Yao Chen emerged from the Bone Flame Ring, his semi-transparent soul floating in the air with a solemn expression.
On the continent, alchemists who are able to successfully possess Heavenly Flames have always been rare, partly because of how difficult they are to find, and partly due to the danger of being incinerated by the Heavenly Flame when attempting to incorporate it into oneself.
While the cultivation of Dou Qi is prevalent on the continent, it does not emphasize the tempering of one's body. Without strong Dou Qi to shield oneself, even the entry of ordinary flames into the body can be dangerous, let alone the scorching flames of the Heavenly Flame.
The slightest negligence in attempting to contain the full power of the Heavenly Flame with Dou Qi could cause one's body to instantly turn to ashes, leaving no chance for salvation. It is truly a danger beyond dangers.
Yao Chen turned his head with a solemn expression and said to Li Xiu.
"If you want to devour this Green Lotus Core Flame, generally three essential things are needed as support. Firstly, a fifth-tier pill called Blood Lotus Pill, which allows one to approach the flame closely. Secondly, Ice Spirit Cold Fountain, which is taken before the flame enters the body to protect against the burning. Finally, there is something called Acceptance Soul, which can open a special small space in the body to store the flame."
"Of these three, when I devoured the Bone Chilling Flame back then, I still had some Acceptance Soul left, which should be enough. I have already searched for Ice Spirit Cold Fountain in the Jia Ma imperial family's medicine storehouse you seized, and there are quite a few. As for the Blood Lotus Pill, there is no lack of medicinal ingredients. If you plan to devour this Green Lotus Core Flame now, I can start refining the pill."
After hearing this, Li Xiu shook his head and said: "With the strength of my body, enduring the burning of this Green Lotus Core Flame is not a difficult task, so I don't need those things. It's just that..."
"Just what?"
Yao Chen knew that Li Xiu was a mysterious and inscrutable person and believed that he had a clear understanding of his own strength. The most worrying part of swallowing the Heavenly Flame had already been resolved, but seeing the heavy expression on Li Xiu's face still made Yao Chen puzzled.
Li Xiu remained silent and Yao Chen tactfully stopped asking.
Once all the Heavenly Flames in the world were devoured, they could be finely controlled by humans. However, their terrifying power was also limited by one's level of Dou Qi cultivation.
Unfortunately, Li Xiu's Dou Qi cultivation was not even at the level of the first stage of the Dou Qi system. If he were to devour Heavenly Flames according to the original version of the Flame Mantra, he would have to start from scratch and cultivate his Dou Qi system to gradually unleash the power of the Heavenly Flames. This would not only consume many years and much effort, but the potential of the Dou Qi cultivation system was not particularly high. In the end, the power of the Heavenly Flames would be limited by his level of Dou Qi cultivation, which was quite disappointing.
Therefore, Li Xiu plans to refer to the method of devouring Heavenly Flames in the Flame Mantra and create a new Flame Mantra, allowing the various Heavenly Flames to merge with his own bloodline fire, ultimately becoming a kind of technique similar to a personal divine ability, whose power depends on his own spiritual power.
Of course, Li Xiu has only just begun to explore this method over the past few months, and there is still a long way to go before it is completed.
However, since the Heavenly Flame is already in front of him, he decides to swallow it first and slowly explore and test the method of devouring it to develop the new technique.
But it's unclear how long it will take to develop this new technique through this single swallow, so Li Xiu has a slightly troubled expression.
With a solemn expression, Li Xiu waved his hand, and the Green Lotus Core Flame floating in the air was pulled towards him as if being drawn.
As the Green Lotus Core Flame on the lotus platform drew closer, Yao Chen felt a scorching heat and quickly enveloped himself with a layer of Bone Chilling Flame to ease the discomfort. The half of the mountain wall inside the cave even showed signs of melting due to the intense heat.
Seeing Li Xiu just standing there without any defensive measures and still showing no discomfort, it seemed that what he said about swallowing the Green Lotus Core Flame with his strong physical body was not an empty boast. Yao Chen couldn't help but marvel, his mind shaken.
Li Xiu reached out his hand and grabbed at the thick green flames on the lotus platform. As soon as his hand touched the outer flame, the Green Lotus Core Flame seemed to be provoked and suddenly swelled up from its original size of just a human head, erupting and engulfing the entire cave in an instant.
Molten lava dripped like a sudden rain, and the mountain wall within a radius of several tens of yards was directly burned to ashes in the thunderous explosion of the Green Lotus Core Flame.
The pale green flames continued to spread recklessly, and it seemed that in just a few breaths, the entire mountain would be destroyed. The description of the flame burning mountains and boiling seas was really not exaggerated.
Li Xiu protected his clothes with his spiritual power and remained calm in the raging sea of fire. In his eyes, there was only the thick green flame on the lotus platform, which was only the size of his fingers. He reached out his hand fiercely, broke through the flames, and grabbed it tightly.
In an instant, the internal flame of the Green Lotus Core Flame was in Li Xiu's hand. The pale green flames raging in the mountain wall dissipated like rootless water, leaving only molten lava on the ground and pockmarked mountain walls still indicating its previous terror.
Although it was just a flame, Li Xiu felt like he was holding a three to five inch dark green jade in his hand.
Under the protection of the Bone Chilling Flame, Yao Chen looked at the Green Lotus Core Flame in Li Xiu's hand and exclaimed in admiration.
"Don't be fooled by the size of the Green Lotus Core Flame's original flame, which is only this small. When it was first formed, the Green Lotus Core Flame should have been as huge as a mountain. After being honed and eroded by the earth's magma for thousands of years, its volume becomes smaller and smaller. Only when it's the size of a palm will it begin to give birth to a trace of the original flame, and after that, it can be qualified as an Heavenly Flame."
"The size of the original flame in your hand indicates that this Green Lotus Core Flame has been born underground for at least thousands of years, which is not easy. If it weren't for its lower grade compared to other Heavenly Flames, it might have already formed its own consciousness."
As they approached the critical moment, Li Xiu relaxed and shook his head with a light smile. "If it had already formed its own consciousness, it wouldn't have been so easy to obtain this Heavenly Flame."
Then, Li Xiu took a deep breath, looked up, and put the Green Lotus Core Flame into his mouth.
Yao Chen's mind was tightly drawn by this seemingly terrifying action, and he appeared to be even more nervous than Li Xiu.
Firstly, the success of the Flame Mantra was closely related to his future resurrection. Secondly, Yao Chen wanted to see if there was really someone in the world who could consume a Heavenly Flame.
After a few breaths, the Heavenly Flame seemed to sense something and suddenly launched a fierce attack, wanting to produce a towering green flame that directly shook Li Xiu's body.
Li Xiu then forcefully suppressed the Heavenly Flame with his spiritual power and began to forcefully operate it according to some methods he had previously guessed, attempting to devour the Heavenly Flame.
Li Xiu sat cross-legged, guarding his mind and paying close attention to the situation inside his body.
Half an hour later, Li Xiu suddenly opened his eyes and coughed up a pale green flame, burning a grim and deep gully on the ground.
It was clear that Li Xiu's first attempt to swallow the Heavenly Flame had failed, but this was not unexpected. Soon after, he gathered his mind and began his second attempt.
"No, this won't work. Let's try another method"
"Still no good, it's not working. Let's try something else..."