After my Daoist partners broke off their engagement, they pledged their loyalty to me!

Zeng Muxue's smile froze.

Wu Meier's cold smile froze.

Li Qingyuan and Lin Yueshuang's eyes were filled with shock and disbelief.

"What...what's going on?!"

"This aura... it's the Azure Lotus Heart Flame!"

"Damn it, run! The Azure Lotus Heart Flame is about to erupt!"

"No, this isn't the Azure Lotus Heart Flame about to emerge; it's clearly been refined by someone!"

"Someone...successfully?!"

An absurd yet irresistible thought.

It rose in everyone's heart.

Everyone else had fled the Flaming Mountain, but Jiang Lin did the opposite.

Could it be that Jiang Lin... succeeded?

The thought came to mind.

All eyes were fixed on the towering, azure beam of light.

The blue beam of light gradually dissipated.

A figure stood in mid-air, riding a spirit sword.

His black hair was mixed with a few shades of blue.

His eyebrows and eyes opened.

It seemed as if a blue lotus was spinning in his pupils.

It vanished in a flash.

That's right, it's Jiang Lin.

He successfully refined the Azure Lotus Heart Flame!

Opening his eyes, Jiang Lin looked at the crowd below Flaming Mountain, his gaze landing on two of the women.

Zeng Muxue and Wu Meier!

When they saw Jiang Lin looking over, their expressions changed.

When Jiang Lin's gaze fell on Zeng Muxue and Wu Meier, the two women felt a sudden sinking feeling in their hearts.

They sensed pressure from those gazes; it seemed that Jiang Lin's strength had greatly increased after refining the Azure Lotus Heart Flame!

"You two, stay here."

Jiang Lin's voice was calm and even, yet it carried an undeniable tone that resonated in everyone's ears.

"Everyone else who is not involved can leave now."

This statement came out.

The surrounding cultivators also looked somewhat uneasy.

They had already planned in their hearts that now that the Azure Lotus Heart Flame was gone, they could rush into the Flaming Mountain to search for treasures.

But Jiang Lin said that.

But it made them understand.

The treasures in the Flaming Mountains are no longer within their reach.

In front of Jiang Lin, who was able to successfully refine the Azure Lotus Heart Flame, none of them dared to lose their temper.

Everyone looked at each other.

In the end, they could only grit their teeth and leave.

Since they couldn't find any treasures here, they should go look elsewhere; their lives were more important!

Li Qingyuan and Lin Yueshuang, however, did not see Li Kai and instead rushed straight towards the Flaming Mountain.

Jiang Lin glanced at them but did not stop them.

He had already looted all the treasures inside the Flaming Mountain while refining the Azure Lotus Heart Flame.

Going in now would just be a waste of effort.

He told the others to leave so they wouldn't waste their time. Since these two women wouldn't listen to reason, he figured he might as well let them waste their time.

Tao Yi, Ling Xue, and Zhang Lengyu stood quietly to the side; they did not leave.

Sensing Jiang Lin's aura, which was much stronger than before, their eyes were filled not with fear, but with excitement and anticipation.

The stronger Jiang Lin is, the safer they will be.

Zeng Muxue became anxious when she saw Li Qingyuan leave for Flaming Mountain to search for treasure before her.

She thought about it.

It's not advisable to have a conflict with Jiang Lin for the time being.

Then, she smiled, looked at Jiang Lin, and said with a light laugh, "Congratulations, Junior Brother Jiang Lin, on successfully refining the Azure Lotus Heart Flame. I'll also go to Flame Mountain to look for treasures."

She finished speaking and prepared to leave.

"Senior Sister Zeng, why are you walking so fast?"

"You really don't know why I asked you to stay?"

Jiang Lin's voice rang out, like an invisible chain, fixing her firmly in place, unable to move.

"Jiang Yucheng...didn't I send you to kill me?"

Jiang Lin's voice was not loud.

