Chapter 647

The three alliance leaders of the Spirit Chef Alliance, unwilling to spare burning their qi and blood, also had to reach Tang Family Fortress before Fàn diǎn.

For a moment, their speed faintly seemed to exceed that of the four vice alliance leaders of the Great Saint Realm.

"What should we do?"

One of the vice alliance leaders, with a somewhat helpless expression, said, "They actually have a feeling of being unable to catch up, damn it."

"Should we also burn?"

"And what about it?"

"That's demon emperor ingredient, and it's personally made by the legendary saint-level spirit chef—do you really want to miss it?"

The four all shook their heads, then without further hesitation likewise began burning their qi and blood.

In an instant, seven streaks of light sliced the sky; their speed was so great that along the way they drew many cultivators' sideways glances.

Some cultivators with relatively high cultivation, seeing this scene, each had their jaws drop and eyes bulged round.

"This... this... just now were they a saint and a great saint?"

"Seems so."

"Did they burn their qi and blood?"

Saints and great saints, one after another, burned their qi and blood—what situation is this? Did they encounter some emergency?

You should know that unless forced into desperation, no one would willingly waste their qi and blood, let alone saints and great saints of that level.

In a moment, everyone discussed heatedly, and various rumors spread all over.

They said foreign tribes had attacked again, with rumors of great saints chasing and killing saints—all sorts of rumors.

Inside Tang Family Fortress, Ye Zhangqing began preparing to cook this demon emperor's thigh.

It's well preserved; Ye Zhangqing plans to simply make a roasted leg, which will also be fragrant when eaten.

"Young Master Ye, if you want to roast the demon emperor's thigh, it's best to use alien fire."

Alien fire exists only in Zhongzhou; the other four continents do not have it.

This is the difference in cultivation environment mentioned earlier.

In Zhongzhou, alchemists, weapon refiners, and spirit chefs are all extremely obsessed with alien fire.

Besides that, alien fire can increase the success rate of alchemy and weapon forging; moreover, spirit chefs using alien fire can make food tastier and enhance its effects.

Overall, food made with alien fire is more perfect compared to using ordinary fire.

Especially for ingredients like this demon emperor's, using ordinary fire is basically useless.

Previously, Ye Zhangqing handled demon king and demon emperor ingredients by converting spiritual power into flames, forming spiritual fire.

Afterwards, he simply had Zhu Wu help.

Doing it this way works, but it's definitely not as perfect as alien fire.

Hearing Tang Yao's suggestion, Ye Zhangqing nodded, but said somewhat helplessly.

"But I don't have alien fire."

"Young Master Ye, my Tang family happens to have an alien fire."

Speaking, Tang Yao flipped his palm, and instantly a cluster of pale-white fire appeared in his hand.

"This is Lotus Heart Lamp Fire, an alien fire passed down in my Tang family through generations; although it's not as high-ranked as some top alien fires, it absolutely far surpasses ordinary fire."

Curiously examining this Lotus Heart Lamp Fire, it indeed differs from ordinary fire.

Not only Ye Zhangqing, but Zhao Zhengping, Xu Jie, and others also stepped forward to examine this Zhongzhou-exclusive heavenly treasure, alien fire.

"This stuff seems a bit fiercer than the Threefold True Fire."

Wanxiang and other disciples of the Dragon Elephant Peak, looking at Tang Yao's alien fire in his hand, asked curiously.

Immediately, Wanxiang spoke up.

"Old Master Tang, I don't know if you could spare some for us to look at?"

"That's no problem, but what do you intend to use it for?"

"For body tempering."

"What did you say?"

Originally I found it strange that a group of body cultivators would want alien fire, but I didn't expect Wanxiang and them to actually use it for body tempering.

This directly left Tang Yao bewildered; damn, this is alien fire, a fierce kind of alien fire, and you actually want to use it for body tempering?

Without even thinking, he directly shook his head and refused.

"No, alien fire is fierce; this is no joke."

"It's fine, we'll just give it a try."

Having lived so many years, Tang Yao had never seen anyone use alien fire for body tempering; damn, are these guys a bunch of lunatics?

Don't think he seems relaxed; that's because this Lotus Heart Lamp Fire has already been subdued by him.

Now, thinking back on the process of subduing the Lotus Heart Lamp Fire, Tang Yao can't help but feel a lingering fear.

Even with full preparation, the whole process was still extremely perilous, worthy of being called nine deaths to one life.

However, due to Wanxiang and others' persistence, Tang Yao finally had no choice but to give them a tiny strand of Lotus Heart Lamp Fire for their cultivation.

Even so, Tang Yao remained extremely vigilant, always ready to take back the Lotus Heart Lamp Fire.

After all, if he accidentally killed a few inner disciples of the Dao Yi Sect, what would he do about food later?

But as the Lotus Heart Lamp Fire fell upon Wanxiang and others, it scorched them like maggots on bone.

The imagined screams did not appear; on the contrary, Wanxiang and others each showed a satisfied smile.

"Ah, refreshing—I said it, this alien fire is definitely more refreshing to use than the Threefold True Fire."

"Yeah, yeah, it feels more refreshing than the previous heavenly thunder."

"Each has their own way of being refreshed."

"Really that enjoyable? Come, give me a wisp too."

"Even the Peak Master of Dragon Elephant Peak, Capture Dragon, upon hearing this, was drawn over and actively asked Tang Yao for a wisp."

"Watching the Dragon Elephant Peak disciples enjoying themselves there, Tang Yao's eyelids twitched wildly."

"What the hell is wrong with you guys? Is this thing actually enjoyable?"

"Watching them, under the scorching of the Lotus Heart Flame, their skin and flesh constantly breaking apart and regenerating, the whole process made one's scalp go numb."

"How the hell is this even slightly enjoyable?"

"Not knowing what to say, after repeatedly confirming that there seemed to be no problem, Tang Yao secretly let out a breath of relief and continued helping Ye Zhangqing prepare the ingredients."

"The ingredients had been washed and marinated, and Tang Yao took out a huge grill from the Tang family's treasure vault."

"After placing the beef leg on it, he manipulated the Lotus Heart Flame to begin roasting."

"Besides, having this strange fire really is convenient—it greatly shortens the time needed."

"Moreover, it doesn't cause the fatigue of using Línglì to drive spiritual fire."

"Tang Yao controlled the fire's size according to Ye Zhangqing's instructions; as for Ye Zhangqing, he only needed to manage the heat properly."

"Watching Tang Yao squatting in front of the grill, fully focused, Ye Zhangqing thought to himself, 'Maybe I should also get a strange fire—it looks pretty good.'"

"But for now, it's just a thought."

"According to Tang Yao, strange fires are neither many nor few in Zhongzhou."

"Mainly, ordinary strange fires are the norm; those high-level strange fires, however, are genuine treasures—once they appear, they will certainly attract"

"trigger the competition among all major powers."

"Even ordinary strange fires depend on fate."

"After all, there are many Pill Masters, Weapon Refiners, and spirit chefs who need strange fire, but those who truly possess it are in fact only about one percent."

"This Lotus Heart Flame, passed down through generations of his Tang family, was said to have required the Tang family to exert all their effort to obtain it, and after great difficulty they finally got it; it can be considered part of the Tang family's foundation."

"Therefore, strange fire isn't something you can just have if you want it; you still need luck and opportunity."