"It seems I'm still too weak," Jiang Li murmured, gazing at the utterly exhausted Luo Yunxi before him.
"If I were a little stronger, you wouldn't have had to resort to such measures."
Luo Yunxi was currently only at the Sage realm and lacked Jiang Li's exceptionally peerless physique. Activating such a powerful spiritual treasure would undoubtedly result in severe backlash.
As Jiang Li circulated the Phoenix Nirvana Scripture, Luo Yunxi's body began to recover at an incredibly slow pace.
Activating the Grand Yin Ancient Mirror consumed Luo Yunxi's origin power, a depletion so immense it couldn't be easily replenished.
Back then, Jiang Li had been severely drained from forcibly activating the Yellow Springs Saint Slayer Diagram, let alone Luo Yunxi.
Jiang Li then produced a swirling Saint Origin Pill and fed it to Luo Yunxi.
With the aid of the Six-Revolving Saint Origin Pill and the Phoenix Nirvana Scripture, Luo Yunxi's complexion finally began to regain a hint of color.
Jiang Li also provided Luo Yunxi with a considerable amount of spiritual herbs for her recovery.
Half an hour later, Luo Yunxi finally awoke.
"Brother Jiang Li..." Luo Yunxi whispered, her eyes filled with tenderness as she looked at Jiang Li.
"Yunxi, don't speak. Let me restore your body first!" Jiang Li said softly.
Luo Yunxi nodded and leaned into Jiang Li's embrace, savoring the present tranquility.
After another half hour of treatment, Luo Yunxi's body had recovered significantly, and from now on, she could slowly recuperate on her own.
"Brother Jiang Li, I've almost recovered. Shall we go and retrieve the divine fire?" Luo Yunxi then said to Jiang Li.
They exchanged a look, and everything was understood without words.
Immediately, Jiang Li embraced Luo Yunxi and they sped towards the location of the divine fire they had previously scouted.
With the spiritual essence of the divine fire extinguished, the surrounding temperature had dropped considerably.
Before long, Jiang Li approached the source radiating extreme heat.
The closer he got to the source, the more active his Melting Fire Scripture felt.
Tendrils of flame around him seemed to be absorbed by Jiang Li.
"The Extreme Yang Divine Fire is indeed ahead!" Jiang Li's eyes lit up as he saw a blazing inferno emanating a terrifying aura in front of him.
The flame was an intense golden hue, as if it were a treasure of heaven and earth.
Around the flame, there was nothing; it was an area of absolute vacuum.
Even space itself seemed to have melted.
Even from such a distance, Jiang Li could feel the terrifying aura emanating from the divine fire ahead.
"I'll refine it here." Jiang Li took a deep breath. The divine fire seemed to be connected to the entire geothermal vein of Blazing Sun Mountain, linked to the very earth.
Subsequently, Jiang Li and Luo Yunxi set up numerous powerful formations around the area to prevent any disturbances.
Jiang Li also released the Nightmare Beast, instructing it to keep watch over the surroundings.
With all preparations complete, Jiang Li stepped into the area of absolute vacuum, ready to refine the Extreme Yang Divine Fire.
Luo Yunxi, on the other hand, stayed nearby, slowly recovering her strength.
The moment he entered the zone of the Extreme Yang Divine Fire, Jiang Li felt an extremely surging and passionate aura emanating from it.
Jiang Li's alien fire emerged from his body, protecting him.
The Melting Fire Scripture within him also circulated, continuously absorbing the power of the Extreme Yang Divine Fire ahead.
Shortly, Jiang Li finally reached the vicinity of the Extreme Yang Divine Fire.
Jiang Li's Devouring Heaven Divine Body slowly activated, and the Melting Fire Scripture within his body began to spin rapidly.
The Extreme Yang Divine Fire seemed to sense its power being absorbed. The flames flickered continuously, and golden streams of light erupted with terrifying might.
"This Extreme Yang Divine Fire has quite a temper..."
Jiang Li's eyes narrowed as he projected a majestic aura to suppress it, firmly pinning the Extreme Yang Divine Fire in place.
Having lost its spiritual essence, the Extreme Yang Divine Fire had completely lost its ability to resist and could only be absorbed by Jiang Li with ease.
However, the other surrounding flames erupted with even more violent roars at this moment.
Blazing fires surged everywhere, and scorching heat rampaged.
Without the suppression of its spiritual essence, coupled with the Extreme Yang Divine Fire being suppressed and absorbed by Jiang Li, the surrounding flames seemed to have lost their restraint.
They wantonly unleashed their terrifying aura and heat.
Jiang Li, naturally, was unaware of the situation outside, focusing solely on rapidly refining the Extreme Yang Divine Fire within.
As the Melting Fire Scripture circulated, the majestic divine fire power was slowly absorbed into Jiang Li's body.
The Saint Origin within Jiang Li grew increasingly potent.
The Samsara Immortal Scripture also spun at an accelerated pace, and Jiang Li's cultivation steadily increased.
Time flowed by slowly.
...
Outer regions of Blazing Sun Mountain.
Most of the cultivators within Blazing Sun Mountain had already left its depths.
However, a considerable number of cultivators had gathered in the outer areas, observing the situation at Blazing Sun Mountain.
On a peak in the outer region.
A young man clad in a blue python robe, followed by numerous cultivators in spiritual armor, gazed at the scene in the distance at Blazing Sun Mountain.
"Have you investigated clearly? Who dares to kill our people from the Nine Heavens Divine Dynasty!" The young man's eyes were filled with coldness, and his expression was exceedingly grim.
This young man was the Second Prince of the Nine Heavens Divine Dynasty, Zhao Lixuan.
"Reporting to Your Highness, we have been investigating for some time and have found clues. It is said that someone from a faction called the Grand Yin Alliance killed General Cheng and his men. Those people from the Grand Yin Alliance also killed many others from various factions!" A burly man standing beside the young man said respectfully.
This burly man was the trusted subordinate of the Nine Heavens Divine Dynasty's Second Prince, Meng Chengan, responsible for coordinating intelligence for the Second Prince.
"Grand Yin Alliance?"
Zhao Lixuan's eyes narrowed. There was no such faction as the Grand Yin Alliance in the Mystic Realm.
He had also never heard of such a force in the Central Continent.
"Could they be from somewhere else?"
The Central Continent, being the most prosperous region of the Desolate Ancient Continent, naturally attracted people from various other regions.
The Eastern Wilds, Western Desert, Northern Plains, and Southern Barbarians—top cultivators from these places often traveled to the Central Continent.
"Your Highness, the Grand Yin Alliance appears to be a faction from the Eastern Wilds. It's a mysterious force that has recently risen to prominence. We don't have much information yet, but it should be a first-rate faction!" The burly man Meng Chengan, perhaps sensing the Second Prince's doubts, continued.
Not far from them, many cultivators were observing their situation from a distance.
The Nine Heavens Divine Dynasty was a top divine dynasty-level force in the Mystic Realm, attracting significant attention and scrutiny.
"Oh? A mere first-rate faction dares to attack my people... Truly seeking death..." A cold glint flashed in Zhao Lixuan's eyes, and he said gravely.
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