The First Venerable of All Paths

"thump!"

Fang Xuan plunged headfirst into the scalding lava without the slightest hesitation, paddling with both hands to sink deeper into the magma.

Even with the cultivation technique and the activation of the Chaos Saint Body, the temperature deep within the magma was even more terrifying, making Fang Xuan feel as if his entire body was about to burst into flames.

"Boom!"

Just as Fang Xuan jumped into the lava, the elephant demon king stomped down with all four hooves, stirring up a monstrous upheaval of lava.

The violent force slammed Fang Xuan deep into the magma.

Although he avoided the Elephant Demon King's direct attack, the terrifying residual power still caused Fang Xuan's blood and qi to churn, almost breaking his cultivation.

Barely managing to keep his body still, Fang Xuan turned around to look.

Upon seeing this, Fang Xuan was immediately startled.

because.

The elephant demon king actually broke through the magma and chased straight after him.

"Damn it!"

Fang Xuan cursed under his breath and continued swimming deeper into the lava.

The Elephant Demon King pursued him relentlessly, seemingly determined to kill him.

"The dog days of summer, huh? I'll remember you!"

A ruthless glint flashed in Fang Xuan's eyes as he activated his Chaos Sacred Body, frantically absorbing the surrounding fire elements to replenish his depleted Yuan Power.

Earlier in the cave, Fang Xuan activated the Dragon Fish Body Technique to create a clone, which attracted the old man's attention.

It seemed easy, but in reality, it took a huge toll on Fang Xuan.

Furthermore, being in magma causes the energy to be depleted even faster.

"Boom!"

Just then, the sound of rushing water came from behind.

Fang Xuan turned around and saw that the elephant demon king was only a few meters away from him.

Its long nose was raised high, gathering an extremely violent ball of demonic energy that rushed towards him at high speed.

"This is never going to end!"

Fang Xuan's face turned ruthless. As he dodged the ball of demonic energy, he slapped the sword box behind him.

"Buzzing!"

With a slight tremor, the sword box released countless sword energies, which slashed towards the Elephant Demon King like a long dragon.

Not only that, Fang Xuan's sword bones moved, and he opened his mouth to spit out a golden sword light.

This is innate sword energy.

It is several times sharper than the sword energy in the sword case.

"Hiss hiss hiss!"

The sword energy pierced through the magma, instantly creating a hole in the elephant demon king's head.

After all, this Elephant Demon King was just a sealed demon soul, and its strength was not comparable to its original form.

Fang Xuan had just breathed a sigh of relief when the Elephant Demon King came crashing down on him like a mountain.

"Bang!"

Fang Xuan had no way to avoid it and was slammed into by the Elephant Demon King, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

The blood turned into a puff of smoke and dissipated as soon as it touched the lava.

Fang Xuan's eyes rolled back, and he immediately fainted.

Fang Xuan's body, propelled by inertia, slammed into the deeper reaches of the magma like a cannonball.

As for the elephant demon king, it seemed to have lost all its power, turning back into a wooden sculpture and returning to Futian's hands.

"What a pity about this wood carving."

Looking at the holes in the wood carving and its charred body, Fu Tian couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache.

This wooden sculpture of the demon king is the only one he owns.

Now that it's mostly destroyed, it can at most unleash the Demon King's strongest attack.

"Luckily we killed that kid, otherwise we would have suffered a huge loss this time."

Putting away the wooden carving, Fu Tian looked at the skeleton, his eyes gleaming with a fiery light.

"Mysterious Feather Netherflame, collect it!"

He formed a hand seal and poured his inner energy into the jade pendant.

The jade pendant released a blue light that enveloped the skeleton.

Then Futian quickly absorbed the flames on the skeleton.

In the blink of an eye, the flames on the skeleton were completely absorbed by Fu Tian.

After the flames were extinguished, the skeleton turned to ashes.

"Hey!"

Just as the flames were completely absorbed, a majestic eagle enveloped in black flames suddenly materialized behind Fu Tian.

The eagle spread its wings and roared, unleashing a violent force that shook the entire magma world violently.

Endless fire elements converged on the fire eagle, causing its size to grow wildly.

