Standing on the stone platform, Liu Xi quickly shifted his gaze, quickly finding the platforms occupied by Cao Ying, Dan Chen, and even Mu Gu among the crowd.
The first two, Cao Ying and Dan Chen, smiled upon seeing his gaze. Cao Ying was charming and enthusiastic, while Dan Chen was reserved and shy.
As for Mu Gu, upon seeing his gaze, he also smiled, although it was a sinister grin, and his eyes were burning with killing intent.
Liu Xi smiled. No matter how fierce Mu Gu's gaze was, he could not kill anyone. Moreover, this guy had already attacked him twice, igniting Liu Xi's killing intent.
He muttered, "Sooner or later, I will kill you!"
After some hesitation, all the participants, regardless of their preferences, found a stone platform. The chaotic skies suddenly seemed to have been restored to order.
Seeing this, Xuan Kongzi waved his sleeves, and an invisible wave emerged, followed by a long, melodious ringing of a bell that echoed throughout the entire square.
"Time is up! Let's light a fire and refine the elixir!"
Xuan Kongzi said.
On the stone platform, countless alchemists simultaneously summoned flames, instantly filling the sky with thousands of different flames.
Most of them were beast fire, but there were also a few exotic ones. Thousands of high-level alchemists simultaneously ignited the first wave of activity in the square.
Meanwhile, people like Liu Xi, Cao Ying, Dan Chen, and Mu Gu did not immediately start a fire to refine their elixirs, but instead used various methods to refine their minds.
Refining elixirs requires patience, and the elixirs they refined were not ordinary elixirs, but required a near-perfect state of mind.
Soon, Liu Xi slowly opened his eyes. Calm, indifferent, and serene, his gaze seemed to encompass everything, enchanting everyone who saw them. Liu Xi
turned his head and saw that Cao Ying, Dan Chen, and Song Qing had also started a fire to refine their elixirs. As expected, Cao Ying summoned the Blood Flame of Demonic Fire, a powerful flame fueled by the blood of thousands of magical beasts that possessed the power of fire.
At Dancheng, Song Qing summoned beast flames, but they were incredibly hot, probably high-level.
Finally, he turned to Mu Gu. There were few people in the alchemy association who were worthy of Liu Xi's attention, but this one was one of them. As expected, Mu Gu summoned that black flame, which turned into a fire python, as if it had swallowed up the entire world.
Near Mu Gu's stone platform, countless alchemists failed, their flames swaying uncontrollably, succumbing to the black fire python.
This caused the semi-refined medicinal materials to be immediately destroyed. They flashed their eyes in anger, but when they saw the black fire python, they became speechless.
"Strange fire? Only strange fire can tame any fire."
Then, another azure white fire python appeared from the other side, causing a sudden chill and a sharp drop in temperature. Its terrifying strength was not inferior to that of the black fire python.
"Bone Spirit, Cold Fire?!"
Lu Xi muttered with slight confusion and immediately turned towards the azure white fire python.
The one who summoned the azure white fire python was also a young man. He was thin, with a sinister look between his eyebrows. His face was quite ordinary, but it was not Xiao Yan's face.
Lu Xi was puzzled at first, but then he understood. He chuckled and said, "As expected, you won't give up in this situation, even though you have changed so many times. Your goal is the Three Thousand Flames? I won't give it to you, Xiao Yan."
If not Yao Chen, then Xiao Yan, who could control the Cold Fire Bone Spirit?
Not only Liu Xi and the numerous alchemists were shocked. Even the three on the platform were equally shocked by the Cold Fire Bone Spirit summoned by the young man.
The mysterious and beautiful woman stood up and involuntarily stepped forward. Her mature and beautiful face alternately smiled, frowned, and turned cold. She asked:
"Who is this young man? This azure flame is the old man's Cold Fire Bone Spirit. Why did it appear on the young man? What happened to him?"
"Xuan Yi, sit down and wait for the Alchemist Conference to end. We are still in the process, and leaving now would be a violation of protocol.
Then invite this young man to the Alchemist Tower. I would also like to know what happened to that old man."
Although Xuan Kongzi was also shocked by the appearance of the Cold Fire Bone Spirit, he remained calm and made the most reasonable decision.
Beside Ling stood a dark-faced old man, also with a rather complicated expression.
"I didn't expect to see his strange fire in a young man when we meet again. I wonder if he is still alive?"
"Stop it…"
Feelings flickered in the mature and beautiful Xuan Yi's eyes: sometimes nostalgia, sometimes fear. Finally, with a sharp cry, she returned to her seat, confused, no longer as calm as before.
Xuan Kongzi sighed and said:
"Tian Leizi, don't say such depressing words. Given this old man's character, he won't let anyone take possession of his strange fire even if he dies. Perhaps this young man has some connection with him."
Tian Leizi replied dejectedly. His gaze darted, silently looking at Xuan Yi, but immediately looked away and fell silent.
On the Stone Platform
Liu Xi raised his hand and released the Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron. It fell on her with a crash. The platform somehow hung in the air, not moving.
A smile touched his lips as Liu Xi stretched out his hand and gently traced the patterns on the Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron. It had been nearly ten years since he had snatched it from Han Feng.
"Ten years have passed. Today, we have reached the pinnacle. Let us create miracles once again – no, let us make history!"
With a light wave of his palm, a stream of blue flames erupted from his body. The rising flames coalesced into a lotus shape, pure, transparent, and sacred, like the most perfect jade in the world.
Although Liu Xi had not intentionally activated it, the flames around him trembled obediently, like vassals welcoming their emperor.
At this moment, even the jet-black fire python and the other azure-white fire python trembled slightly, conveying a sense of fear.
This blue flame allowed Liu Xi to fight against the three-star Dou Zun, the wielder of the strange fire. His fire power and might were unimaginable.
The alchemists around him were mournful. Their own flames, suppressed by the three strange fires, became many times harder to control, which greatly affected their refining.
In the distance, Mu Gu snorted coldly, looking at Liu Xi with a cold, poisonous gaze, his thoughts were confused again.
"Master Xuwu's sub-fire is actually no match for the Azure Lotus, Earth Fire. Could it be that this Azure Lotus, Earth Fire, has been cultivated for tens of thousands of years?"
The sinister youth, or Xiao Yan, glanced at the Azure Lotus in Liu Xi's hand and immediately looked away, his cold expression unchanged.
Meanwhile, his personality had changed dramatically and he had grown greatly.
On the podium,
Seeing the Azure Lotus in Liu Xi's hand, Xuan Kongzi chuckled and said:
"This is the most terrifying Azure Lotus, Earth Fire I have ever seen. I have a feeling that it is not inferior to the Three Thousand Flames."
The situation developed according to Liu Xi's thoughts. Almost everyone was certain that Liu Xi was holding an upgraded version, the Azure Lotus, Earth Fire.