2: Seize the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, and unleash a thousandfold critical strike to return the Phoenix's essence blood!

As the words fell, two pieces of intelligence clearly emerged on the faint blue light screen.

[Purple Intelligence: The core of the Azure Cloud Sect's Mountain Protection Array, the Qingmu Transformation Dragon Array, suppresses a Heaven and Earth Exotic Fire—the Azure Lotus Earth Heart Fire, which has merged with the earth veins.

Due to changes in the earth veins, this fire will experience a spiritual energy tide in seven days, which is the optimal time for refinement. At that time, it will be obtained by the Son of Destiny, Xiao Fan. [Click to view coordinates]]

"What?"

Seeing this intelligence, Lu Yuan's pupils suddenly contracted!

The Azure Lotus Earth Heart Fire, such a legendary Heaven and Earth Exotic Fire, was actually beneath his own Sect's Mountain Protection Array?

As the Old Ancestor of the Azure Cloud Sect, he had presided over the Formation for a thousand years, yet he was completely unaware of this! No wonder the Azure Cloud Sect's Spiritual Veins had remained evergreen and undiminished for ten thousand years; so this was the root cause!

This fire coexisted with the earth vein's spiritual wood and had long since become a part of the Formation, its aura perfectly blended. If not for the System's prompt, perhaps no one would have discovered it even after another ten thousand years!

The Azure Lotus Earth Heart Fire contained vast life essence. If he could obtain it, there might be hope of repairing his Dao injuries.

He forcibly suppressed the urge to go and investigate immediately, and fixed his gaze on the second piece of intelligence, the one shining with golden light.

[Golden Intelligence: Azure Cloud Sect's Sect Master Gu Qingxue possesses the Supreme Yin Body (unawakened). Half a day from now, the Son of Destiny Xiao Fan will purchase a Profound Rank Cultivation Technique, the Mystic Ice Technique, in a corner of the third floor of the Four Seas Merchant Guild in the capital of the Zhao State. After burning it, the hidden Heaven Rank High Grade Cultivation Technique, the Taiyin Simple Girl Scripture, can be obtained.

Afterward, he will head to the Northern Cold Ice Plains to find the supreme treasure, the Thousand-Year Profound Ice Jade Marrow, to help Gu Qingxue awaken her Supreme Yin Body and capture her heart. [Click to view coordinates]]

"Qingxue actually possesses the Supreme Yin Body."

Lu Yuan fell into a brief moment of contemplation. This kind of Physique was undoubtedly a supreme body for auxiliary cultivation. It was not surprising that someone with such a Physique would eventually have her heart captured by the Son of Destiny.

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

"Your opportunities are quite good."

"But now, they are all mine."

Inside the Immortal Cave, Lu Yuan examined the two pieces of intelligence on the System light screen, having already made a decision in his heart.

The Azure Lotus Earth Heart Fire was right beneath the Sect's Formation and was not difficult to take; it was the key to solving his urgent need.

As for the matter of the Supreme Yin Body, it was equally pressing.

After all, he still had the Realm of the Nascent Soul Early Stage. As the only Nascent Soul Old Ancestor of the Azure Cloud Sect, his control over the Mountain Protection Array, the Qingmu Transformation Dragon Array, was unmatched.

Although this Heaven and Earth Exotic Fire was ownerless, on his territory, subduing it was only a matter of time.

In comparison, the Taiyin Simple Girl Scripture in the Four Seas Merchant Guild was also ownerless and was about to be bought by Xiao Fan. He had to have Gu Qingxue retrieve it first.

With this thought, Lu Yuan no longer hesitated and immediately sent a transmission via Divine Sense.

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

The voice was not loud, but it sounded clearly in Gu Qingxue's mind.

At the summit of Azure Cloud Peak, Gu Qingxue, who was feeling restless about the Old Ancestor's safety, trembled slightly.

She did not dare to delay in the slightest and immediately turned into a streak of light, rushing toward the Forbidden Ground behind Longevity Peak.

