"This is fate, huh."
A wind mixed with countless medicinal fragrances blew across Holy Pill City. Inside a luxurious seven-story inn, Feng Qing Er lay spread-eagled on a jade bed.
Her features were picturesque. On her exquisite oval face was unconcealed envy, and her sharp eyes were filled with eagerness.
As a direct descendant of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Tribe and the daughter of a Dou Saint, she had always been extremely arrogant and looked down on everyone in the world.
But after obtaining the Journal observation copy, she had come to understand her own insignificance and had restrained that arrogance.
Not to mention comparing herself with Xun Er—even the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, and the Woeful Poison Body could all suppress her.
And now, Xun Er obtaining the Flame Mantra made her even more deeply envious. After all, this was the path to becoming a God. With Xun Er's talent and background, she would likely walk it exceptionally smoothly.
"Don't think too much about things that don't belong to you." Feng Qing Er calmed her emotions, sat cross-legged, and entered a cultivation state.
As long as she could hold onto Xiao Ting, she too would have a bright future.
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At the same time, on a mountain range in the northern part of the Black-Corner Region, fierce winds raged, enveloping the mountains and forming a natural chasm.
The Jia Nan Academy recruitment team rode their flying magical beasts swiftly through the clouds. A layer of storm surrounded them, keeping the fierce winds at bay.
Atop the head of one such flying magical beast, a cute girl in a white dress with delicate features lazily gnawed on a fruit:
"I don't seem to have cultivated any techniques. I just got stronger by eating. I wonder if Xiao Ting has any technique suitable for me to cultivate."
"Ptooey! Even if he does, I won't cultivate it. Getting stronger just by eating is fine. This young miss is even more awesome than the Woeful Poison Body that eats poison and the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils that enslaves snake-type magical beasts. I don't want boring sitting meditation."
"Xiao Ting definitely knows what kind of magical beast I am. When we reach Wu Tan City, I'll give him a big scare, hehe."
Zi Yan's eyes were full of slyness and anticipation.
She couldn't wait to see Xiao Ting's expression when he saw her in Wu Tan City.
As for the contents written in the Journal—Tou She Ancient God Mansion, Tou She Ancient God's inheritance—she didn't care about any of that.
It was good to become stronger, and she could eat any heavenly treasures she found.
But what she was most curious about right now was her own identity.
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Meanwhile, on Xiao Lan the Blue Eagle's back.
Xun Er stared straight at Xiao Ting's side profile, momentarily lost in a daze.
She had never expected to learn the secrets inside the Tou She Ancient God Mansion so easily.
The Embryonic Tier Di pill and the Ancient God's inheritance—the core was the Dou God Origin required for a Dou Saint to break through to Dou God!
"If the Battle Qi Continent no longer has any Dou God Origin, where did the Tou She Ancient God obtain his?"
"Could it be that by cultivating the Flame Mantra, continuously devouring and fusing Heavenly Flames, he eventually generated it himself?"
"The Tou She Ancient God himself was a Heavenly Flame. That situation isn't impossible."
"Then if I refine the Nihility Devouring Flame when I reach Nine-Star Dou Saint…"
In that instant, Xun Er thought of many things and became even more convinced that her idea to cultivate the Flame Mantra was correct.
If the Tou She Ancient God Mansion was not opened, this might be the only way to break through to Dou God.
The Pure Lotus Demon Flame and the Nihility Devouring Flame each represented one chance!?
While pondering, Xun Er did not forget to continue reading Xiao Ting's Journal.
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[Mysterious Yellow Flame, Ten Thousand Beast Flame, Yin-Yang Twin Flames—I don't know their exact locations, but I know some clues. Once I become stronger, I can help Xun Er look for them.]
[Ghostly Poison Flame—I'll leave that for Little Fairy Doctor. The general area where this Heavenly Flame is located is easy to determine. Finding the exact position will require some effort, but I have a way to lure it out on its own. Then we can capture it and let Little Fairy Doctor refine it. She can perfectly control the Woeful Poison Body, her talent will improve, and her combat strength will increase.]
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"So the most perfect method requires the Ghostly Poison Flame."
A trace of realization flashed in Little Fairy Doctor's eyes. She glanced sideways at Xiao Ting, who appeared to be resting with his eyes closed, and warmth surged in her heart.
