: Seize the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, Double Critical Hit Returns Phoenix Essence Blood

As soon as he finished speaking, two intelligence messages appeared clearly on the dark blue light screen.

[Purple Intelligence: The core of the Azure Cloud Sect's protective mountain formation, the Azure Wood Dragon Transformation Formation, suppresses the Heavenly Flame—the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, which has already merged with the earth's veins.]

This fire will experience a surge of spiritual energy in seven days due to changes in the earth's veins, presenting the optimal time for refining it. At that time, it will be acquired by Xiao Fan, the chosen one of destiny. [Click to view coordinates]

"What?"

Upon seeing this intelligence report, Lu Yuan's pupils suddenly contracted!

The Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, this legendary and extraordinary flame of heaven and earth, is actually right under the protective array of my own sect?

As the patriarch of the Qingyun Sect, he had presided over the great formation for a thousand years, yet he knew nothing about it! No wonder the spiritual veins of the Qingyun Sect have remained evergreen for ten thousand years; the root of this is the reason!

This fire coexists with the earth's spiritual wood and has long been part of the grand formation. Their auras are perfectly integrated. If it weren't for the system's notification, it's likely that no one would have discovered it even after ten thousand years!

The Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame contains immense life essence; if one could obtain it, there might be hope of healing his Dao injuries.

He forcibly suppressed the urge to immediately investigate and focused his attention on the second piece of information, the one that shone with golden light.

[Golden Intelligence: Gu Qingxue, the sect leader of Qingyun Sect, possesses the Taiyin Body (unawakened). Xiao Fan, the chosen one of destiny, will purchase a Xuan-rank cultivation technique, Xuanbing Jue, in a corner on the third floor of the Sihai Chamber of Commerce in the capital of Zhao Kingdom in half a day. After burning it, he can obtain the hidden Tian-rank superior cultivation technique, Taiyin Su Nu Jing.]

Afterwards, he will travel to the Northern Frost Plains to find the priceless Millennium Mystic Ice Jade Marrow, which will help Gu Qingxue awaken her Yin Body and win her heart. [Click to view coordinates]

"Qingxue actually possesses the Taiyin Body."

Lu Yuan fell into a brief moment of contemplation. This kind of physique was undoubtedly an unparalleled physique for aiding cultivation. It was not surprising that someone with such a physique would eventually be captured by the chosen one of destiny.

A cold and cruel smile curled at the corners of Lu Yuan's mouth.

"Your opportunity is quite good."

"But now, they're all mine."

Inside the cave, Lu Yuan examined the two pieces of information on the system screen and made a decision in his heart.

The Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame was located beneath the sect's grand formation, making it easy to obtain and crucial to relieving his immediate crisis.

As for the matter of the Taiyin body, it is equally urgent.

After all, he still possesses the early Nascent Soul realm. As the only Nascent Soul ancestor of the Qingyun Sect, his control over the mountain-protecting array, the Azure Wood Dragon Transformation Array, is unmatched.

Although this strange fire of heaven and earth is ownerless, it is only a matter of time before it is subdued in his territory.

In contrast, the "Taiyin Su Nu Jing" in the Sihai Chamber of Commerce is ownerless and about to be bought by Xiao Fan, so Gu Qingxue must retrieve it first.

Upon realizing this, Lu Yuan no longer hesitated and immediately used his divine sense to transmit his voice.

"Qingxue, come to Changsheng Peak to see me."

The voice wasn't loud, but it rang clearly in Gu Qingxue's mind.

At the summit of Qingyun Peak, Gu Qingxue, who was anxious about the safety of her ancestor, trembled slightly.

She dared not delay for a moment, and immediately transformed into a streak of light, rushing towards the forbidden area behind Changsheng Peak.

The stone door to the cave slowly opened, and Gu Qingxue stepped inside. When she saw Lu Yuan's appearance on the futon, her clear, cold eyes were instantly filled with sorrow and heartache.

The person before her was completely different from the ancestor she remembered; he seemed to be half-buried in the ground.

"Ancestor..." Gu Qingxue's voice trembled slightly, and her knees buckled as she was about to kneel down.

"No need for formalities." Lu Yuan slowly raised his eyelids, his eyes deep, but with a hint of weariness in them.

"I have something I need you to do."

Gu Qingxue felt a pang of pain in her heart. She forced back her tears and respectfully bowed her head, saying, "Disciple is here. Please give your instructions, Ancestor."

"You shall depart immediately and proceed to the Four Seas Merchants Association in the capital of Zhao." Lu Yuan's voice was calm, revealing no emotional fluctuation.

"Go to the corner on the third floor of the Chamber of Commerce and find a jade slip called 'Mysterious Ice Technique.' No matter the cost, you must buy it and return immediately after obtaining the jade slip."

She nodded solemnly.

"This disciple will set off immediately and will certainly not fail the trust placed in him by the Ancestor."

After saying that, she gave Lu Yuan a deep look, etching the image of the old ancestor's current state of decline into her heart.

Then, she resolutely turned around, transformed into a rainbow of light, and quickly disappeared from the Qingyun Sect.

With her late-stage Golden Core cultivation, flying at full speed to the capital of Zhao would indeed take less than half a day.

The stone gate to the cave closed again.

Lu Yuan sat cross-legged, his hands forming a hand seal. His aura slowly connected with the Longevity Peak beneath him, and even with the Azure Wood Dragon Transformation Formation, the protective mountain formation of the entire Azure Cloud Sect.

"rise."

He uttered a single word softly.

The next moment, the ground beneath him silently cracked open, and a gentle blue light lifted him up, slowly sinking him into the depths of the earth.

He sank deeper and deeper, passing through thick layers of rock and tangled veins of earth.

Finally, he arrived at a huge underground space.

This is the core of the Qingyun Sect's earth veins and the key point of the Azure Wood Dragon Transformation Formation.

The surrounding stone walls are engraved with countless ancient and complex array patterns, which are emitting a faint light.

Lu Yuan raised his hand and waved it, and a large cyan palm landed on the earth vein. As the earth vein continued to tremble, a cyan flame suddenly flew out.

Its shape resembles a lotus bud, with a total of nine petals.

The flames were not intense; instead, they emanated a gentle, powerful, and vibrant energy, full of life.

It absorbed countless wisps of spiritual energy visible to the naked eye, which were then transformed into even purer wood-attribute energy, nourishing the earth veins and the great formation above.

The Fire of the Green Lotus Core.

A burning desire flashed in Lu Yuan's eyes.

He could sense that the power of this strange fire was exactly what he needed at that moment.

Instead of launching a direct attack, he activated his authority as the master of the formation.

In an instant, the array patterns on the surrounding stone walls lit up, and cyan array chains extended from all directions, enveloping the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame.

The flames seemed to sense the restraint, swaying gently as if trying to break free.

"Submit to me, or I will refine you along with this ley line." Lu Yuan's divine sense transmitted directly to him.

The Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame was born here, and its intelligence was still immature, but it could sense the unquestionable will of Lu Yuan and the oppressive force emanating from the entire formation.

It hesitated for a moment, then slowly stopped struggling, letting the array chains envelop it, and finally turned into a beam of green light that entered Lu Yuan's brow.

[Ding! Successfully seized the purple opportunity of the Chosen One Xiao Fan—the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame. Triggered a thousand-fold critical hit, returning one drop of Phoenix's life essence blood, and rewarding 1000 Destiny Points.]

After refining it, one can master the divine power of the Phoenix True Fire, which can incinerate all things. One will also gain an opportunity for Phoenix Nirvana, instantly recovering from any injury suffered.