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"The Bone Spirit Cold Flame is too strong, I can't directly devour it with the Burning Art. If I had a lower-level Strange Flame, I could devour that first to become stronger, and then devour the Bone Spirit Cold Flame."
The Burning Art is extremely powerful and mysterious, capable of advancing by devouring Strange Flames, incorporating them into the body as a part of oneself, and rapidly increasing cultivation. However, the problem lies in Xiao Yan's body being unable to withstand the terrifying energy of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame.
Simply put, his cultivation is too weak, his body is too weak, and the Bone Spirit Cold Flame's energy is too strong. Before the Burning Art can even begin to devour the Strange Flame, his own body would be burned away first.
Xiao Yan opened the Strange Flame Ranking List. He didn't know who had compiled this list, but it contained very detailed illustrated explanations of the twenty-three Strange Flames of the Dou Qi Continent.
Profound Yellow Flame, ranked twenty-third on the Strange Flame Ranking List. Profound yellow, the colors of heaven and earth. The Profound Yellow Flame is born between heaven and earth, at the intersection of yin and yang, where all things mix and resonate. Profound yellow is formless, its power like the suppression of heaven and earth. Once the Profound Yellow Flame appears, it carries the weight of a thousand mountains.
Ten Thousand Beasts Spirit Flame, ranked twenty-second on the Strange Flame Ranking List. The Ten Thousand Beasts Spirit Flame is born in a place teeming with the vitality of ten thousand beasts, created by the power of ten thousand beasts, and harmonized by the spirits of ten thousand beasts. Its color resembles the colors of ten thousand beasts. It is the flame that protects the vitality and prosperity of ten thousand beasts.
Yin-Yang Dual Flame, ranked twenty-first on the Strange Flame Ranking List. Born in the void between the netherworld and the mortal realm, its colors are black and white like yin-yang fish, swimming in the void. Yin and yang are the laws of nature, the origin of all things in the world. The Yin-Yang Dual Flame, born from the origin, is filled with the dual powers of life and death. The yang fire saves people, endlessly regenerating, while the yin fire kills, leaving no bones behind.
Netherworld Poison Flame, ranked twentieth on the Strange Flame Ranking List. Born in the ancient Netherworld Poison Swamp. Forged by the miasma of the poisonous swamp for millions of years, the flame consumes the endless poisonous miasma, forming a spirit after a hundred years, taking shape after a thousand years. When fully formed, its color is greenish, like a ghost fire traveling through the poisonous swamp miasma. The Netherworld Poison Flame contains potent poison; even a spark of it will cause severe poisoning. It cannot be devoured and used normally, only the Calamity Poison Body can devour it.
Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, ranked nineteenth on the Strange Flame Ranking List. Born deep within the earth's core magma, tempered and carved by the earth's fire for millions of years, forming a spirit after ten years, taking shape after a hundred years, and becoming a lotus after a thousand years. When fully formed, its color is bluish, with a cluster of azure fire in the lotus heart, known as the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame. This fire's power is unpredictable, capable of controlling the power of volcanoes, forming the destructive power of nature!
Xiao Yan focused on the descriptions of the last five Strange Flames. If he wanted to devour a Strange Flame as quickly as possible to increase his strength, the last five were undoubtedly the best.
Although Xiao Yan didn't know who had compiled this Strange Flame Ranking List, the ranking was based on the strength of the Strange Flames.
And Xiao Yan found a record, or rather a diary, in the Storage Ring, detailing the process by which the ring's owner had subdued the Bone Spirit Cold Flame. The ring's owner had consumed a Tier 5 Pill, the Blood Lotus Pill, and even with their Dou Wang (Fighting King) cultivation, they were almost burned to ashes, barely managing to subdue the Bone Spirit Cold Flame at the last moment.
In other words, if Xiao Yan really wanted to completely devour the Bone Spirit Cold Flame with the Burning Art, he would at least have to refine a Tier 5 Pill, the Blood Lotus Pill, and have a Dou Wang's cultivation.
The Blood Lotus Pill can form a blood scab within the body, protecting it from the inside and out from the flames' damage.
Xiao Yan had been having Ya Fei pay attention to the medicinal materials needed for the Blood Lotus Pill. In the Storage Ring Ya Fei had given him, besides a few of the main ingredients for the Blood Lotus Pill, all the other auxiliary ingredients were complete.
"If I had the Blood Lotus Pill, absorbing the lowest-ranked Profound Yellow Flame... would I have a chance at Dou Ling (Fighting Spirit), Da Dou Shi (Great Battle Master), no, maybe even a peak Dou Shi (Battle Master)? After all, I have a trace of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame in my body. Using that bit of Bone Spirit Cold Flame to protect myself, maybe it's possible."
