Sitting and forgetting longevity

Chapter 2010 Fire Crystal Mine
"So it's a ninth-tier Flame Beast!"

Liu Qinghuan suddenly realized why the temperature here was abnormally high. Besides the purple-patterned fire crystal vein, this ninth-tier Yi beast was also responsible.

"Late stage of ninth rank..." Liu Qinghuan looked at Yue Yan and the others, her tone tinged with sarcasm: "Can you guys beat them?"

"Master!" Fu Bao said indignantly, "You can look down on You Xuan and Hui Tian, ​​but you can't look down on me! Brother Yue, don't you agree?"

Yue Yan smiled tolerantly, "That's right, I'm just someone who's following behind and cheering you on. You'd better run fast later, or those two little ones will steal the credit!"

Fu Bao rubbed his hands together, eager to fight: "Just you wait and see, I'll definitely win this battle... Oh no, why is that guy throwing stones?"

Before the words were even finished, it let out a "woof" and instantly darted behind Liu Qinghuan, revealing only its two bright, darting eyes, which were fixed intently on what lay ahead.

A raging storm, carrying countless boulders and temperatures high enough to melt gold and iron, swept towards this place.

Just then, a clear and melodious phoenix cry suddenly resounded throughout the heavens and earth. Immediately afterward, a jet-black stream of light shot into the sky, stretching out in the air into a gigantic figure hundreds of feet long, blocking Liu Qinghuan and the others.

The Nether Phoenix has fully recovered its true form, wearing the Nine-Star Profound Demon Golden Armor. The armor plates are layered and tightly fitted like dragon scales, and are engraved with complex and ancient demonic runes, which shimmer with a cold, dark golden light under the firelight.

Its black feathers shone brightly, and when its wide wings were spread, they almost covered half the sky. With a flap of its wings, a strong wind arose, blowing the flaming boulder back.

"Hoo~!"

The earth trembled, and sand and stones flew everywhere.

The Yi Beast finally emerged completely from the ground. It was a colossal creature made entirely of burning black rocks, and when it stood up, it was taller than the surrounding mountains.

Its body has no flesh or skin, and flames like blood flow from every crevic of the sharp-edged rocks. From a distance, it looks as if a volcano has been given life and is slowly moving.

Its head was enormous, lacking the mouth and snout of an ordinary beast, with only two blazing, deep purple fireballs embedded in its eye sockets, pulsating with a violent and bloodthirsty light.

The beast let out a deafening roar, the sound waves spreading out as if they were tangible, causing the surrounding rocks to fall down.

"It's noisy."

Youyan flapped its wings, its pale blue vertical pupils coldly scrutinizing the ferocious beast opposite it.

The next moment, her massive body transformed into a bolt of black lightning, instantly appearing above the Yi Beast's head. Her claws, sharp as steel blades and carrying the power to tear through space, viciously clawed at the Yi Beast's head!
"Pfft~"

Sharp claws pierced the hard rock, penetrating several feet deep and leaving five extremely deep claw marks.

However, the Yi Beast seemed completely oblivious to pain, shaking its massive head and suddenly raising its right arm—

That rocky arm, as thick as a mountain, swung with immense force towards Youxuan.

If hit by this attack, even with the phoenix's resilient body, it would inevitably be injured.

But at that moment, a small figure suddenly leaped out.

It was a stone monkey less than three feet tall, covered in yellow fur, with a faint golden halo around its brows.

It was Huitian who disappeared without a trace as soon as the star shuttle appeared.

Its movements were extremely agile. It darted up the shoulder of the Yi beast in a few steps and onto its waving arm, its small fist clenched tightly and covered with a layer of dazzling golden light.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

The sound of rapid punches rang out like a torrential downpour.

Hui Tian's every punch contained the power to shatter mountains and split seas. When his fists struck the rocks, sparks flew and pebbles flew everywhere.

The Yi Beast's thick, mountain-like arm was visibly covered with spiderweb-like cracks, from which flames spewed out wildly.

The once unstoppable swing was suddenly shaken and lost control by this small fist, and was violently flung to the side.

With a loud crash, his arm slammed into a small hill next to him, instantly leveling the entire hill and sending debris flying hundreds of feet away.

The massive body of the Yi Beast also tilted to one side due to the enormous reaction force.

"A great opportunity!"

A glint flashed in Youyan's eyes. She immediately released the head of the Yi beast, which was covered in claw marks from her grip, and with a flap of her wings, she instantly vanished hundreds of feet away.

Then, it charged back and, using all its strength, slammed into the chest of the Yi beast!

"Boom!!!"

A deafening roar echoed throughout the entire Fire Rong Island, even causing waves to rise on the sea thousands of miles away.

The massive body of the Yi beast crashed backward like a toppled mountain.

The moment it hit the ground, the entire Fire Rong Island trembled violently, as if a major earthquake had occurred.

The ground cracked open with countless bottomless ravines, from which dark red magma gushed forth, forming spectacular pillars of fire.

The entire island sank several feet due to the impact.

Smoke and dust filled the air, and flames soared into the sky.

Fu Bao stared in disbelief. "Is Hui Tian's power really that great?" It swallowed hard, its voice trembling slightly.

