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Northern Continent, White Snake Tribe, White Snake City.
In the center of the temple, Huang Tao suddenly opened his eyes. After finishing this alchemy session, he retrieved Heavenly Flame Amon into the hall and walked out of the main hall.
He arrived at Cai Lin's sleeping quarters and knocked on the door.
"Come in." A cold voice came from inside. Seeing Huang Tao, who was clad in armor, with chestnut hair and azure blue pupils, Cai Lin was slightly surprised.
"I didn't expect you to be so polite." She was quite surprised that Huang Tao had knocked before entering.
Previously, her impression of Huang Tao was that he was powerful, overbearing, and had a strong desire for dominance, doing almost everything without giving others room to refuse.
"This is just basic courtesy, Madam." Huang Tao showed a slight smile.
"I'm here to inform you that due to some unforeseen circumstances, the time I promised to give you the pills might be delayed."
"What?" Cai Lin's expression darkened, and her tone became anxious: "You promised me."
Huang Tao calmly replied: "Not everything goes as I expect. Sometimes, events unfold in a way that even I find myself flustered.
"Please rest assured, I will definitely give you the pills within half a year… It might not be 100% refined to a ninth-grade pill, but an eighth-grade Heavenly Serpent Blood Coagulation Pill can be guaranteed."
Cai Lin relaxed a little. In fact, her expectation was only a seventh-grade Heaven Soul Blood Bone Pill, and she would have been satisfied with that… After the initial fervor, when she calmed down, she felt a slight regret.
Regret for making her child bear such a heavy fate from birth.
She even occasionally had the thought that it would be better if Huang Tao failed in alchemy, then perhaps her child wouldn't have to face that dangerous 'opportunity'.
Huang Tao left after speaking. He was merely informing Cai Lin; it wasn't a discussion or a request for her opinion.
After walking a certain distance, he stretched out his right hand and drew a line in the void. A dark rift appeared before his eyes, and he stepped into it.
Traveling through the void to the Ming Snake World, he was startled to see Amon's main body covered in cracks, as if it could shatter at any moment.
"What did you do? How did you get into this state? You didn't forcibly swallow a Pill Emperor, did you?" Huang Tao deduced that Amon was overstuffed by overly powerful energy.
Blood seeped from the cracks on Amon's main body's face, and he said with some difficulty:
"It wasn't a Pill Emperor. If I were to swallow it, I would have made full preparations… This time, I coincidentally saw a large mass of ownerless energy before me and didn't want to waste it."
Amon released those Amons who had used 'Soul Devour' and 'Combined Dragon Secret Technique' to fuse with the bodies of the Nether Lotus Demon Flame's Huo Nu by devouring their souls.
Ten Dou Saints, hundreds of Dou Venerates, and thousands of Dou Ancestor Amons appeared in the sky.
Looking at this rather spectacular scene, Huang Tao smiled: "Ho, it seems this time's harvest is not small."
"Leave all the Heavenly Flames to me. You and they will maintain the stability of this space. Soon, I will extract the Space Fire, and the stability of this Ming Snake World will be up to you."
Huang Tao pinched the crystal monocle on his right eye, nodded slightly, and said: "I understand."
Streams of flames emerged from Huang Tao's body, transforming into colorful flame-shaped Amons.
Except for a few Amons that had always remained pure, never used 'Convergence', never devoured mottled souls, and never fused with humans or magical beasts, serving as a backup, all other Amons that still possessed 'Convergence' ability were used as nourishment and aggregated onto Heavenly Flame Amon.
Amon then retrieved the Space Fire that was circulating on the Ming Snake World's spatial wall.
The entire Ming Snake World trembled violently. This newly born space was still not in a stable state.
The Amons, who quickly gained combat power through the Combined Dragon Secret Technique but lost their 'Convergence' ability, dispersed throughout the space, maintaining its stability.
Through 'Splitting' and 'Convergence', Amon adjusted the origin of the Heavenly Flames. He concentrated most of the origin on the Nether Lotus Demon Flame, retaining only a trace of the other Heavenly Flames, leaving a seed.
The Nether Lotus Demon Flame rapidly grew stronger, and as it grew, its purification power also increased synchronously.
He transformed into the form of a flame, layer by layer, Binding Amon's main body.
Amon released part of the suppression on the lightning energy within his internal space, allowing a small amount of lightning power to tear through space, enter his body, and then pass through it.
The cracks on his body, like a broken porcelain bowl, became denser and wider, and blood continuously seeped out, making him look quite ferocious and terrifying.
The Nether Lotus Demon Flame drilled into Amon's body, flowing through his meridians. Its powerful purification force decomposed these subtle Nine Profound Golden Lightning into the purest heaven and earth energy.
