Chapter 1343 Everything is ready

As the Ice Flame Beast fell, Zhou Yiqiao did not immediately relax his vigilance.

He slowly jumped off the giant beast, and scanned the surroundings with his eyes as fast as lightning. After confirming that there were no other threats, he turned his attention back to the corpse of the Ice Flame Beast.

Zhou Yiqiao approached the giant beast cautiously, and the spiritual power in his hand condensed into a knife, intending to cut open the giant beast's abdomen and take out the inner elixir.

However, the skin and flesh of the Ice Flame Beast were extremely tough, and even the blade condensed by his spiritual power could not cut it easily.

Zhou Yiqiao tried several times but found that he could not destroy it.

"Damn it, even though it's dead, this Ice Flame Beast's defense is still so high!"

Zhou Yiqiao frowned and cursed under his breath.

You have to know that with Zhou Yiqiao's current spiritual power, even some low-level magical weapons can be easily split into two.

But the Ice Flame Beast in front of him, even though it had completely lost its vitality, its body was still as hard as a living thing.

Fortunately, Zhou Yiqiao understood that his situation was not safe, so he did not dwell on it too much. With a thought, he summoned out the Dusk Sword that he had just put away.

Zhou Yiqiao held the Dusk Sword in his hand, the tip of the sword lightly touching the belly of the Ice Flame Beast, and spiritual power slowly flowed into the sword, causing the blade to emit a faint blue light.

He closed his eyes and recalled the weaknesses of the Ice Flame Beast that were emphasized in the mission record.

As a rare spiritual beast, the Ice Flame Beast's weakness lies in a soft membrane on its abdomen. That is where the power of ice and flame in its body meet, and it is also where the inner elixir is located.

After Zhou Yiqiao had a rough idea of ​​the location in his mind, he deftly controlled the Dusk Sword to move slowly, eventually letting it hover at a certain point on the giant beast's belly.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and then the magic sword stabbed down swiftly, accompanied by a surge of spiritual power.

With a "swish" sound, the magic sword penetrated the skin of the giant beast without any hindrance and pierced deeply into its body.

Zhou Yiqiao turned his wrist, and the magic sword cut inside the giant beast's body, and soon found the soft membrane.

He carefully enlarged the incision, revealing an inner elixir that radiated the power of ice and fire.

This inner elixir is as big as an egg and is crystal clear. Half of it is a deep cold blue, as if it contains endless ice power; the other half is shining with blazing red, as dazzling as the sun.

Two completely different forces coexist harmoniously in this small inner elixir, intertwining with each other, forming an indescribable wonderful scene.

Zhou Yiqiao was delighted. He held his breath, reached into the incision, gently took out the inner elixir, and put it into the storage bag.

After taking out the inner elixir, Zhou Yiqiao did not stay for long, as he knew that the movement here might attract the attention of other strange beasts.

After putting the remaining carcasses of the Ice Flame Beast into his storage bag, he immediately turned around and prepared to pick the dark blue Earth Core Fire Lotus in the lake.

However, when he approached the lake, he found that the dark blue earth fire lotus in the lake suddenly became active, and waves of flames swept towards him as if they had life.

As early as in the Tijian Sect's classics, Zhou Yiqiao had already learned that the Blue Earth Fire Lotus would activate this self-protective flame attack when it sensed danger.

He did not dare to be careless and immediately circulated the spiritual power in his body to form a protective shield.

At the same time, he took out a special piece of jade from his storage bag. This was the "Fire Spirit Jade" he had purchased in a market along the way before coming to the Ice and Fire Abyss, specifically for collecting the Blue Earth Core Fire Lotus.

This treasure has the ability to absorb fire-attributed spiritual power and transform it into a gentle energy field.

Although it is a fantasy to completely offset the final flame impact of the Blue Earth Core Fire Lotus with this temporary treasure.

But with Zhou Yiqiao's physical strength, as long as he could weaken this energy a little, he would be confident that he could quickly approach and pick the blue earth core fire lotus in the gap between the flames.

He placed the Fire Spirit Jade in front of him. Under the stimulation of his spiritual power, the Fire Spirit Jade emitted a strong suction force, sucking in the sweeping flames.

The moment the flame came into contact with the Fire Spirit Jade, a dazzling light flashed on the surface of the Fire Spirit Jade, followed by tiny cracks.

Zhou Yiqiao raised his eyebrows slightly. He didn't expect that the flame impact of the Blue Earth Core Fire Lotus would be much stronger than he had imagined. It seemed that this fifth-level Fire Spirit Jade could not last too long.

Not daring to delay, his figure was like a flash of lightning, instantly crossing the lake and coming to the side of the fire lotus.

He gathered a layer of spiritual power in his palm, gently grasped the stem of the fire lotus, and carefully pulled it out of the lake.

As soon as the Fire Lotus left the lake, the entire Ice and Fire Abyss began to shake again, as if it had lost its balance because of the Fire Lotus' departure.

Zhou Yiqiao's heart trembled, and he quickly put the picked blue earth core fire lotus into another specially made storage container.

