Published: November 30, -0001
All the alchemists who auctioned off the Qinglian Strange Fire believed they had obtained an astonishing flame that could enhance their cultivation after refining it, yet they did not know that what awaited them was being consumed by this Qinglian Strange Fire instead.
If Qin Chen did not possess the mysterious ancient book, he too would have likely fallen into danger just now, very possibly being refined into ashes by this Qinglian Strange Fire.
"This cloaked person probably does not know the origin of the Qinglian Strange Fire either, but accidentally discovered that this Qinglian Strange Fire could consume alchemists. Furthermore, with that consumption, the power of the Qinglian Strange Fire would continuously increase. Thus, he believed that this Qinglian Strange Fire would evolve continuously with the consumption until it reached a perfect state and stabilized, which is why he keeps taking it out for auction, intending for the Qinglian Strange Fire to evolve continuously."
Regarding why this cloaked person would auction off the Qinglian Strange Fire, Qin Chen thought about it and could only come up with this possibility, letting out a cold laugh.
Although he did not know what the Qinglian Strange Fire truly was, the fact that the cloaked person thought that the flame would stabilize after continuous consumption was truly foolish.
If he was not mistaken, once this Qinglian Strange Fire continued to consume the life force of alchemists, in the end, this consuming consciousness would completely evolve into intelligence, and this intelligence would be filled with violent killing intent, devouring everything it could consume.
By that time, let alone refining it, it might even become an extremely terrifying disaster for the entire Tianwu Continent, no one would be able to control it anymore.
After the Qinglian Strange Fire was refined, the mysterious ancient book instantly returned to calm, disappearing once more.
Qin Chen did not slack off, continuously refining the Qinglian Strange Fire. Gradually, the original killing aura and negative information of the Qinglian Strange Fire were completely refined away, turning into a layer of gray substance that disappeared. After losing this gray aura, the blue aura it emitted became even more brilliant and looked extremely comfortable.
A magnificent blue lotus flower hovered above Qin Chen's sea of consciousness, gentle and resplendent.
The aura of the Qinglian Strange Fire also stabilized completely, no longer changing like it did at the beginning, finally stabilizing at the fifth level.
That scorching aura, even after being refined, still caused waves of palpitations in Qin Chen's heart.
Qin Chen knew that although the Qinglian Strange Fire remained at the fifth level, it was definitely not just a fifth-level strange fire. As it continued to absorb and grow, it would constantly strengthen. As for how much it could grow, Qin Chen himself was not clear.
"Since I do not know if you are the legendary Qinglian Strange Fire, I will call you Xiao Qing."
Taking a deep breath, after completely refining the Qinglian Strange Fire, Qin Chen urged Xiao Qing to approach the location of the Hundred Ghosts Curse.
At this moment, the Hundred Ghosts Curse transformed into strands of black substance swirling around Qin Chen's body, forming a deeply rooted energy that lurked in his body, corroding and affecting Qin Chen's cultivation during this time. It was extremely entrenched and could not be removed.
However, when Xiao Qing got closer, those energies of the Hundred Ghosts Curse immediately emanated a sense of fear, like mice seeing a cat, wildly fleeing and scrambling around within Qin Chen's body.
Qin Chen immediately urged the Qinglian Strange Fire to surround and intercept. As long as the power of the Qinglian Strange Fire touched even a strand of the Hundred Ghosts Curse, the originally stubborn black energy would instantly dissolve like snow under the blazing sun, turning to dust effortlessly.
Half an incense stick later, the curse power within Qin Chen's body completely disappeared, leaving no trace behind.