Chapter 811

"This is Origin Qi? No—this is purer, more ancient than the Origin Qi contained within the Myriad World Shattering Emperor Pill!" Xiao Yan blinked in surprise, then furrowed his brow, staring at the gas rising from the shattered statue—it was the same color as the Mysterious Yellow Flame, a mysterious yellow hue.

Xiao Yan had used Source Qi when breaking through to Dou Di, so he was certain this was not the same as that—but in the memory fragments of Tian Xie Shen's inheritance, he had felt a similar power.

The man known as the First Divine had wielded this Mysterious Yellow Qi to slay the First Sage Emperor, causing the Second Sage Emperor—Tian Xie Shen—to come from the Domain Beyond into the Great Thousand World.

It is this Mysterious Yellow Qi!

"Mysterious Yellow Qi?" Xiao Yan's gaze turned grave, for neither the Great Thousand World nor the Dou Qi Continent possessed such a thing—it was a power from the Domain Beyond, sharing the same origin as the Domain Beyond's evil clans!

"Heaven and Earth, Mysterious and Yellow, the Universe in Chaos—this Mysterious Yellow Qi is the primordial force of the Domain Beyond, the power of the Ancestral Dragon?" Xiao Yan had only received fragments of inheritance memories, so his understanding was incomplete.

In the inheritance space of Tian Xie Shen's Saint Pupil, thin streams of Mysterious Yellow Qi drifted, radiating an ancient and mysterious aura.

Regarding these mystical, Mysterious Yellow streams, Xiao Yan felt Xuan Huang Yan instinctively stir with a longing emotion.

Gazing at the floating Xuan Huang Yan above, Xiao Yan recalled that Xuan Huang Yan was the Flame of Human Revival—those who refine it enhance their Qi Circulation.

This so-called Qi Circulation was elusive and intangible; though Xiao Yan felt he indeed possessed some, for without it he could never have broken through to Dou Di, his breakthrough relied far more on his own strength and strategy than on Qi Circulation.

For instance, his contest with Hun Tian Di had nothing to do with Qi Methods—he hadn't even obtained the World Seed. He had once thought the Mysterious Yellow Flame could guide him to the World Seed, but in truth, the guides were the Devouring Heavenly Flame and the Purifying Demonic Flame.

"Forget it—this must be some Mysterious Yellow Qi Tian Xie Shen brought with him from the Domain Beyond. Since Xuan Huang Yan needs it, then absorb it."

Thinking this, Xiao Yan wasted no time—he activated his will, pouring Soul Power into Xuan Huang Yan, then activated the Burning Scripture. A hum rang out—the flying Xuan Huang Yan surged outward, forming a giant hand that churned the winds and clouds, drawing in the drifting threads of Mysterious Yellow Qi from the heavens and earth.

Soul Power swirled around Xiao Yan; Xuan Huang Yan transformed into countless threads of Mysterious Yellow Flame, transporting the Mysterious Yellow Qi, then binding each thread, allowing the Qi to flow through Xiao Yan's body.

The absorbed Mysterious Yellow Qi gradually strengthened Xuan Huang Yan.

After a stick of incense, the Xuan Huang Yan surrounding Xiao Yan flowed like silk, having absorbed all the Mysterious Yellow Qi in the vicinity.

If any Beyond Domain expert saw this, they would be utterly astonished—for Mysterious Yellow Qi cannot be absorbed casually; it demands immense Soul Power, and those without special Qi Methods cannot absorb it at all.

Mysterious Yellow Qi is the first Source Qi born when the Domain Beyond opened heaven and earth—it is Dragon Qi!

Generally, absorbing even the size of a fingernail is the mark of a world-class genius—a chosen one blessed with supreme Qi Circulation. Yet Xiao Yan was gulping it down by the mouthful, draining every last bit!

Of course, it wasn't Xiao Yan who drained it—it was Xuan Huang Yan who devoured it. Xuan Huang Yan seemed born solely to absorb Mysterious Yellow Qi; to it, no amount was too much.

Thus, in the following time, Xiao Yan joyfully directed Xuan Huang Yan to absorb Mysterious Yellow Qi from all directions. Though he felt no increase in his Cultivation Realm, if even the Domain Beyond's Supreme God used this power, it must be immensely strong.

Only when he faintly sensed the Mysterious Yellow Qi was gone did he reluctantly stop.

At this moment, Xuan Huang Yan encircled Xiao Yan like a small whirlwind, a magnificent sight.

Xiao Yan gazed approvingly at the now-expanded Xuan Huang Yan, having absorbed all the Mysterious Yellow Qi, and nodded in satisfaction—when suddenly, the Xuan Huang Yan, saturated with Mysterious Yellow Qi, underwent a wondrous transformation.

