Hearing Lin Yuan's call, Qing Lin, who was not far away, snapped out of her daze and hurried over to him.
When she reached his side, she looked at Lin Yuan with eyes full of admiration. She knew that her young master was very powerful, but she had never imagined that he would be this strong—such a terrifying magical beast had been subdued in an instant.
Seeing the worship in Qing Lin's gaze, Lin Yuan smiled, rubbed her head, and said somewhat helplessly, "No need to be surprised. You'll be able to do this yourself in the future."
"Really? I really can?" Qing Lin asked, lacking confidence.
"Of course you can. As long as you tap into your own potential, you'll be able to do it soon. Do you remember what I told you yesterday?" Lin Yuan asked as he looked at her.
"Yes!! I remember everything you said, Young Master. Yesterday you told me that I have a special constitution, and that you've already made preparations to help me activate it—that you'd help me awaken it soon. Could it be…?" Qing Lin widened her eyes as she looked at Lin Yuan, already guessing his intentions.
"That's right. Just as you're thinking. We can try to activate your constitution now," Lin Yuan nodded.
"Young Master, may Qing'er ask a question?"
"Hm? Of course."
"After awakening my constitution, will I be able to help you, Young Master?" There was anticipation in Qing Lin's voice.
"Help me?" Lin Yuan felt a touch of emotion in his heart at her words. This little girl… He then nodded and said with certainty, "Of course you'll be able to help me. In a few years, you might even be stronger than I am. When that happens, don't despise your young master for being weak." Special constitutions and Dou God bloodlines truly had innate advantages when it came to cultivation.
"Really? As long as I can help Young Master, that's enough. Hehe. No matter what happens, Qing'er will always be Young Master's little attendant." Hearing Lin Yuan's answer, Qing Lin was overjoyed, her firm tone tinged with unmistakable happiness.
"Good. Then let's begin. Qing'er, close your eyes and sit cross-legged."
"Yes, Young Master."
After several days of research, Lin Yuan had already discovered that whenever Qing Lin's emotions fluctuated greatly, the bloodline within her became most active, and the three floral patterns in her eyes would faintly appear.
Over the past few days, Lin Yuan had used a specially prepared body-tempering medicinal liquid—whose main ingredient was Core Quenching Body Milk to give Qing Lin medicinal baths. Core Quenching Body Milk was unparalleled in its effects of stabilizing the foundation and nourishing vitality. After several such baths, Qing Lin's constitution had already reached the critical point of awakening.
Lin Yuan took out an incense burner from his storage ring and placed it beside Qing Lin. With a gentle flick of his fingers, a spark flew into the burner, igniting the Illusion-Dream Incense within. Upon inhaling the enchanting fragrance, Qing Lin's eyes gradually became unfocused, as though she had fallen into an illusion. More than ten minutes later, Lin Yuan drew out a trace of blood-fiend aura from his Natal Blood Pill and, together with a surge of killing intent, enveloped Qing Lin.
In an instant, Qing Lin jolted awake from the illusion and let out a piercing scream. Along with the cry, three small green dots surged forth beside her jade-green pupils, clearer than ever before, resembling three tiny buds. In the next moment, the three dots flared with a profound glow, transforming into three extremely delicate green flowers.
As the green flowers appeared, a beam of dark green light shot forth, enveloping the unconscious Double-Headed Flame Spirit Serpent before them. The beam slowly contracted to the size of a palm, and as its range shrank, the light within grew increasingly brilliant. In the end, after two green floral imprints were branded onto the serpent's two heads, the glow dissipated.
When the glow faded, the flowers within Qing Lin's pupils rapidly receded, her eyes instantly returning to their usual jade-green color. Her eyelids slowly closed, and she fell into a deep sleep.
Lin Yuan drew Qing Lin into his arms, took out a pill from his storage ring, and gently fed it to her. He wiped the sweat from her forehead with his sleeve, then condensed a small bed from Dou Qi and laid her upon it to rest. He put away the burner of Illusion-Dream Incense and took out another burner, lighting Calming-Spirit Incense at the bedside.