Just as the fire eagle had solidified into a tangible form, Fu Tian opened his mouth and inhaled.

The fire eagle instantly transformed into dark, ethereal flames and burrowed into Futian's mouth.

"Boom boom boom!"

As the flames entered his body, Fu Tian's aura surged dramatically, propelling him directly from the peak of the Body Refinement Realm to the Qi Gathering Realm.

"We finally succeeded!"

Clenching his hands together and feeling the surging power within his body, Fu Tian's face immediately lit up with excitement.

He not only subdued the Xuanling Youyan, but also broke through to the Qi Gathering Realm.

"Once you have completely refined the Mysterious Feather Nether Flame and stabilized your cultivation, you can go to Beast Taming Mountain to report for duty."

Even though Fu Tian came from an extraordinary background, he was still incredibly excited at the thought of being able to enter Beast Taming Mountain, one of the three major sects.

"It's time to leave."

Fu Tian stretched and then began to leave in the direction of the lava flow.

Fu Tian was unaware of what lay beneath the dark, deep magma.

Fang Xuan, who had been unconscious, suddenly opened his eyes.

"call!"

Fang Xuan was panting heavily, looking like he was still shaken.

"That was close!"

Fang Xuan rubbed his aching chest: "I almost died here."

No matter how strong he is, he is still no match for a demon king.

"It's a pity that the Xuanling Youyan was obtained by Futian. Otherwise, I could have used the weapon-refining method to forge my natal flying sword. In the future, if I encounter an enemy that I can't defeat, I can escape by flying on the sword instead of being in such a sorry state."

Sword cultivators are not only unparalleled in killing, but their sword control techniques are also comparable to those of experts at the Divine Intent Realm, enabling them to fly through the air.

"There's no point in thinking about this now; let's focus on healing the injuries first."

Fang Xuan wasn't in a hurry to leave.

Now that he has already begun cultivating the Hundred Refinements Burning Heaven Technique, the abundance of fire element here is the perfect opportunity for him to cultivate.

Thinking of this, Fang Xuan immediately sat cross-legged, formed hand seals, and began to absorb the fire element from the magma.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

The moment the technique was activated, it immediately triggered a violent eruption of magma.

Countless fire elements, like fire dragons, surged into Fang Xuan's body one after another.

In the blink of an eye, Fang Xuan's injuries were quickly healed.

At the same time, Fang Xuan's depleted Qi Sea Dantian began to fill up.

Fang Xuan only stopped cultivating after he had recovered to his peak condition.

"It's a pity I just broke through not long ago, otherwise if I continued to cultivate here, it wouldn't be long before I broke through to the peak of Body Refinement."

Fang Xuan opened his eyes, a look of regret on his face.

"Let's leave first; Zhongye and the others must be getting impatient."

Just as Fang Xuan was about to swim upstream towards the lava, his mind suddenly stirred, and he looked sharply into the deeper part of the lava.

He just sensed a summons again.

Moreover, the summons seemed rather urgent.

"There's something beneath this magma!"

Fang Xuan's heart began to pound, and even his breathing became somewhat rough.

"Let's go down and take a look!"

Fang Xuan quickly made a decision, wrapped his body with Yuan energy, and continued swimming deeper into the magma.

About half an hour later, Fang Xuan sensed the summons again.

"My premonition was right after all!"

Fang Xuan recalled that when he first stepped into Phoenix Cry Mountain, he vaguely sensed something.

At the time, he thought it was his imagination.

It wasn't until he entered this magma world that Fang Xuan sensed the summons for the second time.

He thought it was Xuanling Youyan.

But when I saw Xuanling Youyan, I didn't have that feeling.

Now, that feeling is growing stronger, as if it's right in front of me.

However, Fang Xuan's vision was greatly limited in the magma; he could only see a few meters away.

The silence within the dark lava made Fang Xuan feel uneasy.

"Splash!"

Just then, Fang Xuan heard a sound behind him.

He looked back, but found nothing.

Fang Xuan frowned deeply as he continued to sense the summons.

"It's definitely this place, but why can't I see it?"

Fang Xuan looked puzzled.

