I established the Eternal Immortal Clan by taming beasts.

With the Azure Profound Realm Spirit present, environmental transformation within the secret realm is merely a matter of a single thought.

To welcome the new inhabitants, the Crimson Scale Fire Carp, the Azure Mystic Realm Spirit specially opened up a cave area deep within the volcano.

It is exactly the same as the underground volcano in Chiyanpo, and even more suitable.

The temperature of the magma was precisely controlled within the range most comfortable for the Crimson Scale Fire Carp, and the cave walls were inlaid with glowing fire-attribute crystals, illuminating the entire space as if it were dusk.

They also planted the spiritual plants that the Crimson Scale Fire Carp liked.

A type of aquatic plant called "Flame Heart Algae" is entirely red, with leaves that resemble burning flames. It can grow in lava and is the favorite food of the Red Scale Fire Carp.

There is also a spiritual plant called "Fire Spirit Grass," which grows in the crevices of rocks at the edge of lava, emitting a faint firelight, and can promote the circulation of fire-attribute spiritual energy within the Crimson Scale Fire Carp.

Moreover, Lin Che also had Xuan Qing build a facility that could promote the awakening of their bloodlines.

It was a "Fire Spirit Array" powered by lava from the Earth's core.

The formation is filled with extremely pure fire-attribute spiritual energy, and the Crimson Scale Fire Carp can cultivate within it, increasing its speed of refining flames several times over.

Lin Che stood at the entrance of the cave, the heat wave hitting him making him squint slightly.

Like the fiery caves of Chiyanpo, the temperature here is extremely high.

The air was distorted and deformed by the heat wave, the rocks underfoot were scorching hot, and even breathing felt like being burned.

As soon as you reach the cave entrance, you can feel the surging heat waves emanating from inside, as if you were standing in the crater of a volcano about to erupt.

The further you go in, the wider your view becomes.

The cave's dome grew higher and higher, the walls wider and wider, and the glowing crystals became more and more numerous.

Finally, the view before me suddenly opened up.

A vast lake of lava surged before Lin Che, its crimson light illuminating the entire space like a beating heart deep underground.

Bubbles occasionally burst open on the surface of the magma, and the sparks that flew up drew graceful arcs in the air before falling back into the lake and disappearing.

Soon, a figure swam quickly out from beneath the lava.

The figure was tall and elegant, tracing a smooth path through the lava.

It poked its head out and stared warily at Lin Che, its crimson-gold vertical pupils filled with vigilance.

Red-scaled Fire Carp.

Its head resembles a carp, but is more slender, with a protruding snout and two pairs of slender, flame-shaped whiskers at the corners of its mouth, which are golden red and sway gently with the surging lava, like four living ribbons.

It has a pair of short, sharp, coral-like horns on its head, with the tips gleaming slightly with gold.

That is a manifestation of the Chiwen bloodline within them.

Its body is long and slender, covered with crimson scales like lava, each scale gleaming with a metallic sheen, shining brightly in the reflection of the magma.

Its dorsal fin stands tall, like a burning flame, with a translucent membrane in which liquid-like firelight flows, as if it might drip at any moment.

In terms of appearance, it is definitely much better than those big toads with bulging backs.

Lin Che probed downwards with his divine sense, and found that most of the Crimson Scale Fire Carp were still asleep, refining the flames.

Their bodies were submerged deep within the magma, surrounded by a faint red glow, a phenomenon unique to them when absorbing fire elemental power.

Only a small portion had been refined and awakened, slowly swimming in the lava lake, curiously observing this unfamiliar environment.

The sparrows also took the opportunity to look after them.

Although that guy is usually arrogant, he never causes any trouble when it comes to getting things done.

With it around, the Crimson Scale Fire Carp will at least not be too resistant to the new environment, nor will they be too hostile to the suddenly appearing human leader.

This saved Lin Che a lot of trouble.

He didn't make empty promises; he simply stated a fact.

"My name is Lin Che, and I will be your leader from now on."

His voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached the ears of every Crimson Scale Fire Carp.

"However, unlike the Lava Lizard clan, I will not accept the Crimson Scale Fire Seeds that you have refined."

Upon hearing this, the Crimson Scale Fire Carp Clan Chief was taken aback.

It originally thought that the new leader had tamed them for the sake of the Crimson Scale Fire Seed.

After all, that is the core value of their race, and the target coveted by all fire-attribute demon beast forces.

However, for their race, this item is not only used to increase the strength of their fire-type magical abilities, but also stored up as a trump card to be released directly.

The deeper reason is that when this substance is accumulated to a certain extent, it can trigger a transformation in the bloodline within them.

That was a secret passed down through generations of their clan, and their only hope for survival on this land.

Lin Che was naturally aware of this as well.

The records of the Crimson Scale Fire Carp in the Beast Taming Heritage are quite detailed.

Their bloodline transformation requires accumulating a large amount of Crimson Scale Fire Seeds, so that they can break through at a crucial moment.

This process is long and arduous, fraught with the risk of failure.

If their transformation fails, death is all that awaits them.

That is why he is even less likely to do something like draining the pond to catch all the fish.

What Lin Che needs from the Crimson Scale Fire Carp is their fighting power.

Those crimson flames are the foundation for their growth and the opportunity for their bloodline to transform; he will not touch them.

Just like with Qingpu Mingchan, Lin Che gave them a demonstration.

"Bring the most promising cubs from your clan."

The Crimson Scale Fire Carp Clan Chief paused slightly, recalling what the fire phoenix had said, then nodded and turned to dive into the depths of the magma.

A moment later, it floated up with a small, but exceptionally shiny, red-scaled fire carp cub.

The cub was still somewhat bewildered, unaware of what had happened, and simply looked at Lin Che with curiosity, its dragon whiskers swaying gently at the corners of its mouth.

Lin Che reached out and gently pressed his hand on the cub's forehead.

Golden light emerged.

The cub was enveloped in a layer of golden light.

Its body trembled slightly in the light, its scales began to fall off, and new scales grew from under its skin, darker in color and brighter in luster.

The coral horn on its head was also slowly growing, from a short section to a small horn about two inches long.

The golden light dissipated.

The cub floated in the lava, its body radiating a faint golden light.

Its aura was several times stronger than before, and its eyes had become sharper and brighter.

Not only the Crimson Scale Fire Carp Clan Chief, but many of the awakened clansmen also gathered on the lava, staring wide-eyed at the scene.

They had never seen such a miraculous method.

The bloodline transformation that would have taken them decades to accumulate and risk death to complete was actually accomplished in an instant?

One by one, the crimson-scaled fire carp surrounded the cub whose bloodline had advanced to the fourth rank, scrutinizing its transformation in disbelief.

Some rubbed their heads against its body, some touched its scales with their tails, and some even opened their mouths and gently bit its whiskers.

The cub seemed a little uncomfortable being surrounded, squirming and making gurgling sounds.

Seeing this scene, the Crimson Scale Fire Carp Clan Chief took a deep breath, and his entire body rose from the lava.

Its attitude became exceptionally respectful.

"Chief, if you have any orders in the future, just say so."

It lowered its head, its crimson-gold vertical pupils filled with awe: "We will absolutely do our utmost."

Compared to their own clan painstakingly refining flames to contribute to the Lin family, accumulating "merit points," and then applying for bloodline advancement, isn't this much better?

Most importantly, there is no risk of failure.

It's important to understand that once the transformation occurs, if it fails, death is the only outcome.

The clan's records only mention those who successfully advanced to the fourth rank; there is not a single example of someone successfully advancing to the fifth rank.

This is why their population never increased, and they were eventually enslaved by the lizards.

Lin Che nodded in satisfaction at their pragmatism.

Just like with Qingpu Mingchan, he upgraded some of the female Crimson Scale Fire Carp to accelerate the birth of high-quality species.

After finishing these tasks, Lin Che headed towards the last remaining Wangtianyin clan.