Cultivating Immortality: Beginning with Blessings from the Immortals

"Hurry up!" Chen Yi urged.

At that moment, he controlled the purple-winged centipede to instantly rush towards the fire-breathing toad that was crashing into the formation.

Several crisp sounds rang out.

The purple-winged centipede exploded with a roar, and the porcelain bottle on its body also exploded, sending bursts of pale golden scales flying everywhere.

Caught off guard, the fire-breathing toad was instantly enveloped in pale golden scales.

These pale golden scales landed on the skin of the Fire-Burning Toad and instantly merged into its body.

At this moment, Sun Huo's Xuan Shui Qing Feng Formation could no longer hold on and turned into fragments that disappeared into the air.

Sun Huo immediately put away the array plate and array flags, and led everyone to retreat.

Without the obstruction of any array or barrier, the Fiery Toad roared to the sky and charged towards Chen Yi and the others in an instant.

"So fast!" Chen Yi thought to himself in surprise.

The fire-breathing toad was even faster than the giant python monster they had encountered before. It kept leaping and creating afterimages, and the distance between them was closed in an instant.

Chen Yi turned around and took out more than a dozen talismans from his pocket and threw them out.

Fireballs, lightning bolts, and water blades roared out, heading straight for the Fire Toad's eyes.

The fire-breathing toad suddenly opened its mouth, and a long tongue shot out instantly, wiping out all the talisman attacks with a sweeping motion.

Chen Yi was secretly alarmed; these talismans were barely effective against second-tier demonic beasts.

At this moment, the Fire Toad was only twenty or thirty meters away from them and would soon catch up with them.

Lin Ling'er and Deng Liangyu attacked simultaneously.

Several enormous wind blades and sharp sword energy headed straight for the head of the Fiery Toad.

Faced with the attack of the Foundation Establishment cultivator, the Fire Toad was no longer as reckless as before, and leaped to the side.

In just a short while, the two sides widened the distance again.

Chen Yi secretly estimated the time; the pale golden scale powder inside the Fire-Burning Toad should be taking effect soon.

Just as he had guessed, when the Fire Toad gave chase again, its speed gradually slowed down.

Before long, the two sides had completely widened the distance between them.

Sun Huo was secretly alarmed and couldn't help but glance at Chen Yi.

The fact that these pale gold scales could affect second-tier demonic beasts demonstrates their power.

After shaking off the Fiery Toad, the group quickly left the area of ​​the Fire Essence Jade according to the map.

They didn't stop to rest until they had run twenty or thirty kilometers.

Chen Yi breathed a sigh of relief. If it weren't for the pale gold powder taking effect, they would probably have had to fight a fierce battle with the Fire Toad to escape.

It's just a pity that the battle just now used up all the pale gold scale powder he had accumulated.

Sun Huo and Wu Yifeng immediately set up a concealment array to hide everyone's presence.

Everyone sat together to rest, while Chen Yi and Deng Liangyu began to count the Fire Essence Jade in their storage bags.

"A total of one hundred and twenty-six pieces of Fire Essence Jade!" Chen Yi exclaimed in shock.

He hadn't expected to obtain so many Fire Essence Jade on this trip.

Upon hearing this, Sun Huo's face lit up with elation, and Wu Yifeng and the others beside him also showed expressions of joy.

"Great! Looks like we've had a very fruitful trip." Wu Yifeng laughed loudly, taking a few big gulps of wine to celebrate.

Chen Yi secretly calculated the gains from this trip. After obtaining the Fire Essence Jade, the effect of the Supreme Lord Laozi's blessing could be activated, and he also had the materials for advancing the Iron Fire Ants.

After resting for an hour, everyone set off again.

They are currently deep within the Antarctic fire plains, and it will take them several more days to reach the fire plains. They cannot let their guard down.

Sun Huo led Chen Yi and the others on their way, and fortunately, the rest of the journey went very smoothly.

Five days later, the group reappeared at the city gate of the market.