"Splash!"

Just as Fang Xuan was about to search around, the sound of flowing water continued to resound.

Then Fang Xuan saw several tentacles emerge from the depths of the magma and shoot towards him.

These tentacles moved at incredible speed, giving Fang Xuan no time to react before firmly binding his limbs and pulling him deeper into the magma.

"Oh no!"

Fang Xuan's expression changed, and he began to struggle frantically.

But these tentacles were incredibly tough, and no matter how much Fang Xuan struggled, he couldn't break free.

A cold glint flashed in Fang Xuan's eyes as he activated his sword bone technique.

"Hiss hiss hiss!"

Several strands of golden sword energy, as thin as hair, suddenly roared out and slashed towards the tentacles.

Fortunately, the innate sword energy was sharp enough to easily sever these tentacles.

But what shocked Fang Xuan even more was that a large number of tentacles emerged from the magma again and rolled towards him, even faster than before.

Without a second thought, Fang Xuan turned to flee.

"Splash!"

Just then, a colossal creature, as large as a mountain peak, suddenly emerged from the lava.

Upon seeing this, Fang Xuan's pupils contracted sharply.

Because what appeared before him was a monster that looked like an octopus.

But this octopus monster's aura was far more powerful than that of the Elephant Demon King, Futian.

"Demon Emperor!"

Fang Xuan felt his lips were dry, and a sense of despair welled up in his heart.

Faced with a demon emperor, Fang Xuan had no strength left to even resist, let alone escape.

The octopus demon king was surrounded by scalding magma, and one of its eyes was already blind. With its remaining eye, it stared intently at Fang Xuan.

Fang Xuan cautiously retreated, but the Octopus Demon King had already manipulated its tentacles to wrap around Fang Xuan and put him into its mouth.

"I can't die here!"

The fear of death jolted Fang Xuan awake.

He circulated his cultivation technique, activating his Chaos Sacred Body.

But the tentacles only exerted a little force, yet they shattered Fang Xuan's Chaotic Saint Body.

Although the Chaos Sacred Body is hailed as the strongest sacred body in all the heavens, Fang Xuan was ultimately too weak and had not yet been able to refine the Chaos Sacred Body to the Great Perfection stage.

"Let's give it our all!"

Fang Xuan gritted his teeth and activated the sword box.

"Buzzing!"

Thousands upon thousands of sword energies surged forth from the sword box, enveloping the Octopus Demon King like a rain of swords.

"Jingle bells!"

Unfortunately, the Octopus Demon King was too thick-skinned, and these sword energies only produced a series of sparks before becoming completely meaningless.

But Fang Xuan was not disappointed.

Instead, a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

A streak of crimson sword light, like lightning, flew out of the sword box and slashed fiercely at the tentacles that were entangled around it.

"puff!"

The tentacles were easily sliced ​​open by the crimson sword embryo, and blood flowing out like magma.

After escaping, Fang Xuan immediately swam upwards at an extremely fast speed.

The octopus demon king was stunned for a moment, then a terrifying killing intent burst forth from its single eye.

"Splash!"

It waved its tentacles, shooting them at Fang Xuan like sharp arrows.

The tentacles moved with lightning speed, catching up with Fang Xuan in the blink of an eye.

This time, the tentacles did not hesitate at all and stabbed fiercely towards Fang Xuan's head.

"Hey!"

Just as Fang Xuan's head was about to be pierced by the tentacles, a loud hiss suddenly came from the depths of the magma.

This piercing cry was like the first sound at the beginning of time.

With an aura of majesty and nobility that looked down upon all worlds and shook the heavens.

As soon as the sound appeared, a look of fear appeared in the Octopus Demon King's single eye.

Then, to Fang Xuan's astonishment, the Octopus Demon King transformed into a bolt of lightning and shot off into the distance.

His appearance suggested he was fleeing in panic.

"You're leaving already?"

Fang Xuan swallowed hard, looking into the depths of the lava, his muscles tense.

The being that just scared away the Octopus Demon King is right below.

Just as Fang Xuan was filled with doubt and uncertainty, a clear female voice suddenly rang in his mind.

"Come!"