Chapter 31: The Birth of the Flame Lotus and the Beast (Part 1)

  Meteor Crater is a crater formed by the impact of a meteorite on the surface, and the meteorite contains powerful heavenly fire during its descent. The Violet Flame Lotus is a rare spiritual plant that grows with the power of this fire.

  So nowhere else exists, only in this Nanyun Heisen, the Star Abyssal Pit will have the Purple Flame Lotus growing!

  Ye Liu Xing had once ventured deep into the Nan Yun Forest, one of the Ten Great Forbidden Lands of the Divine Demon Continent. To her in her peak period, this Nan Yun Forest was like a backyard garden.

  Under the guidance of the starlight, Xiao Chen and his two companions quickly approached the Stellar Crater.

  Xingyun Sky Pit is located in the depths of Nan Yun's Black Forest, where Xiao Chen and others can see some demonic beasts appearing along the way, such as Flying Tiger, Unicorn Rhinoceros, Purple Thunder Snake, Black Wind Wolf... and so on.

  However, the strength of these demon beasts was not very powerful. Some of them sensed the aura on Xiao Chen and others and fled in a hurry. Occasionally, some demon beasts launched an attack, but they were killed by Xiao Chen and his two companions, who then dug out their demon cores, peeled off their fur, and divided it among themselves.

  Perhaps Xiao Chen and the others were very lucky, as they didn't encounter any particularly powerful demon beasts along the way. In fact, it wasn't that Xiao Chen and the others were lucky, but rather that Ye Liu Xing, this 'tour guide', was extremely reliable.

  The divine soul of the Night Star was very powerful, so it could always detect the aura of a strong demon beast in advance, thus leading Xiao Chen and others to deliberately avoid it, only then was the journey smooth.

  It took Xiaochen and others a whole day to get to Xingyuan Heaven Pit, as they had to avoid those powerful monsters.

  It was just at this time that the night had fallen, and the huge canopy of the ancient tree that reached the sky covered the sky, making the entire forest pitch black, unable to see five fingers when stretching out one's hand. Occasionally, a few low growls of ferocious beasts and hooting owls could be heard in the forest, making people's hearts panic.

  However, when Xiao Chen and the others arrived at the Starfall Abyss, that dense darkness that was almost impossible to disperse finally dissipated. From within the abyss, a sprinkling of purple flames emerged, causing this area to emit a faint, dark glow.

  Although it is not very bright, it can barely be seen.

  This is a huge crater, like a basin, with scattered giant rocks around it, each one towering like a skyscraper, as if they were giant stone men.

  Not far from the Heavenly Pit, a strange and peculiar large mountain can be vaguely seen. It is estimated that this large mountain was formed when a meteorite fell to the ground and rolled there, merging with the earth's surface after many years of wind and rain.

  "Xiao Chen, Shidi, the Heavenly Pit has the Zi Yan Huo Lian!" Along the way, Xiao Chen had already told Yue Ling and others that his goal was the Zi Yan Huo Lian. Otherwise, how would Yue Ling and You Jian follow Xiao Chen into the depths of the Nan Yun Black Forest?

  Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen nodded and said: "Fortunately, it's deep night now, the dark night sky is just right for marking out the Purple Flame Lotus. Those jumping purple flames, like twinkling stars, that's the Purple Flame Lotus."

  "1, 2... 3, 4..." Yue Ling's eyes shone brightly as she counted the purple flames, laughing as she did so.

  The lotus seeds of the Purple Flame Lotus, each one can make a warrior who has condensed his spirit in the Mirror of Convergence increase his cultivation by a small boundary. Although for warriors who have entered the Mirror of Spiritual Awareness, the effect is not that great, but at this moment, Xiao Chen and the others are all in the state of spiritual convergence, so their demand for the Purple Flame Lotus can be imagined.

  "Wow! Xiao Chen Shidi, there are thirteen of them!" Yue Ling exclaimed in surprise, looking like she was about to jump up.

  You Jian also had a smile on his face, and he felt that with Xiao Chen's arrival, the adventure in Nan Yun Hei Sen was worth it! He is now already at the Seventh Heaven of Concentrated Spirit, and after taking two lotus seeds, he can rush to the Spiritual Awakening Realm and become an inner disciple in one move!

  "Don't just stand there, go get it!" Xiao Chen's heart was also racing with excitement. This Purple Flame Lotus was much better than the Pei Yuan Dan and Bao Qi Dan that his sect had given him.

  As Xiao Chen spoke up, the three of them followed the slope where the meteorite had rolled down and walked towards the Heavenly Pit.

  This pit has been in existence for many years, and even now, when entering the pit, one can still feel a warm heat. It's imaginable how terrifying the heavenly fire was that year.

  The surrounding land was burned into a texture similar to ceramics, and the entire crater looked like a giant ceramic pot.

  The purple flame lotus can break through this hard ceramic surface and grow out of it.

  After about half a stick of incense time, Xiao Chen and others finally arrived at the bottom of the Heavenly Pit.

  "Wow, is this the Violet Flame Lotus? It's so beautiful!"

  Girls' resistance to beautiful things is always so shallow, such as at this moment, when three people came in front of a purple fire lotus, Yue Ling's performance was enough to make anyone speechless.

  Yue Ling's eyes sparkled with excitement, her face slightly flushed, and her jade-like hands were clenched tightly in front of her chest. Her sensual body was trembling all over.

  This purple flame lotus is indeed beautiful, with green leaves like fans, emitting a bright and jade-like treasure light. The flower color is like a young girl's spring heart, with a touch of crimson on her cheeks when the sunset flies by, blooming shyly, with dots of brilliance bursting out from the center of the flower.

  In the center of the lotus, a mysterious purple flame rose, with hands approaching but no burning sensation, emitting a faint temperature, and starry light points were contained in that purple flame, rolling and rising, both mysterious and beautiful.

