Yun Ran sat down and started rummaging through her Qiankun Bag, muttering to herself, "There’s surely a way!"

During her previous adventures, Yun Ran had collected quite a lot of items; surely something could help Er Dan break out of its shell!

As she continued searching, Yun Ran suddenly paused, temperature, yes, temperature!!!

With a clear objective in mind, Yun Ran quickly fished out the Demon-locking Tower.

The Fire Essences trapped inside had long lost their previous arrogance; after being dealt with by the Demon-locking Tower, they were now very obedient.

As long as they were released, they would obediently do anything, even if it meant going on a rampage.

They would never be as haughty as before!

Yun Ran selected a small cluster of Fire Essences, which clearly looked like young seedlings.

Yun Ran squinted slightly and then smiled like a cunning Wolf Grandma, her tone carrying a hint of coaxing.

"I’ll release you, and you behave, okay?"

If others heard her in this tone, they would definitely think Yun Ran was possessed.

The little Fire Essence was a bit listless but perked up immediately when it heard Yun Ran say she would release it.

However, before it could express its willingness, a larger flame quickly darted towards Yun Ran, shaking its body.

Its appearance was somewhat like a dog seeking favor.

Having a contract relationship with Yun Ran, she could easily understand the thoughts of the beings trapped within the Demon-locking Tower.

"Are you saying you’re capable?"

Looking at the flattering Fire Essence before her, Yun Ran couldn’t help but feel a bit nostalgic.

In the past, she had been chased by the fierce Fire Essences with an intent to burn her to ashes relentlessly.

Now, these Fire Essences knew better, seeking her favor.

The stark contrast in treatment made Yun Ran feel a pang of bitterness for her past self; oh, how saying too much could bring tears.

"Alright, let’s go with you then!"

She was always agreeable, especially favoring those beings who fought for her attention.

The Fire Essence, roughly the size of a basketball, was released.

The Fire Essence stood obediently not far from Yun Ran, without the slightest intention to fight her to the death upon its release.

Yun Ran nodded: Hmm, it knows the times.

"I need you to help this egg break its shell!"

The flame on the Fire Essence’s head flickered a bit, clearly expressing its confusion on how to help; it was a Fire Essence and only knew how to burn things.

Yun Ran looked at the giant egg with a diameter of over a meter and resignedly decided to do the labor herself.

She brought some stones, made a hollow space, and huffed and puffed to move Er Dan over.

Patting off the dust on herself, Yun Ran pointed at Er Dan and then looked at the Fire Essence.

"You burn it with all your might in that hole below!"

The Fire Essence inspected the gigantic egg; it had burned rocks and trees before, but never such a large egg.

But that wasn’t a problem; as long as it could be released, it would burn whatever was asked.

The Fire Essence darted into the hollow space under Er Dan.

After brewing for a while, the Fire Essence gathered up a big one, and then the entire egg was surrounded by flames.

Er Dan: ...

While it knew Yun Ran was trying to help, and it wasn’t afraid of these Abnormal Fires,

this scene made Er Dan seriously suspect Yun Ran might be seeking personal vengeance!

Back then, Yun Ran wanted to cook and eat it, but due to its sturdiness and strong life force, it couldn’t be cooked.

Yun Ran only reluctantly gave up the idea of eating it.

Now Yun Ran was building a ’stove’ and using Abnormal Fire to burn it, wasn’t this just like roasting an egg outdoors?

Luckily, it was physically strong, and these Abnormal Fires couldn’t harm it!

Now, Er Dan finally believed what those Xuan Sect people said; in danger, Yun Ran was absolutely reliable.

But in the absence of danger, Yun Ran was the biggest danger!

The roasting by the Fire Essence, though somewhat comical, was quite effective.

Soon, the temperature around Er Dan rose, and the heat brought by these Abnormal Fires felt like nourishment to Er Dan.

Originally struggling to crack a fissure in the eggshell, it now had regained its strength.

Yun Ran was watching from the side, seeing the Fire Essence working hard to spray flames, with clear anticipation in her eyes.

"Who knows, this Er Dan, which is impervious to bullets and resistant to water and fire, what effect it might have against Abnormal Fire. Will it be roasted? If roasted, I wonder if it can be eaten..."

Yun Ran’s muttering made Er Dan see darkness again and again.

It knew Yun Ran, this wicked woman, never gave up the thought of eating it from beginning to end.

Humph!

Unfortunately, Yun Ran was destined to be disappointed, it wouldn’t be roasted. Wait, soon it would break out and make a dazzling entrance!

The Abnormal Fire roasted for over an hour before Yun Ran heard the crisp sound of ’kachak’ again.

Another crack appeared in the eggshell.

Right after, Yun Ran saw the flames that could originally envelop the entire egg suddenly reduce by a third.

The Fire Essence crouched in the space below, trying hard to spew out flames, suddenly wilted, and its body shrank considerably.

From the original basketball size, it shrank to the size of a volleyball.

Yun Ran: ...

Well, she hadn’t expected Er Dan breaking out of its shell to consume so much temperature.

Yun Ran intended to use the Fire Essence’s burning heat to accelerate Er Dan’s breaking of the shell, not to exhaust these Fire Essences.

Growing as a Fire Essence was quite difficult.

Looking at the shrunk Fire Essence, a sense of unwarranted guilt rose in Yun Ran; that earlier bit at least consumed a century of cultivation.

If it happened again, this Fire Essence probably wouldn’t last until Er Dan completely broke its shell and might just directly dissipate.

She couldn’t keep exploiting one Fire Essence.

Yun Ran quickly took out the Demon-locking Tower and released the other Fire Essences.

Her voice turned into the clipped tone again: "Let’s make a deal, alright? See that egg?"

If you help it break its shell, I’ll set you free and find a dormant volcano for you all to help with your cultivation, how’s that?"

Dozens of clusters of Fire Essences, in different sizes, glanced at Er Dan and then at their reduced companion.

Enticed by the promise of freedom and future cultivation resources, they agreed.

Soon, dozens of Fire Essences exerted their strength simultaneously. Flames emitted from them surged the temperature drastically.

The stench on Yun Ran’s body, too, grew more pungent with the rising temperature.

Luckily, she had foresight and blocked her sense of smell early on, hehe~