Countless images flashed through my mind: stealing the peaches Huitian had just picked and eating them, drawing turtles on Huitian's face while he was sleeping, and holding him in my arms every day, poking and squeezing him...

So, it turns out I've been provoking trouble all along...

Fu Bao shivered and suddenly felt a chill on the back of her neck.

Liu Qinghuan was also somewhat surprised, then smiled slightly, a hint of relief flashing in her eyes.

"You should know that when Huitian first met me, he already had the power to contend with me, and now it seems that he has improved a lot."

He turned to look at Fu Bao, who was still in a daze, and said with feigned surprise, "They've all already gone up, why are you still here? Didn't you say you wanted to win first place?"

Fu Bao gave its owner a resentful look, its face saying, "Is it too late for me to regret this now?"

But it still gritted its teeth, flipped its hands, and suddenly had a pair of hammers in its hands.

The hammer was a deep purple color, with fine lightning crackling around it. As the purple lightning moved, it made a "sizzling" sound and emitted a terrifying thunderous power.

It was the Primordial Treasure that Liu Qinghuan had stolen from the old man Xuan Yin last time—the Thunderous Purple Lightning Hammer.

Since Liu Qinghuan already had a suitable natal magic weapon, she gave the pair of purple lightning hammers to Fu Bao, who lacked offensive means.

The black armor with its astonishing defensive power, belonging to the old man Xuan Yin, was given to Yue Yan, who was skilled in support but relatively weak in defense.

"Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear!"

Fu Bao, carrying two purple lightning hammers, rushed out with a strange cry, moving at an astonishing speed, leaving Liu Qinghuan with only a series of blurry shadows.

"You fiery stone monster, how dare you frighten Lord Fu Bao! I'll make you taste the power of thunder!"

Liu Qinghuan rubbed her forehead, speechless.

He's starting to regret it.

How did such a powerful and ancient magical artifact become just like a paper prop on a stage when it came into Fu Bao's hands?

All its imposing presence is gone; it only seems ridiculous and laughable...

“Master, then I’ll go help them too,” Yueyan said with a smile.

Before he finished speaking, a flash of silver light appeared around him, and in the blink of an eye, he transformed back into his true form.

It was a majestic Heavenly Radiance Greedy Wolf, over ten feet tall, its body covered in silvery-white fur that shone like flowing moonlight in the firelight.

It has a diamond-shaped star mark on its forehead, emitting a faint silver light. It wears the Xuan Yin black armor, which complements its silver fur, making it look even more heroic and imposing.

“Go.” Liu Qinghuan nodded, his gaze fixed on the depths of the earth: “I’m going to collect that Purple Separation Pattern Fire Crystal vein. If you are outmatched, call me immediately.”

However, looking at the Yi Beast that had been overturned by Youyan and Huitian and was struggling to get up, Liu Qinghuan felt that there shouldn't be any major problems.

After giving his instructions, Liu Qinghuan made a hand seal, and in a flash, he disappeared underground.

The scorched earth here, having been scorched by the purple flames for many years, has become harder than steel and its density is dozens of times that of ordinary rock.

Even with Liu Qinghuan's profound cultivation and the use of top-tier earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of technique that allows one to escape through a confined space) technique, navigating through it was still extremely difficult.

The surrounding temperature rose higher and higher, as if one were in a giant furnace. The rich and pure fire elemental energy made one feel as if the blood in one's body was burning and boiling when inhaled.

Fortunately, the vein wasn't hard to find. By following the increasingly intense aura of the Fiery Blaze, a branch vein was quickly located. After winding along the branch vein for several miles, the main vein was finally found.

When Liu Qinghuan passed through the last layer of rocks, the scene before him made him pause slightly in surprise.

A huge underground cavern appeared before them, its dome towering thousands of feet high, adorned with countless stalactite-like fire crystals.

On the floor and walls of the cave, clusters of crimson fire crystals grew together, like a burning forest stretching as far as the eye could see.

These purple fire crystals are all crystal clear, like the finest rubies.

The surface of the crystal was covered with fine purple lines, which flowed slowly like living things, radiating extremely pure and powerful fire elemental energy.

Liu Qinghuan casually picked up a fist-sized fire crystal, and with a slight pressure from his fingertips, he could feel the terrifying spiritual energy contained within it.

The quality was several times better than he had anticipated.

Purple-patterned Fire Crystal is a top-grade fire-attribute spiritual material with a wide range of uses. Placing it in a cultivation room can increase the cultivation speed of fire-elemental cultivators several times over.

Those top-grade purple-patterned fire crystals with clear patterns and deeper colors are the best materials for refining weapons.

The furnaces and cauldrons forged with it can not only withstand higher temperatures, but also automatically purify medicinal materials and ores.

Even many large formations often use top-grade purple-patterned fire crystals as the core of fire-attribute formations, which are extremely powerful.

A look of satisfaction flashed in Liu Qinghuan's eyes. This mineral vein stretched for dozens of miles and had extremely rich reserves.

Not to mention using it himself, it would be more than enough to support the expenses of a major sect for hundreds of years.