Chen Zhou was still in the Xianyu store, staring blankly at the flames on a shelf.

The flame was burning, but it seemed to be suspended above the shelf, neither igniting it nor failing to ignite it. It simply appeared before Chen Zhou's eyes, and Chen Zhou's eyes lit up.

"What's that?" Chen Zhou asked, pointing to the flame on the shelf. And the flame continued to burn, seemingly neither going out nor letting any flames fall onto the shelf.

Not long after Chen Zhou's voice appeared, the salted fish system responded to him.

"The Rootless Fire, which can be exchanged for battle merits, can be absorbed by those who cultivate fire-attribute techniques. After absorption, the attribute attack is enhanced by 10%, and the body is forged, making the body more adaptable to its own nature."

"Can you erase my current physical condition?" Chen Zhou asked directly. The Salty Fish System is intelligent and can answer Chen Zhou's question. Moreover, the Salty Fish System is inside Chen Zhou's body, so it can naturally sense Chen Zhou's current physical condition.

"The rootless fire can improve the symptoms of cold intolerance, completely suppress your current physical condition, and also strengthen your resistance to the current yin wind," the system's voice came again.

Chen Zhou nodded. So, they'd found a solution.

Having learned the solution, Chen Zhou didn't want to delay any longer and directly told the system, "Exchange for the Rootless Flame."

As soon as Chen Zhou finished speaking, the rootless fire on the shelf immediately disappeared.

"Ding! Exchange successful. The Rootless Flame has left the shelf. Its shelf life is limited. Please absorb it as soon as possible." The system's voice continued.

As the system voice disappeared, the rootless fire appeared beside Chen Zhou, and Chen Zhou could clearly feel that his battle merits had been reduced by more than half.

However, Chen Zhou was not heartbroken. If he were heartbroken over these battle merits, he would lose his life.

After acquiring the Rootless Flame, Chen Zhou did not choose to withdraw immediately, but instead quickly walked to the shelf of the pills.

Looking at the dazzling array of pills, Chen Zhou immediately selected one: the Tendon-Severing and Bone-Regenerating Pill.

Chen Zhou could see that the pill only cost 5,000 battle merits when he got closer, so he chose to exchange it without hesitation. The pill then appeared in Chen Zhou's hand. Also, the pill could not be exposed to the air for too long, otherwise it would affect its efficacy.

Therefore, Chen Zhou must hurry.

After finishing these tasks, Chen Zhou immediately returned to his body. Once back in his body, he immediately felt the items he had exchanged appear in front of him, especially the Rootless Fire, which was unaffected by the strong yin wind and continued to burn.

Without saying a word, Chen Zhou swallowed it whole.

When swallowing the pill, Chen Zhou temporarily put it into his storage ring. Only then did Chen Zhou move slightly and return to a cross-legged sitting position. It was the appearance of the Rootless Fire that had reduced the frost on his body, allowing Chen Zhou to move and change positions.

Chen Zhou sat cross-legged on the spot. He only felt a burning sensation in his throat. As the burning sensation subsided, the rootless fire entered Chen Zhou's body through his esophagus.

Wherever the rootless fire reached, Chen Zhou's frozen meridians melted, and now Chen Zhou was able to fully utilize the remaining energy within his body.

Chen Zhou currently has no true qi left in his body, but as his vitality recovers, the true qi generated by the Salted Fish System and the true qi generated by his breathing exercises gradually reappear and eventually enter Chen Zhou's body.

Chen Zhou had not yet begun to absorb the Rootless Fire, because he only had Qi in his body and true Qi was only slowly emerging. Therefore, after the Rootless Fire entered his body, it did not enter his stomach through the esophagus, but instead passed through the esophagus invisibly and entered Chen Zhou's meridians. With the flow of the meridians, it began to circulate continuously within Chen Zhou's body.

In this way, Chen Zhou's meridians, which had been frozen, were now revitalized. The frost was melted away by the rootless fire. The melting of the frost did not end there, but continued to circulate within Chen Zhou's meridians, which began to repair themselves imperceptibly.

"Now is the time." Chen Zhou immediately took out an enhanced Foundation Establishment Pill from his storage ring and put it into his mouth, then took out the Tendon-Severing and Bone-Repairing Pill again.

The effects of this bone-setting pill far exceeded Chen Zhou's expectations. As soon as Chen Zhou swallowed it, the medicinal effects began to take hold, melting in his body and turning into pools of liquid that flowed towards his meridians, spreading to several points along his meridians.

After completing these steps, the liquid, like the rootless fire, began to circulate within Chen Zhou's body. Whenever any damage was found in a meridian, the liquid produced by the Bone-Repairing Pill would immediately surround it and begin to repair it. Soon, Chen Zhou's meridians would regrow, making them even stronger than before.

After completing these tasks, Chen Zhou's true energy had recovered considerably, and at this point, he could truly begin absorbing the rootless fire.

Originally, after the rootless fire entered Chen Zhou's body, the ice on Chen Zhou's chest wound melted, and Chen Zhou would have bled heavily again. However, the bone-setting pill helped Chen Zhou, and the wound was immediately covered with scabs, with a large scab appearing on Chen Zhou's chest.

Chen Zhou first used his newly generated true energy to find the rootless fire circulating in his body, and then used his true energy to surround it.

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