Chapter 263: Another Spirit Energy Devourer
Nightfall arrived quickly, though in the Fire Pill Palace, the difference between night and day was minimal.
The only noticeable changes were a slight drop in temperature and brightness.
Ordinary mortals might not detect such changes, but for cultivators at the Nascent Infant stage or higher, such subtleties were easy to perceive.
Shen Mo finally found what he was looking for—a ruin 300 zhang south of Furnace 11.
The area was protected by a powerful defensive formation, barring any outsider from entering.
"Impressive, he actually found that defensive formation," Third Elder noted with a faint smile.
Seventh Elder snorted coldly. "So what if he found it? Without a Four-Ding Elder Token or higher from the Nine Cycles Pill Dao Sect, he can't get in."
"I discovered that formation twenty years ago during one of my visits here for alchemy," he continued.
"And what ca of it? You and I only have Three-Ding Elder Tokens from the Nine Cycles Pill Dao Sect. Neither of us could bypass that formation."
Third Elder nodded in agreent.
Such formations were scattered throughout the Fire Pill Palace, each requiring a corresponding token for access.
Unfortunately, when the Nine Cycles Pill Dao Sect fell, many elders chose to destroy their tokens, resulting in an extre scarcity of these items.
Even among the ten current elders, none possessed a Five-Ding Elder Token or higher.
The next mont, however, both elders watched in shock as Shen Mo strolled effortlessly through the defensive formation and descended into the underground chamber.
Seventh Elder's expression froze.
Third Elder's face lit up with a mixture of astonishnt and amusent before he burst into hearty laughter.
"Hahaha!"
"Seventh Elder, we've underestimated Shen Mo."
"He actually has a Four-Ding or higher Elder Token!"
Seventh Elder scowled deeply. "What ridiculous luck! How did he stumble upon such a treasure?"
"When he cos out, I'll personally 'borrow' that token from him."
"A token of that caliber should naturally be in the hands of soone like us to maximize its value. Don't you agree, Third Elder?"
Third Elder neither agreed nor disagreed, maintaining his neutral deanor as if he hadn't heard the suggestion.
Seventh Elder cursed him inwardly for being such a sly old fox.
anwhile, Shen Mo descended into the underground chamber.
The sloping staircase stretched endlessly downward, each step leading him deeper into the earth.
From the direction it led, Shen Mo deduced that it was taking him toward the groundfire source beneath Furnace 11.
As he descended, the temperature steadily increased.
Eventually, even Shen Mo began to feel the intense heat scorching his skin.
He had to channel his spiritual energy to protect himself.
Finally, a vast molten lake ca into view.
Waves of imnse heat radiated outward, and a blinding light filled his vision.
For a Core Formation stage cultivator, just three breaths in this environnt would result in temporary blindness.
Ten breaths would cause permanent blindness, with their eyeballs effectively being cooked.
Shen Mo's gaze moved toward the center of the molten lake.
There, directly beneath Furnace 11, the groundfire source was exposed.
Every ti pills were refined in Furnace 11, the groundfire was drawn from this very source.
At the heart of the lake, a small cluster of light burned quietly.
It stood out starkly from the surrounding chaos.
It resembled an infant swaddled in a cradle, peaceful and distinct.
Its glow and heat were unlike the frenzied, destructive energy of the groundfire.
Instead, it was akin to the gentle warmth of a rising sun—calm and soothing, yet imbued with a grandeur that could pierce through the darkest night.
The mont Shen Mo laid eyes on it, he knew what it was.
It was the Solar Essence Fla!
"Solar Essence Fla, born from a strand of solar essence descending to the earth and rging with groundfire," Shen Mo murmured to himself.
"This Solar Essence Fla is clearly still in its infant state—ignorant and without consciousness," Shen Mo thought.
"As long as it encounters a compatible constitution, it will instinctively draw close."
Shen Mo sighed softly.
Ling Yan was truly lucky.