After completing all this, Lin Yuan sat at the foot of the bed, took out a Moonlight Stone for illumination, and retrieved a volume of Records of Strange Phenomena of the Continent from his storage ring, flipping through it as he read.
After a while, the Double-Headed Flame Spirit Serpent that Lin Yuan had knocked unconscious awakened. When it looked at Lin Yuan, fear filled its gaze, yet when it looked at Qing Lin, its eyes were exceptionally gentle, remaining obediently in place. Seeing this, Lin Yuan knew that Qing Lin's Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils had successfully awakened.
An hour later, Qing Lin slowly opened her eyes. Seeing Lin Yuan reading at the foot of the bed, her delicate face flushed slightly as she rose from the bed.
When Lin Yuan noticed that Qing Lin had awakened, he closed the book in his hands and returned it to his storage ring, then said to her, "Qing'er, you're awake. Try sensing yourself—see if anything has changed."
Hearing this, Qing Lin obediently closed her eyes and carefully felt the wondrous changes within her body. A few seconds later, she opened her eyes, walked over to the Double-Headed Flame Spirit Serpent, and stood before it. The serpent looked at her meekly. After observing it for a moment, Qing Lin turned to Lin Yuan with delight and said, "Young Master, I don't know why, but I seem to be able to sense its thoughts and communicate with it."
"Good. It seems you've successfully awakened the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. This Double-Headed Flame Spirit Serpent has also been subdued by you. The key to becoming a powerhouse is now in your hands. Qing'er, congratulations," Lin Yuan said as he offered his blessing.
"Hehehe. As long as I can help Young Master, that's enough," Qing Lin said naively, her eyes shining even more brightly as she looked at him.
"Since this is the first magical beast you've subdued, how about giving it a name, as a memento?" Lin Yuan suggested.
"Eh? A name… I can't think of one. How about Young Master choosing one for me?"
"Hmm, let me think… Let's call it Hong Yu."
"Hong Yu—such a nice name. Young Master is amazing. It likes it too."
"That's good. Since you can communicate with it, ask whether it knows the information about the Heavenly Flame I mentioned to you earlier."
"Young Master… Qing'er has already asked. It knows where the Heavenly Flame is. It says it's… it's beneath the magma over there."
Qing Lin gently stroked the Double-Headed Flame Spirit Serpent, her pale jade-like fingers trembling slightly as she pointed toward the magma not far away.
"Is that so? Then let it carry me over. Qing'er, you stay here and wait for me for a while."
Lin Yuan glanced at the magma, pondered for a moment, then turned to Qing Lin and said.
"Yes, Young Master. Please be careful."
Qing Lin's body trembled lightly at his words. Seeing the determination in Lin Yuan's eyes, she could only close her eyes and relay the command to the Double-headed Flame Spirit Snake.
Lin Yuan patted Qing Lin's head, comforting her briefly. He leapt onto the back of the Double-headed Flame Spirit Snake. With a surge of Dou Qi, he firmly adhered himself to its body and then expanded a protective barrier around himself.
"Let's go!"
Receiving the order, the Double-headed Flame Spirit Snake carried Lin Yuan and plunged straight into the magma, swimming toward the location of the Heavenly Flame.
Inside the magma, everything was a blazing red. The temperature was extremely high, but for Lin Yuan—protected by Dou Qi, the Green Spirit Flame, and the physique of a Fifth-Rank magical beast, it posed little threat.
"Full speed ahead," Lin Yuan instructed.
A Dou Spirit–level magical beast already possessed considerable intelligence and was able to understand speech.
The Double-headed Flame Spirit Snake showed great respect toward this powerhouse who had effortlessly beaten it and even given it a name. Obediently, it carried Lin Yuan forward at full speed toward their destination.
After an hour of rapid underwater travel, man and beast passed through a vast sea of magma and finally arrived at their destination. A soft green radiance enveloped the area. Within the green magma sea stood a gentle and elegant green lotus, quietly in bloom.
Looking at the green lotus before him, even Lin Yuan—who was usually calm and composed, could not suppress his joy.
"So I've finally found you…
Number Nineteen on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, Green Lotus Core Flame."
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