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Chapter 296 The Existence of the Lava Lake

The Golden Phoenix of Fire dared not make any further outrageous moves. As it flapped its wings, a surging power quickly enveloped the lava lake below. A large amount of lava was continuously extracted and gathered into a huge lava ball in the void in front of the Golden Phoenix of Fire.

In the distance, Wei Qiuling looked at the ever-shrinking lava lake, then at the lava sphere in the void that hadn't grown much larger, and couldn't help but ask curiously:

"My lord, what kind of magic is the Golden Phoenix of Fire using?"

"So much magma was sucked away, but why isn't the magma ball in front of it getting bigger?"

Shen Wen'an, with his hands behind his back, slowly turned around to look at his wife and said with a faint smile, "This is the application of a law."

"As an incarnation of a primordial spirit, the Golden Phoenix of Lihuo's talent should not be underestimated."

"With only the strength of the Golden Core Realm, he has already mastered the laws of space so skillfully."

law……

Wei Qiuling shook her head with a somewhat somber expression.

Having only reached the perfected stage of embryonic breathing, she clearly could not comprehend the existence of laws.

That is a high-level power that only those at the Golden Core stage can access.

"My lord, after we return this time, I wish to go into seclusion and try it out..."

After a moment of contemplation, Wei Qiuling suddenly spoke.

"Break through to the Golden Core stage?" Shen Wen'an asked in a deep voice.

Wei Qiuling nodded.

She already knew about the gold-related scam, but she was even more aware of the current situation in Yangnao Land.

Having only reached the state of perfect embryonic breathing is not enough to even protect oneself; it will also become a burden.

She was once a favored daughter of heaven. If it weren't for the burdens of her sect, she would probably have reached the Golden Core realm much earlier.

"can."

Shen Wen'an nodded after a moment's thought.

Wei Qiuling was somewhat surprised. She had thought that Shen Wen'an would do his best to stop the scheme because of the gold-related fraud, and she had already begun to think of words of persuasion.

Who would have thought he would agree so easily?

Sensing his wife's questioning gaze, Shen Wen'an smiled faintly and said, "Knowing about that matter is one thing, but we cultivators can't throw the baby out with the bathwater."

"If we're going to go into seclusion to achieve the Golden Core stage, we should still do so. At worst, we can just give up that thing."

Upon hearing this, Wei Qiuling was taken aback, then asked with some concern, "If I don't take that step, will the Golden Core I achieve still be considered a Golden Core?"

Shen Wen'an did not answer.

He was also somewhat confused. The Golden Nature was a conspiracy. After a cultivator condensed his inner core, if he did not combine the Golden Nature, his strength would naturally be inferior to those Golden Core cultivators who had combined the Golden Nature.

In that case, does Buhexing qualify him as a true Golden Core cultivator?

If it doesn't have alloy properties, what would a real golden elixir be like?

Is it really as simple as condensing the elixir?
"Let's give it a try first. After forming the core, its strength will eventually be greater than that of a fully formed embryonic breathing cultivator."

"But you absolutely must not touch that thing."

Wei Qiuling thought about it and nodded in agreement.

She knew that Shen Wen'an would never harm her, and that it didn't matter if they were incompatible.

"If we don't take that step, then... what will happen to that thing?"

A strange smile appeared on Shen Wen'an's face as he said calmly, "Don't worry, someone will help us solve this."

As the couple were chatting, the Golden Phoenix of Fire, which was using magic to draw magma from the lava lake below, suddenly let out a soft exclamation.

"Sir, what do you think that is?"

A clear, melodious voice came from the void, and Shen Wen'an flashed to the edge of the lava lake.

However, it was observed that much of the lava in the lava lake had already been absorbed by the Fire Phoenix, revealing a huge deep pit.

The magma at the bottom of the pit had turned a reddish-gold color, and the terrifying temperature caused the surrounding space to distort significantly.

Shen Wen'an stood at the edge of the lava lake, craning his neck to look down, and suddenly saw something strange floating and emerging in the reddish-gold lava.

"That is……"

The intense heat emanating from the golden-white magma distorted the surrounding space, severely impairing his vision.

Under such terrifying high temperatures, he dared not easily release his divine sense.

Is there any way to get it out?

After a moment's thought, Shen Wen'an looked up at the Golden Phoenix of Li Huo above his head.

The Golden Phoenix tilted its enormous head and thought for a moment before stammering, "This little demon can give it a try."

"But you must grant me one request, sir."

Shen Wen'an frowned upon hearing this.

This guy... he's still not being honest.

"Tell me."

