"Hmph, I advise you to be sensible and obedient. I can spare your life. Otherwise, I won't hold back!" Zhou Yan said with a cold laugh.
"Alright... alright! Since that's the case, I agree to your terms!" The old woman in white nodded. Then, with a flip of her palm, a jade token appeared in her palm. The token shone with a dazzling brilliance, as if containing some profound patterns.
"Now, crush the jade token! As soon as I move my mind, the token will shatter, and then I will be able to find you and take you away!" the old woman in white said slowly.
"Good!" Zhou Yan nodded, then put the jade token into his pocket. With a flip of his right hand, he took out a talisman.
"I snatched this talisman from another person's storage ring. It's very powerful. Once it explodes, the entire cave will be leveled, and even the elders of the Fire Phoenix clan won't be able to break in easily, let alone you!" Zhou Yan said coldly.
"Alright, then quickly crush the jade token!" the old woman in white said indifferently.
Zhou Yan heard this and immediately crushed the jade token.
A flash of light shone, and his figure disappeared. In his place, a void appeared in the cave, revealing a figure. After Zhou Yan's figure materialized, he waved his hand, and an invisible storm swept out, dispersing the surrounding dust. Then, Zhou Yan's body also disappeared.
"Damn ant!" The old woman in white's face was ugly. This time, the few people she sent out were elites she had spent years cultivating, but now they were killed by a human cultivator! The old woman in white was naturally unwilling.
"My Fire Phoenix clan will not let you go!" the old woman in white said fiercely.
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In the cave, Zhou Yan sat cross-legged on the ground, adjusting his breathing.
"This is the Fire Spirit Orb!" As Zhou Yan's thoughts stirred, the fiery red orb suspended itself above his head. A stream of information quickly flowed into the depths of Zhou Yan's mind.
The Fire Spirit Orb can absorb the primal energy of heaven and earth to condense a giant pill. The reason Zhou Yan chose to join the Fire Phoenix clan was not only because the clan had shown him kindness, but also for another matter: the Fire Spirit Orb.
The Fire Spirit Orb is a treasure of inheritance, containing the primal energy of heaven and earth nurtured by heaven and earth. It is of great benefit to the improvement of cultivation. And Zhou Yan is merely a small Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. What he needs most now is the Fire Spirit Orb! And now, the Fire Spirit Orb was right before his eyes.
Zhou Yan did not hesitate and directly swallowed the Fire Spirit Orb. Immediately, wisps of fiery heat emanated from Zhou Yan's body, causing his entire body to turn red.
"Whoosh..." Zhou Yan took a deep breath, his eyes slightly closed, feeling the surging life force within his body, and was secretly delighted.
"The Fire Spirit Orb truly lives up to its name as a treasure of inheritance! I've only absorbed a part of its power, and I've already undergone a qualitative transformation!"
"However, although this Fire Spirit Orb is powerful, I cannot control it perfectly yet!" Zhou Yan's expression changed slightly. Although his cultivation was a notch weaker than the old woman in white, he was definitely among the top tier in the same realm. Therefore, it was not impossible to suppress the old woman in white. It was just that he did not dare to act rashly now, because if he were to provoke the Fire Spirit Orb, it would be like alerting the enemy.
Fortunately, although the Fire Phoenix clan was powerful, they were located in deep mountains and forests, with desolate surroundings and no signs of human habitation. If he wanted to escape, the people of the Fire Phoenix clan would definitely not be able to track him.
With this thought, Zhou Yan felt relieved and sat quietly in the cave, circulating his cultivation technique to cultivate fire power. The cultivation of fire power is relatively difficult, requiring not only the comprehension of the rules of fire power but also the perception of the fire power in heaven and earth.
"Hmm? Fire power? What is this? Could it be that I am a member of the Fire Phoenix clan?" Suddenly, Zhou Yan felt a strange power surge from within his body. This feeling was somewhat similar to when he had first comprehended fire power, but the difference between the two was immense.
"It seems I really am from the Fire Phoenix clan, otherwise, I wouldn't be able to comprehend fire power, and I could even use heavenly fire!" Zhou Yan muttered to himself.
Then, Zhou Yan's gaze fell upon the fiery red jade token.
"It's just that my strength is still low, and I can't fully control fire power yet. If I can completely fuse with this jade token, my strength will definitely improve!"
"Moreover, my current cultivation is low, and it will probably take a long time to break through to the Golden Core stage. During this time, I can use this Fire Spirit Orb to break through the bottleneck." A smile appeared on Zhou Yan's lips.
Then, he extended his right hand and pressed it onto the Fire Spirit Orb.
"Buzz!" A faint glow flickered on Zhou Yan's right hand, and then, as if summoned, the Fire Spirit Orb actually merged into Zhou Yan's body on its own.
"Whoosh~!" Immediately, streams of pure fire attribute primal energy surged into Zhou Yan's body.
"This Fire Spirit Orb is truly powerful, worthy of being the sacred artifact of the Fire Phoenix clan!" Feeling the surging fire attribute primal energy within his body, Zhou Yan was overjoyed. He quickly closed his eyes and activated the five-element spiritual energy within his body to refine these fire attribute primal energies. The five-element spiritual energy and the fire attribute primal energy intertwined, fusing with each other and continuously tempering Zhou Yan's body, improving his strength.
Zhou Yan's cultivation increased at a visible rate. Half an hour later, a fiery red, crystal-clear bead floated out from Zhou Yan's brow and hovered in mid-air. This bead was the Fire Spirit Orb.
"Boom!" In the next second, the Fire Spirit Orb erupted with a burst of blazing flames, and then quickly dissipated, transforming into boundless flame power that merged into Zhou Yan's body.
"I've gained a lot this time, but the fire attribute primal energy is too dense. I won't be able to absorb it all in a short period. I need to continue cultivating and accumulating slowly!"
"I wonder if I can break through to the Nascent Soul stage after my cultivation reaches the Golden Core realm." Zhou Yan pondered inwardly.
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"Clan Leader, Zhou Yan's aura is getting weaker and weaker!" On a mountain peak a hundred miles away from Zhou Yan, two black-robed youths were discussing something.
"Hmph, this guy must have offended someone powerful for him to dare to abduct and sacrifice the Clan Leader's own niece!"
"Clan Leader, look, should we capture him and hand him over to the Clan Leader for punishment?" another person asked.