Chapter 15: Time Wounds

Xiao Yan's gaze sharpened, and with a wave of his hand, the massive, dazzling fire net rapidly contracted. In just a few breaths, it shrank to a size of just a few feet. At the center of the dazzling fire net was a deep black flame.

Seeing the still struggling Taiyin Cold Fire, Xiao Yan pointed at it, and a dazzling flame mark immediately flew into it. The deep black flame trembled violently and instantly calmed down, clearly indicating that Xiao Yan had sealed it.

Finally calming the Taiyin Cold Fire, Xiao Yan placed it back into the large black lotus heart. With a wave of his hand, the black lotus was stored in his storage ring.

Xiao Yan touched his storage ring, smiled in satisfaction, and then shot out of the canyon without further delay.

After leaving the depths of the canyon, Xiao Yan and Cai Lin flew towards the forest outside the Holy City of the West. There were many high-level magical beasts in that area, and it was rarely visited by humans, making it quite safe.

Now that Xiao Yan had destroyed the Moon Illusion Sect, the news would likely spread throughout the Holy City of the West. Returning to the city would be dangerous, especially since Cai Lin needed to recover. Xiao Yan also planned to devour the Taiyin Cold Fire to quickly enhance his strength, so he needed to find a secluded place.

In this vast world, Xiao Yan's strength as a Second Rank Supreme was far from sufficient. Therefore, Xiao Yan urgently needed to strengthen himself; otherwise, he wouldn't be able to protect the one he loved. The incident with Cai Lin should not happen again.

Moreover, Xiao Yan needed to find Xun Er. Thinking of that extraordinary and graceful figure, Xiao Yan felt a bit worried. Although the vast world was incredibly fascinating, it was also filled with dangers. After the incident with Cai Lin, Xiao Yan became even more concerned about Xun Er.

Therefore, Xiao Yan needed to quickly enhance his strength. Only by becoming stronger could he freely roam the vast world and find the one he loved.

The method to quickly enhance Xiao Yan's strength was, of course, the Sacred Fire. If he devoured the Sacred Fire, his strength would undoubtedly increase significantly. This time, the Taiyin Cold Fire made Xiao Yan extremely excited. He wondered how much his strength would surge after devouring it, as it was a Sacred Fire of the vast world.

Xiao Yan also felt that although the Taiyin Cold Fire had only recently formed, its power surpassed even the second-ranked Void Swallowing Flame on the异火榜 (list of异火, which can be translated as "Abnormal Fires" or "Unique Flames").

Perhaps this was the biggest difference between the Sacred Fires of the vast world and the Unique Flames of the Dou Qi Continent!

Outside the Holy City of the West, deep in the forest!

This was an ancient forest that had existed since ancient times, with towering ancient trees that blocked out the sky. The forest was always dark, and it exuded a wild and ancient aura, making one feel as if they had returned to ancient times.

However, it was also extremely dangerous, with magical beasts roaming freely!

A secluded cave.

After flying for a whole night, Xiao Yan and Cai Lin finally arrived at the depths of the forest. They looked around and found a cave.

Moonlight stones were scattered inside, casting a soft glow. In the cave, there was a wooden tub filled with medicinal liquid, and a young man in a black robe occasionally added some medicinal powder and stirred it, clearly preparing the medicinal liquid.

After a few minutes, the young man in the black robe nodded in satisfaction at the fragrant medicinal liquid in the tub. He then turned and looked at a beautiful figure beside him, smiling, "Alright, take off your clothes. The medicinal liquid I prepared will ensure that there won't be any scars left."

Hearing the young man's words, Cai Lin's face flushed slightly.

However, she didn't say much and took off her dress. As the dress slid off, a figure that could drive any man mad quietly appeared.

At this moment, Cai Lin was somewhat shy. She glanced at the young man in the black robe, her beautiful eyes filled with a seductive look, and then she flashed into the tub, the colorful medicinal liquid slowly covering her body.

As Cai Lin's body entered the tub, the colorful medicinal liquid began to ripple, and the gentle medicinal power continuously washed over the wounds on her body.

After several hours, the medicinal liquid in the tub had been diluted, and the colored water had become extremely clear, allowing one to see the perfect and alluring figure in the water very clearly.

Cai Lin's eyelashes trembled slightly, and then she slowly opened her eyes. A familiar face appeared before her.

"How do you feel?" Seeing Cai Lin open her eyes, Xiao Yan smiled and asked.

"Um, I've recovered," Cai Lin said with a smile, noticing the extremely clear water in the tub, her face couldn't help but turn red, and her gaze towards Xiao Yan became somewhat shy.

Cai Lin's face flushed as she glared at him, then her body rose from the water. A long dress flew out of her storage ring, and after a few twists, she was dressed, her perfect figure now wrapped up, but the perfect and alluring curves were even more captivating.

"Still as stunning as ever!" Xiao Yan turned and looked at Cai Lin, smiling. Cai Lin couldn't help but glare at him, finding him smooth-talking.

Now that Cai Lin's wounds had healed, her strength had advanced to the Supreme Realm. Perhaps because of her magical beast constitution, she could convert Dou Qi into spiritual energy, which reassured Xiao Yan.

"What are your plans next?" Cai Lin's beautiful eyes moved as she asked, still concerned about Xun Er, wondering how she was doing.

"For the next few days, I will enter seclusion to devour the Sacred Fire, and then we will set out to find Xun Er." Xiao Yan said, his smile fading, his heart filled with worry for Xun Er.

Cai Lin nodded. She knew that Xiao Yan had obtained a Sacred Fire from the Moon Illusion Sect. Fire was of great significance to Xiao Yan. In the past, Xiao Yan had advanced to the Dou Di realm by devouring Unique Flames to enhance his strength.

Now, in the vast world, to become stronger, one needed to possess even more powerful flames, and the Sacred Fires of the vast world were the best resources for Xiao Yan to enhance his strength.

Although the spiritual energy in the vast world was abundant, the speed of improvement was not as fast as after devouring flames.

"Go into seclusion with peace of mind. I'll guard outside the cave." Cai Lin smiled and walked out of the cave. With her guarding outside, even magical beasts would not dare to approach, as she was an ancient magical beast, a descendant of the Seven-Colored Swallowing Sky Python, and most magical beasts would flee upon seeing her.

Xiao Yan didn't delay, sitting cross-legged on a stone platform. With a wave of his hand, a black lotus appeared, with a deep black flame at its heart, extremely eerie. As soon as the black flame appeared, the temperature in the cave plummeted to its lowest point, and a cold wind blew, like ice blades slicing through, extremely terrifying.

Then, the Imperial Flame swept out, enveloping Xiao Yan's entire body. With a wave of his hand, the deep black flame flew to Xiao Yan's face, and he opened his mouth, swallowing it directly, beginning the process of devouring the Sacred Fire.

With Xiao Yan's current strength and his control over flames, and with the terrifying cultivation technique, the Burning Decree, inside his body, devouring the Sacred Fire would no longer be as awkward as it was at the beginning. Xiao Yan steadied his mind, quietly activating the Burning Decree, and began to devour the Taiyin Cold Fire, ranked thirteenth on the Sacred Fire list.

(End of Chapter)