Chapter 459 Swallowing the Fire

"What you said makes sense, and your worries are well-founded. Although your strength is already considerable, the power of this Void Devouring Flame is indeed not at its peak. However, even so, it still hides many hidden dangers."

"First of all, to take this strange fire into the body and refine it, this process is full of dangers and challenges. Moreover, since this flame originates from the devouring characteristics of the Void Devouring Flame, it is also very easy to trigger unpredictable changes."

The spirit of the ancestral stone slowly moved its eyes away from the dark flame in Xiao Ling's palm, it met Xiao Ling's eyes, and continued in a steady and deep tone.

"Then from what you said, does it mean that I am not suitable to absorb this Void Devouring Flame's sub-fire at present?" Xiao Ling frowned slightly, and there was a hint of imperceptible disappointment in his voice.

He originally planned to completely refine this Void Devouring Flame's sub-fire within these few days, and then it should be the time for the last round of the Alchemy Association to begin.

"That's not the case. If you try to refine it alone, there are indeed considerable risks, which may bring you unexpected troubles. But if I am here to assist you, these problems will naturally be solved."

Seeing the worry on Xiao Ling's face, the Ancestral Stone Spirit continued to speak calmly. Although its voice was calm, it contained a hint of confidence and calmness.

After hearing what the Ancestral Stone Spirit said, Xiao Ling's expression was like a cloud turning clear, and disappointment was instantly replaced by joy.

He couldn't help but roll his eyes at the Ancestral Stone Spirit, and complained with a bit of resentment: "Yan, you always like to keep people in suspense when you talk, you have to change this habit. If you had told me earlier that I could swallow and refine it smoothly, wouldn't it have saved me some worries?"

There was a hint of helplessness in Xiao Ling's words, but there was also trust in the Ancestral Stone Spirit.

In response, the Ancestral Stone Spirit just nodded lightly, at least on the surface, it still showed its approval. As for whether it really took Xiao Ling's words to heart, it was just like its unfathomable inner world, which only the Ancestral Stone Spirit could know.

The character of the Ancestral Stone Spirit has always been as calm as water, with few emotional fluctuations, and it always keeps a slow pace in its actions.

In this Douqi continent, it no longer needs to worry about the responsibilities and obligations of being an Ancestral Stone, so its temperament is more indifferent and calm than before.

The indifferent attitude of the Ancestral Stone Spirit made Xiao Ling stop talking. He turned his head gently and his eyes fell on the little mink sitting cross-legged on his shoulder.

Xiao Ling stretched out his finger and gently poked the furry head of the little mink. A glimmer of teasing flashed in his eyes, and his tone was somewhat teasing:

"What's wrong, little mink? Facing my current predicament, you, who claim to be as powerful as a fighting saint, don't you have any unique way to help me? Tsk tsk, it seems that you are helpless."

The little mink raised its head slightly after being poked by Xiao Ling, and its smart eyes seemed to flash a little dissatisfaction.

The little mink raised its furry little paw in dissatisfaction, patted it lightly, and flicked away Xiao Ling's finger poking on its head.

It retorted with a bit of displeasure in its tone: "Don't underestimate your Master Diao, Master Diao, I'm just not very good at dealing with this kind of thing. Moreover, the situation you are facing now, for me, really has no direct solution."

"Zushi is better at this, why don't you let him help you solve it? With his means, it's easy to deal with this little flame."

What the little mink said is indeed reasonable. Although the Tian Yao Marten family is known for devouring everything under heaven, they are born with the power of devouring.

However, the devouring power they rely on comes from their blood, which is not exactly the same as the devouring power contained in the Void Devouring Flame. If the two devour each other, Xiao Diao is not afraid at all, but Xiao Diao really does not have the ability to control and restrict this power.

As the former holder of the ancestral stone, Xiao Diao is able to activate the power of the ancestral stone and then use it to suppress the devouring power of the Void Devouring Flame, but since the spirit of the ancestral stone has personally agreed to take action, its effect is naturally incomparable to Xiao Diao's activation.

Therefore, Xiao Diao does not need to take any more action. After all, the action of the spirit of the ancestral stone is undoubtedly more direct and effective.

Seeing Xiao Diao like this, Xiao Ling no longer teased him. His eyes refocused on the spirit of the ancestral stone. The previous relaxed look gradually converged, replaced by a touch of seriousness.

He took a deep breath, and then said seriously in a trusting and solemn tone: "Yan, the next thing will require your help. Please lend me a hand, I'll leave it to you first."

"Don't worry, no matter what, I will make sure you are unharmed and won't let you have any accidents." The spirit of the ancestral stone nodded gently, and the tone remained the same as before, but under that indifference, Xiao Ling could feel an unquestionable seriousness and commitment.

As soon as the voice fell, the ethereal figure of the spirit of the ancestral stone slowly rose, and like a wisp of light smoke, it merged back into the ancestral stone suspended in the air.

Then, the ancestral stone flickered with a faint light, turned into a gorgeous stream of light, and sank directly into Xiao Ling's dantian.

