Chapter 10: Eternal Fire Lotus
The crocodile's originally agile movements suddenly slowed down, while the senior brother once again produced a talisman in his hand. After activating it, a crackling bolt of lightning shot towards the crocodile. The crocodile retreated, becoming frozen and its movements affected; if struck, it would surely be paralyzed. In a fit of rage, the crocodile let out a roar, and with a sudden force from its two uninjured legs on the left side, its body surprisingly flipped inward. Not far inside was a pool of lava; as long as it could flip in, the crocodile would have nothing to fear. Thus, the crocodile roared again, and with a sudden force from its two uninjured legs on the left side, its body surprisingly flipped inward. Not far inside was a pool of lava; as long as it could flip in, the crocodile would have nothing to fear.
At this moment, the crocodile realized it had been deceived, but it was already too late. Its injured body was in excruciating pain, unable to turn over, lying on its back towards the sky. The senior brother commanded the flying sword to wreak havoc within the crocodile's body; how could the crocodile withstand this? Blood gushed from the wound in its abdomen, and soon it lost all breath.
The true essence was urged to activate the talisman, which flew out and transformed into a beam of blue light directed at the crocodile. The crocodile nimbly dodged, but unfortunately, the distance was not too far, and its large body could not completely evade the attack, resulting in its hind leg being struck by the blue light. A wave of cold air spread out, and the crocodile's hind leg was unexpectedly encased in a thick layer of ice armor
Finally, he focused his gaze on the Fire Lotus. Slowly approaching the lava pool, the temperature rose increasingly high, and the scorching heat enveloped him. Sweat immediately began to pour down. He hurriedly activated his sword's elemental power to resist the external heat.
The senior brother let out a sigh of relief and retracted the flying sword. Lin Xiao did not dare to make a sound, but felt a bit regretful; this crocodile was too cowardly, to have been defeated so easily was truly disappointing. At that moment, something astonishing happened. The senior brother, believing he had killed the crocodile, confidently put away the blue shield and turned to check on the injuries of the seventh junior brother.
He leaped onto the stone where the Fire Lotus was growing, contemplating for a moment. He rummaged through the storage belt of his seventh junior brother, thinking that if he wanted to collect it, he should be prepared. Indeed, inside there was not only a warm jade box but also a pair of fiery red gloves and a warm jade shovel, which were likely intended for gathering the Fire Lotus, now conveniently benefiting Lin Xiao. Although the warm jade box was only the size of a palm, it was clearly a spatial storage item, more than sufficient to hold the Fire Lotus. As expected, inside there was not only a warm jade box but also a pair of fiery red gloves and a warm jade shovel, which were likely intended for gathering the Fire Lotus, now conveniently benefiting Lin Xiao. Although the warm jade box was only the size of a palm, it was clearly a spatial storage item, more than sufficient to hold the Fire Lotus.
Soon, the Ningying Pill was successfully refined. As the lid of the alchemical cauldron opened, the fragrance of the medicine and the rich essence of vitality wafted out. The seventh junior brother, intoxicated by the aroma, burst into a proud laugh. Just as he was reveling in his success, a streak of white sword energy shot forth, striking the back of his head before he could react, causing his head to explode. The headless corpse swayed slightly and fell to the ground.
After kicking both corpses into the lava pool, Lin Xiao finally left the cave. Pushing aside the boulder, the cool breeze made Lin Xiao feel like shouting in comfort. After a moment's thought, he pushed the boulder back to cover the cave entrance. Humming a little tune as he exited the valley, Lin Xiao suddenly realized he was very hungry. A wild boar immediately charged out from the woods, and Lin Xiao grinned maliciously. In ancient times, there was the saying of waiting by a tree stump for a rabbit; today, however, I, the young master, am waiting by a tree stump for a pig. Little pig, don’t run away; come into my stomach and warm up a bit.
Lin Xiao was stunned by the changes before him; it turned out that the crocodile was not foolish after all, as it could even play dead to deceive others! Yet, that senior brother ended up capsizing at the last moment. Suddenly, the top of the senior brother's head exploded, and a transparent infant flew out, shouting angrily at the crocodile; it was indeed his primordial spirit.
