NOVEL WEB Chapter 145.1
Li Tianyan watched as Cheng Qi introduced the last ray of flame into his sea of consciousness, a hint of surprise in his eyes.
He initially thought that Cheng Qi’s Yin single-fire spiritual root might struggle to control these flames. However, within just one day, he had completely fused all twelve flames as if they had always belonged to him.
Noticing the Yin Fire aura around Cheng Qi was growing purer and more refined, Li Tianyan felt a sense of relief. Yet, he dared not gaze at him carelessly.
The last fire was more than ten times stronger than the previous flames. This time, it took Cheng Qi a while to finally let it sink into his dantian and merge with the nether fire that had already combined with the twelve rays of flame in his dantian.
Cheng Qi also slipped into another dream.
Once again, the cultivator caught up with the captured Lihuo Beast. He only released his aura slightly before the two Core Formation cultivators were so frightened that they dropped the Lihuo Beast and fled.
Clearly delighted to see the cultivator, the Lihuo Beast ran to him and began to circle around him. “My dear friend, have you advanced again?”
Seeing no response from the cultivator, the Lihuo Beast continued, “My benefactor, it’s been so long since you came to play with me.”
Finally sighing, the cultivator said, “Don’t play this game again. I can’t save you every time.”
“Why don’t you stay and play with me for a while?” Lihuo Beast hopped and laughed beside him, clearly elated.
“I have a mission.” The cultivator’s gaze remained fixed on the Lihuo Beast; his tone indifferent.
Unaffected by the cultivator’s coldness, Lihuo Beast persisted, “Can I accompany you on your mission?”
“No.”
Momentarily disheartened by the rejection, Lihuo Beast quickly bounced back, “My benefactor, is Tianyan your name?”
“Yes.”
“Are the two people who came to see you last time a friend of yours?”
“No,” the cultivator replied tersely.
“What about me? Are we good friends?” the Lihuo Beast blinked its large eyes, hope evident in its gaze.
Again, the cultivator uttered the same word, “No.”
It was very puzzling. Why was the cultivator so aloof? His eyes held such warmth, yet every word he spoke seemed to push others away.
The Lihuo Beast seemed to have been hurt by his words, so it drooped its head and even the flames on its body became listless.
Seeing this, the cultivator couldn’t help but stretch out his hand, wanting to rub its head to comfort it, but when he reached his hand midway, he suddenly stopped.
Seeing that he was staying still, the Lihuo Beast lifted its head and affectionately rubbed against his hand, saying, “You can touch me. See, my flames won’t hurt you.”
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“How do you feel?” Li Tianyan asked when he saw Cheng Qi waking up from his trance.
Cheng Qi was still a little stunned, unable to tell whether it was reality or a dream. It wasn’t until he saw the smile on Li Tianyan’s lips that he leaped forward happily.
“What’s wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable?” Li Tianyan saw Cheng Qi suddenly move into his arms, reached out to touch his forehead, and sensed his breath, but found nothing unusual.
After integrating the inner fire, Cheng Qi had advanced to the middle stage of foundation establishment, and his aura was stable, so there should have been nothing wrong with him.
“No,” Cheng Qi shook his head, and was about to tell Li Tianyan about the dream, when suddenly a powerful surge of true spiritual energy struck from the distance, and the spacecraft they were on shook violently.
Li Tianyan’s face darkened. “It’s really here.”
After traveling for nearly three days, the spaceship of Tianfan Immortal Sect was about to enter the shallow sea area, but was sandwiched between two black skeleton demon ships of the Shura Sect, one on the left and one on the right. Xuan Zhen looked at the one that had attacked them last time. The Core Formation evil cultivator appeared again with a dark expression on his face.
“Sect Master Xuan Zhen, we meet again,” Fan Zhuo, a late-stage Core Formation cultivator who had fought against Xuan Zhen last time, said to Xuan Zhen while standing in the void above the sea.
“Young master, Shura Sect has actually sent three Core Formations this time,” Cheng Qi looked around and whispered to Li Tianyan.
“Yeah,” Li Tianyan also sensed it.
In addition to the two who came last time, there was also an early-stage Core Formation cultivator. Not only that, dozens of foundation-establishment cultivators had also come. It seemed the Shura Sect was determined to capture Tianfan Immortal Sect this time.
“Shura Sect has violated our Tianfan Immortal Sect many times, so don’t blame me, Xuan Zhen, for killing all of you,” Xuan Zhen’s body was filled with murderous aura, and his sharp sword intent was palpable.
“Really? Then I can’t let you go back.” After Fan Zhuo said this, he raised his hand in a gesture, and puppets appeared next to dozens of evil cultivators.
The auras of these puppets were strong, without exception, they were all above the Foundation Establishment stage. As soon as the zombie puppets appeared, they fiercely attacked the spaceship of Tianfan Immortal Sect, and the three Core Formation evil cultivators also took action at the same time.
Naturally, the elders and disciples of Tianfan Immortal Sect did not sit still and wait for death. They all sacrificed their spiritual weapons to fight against the enemy. After going through this secret realm, the strength of these disciples had improved, and they now had a little more combat power against the puppets.
Although they knew this was a trap by the evil cultivators, Xuan Zhen and Yan Si had to join forces again to lure away Fan Zhuo and his Core Formation puppet. Otherwise, if the Core Formation got close to the spacecraft later, other foundation-establishment cultivators would be suppressed by it.