Chapter 48: Refining Bone Spirit Cold Fire

Medusa asked, "How long do you need to stay in seclusion to absorb the strange fire this time?"

"It will probably take a month. Queen, please don't miss me too much," Jiang Xing replied with a teasing tone.

Hearing Jiang Xing's words, Medusa replied with an air of arrogance, "Humph, I won't miss you!"

"During the time I'm in seclusion, if you encounter any issues you can't solve, you can go to Ji Feng and Lin Shan for help."

Despite the playful tone, Jiang Xing genuinely cared about Medusa's well-being.

"Okay, I understand," Medusa responded.

Then Medusa suddenly called out, "Jiang Xing."

Jiang Xing, slightly puzzled, asked, "Huh? What's wrong?"

Medusa, feeling a bit embarrassed but thinking of the four elders of the tribe, bit her lip and said, "Jiang Xing, could you give me four more Transformation Pills?"

Jiang Xing was momentarily taken aback. "Transformation Pills? What do you need them for?"

He quickly recalled the four elders of the Snake Tribe who were nearing the end of their lives and asked, "Do you want to give the Transformation Pills to the four elders?"

"Yes. The four elders have been stuck in the Nine-Star Douhuang realm for decades. If they can't break through to the Douzong realm, I'm afraid..."

Medusa didn't need to say more. Jiang Xing understood that the elders were approaching the end of their lifespans. If they couldn't advance or take elixirs to extend their lives, they might not have much time left.

"No problem. I'll ask Ji Feng to get them for you later."

Providing the Transformation Pills was not a difficult task for Jiang Xing. In fact, it was rare for Medusa to request something directly.

Ji Feng would be tasked with finding the pills because Jiang Xing hadn't brought any with him and it was too far to return to his family for them. Even with his grandfather's space channel, sending Ji Feng back and forth would take too much time. So, Jiang Xing decided it was best to look for them locally.

"There aren't many alchemists in the Northwest Continent who can refine Transformation Pills, but it should be possible to find them with some effort," Jiang Xing added.

"Thank you, Jiang Xing," Medusa said sincerely. She felt that she owed him even more now.

"Why are you being so polite to me?" Jiang Xing waved off her thanks, not concerned about it.

"Alright, then. I'll go into seclusion to refine the strange fire," Jiang Xing said as he stood up from his seat.

"Okay, be careful," Medusa replied, showing a rare concern.

It wasn't that Medusa didn't care before; it's just that she was a woman with a sharp tongue but a soft heart.

Hearing Medusa's rare words of concern, Jiang Xing, who was about to leave, suddenly stopped.

"Oh, I forgot there's one thing I didn't give you."

Jiang Xing said this and approached Medusa.

Medusa looked confused. "What is it?"

"Close your eyes first," Jiang Xing said mysteriously as he got closer.

Medusa, remaining cautious, responded, "If you have something to give me, just show it."

"Forget it, I'll give it to you after I'm out of seclusion," Jiang Xing said, pretending to be regretful as he started to walk away.

Seeing that Jiang Xing was about to leave, Medusa stopped him.

"Wait, I'm curious..."

No one likes being kept in suspense. Medusa was really curious about what Jiang Xing was going to give her—was it the Transformation Pill?

With curiosity, Medusa slowly closed her beautiful eyes.

As soon as Medusa's eyes were closed, Jiang Xing quickly kissed her on the lips and then left immediately after the kiss.

"Okay, I've given you the thing. I'm going to retreat now. Remember to think of me."

Medusa was left with a blush on her face.

Jiang Xing decided to try something new, finding that forced kisses were usually boring.

After explaining things to Ji Feng and Lin Shan, Jiang Xing returned to the practice room.

He first adjusted his condition to the best.

Then, he took out the special container holding the Bone Spirit Cold Fire.

The Bone Spirit Cold Fire, ranked eleventh on the list of strange fires, is a unique fire that combines the extreme cold and heat. It is said to form only in places where the sun and moon alternate every hundred years.

When Jiang Xing took the Bone Spirit Cold Fire out of the container, he felt its coldness, but the slight burning pain in his hand reminded him that it was still fire.

Jiang Xing reached his other hand into the Bone Spirit Cold Fire, found the right position, and directly grabbed the Origin Fire.

He controlled his fighting spirit to sever the connection between them.

Looking at the dark white fire of origin in his hand, Jiang Xing took a deep breath and swallowed it.

As soon as the Bone Spirit Cold Fire entered his body, he felt a strange sensation—both hot and cold, as if ice and fire were clashing within him, making it quite uncomfortable.

Jiang Xing suppressed the discomfort and focused on feeling the Bone Spirit Cold Fire Essence circulating through his body. He skillfully used his fighting spirit to direct it to his meridians and began refining it using the Burning Technique.

Although the energy of the Bone Spirit Cold Fire was strong, the Burning Technique had evolved to an advanced Earth Rank. Combined with Jiang Xing's strength as a three-star Dou Zun, the refining process was relatively easy.

After some time, Jiang Xing had completely refined the Bone Spirit Cold Fire.

The next step was to fuse the strange fires.

Jiang Xing summoned the green fusion fire with his fighting spirit and used the Burning Technique to merge it with the dark white Bone Spirit Cold Fire.

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A month later, the green flame and the dark white flame had fully merged, creating a new strange fire with a gray-green color.

After refining the Bone Spirit Cold Fire, Jiang Xing's strength increased from three-star Dou Zun to five-star Dou Zun, and he was nearing a breakthrough to six-star Dou Zun.

The Burning Technique had also advanced from high-level Earth Rank to quasi-Heaven Rank.

Jiang Xing felt the energy of the newly formed strange fire and couldn't help but be pleased. He believed that this new strange fire, formed from the fusion of these five fires, should rank among the top five on the strange fire list!

He also eagerly anticipated the fusion of the five-colored fire lotus and its potential power.