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Han Feng's soul body, having had the Heavenly Flame extracted by Amon and suffering immense depletion from resisting the Worm of Spirit's Parasite, appeared somewhat ethereal.
Furthermore, in Amon's hand, he was squeezed into a spherical shape, with only a faint outline of a face visible on the sphere, yet Yao Chen recognized him at a glance.
For this disciple whom he had raised and treated as his own, Venerable Yao had poured his heart and soul into him; his reluctance to give him the Flame Mantra was not to guard against him, but because Yao Chen himself was unsure if this cultivation method was truly effective.
The cultivation method of devouring Heavenly Flames was too difficult and too dangerous. At that time, Yao Chen was the renowned Venerable Yao of the Central Continent; even without taking such a gamble, he could have given Han Feng a bright future.
By the time it was Xiao Yan's turn, he was already at his wit's end, and also harbored the selfish desire to revive himself, which was why he brought out the Flame Mantra and let Xiao Yan choose for himself.
However, his efforts for Han Feng ultimately resulted in ruthless betrayal, almost leading to his own demise.
When he saw him again, even with his temperament, the anger in his heart was palpable and hard to conceal.
Amon chuckled, "Heh heh, it seems Venerable Yao has quite an impression of this person. Let's make a deal… I'll use his soul in exchange for a trace of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame's origin… The amount doesn't matter, even a trace that can only last for a day would suffice."
Yao Chen raised an eyebrow, immediately understanding Amon's intention: "You want to cultivate a Heavenly Flame yourself? The price you'd pay for that would probably be enough to find several Heavenly Flames, wouldn't it?"
"That's my own business, no need for you to worry about it."
Yao Chen's face showed suspicion: "It seems you know a lot about the matters between me and this rebellious disciple. Are you from the Soul Hall?"
Amon shook his head: "How I know isn't important, is it? If I were from the Soul Hall, what you'd be facing now wouldn't be just me, but several Honored Elders."
Yao Chen's tone hesitated slightly, a hint of cunning appearing in his eyes:
"In my current state, separating a trace of the origin Heavenly Flame would also cause no small harm to my soul. Using it to exchange for that rebellious disciple's soul, I seem to be at a disadvantage.
"And bringing him back is useless except for venting my anger. Seeing him in this state, worse than death, only brings me joy."
He was already leaning towards an exchange but wanted to see if he could extract anything more from this mysterious person.
Amon "tsk"ed and replied, "I mean, if you don't exchange, I'll release him and find him a Dou Ancestor's corpse to help him revive."
Yao Chen fell silent for a moment, then chuckled, "Your method of threatening people is truly unique. Alright, you win, I agree to the exchange."
Just as Yao Chen was about to cut off a part of his Bone Spirit Cold Flame, a wisp of bone-white flame had already appeared in Xiao Yan's palm:
"Teacher, I haven't used the wisp of origin you gave me last time. Let me pay for it."
The Bone Spirit Cold Flame was connected to Yao Chen's soul; if it were damaged, it would also affect the already weak Yao Chen.
Xiao Yan still remembered when Qing Meng had bitten off a wisp of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame's origin last time, injuring Yao Chen. Therefore, he proactively split off a part of his Heavenly Flame, plucking a wisp of flame from Qing Meng.
Yao Chen was stunned, a warm current flowing through his heart.
"Go." Xiao Yan flicked his finger, shooting that wisp of Bone Spirit Cold Flame towards Amon.
The latter opened his mouth and swallowed it directly.
Xiao Yan was slightly surprised; even if it was just a wisp of origin with no great power, it was still a Heavenly Flame, and its temperature wouldn't change in a short time. Swallowing it directly like that was no easy feat.
"Here." Amon tossed the soul cluster in his hand over, then said:
"I see the young brother seems to be in a hurry. I'll give you this Gale Eagle. Hmm, it can live for three more months. You can take its magic core yourself then."
"Caw…" A clear eagle cry resounded, and the majestic giant eagle descended from the sky.
The strong winds stirred up dust as it landed, and the wind rustled the surrounding trees.
Yao Chen received Han Feng's soul and, seeing this sudden change, instinctively assumed a defensive stance, the Bone Spirit Cold Flame condensed in his palm, ready to strike.
The dust spread to Xiao Yan's eyes, causing him to instinctively shield his face with his hand.
When the wind stopped and the dust cleared, Amon was nowhere to be seen, only the giant Gale Eagle below staring at him with sharp eyes.
Being stared at by such a demon beast exuding strong pressure, Xiao Yan swallowed.
"Tea… Teacher, he said he's giving us this? If I'm not mistaken, this should be a Rank 6 demon beast."
"Mm." Yao Chen nodded, adding, "Not only that, but it's a peak Rank 6 demon beast, on the same level as Jia Xingtian, the Jia Ma Empire's royal family guardian, and Medusa before her evolution."
"Although he said this big guy can only live for three more months, it's still a Rank 6 demon beast. Even if it dies, it'll have a Rank 6 magic core. To give this as a gift, his generosity is too immense."
Yao Chen sighed, "It's both a gift and an apology for that small threat just now… Additionally, it might also be compensation for us."
"Compensation?" Xiao Yan was stunned.
"Yes." Yao Chen placed the soul in his hand before Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan looked at him curiously, finding Han Feng's eyes dull and lifeless, his mouth occasionally opening and closing, looking utterly foolish.
"Aba aba…"
"Han Feng's soul has been damaged by him, and he's even lost his original consciousness… We exchanged for a useless piece of trash." Yao Chen looked at Han Feng's soul body with a complex expression.
"Ah? So we were tricked by that guy? We lost out?" Xiao Yan scratched the back of his head.
"Not necessarily a loss… After all, it gave me a chance to personally deal with this rebellious disciple." Yao Chen moved his finger, and the Bone Spirit Cold Flame surged, incinerating Han Feng's soul into nothingness.
Yao Chen seemed to have aged considerably; his full head of white hair, which had originally made him appear immortal, now seemed to be proof of his aging.
Xiao Yan looked at Yao Chen like this and couldn't help but call out with some worry, "Teacher."
Yao Chen looked at Xiao Yan and forced a smile: "You child, really, separating a wisp of origin is nothing to me. You still have a three-year agreement, this will delay your cultivation."
Xiao Yan solemnly said, "If not for Teacher's guidance, I probably wouldn't even win that three-year agreement with Nalan Yanran, so how could I be where I am today?
"The regression in cultivation due to the separation of the origin Heavenly Flame, I'll just work harder to make it up. Teacher, your condition is the most important."
After a moment of hesitation, he asked, "Teacher, can you tell me about Han Feng?"
Yao Chen sighed softly: "Han Feng was once my disciple. Back then, I took pity on him and adopted him. I taught him cultivation and alchemy, but I never expected him to collude with the Soul Hall and plot against me."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan said bitterly, "Dying so easily, he got off lightly… Teacher, a blessing in disguise… If not for this traitor, how would we have met?
"Xiao Yan guarantees here that I will definitely revive Teacher and help Teacher return to his peak. I will also be even more outstanding than Han Feng… I will not tarnish your reputation. Additionally, I will make those who plotted against Teacher pay the price."
Yao Chen's eyes regained their luster, and he said with satisfaction, "Good, good, good… This time, I didn't misjudge anyone."
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