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When Ye Tian woke up, the sky was already completely dark, and the Forest was silent, with only faint insect chirps.
The air was filled with a mix of the smell of burnt wood and a hint of blood. A few yards away from him, the massive body of the Crimson Flame Ape lay motionless.
"Ugh..."
He let out a soft groan. Although it was just superficial injuries, the feeling of being scorched all over was far from pleasant.
Looking around, he saw a pile of burning firewood beside him, and the person tending to it was Duan Liu. As for Yun'er and Cold Moon, they were quietly lying on his left side, covered with a thick layer of grass, likely prepared by Duan Liu to keep them warm.
"You’re awake. How do you feel?" Duan Liu approached and supported Ye Tian, his tone filled with concern.
Ye Tian was momentarily taken aback; to be precise, it was when he saw Duan Liu that his heart skipped a beat. How could someone who had been burned to death in the void stand before him unharmed?
"You..." Although Ye Tian was surprised, he was not afraid. Regardless, Duan Liu was his brother. Even if he had turned into a ghost, Ye Tian was confident that he would never harm him.
"Sigh..." Duan Liu sighed lightly, seemingly filled with endless melancholy. The joy of having returned from the underworld mixed with various inexplicable emotions caused his brow to furrow deeply.
"What’s wrong?" A sense of foreboding rose in Ye Tian's heart; Duan Liu's experience might be very similar to his own.
Hearing this, Duan Liu looked at Ye Tian. After a few moments of silence, he sighed again and said, "Look."
With that, Duan Liu extended his left hand, palm open, and turned his gaze to his palm as if deep in thought about something.
Ye Tian quietly watched, already envisioning what would happen next.
Suddenly, flames erupted from his palm. At first, it was a mix of golden red flames, but moments later, it slowly turned black. Although it was just a small cluster of flames, the intense heat radiated outward without hesitation. Moreover, Ye Tian could sense the power that would be unleashed once those flickering flames were released.
"Void Fire?!" Although he was prepared, Ye Tian couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
The fact that Duan Liu could control Void Fire was undoubtedly a good thing; he had turned misfortune into fortune. With Void Fire, his strength would surge explosively.
Of course, Ye Tian did not directly reveal why Duan Liu was able to control Void Fire. The Blood Exchange and Marrow Transformation Technique was not something everyone could easily accept. In the eyes of many, the impression of the Blood Exchange and Marrow Transformation Technique was deeply rooted in the notion of "Evil Scriptures."
"This is called Void Fire?" Duan Liu asked in astonishment. Initially, he was shocked at why he could control the flames of the Crimson Flame Ape, but he did not know that this type of flame was called Void Fire.
Ye Tian nodded and explained the general information about the Crimson Flame Ape, emphasizing the power of Void Fire.
After listening for a while, Duan Liu finally grasped the gist. If Void Fire could be considered fire, it was more accurate to say it was a form of intent. Born from thought and moved by will. As long as the caster did not die, the void would never run dry.
"Congratulations, Brother Duan!" Ye Tian patted Duan Liu on the shoulder; this truly was a cause for celebration. Duan Liu's situation perfectly illustrated the saying "surviving great calamity brings future blessings."
"Heh..." Duan Liu chuckled bitterly and said helplessly, "What is there to congratulate? I am no longer a normal person."
Upon hearing this, Ye Tian paused for a moment and then understood. Duan Liu must have realized that his survival and ability to master Void Fire were due to the Blood Exchange and Marrow Transformation Technique.
Due to the need to comfort Duan Liu first, Ye Tian could only set aside the question of how Duan Liu had exchanged for the Crimson Flame Beast Blood. If nothing unexpected happened, it should have been Yun'er who did it, so Ye Tian was not worried about this matter.
"Brother Duan, you are still you. Now, besides being stronger, is there really any difference from before?" Ye Tian asked with a light smile.
"There is. The blood flowing in my body is that of a beast; I am no longer human..." Duan Liu sat down dejectedly. His mindset was quite traditional, making it hard for him to accept this fact.
Although this sounded somewhat ridiculous, it made Ye Tian feel Duan Liu's deep helplessness.
Ye Tian was not good at comforting others. After thinking for a while, he could only pat Duan Liu on the shoulder and said, "To be honest, both Yun'er and I also have the blood of beasts flowing in us."
"What!" Duan Liu was taken aback. In his impression, Ye Tian and Yun'er were a perfect match, a couple made in heaven. Now Ye Tian claimed that they had the blood of beasts in them, which was indeed hard for Duan Liu to accept.
"Don't you believe it?" Ye Tian asked.
"I... don't believe it..." Duan Liu initially wanted to say he didn't believe it, but halfway through, he couldn't help but reconsider. He recalled the scene just before.
Yun'er emitted an endless chill, surrounded by ancient scriptures swirling around her. However, she softly called out to him, urging him to read along word by word. Then, something strange happened.
Those scriptures gradually fused with the blood of the Crimson Flame Ape and finally flowed into his body, which had already been burned to charred bones...
