Listening to these words, Qin Xuan 'moved' his hands in salute towards them.
After all, only by doing so could he truly appear touched by the matter.
This way, his zealous effort would be more convincing and not arouse suspicion of ulterior motives.
That's why Qin Xuan had to put on such a facade.
Seeing Qin Xuan's diligence, Jiang Dan and Ge Dan nodded in satisfaction.
They had, of course, witnessed Qin Xuan's actions.
"Let's go, trust the young man; he can do it."
Ge Dan nodded at Qin Xuan, and then the two turned and left.
Seeing them leave, Qin Xuan nodded slightly.
"Don't worry, since you're not making things difficult for me, I will, of course, lend you a hand."
"It's just a small Peak Grade four-rank Alchemist; I naturally have a way to deal with them."
For Qin Xuan, as long as Ge Dan and Jiang Dan didn't interfere with his affairs, he could naturally help deal with those Alchemists.
To him, this matter was effortless.
After seeing the two off, Qin Xuan set up several warning Formations nearby so that if Jiang Dan and Ge Dan returned, he would discover them in advance and react accordingly.
This way, he wouldn't be exposed.
After setting up the Formations, Qin Xuan immediately rushed to the next floor of the Pill Refining Room.
Upon reaching the 'A' Pill Refining Room floor, Qin Xuan's gaze burned as he looked at the spiritual flame ahead.
At this moment, the spiritual flame was constantly surging.
It could sense something within Qin Xuan that both coveted and feared it.
"It seems you are quite sensitive to the fire seed."
Qin Xuan stroked his chin, smiling.
The growth limit of the fire seed was infinite; theoretically, the fire seed within Qin Xuan could continue to grow indefinitely.
After continuously devouring three types of Earth Fire, the fire seed already possessed strength close to that of a spiritual flame.
If the Earth Vein Spiritual Flame here could, in turn, devour the fire seed, its growth potential would naturally be extremely high.
Therefore, the Earth Vein Spiritual Flame at this moment both coveted and feared the fire seed.
If it hadn't sensed something even more terrifying within Qin Xuan, the spiritual flame would have already attacked Qin Xuan.
"It's just a spiritual flame, without sentience; everything still follows instinct, unable to control behavior through intelligence."
Qin Xuan pondered, and Han Ye beside him also spoke to him.
"Senior, isn't Tianlei Sect primarily focused on thunder techniques? How does he also understand the situation with flames?"
Qin Xuan asked casually.
"I once had a good friend in Zhongzhou who was skilled in controlling flames. He told me that he had once devoured several spiritual flames and then fused all of them together, making their power extremely formidable."
"That flame even showed signs of developing sentience at the time."
Hearing this, Qin Xuan's eyes lit up.
"So, spiritual flames really can develop sentience in the end?"
Hearing this, Han Ye gave Qin Xuan a definite answer.
"My friend said that after spiritual flames undergo numerous trials, once they absorb enough flames, it's possible for them to develop sentience. However, spiritual flames are ultimately limited."
"To become powerful enough, it still depends on whether one can find a Heavenly Fire."
"No matter how powerful a spiritual flame is, unless there's an opportunity for a qualitative change, they simply cannot compete with a Heavenly Fire."
"Heavenly Fire."
Qin Xuan repeatedly chewed on the word, but after a while, he shifted his attention back.
If he had the chance in the future, he would definitely seek out a Heavenly Fire, but not now.
Now, he needed to enter the Earth Vein Spiritual Flame here.
"Crimson Flame Sky Severing Sword!"
Qin Xuan's heart stirred slightly, and then he walked towards the flame.
"Boom!"
The spiritual flame instantly expanded, its Aura fiercely glaring at Qin Xuan, as if wanting to devour him.
Provoked by the spiritual flame, the fire seed within Qin Xuan also emerged.
A small, tree-like spiritual flame appeared before Qin Xuan's eyes.
This was the current appearance of the fire seed; even in the form of a small tree, its power was already enough to deter the enormous Earth Vein Spiritual Flame before him.
"Bang!"
Just as Qin Xuan and the Earth Vein Spiritual Flame were in a standoff, in the Pill Refining Rooms on the upper floors of Dan Peak, many Alchemists were cursing.
For no other reason than this:
Just now, the flames of the Earth Vein Spiritual Flame suddenly intensified, directly burning the medicinal herbs and liquids in their Medicine Cauldrons to ashes.
"This shouldn't be; this spiritual flame is usually very stable, but this time it's so restless. I can't figure it out."
Many Alchemists were racking their brains trying to understand what was happening.
"Is this its way of not wanting me to enter the Earth Vein Spiritual Flame?"
Qin Xuan frowned; he hadn't expected the Earth Vein Spiritual Flame to resist him so much.
His expression gradually darkened.
"Since you're so ignorant and don't want to move aside, then I'll see how capable you are of stopping me."
Qin Xuan snorted softly, then strode forward.
The fire seed separated strands of flame, completely enveloping Qin Xuan, making him look like a man of fire.
"Boom!"
The Earth Vein Spiritual Flame suddenly erupted, attempting to block Qin Xuan.
But Qin Xuan's speed was even faster.
He, carrying the flames of the fire seed, forcefully walked into the sea of fire.
The surrounding flames surged towards Qin Xuan, trying to completely engulf him.
However, with the fire seed blocking them, these flames couldn't stop Qin Xuan at all.
Qin Xuan advanced step by step.
"The temperature here can still be resisted with the fire seed; there's no need to use the Refining God Cauldron for now."
The Refining God Cauldron was Qin Xuan's trump card; he didn't want to use it yet.
Advancing step by step, not long after, Qin Xuan suddenly stopped.
Within this Earth Vein Flame, he saw a section of bone glowing with a luminous white light.
"This is... a human hand bone."
Why would there be a human hand bone here?
Qin Xuan walked over, examining the bone.
This hand bone was clearly left by someone who had once ventured in here.
It seemed they had underestimated the intensity of this spiritual flame, leading to this situation.
Qin Xuan was about to leave, but after thinking about it, he still put the bone into his qiankun ring.
"It wasn't reduced to dust even after being roasted by the spiritual flame; this thing seems to be truly extraordinary."
Qin Xuan pondered, then strode forward.
Qin Xuan continued to advance, and after a while, he stopped again.
There was still something ahead.
However, unlike the human bone from before, this was a soft hedgehog armor.
"A High Grade defensive Magical Artifact; it seems the previous owner didn't last long after entering here."
The soft hedgehog armor's owner's bones were gone; only the soft hedgehog armor remained here.
