Starting as a stray dog, I embarked on a journey of cultivation.

Meanwhile, outside the Heavenly Flame Fireball.

The group of Xuan Guards finally caught up and surrounded the fireball.

Even the old man who had just been smashed to the ground by Gou An's hammer appeared, supporting his injured arm and looking disheveled.

"Did you catch him?" The old man was panting heavily, his face and body covered in mud and dust, his hair disheveled.

"Reporting to the elder, we've captured him!"

One of the guards immediately stepped forward and bowed.

"Alright!" The old man sighed, "The demon that Xuan Laomo possessed this time must have a top-grade magic weapon, otherwise it would not have been able to withstand so many of my attacks, nor could it have injured me."

"Once you capture them, interrogate them thoroughly and make sure they find the magic weapon."

"Yes!" The group of guards immediately agreed.

But at that moment, one of the Xuan Guards suddenly shouted, "The fireball is acting strangely!"

"What's wrong?" The old man with the primordial spirit flew closer: "This is the Heavenly Flame True Fire. If you're trapped inside, unless you don't want to live anymore, you'll never be able to get out."

"This fireball seems smaller than before!" The guard wondered.

"That's normal!" The old man stroked his beard and said slowly, "The fireball will gradually shrink, causing those trapped inside to lose their range of movement."

As he spoke, he took out a small, lidded cauldron from his pocket: "Now I'll put them in and take them away!"

Just as he was about to make his move, the surface of the fireball suspended in the air began to tremble rapidly, and waves of fire surged.

Upon seeing this, the old man's pupils contracted, and he immediately made a hand seal to try to put the fireball into the cauldron, but suddenly found that the fireball was no longer under his control.

"Strange, what's going on?" The old man with the primordial spirit frowned immediately.

Before anyone could react, the fireball grew smaller and weaker, until finally the figure of Gou An, who was trapped inside, appeared.

The Heavenly Flame True Fire was actually absorbed into Gou An's body alive.

At this moment, Gou An was engulfed in scorching flames, and all the hair on his body had turned into burning spiritual fire.

The entire thing seemed to be engulfed in flames, its eyes were all crimson, as if the god of fire had descended.

"What! What kind of monster is this?"

"He swallowed the Heavenly Flame True Fire!"

"What should we do?"

The entire group of Xuan Guards were shocked to see this.

Even the elder with the primordial spirit stared wide-eyed at the sight.

"How is this possible?" The elder, in shock, immediately ordered the crowd, "Don't stand there, kill him!"

At his command, the dozens of guards surrounding Gou An attacked simultaneously, unleashing their unique magical techniques.

In an instant, all sorts of spiritual energy bombarded Gou An in the middle, creating a powerful and overwhelming scene.

Just as these attacks were about to hit Gou An, the Heavenly Flame True Fire absorbed by Gou An suddenly expanded and formed a protective fireball around his body.

These incoming spiritual energy attacks were all reduced to nothing after being blocked by the Heavenly Flame True Fire.

"I feel like my body is on fire, I have inexhaustible energy!"

Gou An roared, his expression contorted in pain.

Although Gou An, who had absorbed the Heavenly Flame True Fire but only possessed half of the Flame Sacred Body, was not injured, he could still feel the burning pain.

At this moment, Gou An felt his whole body was full of power, and he wanted to release it outwards.

"Go to hell, all of you!"

Gou An looked around and couldn't wait to unleash the Heavenly Flame True Fire wildly.

Waves of fire spread outwards, startling the surrounding guards who hurriedly dodged, fearing they might be touched by the real fire.

They don't have a special physique like the Fiery Sacred Body. If they are burned by the Heavenly Flame True Fire, they will be injured at best and die at worst.

Unlike their fear, Gou An was now as excited and frenzied as if he were on drugs.

He continuously gathered Heavenly Flame True Fire in his hands and wildly threw it at anyone who could see him; no one dared to catch it head-on.

Even the old man with the primordial spirit was so frightened by the fireball flying towards him that he quickly retreated.

At this moment, Gou An is like a pressure cooker, storing a lot of energy inside, which needs to be released constantly, otherwise his physical body will easily be burst.

Furthermore, it was the Heavenly Flame True Fire, a dangerous spiritual fire that could cause damage regardless of one's cultivation level, which allowed Gou An to break through the entire encirclement of the Zhixuan Guards single-handedly.

"Stop him! Stop him!" the elder with the primordial spirit hurriedly ordered, "Don't panic! Form the formation! Form the formation!"

But with a dangerous object that could explode at any moment, who would listen to his words?

After all, all the Xuan Guards of the Locking Heaven Tower are disciples dispatched by various sects, and no one wants to be the first to stick their neck out.

Gou An's gaze finally settled on the old man with the primordial spirit: "You're still alive!"

After saying that, he pounced on the one whose primordial spirit seemed to have gone mad.

Upon seeing this, the old man with the primordial spirit quickly condensed a flying sword and shot it towards Gou An, trying to stop him.

However, these flying swords were directly burned by the Heavenly Flame True Fire that enveloped them.

"Take this punch!"

Gou An shouted and threw a punch at the old man with the primordial spirit from a distance.

In an instant, a large amount of Heavenly Flame True Fire was released from Gou An's arm.

The raging Heavenly Flame True Fire transformed into a soaring fire dragon, rushing towards the primordial spirit elder with astonishing power.

