NOVEL NEXT Chapter 389 Amon's Sacrifice
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Corpse Dance Crow flew with Xiao Yan for a long time, passing through the Tager Desert, and arriving at a canyon at the junction of a mountain range and the desert.
A small river wound its way through the canyon.
Continuing forward, the river became wider and wider, and the current became more and more turbulent.
Corpse Dance Crow arrived at a mountain wall, spewing a black mist from its mouth, corroding a large hole in the mountain wall.
After flying into the cave, it put Xiao Yan down, and its own body quickly shrank, becoming a crow that looked only half an arm tall.
"Is this place okay?" Corpse Dance Crow asked.
It then explained: "The water vapor here is abundant, and the water-attribute energy is active, which can suppress the power of the Heavenly Flame to a certain extent, helping you to subdue it.
"Although the water-attribute energy will be more concentrated further ahead, there is also a greater possibility of encountering high-level magical beasts."
Yao Chen communicated with Xiao Yan through telepathy: "He did choose a good place... it is indeed very suitable."
Corpse Dance Crow glanced at the motionless Xiao Yan, left a sentence, "I'll go outside and protect you," and then flew out of the cave.
Yao Chen's ethereal soul body appeared behind Xiao Yan; he waved his hand, creating a Barrier with Bone Spirit Cold Flame, sealing the entrance of the cave.
"Teacher, what do you think of Ya Xiong? Did Ape Lord really invite him to help me? I always feel that he seems to know of your existence and deliberately avoided you so that you could come out without any scruples."
Xiao Yan believed most of what Corpse Dance Crow said, but deep down, there was always a trace of doubt.
"Just trust him for now. We'll deal with whatever comes our way. Besides, with your small frame, what's there for others to covet?" Yao Chen shook his head.
Xiao Yan scratched his head and gave an embarrassed smile.
Subsequently, he looked solemnly at the green lotus platform and the flame at its center. From his space ring, he took out a small porcelain bottle containing pills and a small jade bottle with frost on its surface.
Inside were the Blood Lotus Pill and the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, respectively. Another essential item, "space ring," was in Yao Chen's hand.
On the other side, Qing Meng, who was rooted in the lotus platform, sometimes turning into a small flame worm, sometimes into a flame lotus, and sometimes appearing as a flickering flame, was thinking about how to give Xiao Yan a surprise.
"Hmm, I've got it, I'll do it this way." Qing Meng made a decision.
Yao Chen floated behind Xiao Yan, and when Xiao Yan couldn't see him, he adjusted his monocle, looking at the Azure Lotus Core Flame with a hint of doubt in his eyes.
He always felt that this Heavenly Flame had some inexplicable connection with him and felt very close to it.
He shook his head, shaking off this strange thought from his mind, and said to Xiao Yan: "Let's begin, first take the Blood Lotus Pill."
Xiao Yan heard this and did as he was told without hesitation.
The medicinal power of the Blood Lotus Pill dissolved in his body, forming a layer of blood scabs on his body surface and meridians.
"Quick, take advantage of this moment to grasp the origin fire seed of the Heavenly Flame."
Xiao Yan gritted his teeth, extended his right hand, and grabbed at the terrifyingly hot green flame.
The scorching flame licked his body, and the blood scabs melted rapidly. Even with the protection of the Blood Lotus Pill's medicinal effect, he still felt an unbearable burning pain.
Xun Er, Xiao Meng, Yun Zhi... beautiful faces appeared in his mind, followed by the arrogant Nalan Yanran, the mocking Xiao Ning, the disdainful Klein, and the disgusted and gloating Xiao Yu...
Those who had encouraged him, supported him, mocked him, and ridiculed him in the past appeared one after another.
Xiao Yan did not flinch from the pain in his body, silently shouting in his heart:
Thirty years to the east of the river, thirty years to the west of the river, do not bully a young man in poverty!
He passed through the outer layer of flames, grasped the origin fire seed, and instantly absorbed it into his body.
The flames began to burn his meridians; Qing Meng did not deliberately increase the difficulty or hold back, but simply let nature take its course.
If Xiao Yan couldn't pass this test... then he couldn't pass it.
Amon could always control external enemies perfectly, allowing Xiao Yan to have no danger, but he would never interfere with the cultivation of Burning Tips .
The accidents and setbacks encountered during cultivation also deepened Xiao Yan's understanding of Burning Tips , which was related to the upper limit of his strength.
If he even needed Amon's intervention to overcome this, then the Xiao Yan who grew up like that would be nothing but a waste, and how could he be expected to fight against Soul Emperor and the Extraterritorial Evil Clan?
Something worthless, if it dies, it dies.
Xiao Yan was only a fallback option in Amon's plan, and the plan was never set in stone; it could be adjusted at any time.
"Restrain the flame, operate the cultivation method, and let it follow your Dou Qi along the path of the cultivation method in your meridians! Always pay attention to the blood scabs in your meridians.
"Remember, when the blood scabs are about to disappear, immediately take the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, as your current fragile meridians will be completely burned by the Heavenly Flame if you are slightly careless!"
Xiao Yan kept Yao Chen's teachings in mind, enduring the pain brought by the scorching of the Heavenly Flame while controlling the operation of his Dou Qi.
The severe pain almost made him faint, but the obsession in his heart kept him conscious again and again when his spirit was about to dissipate.