Li Huo Jin Feng continued, "If that thing is beneficial to me, you should give it to me first, sir."

She herself was formed from the essence of innate fire. Although she did not know what was floating and appearing in the lava below, the strange object that could maintain its shape in such terrifyingly hot lava must be an extraordinary fire-attribute treasure.

It will most likely benefit her.

After hearing this, Shen Wen'an sneered and said, "Don't try to show off your little tricks in front of me."

Li Huo Jin Feng could guess that what was below would most likely benefit her, and Shen Wen An was not stupid; he could see it at a glance.

The Fiery Golden Phoenix is ​​wild and untamed. No matter how useful the natural treasures beneath the magma are to her, she absolutely cannot be given them all.

Otherwise, if that precious material were to be refined and its strength surpassed his own, even if he dared not retaliate against the Shen family, he would likely choose to flee immediately.

"I can give you the things, but I will decide how much to give you."

"If you disagree, I will find a way myself."

"However, if I get that treasure out myself, it's hard to say whether I'll give it to you or not."

Upon hearing this, Li Huo Jin Feng visibly panicked.

"No, sir."

"The little demon didn't say she disagreed."

"My lord, please step back a little, let this little demon give it a try."

As the Golden Phoenix of Fire spoke, it immediately opened its mouth and swallowed the magma ball in front of it, which contained an unknown amount of magma. After a brief adjustment of its breathing, it flapped its wings and unleashed several streaks of crimson-gold spiritual energy!

Several streams of spiritual energy formed a thick golden chain in the void, which wrapped directly around the strange object floating in the magma below.

Boo!
Seeing that the chains had successfully entangled the other party, the Fire Phoenix let out a joyful cry and then mobilized all its strength to try to pull the thing out.

No matter how much she flapped her enormous wings, the golden chains snapped and cracked, yet they could not budge her in the slightest!

"Sir, this thing is very heavy, could you please help me?"

The Golden Phoenix of Fire flapped its wings vigorously while calling for help.

Shen Wen'an could also see that she had used all her strength, and after thinking for a moment, he prepared to lend her a hand.

The Purple Mansion Dao Palace within his body circulated, and the spiritual energy behind it surged and changed suddenly. In the blink of an eye, it formed a phantom that was nearly a hundred feet tall, golden in color, and carried a sword wheel made of twenty-four golden longswords on its back!

The phantom's eyes were tightly closed, and as a large amount of metal-attribute spiritual energy from the surrounding world was frantically absorbed, the phantom's body slowly solidified.

When the phantom transformed into a hundred-foot-tall golden giant, Shen Wen'an's true form slowly closed his eyes.

The next moment, the golden giant's eyes suddenly opened!

Two crimson-gold sword beams shot out from his eyes and plunged straight into the terrifying lava lake below.

boom!
As the two sword beams exploded in the crimson-gold magma below, the hundred-foot-tall golden giant's hands also grasped the thick chain summoned by the Golden Phoenix of Fire.

drink!
The golden giant roared and suddenly exerted force with both arms!

The strange object that had been floating in the magma below was finally pulled out!
Without the suction of the magma, and with the help of the golden giant summoned by Shen Wen'an, the Fire Phoenix flapped its wings vigorously and slowly lifted the strange object out of the deep pit.

"This is……"

Seeing that the thing was about to be completely pulled out, the Golden Phoenix of Li Huo above couldn't help but look down out of curiosity and was instantly stunned.

Its wings flapped a beat too slow, and its huge body was instantly dragged by that thing and plunged into the deep lava pit below!

"Qiang!"

Shen Wen'an's golden giant reacted quickly and grabbed the thick chain!

"Don't be distracted!"

With a loud shout, the Fire Phoenix, realizing what was happening, flapped its wings and pulled the thing directly to the shore!
In an instant, an extremely terrifying scorching aura spread out!
When Flame Lake City was being built, Shen Chongming had considered the high temperature of the lava lake and specially prepared a lot of heat-resistant spirit minerals and associated stones. Later, when Jiang Xiuqi came to set up the array for Flame Lake City, he also set up a lot of protective arrays specifically for the lava lake.

However, when the Golden Phoenix of Fire threw that thing onto the ground, all these brick and stone formations were instantly melted by the terrifying high temperature.

After the floor tiles and the rocks below were rapidly melted, the thing quickly sank downwards.

"ah!"

Upon seeing this, the Golden Phoenix of Fire cried out in surprise and then suddenly flapped its wings and flew into the void, lifting it up again.

"Sir, this thing is too terrifying; there's no way to put it down."

