Chapter 16: “The Third on the Heavenly Fla List: Purifying Lotus Demon Fire”
“The Pure Yang Immortal Sword!”
An uncontainable joy spread across Xiao Yu’s face as he examined the golden sword before him.
The sword asured roughly three feet, its weight indiscernible yet perfectly balanced. Its body glead with a faint golden light, exuding an aura of ancient majesty. A golden tassel hung from the hilt, swaying gracefully with every slight movent.
“Thank you, Elder Ziyin!” Xiao Yu’s voice trembled with gratitude.
As his fingers wrapped around the hilt, a sense of warmth spread from his palm, as if he were holding a piece of living jade. He couldn’t help but swing the sword a few tis—each movent felt as natural as breathing.
“What a treasure this is…” he whispered in awe.
“An upper-grade artefact is priceless, even for Golden Core cultivators,” Ziyin Zhenren’s voice intoned gravely. “You have only just entered the Golden Core stage. Do not flaunt it carelessly, lest you invite disaster.”
Xiao Yu nodded earnestly. “Rest assured, Elder. I will act with caution.”
He understood well the saying ‘A tall tree catches the wind.’ If news of such a treasure spread, it would attract unwanted greed and danger.
[This idiom taphorically ans: Prominence invites trouble. A person or thing that stands out tends to draw attention, often in a negative way.]
“Good. Rember this well.”
With those parting words, Ziyin Zhenren’s projection wavered like ripples in water before vanishing completely.
“Disciple will rember Elder’s teachings,” Xiao Yu said respectfully to the empty air.
No sooner had Xiao Yu stowed the Pure Yang Sword into his storage pouch than a chanical voice echoed in his mind:
Ding!
Host has fulfilled a special location condition: Tianyong City. Would you like to check in?”
“Check in!” Xiao Yu replied decisively.
He had nearly forgotten about the system’s check-in function, which rewarded him handsoly at key locations.
“Ding! Check-in successful. Host has received the reward: Purifying Lotus Demon Fire.”
[Purifying Lotus Demon Fire]: Originating from the World of the Firmant, this fla ranks third on the Heavenly Fla List. Appearing as a milk-white lotus, it possesses the power to purify all things. Even a Golden Core cultivator, if touched by this fla, would be reduced to nothingness.
The fla’s power grows in tandem with the host’s cultivation. Additionally, it can exploit emotional vulnerabilities, entering a person’s body to induce hallucinations, hypnosis, or complete annihilation.
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“The check-in function is incredible!” Xiao Yu exclaid, his eyes shining with excitent. “First the Mountain and River Seal, and now the Purifying Lotus Demon Fire?”
A follow-up notification chid in his mind:
System can assist Host in refining the Purifying Lotus Demon Fire into your Natal Fla. Proceed with refinent?
“Refine it imdiately!” Xiao Yu ordered without hesitation.
Ding! Refining Purifying Lotus Demon Fire… 1%… 99%… 100%! Refinent complete. Host may now freely manipulate the fla.
Satisfied, Xiao Yu extended a finger. With a re thought, a gentle fla blood at its tip—a milk-white lotus, pure and ethereal.
This… is the Purifying Lotus Demon Fire!
Curious to test its strength, Xiao Yu flicked the fla toward the stone statue—the sa one he had scorched earlier with his Golden Core Dan Fire.
The mont the Purifying Lotus Demon Fire touched the statue, the entire figure disintegrated into nothingness, leaving not even dust behind.
“Hiss!”
Xiao Yu sucked in a breath of shock.
The difference in power was staggering. With his Dan Fire, he had rely burned a few pits into the statue. The Purifying Lotus Demon Fire, however, had wiped it from existence as though it had never been.
“Unbelievable…” Xiao Yu muttered, staring at the delicate fla on his fingertip.
Its strength was only one facet of its power. It could also manipulate emotions, inducing hallucinations or directly eliminating its victim—abilities both terrifying and versatile.
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Bang! Bang! Bang!
Sudden knocking at the door broke Xiao Yu’s awe-struck contemplation.
Accompanying the knocking was a bright, lodic voice:
“Master Xiao Yu, are you ho? It’s — Fu Qu! Can you hear ? Open up, Master Xiao Yu!”
Xiao Yu shook his head with a wry smile. “That girl…”
With a casual wave of his hand, the Purifying Lotus Demon Fire extinguished. He tapped his storage pouch, summoning the formation flag, and swiftly deactivated the protective array guarding his courtyard.
The mont the array was lifted, the sound of the door opening rang out.
Without even looking, Xiao Yu knew who had barged in—Fuqiu.
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