From the Carp that Brings Children to the Celestial Officials

Chapter 303 Surveying the Fire Veins
Led by Xiao Shen, You Ming and the others headed towards the center of the furnace.

During their contact, You Ming and the others learned that the little god in front of them was a native of the Volcanic Hell. However, since the Volcanic Hell was not very large, and was not even a complete world, the nature of these natives might be closer to that of the gods.

That is, a race created by humans.

As for why You Ming and the others knew this so clearly, it was because there was a series of numbers written on the back of the minor god's official robe.

Gengzi 163.

This is also the name of this minor deity.

This custom is similar to the celestial practice of using the "Creation Pool" to incubate divine beings, naming those creatures according to the year of incubation and adding a numerical designation.

This is why these man-made beings, even if they are enshrined as minor gods, are still inferior to naturally reproduced creatures.

"Your next task is to repair this inner furnace..."

You Ming and the others followed this little god all the way to the deepest part of the volcano.

However, one can see that at the very core of the massive and sophisticated furnace outside, there is a hollow space in the shape of a stepped tower, surrounded by molten steel and copper, and the inner layer is covered with ancient runes and fire-forging formations.

But at this moment, this space looked as if it had been cleaved by countless sword blades, with shocking sword marks all around.

When You Ming saw these sword marks, his heart suddenly skipped a beat. He could actually sense a trace of rich and pure blood energy from these sword marks.

With just a gentle inhale, the vital energy flowed into his body.

It turns out that it shares the same origin as the [Blood Sea Great Demon Divine Power] he cultivated.

"My lords, the repair of this inner furnace is divided into three steps."

"One is to re-survey the fire veins. Because of the previous demonic disturbances, many underground fire veins were destroyed and blocked. Now we need to re-survey the course of the fire veins."

"The second step is to repair the furnace body, which requires collecting molten copper ore from deep within the magma, refining it, and then repairing the damaged areas."

"Finally, the rune array needs to be re-engraved to restore the inner furnace to operation."

This inner furnace is the heart of the entire volcano weapon-forging furnace. Once the inner furnace is damaged, the furnace can only mobilize 30% of its power, and some powerful magical weapons cannot be forged.

“Lord Youming, why don’t you go and survey the fire veins? I can do the work of inscribing the runes and arrays. As for the ore for mining rock steel and molten copper, let others do it.”

"Since we arrived early, we can gain a slight advantage."

The Divine Martial Judge took the initiative to speak to You Ming.

He was worried that You Ming wouldn't understand the intricacies of the situation, so he gave him a reminder.

Of all the work, surveying the fire veins was the simplest; all you had to do was patrol the area and draw up new fire vein maps. The most arduous task, of course, was collecting molten copper ore from the rock.

It requires venturing deep into the bottom layer of magma, where the temperature is extremely high and there may be hidden fire elemental forces, making it the most arduous task.

It was also because You Ming and his group were fast that they were able to take the best tasks first.

"So good."

You Ming nodded. He had also sensed blood energy reactions in various parts of the underground fire vein and was about to go and investigate.

……

Youming flew almost skimming the surface of the lava. The environment here was extremely harsh, with not only high temperatures but also billowing poisonous gas and thick smoke.

If he hadn't used the cheat code for [Automatic Incense Burner], even with his cultivation level as a Dharma Aspect cultivator, he would have found this environment extremely uncomfortable. The magma beneath him was practically boiling, bubbling and churning incessantly.

The tunnel was narrow and scorching hot, with occasional vents spewing out raging waves that flowed down like waterfalls from above.

The underground fire veins are not flat; they are also vertical, making them difficult to detect.

Occasionally, fire dragons or even fire serpents would suddenly leap out from beneath the magma, attempting to devour Youming in one gulp.

There is also a lot of life in this magma.

"Om."

Suddenly, You Ming stretched out a finger, and from his finger, layers of dreamlike light spread out in all directions.

It was his supernatural power, "Dream Breath Lock".

Once unleashed, layers of illusory power spread outwards. If it encounters other life forms, this power is like layers of fine threads, gently covering their bodies.

At first you won't feel it, but as these forces increase and thicken, your mind and body will become unusually drowsy, eventually becoming sluggish or even completely unable to move.

Of course, You Ming used this supernatural power not only to control the enemy.

He wanted to use this diffused force, like radar, to sense the movement of the surrounding earth veins.

Compared to the obstruction of divine sense in the underground space, this dreamlike ripple has a very strong penetrating power. Even though it is a bit slow, it can still penetrate the surrounding rocks and magma little by little, accurately presenting the surrounding environment to it.

"There is a blood and qi reaction in the underground fire vein about twenty miles to the southwest. It seems I have to go and take a look."

"However, there seems to be a blockage ahead."

You Ming's body was pressed against the lava. The fire vein in front of him was probably blocked in part due to the collapse.

However, You Ming had not learned the Five Elements Escape Technique, so he had no way to pass through this sealed space.

"This is easy to handle."

You Ming stroked his chin, but didn't use [Object Clipping], after all, that was his trump card, how could he waste it on something like this?

If you urgently need it and the cooldown hasn't expired, you'll really be frustrated.

As You Ming looked at the underground fire vein, a stream of water suddenly slid from his fingertips, like a serpent entering the earth, swiftly passing through the blockages of soil and rock.

With just a slight movement of his finger, he pierced through the blockage in front of him, creating a hole the size of a thumb, and connecting both sides.

Then You Ming's figure flickered and turned into a wisp of smoke, instantly disappearing into the small hole.

The next moment, wisps of smoke appeared from the other side, swayed slightly, and turned into Youming again.

This is not some kind of supernatural power, but rather an inherent ability at the [Dharma Form] level.

Because the Dharma form can be either firm or gentle, large or small, illusory or real. When it is large, it can transform into a giant hundreds of feet tall, and when it is small, it can become a wisp of green smoke. It can go anywhere.

As for why Youming only made a small hole in the clogged area instead of clearing the entire clog,

The main reason is that the survey of this volcanic vein also needs to be considered as a whole. If the blockage in this area is cleared, and it suddenly causes the backflow of magma or a collapse, it may cause changes to a large area of ​​volcanic veins.

Therefore, the best approach for those who survey the fire veins is to do nothing and wait for the geomantic map to be completed so that adjustments can be made uniformly from above.

(End of this chapter)