Immortality and cultivation begin at age forty, starting with Foundation Establishment.

Chen An, Ye Hongyi, and Yu Peiyao piloted a flying boat, leading over a thousand Qi Refining disciples, and arrived at Demon Mountain in a grand procession.

Chen Anlai has come to reap the rewards of his victory.

This battle was not won by Chen An, but he suffered heavy losses and needs a lot of resources to make up for them.

There has never been any fairness in the cultivation world.

Zhu Fan, Wang Rulong, and Wu Feng, these three great contributors, were merely the source of Chen Anlai's confidence in collecting resources.

A treasure mountain that has nurtured a third-tier demon beast is definitely not cheap.

When Golden Core cultivator Chen Ying saw that Chen An had sent people to search for resources, she did not stop him. She knew that Chen An had saved her this time.

If Chen An hadn't sent people in time, she might already be a pile of bones.

If the four elders of the Song family had known how dangerous the demonic beast was and how it posed a risk of death, they would probably have regretted not using the restriction to forcibly control Chen Ying directly.

The four elders of the Song family originally considered the power of the Heavenly Spiritual Root and thought that Chen Ying couldn't defeat the demon beast, so she could run away.

However, they did not expect that the mutated monsters modified by the demonic cultists possessed the means to restrict cultivators from flying.

Once a cultivator enters the attack range of a third-tier canine beast, it is very difficult for them to escape.

The movement speed of a third-tier mutated demon beast far exceeds that of a human Golden Core cultivator, which can put any Golden Core cultivator in the early or middle stages into a desperate situation.

Fortunately, Chen Ying chose to confront the third-tier demonic beast head-on. If she had tried to escape, she would have been attacked repeatedly by the third-tier dog beast's special techniques and ultimately perished.

Before using his secret technique, Zhu Fan, who survived, said some strange things. He didn't hide them, but instead found Chen An to express his opinion.

Back in the Qian Kingdom, the Foundation Establishment cultivator who called himself the Void God Lord that Zhu Fan encountered in the first battle had seemingly not completely lost his soul power. Instead, some fragments of his memories entered Zhu Fan's body through his soul fire and were engraved on his soul.

Zhu Fan stated that he was still himself, but he had indeed acquired a portion of the black-robed old man's memories, and would recall fragments of cultivation techniques at crucial moments.

Chen An examined Zhu Fan's soul but couldn't find anything wrong. He could only wait until later, when he had time, ask Chen Ying, a Golden Core cultivator, to help him examine it.

It is certain that Zhu Fan's fluctuations in favorability are normal.

Logically speaking, a Foundation Establishment cultivator cannot possess another person's body with only soul fire and consciousness.

Even if someone possesses another's body, they still need to leave a mark on their soul.

There were no signs of possession on Zhu Fan's body, nor was there any mark of the black-robed old man's soul fire. The only possibility was that Zhu Fan had acquired a memory of the black-robed old man.

After distributing healing pills to Zhu Fan, Wang Rulong, and Wu Feng, who had survived, Chen An, Yu Peiyao, and Ye Hongyi went to explore the Demon Mountain.

Chen An saw the remaining black flames on the monster's body, and just by getting close, he felt a stinging pain in his soul.

If these flames were to burn Chen An, his defensive mid-grade magic weapon would probably be of little use, and he would perish like the five Foundation Establishment cultivators who were burned to death by the flames.

The flames were very strong, but unfortunately, once they left the soul, they gradually weakened and could not be transplanted to other places.

Unless someone can use souls as fuel indefinitely to keep these flames burning.

Unfortunately, this flame is too strong. Even a Qi-refining stage vengeful spirit in the Ten Thousand Souls Banner will have its entire soul ignited upon slight contact.

The soul of a Foundation Establishment cultivator can only burn for a short time.

The only things that can extinguish flames and keep them burning, besides the demonic beast itself, are probably the methods of a Golden Core cultivator.

Chen Ying did not obtain the Beast Soul.

Because the beast soul was burning, even Chen Ying was unwilling to fight against the burning black flames, and obviously she had no way to obtain these flames.

The remaining treasures on the monster's body are the beast blood that remains inside its body.

The beast blood is so powerful that it corrodes soil and rocks. The ground around Demon Mountain is full of deep, collapsed pits, all the result of the blood of third-tier hounds corroding the area.

The top-grade defensive magic weapon that Chen Ying threw on the ground had been melted down into a pile of waste.

If Chen Ying had hesitated even slightly, she herself would have been melted away just like the top-grade defensive magic weapon once it was melted.

A third-tier canine beast is not an ordinary monster, but a war machine used to create slaughter.

If a cultivator were directing from the sidelines, it's unimaginable how desperate the opponent would be.

If someone could store the black flames and blood and release them at any time, it would be a natural weapon even more powerful than a one-time use magic item.

It's a pity that this strange beast blood can even melt magical artifacts, so there probably isn't anything that can store these treasures.

It's hard to imagine that a third-tier demon beast could survive with such a highly toxic substance flowing through its body.

Yu Peiyao stood in front of the monster's corpse, staring blankly at the remaining soul fire and the temporarily sealed beast blood.