"But..."
Duan Liu wanted to say more, but Ye Tian had already turned and left.
"There's no need to say more. Once those words are spoken, if Duan Liu is a 'Martial Sovereign' who 'hates evil as much as he loves justice,' then no one can persuade him, and he may even become a sworn enemy in the future.
"Ye Tian, I've figured it out," Duan Liu said as he caught up. "The knife is in our own hands; using it to slay evil people makes it a sharp blade!"
Nodding, Ye Tian looked at Duan Liu with satisfaction. Thankfully, he didn't disappoint him. If Duan Liu were as stubborn about the Blood Exchange and Marrow Transformation Technique as he was with Luo Shanshan, then there would be no hope.
"It was Yun'er who saved you, right?" Ye Tian slowly walked over, and upon seeing Yun'er's pale face, he felt a sudden pain in his heart.
"Yes, Yun'er's body is very cold, frighteningly so!" Duan Liu hurriedly said. But as soon as the words left his mouth, he sensed something was off and awkwardly corrected himself: "She exudes a chill; being close to her could even cause frost to form."
After saying that, Duan Liu paused for a moment and suddenly felt like he was making things worse.
Ye Tian laughed heartily; Duan Liu's heavy thoughts amused him. Since Ye Tian had been unconscious, it was only natural for Duan Liu to have placed Yun'er by the fire. Yun'er had also been unconscious, so to settle her down, he would have had to carry her close, resulting in some proximity. It was amusing that Duan Liu felt the need to explain this.
"What are you laughing at? Don't believe me?" Duan Liu said in frustration, unsure how to clarify his point.
"I don't believe you," Ye Tian teased him to ease the awkwardness in his heart. He understood Duan Liu; although he had come to terms with the Blood Exchange and Marrow Transformation Technique, there was still a knot in his heart.
"You don't believe me?!" Duan Liu exclaimed in surprise, especially since Ye Tian was acting so convincingly.
"We've been brothers for so long; don't you know what kind of person I am?" Duan Liu became somewhat agitated, fearing that his brother might misunderstand him.
"Hahaha..."
"What are you laughing at?"
"Naturally, I'm laughing at you."
"I'm just speaking the truth!"
"I never said you were lying; I was just teasing you." Ye Tian waved his hand, no longer teasing Duan Liu.
"Damn!" Duan Liu finally reacted, cursing in dissatisfaction.
Of course, the banter between brothers wouldn't lead to any unpleasantness. The two squatted in front of Cold Moon and Yun'er, with Ye Tian carefully assessing their injuries while Duan Liu alternated between looking at the injured and glancing at Ye Tian, appearing confused and unsure of when to ask his questions.
After a while, Ye Tian reached a rough conclusion. Cold Moon had simply exhausted her energy; she would recover with some Dan Pill and a bit of rest. Yun'er, however, was more complicated. Although Ye Tian couldn't pinpoint her specific symptoms, he could vaguely guess that it was related to the extreme cold energy within her.
"Brother Duan, have you seen my cloth bag?" Ye Tian asked while scanning the area.
Duan Liu shook his head. After waking up, he had been busy settling everyone down and hadn't paid attention to a small cloth bag.
Ye Tian hadn't really expected him to notice it. After asking, he stood up to search for it.
A few dozen feet away, Ye Tian found his cloth bag. Under the bright moonlight, he saw a creature resembling a field mouse gnawing at the bag.
Seeing this scene nearly made Ye Tian furious. The Dan Pills inside that bag were precious items he couldn't bear to use; they were barely enough to save someone, and now this big rat was stealing them!
"Wow! You really had a feast!" Ye Tian kicked the large rat away, then picked up the cloth bag with a pained expression and began counting the Dan Pills inside.
"Yixue Dan, Huansed Dan, Jiuling Xindan, Huangteng Wan..."
Ye Tian counted them one by one, handing any he miscounted to Duan Liu. After a stick of incense's worth of time, he discovered that he was missing five healing Dan Pills, and even one of the Spiritual Energy replenishing Dan Pills had been eaten by that big rat...
"Damn it!" Ye Tian rarely swore, but he was truly furious at this moment.
If time could rewind, he definitely wouldn't have just kicked that thieving rat so simply!
"What are these?" Duan Liu held a purple-black Dan Pill and examined it closely. He had never seen such things from the Spirit Sect and thought Ye Tian was a doctor.
"Pills." Ye Tian didn't want to explain to him. He snatched the Dan Pill from his hand and went over to Yun'er and Cold Moon.
After selecting a few of the most suitable and highest-grade Dan Pills for them to take, Ye Tian then chose several more from the remaining Dan Pills for himself.
The Spiritual Pills were potent, and within less than a stick of incense's time, Cold Moon and Yun'er began to show signs of waking up.
Seeing this, Ye Tian let out a long sigh of relief, but just as he relaxed halfway, another Crimson Flame Ape's violent aura suddenly appeared within five miles to the southeast, and it was charging straight toward their location...
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