This container has a special formation built into it, and is a device specifically used to maintain the activity of spiritual plants. For a high-level alchemist like Zhou Yiqiao, it is not a rare item.

After safely storing the Blue Earth Core Fire Lotus into a specially made storage container, Zhou Yiqiao did not stay any longer.

He looked around and made sure that no other strange beasts were approaching because of the commotion. Then he took a deep breath and rushed away in the direction he came from like a ghost.

There were no accidents on the way back because Zhou Yiqiao had taken a lot of precautions. Even though the spiritual power in the ice and fire abyss became more and more violent, it did not have any effect on him.

After leaving the Ice and Fire Abyss, he immediately summoned the Red Flame Gilded Sword, transformed it into a stream of light, and flew towards the direction of the Sword Sect.

Another half day later, Zhou Yiqiao returned to the Tijian Sect unharmed.

He went directly to the mission hall, ready to hand in the inner elixir of the Ice Flame Beast and complete the mission he had taken on.

In the mission hall, the disciple in charge of contact was surprised to see Zhou Yiqiao return after only spending one day there.

He obviously did not expect that Zhou Yiqiao only took one day to bring back the inner elixir of the Ice Flame Beast.

"Senior Zhou, you really have..."

There was a hint of disbelief in the disciple's voice.

Zhou Yiqiao nodded and gently placed the inner elixir on the counter.

"Yes, I have completed the task."

The disciples were stunned for a moment, and then remembered the warning given by their ancestor before leaving the sect, that they should give Zhou Yiqiao the greatest respect and convenience.

He nodded quickly and began to deal with the completion of the mission.

"Senior Zhou, you completed your mission very well. This is your mission reward."

As the disciple spoke, he took out a bag full of spirit stones and pills from under the counter and handed it to Zhou Yiqiao.

However, Zhou Yiqiao waved his hand and refused the reward.

He smiled self-deprecatingly in his heart. He had been worried before that because he used the information from the Tijian Sect to obtain the Blue Earth Core Fire Lotus, the Tijian Sect would ask him for a reward after the mission was completed.

Now it seems that such concerns are completely unnecessary.

"No need for that. The information in this mission helped me a lot. Just consider it as a deal between me and Zhou and the Tijian Sect."

After saying that, Zhou Yiqiao said goodbye and turned around. Halfway through his walk, he remembered something and turned to look at the disciple of the Tijian Sect who was in charge of handing over the task.

"By the way, I don't know what your Jianzi is doing. I can't contact him for the time being. I'd like to ask him to inform me when he is free, and tell him that Zhou is going to be in seclusion. I hope Brother Li will do his best to fulfill Zhou's request."

Upon hearing this, the disciples of the Tijian Sect became serious and bowed solemnly.

Seeing that the other party agreed, Zhou Yiqiao nodded and left the mission hall.

Returning to the cave given by Li Mubai, he took out the elixirs and spiritual materials for nourishing his spiritual consciousness, as well as the dark blue earth fire lotus used as external pressure, and plunged into cultivation.

Of course, going into seclusion immediately does not mean that Zhou Yiqiao is acting rashly.

You know, the practice of nerve training is a challenge to one's own limits, and any carelessness may lead to irreversible consequences.

Therefore, before officially using the Blue Earth Fire Lotus, he spent several months adjusting his mental state and consciousness to the most perfect state through meditation and breathing.

A few months passed like a flash. Zhou Yiqiao practiced in seclusion in the cave, isolating himself from the disturbances of the outside world.

One day, when Zhou Yiqiao felt that his condition had reached its peak, he opened the storage device containing the Blue Earth Fire Lotus without hesitation.

The fire lotus still remains alive in the storage container. The faint blue flame burns quietly on the lotus petals, emitting a faint chill and heat.

"Ancient books record that directly taking the Blue Earth Core Fire Lotus can trigger the most violent spiritual transformation."

"Although the risk is huge, with my current spiritual power, it seems that this is the only way to achieve the desired result in my mind."

As if to cheer himself up, Zhou Yiqiao muttered to himself and spoke slowly.

To be on the safe side, before swallowing the blue earth core fire lotus, Zhou Yiqiao swallowed a lot of elixirs that were placed aside to protect his spiritual consciousness, and at the same time activated several spiritual objects that could stabilize his spiritual consciousness.

Everything was ready. He took a deep breath, took out the dark blue earth core fire lotus from the storage magic weapon, and put it into his mouth.

The fire lotus melted in his mouth, and a power mixed with heat and cold instantly erupted in his body, raging in his meridians and consciousness like a storm.

Zhou Yiqiao kept his mind focused and began to practice a hundred nerve training techniques, guiding this force to circulate within his body, constantly tempering his consciousness.

As the power of the dark blue earth core fire lotus raged in his body, Zhou Yiqiao felt as if his consciousness was placed between ice and fire, sometimes frozen by extreme cold, and sometimes burned by flames.

This extreme pain made even a man of his strong character frown, with beads of sweat oozing from his forehead.

He clenched his teeth and focused all his attention on guiding and controlling his spiritual consciousness, striving to make this violent power become nourishment for his growth.

Just persist for several years...