"Xiao Yan has finished the job again!!!"
A smile appeared on Chen Yang's Face as his mind sank into the spirit absorption within his Dantian to inspect the Volcanic Stone Flame.
This dark-red Volcanic Stone Flame was described in the original work only as a supporting actor to the Nine Serene Golden Ancestor Flame. According to Xun'er, its power, when fused with the Nine Serene Golden Ancestor Flame, could rival the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame. However, as for its actual power, only the person involved would truly know.
The Volcanic Stone Flame within Chen Yang's body naturally couldn't be the same one held by the Yan Clan Clan Chief, Yan Jin. On the Fighting Qi Continent, except for the top ten entities on the strange fire ranking list, other Strange Fires could potentially be born in multiple locations that match their growth environment.
However, in the eyes of outsiders... "As a Medicine Clan Disciple, Yao Lao should know that the owner of this Volcanic Stone Flame is the Yan Clan Clan Chief. Will he think I am a member of the Yan Clan?"
"Hiss... Yan Yang isn't a very good name..."
Thinking of this, Chen Yang felt a sudden chill. He decided to use this thing as little as possible in the future. He would wait until he reached the Black-Corner Region to see if he could trigger the System mechanism on Han Feng to obtain the Fallen Heart Flame or the Tortoise Spiritual Earth Fire.
Or, if the System couldn't be triggered, he would just kill Han Feng and give the Sea Heart Flame to Xiao Yan. At that time, he might even trigger one of the top ten on the strange fire ranking list!
Chen Yang planned this in his mind while remaining expressionless on the outside. Yun Yun, in his arms, didn't feel anything; she just quietly snuggled against Chen Yang, smelling the scent of her lover.
Yun Yun knew that after this trip to the Mo Family in Yan City, they would return to the Jia Ma Imperial Capital. Once there, she certainly wouldn't be able to stay by Chen Yang's side all day.
Another two and a half hours passed. The sun in the sky slowly set in the direction of Stone Desert City. In Stone Desert City, plumes of cooking smoke rose, carrying a sense of 'a lonely trail of smoke in the vast desert.'
*Swish!*
Not far from Chen Yang and Yun Yun, a rustling sound came from the cave entrance. The two turned to look and saw Xiao Yan, who had changed into a new set of clothes, jumping out with a Face full of excitement.
Yun Yun struggled out of Chen Yang's embrace and stood up, quickly smoothing the wrinkles on her clothes. She didn't mind Xiao Yan seeing her being intimate with Chen Yang, but knowing there was an old Senior by Xiao Yan's side, she didn't want to lose Face for Chen Yang.
"Congratulations, Xiao Yan!" Yun Yun's elegant voice rang out.
"Thank you, Sister Yun Yun!" After spending time together, Xiao Yan knew that Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran were not the same kind of person. Moreover, out of love for Chen Yang and for the sake of Chen Yang's Face, it was impossible for him to dislike Yun Yun.
"Good lad, well done!" Chen Yang also floated directly from the beach chair to stand before Xiao Yan, reaching out to pat his shoulder and laughing with satisfaction.
"Hehe, it's all thanks to Brother Yang's ten thousand year green lotus platform. Otherwise, I wouldn't have had such an easy time!" As Xiao Yan spoke, he took the green lotus platform out of his storage ring and handed it back to Chen Yang.
Chen Yang put it away and took another look at Xiao Yan's cultivation.
"A Three-Star Dou Ling, and your cultivation shows no signs of instability. It seems that while you were absorbing the Green Lotus Core Flame, you also took the Opportunity to swallow an earth fire lotus seed, right?" Logically, with Xiao Yan's eight-star Great Dou Master cultivation before absorbing the Strange Fire, he would have at most reached One-Star Dou Ling. But now that he had jumped straight to Three-Star Dou Ling, he must have used the momentum of the earth fire lotus seed.
"Brother Yang has a Wisdom Eye indeed. I did indeed swallow an earth fire lotus seed!" Xiao Yan said with a smile. "While I was absorbing the Strange Fire just now, Teacher said that since my Foundation is stable, I should take advantage of the Strange Fire's momentum to go a step further. The earth fire lotus seed and the Green Lotus Core Flame are originally one; with the two complementing each other, I was able to Breakthrough to Three-Star Dou Ling!"
Chen Yang nodded. "Your Foundation is stable now, but you lack combat experience against powerful experts. If you can't digest your strength into actual combat power, no matter how stable your Foundation is, you will always be missing something."
"Kid Chen, what you say makes sense." Yao Lao spoke as he floated out, stroking his beard. "I reckon that half a month ago, you already made preparations to use that Mo Family as a stepping stone for Little Yan Zi, right?"
Chen Yang nodded with a smile. "Indeed!"
Yao Lao chuckled; at this moment, his mood was infinitely comfortable.
Xiao Yan had successfully absorbed the Strange Fire, causing the Burning Technique to successfully evolve into a Profound Rank Intermediate Cultivation Technique. This proved that everything recorded in the Burning Technique was true, and there was hope for his own resurrection!
However, that point wasn't even that important to him. What made him happiest was Xiao Yan's growth, and the fact that this time, he hadn't misjudged someone!!!
"Rest for a night, we set off for Yan City tomorrow!"
Chen Yang turned back to look at Yun Yun and spoke softly.
"You arrange it. I'm just here to handle the aftermath this time."
Yun Yun said gently.
"Mhm!"
As Chen Yang spoke, he waved his hand to put away the beach chairs and the large umbrella. Looking at these items being put away, Xiao Yan was quite curious. These chairs and umbrellas didn't look like products of the Jia Ma Empire; instead, they looked somewhat like things from the planet he originally lived on.
However, Xiao Yan didn't think much about it. Perhaps the customs of the Central Plains were different from the Jia Ma Empire? After all, even within the Jia Ma Empire, the way people from Wutan City and Mo City dressed was different... Night!
Xiao Yan went to the Mo Tie Mercenary Group to drink and chat with his brothers.
As for Chen Yang, after 'feeding' Yun Yun, he got out of bed and went outside, sitting cross-legged by the pond.
"Ying ying ying!"
The Sky Swallowing Python, which had been tossed outside by Chen Yang, flew over somewhat aggrievedly and rubbed against Chen Yang's Face, not acting like a snake at all.
"Little guy, I've gained an Opportunity today. This seven-colored flame can benefit you!" Chen Yang reached out and rubbed the Sky Swallowing Python's head, then raised his hand to summon the Rank 7 Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python Beast Fire which had been displaced by the Volcanic Stone Flame and was basically useless.
"Wu wu wu!" Seeing this flame, the Sky Swallowing Python's large eyes seemed to glow.
"Here!" Chen Yang said, using his Qi to compress it into a tiny flame before tossing it into the Sky Swallowing Python's mouth.
*Gulp!* The Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python swallowed it in one go. The entire python suddenly stiffened and then fell straight toward the water.
Chen Yang quickly reached out to catch it. After checking with his Soul Power, Chen Yang found that the Sky Swallowing Python was fine; it had simply begun to grow after absorbing a large amount of energy.
Chen Yang smiled and tucked the Sky Swallowing Python into his sleeve. The Sky Swallowing Python instinctively bit its tail, turning itself into a bracelet coiled around Chen Yang's wrist, then fell into a deep sleep to absorb the flame and grow... The next day, at the main gate of Stone Desert City.