Sitting and forgetting longevity

Chapter 2009 Going to the Island
After a long journey of more than 20 years in deep space, encountering several unexpected incidents such as attacks by monsters and void turbulence along the way, Liu Qinghuan and his group finally arrived at their destination - Fire Rong Island.

The Star Shuttle slowly reduced its speed, like a light falling leaf, approaching the continent below that was enveloped in a sea of ​​fire.

As they drew closer, the entire landscape of Fire Rong Island gradually unfolded before their eyes.

The mountains stretch endlessly, and the rivers crisscross the landscape.

But those mountains were volcanoes, their flames shooting into the sky;
That river was a lava river with rolling magma.

The crimson magma, like the blood of a volcano, rushes down the steep mountainside and converges into roaring lava rivers in the valleys.

The scalding magma surged and collided, splashing fire waves several meters high, dyeing the entire sky a molten gold color.

The earth was scorched black and cracked, and every inch of land radiated a scorching heat that could melt steel. Even through the protective shield of the Star Shuttle, one could feel the waves of heat rushing towards them.

"Wow! Look, there are actually trees growing on that mountain!"

Fu Bao was the first to approach the porthole, pointing to the relatively gentle slope of a volcano in the distance, her eyes widening in surprise.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked over and, upon closer inspection, indeed saw the strange, fiery red forest.

The trees in the forest were all blood-red, their trunks and branches gleaming with a glassy luster, almost blending into the surrounding flames.

The wind whipped up the flames, and the branches and leaves stretched and danced in the raging flames. Far from being scorched in the slightest, they seemed to be absorbing the energy of the flames, appearing even more vibrant.

“It’s the Crimson Sun Tree.” Yue Qian gazed into the distance and said, “It’s a celestial-grade spiritual tree. It takes a thousand years to mature, and it’s the top-grade material for refining fire-type magic weapons.”

Before even setting foot on the island, they discovered the Heavenly Spirit Wood, and Fu Bao and the others visibly became excited.

"I never imagined that such a large grove of Crimson Sun Trees could grow in such harsh conditions."

"The harsh environment is relative to us. For the Red Sun Tree, this is the most suitable place for it to grow."

"Master, let's hurry up and get to the island!"

"No rush," Liu Qinghuan said, her eyes slightly closed.

The next moment, a vast and boundless divine thought spread out across Fire Rong Island like a tide.

"According to the Heavenly Treasure Mirror, there is a top-grade purple-colored fire crystal vein beneath this island. It is likely that the spiritual energy of that vein leaked out, forming this sea of ​​fire that covers the entire island."

He looked around and continued, "A mineral vein of this grade will inevitably attract powerful void beasts to occupy it. So after we get to the island, you all need to stay alert and stay by my side. Do not act on your own."

"Yes, Master!" Yueqin and the others replied in unison.

The Star Shuttle slowly landed on a relatively flat, scorched earth. The moment the hatch opened, an even hotter wave of air rushed in, mixed with a strong smell of sulfur and pure fire elemental energy.

Youyan and Huitian darted out almost simultaneously.

One of them is a phoenix from the underworld, and the other is a stone in its true form, so they are not afraid of any high temperatures.

As soon as Huitian landed, he excitedly bounced around twice, and then jumped into a slowly flowing lava stream next to him with a "plop," swimming happily in the scalding lava.

The others then erected their spiritual energy shields and stepped off the star shuttle one by one.

The ground beneath my feet was scorching hot, and the burning temperature was clearly felt through the protective shield.

"Seven-Flame Grass!"

Fu Bao had only taken two steps when she exclaimed in surprise, carefully bending down to pluck a magical herb growing in a crack in the rock.

This plant is entirely fiery red, with five colors of patterns—red, yellow, purple, blue, and white—distributed on its leaves, shimmering brilliantly in the flames.

"What a pity, this Seven Flame Grass only grows in five colors. If it had seven colors, one plant could sell for tens of thousands of spirit stones..."

Before he could finish speaking, he glanced at something, then suddenly stopped, his eyes widening even further.

"There, there! I'm not seeing things, am I?"

The others followed his finger and saw a small lava pool about a hundred paces away, filled with black flowers the size of bowls.

