Xiao Yan glanced over the more than ten puppets and pondered: "These are some early alchemy puppets I made. They are very different from the current alchemy puppets."
"But with a little modification, making some fruit tree seeds and medicine to promote their growth is just feasible."
Taking a deep breath, Xiao Yan snapped his fingers, and more than ten brilliant flames shot toward the puppets.
The intense heat instantly twisted the runes on the puppets, altering the abilities they possessed.
Although much time had passed, these puppets were personally made by Xiao Yan, so the memory of their runes remained very clear.
With a substantial increase in strength, Xiao Yan finished modifying all more than ten puppets without taking too long.
In a short while, the originally black puppets now displayed delicate red flame patterns on their bodies.
By creating array formations again to produce these functional puppets, Xiao Yan gained some new insights.
He snapped his fingers and took out leftover materials from when he cultivated Heavenly Flames, letting the more than ten puppets concoct medicine for cultivating Ice-Fire Fruit Trees. Xiao Yan looked down at the Storage Beast Ring on his wrist.
Now, the Storage Beast Ring was more like a large magical storage ring. Even though it had been transformed by the magical beasts inside, with glowing forests and hills, it was still unsuitable for cultivation.
He had long thought of adding an array formation to the Storage Beast Ring, allowing the flow of natural energy in and out so that the internal natural energy could remain sufficient for the magical beasts to cultivate.
Calming his mind, the Blood Seal on Xiao Yan's brow emitted red light. His vast soul power immediately drew energy to create runes, which were continuously imprinted onto the Storage Beast Ring, forming a crimson circular ring.
The effect of the connected runes was to allow the Storage Beast Ring to continuously and slightly absorb and release energy.
The energy it absorbed and released was merely the surrounding air and would not cause much disturbance.
When the crimson circle was imprinted on the Storage Beast Ring, the Amethyst Winged Lion inside immediately sensed the change in the ring's space.
"Flowing wind… The natural energy here is increasing." The Amethyst Winged Lion was surprised.
Although some natural energy was released daily due to the environmental transformation, it was so sparse that a month's worth wouldn't even suffice for a single intake.
But now, the rate of increase in natural energy was astonishingly fast.
Before long, Xiao Yan's voice echoed within the Storage Beast Ring: "From now on, you can cultivate here as well."
"Start cultivating again?" The two-headed Fire Spirit Serpent, fast asleep, was abruptly awakened. After almost two and a half years of cultivation, it was truly exhausted.
Having resolved the matter weighing on his mind, Xiao Yan exhaled. From now on, with the head magical beast inside, he needn't worry about its cultivation stagnating.
"Xiao Yan, I've found everything." Moon Charm's willow-like waist swayed as she slowly approached Xiao Yan, two storage rings hanging from her delicate fingers.
Flower Snake followed closely, entering hurriedly: "I've collected everything too."
However, seeing the more than ten strange people manipulating fire behind Xiao Yan, she asked curiously: "What are these?"
After a moment, letting the alchemy puppets fuse all medicinal power, Xiao Yan produced more than ten jade bottles. With a palm, more than ten blobs of red medicinal liquid floated inside.
Seeing the full jade bottles of medicinal liquid, Xiao Yan smiled: "These are my alchemy assistants. Let them continue here; we'll plant on-site."
"Plant what?" Flower Snake asked, confused. The tree seeds they had collected had not yet been used.
"You'll know when the time comes." Xiao Yan's wings appeared behind him. He stored the jade bottles into the Bone Flame Ring and flew toward the Moon Orchid sisters' current location.
This was the Tagore Great Desert. Even though it was within the serpent tribe's royal city, the desert still occupied a vast area with few obstructions.
Moreover, the Moon Orchid sisters had reached the Dou Shi level. Their work efficiency far exceeded that of ordinary people.
"Young Master Xiao Yan." Seeing Xiao Yan and the others speeding toward them, the Moon Orchid sisters stopped and wiped the sweat from their foreheads.
Glancing at the flat and spacious sand, Xiao Yan nodded in satisfaction: "This area is excellent."
"Really plant things here?" Moon Charm looked at the sandy area in disbelief. "I know some places with relatively fertile soil."
Although she knew Xiao Yan was strong, planting in sand—did he have the power to make iron trees bloom?
"It only takes a few minutes." Xiao Yan's soul power scanned the storage rings Moon Charm brought back. He took out the seeds and some medicinal materials. The brilliant fledgling Emperor Flame rose, and he personally began the concoction.
He already understood the properties of Blue Lotus Earth Core Fire rhizomes and Ice Spirit Flame Grass.
With prior experience comprehending the Blue Ice Blazing Fire Tree, this seed concoction also had a foundation of experience.
Under the gaze of Moon Charm and the others, Xiao Yan moved fluidly. He quickly refined all the medicinal materials into a liquid, merging them into one, and infused them into the seeds.
The originally plain seeds, under the powerful infusion of the medicinal liquid, now displayed red and blue colors intertwined, looking entirely different.
"Is it ready now?" Moon Charm asked in astonishment.
Xiao Yan nodded and distributed the seeds and the remaining medicinal liquid to the four women: "Bury them in the sand, then drip a drop of this red liquid on them. They'll change quickly."
"Quickly? A tree's growth normally takes at least several years…" Flower Snake didn't want to argue but wanted to see how fast Xiao Yan meant by "quickly."
Receiving the materials, Flower Snake immediately chose a spot, buried the seeds in the sand, and carefully dripped a drop of the medicinal liquid.
The crimson liquid sank into the sand covering the seeds. Flower Snake clearly felt the sand tremble. Soon, a red-and-blue seedling sprouted.
"How is this possible?!" Flower Snake was shocked. The speed was far too fast.
Under the eyes of the several snake women, the seedlings grew visibly before their eyes. In a short time, they were over a meter tall.
Moon Charm and the other three snake women were dumbfounded.
Xiao Yan urged: "Plant quickly. These seedlings will serve as seeds. To cover the entire Tagore Great Desert, we need many more."
Flower Snake nodded blankly. After a long moment, she regained her senses, staring at the seeds in her hands. This was truly miraculous.
Watching the rapid growth of the Ice-Fire Fruit Trees, Xiao Yan recalled the image of all things growing in his mind, faintly touching the path of condensing the Flame of Living Beings.
(End of Chapter)
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