With his Solar lting Fire Constitution, the Solar Essence Fla would naturally be drawn to him.
He could subdue it effortlessly, without enduring the searing pain that Shen Mo had suffered when taming the Azure Lotus Heart Fla.
Shen Mo took a deep breath, and blue flas surged around his feet.
With steady steps, he walked directly onto the surface of the molten lake.
The Azure Lotus Heart Fla supported his every step, allowing him to stride across the lake of fire.
At this mont, Shen Mo seed like a wanderer of flas, untouched by the raging inferno around him.
After about ten breaths, he arrived at the center of the molten lake.
The small, quietly burning Solar Essence Fla, no larger than a palm, seed to sense his presence.
It instinctively floated closer to him.
Within Shen Mo's body, the Azure Lotus Heart Fla stirred.
In an instant, it expanded into a massive lotus of blue fire, spanning thirty zhang and burning fiercely.
The surrounding groundfire was completely consud by the Azure Lotus Heart Fla, leaving a vacuum of fire.
Even the groundfire being drawn into the furnace above vanished without a trace.
In comparison, the tiny, palm-sized Solar Essence Fla seed almost insignificant, the contrast both striking and amusing.
Shen Mo attempted to withdraw the Azure Lotus Heart Fla, but it resisted his command.
"It seems that this reaction is inevitable when two different Heavenly Flas et," Shen Mo mused.
"After all, they are divine creations of heaven and earth, exceedingly rare across the ages."
After a mont of contemplation, Shen Mo decided to let them interact without interference.
To his surprise, the small Solar Essence Fla showed no fear of the mighty Azure Lotus Heart Fla.
Instead, it boldly approached and gently made contact.
It was like a large, confident boy eting a curious infant for the first ti.
The mont they touched, Shen Mo, through the Azure Lotus Heart Fla, felt a faint, fragile consciousness—innocent and untainted, like a blank sheet of paper.
"So, this is the Solar Essence Fla," Shen Mo murmured.
"In terms of consciousness, it surpasses the Azure Lotus Heart Fla."
"When I tad the Azure Lotus Heart Fla, it acted purely on instinct, without any awareness."
"But despite being so small, the Solar Essence Fla already has self-awareness.
If it continues to grow, it might even develop intelligence akin to that of a human."
Deep in thought, Shen Mo extended his hand toward the Solar Essence Fla.
The little fla hesitated for a mont before gently making contact.
In an instant, Shen Mo felt a connection form between him and the young, naive consciousness.
The Solar Essence Fla seed to sense that it had found a compatible host.
It joyfully flickered, then leapt into Shen Mo's mouth, traveling downward until it reached his dantian.
To his surprise, Shen Mo felt no pain.
Curious, he imdiately examined his dantian with his spiritual senses.
Inside his dantian, at the bottom, stretched an endless sea of spiritual energy, vast and boundless.
Above this sea rested a solid Dao Platform.
Atop the Dao Platform, the Azure Lotus Heart Fla burned fiercely, and now, beside it, the Solar Essence Fla glowed softly.
Shen Mo noticed the Azure Lotus Heart Fla grudgingly shift to make room for the newcor, clearly reluctant but compliant.
Above the two flas, a small figure sat cross-legged, wearing a golden pill crown and with its eyes tightly shut—the Nascent Soul.
Nearby were a black helt, chest armor, and right arm piece—the Demonic Armor. Beside the armor lay the Grass Sword Manual and the Root Sword Manual.
The spiritual energy from the sea constantly rose to nourish the Demonic Armor and the sword manuals.
However, a significant portion was also being consud by the Azure Lotus Heart Fla and the Solar Essence Fla.
In just a brief mont, Shen Mo felt that the Solar Essence Fla had absorbed nearly ten percent of his spiritual energy.
"The Solar Essence Fla is clearly still in its developntal stage, yet its appetite for spiritual energy rivals that of the fully matured Azure Lotus Heart Fla," Shen Mo thought with a mix of exasperation and amusent.
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