Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 984 The True Fire of the Sun, the Lava God General

Where did you come from?

This is a Core Formation Spiritual Object!
Kota said somewhat embarrassedly, "We managed to snatch it after entering the formation."

Yang Zhengshan suddenly realized that although their goal was the Nine-Patterned Bodhi Tree, after they seized the Bodhi Tree, the four of them fought each other for a while.

Unexpectedly, in just a short while, these two managed to snatch such a great item.

In terms of value, the Burning Heart Fruit is naturally not as good as the Nine-Patterned Bodhi Seed, but it is still a rare spiritual object for forming a cinnabar core.

Yang Zhengshan smiled and said, "I'll keep them for now, and we'll distribute them after we get out!"

What made him happy was not that he obtained the Burning Heart Fruit, but that Kota and Hong Fuxiu voluntarily gave it to him.

This is Kota and Hong Fuxiu's recognition and trust in him.

Kota chuckled sheepishly, "Master Yang, please keep it. We're not afraid of someone snatching it away!"

Hong Fuxiu changed the subject, asking, "Master Yang, where do we go next?"

Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard and pondered for a moment before opening the sealed entrance and walking out.

Gazing at the still gray sky, he murmured to himself, "At most, six more days!"

The Sun Cave is very large and contains many treasures.

Despite their considerable haul, it was only a small fraction of the treasures left behind in the Sun Cave Heaven.

Of the twelve palaces and twelve halls, they only visited one palace and one hall. Of the many ancient cultivators' cave dwellings, they only found one.

Although everyone is currently scrambling for them, there are still a large number of treasures buried within this cave.

This is a grand feast, and what we are seeing now is merely the appetizer. The most lively and sumptuous moment of this feast will come when the Sun Cave Heaven has completely fallen.

At that time, the entire Sun Cave Heaven will appear in the main world, and everything within the cave heaven will be presented to the world.

At that time, Yang Zhengshan certainly wasn't qualified to sit at the table and get a share of the pie.

Therefore, these six days are their last chance.

Just as Yang Zhengshan was thinking about going to that palace, a dull rumbling sound suddenly came from the north.

Rumbling--

The earth's veins seemed to be stirred by a giant hand, black stones tumbling down at their feet, and a few scorched clouds falling from the sky. Yang Zhengshan suddenly lowered his waist to steady himself, his knuckles turning white from the force. Kota and Hong Fuxiu were deathly pale, their eyes fixed on the northern horizon.

There, in the heart of the Sea of ​​Blazing Suns, a crimson-gold pillar of light shot into the sky, surrounded by countless tongues of fire that transformed into numerous phantoms of golden crows, scattering sparks as they flapped their wings. The air suddenly became scorching hot, and even spiritual energy began to stir restlessly, as if it were about to ignite.

"It's the sun's true fire!"

Yang Zhengshan gave a low shout, his eyes flashing with a sharp light. At the top of the pillar of light, a ball of golden flame was taking shape, its core gleaming pure white, distorting the surrounding void with heat.

Around the pillar of light, enormous figures were slowly emerging from the rolling lava.

That enormous figure, as large as a mountain, seemed to carry immense pressure with every move. Even from a hundred miles away, Yang Zhengshan could still feel the overwhelming sense of oppression.

"Lava God General!"

The divine general, nearly ten zhang tall, had a body that seemed to be cast from obsidian, with flowing lava veins embedded in every inch of his skin, like crimson blood surging beneath his stone skin. His head resembled both a lion and a dragon, with a rhombus-shaped fire crystal embedded in his forehead, and his eyes burning with blazing white flames, spewing out golden and red sparks with each breath.

He carried a giant axe formed from solidified lava on his shoulders, the blade gleaming with flowing firelight, and the handle wrapped with chains of lava rock shaped like coiled dragons. Seven ridges grew from his back, the tips of which spewed flames about an inch high, rising and falling with his breath.

With each step he took, rings of fire erupted from the ground beneath his feet, and a crimson-gold halo spread from his body, even causing the air to crackle and pop.

Yang Zhengshan looked at the twelve divine generals, his eyes twitching slightly.

"Damn, is this a puppet?"

He couldn't help but curse inwardly.

Jinwu once said that there were twelve Lava Gods in the Sea of ​​Blazing Sun. At that time, Yang Zhengshan did not take these puppets too seriously. He thought they were just puppets, not people. How strong could they be?
However, he overlooked one thing: Jinwu had said that his former master had said the Lava God was a very powerful puppet.