Hearing Li Huo Jin Feng's words, Shen Wen'an did not reply. Instead, he raised his sword energy shield and approached the strange object that resembled the head of some kind of terrifying creature.

At first glance, the thing in front of them looked like the head of some kind of bird creature, with flame-like downy hairs on its surface. The "head" was two hundred feet long, more than one hundred feet wide, and nearly one hundred feet high.

One end has a section of dark gold bird beak, several tens of feet long, which looks like it has been broken by brute force.

The other end is more like a smooth cut on the neck, and upon closer inspection, you can even see the veins, muscles, and bones inside the neck.

After a careful examination, Shen Wen'an could already picture the creature being killed.

A bird with such a huge head encountered a terrifying enemy. In the end, its hard, black beak was broken and its head was cut off by a sword.

The head landed where Flame Lake City is today, and the terrifying flames emanating from its surface melted the earth, forming a lava lake.

And this head was buried by terrifying lava...

"Sir, stop looking! Quickly, think of a solution!"

"Little Demon can't hold on much longer!"

Above their heads, the voice of the Golden Phoenix of Fire rang out.

Clearly, relying on the power of flight to suspend this enormous head was putting a lot of strain on it.

But there's no way to put this thing down.

Once it comes into contact with the earth, the rocks and soil will be instantly melted, transforming into a new lava lake.

"Third uncle!"

Just as Shen Wen'an was racking his brains about how to dispose of this terrifying head, in the void outside Flame Lake City, He Chongyi, supported by a spiritual energy shield, tried his best to get closer and shout loudly.

Upon seeing this, Shen Wen'an flashed and appeared in front of him.

"Third Uncle, you can try putting that thing on Frost Moon Mountain."

Frost Moon Mountain?
Shen Wen'an turned his head to look at the lonely mountain peak dozens of miles away from Flame Lake City, his brows furrowing slightly.

He Chongyi explained, "Back then, before Chongyi and Elder Mu came to the Western Wilderness and discovered the lava lake in Flame Lake City, they obtained a wisp of Frost Moon Spiritual Energy from Frost Moon Mountain."

"When the Frosty Moon Spiritual Energy was discovered, there was also a strange drop of blood on the mountaintop. Countless years had passed, yet it still emitted an extremely strong chill..."

"The snow and frost that Uncle San sees on the top of Frost Moon Mountain are actually formed from the cold air emanating from that drop of blood."

Shen Wen'an was somewhat surprised.

Every time he came to Flame Lake City, he had a relatively clear purpose.

There was no time to wander around, and I never expected that Frostmoon Mountain would have such a strange place.

Upon hearing He Chongyi's words, he suddenly realized that the drop of blood from Frost Moon Mountain was very likely related to the strange head they had found at the bottom of the lava lake!

"My third uncle will have Li Huo Jin Feng take that thing to Frost Moon Mountain to take a look later."

With a flash of light in his hand, Shen Wen'an took out the Empty Treasure Ship.

"Have your people pack their things and take those Western Wilderness barbarians back to Yunshui City."

He Chongyi was stunned for a moment, then looked down at the city with some reluctance and said, "Flame Lake City... we don't want it anymore?"

Shen Wen'an nodded.

The most important thing in Flame Lake City is its lava lake.

Now, most of the lava in the lava lake has been absorbed by the Golden Phoenix of Fire, and even the most important beast head has been extracted.

If handled properly, rebuilding Flame Lake City in the future will not be difficult.

"The collapse of the Dao is imminent; we must prepare in advance."

“A large number of cultivators from outside the realm have entered. It’s not safe for you to stay here any longer. You should go back first.”

He Chongyi took the empty treasure ship, sighed slightly, and nodded, saying, "Then Third Uncle, you must be extra careful."

Shen Wen'an flashed and returned to the Fire Phoenix.

"Take this to Frostmoon Mountain; perhaps it can temporarily withstand its high temperatures."

Upon hearing this, the Golden Phoenix of Fire immediately flapped its wings and laboriously carried the enormous head towards Frost Moon Mountain.

Shen Wen'an followed closely behind to prevent any accidents from happening.

Wei Qiuling obviously couldn't get close, so she helped He Chongyi and the others to call on their clansmen and the Western Wilderness barbarians to prepare for their evacuation.

In the void, the Golden Phoenix of Fire was panting heavily as it finally managed to hoist the enormous head to the vicinity of Frost Moon Mountain.

Just as Shen Wen'an was about to take the lead and confirm the so-called "blood" in He Chongyi's mouth, a sudden change occurred!
As the enormous head, suspended by the Golden Phoenix of Fire, approached the peak of Frost Moon Mountain, its tightly closed eyes suddenly opened!

