“If I can’t use Dou Qi to produce flames, how am I supposed to refine pills?” “And on the Dou Qi Continent, having fire alone isn’t enough!” Not long after his initial joy, the expression on Chu Xiao’s face turned bitter.
On the Dou Qi Continent, the conditions for becoming an Alchemist were extremely harsh.
First, one’s Dou Qi attribute must be Fire, with a trace of Wood attribute to serve as a catalyst during the refining process.
Second, one must possess exceptional Soul Perception to grasp the state of the medicinal pill during refinement.
He certainly had no problem with Soul Perception; he could achieve that by visualizing the Journal for a period of time.
However, as for his Dou Qi attribute, he was like Xiao Li—possessing the Lightning attribute with a trace of Wind attribute.
Even with Alchemist knowledge and experience, if given medicinal ingredients, he still wouldn’t be able to refine pills.
Right then, the Journal sent another piece of information.
[Thunder Absolute Imperial Flame has been auxiliary refined.] In just an instant, Chu Xiao felt a certain change occur within his soul.
With a thought, he discovered a purple-black flame appearing out of thin air within his sea of consciousness, floating and burning.
[Thunder Absolute Imperial Flame]: Accidentally born in a certain supreme world when a Primordial Spiritual Root swallowed the collision between Primordial Mysterious Thunder and Primordial Sun True Fire.
It possesses the ability to evolve by swallowing flames, lightning, and wood-attribute power.
This wisp of Thunder Absolute Imperial Flame was already inseparable from his soul, becoming a derived part of it, much like a third eye or a sixth finger.
“Hiss!” Chu Xiao sucked in a breath of cold air, contributing to the birth of a Heavenly Flame on the Dou Qi Continent.
Terrifying as this!
He almost couldn’t resist letting out a “jie jie” strange laugh.
The Journal was truly considerate, providing a sub-profession and then gifting a special flame.
Furthermore, the upper limit of this flame surpassed the level of the Great Thousand World; its value was even higher than the Alchemist sub-profession.
However, what he obtained was the most basic sub-flame version.
Releasing it would only easily burn the soul of a Dou Shi.
A Da Dou Shi manifesting Dou Qi Armor could defend against it to some extent.
“Transform!” Chu Xiao tapped the center of his brow.
His body and soul power reached resonance, and the Thunder Absolute Imperial Flame transformed into a black-purple flame-and-lightning pattern before fading away.
In the next instant, Chu Xiao’s temperament changed from the inside out, giving off a stronger masculine aura while feeling mysterious and ethereal.
From now on, if his soul suffered an attack, the Thunder Absolute Imperial Flame would react immediately.
If infused into his body, it could also enhance his soul, body, and Dou Qi foundation.
“But this fire doesn’t have wood-attribute power; can it be used for refining medicine?” Chu Xiao’s focus returned to the first question.
Obviously, the Journal would not clear his doubts; he would have to buy medicinal ingredients and try it himself to get the answer.
But he felt he should be able to refine; after all, the Journal was so mysterious that there was no need for such an obvious contradiction.
Moreover, in the Daoist theory of the Five Elements, the Lightning attribute is also categorized under the Wood attribute.
The life-generating characteristics of lightning match the wood attribute, possessing the ability to grow and multiply like trees.
In nature, they influence each other; static electricity generated during the growth of trees can trigger lightning.
Adding lightning-attribute power during alchemy should have a similar effect to adding wood-attribute power.
High-grade pills even need to undergo Pill Lightning after being formed, which is a manifestation of the mutual generation and restraint of fire and wood power.
If a pill can’t withstand it, it is destroyed; if it can, the medicinal effects will undergo an earth-shaking change.
At this thought, Chu Xiao had a sudden inspiration.
“The Thunder Absolute Imperial Flame can swallow Heavenly Flames, lightning, and wood-attribute power to grow stronger.
Doesn’t that mean I can also practice the Fen Jue (Flame Mantra)?” The Fen Jue (Flame Mantra) felt like a technique born specifically for such a purpose, likely related to the five missing Original Dharma Bodies.