The previous owner of the Golden Crow Eight Trigrams Furnace was a Golden Core cultivator.

Golden Core cultivators all say that powerful puppets are something Foundation Establishment cultivators can't handle!
Gazing at the rolling lava and scourge in the distance, one can feel the scorching heat waves that seem to melt the sky.

"Run!"

Yang Zhengshan let out a low shout, tapped his toes on the charred rocks, and leaped into the air, soaring southward.

Hong Fuxiu and Kota reacted quickly; without Yang Zhengshan's prompting, they had already taken to the air. Several feet apart, they fled swiftly through the air with rapid, piercing movements.

With each movement of the Lava God's crimson lava body, scalding hot stone chips fell in a shower. It raised its hand and waved it into the void, and the surrounding lava river suddenly surged into a ten-foot wave. The crimson lava rushed in all directions like a living thing, and wherever it passed, the charred rocks instantly melted into molten iron, and the earth cracked open with spider web-like fissures, from which scalding steam hissed and spewed forth.

The scorching heatwave spread out in a fan shape, its heat stinging the skin even a hundred miles away. Yang Zhengshan and his two companions felt as if their backs were being licked by flames.

buzzing...

A piercing buzzing sound rose behind them, and countless pillars of lava suddenly rose from the vast expanse of scorched earth, each topped with a rolling fireball, densely packed like falling stars. The blast wave hurled stones from the scorched earth, turning them to dust in mid-air, and even the air itself crackled and popped as it burned.

terror!
Extremely scary!
Yang Zhengshan was already flying at full speed, but he could still feel the terrifying and scorching airflow behind him.

He didn't know how long he had been flying, until Yang Zhengshan felt the pushing force behind him had weakened a lot, and then he looked back.

That one glance almost made Yang Zhengshan kneel down.

All that could be seen was crimson flames, and twelve figures were bathed in them. Not only the air, but even space itself was distorted by the heat.

The originally gray sky had now turned into a deep, inky black.

It was a rift in the void, no, not a rift, but a huge hole.

The crimson flames were sucked into the hole connecting to the void, where they condensed into a dazzling ring of fire at the edge of the dark hole. The crimson flames and the chaos of the void wrestled at the edge, causing the space to tremble and groan under the unbearable pressure.

Yang Zhengshan's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

The sky is falling!
This is truly a catastrophe!
Of course, the collapse of the sky is not as terrible as imagined; it only creates a hole. The laws of nature have the power to repair itself. Once the Sun Cave Heaven is fully integrated into the main world, both the crack and the hole can be quickly repaired.

However, this would likely shorten the time it takes for the Sun Cave to completely fall.

He looked around and saw figures still fleeing in panic, and couldn't help but sigh. More than ten days of fighting to the death couldn't compare to the fury of this one fire.

I wonder how many people were burned to ashes by the sun's true fire just now.

The muffled roar continued, and waves of intense heat and air surged one after another. Yang Zhengshan felt the burning pain on his face and finally shook his head slightly.

"We should go!"

Hong Fuxiu and Kota, standing behind him, nodded repeatedly, their faces pale.

Hong Fuxiu cultivates fire-attribute techniques and has even nurtured the Nanming Li Fire, yet she is still terrified of the true fire of the sun.

Both the True Fire of the Sun and the Lava God General far exceeded the Foundation Establishment level and were simply beyond the capabilities of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Fortunately, they did not approach the center of the Sea of ​​Blazing Sun; otherwise, Yang Zhengshan could only guarantee his own escape.

After glancing once more at the golden halo clashing between the flames and the void, Yang Zhengshan did not hesitate. He grabbed Kota and Hong Fuxiu's arms and vanished in a flash.

Unsurprisingly, they were once again pulled into the void.

Practice makes perfect, and this time Yang Zhengshan didn't linger in the void, returning directly to the Spirit Source Land.

……

Wuzhen Dao Palace, Wanqi Hall.

Yang Zhengshan and the other two appeared in the grand hall filled with Taoist charm, and Xuanzhen, who was meditating, opened his eyes.

"How is Yunxiao?" Yang Zhengshan asked first.

"Still the same!" Xuanzhen stood up and replied, then greeted Kota and Hong Fuxiu, saying, "You two have worked hard!"

"So it's Fellow Daoist Xuanzhen. Hmm, where is this place?" Kota looked around the decorations in the hall with a puzzled expression.

