Cultivating immortality relies on spatial abilities; defying fate to become the protagonist.

Chapter 23 Red Lotus Fire
Gu Shihan's mind cleared somewhat, and she began to communicate with the Red Lotus Karmic Fire by circulating her cultivation technique. She thought to herself, "Heavenly Dao, since you brought me to this world, you have no right to control my life and death?! Red Lotus Karmic Fire, since you can recognize people as your masters, why can't I?! I don't want to die, I won't watch you obliterate me step by step, I want to change my fate! I want to defy the heavens and change my fate!"

"Hanhan, you'll be alright! The owner of the Moon Bracelet is definitely not a coward, I believe in you!" The little white fox looked at the raging fire, tears streaming down her face.

"Hanhan! Are you alright? Don't leave Xingbai behind! If you die, Xingbai will sleep in the Moon Bracelet again. You promised to take me to all the mountains and rivers in the world and let me eat all the delicious food in the world!"
"You wouldn't be such a coward, would you?! You wouldn't kill me with just one Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire, would you?! Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire, since your former master took you in, how could you possibly kill the owner of the Moonlit Bracelet?!"

"Cough cough!" A soft cough startled the chattering little fox. It looked up in surprise and saw the woman in the firelight slowly recovering.

"Hanhan!" The little white fox was about to rush over, but was forced back by the heat wave before it could get close.

"Silly boy! Master is alright!" A little red ball of fluff bounced twice in the firelight.

"You??? You are the Red Lotus Karmic Fire? You have become a living being?" Xingbai stammered.

"Yes, yes! What are you?! You're all white, not as pretty as me!" The red ball bounced around a couple more times.

"I...I'm not a thing, ptooey! I am a thing, no, Red Dumpling, I have a name, I'm called Xingbai, a name given to me by Hanhan."

"No, if you've acknowledged her as your master, why hasn't Hanhan woken up yet?!" Xingbai finally grasped the key point and asked.

"Master is recovering! I'm strengthening her bones, muscles, and flesh. From now on, her body will be as powerful as a magic weapon, and nothing can harm her. Aren't I amazing?! Aren't I amazing?!" The little red dumpling jumped up and down happily.

Knowing that Gu Shihan was alright, Xingbai felt relieved. After watching the flames extinguish and enter her body, she then used her claws to send her into the spirit spring pool.

This spiritual spring pool was specially dug out by Xing Bai for Gu Shihan to bathe in, and the concentration of the spiritual liquid inside is just right for Gu Shihan at present.

An hour passed, then two hours, and Gu Shihan still showed no signs of waking up. Xingbai began to worry again, but the red ball had burrowed into Gu Shihan's body when the flames went out and then remained still.

Another hour passed before Gu Shihan slowly woke up. She looked around and was relieved to find that she was still alive and hadn't gone to the underworld.

When Gu Shihan saw the clothes by the spring, her heart skipped a beat. She looked down and realized she was completely naked, without a single piece of cloth on her body.

With a spin, the clothes were on, and his whole body was filled with spiritual energy. His cultivation level quietly advanced to the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

That's great! An improvement in cultivation level is a good thing, it means my strength has increased again.

"Hanhan, you're awake! That's great, this time... this time you really scared me to death!" Xingbai rushed over and hugged Gu Shihan's leg.

"Xingbai, I'm sorry to have worried you. How is the situation outside?"

"I don't know if the situation is good or bad. I feel like there's more blood in the pool, and it keeps bubbling up. Could it be that the person in the black crystal coffin is about to wake up?"

"Perhaps. Now that I have refined the Crimson Lotus Karmic Flame, it's time to deal with that evil god!"

Gu Shihan left the space and came to the edge of the blood pool. She found that there were nine blood lines wrapped around the black crystal coffin, and blood was faintly flowing into the black crystal coffin.

The black crystal coffin seemed to tremble slightly; we couldn't wait any longer.

Gu Shihan took out several sealing talismans from her spatial storage and affixed them to the black crystal coffin. These were products of her spatial storage, and their grade was definitely not low. The Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire was unleashed, quickly burning through the nine blood threads. With the blood threads severed, the black crystal coffin shook violently, as if some smoke was bursting out of the coffin.

"Hanhan, quickly cover the black crystal coffin lid with the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, leaving no gaps." Xingbai quickly jumped to Shi Han's side, grabbed the spirit liquid pot with its little paws and brought it to her lips.

Gu Shihan took a big gulp and controlled the Red Lotus Karmic Fire to cover the black crystal coffin, making the impact of the black crystal coffin even more intense.

As time went on, Gu Shihan's spiritual power was severely depleted. Xingbai, who was standing to the side, became anxious and, after thinking for a moment, took out the Ten Thousand Year Bell Stone Milk and gave Gu Shihan a drop of blood.

As the Ten Thousand Year Bell Stone Milk entered her body, her spiritual power surged. Gu Shihan only separated a wisp of her divine consciousness to control the surging spiritual power. She did not refine it, but directly circulated it to her hands to control the Red Lotus Karmic Fire.

Time passed slowly, but Gu Shihan felt as if centuries had gone by, as the black crystal coffin gradually calmed down...

Gu Shihan dared not be careless and continued to cover the black crystal coffin with the Red Lotus Karmic Fire.

"Xingbai, do you know what material this black crystal coffin is made of? It remained intact even under the Red Lotus Karmic Fire."

"I'm not sure. There's no record of them in my inherited memories. Hanhan, send a wisp of flame to burn the blood in the blood pool as well. There should be something at the bottom of the pool."

"Hmm!" Gu Shihan formed a hand seal, and the Red Lotus Karmic Fire split in two. The fire in the blood pool burned out completely after half an hour, and the several straws next to it were also burned by the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, so no more blood flowed in.

Xingbai quickly jumped into the blood pool, took out several array beads from it, and quickly put them into a jade box.

It circled the blood pool a few times and dug out several round beads from different locations, but these beads had been tainted by blood and evil energy and were no longer what they used to be.

"Xingbai, do you think the person in the black crystal coffin is still alive?" Gu Shihan asked while gulping down spiritual water.

"I don't know, this black crystal coffin has the function of isolating divine sense. Hanhan, you will continue to cover the black crystal coffin with flames in the future."

"Hanhan, I'll remove the restriction talisman from one point now, but this spot needs to be carefully protected by the flames so that anything that comes out can be destroyed immediately."

The human and the fox worked in perfect harmony, and just as they tore open a small hole, a very thin wisp of dark green smoke drifted out from it...

The Red Lotus Karmic Fire immediately cleansed away the black and green color, and the shrill screams were enough to send chills down one's spine.

With the small hole created, Gu Shihan manipulated the Red Lotus Karmic Fire to penetrate the black crystal coffin, and the huge tremor almost lifted the black crystal coffin open.

Hanhan dared not relax, and increased the flames, but after about fifteen minutes there was no further movement.

"Dead?! That was too easy. Wasn't it supposed to be an evil god? Hanhan, keep burning it, burn it thoroughly, don't leave a single trace. This thing is very evil; as long as a tiny bit is left, it can grow stronger."

"Hmm!" Shi Han took a big gulp of spiritual liquid water, and the Red Lotus Karmic Fire intensified again, completely covering the space inside the black crystal coffin.

(End of this chapter)