Tou She Gu Di also obtained it by chance during spirit convergence.
His original form was a Heavenly Flame, most likely the Fallen Heart Flame, with a smaller probability of being the Blue Lotus Geocentric Flame or the Mysterious Yellow Flame.
Heavenly Flames have the instinct to swallow each other to evolve.
After Tou She Gu Di practiced the Fen Jue (Flame Mantra), he became a God even without Origin Qi.
This might be related to the Nihility Devouring Flame and the Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame, but it could also be due to the uniqueness of the Fen Jue (Flame Mantra).
Besides swallowing fire, the Thunder Absolute Imperial Flame was very suitable for practicing the Fen Jue (Flame Mantra).
“I don’t need the complete version from Yao Lao right now; the fragmented version from Han Feng would be enough.
Combined with the unique nature of the Thunder Absolute Imperial Flame’s swallowing and evolution, it will be sufficient to become a flame that surpasses Tou She Gu Di.” Chu Xiao felt this matter was highly feasible.
But as for the specific operation, he still needed to plan carefully.
His foundation was his knowledge of the plot and the Journal cheat.
He couldn’t blindly trust the plot, but he couldn’t truly slack off and rely only on the cheat either.
In this world where one can obtain power and return it to oneself, he would only consider slacking off once he reached the level of transcendence.
“Not entering reincarnation, not touched by causality, time not affecting the body, with beauties by my side.” Chu Xiao visualized the Journal, and his thoughts gradually became clear.
The Journal could subtly enhance his soul power, with an effect better than deep sleep.
Meanwhile, many women holding the Journal copies were tossing and turning, unable to sleep at all.
In the Snake-People Tribe, Medusa arrived at the sacred land to meet the four elders.
“This Queen intends to hide her identity and take a trip to the human cities.” “This matter concerns bloodline evolution; you all know the importance of this matter.” Medusa walked over with a swaying gait, a cold gaze sweeping over the four elders.
She would never forget that her sister was forced to seal herself because of these four pedantic old fools.
But as the Queen, she carried the responsibility of protecting the tribe.
She couldn’t just live for herself; some things needed to be planned secretly while waiting for the right moment.
The four elders looked at each other and didn’t ask much.
They raised the snake-head scepters in their hands and joined forces to manifest a secret technique of the Snake-People.
Half an hour later, a pillar of purple light soared into the sky.
With the sound of a water droplet falling, a graceful figure walked out of the light pillar.
The purple, gorgeous tail had disappeared, transformed into a pair of fair-as-jade, long legs without a trace of fat.
“So these are human legs; they are indeed much more convenient.” Medusa felt the sensation of her legs in the sacred pool.
She lowered her head to observe them closely, strengthening her resolve to break through to Dou Zong.
With the support of the secret technique, the snake tail had only temporarily become legs; it would return to its original form in seven days.
During this period, it would not affect her strength.
Only through bloodline evolution or advancing to Dou Zong—after undergoing the lightning tribulation—could she completely transform into a human form.
If her bloodline power evolved, she wouldn’t encounter bottlenecks even when cultivating to Dou Zun “Take good care of the tribe.
If anything happens, use the secret technique to send word to this Queen.” Taking out a long black dress from her storage ring to completely cover her seductive body and putting on a black veil, Medusa manifested her Dou Qi wings and soared into the sky.
Meanwhile, in a large city not far from Wu Tan City where a Dou Ling resided.
The Yun Lan Sect had a merchant guild here.
Nalan Yanran was sitting by the window of a private courtyard.
Her eyes were as large as almonds, and her eyelids were red, clearly from having cried heavily.
Suddenly, a gust of wind pressure appeared, blowing against the doors and windows, causing Nalan Yanran to instinctively shield herself with her arms.
Once everything returned to peace, she looked to the side warily.
“Teacher?” After seeing the newcomer’s face clearly, Nalan Yanran’s nose twitched, and tears surged out.
Before Yun Yun could speak, she lunged forward and hugged her, burying her head in her chest.
Yun Yun: “…” A hug is fine, but there’s no need to use so much force.