Qin An, who had been watching Shu Lan form hand seals, was caught off guard by Shu Lan's sudden action and stared in surprise.

Shu Lan then took a drop of crimson blood from her own heart and, with lightning speed, placed it, along with the hand seal she had formed, on Qin An's brow.

Shu Lan's face paled slightly as he pointed a finger at Qin An's brow, where the blood and magic seal formed a bright red sword mark. At the same time, the demonic mark on Qin An's brow disappeared.

Shu Lan had just pulled her finger back when Qin An suddenly grabbed her hand; he only just realized what was happening.

"Master, are you alright?" Qin An looked at Shu Lan with a worried expression.

"Pfft!" Shu Lan couldn't help but laugh. "Don't worry, it's just a drop of heart's blood. Your teacher isn't that fragile."

"Oh." Qin An let go of her hand in a daze.

"Oh, right!" Shu Lan looked at the scenery in the space and suddenly thought of something.

"Since we're currently in this space, which is quite safe, let's not wait any longer. Your master has something to give you."

"Hmm? What is Master Brother going to give me?" Qin An was both puzzled and expectant.

Shu Lan reached out and summoned a wisp of tender green flame, which was very beautiful and full of vitality.

Qin An's gaze was immediately drawn to the wisp of flame. "Wow! How beautiful!" Qin An couldn't help but exclaim.

"This is Wood Spirit Flame, a kind of spiritual flame. I will now give you the sub-flame of Wood Spirit Flame."

"Why did you give me something so precious, Master?" Although Qin An didn't know what spirit flame was or the value of wood spirit flame, he instinctively felt that it was something extremely precious.

"I gave this to you for self-defense. I'm worried that something like what happened to Xiao An on the arena might happen again. With the Wood Spirit Flame, Xiao An can eliminate things that have negative effects, including poison," Shu Lan explained to Qin An with a concerned look.

"Master Brother..." How could you be so kind? Qin An thought of how his master brother always cared about him and worried about his future. He was afraid he would get hurt and tried everything to help him. A warm feeling welled up inside him, a sweet sensation enveloping him completely.

"Now, Xiao An, you need to concentrate. I will extract the sub-fire of the Wood Spirit and integrate it into your body. During this process, you must carefully sense the sub-fire and establish a connection with it."

"Okay." Qin An nodded, sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, and began to enter a meditative state.

Shu Lan used her powerful divine soul force to carefully peel away the sub-flames of the Wood Spirit Flame. When the sub-flames of the Wood Spirit Flame were almost fully revealed, Shu Lan summoned the Cloud Jade Sword.

Yun Yao had already transformed into a sword when Qin An woke up. Now, held in Shu Lan's hand, it trembled slightly in protest.

Shu Lan gently tapped the hilt of the Yun Yao Sword with her fingers and transmitted a message through her divine sense: "Yun Yao, stop fooling around." Only then did the Yun Yao Sword reluctantly stop vibrating.

Shu Lan wielded the Yun Yao Sword, swiftly severing the sub-fire of the Wood Spirit that was about to be stripped away, and then rapidly injected the sub-fire into Qin An's body.

During this process, Shu Lan used his spiritual power to protect Qin An's entire body, resisting the scorching heat of the sub-fire. At the same time, he continued to use his divine soul power to help Qin An fuse with the sub-fire.

After completing its first mission, the Yunyao Sword flew out and hovered to the side, protecting Shulan and Qin An.

Helping Qin An fuse with the sub-fire was an extremely difficult and lengthy process. Shu Lan's spiritual power was being rapidly depleted, his face grew paler and paler, and cold sweat trickled down his forehead.

When Qin An opened his eyes, he saw his master's brother's haggard appearance, and his heart couldn't help but panic.

"Concentrate and calm your mind!" Shu Lan suddenly shouted a reminder.

Upon hearing this, Qin An quickly closed his eyes, forcing himself to calm his panicked heart. He knew this was a crucial moment, and he had to strictly follow his master's instructions, otherwise all his previous efforts would be in vain.

"Open your sea of ​​consciousness and merge your divine sense into the sub-fire," Shu Lan then reminded Qin An of the next step.

After hearing his master's words, Qin An quickly followed his master's steps.

When Shu Lan sensed that Qin An's consciousness had merged into the sub-fire, she used her own soul power to establish a soul contract between Qin An's consciousness and the sub-fire.

The moment the contract was established, Qin An immediately felt that the connection between himself and Zi Huo had become even closer, as if Zi Huo were a part of his own body.

Qin An looked inward at his sea of ​​consciousness and saw a wisp of tender green spiritual flame floating freely within it, adding a unique touch to his sea of ​​consciousness.

"I have already established a soul contract between you and Zi Huo."

"A soul contract?" This was the first time Qin An had ever heard of such a contract.

“Ordinary contracts only bind you to the person, while soul contracts bind you to your soul. As long as a wisp of your soul remains, the Wood Spirit Flame will always follow you. Even if you are reincarnated or possessed, it will always recognize you as its master.”

Qin An was incredibly surprised. His master brother even knew such a powerful contract! He was so strong. He needed to work even harder to catch up with his master brother.

Shu Lan put the Yun Yao Sword back into her dantian, stood up, and then stumbled.

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