After a brief silence, Queen Medusa said, "Come with me, we'll discuss this in the temple."
Upon hearing Queen Medusa's words, the snake people immediately dropped their guard against Xiao Jue. Xiao Jue flapped his dragon wings and followed Queen Medusa into the royal city, arriving at her temple. Queen
Medusa led Xiao Jue across a lake, unlocking the energy barrier, and brought him to an island.
The island wasn't very large, but it was covered in lush bamboo forests and some flowers, looking vibrant and beautiful.
In the center of the island, a circular open area, the surrounding bamboo and flower bushes cleanly cleared, was scattered with small, smooth pebbles, forming a small, sunken pool within the empty space. Within the pool, crystal-clear water shone with a white mist. Even from a distance, Xiao Jue could still sense the extreme cold within.
Xiao Jue's gaze finally rested on a lotus pedestal carved from a strange crystal in the center of the pool. From this pedestal, a ball of cyan flame slowly rose.
This cyan flame, incredibly spiritual, swirled gently, sometimes coalescing into a lotus flower, sometimes forming a tiny cyan flame snake that hovered within the lotus pedestal, its gentle presence adorable.
The crystal lotus pedestal was clearly no ordinary object. Every time the cyan flames threatened to escape the pedestal, a faint white shield would suddenly appear, deflecting the flames back.
A careful glance at the pool revealed that each time the cyan flames came into contact with the shield, the Ice Spirit Cold Spring within the pool would subtly decrease. Clearly, the crystal lotus pedestal must have been drawing on the Ice Spirit Cold Spring's power to trap the cyan flames.
Queen Medusa recognized Xiao Jue's strength. A fourth-tier magical beast suspected of having consumed the Transformation Pill and possessing a formidable backing, she was skeptical of Xiao Jue's self-produced sixth-tier alchemist.
However, the fact that Xiao Jue, a fourth-tier magical beast, could transform and even produce the Heavenly Soul Melting Blood Pill proved that he had a seventh-tier alchemist behind him, or that the power behind him could employ a seventh-tier alchemist.
Regardless of Xiao Jue's background, he arrived here alone. Queen Medusa didn't believe a Dou Ling could defeat her in her temple.
A luxurious and expensive purple brocade robe enveloped her graceful figure, her voluptuous and fiery figure exuding an alluring allure. A pair of narrow, lavender eyes, with a fleeting allure that captivated almost every man's gaze.
Beneath the robe, a shimmering purple snake tail shone, swaying lazily, exuding a wild and exotic charm.
Queen Medusa's beautiful eyes were fixed on the cyan flames in the small pond. The reflection of the light made the arc of fire dance in her lavender pupils.
After staring at the azure flames for a long moment, Queen Medusa sighed softly. Turning to Xiao Jue, she said, "If you can help me evolve successfully, I will grant you the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire."
"But there's a flaw in that secret technique. Is there a way to fix it?" She frowned slightly. "The Serpent People have always been at odds with the surrounding human empires. If I were to fall into a deep slumber after my evolution, the Serpent People would inevitably be in danger."
"The problem of a weakened soul is unsolvable," Xiao Jue shook his head. If that were so easy, the Yin-Yang Sage would have evolved into a Grand Void Ancient Dragon long ago.
This type of evolution involves both blood and soul. By treating oneself as a medicinal herb, one extracts a strand of high-level blood from deep within the bloodline, transforming it into a new body. This new body also absorbs the original soul's essence, giving birth to a new soul.
The original soul doesn't disappear, but rather weakens after losing a significant amount of soul essence. The new soul is also weak, and thus remains dormant for a long time.
Moreover, taking the sixth-grade elixir, the Soul-Melting Pill, only merged the two souls together, and still could not restore their former soul power.
Queen Medusa suddenly asked, "What is your true form?"
Xiao Jue said, "The Phantom Fire Scorpion Dragon Beast possesses the bloodline of the Grand Void Ancient Dragon."
Queen Medusa fixed her beautiful eyes on Xiao Jue and asked, "Since you possess such a secret technique, why don't you evolve into the Supreme Grand Void Ancient Dragon?"
Without waiting for Xiao Jue's reply, she suddenly raised her hand, intending to attack him. A burst of multicolored fighting spirit condensed in her palm, but the next moment, Queen Medusa was unable to move.
"Heavenly-level fighting skill, the Ghost Summoning Technique!"
"Little girl, don't be so aggressive."
Yao Lao appeared with a smile. Xiao Jue handed Yao Lao the Azure Lotus Platform, who placed the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire on it. Then, he took out the Black Demon Cauldron and sealed the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire.
Queen Medusa's eyes flashed with shock, but not fear, as she stared at Xiao Jue and Yao Lao.
The next moment, Yao Lao sealed Queen Medusa's fighting spirit. Xiao Jue removed Queen Medusa's ring and used the Yin Yang Cauldron to capture Queen Medusa.
Xiao Jue couldn't help but grumble, "I thought I'd get to experience the power of a ghost in a heavenly fighting skill, but you took action yourself."
Yao Lao was amused and confused. What did "possessed" mean? It was as if he was an old ghost trying to take over Xiao Jue's body.
Yao Lao asked, "What are you going to do next? Return directly to Stone Desert City to help Xiao Yan devour the alien fire's seed, or..."
"Of course, help the Queen evolve."
Xiao Jue collected all the Ice Spirit Spring and looked at the crystal lotus seat. He turned to Yao Lao and asked, "What is this?"
"It's just a crystal," Yao Lao said. "With the Ice Spirit Spring, you can restrain the alien fire, but once it's depleted, it's just an ordinary crystal lotus seat."
Xiao Jue asked curiously, "With so much Ice Spirit Spring, can we use this crystal lotus seat to help Xiao Yan devour the alien fire?"
Yao Lao touched his chin and nodded. "We can try. It won't hurt."
After collecting the crystal lotus seat, Xiao Jue sat cross-legged in front of the Yin-Yang Cauldron and injected the Yin-Yang Dual Flames into it. Yao Lao watched curiously.
Inside the Yin-Yang Cauldron, Queen Medusa had long since transformed into a small purple snake. Due to the suppression of the Yin-Yang Cauldron, Queen Medusa could not transform into a giant purple snake over ten feet long.
Under the scorching heat of the Yin and Yang flames, Queen Medusa's body, the Purple Flame Snake, was repeatedly burned to a bloody mess, but she would recover under the nourishment of the Yang Fire, and her blood was constantly purified.
(End of this chapter)