A piercing scream, like gold shattering and jade breaking, also came from the broken black beak!

call--

The crimson-gold flames burning on the surface of the giant head suddenly intensified, forming a strange flying bird in the air that rushed towards Frostmoon Mountain!

"It's...it's actually a three-legged golden crow!"

"My lord, this is the head of a three-legged golden crow!"

At that moment, the Fire Phoenix suddenly realized that what it was hanging from was actually the head of a three-legged golden crow!

Shen Wen'an saw the terrifying three-legged golden crow phantom flying rapidly towards him, and he quickly dodged and soared into the sky.

Below, the crimson-gold three-legged golden crow phantom seemed to be attracted by something, and roared angrily as it charged toward the top of Frost Moon Mountain!

At the same time, the snow and frost on the top of Frostmoon Mountain suddenly emitted a misty, cold vapor!

This faint chill seemed to sense the aura of the three-legged golden crow, and quickly condensed into a giant sword a thousand feet long, radiating the chill of the moonlight, which slashed at the flying phantom of the three-legged golden crow!

boom!
Two extreme forces collided in mid-air, and the resulting energy ripples instantly tore the void apart!
The enormous spatial rift continued to spread and expand, and it looked like it was about to swallow up the Golden Phoenix and the head in front of it. Shen Wen'an flashed and the next moment he directly summoned the golden giant formed by the power of the metal element law!

drink!
The golden giant grabbed the chain between the Fiery Phoenix and the Golden Crow's head, and with a roar, flung them both away!
Huh?
In that instant, Shen Wen'an noticed that the golden crow's head had suddenly become lighter after launching the attack from the golden crow phantom.

After throwing away the heads of the Fire Phoenix and the Golden Crow, the illusory image of the law unleashed a large amount of tidal law power at the void rift that was spreading towards it.

The sound of waves rose, and wave after wave slightly hindered the spread of the spatial rift, giving him a chance to escape.

When its figure appeared in front of the Fire Phoenix, the rapidly expanding void rift had reached its limit.

After those spatial rifts silently eroded most of the enormous Frostmoon Mountain, all the spatial rifts quickly returned to their original state under the self-repairing power of space.

"My lord, the golden crow's head has become much lighter, and the terrifying flames on its surface seem to have disappeared as well."

Shen Wen'an was carefully recalling the thousand-foot-long Moonlight Sword that had appeared from the summit of Frost Moon Mountain when the voice of the Golden Phoenix of Fire interrupted his thoughts.

When Shen Wen'an turned around, he realized that the huge head, which resembled the head of a golden crow, was lying quietly on the Gobi Desert.

The heat emitted only melted the surrounding gravel, causing the ground to sink slightly by about a foot, but it did not continue to sink.

He approached and carefully examined the golden crow's head. After a moment, he looked at the Li Huo Golden Phoenix, who had transformed back into a little girl, and asked, "Can you tell what realm this golden crow was in its previous life?"

The little girl leaned closer, patted the golden crow's broken beak, and then touched its flame-like fur, shaking her head slightly. "This little demon can't tell, but..."

"But according to the memories in the little demon's mind, such a powerful being as the Golden Crow should not appear in this realm."

"Because even the weakest Golden Crow is a pure-blooded divine beast, and its realm is definitely far beyond that of Nascent Soul or Divine Transformation."

Hearing this, Shen Wen'an asked with some doubt, "Is your Phoenix Clan really that much weaker than the Golden Crow?"

Upon hearing this, the little girl turned around abruptly and retorted haughtily, "Who said that!"

Shen Wen'an glanced at her, too lazy to argue with her.

Meeting his gaze, Li Huo Jin Feng said somewhat guiltily, "To be fair, the Phoenix Clan is indeed slightly inferior to the Golden Crows."

"But this difference is very, very, very small!"

"The reason why it is inferior is mainly because the bloodline of the Phoenix Clan is uneven, unlike the Golden Crow Clan, which consists of pure-blooded divine beasts."

Shen Wen'an was still somewhat incredulous after hearing this.

"Then you..."

The little girl looked at herself, her expression faltering for a moment, and then she suddenly understood what Shen Wen'an meant.

"They are not actually from the Phoenix Clan."

She explained awkwardly, her expression somewhat somber, "I am merely an incarnation of a primordial spirit, possessing the form of a phoenix."

"But if you want to become a true phoenix, you're still a long way off."

“The head of this Golden Crow is different. This is a real Golden Crow divine beast. You can see that its flesh and blood are real, not formed from spiritual power rules.”