This move was clearly inspired by Gou An's recent witnessing of the sword rain and fire dragon unleashed by the primordial spirit elder.

The old man with the primordial spirit quickly created some distance, but the fire dragon actually chased after him and pounced on him.

Seeing that he couldn't dodge the demon, he could only push forward with his palm, and at the same time a magical shield appeared out of thin air and automatically grew to the size of a city wall.

The next second, the fire dragon crashed straight into it, unleashing a deafening roar.

It was as if a divine bell from the heavens had been struck!

However, the magical shield only lasted for two breaths before its spiritual light was burned away by the Heavenly Flame True Fire.

The spirit shield magic weapon was struck by true fire and began to slowly turn red and crack.

The old man hiding behind the shield was sweating profusely. He was about to give up, so he pushed the shield forward with all his might and pulled himself back at the same time.

Boom!

A loud bang.

The shield could no longer withstand the force of the attack and exploded, turning into countless fragments that were eventually engulfed by the Heavenly Flame True Fire.

Furthermore, having devoured a magical artifact, the fire dragon formed from the Heavenly Flame True Fire became even more powerful, continuing its pursuit of the primordial spirit elder.

Seeing this, none of the other guards dared to approach; they all kept their distance.

Just when everyone thought Gou An had gone mad, the powerful Gou An suddenly turned around and ran away, flying towards the direction of the Monster Mountain Range.

Upon seeing this, the group of Xuan Guards immediately realized what was happening and gave chase.

However, the fire dragon, now out of Gou An's control, continued to roam wildly in the sky, blocking their pursuit.

When the fire dragon dissipated, Gou An had already flown away and disappeared without a trace.

Gou An suddenly fled because the heat in his body had gradually dissipated. If he did not take the opportunity to escape, he would expose his true strength once the Heavenly Flame True Fire he had absorbed was exhausted.

Once the flames enveloping his body dissipated, Gou An had already flown to the skies above the Monster Mountain Range and plunged headfirst into the dense forest.

His spiritual energy was already depleted, and the absorption of the Heavenly Flame True Fire further depleted his physical body.

Upon landing, Gou An felt exhausted, dizzy, and wanted nothing more than to find a safe place to rest.

Perhaps driven by instinct, Gou An found a secluded cave just before he was about to collapse from exhaustion. Without caring about the situation inside, he plunged in and fell asleep immediately.

Gou'an slept exceptionally well, and his body gradually returned to normal.

Aside from the portion of the Heavenly Flame True Fire power released by Gou An, the remaining part was slowly absorbed by his body, which actually increased his demonic power significantly.

Now that they had returned to the Monster Mountain Range, a place Gou An knew very well.

Once inside, the checkpoints set up by sect disciples or independent cultivators on the ground are gone, and returning to the City of Ten Thousand Demons is only a matter of time.

As Gou An's body slowly regained consciousness, his mind also began to return to normal.

Suddenly, I felt something licking my face. When I opened my eyes, I was surprised to find several puppies, which looked to be less than a month old, circling around me.

As if starving, two of Gou An's fingers were still sucking.

"What's going on?" Gou An asked, completely bewildered.

Just then, Xuan Kongzi's voice rang out from the side.

"Grandpa, you're awake?"

Gou An was startled and quickly turned his head to look, only to find that Xuan Kongzi was controlling a puppy sitting on a rock, watching him.

"Huh?" Gou An's lips twitched.

"Grandpa, have you forgotten? Didn't we make a bet back then? I bet you couldn't handle the Heavenly Flame True Fire!" Xuan Kongzi said.

Upon hearing this, Gou An finally remembered that there was indeed such a thing.

I just didn't expect this guy to be so good at taking losses.

"We've arrived at the Monster Mountain Range. You can come out of the ring now!" Gou An sat up and reached to take off the ring.

"Not yet!" Xuan Kongzi refused. "During the two days that Grandpa was unconscious, I scouted outside. It should be quite a distance from here to the City of Ten Thousand Demons."

"Having barely escaped the pursuit of the Xuan Guard, it's best to be cautious. I'll wait until I enter the City of Ten Thousand Demons before coming out."

"Grandpa told me not to open the champagne too early!"

Having learned his lesson from almost being caught, he suddenly became more composed.

"You learn pretty quickly!" Gou An rubbed his forehead. "But don't call me grandpa anymore, it doesn't sound very nice."

"Alright!" Xuan Kongzi quickly changed his tune upon seeing this, "Then let's still call you Fellow Daoist!"

"Where did these dogs come from?" Gou An asked, patting the puppy that jumped into his arms.

"We were always in this cave!" Xuan Kongzi said. "You landed and just rushed in. I thought this was your home! Aren't these puppies your kids?"

"Where did I get this child from?" Gou An was startled by Xuan Kongzi's words and became more alert.

"If it's not your child, why is it so close to you?" Xuan Kongzi asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Alright, shut up!" Gou An counted, and including the little dog controlled by Xuan Kongzi, there were five in total.

Gou An picked one up and examined it closely. He found that these puppies seemed different from ordinary wild dogs, and he didn't know what species they were.

"It's been two days, and the mother dog still hasn't returned. These little ones are going to starve to death," Xuan Kongzi said again.

"I don't have any milk!" Gou An said helplessly, "What can I do?"

"Why don't you take it with you?" Xuan Kongzi suddenly said, "Don't you have a precious scroll?"