Ye Qiu stared ahead without blinking. He saw a huge red flower growing deep in the cave.
This red flower shone like flames. It floated in the air. Its petals were like ribbons, fully dozens of metres long. They danced in the air, like millions of auspicious colours fluttering.
A rich floral scent rushed into his nostrils. Just one gentle breath brought a feeling of floating to immortality. It was full of vast spiritual energy.
Not only that, this red flower also gave off scorching heat. It was just like fire turned into form.
“This is the Fire Spirit Flower!”
Yun Xi recognised it and cried out in surprise.
Then, she said to Ye Qiu with excitement, “This Fire Spirit Flower should be the million-year divine medicine you seek.”
In truth, even if she had not said it, Ye Qiu could tell. The life essence released by this Fire Spirit Flower was simply too dense.
At this time, Ye Qiu and the others were several hundred metres from the Fire Spirit Flower.
“You wait here for me. I will go pick the divine medicine.” After Ye Qiu spoke, he was about to step forward.
“Wait.” Yun Xi pulled Ye Qiu back. She said, “If you go like this with no protection, once you get close to the Fire Spirit Flower, you will burn to ashes.”
“Hm?” Ye Qiu felt puzzled.
Yun Xi explained, “The Fire Spirit Flower is a wondrous bloom, but it releases very fierce flames. Mortal flesh and blood cannot withstand them.”
“You wait here for me. I will pick it for you.”
“The long skirt I wear is a holy artefact. With it to protect me, the Fire Spirit Flower cannot harm me.”
Ye Qiu warned, “Be careful.”
“Mm.” Yun Xi gave a soft hum. Then she stepped towards the Fire Spirit Flower.
As Yun Xi drew near the flame flower, all of a sudden, black flames rose from its petals.
In an instant, Ye Qiu felt the scorching breath from far away. It was like peerless sharpness slicing his skin.
“What?”
Ye Qiu’s face filled with shock.
He knew his body was now extremely extraordinary. Even divine weapons could hardly harm him at all. Yet before he even approached the Fire Spirit Flower, his skin cracked.
It was hard to imagine what danger Yun Xi faced so close to the Fire Spirit Flower.
“Buzz!”
Yun Xi formed seals with both hands. The ice-blue long skirt gave off soft light. It made her look like a fairy from the divine realm.
Ye Qiu glanced over. He saw Yun Xi’s expression calm as ever. Only then did he breathe a slight sigh of relief.
Who would have thought, in the next second, the black flames from the Fire Spirit Flower turned to red flames. Like a galaxy bursting its banks, they roared towards Yun Xi.
Yun Xi sensed the danger. Her hands formed seals quickly. With a “boom”, the ice-blue long skirt burst with dazzling light. Like a divine shield, it blocked those flames firmly.
Yet it only held for a moment. Yun Xi’s ice-blue long skirt turned to ashes.
“What?”
Yun Xi’s face changed greatly.
This ice-blue long skirt was a holy artefact. She never thought the flames from the Fire Spirit Flower would burn it to ashes.
Too terrifying!
Just as Yun Xi lost focus for a moment, she suddenly felt a chill on her body. She looked down. Her clothes had turned to ashes under the intense heat of the flames.
At once, pain wracked her whole body. As her skin was about to crack, someone suddenly held her waist and flashed back.
“Are you alright…”
Ye Qiu was about to ask if Yun Xi was hurt. Before he finished, his gaze froze.
Yun Xi had not a stitch on. Her fair skin was soft as if it could break with a blow. Her body held no flaw. It was perfect, like a flawless jade figure.
Yun Xi’s face flushed red with shame. She quickly pulled a long skirt from her spatial ring and wrapped it around herself. Then she saw Ye Qiu still staring at her. She pretended to be angry. “Have you not seen enough?”
“Not enough.” Once Ye Qiu said this, Yun Xi felt so shy she wished she could burrow into a crack in the ground.
In truth, if it were anyone else, Ye Qiu would not act this way.
He had seen beauties before. Quite a few, in fact. Whether it was Lin Jingzhi or Bai Bing from the secular world, or the Hundred Flowers Fairy from the cultivation realm, each had beauty to sink fish and topple geese.
But Yun Xi ranked third on the Heavenly Fairy List. Be it looks, figure, or bearing, she was of peerless grace. And in this setting, she suddenly stood bare. Any normal man would take a few extra looks.
“You rascal.” Yun Xi bowed her head. Her face buried almost to her chest.
Ye Qiu looked down again. He saw a deep white valley. From the heart, he said, “You are truly beautiful.”
“You still say it!” Yun Xi stamped her foot. She felt utterly embarrassed.
Just then, scorching fire waves closed in.
Ye Qiu looked up sharply. He saw the flames from the Fire Spirit Flower crushing towards them.
“Oh no!”
Ye Qiu cursed inwardly. He was about to retreat with Yun Xi when, all of a sudden, the flames vanished.
Then, a strange sight appeared.
In the blink of an eye, the Fire Spirit Flower turned into a pitifully charming young girl.
She looked about fifteen or sixteen. Tender beyond measure. Bare as she was, her full red hair covered key parts. Her bare feet stepped lightly. Her beauty was indescribable.
“Hm?”
Ye Qiu’s face filled with surprise.
He could not understand how a divine medicine turned into a girl.
“Million-year divine medicines are extraordinary. They can take human form. Not only that, they gain human thought.” Yun Xi reminded him.
So that was it.
Ye Qiu looked at the girl. Before he could speak, the girl spoke first.
“Lowly humans. You think you can have me? Die!”
Boom!
With a wave of her right hand, the girl unleashed boundless killing intent. Rolling flames surged towards Ye Qiu and Yun Xi.
“Get back!”
Ye Qiu quickly pulled Yun Xi behind him. At the same time, he summoned the Qiankun Cauldron.
Boom.
Once the Qiankun Cauldron appeared, imperial might spread across the sky. It hung over Ye Qiu’s head. Rays of light hung down, shielding Ye Qiu and Yun Xi completely.
Those flames were all blocked by the light of the Qiankun Cauldron. They could not harm Ye Qiu or Yun Xi in the least.
“It is just one divine medicine. What is there to be arrogant about?”
Ye Qiu wasted no words. He summoned two more Qiankun Cauldrons.
Boom.
Under Ye Qiu’s control, the two Qiankun Cauldrons flew like cannonballs. They smashed the girl away with a roar.
As the girl’s body flew out, she turned back to the form of the Fire Spirit Flower. A pleading voice rang out. “Do not kill me…”
Boom!
The two Qiankun Cauldrons fell from the air. They suppressed the Fire Spirit Flower completely.
“As a divine medicine, you should have the awareness of one.” Ye Qiu was utterly domineering. He used the Qiankun Cauldron to refine the Fire Spirit Flower into liquid medicine at once. Then he poured the liquid into the Qilin cub’s mouth.
At last, he had completed a major task!
Ye Qiu turned his head. He saw Yun Xi staring at him fixedly.
“What is it?” Ye Qiu showed confusion on his face.
Who knew, Yun Xi suddenly stepped forward. Her arms hooked around his neck.