Upon hearing this, Shen Wen'an moved closer to examine it carefully and discovered that the flesh and blood around the golden crow's head and neck were indeed real.

Up close, he could even smell a faint scent of blood mixed with an indescribable fragrance.

"Can this thing be eaten?"

The aroma whetted his appetite, and Shen Wen'an suddenly asked.

These words startled the little girl beside him, who then looked at him strangely and said, "This is the head of a divine beast, it would be such a waste to eat it."

Shen Wen'an seemed to realize that his question was a bit rash, but he wasn't quite sure what else this thing could be used for besides eating.

Li Huo Jin Feng noticed his somewhat puzzled expression and seemed to understand what he was thinking.

He immediately said with exasperation, "Refine the pills!" "Find a master alchemist to refine this flesh and blood into pills, which can be used to open the meridians of some compatible cultivators. If they are lucky, they might be able to inherit a trace of the Golden Crow bloodline."

"The effect will be a thousand times better than eating it directly!"

Shen Wen'an suddenly realized.

He really didn't know that.

Ultimately, it was because the Shen family's skill in alchemy was too low; they simply didn't know that such a thing could have such benefits when used for alchemy.

"Then its fur and bones can be used to forge weapons?"

Shen Wen'an spoke again.

The little girl nodded and said, "It's an excellent material for refining weapons and setting up formations."

"However, I still suggest that you do not waste these things."

"The corpse of a divine beast is probably one of the most rare in this world. Unless one is a master of alchemy or weapon crafting with extremely high skill, it would be a waste to use these materials rashly."

Shen Wen'an nodded; he certainly knew that.

Given the Shen family's current mediocre achievements in the various arts of cultivation, they are not even able to fully utilize the value of the divine beast materials. To use them rashly would be more than just a waste.

"My lord, I have a favor to ask of you."

After the two studied the golden crow's head for a while, the little girl suddenly came up to Shen Wen'an and bowed with a fawning expression.

"explain."

Shen Wen'an spoke in a deep voice.

Li Huo Jin Feng glanced at him somewhat embarrassedly and stammered.

"Little demon... Little demon wants this pair of golden crow eyes."

Upon hearing this, Shen Wen'an looked at the two golden crow eyes on the enormous head.

Originally, the golden crow's eyes were tightly closed, but just now, it must have been the indomitable will remaining in its head that sensed the aura of that drop of blood on the summit of Frost Moon Mountain.

His tightly closed eyes suddenly snapped open, and with an indomitable will and the last remaining strength in his head, he launched a terrifying attack on the drop of blood.

Not to be outdone, that drop of blood mobilized a great deal of the power of heaven and earth to unleash a moonlit sword beam.

In the end, the remaining power of these two mortal enemies, who had been entangled for countless years, in the land of Yangnao was annihilated.

Gazing at the enormous golden crow eyes on the golden crow's head, Shen Wen'an could sense that these peculiar eyes were the most precious treasure on the entire golden crow's head.

Let alone refining it, just directly activating it with spiritual power would probably unleash a terrifying attack.

That little girl, Li Huo Jin Feng, has a really sharp eye, and she's also quite greedy.

"I can only give you one."

After some deliberation, Shen Wen'an still couldn't bring himself to make a firm decision.

After all, the two of them had gotten the golden crow's head together.

The little girl just now took the initiative to answer her own question.

Those who have made contributions should be rewarded, and those who have made mistakes should be punished.

It's impossible to give her both Golden Crow Eyes, so let's just give one to each of them.

The little girl didn't show much disappointment when she heard this.

Clearly, she was aware that this would be the outcome.

It's already quite good to get a Golden Crow's Eye.

"Don't rush to retrieve it. Let's figure out a solution after we bring it back."

But then Shen Wen'an spoke up to stop her, as the Golden Phoenix eagerly approached, pondering how to remove the Golden Crow's Eye.

The little girl thought about it and seemed to feel that going here was not appropriate, so she simply suppressed her eagerness.

Turning her head to look at the Shen family members who were hurriedly packing their things to leave Flame Lake City in the distance, she came up to Shen Wen'an and said softly, "Don't you want this city anymore?"

Shen Wen'an nodded slightly: "The entire Yangnao Land is almost gone."

"This city naturally cannot be saved."

A hint of sadness appeared on Li Huo Jin Feng's face.

She was originally a wisp of flame, but after being brought to the lava lake of Flame Lake City by Shen Wen'an, she gradually developed consciousness and successfully took human form.

For her, Flame Lake City was the place where she was born and raised.

She had lived in Flame Lake City for so many years, and now that she was about to leave, she felt a little reluctant.

