Chapter 146

Chapter 146

“Master!?”

“Master!?”

“Huh?”

Hearing Yang Chen’s call, Zhan Lingshuang snapped out of her thoughts. A flush of redness crept up her cheeks. Just now, she had unconsciously leaned against Chen’er’s back and even started enjoying it. Z

han Lingshuang, what are you doing?

She mentally scolded herself.

You are the master who raised Chen’er. How could you act like that? If Chen’er notices, how will you maintain your dignity as his master?

“What is it, Chen’er?” Zhan Lingshuang asked.

“Master, I’ve caught the origin of the Profound Deep Cold Flame!” Yang Chen exclaimed excitedly. Zhan Lingshuang quickly glanced at his hands. A small flame with two tiny legs was struggling fiercely, but a green lotus had it securely trapped.

Although the Profound Deep Cold Flame was immensely powerful, its explosion had released so much energy that its origin flame had grown weak. Using his Green Lotus Heavenly Flame, Yang Chen had easily captured it.

“This is the origin of the Profound Deep Cold Flame?” Zhan Lingshuang’s beautiful eyes gleamed with excitement as she pushed aside her earlier thoughts.

“Master, do you think you can refine and fuse with it in two hours?” Yang Chen asked. The Profound Deep Cold Flame had expended nearly all its power in the explosion. The surrounding area was constantly switching between extreme cold and heat, and Yang Chen’s true qi would only last for two more hours.

Normally, refining a primordial fire would take days or even months, requiring a cultivator to slowly find and refine the fire’s origin, all while avoiding a potential explosion. However, since the fire had already erupted, the most difficult part—finding the origin—was already done.

“Two hours is enough!” Zhan Lingshuang replied confidently. Seeing the weakened origin flame in her hand, she was sure she could refine it in even less time.

“Alright, Master, hurry up. I’ll create a safe space for you!” Yang Chen said, as he used the green lotus flame to shield Zhan Lingshuang, allowing her to focus on refining the origin without any interference from the wild Profound Deep Cold Flame.

“Chen’er really has grown up. He’s always thinking about me, his master,” Zhan Lingshuang thought, her heart filled with emotion as she observed Yang Chen’s actions. Although she could hold out for a while using her own strength, she didn’t refuse his help. After all, being protected felt unexpectedly nice.

Sitting cross-legged nearby, Yang Chen opened a small gap in the flame shield around him, allowing the Profound Deep Cold Flame to pour in.

“Hiss!”

Immediately, he felt as if his skin was being torn apart, with the sensation of both ice and fire spreading across his body. There was no doubt the Profound Deep Cold Flame was formidable, ranking 41st on the list of primordial fires. Even though Yang Chen’s physical strength was enough to overpower a Soul Transformation cultivator, facing the primordial fire was still overwhelming. And this was with only a small gap in the shield—if his whole body were exposed to the sea of flames, it would take less than half an hour before he was either burned to ash or frozen solid.

“What is Chen’er doing?” Zhan Lingshuang suddenly realized Yang Chen’s intention.

“So, he’s using the Profound Deep Cold Flame to temper his body! This kid, he’s really crazy when it comes to cultivation! But seeing this makes me feel heartache …”

Zhan Lingshuang averted her gaze, unable to keep watching. Since childhood, she had raised Chen’er and disciplined him with nothing more than a spanking when necessary. He had never endured such hardships before. However, she also knew that Chen’er had his own path of cultivation, and as his master, she couldn’t interfere too much.

An hour later, Zhan Lingshuang successfully refined the white flame into her body. She opened her eyes, revealing two flickering white flames in her gaze. At the same time, the surrounding Profound Deep Cold Flame began to converge towards her body.

At this moment, Yang Chen’s Green Lotus Heavenly Flame no longer had any effect and dissipated, because Zhan Lingshuang had already refined the origin of the Profound Deep Cold Flame. In essence, she had become the flame. The wild flames in the area were now returning to her body.

However, in her excitement over absorbing the primordial fire, Zhan Lingshuang failed to notice that the flames had also disintegrated her robe.

Yang Chen, focused on the changes in his own body, hadn’t noticed this either. After an hour of tempering, his physical strength had improved significantly. Meanwhile, Zhan Lingshuang absorbed the last of the Profound Deep Cold Flame, and her aura surged rapidly.

After a long while, all the flames disappeared, and the magma world returned to its original red hue.

“It worked! The Profound Deep Cold Flame truly lives up to its rank of 41st among primordial fires—I’ve broken through by an entire realm! And there’s still a vast amount of energy left inside me. If I refine all of it, my cultivation level will rise even further! With my current swordsmanship and the Profound Deep Cold Flame, I can even fight mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators!”

Zhan Lingshuang opened her eyes, feeling overjoyed. But then she noticed Yang Chen staring at her with wide eyes.

“Chen’er, what are you looking at? Are you shocked by your master’s power?” Zhan Lingshuang laughed. “Don’t be discouraged—you’ll reach my level soon enough!”

Zhan Lingshuang was quite pleased with Yang Chen’s performance. Despite his rebellious behavior earlier, she had decided to forgive him. At this moment, her eyes were full of a master’s loving care as she took a step toward Yang Chen.

Suddenly, Zhan Lingshuang noticed a flash of white light in Yang Chen’s eyes and sensed that something was wrong. She looked down … She froze in place.