But it was like a thunderclap.

It exploded in Zeng Muxue's ears.

"You actually knew that..." Zeng Muxue frowned.

This matter was kept extremely secret.

Only she and Jiang Yucheng knew about it.

How could Jiang Lin possibly know everything?

Wu Meier, who was standing to the side, realized what was happening and felt the undisguised, chilling killing intent emanating from Jiang Lin.

"Zeng Muxue, your junior brother from the Misty Holy Land isn't as easy to fool as you think," Wu Meier sneered. "Let's join forces and attack together!"

She knew that if she didn't fight to the death today...

Judging from Jiang Lin's strength in severely injuring her before refining the Azure Lotus Heart Flame.

If we hadn't gotten Zeng Muxue to help us today...

I'm afraid I'm in grave danger.

Invitation from Wu Meier.

Zeng Muxue didn't put on airs and refuse.

She squinted at Jiang Lin and smiled again, "No wonder you're the kind of person who can get Senior Brother Jiang Yucheng to personally participate."

"Junior Brother Jiang Lin, it seems that a conflict between us is inevitable."

A cold glint flashed in Tao Yi's eyes, and she was about to step forward to stop the two women, even if it was just one of them.

"No need," Jiang Lin raised his hand to stop them.

He wanted to test for himself just how much strength he had achieved after refining the Azure Lotus Heart Flame.

Zeng Muxue took a deep breath, exchanged a glance with Wu Meier, a ruthless glint flashing in her eyes, and attacked at the same time!

"A shower of golden rain!"

With a sharp cry, Zeng Muxue unleashed her metallic spiritual power, which surged wildly within her body, transforming into countless golden spears that pierced the air with a piercing, ear-piercing sound, and swept towards Jiang Lin like a tidal wave.

This is one of her trump cards, a mid-level Xuan-rank martial art, with immense power!

At the same time, Wu Meier formed a hand seal.

His eyes became deep and eerie.

Spiritual techniques, illusions disturb the mind!

An invisible surge of spiritual energy rushed towards Jiang Lin like a tide, attempting to invade his spiritual consciousness, disturb his mind, and plunge him into an illusion.

Her close-combat skills are mediocre.

Her killer move is her mental attack.

However, Jiang Lin merely smiled faintly at the combined attack of the two, without even lifting his eyelids.

During the process of refining the Azure Lotus Heart Flame, not only did his spiritual power surge, but his spiritual thoughts were also tempered and sublimated in the extreme flames and purifying power, making him completely different from before.

To him, Wu Meier's spiritual interference was like a gentle breeze, having no effect whatsoever.

Furthermore, during the process of refining the Azure Lotus Heart Flame, Jiang Lin, relying on his astonishing comprehension and combining it with the characteristics of the Azure Lotus Heart Flame, created and comprehended a secret technique of spiritual thought.

Jiang Lin neither dodged nor avoided.

He let the golden spears pierce his body.

"Azure Lotus Protection!"

With a thought, a lotus phantom made of cyan flames appeared on his body, protecting him firmly.

Ding ding ding!

Countless golden spears pierced the lotus phantom, leaving only sparks that could not harm it in the slightest. They were then dissolved into nothingness by the blue lotus flames and purifying power.

Zeng Muxue's expression changed; she hadn't expected her full-force attack to be blocked so easily.

Just then, a flash of wild joy appeared in Wu Meier's eyes.

She felt as if her spiritual sense had found a crack and invaded the edge of Jiang Lin's spiritual sense!

"Now!"

Seizing this fleeting opportunity, she condensed all her spiritual energy into a ferocious, invisible giant python, which, with a murderous aura capable of devouring everything, pounced fiercely on Jiang Lin!

"Spiritual Technique, Soul-Devouring Python!"

However, she was destined to be disappointed.

Jiang Lin deliberately created this opening to lure her into using her full strength.

"Even a grain of rice can shine?"

He also activated his spiritual magic.