Seeing this, Xiao Ling did not hesitate. He raised his right hand and opened his mouth. As if guided by an invisible force, the dark-black Void Swallowing Flame was swallowed by him, and it went down his throat and went straight into his body.

With Xiao Ling's current cultivation, his superb skills in controlling fire, and the powerful power of the fusion of the strange fire in his body, he did not feel too much fear of the power of the Void Swallowing Flame.

This is very different from the situation in the past when various rare materials and elixirs were carefully prepared to assist in absorbing the strange fire.

What Xiao Ling was worried about at the moment was not the power of the fire itself, but the mysterious swallowing power and the unknown risks that might be hidden in the Void Swallowing Flame.

As soon as the dark-black Void Swallowing Flame touched Xiao Ling's body, it seemed to immediately sense his intention to refine it, and immediately burst out with amazing power.

The terrifying high temperature spread from the core of the flame, as if to turn everything it touched into ashes. The scorching breath was enough to distort the surrounding air, making people feel a terrible power that wanted to devour and burn everything.

However, how could Xiao Ling tolerate this scorching power to rage wildly in his body.

He immediately urged the surging fighting spirit in his body, rushing towards the Void Swallowing Flame like a raging tide, intending to restrain it.

At the same time, the strange fire in Xiao Ling's body also responded to the call and turned into an invisible fire net, tightly wrapping the Void Swallowing Flame.

The strange fire burned fiercely, releasing its power, and began to suppress the violent Void Swallowing Flame.

However, this Void Swallowing Flame is not an easy thing to be subdued? Although it is only a trace of the origin of the Void Swallowing Flame, it is very thin, but it is particularly difficult to tame because of its extremely high quality level.

Facing the strange fire released by Xiao Ling, it did not show the slightest fear, but fought fiercely with all its might.

Even though it was inferior in strength, the Void Swallowing Flame Sub-Fire still did not flinch, like a furious fire dragon, raging in Xiao Ling's body, trying to break free from the shackles of the strange fire.

But in the end, because its own power was still weak and there was a lack of sufficient energy supply in Xiao Ling's body, the Void Swallowing Flame Sub-Fire was ultimately unable to resist the dual suppression of Xiao Ling's strange fire and fighting spirit.

After a fierce struggle, it gradually lost its violent momentum, the flame shrank, and was finally compressed into a black flame bead only the size of a thumb.

Xiao Ling stared at it intently, the color of the flame bead was so deep that it was palpitating, like an endless black hole, just a glance, it seemed as if a mysterious force was pulling his soul, trying to suck him into the small flame bead.

Not only that, when Xiao Ling carefully sensed it, he could even sense that the Dou Qi in his body and the soul power controlled by his mind were subtly attracted by this flame bead.

It was like it was born with an invisible suction force, swallowing and refining everything around it silently.

Even the power emanating from the flame net interwoven by the strange fire was unconsciously absorbed by this dark bead, as if it was strengthening its own power in some mysterious way.

Realizing this, even Xiao Ling couldn't help but marvel at the peculiar power of the Void Devouring Flame.

Void Devouring Flame, this legendary flame, is famous for its ability to devour everything in the world, whether it is physical or energy, Dou Qi, it is all among its devouring, and its overbearing power is awe-inspiring.

That unique devouring power is even more enviable. What's more exciting is that once you can refine this wisp of Void Devouring Flame's sub-fire, you will have the opportunity to gain a shadow of this ability.

Although the power obtained cannot be compared with the real Void Devouring Flame, if it is used for cultivation, it is undoubtedly a sharp weapon that can greatly accelerate the process of cultivation.

This possibility is enough to make anyone excited, and Xiao Ling is no exception.

Without further hesitation, Xiao Ling acted quickly. He controlled the flame net woven by his own strange fire, tightly binding the small bead condensed by the dark flame.

Then, he began to operate the path of the Burning Technique in his body, preparing to start the process of refining and swallowing.

Under his precise control, the flame net slowly shrank, as if to completely integrate the small flame bead into his blood and soul, and Xiao Ling's body seemed to be a contest of flame and power, full of tension and expectation.

However, in this seemingly settled refining process, suddenly, something strange happened.

The Void Devouring Flame, which had been suppressed, seemed to have sensed the familiar breath of the Burning Technique, and it suddenly broke out in Xiao Ling's body with unprecedented strong resistance.

This resistance, like a sleeping giant beast awakened, boiled up instantly with an instinctive sense of rejection.

This is an obsession deeply rooted in the essence of fire. Even if it faces the fate of being subdued and refined by Xiao Ling, the Void Devouring Flame Fire is unwilling to succumb to the devouring and fusion of the Burning Technique.

At the same time, an inexplicable terrifying aura spread from the fire of the Void Devouring Flame.

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This aura is so strong that the originally arrogant and unruly strange fire in Xiao Ling's body can't help but feel an indescribable sense of fear when facing it.

At this moment, they seemed to have returned to the distant past, facing the terrifying existence that once made them tremble.

In this sudden fear, the performance of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire was the most significant, and its flames curled up involuntarily, as if avoiding some invisible threat.