This energy, purified by the Nether Lotus Demon Flame, could be absorbed without further refinement and was even purer than the energy contained in medicinal pills that directly boosted cultivation.
Amon's main body did not absorb these energies; he distributed all of them to the Nether Lotus Demon Flame, making it even more powerful and its purification efficiency gradually faster.
The situation gradually stabilized, and the cracks on Amon's body no longer thickened or increased. To avoid any accidents, at Yao Feng's signal, Bai Lin also stopped exploring Medusa's evolution mechanism.
...
Above the Black-Corner Region, a black shadow floated in the air, and a "Kekeke" laugh emerged from the dense black smoke.
A dark chain swept over a corpse, hooking up a bewildered soul that still retained a trace of consciousness.
Protector Xiao put the soul body into her soul bag, which bulged slightly.
She weighed the soul bag and sighed… It was another day of missing Protector Meng.
When Protector Meng was still working under her, she never had to worry about mission targets; he always exceeded them… Now that Protector Meng had gone independent, she had to rush around and work hard every day.
I really want to become a salted fish… No, no, Hun Xiao, you cannot be so decadent, you are going to retrace your brother's legendary path… Protector Xiao fiercely fought against her own laziness in her heart.
Ultimately, fighting spirit triumphed over laziness. After giving herself a pep talk, she regained her drive.
She cast her gaze into the distance, towards Jia Nan Academy.
"Hmm… The information Protector Meng gave shouldn't be false, right… Is the Fallen Heart Flame really there… a cultivation cheat." She took out the space ring hanging from her neck with a string, probed it with her soul power, looked at the items inside, and then made a decision.
Inside were resources from her brother, but she generally didn't use them often; she wanted to rely on herself… Of course, when she really needed them, she wouldn't be so foolish as not to use them.
She decided to take some out to invite some helpers to snatch the Fallen Heart Flame from Jia Nan Academy!
"Hmm… Prepare a 'Li Zun Pill' for Elder Mu Zun to help hold the line, and then two 'Yue Zong Pills' to invite two Protectors. That should be enough… Hiss, it hurts a little." Protector Xiao muttered as she tucked the space ring back into the inside of her clothes.
...
In an inn in Jia Nan City, an old man with white hair and beard sat on a chair, holding a teacup and slowly drinking tea.
A shadowy figure emerged from the shadows. He respectfully bowed to the old man: "Gu Chen Daren."
Gu Chen had appeared before Ling Ying a few days ago, and it was he who brought the notification for Xun Er to return to the clan.
"Ling Ying, what did the young lady say?" Gu Chen asked gently.
Ling Ying's eyes flickered, and he quietly replied: "The young lady is unwilling to return to the clan immediately, saying that there are still some matters unresolved here."
Gu Chen shook his head and chuckled: "Is it that Xiao Family boy? I don't know what kind of bewitching potion he poured into the young lady that made her so devoted."
Ling Ying chuckled awkwardly. He had never mentioned these things in his previous reports, nor had he paid attention to this point, only considering it children's friendship. But later, he gradually realized something was amiss, and by the time he noticed the clues, it was already too late.
Gu Chen didn't say much; he also bore responsibility for this point.
"Then I will report to the clan like this, but you must remind the young lady to hurry up; the time she can delay will not be too long." Gu Chen said.
Ling Ying nodded.
Gu Chen began to form hand seals, and a distortion appeared before him. A miniature spatial wormhole appeared in front of him.
He took out a jade slip, inscribed the content he wanted to convey into it, then gathered spatial power in his right hand and pointed at the jade slip. A layer of silver light enveloped the jade slip.
"Go."
The jade slip, like a small boat, flew into the spatial wormhole. Just as it was about to disappear, an ordinary hand reached out from within the space.
Subsequently, the owner of this hand appeared before Gu Chen and Ling Ying.
When they saw the figure tearing through space to arrive, both Gu Chen and Ling Ying's hearts trembled.
Gu Yuan!
He had personally come to Jia Nan Academy.
"What bewitching potion? Who bewitched Xun Er?" Gu Yuan's calm voice rang out, showing no discernible emotion.
But Gu Chen and Ling Ying felt a terrifying pressure that seemed to suffocate them.
Gu Yuan clearly did not release his aura or display his cultivation, but he still uncontrollably instilled fear in people.
Ling Ying's Adam's apple bobbed, and he swallowed. He organized his words and recounted the various things about Xun Er and Xiao Yan.
"It was my negligence in supervision, I ask the clan leader for punishment." Ling Ying knelt down.
Gu Yuan's expression became solemn.
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