Xiao Ting had always kept her matters in mind and was constantly thinking and planning for her.
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[Green Lotus Core Flame—excluded.]
[However, this Heavenly Flame, like the Fallen Heart Flame, is not unique. We can look for another one inside the Lava World.]
[Wind and Thunder Fury Flame—needs to be searched for after becoming stronger.]
[Fire Mountain Rock Flame—is in the hands of the Yan Clan's clan leader. The Gu Clan might be able to trade for a sub-flame and cultivate it into an independent Heavenly Flame.]
[Fire Cloud Water Flame—is in Yan Clan's Huo Yao's hands…]
[Sea Heart Flame—known one is in Han Feng's hands. Reserved by Brother Yan.]
[Fallen Heart Flame—two known. One in Jia Nan Academy, one young flame deep inside the Lava World directly below Jia Nan Academy.]
[Turtle Spiritual Earth Flame—is in Yao Clan's Yao Tian's hands…]
[Nine Dragon Lightning Flame is in the Burning Flame Valley. Originally, I planned to obtain Heavenly Flames. Lightning-fire attribute matches my Battle Qi attribute the best and it also carries dragon aura. As long as I help Tang Huo Er resolve her physical hidden ailment, obtaining a sub-flame of this Heavenly Flame and cultivating it shouldn't be difficult.]
[Now that I have the Purple Beast Heavenly Flame, this Heavenly Flame is useless to me. I can help Xun Er obtain it.]
[Bone Chilling Flame—is with Yao Lao…]
[Nine Serene Wind Flame—there is one in Yao Clan's Yao Xingji's hands…]
[Three Thousand Burning Flame is inside Pill Tower's Star Region. The champion of the Pill Meeting can obtain the qualification to subdue it…]
[Red Lotus Karmic Fire—is in Yan Clan's Huo Zhi's hands…]
[Nine Serene Golden Ancestor Flame—is in Yan Clan's clan leader's hands…]
[Eight Wasteland Destruction Flame—is in Yan Clan's Huo Xuan's hands…]
[Living Spirit Flame—is in Shen Nong Old Man's hands…]
[If the Flame Mantra is mastered by the Yan Clan, it can very easily evolve to Heaven Tier or even stronger.]
[As long as Xun Er can persuade Uncle Gu Yuan, obtaining these Heavenly Flames shouldn't be difficult.]
[Convincing her to cultivate the Flame Mantra, on the other hand, might be somewhat difficult.]
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All the girls: "..."
No, it wasn't difficult at all.
The fact that she had obtained the Flame Mantra clearly meant she intended to cultivate it.
Xiao Ting's Journal only recorded up to this point, but the ripples it caused had only just begun.
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[Yun Yun]: Xiao Ting mentioned so many people's names in the Journal again. According to the rules of obtaining Plane Blessing, they might all have copies.
[Queen Medusa]: Yan Clan's clan leader, direct descendants of the Yan Clan who control Heavenly Flames, direct descendants of the Yao Clan who control Heavenly Flames, the Valley Master's daughter of Burning Flame Valley—if they all have copies, things will really go chaotic.
[Xun Er]: It doesn't matter. With me here, and under the condition that Journal contents cannot be leaked, my face carries a lot of weight.
[Little Fairy Doctor]: This isn't thinking about what Heavenly Flames to help Xun Er devour at all. It's clearly giving Xun Er a complete Heavenly Flame acquisition guide.
[Xun Er]: There are actually two Fallen Heart Flames below Jia Nan Academy. That place isn't simple. Perfect, I was planning to go there anyway. I'll obtain the young Fallen Heart Flame first.
[Qing Lin]: I'm not interested in Heavenly Flames. Sister Xun Er, how much longer until you arrive? Qing Lin can't wait to see Young Master Xiao Ting.
[Xun Er]: …
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Meanwhile, in the southwest region of the Central Plains, the Roasting Fire Mountain Range was formed by countless continuous volcanoes.
The fire-attribute natural energy there was extremely dense.
Within several massive mountain ranges lay an independent space opened by a Dou Saint expert—this was the core of Burning Flame Valley.
Inside one extremely well-hidden grand hall.
A young girl with fiery red long hair emerged from her cultivation state and looked at the ancient book in front of her with a face full of astonishment.
[Xiao Ting's Great Dao Journal (Tang Huo Er Observation Copy)]
"What is this?"
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