolute: "Teacher, I will definitely not let you down..."

"Kid, you're finally awake!"

The door creaked open, and Hai Bodong was slightly taken aback when he saw Xiao Yan sitting cross-legged in cultivation, with the cold flames of bone spirit flickering at his fingertips. Then he was overjoyed: "You've actually improved! You're really lucky, kid. You've even been able to advance to a two-star Dou Shi."

"It was just luck."

Xiao Yan shook his head with a wry smile: "If it weren't for Elder Hai's help, I'm afraid I would have already died in the mouth of that Azure Wolf King."

"You jest. With your teacher around, it's just a mere sixth-tier magical beast." Hai Bodong shook his head with a smile, a glint of light flashing in his eyes. "By the way, Master..."

"My teacher was a little short of energy, so he passed on a wisp of the Bone Spirit Cold Fire to me and then went to rest."

Xiao Yan didn't try to hide it much; it was a fact that Yao Lao was asleep. No matter how much he boasted, Hai Bodong would find out sooner or later.

The key right now is to build a good relationship with this Dou Huang powerhouse. Besides, I have already refined the sub-flame of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and can sense the fire poison in Hai Bodong's body, so I have some confidence.

"By the way, Elder Hai, this trip has brought you quite a bit of trouble. I won't stand on ceremony with you anymore. These herbs are the main ingredients for refining the Rejuvenating Purple Pill. I'll give them to you. If you happen to come across them someday, try to get them. Once you have all the herbs, your teacher will refine them for you."

Xiao Yan took out paper and pen from his storage ring, wrote down several medicinal herbs, and handed them to Hai Bodong with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Hai Bodong was first taken aback, then a surge of joy welled up on his aged face. His hands trembled slightly as he took the piece of paper, carefully memorizing the medicinal herbs listed on it. He then solemnly put the paper away, cupped his hands in a respectful bow to Xiao Yan, and said sincerely, "Brother Xiao Yan, I am deeply grateful for your honesty. Since I, Hai Bodong, have promised to protect you for a year, I will certainly keep my promise!"

"By the way, Brother Xiao Yan, during the few days you were recuperating, I discovered something extraordinary in this Monster Beast Mountain Range."

"You possess the Different Flame Sub-Flame, and you previously inquired about its whereabouts, so you'll likely be quite interested in it."

"oh?!"

Xiao Yan looked curious and subconsciously sat up straight: "Could it be...?"

"good!"

Hai Bodong chuckled.

"It's a different kind of fire!"

(End of this chapter)