Thirty years to the east of the river, thirty years to the west of the river, do not bully a young man in poverty... he recited his former vow over and over again.
This was his weakness and struggle when he was once prostrate in the mud, and it was also his lifelong unchangeable strength and unwavering determination.
Just as the Heavenly Flame was about to burn through the blood scabs, Xiao Yan, guided by instinct, seized the opportunity and took the Ice Spirit Cold Spring.
Qing Meng felt as if he had been plunged into an ice cellar; with a shiver, his aura instantly weakened considerably.
This refinement was painful for Xiao Yan and also an ordeal for him. The feeling of being refined by someone was not pleasant, and he several times wanted to counterattack and directly burn Xiao Yan to ashes.
Finally, Xiao Yan successfully controlled the Heavenly Flame, completed a cycle of the cultivation method, and completed the initial refinement, mastering the violent energy of the Heavenly Flame.
Next, it was only a matter of pressing the Heavenly Flame into the space ring, and the great task would be completed.
This step was much simpler than the previous operation of the cultivation method, because Qing Meng was always passive and did not resist; if it were a normal Heavenly Flame, this step would instinctively resist, adding a lot of trouble.
Qing Meng was absorbed into the space ring without resistance, becoming Xiao Yan's first Heavenly Flame.
However, for Qing Meng, entering the space ring or not actually made little difference. For other Heavenly Flames, the space ring space was a prison that held them, but Qing Meng could escape at any time.
If it were an ordinary person subduing a Heavenly Flame, it would end here. But Xiao Yan still had one step, and that was to devour the Heavenly Flame with Burning Tips !
In this step, Yao Chen also had no experience and could not give any guidance; Xiao Yan could only rely on himself to explore.
He did not proceed immediately but rested for a day, completely eliminating his physical and mental fatigue before starting.
Yao Chen sealed the cave, protecting him.
In order to make Xiao Yan's Flame Mantra cultivation closer to its natural state without "Amon's" interference, Qing Meng only retained his perception of the outside world, entrusting his body to the Heavenly Flame's instincts.
Burning Tips , as the number one cultivation method in "Battle Through the Heavens," possessed infinite potential. Although Amon's main body did not intend to cultivate it, he also regarded it as an important observation target.
Studying Burning Tips from the perspective of the devoured and transmitting the insights to his main body was also one of his tasks.
After some adjustments, Xiao Yan's condition reached its peak, and he began the cultivation of Burning Tips .
Although he had previously used Flame Mantra to devour the beast fire of the Amethyst Winged Lion King, advancing Flame Mantra to the mid-tier Yellow rank, beast fire was ultimately different from Heavenly Flame; the two had fundamental differences.
One was nurtured by magical beasts, essentially closer to living beings, while the other was nurtured by heaven and earth, containing a certain type of natural rule.
The devouring began.
Qing Meng only felt that the origin of the Azure Lotus Core Flame was being extracted as his cultivation method operated, merging into Xiao Yan's Dou Qi, becoming part of the other party's Dou Qi attribute power.
"So that's it, is this the essence of Flame Mantra's evolution... using the origin power of the Heavenly Flame to evolve the cultivator's Dou Qi attribute, no wonder the Heavenly Flame absorbed by Flame Mantra becomes so weak and cannot exert its original power...
"Before, I was wondering how the cultivation method evolved; the Dou Qi's circulation path was still the same path, it hadn't changed... it turns out that the essence of evolution is the improvement of the cultivator's power essence.
"Heh, interesting, this is a very good reference idea. It fits 'Amon's' goal very well... What 'Amon' expects has always been a leap in life level; that is his most fundamental desire for divinity. The improvement of power and combat effectiveness is merely a byproduct of this goal.
"Of course, these two are often complementary and inseparable."
Parasite Heavenly Flames are different from Parasite other living beings; the fusion is higher, and after Parasite, it also takes some effort for Amon himself to extract.
After the devouring power of Burning Tips was activated, what was devoured was not only the origin of the original Azure Lotus Core Flame, but also the Worm of Spirit Parasite within it, and Qing Meng's origin was also being devoured.
He could feel his own soul becoming incomplete, and his self-will was also being eroded.
Qing Meng "tsk" ed, "I'll also become nourishment, so let it be, accept this gift of fate... Flame Emperor."
Although he could resist Flame Mantra's devouring and shrink his spirituality at this moment, that might cause unpredictable changes and backlash Xiao Yan, so he decided to sacrifice himself.
...This is all for the greater benefit of "Amon."
...Hmm, Amon probably also has a spirit of sacrifice; he will sacrifice for "Amon"!
Before his consciousness was eroded, Qing Meng transmitted his insights to Corpse Dance Crow, who was circling and soaring in the sky outside the cave.
Corpse Dance Crow murmured softly, "Is this Flame Mantra? Interesting..."
Even though Qing Meng did not interfere and even cooperated to a certain extent at the last moment, Xiao Yan still had a narrow escape, and the energy in his body almost ran wild uncontrollably.
After a difficult struggle, hovering on the brink of death several times, Xiao Yan finally successfully controlled the energy in his body, and Flame Mantra also successfully advanced...
After the Dou Qi attribute transformed, and when operated in the same way, it already had the effect of a mid-tier Profound rank!
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