Suddenly, Xuan Huang Yan shot skyward, coalescing into a massive fireball—then, with a sharp crack, it burst open like a hatching egg, radiating blinding light. In that instant, boundless Mysterious Yellow light erupted, forming a radiant orb above Xiao Yan's head.

"Infernal Flame becoming Spirit Flame!" Xiao Yan's eyes narrowed as he stared at the chaotic sky above, taking a deep breath.

As a veteran of fire, Xiao Yan knew this well—infernal flames, born under specific conditions, mature over countless years; if fortune is great enough, they may transform into Spirit Flames with sentience, like the Fallen Heart Flame.

Xiao Yan had many Spirit Flames: the Flying Feather Strange Flame, the Devouring Heavenly Flame, and the Purifying Demonic Flame were inherently special, born with spirit. Others, like the Nine Dragon Thunder Flame and the Three Thousand Burning Flame, had been nurtured over time with vast resources at the Burning Flame Valley and the Pill Tower, thus successfully becoming Spirit Flames.

The Fallen Heart Flame was unique—not nurtured by Jia Nan Academy, which had even tried to prevent its transformation into a Spirit Flame, and failed.

Now, for the first time, Xiao Yan was witnessing an infernal flame transform into a Spirit Flame with his own eyes.

At this moment, Xiao Yi, the Fierce Beast Flame, the Devouring Heavenly Flame, and other strange flames all flew out from Xiao Yan's Supreme Sea.

"This isn't an ordinary Spirit Flame—I sense something uniquely strange about it!" The Devouring Heavenly Flame's eyes widened slightly; as the elder among strange flames, he sensed more.

Miao miao~~ Mao Wu, for some reason, suddenly felt annoyed!

Xiao Yi, meanwhile, simply perched on Xiao Yan's neck, inhaling her father's aura as usual.

Though other strange flames could take form and assume beast-like shapes, achieving high sentience like the Devouring Heavenly Flame and Xiao Yi was difficult. Now, besides the top three strange flames, the one with the highest sentience was the Three Thousand Burning Flame, which had inherited the power of the Ancient Dragon Clan and been nurtured by the Pill Tower.

Within the radiant orb, Xiao Yan faintly saw a dragon—a yellow dragon!

Xiao Yan's Soul Force swept over it—the yellow dragon radiated an overwhelmingly dominant aura; under such terrifying pressure, even Earth Supreme cultivators would tremble.

It seemed as if this yellow dragon were the primordial divine beast.

Struggle for Qi Circulation—the Python and Vermilion Bird devour the Dragon! One thread of Mysterious Yellow Qi can swallow sun, moon, and stars!

Xiao Yan did not know that in the Beyond Domain, when world-class geniuses are born, celestial omens abound. In the memory fragments of the Sage Emperor's inheritance, the First Divine was born with the auspicious signs of the Ancestral Dragon, possessing supreme Ancestral Dragon Qi Method; his Origin Qi naturally contained Ancestral Dragon Power, immensely potent—equivalent to divine recognition, a heaven-blessed sacred body, cultivation as easy as drinking water!

In the end, he defeated the First Sage Emperor and ruled the Domain Beyond.

And Xuan Huang Yan possessed a unique ability—it could enhance Qi Circulation!

Wum wum wum wum!! The Xuan Huang Yan in the sky emitted blinding light, radiating a golden-bronze glow—so much so that one might mistake it for molten bronze.

But upon closer inspection, it was not molten bronze—it held subtle mysteries invisible to ordinary eyes. The flame glowed like bronze, yet it nurtured boundless Chaos, as if echoing the Chaos of heaven and earth's primordial birth.

Just as the light engulfed Xiao Yan and he wondered whether Xuan Huang Yan was transforming into the legendary Yellow Dragon Qi Circulation, a voice shattered his fantasy.

Woof!

A yellow shadow shot out from the Chaos, wildly wagging its tail before crashing headlong into Xiao Yan's chest, sending him tumbling several rolls across the ground.

When Xiao Yan stopped, he stared at the creature before him—stunned, his fantasy shattered.

"A Yellow Dog?!" Xiao Yan's eyes bulged, dumbfounded—his Qi Method was a Chinese countryside dog?!

Others had Saint Dragons, Taotie, or at least Vermilion Birds and Pythons—he got a Yellow Dog!

Miao!! Mao Wu's fur instantly bristled, flying over to scratch Xuan Huang Yan furiously—cats and dogs were natural enemies.

Woof~ Umm~~ After being swatted away by Mao Wu, Xuan Huang Yan sat dejectedly on the ground, its face drooping, its tail limp and still, yet its eyes flickered with a faint glance toward Xiao Yan.

Seeing Xuan Huang Yan's demeanor, Xiao Yan was startled—its sentience had reached such a height that it could feign helplessness!!