"There are still many good things underground in Flame Lake City. Since we no longer need the city, should we retrieve those things?"

Li Huo Jin Feng turned to look at Shen Wen An and said.

Shen Wen'an asked curiously, "What other good stuff is there?"

After a moment's thought, the Golden Phoenix of Fire said, "There's Earth Fire Flame Crystal Marrow, and quite a few fire-attribute spirit ores..."

Shen Wen'an frowned after hearing this and asked, "How long will the mining take?"

Time is running out for the Shen family.

Mining spirit ore veins is generally very slow. If it takes too long, it's not worth the risk for a few materials.

Upon hearing this, Li Huo Jin Feng suddenly smiled slyly and said, "If you allow me to act recklessly, it won't be long before I do."

Meeting her gaze, Shen Wen'an vaguely guessed that this little girl was having some strange thoughts again.

"Fine, do whatever you want after everyone in the city leaves."

After some thought, he did not stop him.

Anyway, we don't plan to keep the entire Flame Lake City anymore, so let her do whatever she wants.

Upon hearing this, the little girl's face lit up with joy.

"Thank you, sir!"

As night fell, the Kongdiao Treasure Ship, which had already returned once, returned to Flame Lake City. After taking away the remaining Western Wilderness Barbarians, only Shen Wen'an, Wei Qiuling, and Li Huo Jin Feng remained in Flame Lake City.

"Sir, shall we begin?"

Once she was certain that the Kongding Treasure Ship had gone far away, Li Huo Jin Feng excitedly approached Shen Wen An to inquire.

"What is she going to do?"

Wei Qiuling asked curiously.

Shen Wen'an scoffed: "They call it mining, but in reality, it's just that their inherent violence needs to be vented..."

"Go ahead, but don't make too much of a commotion. If you attract powerful cultivators, it will only cause more trouble."

The little girl grinned, then transformed into a streak of fire and flew into the sky above Flame Lake City.

call--

With its enormous wings suddenly unfurled, the unrestrained Golden Phoenix of Fire could finally unleash its full power and act with abandon!
With a body hundreds of feet long and wingspan nearly two thousand feet, the Golden Phoenix of Blazing Fire, displaying its strongest form and manifesting crimson flames, let out a clear and beautiful cry and then unleashed its power as if it were free to bombard Flame Lake City below!

In an instant, the entire city was engulfed in flames.

Terrifying flames melted the city walls and buildings, and the rocks and earth melted to form lava that flowed freely.

The Fire Phoenix also seems to possess the ability to communicate with ordinary magma.

As its power was continuously unleashed, the ground beneath Flame Lake City began to tremble violently, and moments later, a large amount of ordinary magma gushed out from the flat ground!

In the span of a dozen breaths, Flame Lake City, which the Shen family had spent years building, was completely submerged by lava.

Seeing this, Wei Qiuling couldn't help but sigh, "Destruction is always easier than construction."

"The vast city was completely erased from existence in just over ten breaths."

Shen Wen'an nodded, and looking at the still-making Li Huo Jin Feng, he said in a deep voice, "That's enough. What about those things you mentioned?"

Upon hearing his words, the Golden Phoenix of Blazing Fire in the void seemed not to have had enough. Somewhat reluctantly, it restrained its violent aura, its eyes gleaming as it swept towards the magma below.

A moment later, its sharp feet plunged into the scalding magma and pulled out the spirit ores hidden beneath it one by one.

"My lord, this is the Earth Fire Crystal Essence, it's extremely precious."

The Golden Phoenix of Fire kept digging out those spirit ores until the very end, when its claws finally pulled out several crystal veins of varying lengths from the ground.

I have to say, this guy's mining methods are really brutal.

Normal mining involves digging little by little, but she did it differently, directly and crudely digging out the most valuable part of the vein.

They didn't consider the issue of waste at all.

After much commotion, the Golden Phoenix of Fire seemed to have vented its anger completely, and then transformed into a little girl and landed in front of the two of them.

"This feels so good!"

The little girl rubbed her hands excitedly, looked at her masterpiece in the distance, and spoke with great satisfaction.

Shen Wen'an sighed slightly and shook his head upon seeing this.

"Senior sister, please put away these spirit ores and Earthfire Crystal Marrow. I'll go and put the Golden Crow's head into my storage bag. We need to leave here quickly."

The Golden Phoenix of Li Huo caused too much trouble just now, and now the Yangnao Land is on the verge of collapse. It is unknown how many outside cultivators have already secretly sneaked in.

