Chapter 105 Don't risk your life
Yao Yan didn't feel shy when he heard that, nor did he treat Cai Lin as an outsider. He took out a new set of clothes from his ring and put them on. His long, thick black hair was draped behind him, making him look more unruly. His dark eyes were brighter than before as he stared at the Green Lotus Earth Core Fire in the Black Demon Cauldron.

Over a month's time, the Ice Spirit Cold Spring inside had decreased a little. Like an oil lamp, the fire energy released by the Green Lotus Earth Core Fire would continuously consume the Ice Spirit Cold Spring around it.

It’s just that this process is much slower than at the beginning.

If the Green Lotus Earth Core Fire is not stimulated, it may take several years to completely consume this furnace of Ice Spirit Cold Spring.

Cut off from the outside world, the Green Lotus Earth Core Fire now has no support from fire energy. It is like a rootless source and cannot withstand constant explosions. What is being consumed is its own original power. Once the consumption is too much, this strange fire, which was born less than two hundred years ago, is very likely to be extinguished.

Yao Yan would naturally not do such a stupid thing. He still needed the origin of the Green Lotus Earth Core Fire to advance the Burning Technique.

"Wow~"

He quickly withdrew his gaze, took out several jade medicine bottles from his ring, and melted them into a short knife with the Magic Gold Fire. He then controlled it with his soul power and used it to cut off the connection between the blue lotus and its rhizome. At the same time, he did not forget to explain to Caidie: "This blue lotus is a companion of the blue lotus earth core fire. Ordinary iron will be melted by the earth core fire contained in it if it gets close to it."

As he spoke, Yao Yan had already put the green lotus and the earth fire lotus seeds inside it into his storage ring.

His eyes turned towards the rhizome that was more than ten meters long.

"As for this stem and leaf, it is even more domineering. If ordinary practitioners just touch it, their fighting spirit will be devoured. It is an excellent material for refining weapons. However, if it is taken away, the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire here will no longer be able to condense... There is no need to be so decisive."

Yao Yan admitted that he was not a good person, but he still possessed some qualities of a pharmacist. He had already taken away most of the things. If he took away even the roots and stems, it would be too much of a waste. He did not lack the materials for refining any weapon.

Cai Lin heard this, looked at the slender root, opened her red lips and said lightly: "You are really willing to give it away. If this thing is taken to the outside world, it will definitely be a rare and precious spiritual object. Even if you don't use it, if you take it to exchange with others, I guess many people will offer a high price."

"As a human being, you still have to have some bottom line. I am already very satisfied with what I have gained from this trip. Let's go."

Yao Yan smiled and said nonchalantly.

Cai Lin did not comment, glanced at Yao Yan, and followed him silently, without any attachment to the stem and leaf. Having lived in the resource-scarce Tagor Desert since childhood, she knew better than anyone the importance of protecting the roots of spiritual objects, because that meant she could pick them again after several years.

If you blindly destroy everything, you will only end up cutting off your own path.

The fighting spirit surrounding the two men transformed into two streams of light and flew toward the magma.

Only a slender rhizome remained in its original place, quietly absorbing the fire energy from the surroundings and carrying out the next round of thousand-year gestation.

……

“This place is really unfriendly to me!”

At the entrance of the passage, Hai Bodong had been sitting cross-legged there. He stared at the magma lake below with a hint of helplessness between his brows. As a cultivator of ice-attributed fighting spirit, he could hardly absorb any energy from heaven and earth here. He could only sit and wait. That feeling was even more helpless than in the Tag Desert.

At least in the outside world, he could still get some replenishment, unlike here, except for the energy of fire attribute, even the energy of earth attribute was pitifully thin.

"嘤嘤~"

Ling'er was staying beside Haibodong at the moment. She raised her soft paws and patted Haibodong, signaling him to release some cold air to cool her down. There was no trace of fear or timidity in her emerald green eyes. To her, Haibodong was just a temporary keeper found by his master, just like the colorful butterfly before.

Hai Bodong twitched the corner of his mouth as he looked at this second-level Green Wood Fox. He couldn't understand why Yao Yan would raise such a pet with little combat power. However, his confusion didn't stop him from raising his hand to condense a piece of ice and handing it over. The temperature here was too high, and the Green Wood Fox with wood attributes couldn't hold on for too long. If this little guy died here, he would have a hard time explaining to Yao Yan.

"But this little fellow is indeed strange. An ordinary Level 2 Green Wood Fox would not be so energetic after staying here for such a long time."

