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Chapter 564 Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame (Unsure what chapter title to give)

As soon as the command was given, the body reacted simultaneously. At the center of the battle qi vortex, the small gray light trembled slightly, and after a brief silence, a wisp of azure flame suddenly burst forth.

The cyan flames passed through the vortex and then flowed rapidly along the meridians in the body, entering the meridians in the arm in the blink of an eye.

Inside the cave, Jing Chen, whose eyes were slightly closed, suddenly opened them abruptly. A pale blue flame flashed in his eyes once more. He clenched his fist, palm facing upwards, a look of excitement on his face, and softly uttered, "Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, manifest!"

As Jing Chen's shout fell, his right palm trembled slightly, and then a surge of cyan flames instantly burst forth, quickly enveloping his palm.

Inside the cave, the boy stood on a suspended blue lotus, his slightly outstretched palm flaming with eerie blue flames. The scene was visually stunning.

With his eyes fixed on the blue flame in his palm, Jing Chen's lips curled into a smile. After a moment, the smile widened, and a soft laugh escaped his throat. A while later, the laugh slowly dissipated.

"So this is the strange fire? At least all this effort wasn't in vain."

Inside the cave, watching Jing Chen, who was so overjoyed he was almost oblivious to his own happiness, Yao Lao smiled slightly and didn't stop him. After years of searching, his wish had finally come true today; letting him vent his emotions was quite good.

The laughter lingered in the cave for a long time before gradually subsiding.

A smile still lingered on his lips as Jing Chen looked down at his constantly clenching and unclenching hand. Azure flames slowly rose from it. Now that he had completely refined the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, it no longer brought him any intense heat or discomfort. Furthermore, with enough practice, Jing Chen believed he could reach the same level of mastery as Yao Lao in controlling the Bone Spirit Cold Flame.

The blue flames, like mischievous sprites, leaped between Jing Chen's hands. Occasionally, the blue flames in the air above the ship would immediately reveal their terrifying power. The space half a foot above his palm was directly burned and distorted by the intense heat. Wisps of heat rose into the air, causing his vision to gradually blur.

Clenching his fist, which was covered by cyan flames, Jing Chen exhaled softly. His body remained still for a moment, then he stomped his foot on the cyan lotus. His body shot up like an arrow, quickly reaching the mountain wall. His fist, carrying a scorching gust of wind, slammed down hard.

"boom!"

The fist struck the hard rock, and the intense heat of the blue flames instantly melted a hole in it. The fist slammed into the rock through the hole, and a muffled thud resounded from within.

Immediately, cracks spread rapidly from the pit, covering the entire mountain wall in just a short time.

"Hoo!" Jing Chen slowly inhaled the air, looked at the crumbling mountain wall in front of him, a look of surprise on his face, grinned, and pulled back his fist.

The instant Jing Chen retreated, the mountain wall in front of him, already covered with cracks, collapsed with a deafening roar, sending rocks flying everywhere.

He casually swung a gust of wind, blowing away the dust that rushed towards him. Jing Chen looked at the mountain wall that had been reduced to a pile of rubble, twisted his neck, and smiled with a hint of surprise: "Not bad, your physical strength and speed have improved a lot. If that punch had been thrown before, it would have been impossible to achieve this level of destructive power without using the Eight Extremes Collapse technique."

"The Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame is indeed impressive." After clicking his tongue in admiration a few times, Jing Chen casually waved his hand, and the azure flames covering it slowly subsided.

After retracting the azure flame from his palm, Jing Chen briefly examined his body. He then frowned slightly and muttered helplessly, "As expected, this strange fire is a huge drain on battle qi. Just using it briefly has already consumed one-tenth of my battle qi. If I hadn't increased my strength by two stars earlier, the consumption would probably have been even greater."

"Hehe, your current strength is too low, not enough to fully utilize the power of the Strange Fire. Moreover, the Burning Technique is only at the mid-level of the Yellow Rank. With the upper limit of the Battle Qi storage of such a technique, it is naturally impossible to let the Strange Fire be squandered at will," Yao Lao laughed.

"That's right! The cultivation technique!" Upon hearing Yao Lao's words, Jing Chen was startled. He had almost forgotten about this most important step because of his ecstasy in refining the strange fire.

"Don't rush. Now that you've completely refined the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, it's only a matter of time before you devour it to evolve your cultivation technique. You've already had enough work today, so take a day off. Devouring strange flames is all about balance; going too fast can backfire," Elder Yao shook his head and advised.

"Uh, okay." Hearing this, Jing Chen was taken aback. Looking at Yao Lao's serious expression, although he was somewhat unwilling, he still nodded helplessly.

"It will begin late tomorrow night. That's when the temperature is lowest. Although this might be of minimal help to your absorption of the strange fire, we cannot give up on it. Because perhaps, this tiny bit of success will determine the success or failure of the entire evolution process," Elder Yao said solemnly.

"Okay, let's start tomorrow night then." Jing Chen nodded slightly and smiled.

Seeing Jing Chen agree, Yao Lao breathed a sigh of relief. His body swayed slightly, and he transformed into a stream of light, disappearing into the ring. His faint laughter lingered in the cave: "Since that's the case, then you can arrange your time as you see fit. I'll come out again tomorrow."

Nodding, Jing Chen gently stroked the black ring on his hand, chuckled, and then waved his hand to put the green lotus into his storage ring. He then lightly touched the stone wall with his toes, and his body floated out of the cave like a willow catkin.

Returning to the Hundred Flowers Garden after a long absence, seeing the familiar gate and layout, Jing Chen let out a rare long sigh of relief. Pushing open the door, he was greeted by the sight of numerous concubines in the harem; everyone standing at the gate was looking at Jing Chen.

"Oh dear? What's going on? Why is everyone coming out to greet me?" Seeing this scene, Jing Chen was taken aback and then asked.

The women simply smiled and did not answer Jing Chen's question.

Shrugging, Jing Chen walked into the Hundred Flowers Garden on his own, sat down at the stone table, picked up a cup of hot tea, blew on it gently, and took a sip.

(End of this chapter)