Let alone Nascent Soul stage, even with just one or two Purple Mansion stage cultivators, he wasn't absolutely certain he could escape from their clutches.

Wei Qiuling nodded and waved her hand to put the piles of spirit ore and some Earth Fire Crystal Marrow in front of her into her storage bag.

Shen Wen'an then put away the enormous golden crow head.

"Fortunately, my storage bag is of excellent quality and has enough space."

"Otherwise, it might not be possible to fit it all in..."

After a silent sigh, Shen Wen'an immediately flashed to the two of them, making sure nothing was missed, and the three of them transformed into streaks of light and flew towards Yunshui City.

Less than a quarter of an hour after the three figures disappeared, a dark light suddenly flew rapidly from a distance.

The dark light hovered above the raging Flame Lake City, revealing its form.

It was a dark-faced old man with a slightly hunched back, standing on a strange awning boat, wearing a wide purple robe.

"Such rich earth fire essence! Could the commotion just now have been caused by someone fighting over some kind of rare treasure?"

The old man stood on the covered boat, his narrow eyes flashing with a sharp light as he constantly scanned the lava flowing freely below.

"Ok?"

"That's... the Earth Fire Essence used for cultivating the Samadhi True Fire!?"

His gaze suddenly fell upon a strange crystal emitting a golden-orange light in the churning lava below. A look of joy flashed in the old man's eyes, and with a slight thought, he immediately steered his awning boat to fly over.

With a gentle scoop, his withered hand, disregarding the scalding magma, directly grasped the fist-sized Earth Fire Crystal Marrow in his hand.

"Not bad, not bad, it's still top-grade Earth Fire Flame Crystal Marrow."

"If we encounter a cultivator in dire need, we can sell it for a good price."

Having made a small fortune upon arrival, the old man was in high spirits and immediately set sail in his awning boat to search the lava field bit by bit.

On the other side, two figures flew rapidly under the moonlit starry sky.

"Senior sister, it seems that the city of the Shen family has been attacked."

Looking at the Flame Lake City engulfed in flames from afar, Li Honghu frowned and spoke.

Ning Zhen remained silent with a somber expression, silently praying that the Earth Fire Crystal Marrow beneath Flame Lake City was still intact.

Back then, she and her junior brother Li Honghu discovered the aura of Earth Fire Crystal Marrow beneath Flame Lake City. Because they couldn't immediately ascertain the strength of the forces behind Flame Lake City, they didn't dare to act rashly.

Later, Shen Li showed up on her own initiative. The two originally planned to buy the Earth Fire Flame Essence with spirit crystals, but Shen Li did not agree.

In order to continue exploring the approximate locations of other treasures in Yangnao Land, Ning Zhen chose to remain patient, preparing to come to Flame Lake City and retrieve the Earth Fire Crystal Essence as soon as the Dao Collapse occurred.

While Li Huo Jin Feng was having fun in Yan Hu City, the two of them were building a Dharma platform deep in the Western Wilderness to send the news of the premature collapse of the Yang Nao Land back to the Qing Yue Dao Sect.

Upon sensing the commotion caused by the Golden Phoenix of Fire, the two immediately rushed over.

"Senior sister, someone's here!"

When the two flew to the location of Flame Lake City, they could see the figure in the awning boat searching above the lava from afar.

"The boatmen at Kuimu Ferry are from the patrol routes of the Fengshui region..."

Upon seeing the old man's awning boat, Ning Zhen immediately recognized his identity.

"Was it that old bastard who attacked Shen Family City?"

Li Honghu, clearly unaware of the Fengshui Border Patrol Road, frowned and spoke.

Ning Zhen couldn't help but sigh and shake her head, saying, "Most cultivators on the Patrol Path are skilled in water-based cultivation systems and those derived from it."

"This city was clearly attacked by someone extremely skilled in fire-based attacks, so it certainly wasn't him who did it..."

Upon hearing this, Li Honghu scratched his head somewhat awkwardly.

"Is this old man...treasure hunting?"

Ning Zhen nodded slightly.

The entire area where Flame Lake City is located is submerged in lava, and this cultivator from the Hunting Path is shuttling across it in his flying boat, undoubtedly searching for treasure.

"Let's go and have a look."

When the two paused briefly, they saw that the other party seemed to have discovered them and was looking at them warily. Ning Zhen spoke softly and flew over directly.

"Ning Zhen of the Qingyue Dao Sect greets fellow Daoists from the Patrol Dao."

As soon as she spoke, the wary look on the old man's face eased slightly.

"So you are a fellow Daoist from the Qingyue Dao Sect. I am Ke Yutao."

