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Chapter 386, Tomb of Zhu Rong
Inside the tomb of Zhu Rong, everything was covered in blood.

This place is completely different from what Hua Changxi imagined.

It wasn't a world of raging flames; there wasn't even a spark or a flame to be seen, let alone any fire.

However, the scorching hot air that I inhaled caused a strong burning pain in my body, so intense that it felt like I was in a closed pressure cooker.

If the sea of ​​fire beneath the Fire Cliff was a world of flames, then this time, what she witnessed was a world of 'fire'—the fire was invisible, yet it was everywhere.

In addition, the place is filled with a strong smell of blood, which is emanating from the rich and pure power of blood and qi. Instead of making people feel nauseous, it makes them feel comfortable.

This is the sense of division that Zhu Rong Tomb gave her: on one hand, she felt suffocated and strongly suppressed; on the other hand, she felt joyful, as if her body had become more full and energetic.

Hua Changxi walked cautiously through Zhu Rong's tomb, but did not see the royal family member who had entered before her.

The sky and earth were blood red, with nothing else in between, giving one a sense of desolation and vastness, like walking through a blood-red Gobi Desert.

Nothing at all!

There are no high platforms, no waterfalls, and no cliffs.
If there's nothing there, then what is the test that Zhu Rong's Tomb is testing?
At first, Hua Changxi walked quite easily, but soon, sparks began to fly from her feet as she stepped onto the ground.

Not long after the sparks appeared, the flickering flames climbed up Hua Changxi's feet, and at that moment, the burning pain transmitted through her feet was magnified several times over.

Hua Changxi looked at the flames on her feet and roughly guessed what Zhu Rong Tomb was going to test. She stopped and looked ahead, her face showing hesitation, unsure whether to continue.

Having experienced occupying the Karmic Fire Platform, the Nine Heavens Fire Spring, and the Departure Fire Cliff, she knew that to become the master of a blessed land, one needed both a certain opportunity and to pass the corresponding tests.

She occupied the Karmic Fire Platform because she had first cultivated the Karmic Fire Red Lotus and mastered the 'Karma' law, which was highly compatible with the Karmic Fire Platform. Therefore, it did not take her long to obtain the Cave Master's token.

She occupied the Li Huo Cliff because she had absorbed and refined a drop of Vermilion Bird's essence blood, and it only took her three months to subdue the Li Huo Ancient Flame.

However, due to the lack of a special opportunity, it took her three full years to become the Palace Master of the Nine Heavens Fire Spring.

Hua Changxi did not sense anything special about Zhu Rong's Tomb, whether outside the barrier or deep inside it.

In other words, there was no special connection between her and Zhu Rong's tomb.

Therefore, if she wants to become the master of Zhu Rong's Tomb, she must go against the current again and again, just like conquering the Nine Heavens Fire Spring, until she reaches the Fire Spring Palace.

Looking at the blood-red world before her, Hua Changxi didn't know how large Zhu Rong's Tomb was, nor how long it would take to proceed. However, she could guess that the trial would be quite lengthy. In the past, she certainly wouldn't have considered this so much, but the current situation in Nanxiang County was turbulent. The Vermilion Bird Army had suffered from impersonation and unexplained disappearances. If she were to leave for too long, she worried that the Vermilion Bird Army wouldn't be able to withstand the pressure.

However, not long after, Hua Changxi stepped forward again.

Now that we're already here, we should at least bring some Zhu Rong Stones to cleanse our bodies; at the same time, we need to find that royal member and prevent him from taking away the Zhu Rong Tomb.

Thinking of the Zhu Rong Stone, Hua Changxi regretfully slapped her head and tried to activate the 'Zhu Rong Meridian Opening Technique' that Jing Sheng had taught her. Soon, the energy of blood and qi in the air was drawn into her body.

Hua Changxi's face lit up with joy. However, perhaps because the energy in the air was not as abundant as that in the Zhu Rong Stone, it could not strengthen the physical body or broaden the meridians, but the pain in her feet was relieved somewhat.

Throughout the rest of the journey, Hua Changxi continuously activated the 'Zhu Rong Meridian Opening Technique'.

The further they went, the more concentrated their qi and blood became, and at the same time, more and more of their bodies were engulfed by flames.

The Qi and blood drawn into the body by the 'Zhurong Meridian Opening Technique' helped to alleviate some of the burning pain, but it failed to activate the meridian nodes. Feeling that the effect was minimal, Hua Changxi immediately stopped practicing the 'Zhurong Meridian Opening Technique' and decided to start cultivating the body-refining technique of the seventh chapter of the 'Nine Revolutions Profound Technique'.

"Sigh~"

As soon as the Body Refining Technique began to circulate, the omnipresent 'fire element' in the air surged into her body. In an instant, Hua Changxi felt as if every cell in her body was being scorched by flames, causing her to gasp in pain.

However, the body-refining effect was unexpectedly good.

As the 'fire element' entered her body, Hua Changxi felt as if her body was being illuminated, and one after another, crystal-clear and dazzling meridians appeared in her 'sight'.

As the flames engulfed her head, the network of meridians surrounding her brain also appeared in her introspection.

After the meridian network in her body fully emerged, Hua Changxi turned into a fire person. At this time, she did not know how long she had been walking. In her vision, a blood-red bone mountain like a mountain range appeared.

Without even getting close, she recognized it at a glance: the Bone Mountain was the Zhu Rong Stone!

She also saw that below the mountain of bones, there was another fire person just like her standing.

　I'm stuck. Not many words today.

　　(End of this chapter)