Regarding this competition for affection, Xiao Yi declared she had no interest—she was the legitimate daughter, of Imperial Bloodline, Third Princess of the Great Xiao Dynasty!

Xiao Yan grabbed Mao Wu, then gestured to the Xuan Huang Yan, now a Spirit Flame, and said: "Xuan Huang Yan, come here and let me see you."

Hearing Xiao Yan's call, Xuan Huang Yan's eyes lit up with delight, tongue lolling, tail wagging furiously, it scampered over on tiny steps to Xiao Yan's side.

Woof woof woof! (Master is the best!)

At this moment, Xiao Yan used his Soul Force to examine the now-Spirit Flame Xuan Huang Yan—it felt strangely unfamiliar to him. This unfamiliarity wasn't just due to its increased power, but because Xuan Huang Yan now possessed neither Spiritual Power nor Dou Qi—its infernal essence contained a unique Source Qi!

Xuan Huang Yan had become a Domain Beyond infernal flame!!

"No way—Xuan Huang Yan became a Domain Beyond infernal flame?!" Xiao Yan's heart surged like a thousand galloping horses—but then he thought again: Xuan Huang Yan had been weak, originally weaker than any infernal flame.

And the Dou Qi Continent's location is very peculiar, situated at the boundary between the Great Thousand World and the Domain Beyond.

One must understand that in ancient times, before all the Dou Di sealed the Dou Qi Continent, the Dou Qi Continent actually had Source Qi, and even Spiritual Energy.

If this is truly the case, then could it be that in ancient times, what the Profound Yellow Flame called "improving Qi Circulation" was actually about collecting more Source Qi, or making the Source Qi stronger, making it easier to break through to Dou Di?!

It was only because in Xiao Yan's era, all the Dou Di had cleared the Source Qi from the Dou Qi Continent, causing the Profound Yellow Flame to remain in a state of malnutrition all along!

"No wonder. The Tuoshe Ancient Emperor was a member of the Fire Spirit Clan of the Great Thousand World, yet he possessed Origin Qi. Could that portion of Origin Qi within the Myriad World Shattering Emperor Pill have once belonged to the Mysterious Yellow Flame that was captured, trapped on the fire pillar, and drained to death?!"

Xiao Yan gradually began unraveling the mystery!

The Tuoshe Ancient Emperor was not a Heavenly Flame of the Dou Qi Continent, but royalty of the Fire Spirit Clan, so he certainly would not use Source Qi to break through to Dou Di, therefore the Source Qi preserved within the Profound Yellow Flame was taken by him and stored through Spirit Refining.

The Dou Qi Continent itself originally had Source Qi and Spiritual Energy, so it isn't strange that the Heavenly Flames have some connection with the Domain Beyond!

"Profound Yellow Flame, Profound Yellow Qi — if this Profound Yellow Qi refers to the highest-grade Source Qi in the Domain Beyond, then wouldn't the Profound Yellow Flame be extremely powerful in the Domain Beyond! No, in the Domain Beyond, it is the strongest Heavenly Flame!" Xiao Yan's heart jolted, staring in utter astonishment at the Profound Yellow Flame before him, which looked just like a Chinese rural dog.

It is not the weakest; in the Domain Beyond, it is even the strongest Heavenly Flame! Because it can help improve Qi Circulation, and even help absorb Profound Yellow Qi!

The reason the Profound Yellow Flame is ranked last is simply because it was born in the wrong place!

"With the Profound Yellow Flame, couldn't I cultivate Cultivation Methods of the Domain Beyond, cultivate Source Qi?!" Xiao Yan's heart shook violently!

Dual-attribute Heavenly Flames all possess one characteristic — they allow Dou Qi to carry dual attributes. Take the Sea Heart Flame for example: after Refining the Sea Heart Flame, one can possess fire-attribute and water-attribute Dou Qi, and can cultivate two Cultivation Methods. Feng Qing'er is exactly like this — her Wind Thunder Body allows her to cultivate two Cultivation Methods, possess two types of Dou Qi, and fuse the two types of Dou Qi together; her Fenglei Dqi is extremely powerful among those of the same rank.

It's just that Xiao Yan has never done this — he only cultivates the Burning Art, because the Dou Qi of the Burning Art is the most powerful among those of the same rank; even Feng Qing'er's fusion of two types of Dou Qi is no match for him.

"Then wouldn't I have to make a trip to the Domain Beyond?!" He thought for a moment, and figured it wasn't impossible after all.

When others go to the Domain Beyond, they will be suppressed and purified and cleared away, just like the Domain Beyond evil races that come to the Great Thousand World — but Xiao Yan is different, he has the Profound Yellow Flame!

(End of this chapter)