Xiao Yan kept calculating, but soon, he lay on the ground with a dejected look.
"Sigh, a Tier 5 Pill, how am I supposed to refine that? I can't even refine a Tier 3 Pill right now." Having witnessed Hun Xuzi's alchemy techniques once, Xiao Yan had gained many insights into alchemy and was already able to refine Tier 2 Pills, but Tier 3 Pills were too difficult.
The difficulty wasn't in the refining itself, but in the collection of materials. In Wutan City, collecting the materials for a Tier 3 Pill was truly difficult for Xiao Yan.
Alchemists are money-guzzling beasts. Besides observing high-level alchemists refining pills to learn, more importantly, they need to constantly refine, summarizing experience from failures. The higher the level of the pill, the rarer the medicinal materials, and even with the help of a Strange Flame, success is difficult.
Gathering a set of Tier 3 Pill ingredients is too difficult!
Xiao Yan raised his right hand, looking at the Soul Ring on his finger. There were now two paths before him. The first was to enter Canaan Academy with Xun Er and the others to study and cultivate, and wait until his cultivation was high enough to directly devour the Bone Spirit Cold Flame.
As one of the most famous advanced academies on the Dou Qi Continent, Canaan Academy was a sacred place in the hearts of almost all young people.
Canaan Academy was located at the junction of the Gama Empire and two neighboring empires. In such a lawless area, it still held a transcendent position, which showed how powerful Canaan Academy was.
If he hadn't been cultivating the Burning Art, Xiao Yan would have definitely entered Canaan Academy to cultivate.
The second path was the Soul Palace token in his Storage Ring.
Xiao Yan had cracked Hun Xuzi's test and cured the poison. According to Hun Xuzi, he could take that token to the Soul Palace in the Royal Capital.
In the Storage Ring, there were maps and books about the Dou Qi Continent, one section of which introduced the forces of the Dou Qi Continent: One Palace One Tower Two Sects Three Valleys Four Pavilions, and the Soul Palace could be said to be one of the top organizations in the Dou Qi Continent, with its sphere of influence spanning the entire Dou Qi Continent.
But the problem was that the Soul Palace described in the book was more like an evil, terrifying organization! They constantly abducted talented alchemists and plundered powerful Souls.
Xiao Yan understood that Hun Xuzi had given him the token because he valued his naturally powerful Soul and his talent as an alchemist.
Although the Soul Palace was full of unknown dangers, it was undeniable that if Xiao Yan wanted to obtain information about Strange Flames and learn more powerful alchemy techniques, entering the Soul Palace was the best way.
Power is like a knife; how to use the knife is up to the user. Whether to use it to chop people or chop melons depends entirely on the user.
"Where am I going to find a Strange Flame?"
Xiao Yan looked at the sky; it wasn't early anymore, so he left the cave.
Just as Xiao Yan returned to the family gate, coincidentally, he saw a familiar young girl's figure standing gracefully in the courtyard, looking extremely beautiful.
"Xun Er is willing to come back."
Hearing Xiao Yan's voice, Xun Er turned around and saw Xiao Yan returning from outside. She stuck out her tongue and said softly with a smile, "I just came back from closed-door cultivation. All I've heard since I got back is about Xiao Yan-gege's glorious history."
What Xun Er was referring to was naturally Xiao Yan's public alchemy, which had almost bankrupted the two major families without bloodshed.
"It's just a small matter, it's not like I can only refine a few pills, what's so great about it."
Seeing Xiao Yan's annoying appearance, Xun Er laughed sweetly, "Then congratulations, Xiao Yan-gege. No matter what grade of alchemist or what level of cultivation you are, Canaan Academy will make an exception and admit you. Xiao Yan-gege, you don't even need to take the exam to enter Canaan Academy."
Hearing about Canaan Academy, Xiao Yan's expression showed a hint of hesitation.
Xun Er keenly caught it and asked worriedly, "What's wrong, Xiao Yan-gege? Don't you want to go to Canaan Academy to cultivate?"
"It's not that. Compared to cultivating Dou Qi at Canaan Academy, I'm more eager for a Strange Flame right now." Xiao Yan didn't hide it; Strange Flames were the dream of every Alchemist.
Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Xun Er blinked her eyes and said to Xiao Yan, "If it's Strange Flames you're after, Canaan Academy has one. Didn't cousin Xiao Yu tell you?"
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