The Qingyue Dao Sect is a somewhat well-known entity in the seventy-two realms of Cangmin. Although its reputation is not particularly good, it is at least much better than those infamous forces such as the Jiehuo Sect of the Ancient Central Continent and the Yinsi of the Youdu Domain.

After exchanging pleasantries, Ning Zhen slightly cupped his hands and asked, "May I ask if you, fellow Daoist, witnessed who attacked this city?"

city?

Ke Yutao stared blankly at the freely flowing lava below: "Was there a city here before?"

"When I arrived, it was already like this; I did not see any city."

Ning Zhen nodded and said, "Fellow Daoist Ke, you should have been here for a while now. I wonder if you have found any rare and precious materials?"

Most of the people on the Hunting Path are skilled in water-based items, so even if they find valuable items like Earth Fire Crystal Marrow, they can't use them.

Upon hearing this, Ke Yutao's face immediately showed a hint of wariness.

Ning Zhen smiled faintly upon hearing this, "Fellow Daoist Ke, please don't misunderstand. What I mean is that if you obtain any fire-attribute natural treasures, you can exchange them with me."

Upon hearing this, Ke Yutao's wariness did not dissipate; he simply smiled and cupped his hands in greeting, saying, "I see."

"I just arrived a short while ago, and I was just about to try my luck."

"Fellow Daoist said that this place was originally a city, but it has obviously been destroyed. Even if there were any good things, they have probably all been looted."

Ke Yutao still did not reveal the Earth Fire Flame Crystal Marrow he had obtained.

As an old man who had been in the cultivation world for a long time, he was well aware of its cruelty.

The two people from Qingyue Dao Sect in front of me spoke sweet words, asking me to exchange the treasures I had obtained.

But once I actually take the items out, it's hard to say whether I'll have to exchange them or just forcibly take them.

"In that case, we two will not disturb you any longer."

After Ning Zhen smiled and spoke, she led Li Honghu toward the other side of the lava, intending to search for the Earth Fire Crystal Essence herself.

"Senior sister, that old man lied. He must have found something good."

"Judging from his cultivation level, he has only just entered the Purple Mansion realm, and his blood and qi are already declining and his aura is weak. He must have taken a shortcut. His Purple Mansion Dao Palace is so fragile that he doesn't even have much power of laws."

"Should we..."

A murderous glint flashed in his eyes.

Ning Zhen shook her head slightly after hearing this and said softly:

"The situation is still unclear, and it is also impossible to determine which forces have discovered the Yangnao Land."

"Our Qingyue Dao Sect is not afraid of the Patrol Dao, but if we act rashly at this time, it will be easy for other forces to reap the benefits."

"Have you forgotten the 'forbearance' that your senior sister told you about last time?"

Li Honghu clenched his fists inwardly, glanced back at Ke Yutao who was already fleeing into the distance in a covered boat, and finally slowly released his hands.

He estimates he'll never learn the so-called "forbearance" in his lifetime.

In his eyes, cultivators should do whatever they want, and say whatever they want.

Only by acting in accordance with one's conscience can one maintain a clear and open mind.

Just like that person who was patrolling the road earlier, it's not like they can't be killed. Ning Zhen's hesitation and indecisiveness really made him feel very uncomfortable.

Before coming to Yangnao Land from Qingyue Dao Sect, his master specifically instructed him to follow his senior sister Ning Zhen closely, listen attentively, and not disobey.

Even if Li Honghu was unwilling, he had no choice but to endure it.

"Senior sister knows what you're thinking."

As a powerful expert in the Purple Mansion Realm, Ning Zhen was naturally perceptive, so how could she not see through Li Honghu's thoughts?
He paused, then said earnestly, "You should know how cruel the cultivation world is."

"When the strength is not equal, you can act without hesitation and wipe out the opponent without wasting words and energy."

"This is called 'might makes right'."

"But if the strength of both sides is equal, and there is no absolute certainty of destroying the other without harming oneself, then the contest is about strategy, patience, and the control of the timing of the attack."

After a pause, Ning Zhen continued, "Do you know why Master asked you to come to Yangnao Land with Senior Sister this time?"

Li Honghu shook his head slightly, then quickly said, "Master wants me and my senior sister to broaden our horizons..."

After hearing this, Ning Zhen smiled slightly and sighed, "You not only need to learn to be patient, but you also lack some ambition."

"No rush, these can be cultivated slowly. You will understand the good intentions of your senior sister and master in the future."

Ambition?

Li Honghu stared at Ning Zhen's graceful back with a puzzled expression, his brows furrowed.

(End of this chapter)