Chapter 378: Yang Fire Ancient Altar

"You know each other?" Seeing that Xiao Yan actually knew his own granddaughter, Ye Zhong immediately felt his face burning with pain; this time, he had truly lost a great deal of face.

"Grandfather, he is the person I told you about who will participate in the Danyu assessment on behalf of our Ye family," Ye Xinlan introduced with a smile.

Hearing this, Ye Zhong was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Xiao Yan, sizing him up from head to toe before exclaiming in admiration: "Truly a hero among the young! I originally thought Xinlan was joking; I never imagined there would actually be such a monstrous genius in this world."

"Elder Ye Zhong is too kind. Xiao Yan has come to the Ye family mainly to borrow the Yanghuo Gutan; I wonder if that is possible?" Xiao Yan cupped his hands toward Ye Zhong and said with a smile.

Looking at the kind smile on Xiao Yan's face, Ye Zhong's fear of him grew even greater. Although Xiao Yan used an inquiring tone, if he dared to refuse, the people of the Ye family might end up like the Black Emperor Sect, becoming nourishment for the earth.

"Although the Yanghuo Gutan cannot be lent out according to clan rules, since Mr. Xiao Yan saved our Ye family today, we naturally will not stick to outdated rules." Ye Zhong scanned the group of Elders in the hall. Usually, these Elders were the most fond of sticking to rules, and he had expected them to raise objections; he never imagined they wouldn't even dare to let out a peep, so he could only helplessly shake his head and say.

"Hehe, I won't borrow it for nothing. I will not go back on what I promised you before," Xiao Yan said with a faint smile.

Hearing this, Ye Zhong felt a surge of joy in his heart. After all, even if Xiao Yan didn't agree, he would have no way to deal with it; the gap in strength was too great, and Xiao Yan had no need to give them any explanation at all.

"Then many thanks!" Ye Zhong expressed his thanks and personally led Xiao Yan and his group toward the depths of the Ye family. In less than ten minutes, a rubble-strewn Square appeared before Xiao Yan and the others, with an ancient altar placed in the center of the Square.

Xiao Yan looked toward the altar and discovered that the light on this altar was exceptionally bright; even from far away, he could feel a scorching energy rushing toward him. Beams of light poured down from the sky, reflected off the mirror-smooth stone walls, and then all converged onto the Black Stone Stele at the center of the altar.

"Beneath the Stone Stele is the Di Yan that leads to the depths of the earth. Once the Stone Stele is moved away, flames from the earth's core will shoot out, igniting the sunlight gathered here to form Yang Fire. However, a few years ago, the Yang Fire suddenly decreased, and it could no longer ignite the sunlight to form Yang Fire," Ye Zhong introduced.

Hearing this, Xiao Yan smiled slightly. He naturally knew the reason why the Yang Fire had decreased, but he was not a bleeding heart, and besides, that thing still had significant use for him.

After Ye Zhong left, Xiao Yan moved the Black Stone Stele aside and aimed his right hand downward; a terrifying suction force immediately surged from his palm, pulling toward the depths.

Following Xiao Yan's pulling, wisps of blood-colored flames shot out from the Di Yan, turning into Yang Fire upon contact with the sunlight.

Although this Yanghuo Gutan could suppress the Woeful Poison Body, Xiao Yan still felt it wasn't safe enough; only by drawing out the Yang Fire would it work. However, Xiao Yan knew that the Di Yan was blocked by viscous fire-attribute energy.

Xiao Yan pulled for a long time and discovered that he still hadn't managed to suck out that mass of viscous liquid. He immediately became somewhat impatient, directly extending his left hand, and a terrifying suction force once again surged from his left palm, sweeping toward the depths.

Finally, under Xiao Yan's violent pulling, the viscous liquid that had been dormant for who knows how long below began to loosen, moving toward Xiao Yan along the Di Yan.

Xiao Yan felt the viscous liquid below loosen and smiled slightly, the suction in his palm increasing by a few notches.

"Bang!" A muffled sound rang out, as if a pipe had been cleared, and a large mass of viscous red liquid arrived in Xiao Yan's hand. Suspended within the viscous liquid was a thumb-sized, perfectly round, blood-red bead.

"It's actually a Earth Core Bead! This is a good thing!" Tianhuo Zunzhe, who was to the side, saw Xiao Yan's flurry of activity and thought he was trying to produce Yang Fire; he never expected he would actually produce an Earth Core Bead.

However, before Tianhuo Zunzhe could take a closer look, the red liquid and the Earth Core Bead in Xiao Yan's palm disappeared directly.

"With so much pure fire-attribute energy, it should allow the Exotic Fire to grow quite a bit. Of course, it will also raise my strength by a large margin," Xiao Yan thought to himself.

This viscous liquid and the Earth Core Bead were naturally swallowed directly by the Yin-Yang Dual Flames, with one part used to evolve itself and the other part used to increase Xiao Yan's strength.

Xiao Yan estimated that after digesting all of this viscous liquid and the Earth Core Bead, his strength would likely increase by two or three stars.

Ever since Xiao Yan stepped past the Dou Huang realm, the energy he required had become greater and greater. The energy produced by his cultivation technique running on its own was far from enough, so at this time, some external force was needed.

"Xiao Yi Xian, enter the altar!" Xiao Yan looked at the Yang Fire on the altar, which had already reached its peak, and turned to say to Xiao Yi Xian.

Hearing this, Xiao Yi Xian took a deep breath. She was about to completely control the Woeful Poison Body, and she was somewhat excited in her heart. With a tap of her toes on the ground, her figure landed lightly in the very center of the altar. Suddenly enveloped by the scorching flames, Xiao Yi Xian frowned slightly, feeling somewhat unaccustomed to it, and even found breathing a bit difficult.

"Tianhuo Qianbei, please stand guard for us and do not let anyone disturb us," Xiao Yan said, turning to Tianhuo Zunzhe after Xiao Yi Xian entered the altar.

Hearing this, Tianhuo Zunzhe smiled faintly and said: "Rest assured, with me here, I will not let anyone disturb you."

Xiao Yan nodded, then leaped up and jumped to the opposite side of Xiao Yi Xian, also sitting down cross-legged. However, unlike Xiao Yi Xian, Xiao Yan felt incomparably comfortable in this Yang Fire, as if he had an inexhaustible supply of power.

"It seems entering this Yanghuo Gutan was the right choice," Xiao Yan thought to himself.

The first step in helping Xiao Yi Xian refine the Poison Pill was to use the Exotic Fire to compress all the toxins in her body into her Qi Sea. If this were in the past, Xiao Yan would have found it easy to do, but ever since Xiao Yi Xian broke through to the Dou Zun realm, the Woeful Poison Body had erupted once more, so this step definitely had to rely on external force.

Now it was better; the Yang Fire suppressed Xiao Yi Xian's Woeful Poison Body and enhanced Xiao Yan's strength. With one rising and the other falling, the success rate had greatly increased.

"Next, I am going to completely undo the seal on your body. Once the seal is undone, the Woeful Poison Body will erupt again, and at that time..." Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Yi Xian, a grave expression appearing on his face. If this time was not successful, the Woeful Poison Body would erupt completely, Xiao Yi Xian would become a murderous maniac, the entire Ye Cheng would likely become a dead zone, and countless righteous defenders would come.

"Rest assured! For your sake, I will guard my heart and mind, because even if I die, I will not hurt you!" Xiao Yi Xian also knew the severity of the matter and how difficult the next part would be.

(End of this chapter)