"The Azure Lotus Burns the Heart!"

An equally invisible spiritual thought, yet carrying extreme heat and purifying power, surged from between Jiang Lin's brows, transforming into a swirling azure flame lotus, which met the giant spiritual python.

puff!

There was no earth-shattering roar, only a muffled sound that seemed to come from the depths of the soul.

When Wu Meier's spiritual python, formed from all her spiritual energy, came into contact with Jiang Lin's spiritual energy, which carried the Azure Lotus Heart Flame, it was like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun—instantly burned and purified.

Finally, it vanished into nothingness.

"what!"

The spiritual thought suffered a devastating backlash.

Wu Meier let out a heart-wrenching scream.

Blood seeped from his seven orifices, and he collapsed to the ground in agony, his body convulsing uncontrollably, suffering unbearable pain.

one move!

Just one move.

Wu Meier was completely rendered incapable of fighting!

Zeng Muxue's pupils constricted sharply upon seeing this scene.

"Now, it's your turn."

Jiang Lin's gaze shifted to Zeng Muxue.

The lightning-attribute spiritual power within his body merged with the Azure Lotus Heart Flame!

Click!

Purple lightning was mixed with blue flames, two completely different forces intertwined perfectly.

This created an unprecedented dual-attribute spiritual power of thunder and fire, whose power increased several times over compared to before!

"Thunderfire Lotus!"

Jiang Lin flicked his finger.

The ball of lightning and fire spiritual energy transformed into a giant lotus flower, carrying an extremely terrifying aura, and blasted towards Zeng Muxue.

This is a deadly move that Jiang Lin unleashed after fusing his intermediate-level Thunder Spirit Body and Azure Lotus Heart Flame; its power is boundless.

According to Jiang Lin's own estimation.

The power of the Thunderfire Lotus is now estimated to have reached the high-level Xuan-rank martial art. As his physique improves further, the power of this self-created martial art will continue to increase.

Zeng Muxue's eyes widened in horror as she burned her spiritual energy in an attempt to withstand this fatal blow.

At the same time, he reached out and threw out several talismans that were burning.

However, faced with an absolute disparity in power.

Any resistance would seem futile and laughable.

boom!

The Thunderfire Lotus exploded with a deafening roar, its terrifying energy shattering Zeng Muxue's defenses. She was struck as if by a heavy blow, spitting out a mouthful of blood and flying backward, crashing heavily to the ground, her aura extremely weak.

The outcome is decided!

Jiang Lin slowly walked up to the two of them.

Looking down at them from above.

Zeng Muxue and Wu Meier were lying on the ground.

His face was filled with terror and despair.

"How can Jiang Lin be so strong, damn it!"

"It's all that idiot Jiang Yucheng's fault, he made me end up like this!"

They knew their fate.

It will be completely under the control of the man in front of you.

Jiang Lin looked at them.

He was deep in thought.

He was prepared to use the methods he had just learned to turn these two women into his own people.

After successfully subduing and refining the Azure Lotus Heart Flame using the energy left behind by Huangfu Yuning, the immense purifying power of the Fire Lotus Seat further enhanced Jiang Lin's comprehension.

In that instant, Jiang Lin had an epiphany.

A thought suddenly occurred to him.

A wisp of pure and exquisite Azure Lotus Heart Flame power slowly overflowed from his fingertips, radiating a heart-palpitating fluctuation.

This power will plant a blue lotus fire seal in their dantian and heart respectively.

From now on, they will become his...fire slaves!

Once the mark is planted, their life and death are decided by his single thought, and they can never betray him.

This is somewhat similar to his previous method of enslavement, but the success rate is greatly increased.

Even if it fails, it shouldn't be enough to take someone's life.

Jiang Lin's fingertips.

He slowly pointed to Wu Meier on the ground.

He made a decision.

Let's start with this woman from the Flying Swallow Sect who knows the art of seduction.