“It’s the Ink Flame Lotus,” Yue Qian said. “It’s an extremely rare variety of spirit lotus, I never expected so many to grow here!”

Further on, more fire-type spiritual plants appeared, found everywhere—on scorched earth, in rock crevices, or in lava rivers.

Among them are many rare and precious spiritual plants that are hard to find even in the Three Thousand Realms, yet they grow in large swathes here, unharvested and blooming freely.

"We're rich! We're rich!" Fu Bao's eyes lit up as she quickly picked the spiritual herbs. The others also helped out, and Yue Yan exclaimed, "This isn't treasure hunting, it's practically picking up money! If this were in the Three Thousand Realms, these spiritual herbs would have been fought over long ago, and we wouldn't be able to pick them so leisurely."

A clear and melodious phoenix cry pierced the sky.

The Nether Phoenix flapped its enormous black wings and slowly descended from the sky, landing beside Liu Qinghuan. Its flames subsided, and it transformed into a human form.

"Master, I scouted the area and only found some small, weak demonic beasts. I didn't discover any danger."

Liu Qinghuan nodded thoughtfully: "Continue the investigation."

The group picked spiritual herbs along the way as they slowly made their way into the heart of the island.

As they ventured deeper, the flames covering the mountains and forests grew ever more intense, their color gradually shifting from crimson to a hazy purple hue.

The fire elemental energy in the air was so dense that it was almost condensed into liquid. Taking a deep breath made one feel as if their lungs were being burned by fire.

The spiritual energy shield trembled slightly under the impact of the ever-increasing temperature, emitting a "sizzling" sound.

Strangely, the further you go in, the quieter the surroundings become.

On the outskirts, you can occasionally see low-level fire-type monsters darting through the forest, but as you go deeper, you can't find a single insect, let alone a monster.

The whole world seemed to be filled with only eerie flames burning silently, with the occasional crackling sound that startled people.

Yue Yan cautiously surveyed her surroundings, then said in a low voice, "It's too quiet. Given the dense fire elemental energy here, there should be high-level demonic beasts gathered here. Unless…"

“Unless there is an even more powerful being that keeps them from getting close,” Liu Qinghuan said.

His divine sense had already swept across the entire island's surface countless times, and Youyan had also circled the island three times, but they had not detected any powerful aura.

Liu Qinghuan narrowed her eyes slightly and looked down at her feet.

"If it's not on the ground, then it can only be underground, Youxuan!"

Youxuan stepped forward: "Yes!"

"Find it!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Youxuan transformed and reverted to his true form as the Netherworld Phoenix.

The black flames around her surged, and every feather shimmered with a cold, eerie light. In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a streak of light and disappeared into the scorched earth beneath her feet with a "whoosh."

"Yueyan, get ready," Liu Qinghuan said, then called back Fubao and Huitian, who were busy picking flowers and digging for herbs.

"I'm leaving this battle to you today. If you can't win, half of your pills will be deducted."

"Huh?" Fu Bao quickly came closer: "Master, do you already know what kind of monster is lurking here?"

"You'll find out soon enough," Liu Qinghuan said. "Huitian, don't slack off later. Let me see what you're capable of."

Hui Tian looked defiant, squeaking and patting her little chest.

As they spoke, Yueyan held up a wooden staff beside them, and starlight continued to fall on them.

Suddenly, the earth shook violently.

The group quickly rose into the air.

"Boom!"

Huge cracks appeared in the ground, and scalding magma gushed out from them, shooting up dozens of feet high.

Immediately afterwards, a deafening roar came from underground. The roar was full of violence and anger, making everyone's eardrums hurt.

The earth trembled more and more violently, as if some enormous thing was raging underground.

Suddenly, with a loud "boom," the entire ground collapsed, and a colossal beast, so large it blotted out the sky, burst out of the collapsed pit!
The behemoth was made entirely of burning black rocks, with reddish-purple flames flowing from the cracks in each rock.

Its head was enormous, its eyes were two blazing purple fireballs, and its limbs were as thick as pillars. With each step it took, it left a deep burning footprint in the ground.

"Roar~!"

The giant beast raised its head and let out a deafening roar. Blazing flames and a gale, mixed with countless burning rocks, rushed towards Liu Qinghuan and his group!