He looked at Ling'er who was having fun holding an ice cube and couldn't help but mutter.

At this moment, two sounds of breaking water resounded in the cave. Hai Bodong looked over and saw that Yao Yan's whole body was wrapped in golden flames. There was a dark medicine cauldron floating beside him, and a green flame was swaying inside it. Beside him, Cai Lin had an enchanting figure and a slender purple tail. Some magma was slowly sliding down along the fighting spirit, just like a beauty who had just come out of the bath.

But combined with the burning magma below, the picture is really a bit scary.

Yao Yan glanced at the golden-red magma below, and the purple cloud wings behind him trembled slightly, and then he floated in front of Hai Bodong with the Black Demon Cauldron containing the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire, and said with a smile: "Old Hai, thank you for your hard work. Everything went well, we can go out now."

Ling'er looked at Yao Yan's return, and for a moment she didn't care about the ice cube she was holding. She jumped lightly and climbed into Yao Yan's arms along his clothes.

Yao Yan reached out and touched the little guy, then skillfully took out a bottle of plant essence from the ring and handed it over.

"Sir, your strength..."

Hai Bodong felt the fighting spirit around Yao Yan and said with some surprise that compared to the previous fighting spirit, Yao Yan's fighting spirit was several times stronger now, as if a qualitative change had taken place, but the opponent's fighting spirit level seemed to still remain at the level of fighting spirit.

Yao Yan smiled and said, "I'm lucky. I've broken through to the Dou Ling level."

"... Wasn't you a Douling before?!"

Hai Bodong looked at Yao Yan in shock. The level of fighting spirit that the other party had shown before was not like that of a great fighting master.

Yao Yan nodded, but did not explain anything. People are different. Now Fen Jue is only at the advanced Yellow Rank. If he can advance to the Profound Rank after swallowing the Green Lotus Earth Core Fire, the fighting spirit in his body will be even more exaggerated. At that time, his cultivation speed will increase further.

However, he had no interest in saying anything to Hai Bodong regarding the matter of the Burning Decree.

"Let's go."

Cai Lin still had a cold and arrogant look on his face, as if he had no interest in this matter. He said lightly, and the wings of fighting spirit behind him trembled slightly, and he was the first to fly out of the cave.

Yao Yan looked at Hai Bodong, smiled, and followed him.

Hai Bodong was silent for a while, and couldn't help but mutter: "What a monster!"

……

The three of them broke through the desert one after another. As for the cave below that was gradually covered by quicksand, the three of them ignored it. If someone had the chance to enter it, or even go deep into the magma cave, they might be able to see the two-headed fire spirit snake, a strange fourth-level monster.

Nothing unexpected happened along the way. Be it Cai Lin, the Medusa Queen, or Hai Bodong, the Ice Emperor, they were both well-known strong men in the Gama Empire and the Tagor Desert. No one would be so boring as to cause trouble for them.

But in less than half an hour, the three of them arrived at the palace of the snake people. The palace was the same as before, and there was no change because of Cai Lin's departure. Sensing the aura of the three people, Cai Die, who replaced Cai Lin to control the snake people, flashed and came to meet them. If it weren't for her sister watching beside her, she might have thrown herself into Yao Yan's arms. At the same time, her blue eyes also looked at the black magic cauldron beside Yao Yan. Just looking at the green flame, one can feel its charm.

"Sir, is this the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire you mentioned?!"

Caidie excitedly pulled Yaoyan's hand and asked.

Yao Yan nodded, and flew towards the secret room with Cai Die, but was stopped by Cai Lin halfway. She looked at Yao Yan with cold eyes and reminded him, "The strange fire is too scary. The previous secret room is not suitable for you. Let's go to another place."

If Yao Yan fails to swallow the strange fire and causes it to explode, the destructive power will be enough to destroy the entire snakeman palace.

Cai Lin had to consider this.

Yao Yan wanted to say a few words of comfort, but when he thought that the other party was Queen Medusa and he had to consider his own people, he could only nod and let her lead the way, flying towards a small island in the lake behind the palace. This place was obviously an oasis, with many exotic flowers and plants, all of which were extremely gorgeous, and there seemed to be many poisonous snakes living in it.

This seems to be the place where Cai Lin evolved in the original novel.

"If you need anything, let Caidie notify me. I'm going to take care of things outside first."

Cai Lin gave some instructions and then flew outside.