  "It's a pity to pick such a beautiful thing, it's really unbearable," said Yue Ling, but her slender jade hands still ruthlessly plucked the purple flame lotus.

  However, just as Yue Ling picked the purple fire lotus, the originally delicate and beautiful flower suddenly turned into flying smoke and dissipated, leaving only nine lotus seeds emitting a faint purple glow, stored in Yue Ling's palm.

  "How amazing!"

  Xiao Chen and the other two people all exclaimed at the same time.

  "There are nine lotus seeds in total, and there are nine of us. After dividing them equally, each person gets three!" Yue Ling didn't keep all the seeds for herself, but instead divided them equally among Xiao Chen and You Jian.

  Xiao Chen and You Jian also didn't hesitate, both of them accepted it.

  "You go on and pick some more," said Yu Jian eagerly. "These three are enough for me, having more won't do any good."

  Yue Ling also said: "I am concentrated on the sixth heaven, three pieces are enough for me to rush into the spiritual realm, I want to cultivate now."

  Yue Ling and You Jian were not greedy people, they sat down cross-legged together, and actually started to refine the Purple Flame Lotus Seed.

  Xiao Chen was speechless, he was a Starry Sky War Body, the energy required for him to break through was several times more than others, while others could break through one layer of heaven with just one lotus seed, he estimated that he would need six or seven, or even more.

  At this time, Xiao Chen had no choice but to go alone to pick other Purple Flame Lotus.

  There are thirteen stocks of purple flame lotus in the Star Meteor Pit. Xiao Chen estimated that if he picked and swallowed all of them, he might be able to enter the Ninth Heaven of Concentrated Spirit and charge into the Spiritual Awareness Mirror.

  So, Xiao Chen ruthlessly plucked the flowers, and the wind swept away the remaining clouds. All of the newly bloomed Violet Flame Lotus were completely picked clean by Xiao Chen.

  When all the picking was done, Xiao Chen found that there were only ten plants, and three of them had not yet bloomed, so even if they were picked, they would be useless.

  "Each lotus seed has nine grains, ten lots are ninety grains. I am now in the third layer of the Heavenly Refining Tower, and according to the consumption of eight grains per breakthrough..."

  Xiao Chen started to calculate, whether these lotus seeds were enough for him to advance to the Ninth Heaven of Condensing Spirit, but at this moment, Xiao Chen suddenly felt someone pulling his pants!

  "Really?" Xiao Chen's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he looked down to see what was pulling on his pant leg. He couldn't help but be shocked at the sight. It wasn't a person or any kind of fierce beast, snake, or anything like that... it was just a little dog!

  It's said to be a puppy because Xiao Chen found that it looked exactly like the small Songshi dog he raised in his previous life.

  "How ignorant, this is not a dog, it's the companion beast of the Violet Flame Lotus, called the Departed Fire Unicorn." Ye Liu Xing couldn't help but feel annoyed when he heard Xiao Chen call that little thing a dog.

  "But he doesn't have horns?" Xiao Chen innocently defended.

  "This is the calf of a Fire Unicorn, its parents must have gone out to hunt for food, so it ran out. Adult Fire Unicorns are high-ranking magical beasts, with bodies like elephants, able to control flames and possessing extraordinary power."

  Yè Liú Xīng continued: "It's just right that you don't have a mount, this young Lì Huǒ Dú Jiǎo Shòu is at the most suitable age to be tamed..."

  Next, without saying anything more, Xiao Chen also understood. However, the more Xiao Chen looked at it, the more this little thing seemed like a small pine lion.

  Xiao Chen looked at it, and it also looked at Xiao Chen.

  The little thing is pitiful and lovely, with tears seemingly welling up in its eyes, making it look endearing. Its palm-sized body is fluffy, with yellowish-yellow fur that resembles the down of a chick, especially the few strands of hair on its forehead that are curled back, looking like a big bun, both handsome and cute.

  Xiao Chen had always been extremely fond of dogs, and even after crossing over to this divine demon continent, his love for puppies remained unchanged. At this moment, the little creature's adorable, pitiful, lovely, and handsome appearance caused Xiao Chen's passion for dogs to suddenly erupt, making him want to hug the little Shiba Inu tightly in his arms.

  However, the wisdom of this little thing is much higher than that of Xiaosongshi, and its speed is also much faster. In a flash, it was already several meters away, and Xiao Chen grabbed an empty space!

  Just as Xiao Chen was about to catch it again, the little thing suddenly pointed at Xiao Chen's hand with its small paws, which had only three fingers, plump and sharp, like a cute creature jumping out of an anime.

  "Really?" Xiao Chen was surprised by the little thing's wisdom, let go and took a look, suddenly understood.

  This little thing is the symbiotic beast of the Purple Flame Lotus, but Xiao Chen has picked all the Purple Flame Lotuses in the Heavenly Pit clean. The little thing was hungry and actually came to him asking for lotus seeds to eat.

  Xiao Chen said to the little thing: "You want to eat this?"

  "Beep! Beep! Beep!" The little thing nodded its head happily, very excited, and made a "beeping" sound with its mouth, as if saying "Exactly! Exactly! Exactly!"

  "Then come over and get it." Xiao Chen plopped himself down on the ground, adopting a rascal-like demeanor as he spoke.

  "Hmm..." The little thing seemed to be hesitating, its small paws grasping its fluffy little ears as it thought.

  Xiao Chen didn't rush, and instead started to tease the little thing. Xiao Chen knew that for this kind of young creature, food was the most effective temptation. Could it be that this little thing's intelligence was even higher than a child's?

  After a while, this little thing finally couldn't bear the temptation and walked towards Xiao Chen with small steps.