Xuanzhen looked at Yang Zhengshan, who nodded indifferently.

Now that he had brought Kota and Hong Fuxiu back, he naturally intended to tell them about the situation in the Spirit Source Land.

Yunxiao, Kota, and Hong Fuxiu are all people he values, and he has long wanted to win them over.

This trip into the Sun Cave was also a test for them.

The outcome of the test speaks for itself.

All three had gained Yang Zhengshan's trust, so Yang Zhengshan decided to no longer hide the existence of the Spirit Source Land from them.

“This is the Land of Spiritual Origin, or you could also think of it as the Spiritual Origin Grotto-Heaven!” Xuanzhen explained.

“Lingyuan Grotto Heaven? A grotto heaven!” Hong Fuxiu exclaimed in surprise, looking at Yang Zhengshan with an incredulous gaze.

Kota also stared at Yang Zhengshan in astonishment.

Yang Zhengshan smiled and said, "I would like to invite you two to join the Land of Spiritual Origin. What do you think?"

"Joining the Land of Spirit Origin, this..."

Hong Fuxiu looked at Kota, and the two exchanged a glance.

Trusting Yang Zhengshan, the two were not opposed to joining the Spirit Source Land, but they did not know what the Spirit Source Land was, so they found it difficult to make a decision for the time being.

Yang Zhengshan noticed their hesitation and smiled, "You two don't need to make a decision in a hurry. Xuanzhen, why don't you take them for a tour of the Spirit Source Land? I'll go check on Yunxiao first!"

He also knew that it was rather sudden to let Kota and Hong Fuxiu make the decision now, so he planned to let them learn about the Spirit Source Land first.

Xuanzhen responded and then led the two still in shock away from the Wanqi Palace.

Yang Zhengshan then turned around and went to the back hall of the Wanqi Hall, where he found Yunxiao lying on the bed.

At this moment, Yunxiao's condition was much better than before, and his breathing became much more stable, no longer as chaotic and disordered as before.

Yang Zhengshan stepped forward to check and found that Yunxiao's magical power was circulating at an extremely slow speed. The medicinal power of the Nine Cauldrons Divine Pill had not yet been digested and was filling his meridians, acupoints, and dantian, but it was no longer as agitated as before.

However, it will probably take Yunxiao a long time to completely digest the medicinal power of the Nine Cauldrons Divine Pill.

It could take one or two years, or three to five years, or even ten or eight years.

The exact time required depends on how long it takes for Yunxiao's divine soul to advance.

The most important hurdle for Yunxiao now is not to digest the medicinal power of the Nine Cauldrons Divine Pill, but to use its power to advance his divine soul.

Forming a false core does not require undergoing a tribulation of lightning, but it does require passing three tests: physical constitution, magical power, and spiritual soul.

The physical barrier has been overcome, as Yang Zhengshan previously infused him with vital energy without regard for his own consumption. Now, all that's needed is to ensure that the body has sufficient vital energy.

The magical power test is over; the Nine Cauldrons Divine Pill is powerful enough to help Yunxiao pass this test, but it will take time to digest the medicinal power.

Finally, there is the challenge of the soul. The Nine Cauldrons Divine Pill is also effective in enhancing the soul, but to ensure the soul's successful advancement, other external aids are needed.

Using the divine pill to condense a fake pill is a shortcut, but this shortcut is not 100% safe and may involve many risks.

Yang Zhengshan looked at Yunxiao and pondered for a while, then took out a Dao Intent Sacred Lotus and fed it to Yunxiao.

The Dao Intent Sacred Lotus can temporarily increase comprehension, making one's understanding of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth more acute, and it can also enhance the power of the soul.

However, the Dao Intent Sacred Lotus has a very weak effect on enhancing the power of the soul, far less effective than Core Formation spiritual items such as the Dew of the River of Oblivion and the Heart-Burning Fruit.

However, the Dao Yi Sacred Lotus also has its advantages, namely that its effects are very mild.

What Yunxiao needs now is not a powerful tonic, but something gentle that can gently enhance his soul strength without affecting the operation of his own magical power.

Therefore, the lotus seeds of the Dao Yi Sacred Lotus are very suitable for him now.

"Brother, this is all I can do. You'd better step up!"

Looking at the unconscious Yunxiao, Yang Zhengshan murmured helplessly.

(End of this chapter)