Fire Dance was more attentive than Quan Yi, even thinking of naming the external soul bone.
Quan Yi didn't hesitate and immediately agreed, "Okay, I'll listen to you. From now on, it will be called Crimson Dragon Horn."
After Fire Dance touched the Crimson Dragon Horn, its warm and smooth texture made her unable to put it down.
More remarkably, touching the Crimson Dragon Horn felt like touching Quan Yi's body. Fire Dance could feel the energy contained within resonating with her soul power.
She even reached out her other hand, grabbing one with each, gently kneading them.
Although it was a soul bone, the Crimson Dragon Horn was connected to Quan Yi's meridians, allowing him to feel Fire Dance's caress.
He lightly coughed and said, "Have you touched enough? There are still important matters to attend to."
Fire Dance reluctantly let go and said, "I know."
Having satisfied her curiosity, the two became serious.
Quan Yi said, "Next, I will activate the Crimson Dragon Horn's ability to reduce the fire element concentration around you to a suitable range. If it gets too low, you can remind me."
"Okay, I'm ready. Let's begin," Fire Dance replied, sitting cross-legged and entering a meditative state.
Quan Yi channeled his consciousness into the Crimson Dragon Horn and activated its suction force. However, this time, Quan Yi didn't use the strongest level of suction but instead used a gentler, milder force to absorb the surrounding fire elements.
The Crimson Dragon Horn emitted a faint red light, slowly reducing the concentration of fire elements in the training room.
At this time, Quan Yi focused his attention on the consumption of his mental power.
He had previously discovered something: when the Crimson Dragon Horn was extended, it would automatically help Quan Yi absorb the surrounding energy.
According to Quan Yi's calculations, it would take about a day to fully replenish all of his soul power.
In other words, when meditating, Quan Yi only needed to extend the Crimson Dragon Horn to speed up his cultivation.
Now, under the stimulation of his mental power, the suction force had increased by another level on this basis.
A quarter of an hour passed, and Fire Dance opened her eyes and said, "Stop! I think it's just right now."
Quan Yi memorized the fire element concentration at this moment.
"Okay, I understand. Continue meditating."
Fire Dance obediently closed her eyes and continued her meditation.
Quan Yi then began his own meditation and cultivation.
Quan Yi's meditation lasted for four hours. Based on his total mental power and recovery speed, Quan Yi adjusted the suction force upwards through several stages.
The color of the Crimson Dragon Horn gradually deepened, and eventually, white spots appeared on the red jade.
The temperature of the room rapidly decreased, becoming a temperature suitable for ordinary people to live in.
However, under Quan Yi's control, the area around Fire Dance still maintained a specific temperature.
Absorption and release, multitasking, and precise control were not difficult for Quan Yi at all now.
Quan Yi glanced at Fire Dance and began his meditation.
If someone had the same elemental vision, they would notice that the fire elements in the lower space were rapidly flowing towards the training room where Quan Yi was. The dense concentration of fire elements was also becoming thinner.
If it weren't for the continuous supply of energy from the underground lava, the fire elements in the entire space would soon be absorbed by Quan Yi and Fire Dance.
A night passed.
Quan Yi and Fire Dance opened their eyes.
Not only that, but his cultivation speed was several times faster than before. If the current trend continued, he would be able to advance a level in a few months.
Fire Dance also said joyfully, "Little Yi, my cultivation speed is about 30% faster than before. This feeling is like having a simulated cultivation environment tailored for me."
Quan Yi said, "That's good. Later, when you become stronger, I can continue to increase the element concentration."
Fire Dance nodded and said, "Yes, let's go. To show my gratitude, I'll prepare breakfast today."
"Okay!"
The two left the Flame Vein hand in hand.
After the two left, in the morning, the academy's soul masters began to flock to the Flame Vein for cultivation.
However, some perceptive people noticed that the effect of the simulated cultivation environment was not as good as before today.
They thought that their bodies had adapted to the hot environment, so they turned around and headed towards the deeper levels.
In the morning, Quan Yi arrived at the second blacksmith shop where Lou Gao was located.
As Quan Yi walked into the blacksmith shop, he heard the sound of steam erupting from the ground and the clanging of metal.
Following the sound to the forging room, Quan Yi found everyone gathered there.
A group of blacksmiths were gathered around, watching a chubby little old man explain a huge object.
This little old man was Lou Gao.
Lou Gao was dressed in rags, and his eyes were bloodshot, making him look very tired.
However, he enthusiastically explained the huge machine behind him to the blacksmiths present.
The machine looked quite crude. On top of a four-wheeled flatbed cart, a series of complex metal products were mounted.
Lou Gao pointed to the parts of the metal product and said:
"Do you see this? This is the steam car that the young master mentioned before. It is a miniaturized and streamlined version of the steam engine, mounted on a car to use steam instead of horses and manpower to move forward.
After three months of research, I finally did it, hahaha."
Lou Gao's expression was somewhat manic. After laughing, he clung to the steam engine, stroking the machine he had created with fascination.
When Quan Yi saw the machine behind Lou Gao, he was also filled with emotion.
A steam car... I didn't expect Lou Gao to actually build it.
He walked to everyone's side and applauded vigorously, "Master Lou, you live up to your name as a divine smith, actually creating a steam car in such a short time."
Everyone heard Quan Yi's voice and turned around to say, "Greetings, Young Master!"
Quan Yi raised his hand in reply, "Thank you for your hard work!"
Lou Gao saw Quan Yi's arrival and immediately rushed towards him.
At this time, Quan Yi could see Lou Gao's fatigue more clearly, knowing how much effort Lou Gao had spent forging this car during this period.
He said with heartache, "Master, haven't you been paying attention to resting again? I've told you so many times before that forging requires a combination of work and rest."
Lou Gao said indifferently, "Hey~, I know, Young Master. Rather than my body, you should come and take a look at this steam car. This is the 'automobile' that I created based on the Young Master's idea, combined with steam power."
A year of contact had allowed Quan Yi to understand Lou Gao's personality.
Simply put, he was a little old man obsessed with forging.
As long as it was about forging, he would be fascinated, and no matter how much Quan Yi told him, he would be immersed in it and unable to extricate himself.
The knowledge about steam engines that Quan Yi and Blacksmith Yuan had accumulated over the years was mastered by Lou Gao in just half a year, and on this basis, he put forward his own views.