And the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame Son Fire given by Xun'er, although it was not the most powerful one among the many strange fires in Xiao Ling's body, but under this inexplicable suppression, its reaction was the calmest.

Just when this terrifying aura was pervasive and many strange fires were inexplicably lost at the same time, the Void Swallowing Flame Son Fire seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, struggled to break free from the shackles of the flame net, and regained freedom.

It was like a hungry beast, eager for endless devouring, intending to restore its original power.

But at this critical moment, the ancestral stone in Xiao Ling's Dantian suddenly bloomed with dazzling brilliance, and a white halo surged out like a tide, quickly spreading in Xiao Ling's body.

This halo, with supreme pressure, went straight to the Void Swallowing Flame that was trying to wreak havoc, like a divine punishment from heaven, and severely suppressed it.

The white halo and the dark flame collided in Xiao Ling's body, forming a vivid and fierce confrontation picture. The contest between the two reached its climax at this moment.

Realizing the crisis, the Void Swallowing Flame began to resist violently. It was like a trapped beast, struggling desperately, trying to get rid of the suppression of the white light of the ancestral stone.

However, the white halo released from the ancestral stone seemed to have some mysterious power. It was like an invisible cage, locking every resistance of the Void Swallowing Flame tightly, making it unable to exert its due swallowing power.

The flame that originally swallowed everything became powerless under the cover of this white light. Every impact of it was lightly resolved, as if a stone sank into the sea, without stirring up any waves.

At the same time, Xiao Ling also regained control of his previously almost out-of-control strange fire. He skillfully manipulated these flames and tightly wrapped the Void Swallowing Flame again.

With the help of the white halo emitted by the ancestral stone, Xiao Ling took a deep breath, activated the Burning Technique again, and began a new round of refining for the stubborn Void Swallowing Flame.

Feeling that he was once again surrounded by this familiar and powerful refining power, the Void Swallowing Flame Fire broke out a more ferocious resistance. It was like a trapped beast, struggling desperately, trying to break through the siege.

However, under the unwavering suppression of the ancestral stone, every time it resisted was like a stone thrown into the ocean, which could not cause any waves.

Under the guidance of Xiao Ling's precise and powerful Burning Technique, the violent power of the Void Swallowing Flame Fire began to be gradually tamed.

Its power was refined inch by inch, and was swallowed by Xiao Ling bit by bit.

This power was not only not wasted, but was gradually transformed under the effect of the Burning Technique, becoming the nutrient that nourished the strange fire in Xiao Ling's body, enhancing their power.

At the same time, this process also fed back to Xiao Ling, and his cultivation was also improved bit by bit invisibly.

With the continuous feedback of energy, Xiao Ling could also clearly feel that he had been stagnant at the peak of the four-star Dou Zun realm for several months, and it seemed that an opportunity for a breakthrough was brewing.

This feeling was like a force ready to go, quietly gathering in his body, like a volcano about to erupt, calm on the surface, but full of surging power inside.

Every cell of his became more active and tougher under the baptism of this power, as if he could break through the shackles and move to a higher level as long as that moment came.

Sensing the signs of a breakthrough in the realm, Xiao Ling's heart was filled with an irrepressible joy. He quickly took out a few essence pills made of high-level medicinal materials from the ring and put them into his mouth without hesitation.

As the power of the medicine spread rapidly, he also strengthened the operation of the Burning Art. The Burning Art of that heavenly level surged in his body like a tide, inspiring unprecedented power.

At this time, the energy of the surrounding heaven and earth seemed to be attracted by Xiao Ling's existence, and formed an energy vortex with him as the center. The energy between heaven and earth, as if pulled by some mysterious power, gathered towards Xiao Ling and rushed endlessly.

These energies were absorbed into Xiao Ling's body without screening, and his strange fire did not hesitate to refine the impurities in them, transforming them into the purest energy, penetrating into every cell of his body, nourishing his limbs and bones.

The energy between heaven and earth was like the waves at high tide, gathering towards the cultivation chamber where Xiao Ling was. The scene of this energy flow was so spectacular that it seemed as if the power of the whole world was attracted by his cultivation.

The movement caused by Xiao Ling's cultivation was naturally extraordinary. Even Xun'er and the girls who were chatting in the courtyard felt this unusual fluctuation.

Their words could not help but pause, and their eyes were cast in the direction of Xiao Ling's cultivation.

Although they were separated by a thick stone wall, they seemed to be able to feel the strange changes happening in the secret room. The energy surged, causing ripples in the air.

Sensing the movement, Xun'er slowly stood up, her figure swayed slightly, and a slight wave of vibrations rippled in the air, and her figure appeared in front of the secret room door.

Seeing this scene, Medusa and the other two also stood up and followed Xun'er's movements.

"With such a big movement, it seems that Brother Xiao Ling's cultivation is about to usher in a major breakthrough."

As she said this, Xun'er lightly raised her jade-like fingertips and gently waved them, casting an invisible barrier around her, blocking all the fluctuations and sounds in the area, making it impossible for outsiders to spy on her or interfere with her.