Inside the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Secret Realm, dicinal Garden
Hearing the childlike voice refer to itself as "this lord," Xiao Tiance couldn't help but laugh, both amused and thrilled.
Before him stood the spirit of the Green Lotus Core Fla, an intelligent and fully ford elental being.
In the original tale, Xiao Yan subdued the Purifying Lotus Demon Fla and fused it with six other Heavenly Flas to recreate a fla spirit, which he nad Xiao Yi. Though this fla spirit was not as powerful as the Purifying Lotus Demon Fla, it was still an extraordinary find.
With a grin, Xiao Tiance addressed the fla spirit, "I am Xiao Tiance of the Xiao Clan. Little one, do you have a na?"
"Hmph! A disrespectful mortal dares to ask this lord's na? Prepare to die!"
The fla spirit scoffed, clearly offended by Xiao Tiance's self assured tone. Without hesitation, it launched an attack.
A blazing green lotus ford in its hands, radiating with terrifying energy, before being hurled at Xiao Tiance with astonishing speed.
As the burning lotus hurtled toward him, Xiao Tiance's excitent only grew. Earlier, the fla spirit's attacks had been on par with a One Star Dou Zun. Now, this green lotus attack rivaled the strength of a Five Star Dou Zun.
"What a fiery little temper," Xiao Tiance remarked casually.
Stretching out his hand, he enveloped his palm in soul power. To the fla spirit's shock, Xiao Tiance effortlessly caught the green lotus, holding it as delicately as if it were a real flower.
"Let's see how you handle this!"
Frustrated, the fla spirit prepared another attack but froze mid action. Its movents were completely suppressed, and no matter how hard it tried, it couldn't transform into its fla form.
"Little one, your strength is comndable, but challenging a Dou Sheng is rather bold," Xiao Tiance remarked with a playful smile as he watched the immobilized fla spirit.
"Release this lord! Release this lord now!" the fla spirit shouted, struggling in vain against the invisible force holding it in place.
Ignoring its demands, Xiao Tiance applied even more pressure with his Ling Realm peak soul power, causing the fla spirit to tremble as if it might dissolve.
"Since you've achieved a rare transformation, I'll give you a chance. Swear loyalty to , or I'll shatter your spirit right here and now," Xiao Tiance said, his tone calm yet firm.
The fla spirit quivered in fear. It could sense that Xiao Tiance was not bluffing. If its spirit were destroyed, it would never reform. Elental flas were born under extraordinary circumstances, and developing intelligence was an even rarer occurrence.
After a brief silence, the fla spirit finally relented. "I am willing to submit."
"A wise decision," Xiao Tiance said with a smile as he released his grip.
The fla spirit eyed him warily, surprised by his restraint. "Aren't you going to imprint your soul mark on ?"
Xiao Tiance chuckled. "You're not the first Heavenly Fla I've encountered. A century ago, I nearly subdued the Nihility Devouring Fla, which ranked second on the Heavenly Fla List. Like you, it had intelligence and power far greater than mine at the ti.
"I see no need to control you with a soul imprint. You have potential to grow stronger, and I trust that you'll follow willingly. Now, tell , do you have a na?"
The fla spirit hesitated before replying, "Master, I have no na."
"Then I'll give you one. From now on, you'll bear the surna Xiao. As for your na, let's call you Xiao Duming. I hope you'll beco the brightest among all flas, standing unrivaled," Xiao Tiance said warmly.
"Xiao Duming... Thank you, Master, for granting a na!" the fla spirit cheered, flipping joyfully atop the Green Lotus.
"You'll accompany from now on. I'll expand my ridians to give you a space to reside when you're not cultivating," Xiao Tiance said with a smile.
Nodding eagerly, Xiao Duming shrank into a small, doll like form and perched on Xiao Tiance's shoulder.
With a content smile, Xiao Tiance used a jade blade to sever the Ten Thousand Year Green Lotus and stored the entire dicinal garden in his spatial ring. With Xiao Qing in tow, he continued exploring deeper into the secret realm.
The trio (counting Xiao Duming as a person) soon arrived at what appeared to be a vast enclosure for magical beasts. Though expansive, spanning tens of thousands of square ters, it was littered with nothing but corpses and bones.
Many of the corpses belonged to Dou Sheng level magical beasts, preserved by their formidable strength even in death. Xiao Tiance extracted their magic cores and lifeblood before burying the remains in a hastily dug pit.
Their exploration led them to a pavilion with three gilded words inscribed above its entrance: Treasure Pavilion.
However, as they approached, an elderly man appeared before the pavilion.
The sight startled the group, for this was no re puppet or corpse it was a living person.
Despite his frail, almost decrepit appearance, the old man exuded an overwhelming aura equivalent to an Eight Star Dou Sheng.
The elder spoke in a raspy, halting voice, as if unused to conversation. "I am Huang Jiuji, Supre Elder of the Heavenly Phoenix Clan and its last survivor. Young ones, you have trespassed into my clan's sacred grounds. What punishnt do you think you deserve?"
Though his words carried a tone of reproach, there was no killing intent in Huang Jiuji's deanor. Sensing this, Xiao Tiance imdiately responded with humility.
"Senior, please forgive our intrusion. I am Xiao Tiance of the Xiao Clan. My subordinates stumbled upon this secret realm, and we ca to explore it, unaware that a mighty elder of the Heavenly Phoenix Clan still resided here. Had we known, we would never have dared to enter without permission."
Huang Jiuji chuckled hoarsely. "Ah, descendants of the Xiao Clan... Your strength is impressive for your age."
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