Caidie looked at her sister's departing back in surprise, then pulled Yaoyan's arm and asked curiously, "Sister's attitude towards you has changed. This is the first time I've seen her speak so gently to outsiders!"

In the past, even though my sister's voice was gentle, the murderous intent contained in her tone was extremely strong. This was the first time she spoke to Yao Yan like this.

"Perhaps it is an acknowledgement of my relationship with you."

Yao Yan was talking nonsense in a serious tone, but he had some guesses in his mind. Perhaps it was because of the time they had spent together that the other party had completely recognized his talent and strength. In the relationship between a man and a woman, sometimes it comes down to who has the strength, such as appearance, money, background, personal talent and hard work, etc.

No matter how tough Queen Medusa is, she is just a woman. As a woman, she will naturally have weaknesses, as long as you can find that weakness.

Caidie spat lightly, rolled her eyes at the shameless Yao Yan, and said, "Sir, don't you know how to blush? I haven't acknowledged my relationship with you yet."

"Isn't that a matter of time?"

Yao Yan said with a smile.

"Ignore you, young master."

The colorful butterfly twisted its slender waist and flew away as if escaping.

Yao Yan watched the colorful butterfly leave, smiled, relaxed for a while, then he straightened his mind and focused his attention on the Black Demon Cauldron. After pondering for a moment, he directly opened the cauldron. As the Green Lotus Earth Core Fire came into contact with the outside world, its swaying flames suddenly rose and became more energetic, no longer as "listless" as before.

"How do you plan to refine the strange fire, young master?"

Hai Bodong stood beside Yao Yan and asked curiously. It was the first time he saw an alchemist taming a strange fire. He never had the opportunity to watch in the past. Alchemists would not let people watch when they refined the flame.

"Swallow."

Yao Yan gave a brutal answer.

Hai Bodong was stunned when he heard this, and then he fell silent. After a moment, he couldn't help but say, "I used to hear people say that alchemists are all crazy, and I was a little skeptical... Now, I really believe it!"

He couldn't help but swear. Although Dou Qi training can strengthen the body, it has limited effect on strengthening the internal organs. Even a Dou Huang-level warrior will die if his internal organs are severely damaged. Exposing his internal organs to the strange fire is no different from seeking death.

What are the alchemists thinking?

I can’t understand!

Yao Yan didn't feel any pressure, and chuckled, "So I need the help of elixirs."

"That's crazy enough. There's almost no chance of survival."

Hai Bodong said in a deep voice. He didn't think that he could swallow this thing with the help of elixir. The power of elixir was not infinite. Once it exceeded that limit, the power erupted by the strange fire would be enough to burn the internal organs with just a little bit, and the life would naturally be gone.

"If you want to become stronger, you have to take some risks. Almost all truly powerful alchemists control powerful strange fires."

Yao Yan's expression remained unchanged as he spoke calmly, his eyes fixed on the Green Lotus Earth Core Fire in the Black Demon Cauldron. As he released it, the flame instantly rose to the size of a human head, and the surrounding icy cold springs continued to evaporate and disappear under its burning.

As the words fell, in front of Hai Bodong's horrified gaze, he actually reached out to grab the Qinglian Earth Core Fire.

Without any protection, direct contact with the flesh.

Hai Bodong's eyes twitched when he saw this scene. His fragile nerves were somewhat irritated, and he cursed in his heart: What a lunatic!

He did not say anything to stop him, but just held his breath and watched Yao Yan put his arm in.

"Chichi!"

Almost instantly, the clothes on Yao Yan's arms turned to ashes. As the violent Green Lotus Earth Core Fire rose, the power contained in it was simply not comparable to the light blue flame emitted by the Green Lotus. He was forced to directly activate his Vajra Indestructible Body. His skin, which was a mixture of silver and bronze, flickered in brightness in the blue flame, and for a moment he actually withstood the scorching heat of the Green Lotus Earth Core Fire.

"As expected of a true strange fire, its power is truly overwhelming!"

Yao Yan felt the piercing pain, but there was no fear on his face. Instead, there was a bit of fanaticism. He sighed from the heart. He was confident that he could use the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire to temper his body and cultivate his Vajra Indestructible Body to the second level. By then, he would dare to touch even a Dou Zong-level strong man.

Realizing that Yao Yan wanted to use the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire to strengthen his body, Hai Bodong couldn't help but take a breath. At this moment, he truly understood why Yao Yan could reach this level at this age.

Just don’t risk your life!

(End of this chapter)