The seventh junior brother just now was buffered by the protective shield, and later took a pill, so he has recovered somewhat. At this moment, he slowly got up from the ground and said with difficulty, "Senior brother, I am sorry. It is all my fault for being greedy, which caused you to lose your physical body. Your primordial spirit has just solidified not long ago, and it is not good to be exposed outside for too long. Let’s come in here; we can wait to go back and ask the master for the soul-consolidating liquid to reshape your body and cultivate to become a loose immortal." After saying this, he spat out a mouthful of blood.
However, at that moment, the long tail of the crocodile, which was supposed to be dead, suddenly moved. With the last will of the crocodile, the tail struck heavily against the unsuspecting senior brother's back. This blow was much more severe than the one received by the seventh junior brother earlier; without any shield to cushion it, it directly impacted his body. The sound of bones cracking echoed, and the senior brother was violently sent flying, blood gushing forth, before crashing hard against the stone wall. White bone shards protruded from his chest, presenting a truly tragic sight
Lin Xiao then stepped forward and disdainfully kicked the corpse of his junior disciple twice, saying, "Damn it, ungrateful scum, I look down on worthless trash like you the most." He then began to collect the spoils. On the seventh junior disciple, he found a storage belt, while from his senior brother, he discovered a storage bracelet. He stored these items along with the crocodile's corpse into his own storage bracelet
Today's gains are truly abundant, including two storage treasures filled with numerous items. There are two exceptional-grade flying swords, a medium-grade spiritual tool in the shape of a ring, one凝婴丹, and one high-grade spiritual tool in the form of a water droplet. Additionally, there is the corpse of a crocodile fire beast and a fire lotus flower. Just thinking about it excites him; indeed, going out for training is wonderful. If he can come out a few more times in the future, wouldn't that be delightful
The primordial infant angrily shouted in the medicinal cauldron: "Beast, you wretched beast, I suffered injuries and lost my physical body to avenge you, yet you dare to repay kindness with malice, refining my primordial infant. You will face divine retribution!"
Unfortunately, beasts are ultimately beasts. Even if it is about to form a demon core, it cannot compare to humans in terms of insidiousness. This time, however, my senior brother is actually forcing the crocodile to turn over! He has discovered that the crocodile's abdomen is its weak point. At the moment the crocodile's body rolls over, a beam of sword light swiftly shoots over, instantly piercing into its body through the relatively soft abdomen.
The Yuan Ying was also aware and finally ceased his furious cursing, flying towards the medicinal cauldron. Little did he know that as soon as he entered the cauldron, the seventh junior brother immediately covered it with the lid, using the last of his true essence to unleash the Golden Core's primordial fire, grinning maliciously and saying: "Senior brother, since you are in this state, I might as well take this opportunity to fulfill my own desires. You know that after I consume the infant-consolidating pill refined from the Yuan Ying, not only will my injuries heal immediately, but my cultivation will also make significant progress."
He then put on gloves, holding a warm jade shovel in one hand and supporting a warm jade box in the other. With a surge of sword essence, the warm jade shovel quickly severed the fire lotus flower from its roots. At the same time, he inhaled the fire lotus flower into the warm jade box with his left hand. Lin Xiao closed the warm jade box and stored it in his storage bracelet, instantly filled with boundless joy
The crocodile was struck painfully, violently thrashing its long tail, causing fragments of stone to fly in all directions, creating a truly intimidating spectacle. However, it seemed to be quite wary of the water droplet artifact in the hands of the senior brother, thus remaining in a daze without launching an attack. The senior brother, on the other hand, was relentless against the crocodile, with the water droplet artifact hovering above his head, and a blue talisman already in his hand.
The seventh junior brother smiled proudly and said, "As long as my cultivation is high enough, divine retribution cannot touch me, haha! Wow!" He spat out a mouthful of blood, then allowed the Yuan Ying to curse at him, but he did not speak further, focusing intently on urging the Golden Core's primordial fire. Lin Xiao felt dizzy and apprehensive, wondering how his several senior brothers were faring, and realized he must be cautious in the future. However, he still desired the immediate benefits; after the seventh junior brother refined the Yuan Ying into a凝婴丹 (Ning Ying Dan), he could then kill the seventh junior brother and seize the凝婴丹, thus no longer fearing divine retribution, hehe. Lin Xiao felt dizzy and apprehensive, wondering how his several senior brothers were faring, and realized he must be cautious in the future. However, he still desired the immediate benefits; after the seventh junior brother refined the Yuan Ying into a凝婴丹 (Ning Ying Dan), he could then kill the seventh junior brother and seize the凝婴丹, thus no longer fearing divine retribution, hehe.