She is a weapon refiner, and she has never forgotten her profession. She is now frantically thinking about how to preserve these two treasures and turn them into weapons.

Magical implements and treasures, even those on the ground, are not allowed.

What else?

Furthermore, the blood from the demonic beasts themselves is flowing from the bodies of third-tier demonic beasts, and magical artifacts and treasures cannot contain it.

This does not mean that the monster's body itself is unable to refill the blood.

Monster hides and monster blood vessels are both good materials for storage.

Once I thought of something, I said it.

Upon hearing this, Chen An and Chen Ying's eyes lit up. It was an easy solution to come up with, but due to their rigid traditional thinking, they didn't think of it immediately.

What about black flames?

Even the souls of demonic beasts themselves are being burned away; what way is there to preserve them?

Yu Peiyao was torn between two conflicting emotions.

How can someone who doesn't understand this fire magic preserve this soul-burning flame?

The soul of the third-tier demon beast is almost completely burned out.

You're so dense, think, think!

Yu Peiyao was very anxious. If she could seize this opportunity, her chances of breaking through to the Golden Core stage in the future would be much greater.

"To start a fire, that's right, to start a fire, to start a fire with people!"

The flames that burn the soul will eventually burn out, but if a method is found to plant the seed of fire within a person's body, then by burning the soul, this black flame can be perfectly released.

But where can we find someone to start the fire?

The Qi Refining Period is not suitable.

The minimum requirement is the Foundation Establishment stage.

"I have a way to preserve the soul fire, but if I fail, people might die."

At this moment, Yu Peiyao seemed like a madwoman from the Netherworld Cult.

When Chen An heard that there was a chance to keep it, the first people he thought of were Wang Rulong, Wu Feng, and Zhu Fan.

He himself couldn't take the risk, and neither could Ye Hongyi.

It has to be someone else taking the risk.

On the warship, Chen An, with only the last of the black flames remaining, found the three people.

The three of them are heroes.

It is entirely voluntary.

If you're willing, it will definitely be a great help in the future.

The three hesitated.

At the same time, questions were raised about Yu Peiyao.

Can it really succeed?

If it succeeds, it will be an incredible stroke of luck.

A flame that can burn the soul.

Even if a Golden Core cultivator is burned by flames, he would probably be burned to death if the burning part is not cut off immediately.

We must plant this flame within people's bodies.

It was still a Qi Refining disciple operating.

It doesn't make any sense.

Just when some people were questioning whether Chen An was ready to give up.

Zhu Fan stepped forward.

"Senior Brother Chen, I'd like to give it a try."

Chen An said, "Have you thought this through? You might die."

Zhu Fan said, "I don't know when the war will end. After today's great battle, I understand that even Foundation Establishment cultivators may not be able to survive this war."

"I want to try. If I really die, I would appreciate it if Senior Brother Chen could take care of my sister for me."

"Back then, I joined the Demon Wolf Hunting Team, and my sister went to the Black Knight Hunting Team. She should be in the Black Knight Legion now."

"Her name is Zhu Yuehan, and she has dual spiritual roots."

Chen An was somewhat surprised to see Zhu Fan's favorability rating rise.

Wang Rulong and Wu Feng's favorability ratings both dropped, after all, they had just completed a life-or-death mission.

Why did Zhu Fan get promoted?

Zhu Fan said, "Actually, I'm not as good as my sister, but I still reached the Foundation Establishment stage before her."

"I've grown a lot through my time with the demon hunter team."

"If it weren't for the Demon Wolf Hunting Team back then, but a different battle group, I might have died on the battlefield."

"Thank you, Senior Brother Chen, for giving us rogue cultivators a way out."

"A number of the rogue cultivators from the other legions have all perished."

"Only in Senior Brother Chen's team are there so many of our old brothers who hunted demons together back then."

Chen An was slightly taken aback. He felt a little ashamed because he had never cared about the lives of the rogue cultivators. In fact, if he had wanted to, he could have avoided many deaths in this war.

But Chen An didn't want to interfere with the decisions made by the vice-captains.

It is true that independent cultivators have a chance to survive and even establish their foundation, and that they are indeed given Foundation Establishment Pills.

The Demon Wolf Legion did it.

For example, Wang Pu's son, Wang Jing.

For example, the person in front of me, Zhu Fan.

Furthermore, anyone willing to risk their life can also have the opportunity to build a foundation.

In this cultivation world where everyone is trying to outdo each other in terms of rottenness, someone like Chen An is actually considered a good person.

As for the games we played that risked our lives, there was nothing we could do about it.

In the event of an emergency, if a Golden Core cultivator makes a foolish mistake, it's impossible to expect Chen An to take action himself.

Therefore, Zhu Fan's favorability rating increased.

If he could control the flames, he could protect his sister and help her survive the war.

If you can't control the flames, then let your sister become Chen An's concubine.

Having survived a life-or-death crisis, Zhu Fan suddenly felt a little scared. He was afraid that he had finally achieved Foundation Establishment but would die without knowing why, leaving nothing for his sister.

He was afraid that there would be something wrong with the memories in his mind.