Immortal Mansion: With mediocre qualifications, I have no choice but to live forever

"Absolutely not!"

It would be a lie to say that he wasn't moved, but Zhou Yiqiao would not lose the friendship of the Holy Sect's Son because of his own selfishness.

"Brother Chen, you and I have fought side by side to get to this point. This is not the work of one person alone."

"Although this lotus flame looks precious, it is just a drop in the ocean and insignificant compared to the friendship between the two of us."

Zhou Yiqiao's refusal made Chen Fan even more grateful. He knew that Zhou Yiqiao was not the kind of person who coveted treasures, but he had to express his gratitude.

"Brother Zhou, listen to me."

Chen Fan's tone was firm and his eyes were full of sincerity.

"If it weren't for your help, I might have been haunted by inner demons and unable to move forward."

"This kindness cannot be measured by mere treasures. But if I don't express my gratitude with practical actions, I will not be able to calm down."

"Could it be that Brother Zhou wants my inner demons to grow again just because of this unfulfilled gratitude, just when they have just subsided?"

Seeing Chen Fan was so persistent, Zhou Yiqiao understood that if he continued to refuse, he would appear to be hypocritical.

He pondered for a moment and finally nodded.

"Since Brother Chen insists so much, I will respectfully obey your orders."

When Chen Fan saw Zhou Yiqiao agreed, a relieved smile appeared on his face.

The two men turned their eyes to the mysterious lotus flame again.

"Brother Chen, please protect me."

Zhou Yiqiao bowed to Chen Fan, then lightly tapped his feet and flew into the air, passing the five treasures outside the lotus flame and flew straight to the front of the lotus flame.

He took a deep breath, and the spiritual energy in his body surged, resonating with the spiritual energy in the Heart Fire Purgatory, gathering into an aura that was both subtle and powerful.

Under Chen Fan's gaze, Zhou Yiqiao gently raised his hands, palms facing the sky, closed his eyes and muttered softly to the lotus flame.

“I wish to treat this fire with sincerity in my heart; I do not ask for its power, but for resonance.”

As his voice faded, a faint blue light began to appear around him. It was a wonderful sight of spiritual power and the vital energy of heaven and earth intertwined.

The flame seemed to be touched by his sincerity and tenacity, and its restlessness gradually subsided, turning into a gentle orange-yellow light that surrounded him, like a gentle woman listening to her lover's whispers.

When Zhou Yiqiao gently touched the edge of the flame with his fingers, a warm and inclusive force flowed through his fingertips into his body.

The blue light of the lotus flame became brighter and brighter, quickly resonating with the spiritual power in Zhou Yiqiao's body.

His consciousness was immersed in a mysterious state, as if he could touch the soul of the fire.

Zhou Yiqiao concentrated his mind and calmed his breath, guiding his spiritual power with great patience, wrapping it around the flame like a thin thread and gradually merging with it.

This is a slow and delicate journey of taming, but Zhou Yiqiao is not in a hurry. He knows very well that haste makes waste, especially when facing such spiritual creatures between heaven and earth, one needs to be more respectful and proceed with caution at every step.

As time went by, the resonance between Zhou Yiqiao and the lotus flame became stronger and stronger, and the boundary between the two seemed to become blurred, as if they were originally one and only found each other at this moment.

Chen Fan stood by and guarded quietly, his eyes showing both worry and expectation.

He could feel the concentration of spiritual energy in the surrounding air increasing continuously, as well as the peace and power emanating from Zhou Yiqiao, which was completely different from the past.

As the resonance between Zhou Yiqiao and the lotus flame reached its climax, the entire space of the Heart Fire Purgatory seemed to begin to tremble.

All the invisible flames in this world gathered around him, like a huge, dazzling gem, wrapping Zhou Yiqiao inside.

There was a hint of surprise in Chen Fan's eyes. He could feel the enormity of this power, which even made him, the Holy Son of the Northern Wilderness Holy Sect, feel a sense of oppression.

"Interesting, really interesting."

He clapped his hands and smiled, feeling genuinely happy that Zhou Yiqiao had gotten such an opportunity.

Of course, Zhou Yiqiao didn’t know what Chen Fan was feeling at the moment. At this moment, he had his eyes closed, and was completely immersed in the fusion with the lotus flame.

His heartbeat gradually synchronized with the beating of the flame, and his spiritual power was like a trickle, constantly seeping into the core of the flame and merging with it.

At this moment, the lotus flame suddenly burst out with a strong light, enveloping most of the Heart Fire Purgatory.

Chen Fan stared at the scene in front of him nervously. Although he was ready to lend a helping hand if necessary, he was also deeply aware that this was a critical moment for Zhou Yiqiao.

Before being sure that Zhou Yiqiao needs help, any unnecessary actions will do more harm than good.

He resisted the urge and chose to wait and see, secretly praying that Zhou Yiqiao could successfully overcome this challenge.

The light lasted for a long time, and finally slowly dissipated.

When the light completely dissipated, Zhou Yiqiao's figure appeared again.

His face was calm, his eyes were gleaming with a deep light, and his entire temperament seemed to have undergone a drastic change.

The most eye-catching thing is that on his chest, a lotus pattern condensed by spiritual power is faintly visible, emitting a faint blue light.

Zhou Yiqiao touched his chest in surprise, and clearly felt that the soul in his chest, which had been silent for nearly a hundred years, suddenly burst out with surging power at this moment.

It looked as if it was awakened by the pure power of the lotus flame, and it was revived like a dead tree sprouting branches.

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

Zhou Yiqiao murmured to himself, and hurriedly activated his spiritual sense to check the soul heart that had coexisted with his heart for many years.

In his memory, ever since the Soul Heart settled in his body, there has been no movement other than providing Zhou Yiqiao with soul power to temper his spiritual consciousness every day.

But at this moment, with the integration of the lotus flame, this dormant volcano seemed to have found an opportunity to erupt. Not only did the soul heart revivify, it also seemed to have reached an unprecedented state of harmonious symbiosis with Zhou Yiqiao's spiritual power, consciousness and even physical body.

Now, this heart can no longer be called the heart of the soul.

It was more like a new and powerful spiritual source in Zhou Yiqiao's body, continuously providing him with pure and powerful spiritual power and soul strength, allowing his cultivation, which had just advanced to the late stage of the Spirit Transformation, to steadily improve at a speed visible to the naked eye. In the blink of an eye, the spiritual power reserves of several years of hard practice were increased.

Zhou Yiqiao opened his eyes, his eyes full of surprise and emotion.

He could feel the powerful force contained in his body. As long as he wanted, he could temporarily draw all the power from this heart made entirely of energy.

Zhou Yiqiao was confident that if he could fully mobilize the power within his soul, even Chen Fan, who was standing beside him, would not be able to directly withstand this sudden explosive force.