Chen Yi looked at the city gate of the market and couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. These days in the harsh environment of the Antarctic Fire Plains had left him feeling physically and mentally exhausted.

Now that he's back in the market, he can't help but relax.

After entering the market, the group immediately headed to Qingyu Teahouse, where Chen Yi had a waiter lead them to a private room.

"Waiter, bring me a few pots of good tea, and plenty of pastries and snacks," Wu Yifeng instructed.

For Wu Yifeng, the trip to the Antarctic fire plains was almost unbearably boring.

Chen Yi, Deng Liangyu, and Lin Ling'er took out storage bags and placed them on the table. Inside were Fire Essence Jade and Earth Vein Fire Lotus.

"Everyone, this trip to Antarctica's Fire Plains has been very fruitful."

"How should we allocate these two rare and precious materials?" Chen Yi asked.

Upon hearing this, Sun Huo's eyes swept over everyone present, and he said in a deep voice:

"This Antarctic fire disaster was accomplished through everyone's concerted efforts. If you trust me, that's all true."

"I do have a distribution plan; I wonder if you could give me a few suggestions?"

Chen Yi did not refute, and Wu Yifeng, Deng Liangyu and others also turned their attention to him.

Seeing that no one objected, Sun Huo immediately spoke up and shared his thoughts.

A moment later, everyone nodded in agreement.

Chen Yi looked somewhat surprised, not because the other party had distributed the materials unfairly, but because he had obtained a large number of Fire Essence Jade and Fire Lotus from the earth vein.

"Brother Sun, are the rare and precious herbs I received...?"

Before Chen Yi could finish speaking, Sun Huo interrupted him:

"Brother Chen, you have contributed a great deal to this trip."

"Although you are not yet at the Foundation Establishment stage, you will play a significant role in the battle against evil cultivators and the Fire Toad, and I think no one would object to that."

Upon hearing this, Wu Yifeng and others expressed their opinions.

"Junior brother, just accept it. Besides, their families are much wealthier than yours, why are you being so polite with them?" Wu Yifeng said with a smile.

Seeing this, Chen Yi felt a warmth in his heart and put the allocated Earth Vein Fire Lotus and Fire Essence Jade into his storage bag.

After resting at Qingyu Teahouse for more than an hour, everyone bid farewell and left.

Chen Yi relaxed, feeling utterly exhausted, the trip to the Antarctic Fire Plains had been exceptionally dangerous. First, they encountered evil cultivators, and then they were attacked by monsters.

However, the trip was very fruitful. If they hadn't obtained the Fire Essence Jade this time, it's unknown when the Supreme Lord Lao's Blessing and the Iron Fire Ant would have been activated or evolved.

Chen Yi flashed away and headed straight for his small courtyard.

A moment later, he appeared in front of his courtyard gate.

Chen Yi discovered that the courtyard next door, which used to belong to Wei Wufeng, was now bustling with people and some with brains.

"What's going on?!"

He remembered Deng Liangyu telling him that Wei Wufeng's courtyard had already been sold.

Chen Yi went closer and discovered that new residents had moved in and were now celebrating their housewarming.

He took a few steps forward and surveyed the situation inside the courtyard.

Just then, a woman dressed in a white robe walked over.

"Fellow Daoist, what brings you here?" the woman asked.

Chen Yi secretly sensed the other party's aura and discovered that she was a cultivator at the fifth level of the Qi Refining stage.

"Hello, I live next door."

"The original owner of this house was a good friend of mine. I saw that new people had moved in, so I came to take a look," Chen Yi said.

Upon hearing this, the woman in white smiled, clasped her hands in a fist salute, and said:

"So we're neighbors. I'm Wu Tingting."

"Today is the joyous occasion of my housewarming. Fellow Daoist, please come in and join the banquet."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yi smiled and returned the greeting with clasped hands, saying...

"Fellow Daoist Wu, you're too kind. My name is Chen Yi."

"I have just returned to the market, so I won't bother you any longer."