The stone door of the Immortal Cave slowly opened, and Gu Qingxue stepped inside. When she saw Lu Yuan's appearance on the prayer mat, her cold eyes were instantly filled with desolation and heartache.

The person before her was completely different from the Old Ancestor in her memory, looking as if he already had one foot in the grave.

"Old Ancestor..." Gu Qingxue's voice carried an imperceptible tremor, and her knees softened as she prepared to kneel.

"No need for formalities." Lu Yuan slowly lifted his eyelids. His eyes were deep, though they held a trace of exhaustion.

"I have a task for you to handle."

Gu Qingxue felt a pang in her heart. Forcing back her tears, she respectfully lowered her head and said, "This Disciple is here. Please give your instructions, Old Ancestor."

"Set out immediately for the Four Seas Merchant Guild in the capital of the Zhao State." Lu Yuan's voice was steady, betraying no emotional fluctuations.

"Go to the corner of the third floor of the merchant guild and look for a Jade Slip named the Mystic 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 out immediately and will not fail the Old Ancestor's trust."

After speaking, she gave Lu Yuan a deep look, carving the Old Ancestor's current withered appearance into her heart.

Then, she resolutely turned and transformed into a rainbow light, quickly disappearing from the Azure Cloud Sect.

With her Golden Core Late Stage cultivation, flying at full speed to the Zhao State's capital indeed would not take half a day.

The stone door of the Immortal Cave closed once again.

Lu Yuan sat cross-legged, his hands forming seals. His entire aura slowly connected with Longevity Peak beneath him, and even with the Azure Cloud Sect's Mountain Protection Array, the Qingmu Transformation Dragon Array.

"Rise."

He softly uttered a single word.

In the next moment, the ground beneath him split open silently. A gentle green light lifted him up, and he slowly sank deep into the earth.

He passed through thick layers of rock and through the tangled earth veins, descending continuously.

Finally, he arrived at a massive underground space.

This was the core of the Azure Cloud Sect's earth veins and the eye of the Qingmu Transformation Dragon Array.

Countless ancient and complex Formation patterns were inscribed on the surrounding stone walls, emitting a faint glow.

Lu Yuan raised his hand and waved. A large green palm landed on the earth vein. As the earth vein vibrated continuously, a green flame suddenly flew out.

Its shape was like a lotus flower about to bloom, with a total of nine petals.

The flame was not fierce; instead, it emitted a gentle, vast fluctuation filled with the aura of life.

Countless visible spiritual energies were sucked into it and then converted into even purer wood-attribute energy, nourishing the earth veins and the Formation above.

The Azure Lotus Earth Heart Fire.

A flash of heat passed through Lu Yuan's eyes.

He could feel that the power of this exotic fire was exactly what he needed most right now.

He did not attack forcefully but instead activated his authority as the master of the Formation.

In an instant, the Formation patterns on the surrounding stone walls all lit up. One after another, green Formation chains extended from all directions, enveloping the Azure Lotus Earth Heart Fire.

The flame seemed to feel the restraint, swaying gently as it tried to break free.

"Submit to me, or I will refine you along with this earth vein," Lu Yuan's Divine Thought was transmitted directly.

The Azure Lotus Earth Heart Fire was born here, and its intelligence was still ignorant, but it could feel the unquestionable will from Lu Yuan and the pressure from the entire Formation.

It hesitated for a moment and finally slowly stopped struggling, allowing the Formation chains to wrap around it. It eventually turned into a streak of green light and entered the space between Lu Yuan's eyebrows.

[Ding! Successfully seized the purple Opportunity of the Son of Destiny Xiao Fan—Azure Lotus Earth Heart Fire. Triggered a thousand-fold critical return of one drop of Phoenix Natal Essence Blood; rewarded with 1000 Destiny Points.

After refining, you can master the Divine Ability Phoenix True Fire to burn all things, and also obtain a chance for Phoenix Nirvana. No matter what injuries you suffer, you can instantly recover as before.]