Chapter 1888: I'm Qin Shu; Brother Ye, remember me

Fellow Daoist, save me.

Seeing the youth out of control, it was just like a dog grabbing feces, face down on the ground; at the final moment, he merely shouted for help from his mouth.

Ye Zhangqing was stunned, yet he still moved his foot, and at the last moment he supported the youth's body.

It was a close call; Ye Zhangqing helped him to his feet, the youth's breathing was a bit ragged, and only after great effort did he calm down, then he looked at Ye Zhangqing and said.

Many thanks, fellow Daoist. By the way, I'm Qin Shu. May I ask how I should address you?

Huh??? Beast?

Hearing that, Ye Zhangqing gave Qin Shu a strange look; as someone from the lower realm, Ye Zhangqing naturally didn't know what the Qin family represented in the Immortal Realm.

The Immortal Realm has many powers, and those with ancient lineages are not few.

Almost every major power has a lineage of over hundreds of millions of years, each with deep foundations.

Yet among these many powers, the Qin family is recognized as one of the families with the most ancient lineage.

It is said that they were the first batch of living beings after the Immortal Realm came into being.

Families from the same era as the Qin family have long since turned to dust, lying quietly in the river of time.

Only the Qin family remains ever prosperous, with strong family strength.

But Ye Zhangqing didn't know any of that; upon hearing Qin Shu announce his family name, Ye Zhangqing simply replied calmly.

Ye Zhangqing, Young Master Qin, you're being courteous.

Seeing Ye Zhangqing's calm expression, Qin Shu was a bit stunned; this Ye Zhangqing is not from any of the other major top powers.

Hearing that the Qin family is so low-key? Has our Qin family's fame weakened in recent years?

However, before Qin Shu could speak, after finishing the dish and soup, Bai Yuan and the other two also walked out of the kitchen.

Seeing Qin Shu actually walk out of the room on his own, one of the Deputy City Lords frowned and said.

Young Master Qin, you need to rest now; why did you get out of bed again? Go back and rest properly.

Wait a moment.........

Seeing this, Qin Shu hurriedly spoke, but that Deputy City Lord gave him no chance, waved his hand again, and forcibly sent Qin Shu back to the room.

And at the very moment he was being forcibly sent away, Qin Shu still refused to give up and called out to Ye Zhangqing.

I'm Qin Shu; Brother Ye, remember me.

Huh???

Hearing that, Ye Zhangqing didn't even have time to reply before Qin Shu was enveloped by spatial law, instantly disappearing on the spot, and then the door slammed shut.

After seeing Qin Shu off, Bai Yuan and the other two still had oil stains at the corners of their mouths as they came up to him.

They all had a look of satisfaction on their faces; this kid's cooking skills are not bad.

That flavor even made the three of them brighten up; despite not having broken through to Immortal Chef yet, he already has such cooking skills.

Once this kid breaks through to Immortal Chef, wouldn't he be able to surpass them?

Their gaze toward Ye Zhangqing grew ever more satisfied; without any surprise, they all considered Ye Zhangqing to have passed the first round of evaluation.

The Deputy City Lord in the middle still wore a smile as he said.

Ye kid, you've passed the first round; next is the second round.

Yes.

Hearing that, Ye Zhangqing didn't think much, calmly nodded in agreement; immediately, that Deputy City Lord waved his hand, and the four left this small courtyard.

When he opened his eyes again, Ye Zhangqing found himself beside a subterranean magma flow.

The fiery red magma converged here into a wide, fiery-red river.

Wherever the magma flowed, not a blade of grass grew; it was extraordinarily spectacular.

Moreover, this was no ordinary magma; as Ye Zhangqing surveyed this subterranean magma flow, Bai Yuan had already begun to introduce it.

Kid, this place lies beneath the Cooking King Immortal City, a subterranean magma flow that naturally formed since the city's inception.

Not only is the temperature extremely high, but it also nurtures a great number of innate spiritual fires.

In our Cooking King Immortal City, the many spiritual chefs; the innate spiritual fires of the Immortal Chefs basically all come from here.

With so many innate spiritual fires gathered here, even an Immortal Realm cultivator who gets even a speck on them will be instantly incinerated, leaving no remains.

This subterranean magma flow counts as a treasure trove of the Cooking King Immortal City, its value precious.

It is the birthplace of almost all the innate spiritual fires of the Cooking King Immortal City.

It is also the site of Ye Zhangqing's second round of evaluation.

As Bai Yuan's words fell, another Deputy City Lord beside him continued.

This second round of evaluation takes place in this subterranean magma flow, and it is also your opportunity, kid.

Your current innate spiritual fires all come from the lower realm; their grade is too low. Even cultivators who have reached the Immortal Realm, even if they lack innate spiritual fire and use their own spiritual fire, are still stronger than your innate spiritual fire.

With such low-grade innate spiritual fire, it will be hard to satisfy you in the future.

In the second round of evaluation, if you can obtain a single Immortal Fire from within this subterranean magma flow, you pass.

Moreover, whatever grade of Immortal Fire you obtain will ultimately belong to you, also counting as your opportunity.

That Deputy City Lord said slowly.

Immortal Fire is an existence above innate spiritual fire; it is an exotic fire unique to the Immortal Realm.

Its power is utterly incomparable to innate spiritual fire; they are worlds apart.

Even the highest-grade innate spiritual fire, compared to Immortal Fire, is worlds apart with no comparability whatsoever.

Hearing that Deputy City Lord's words, Ye Zhangqing nodded calmly, while his gaze carefully observed the magma river before him.

After finishing the explanation of the rules, Bai Yuan and the other two said nothing more.

Where Immortal Fire can be found, how to obtain it, how to conquer it—none of this was told to Ye Zhangqing.

Obviously, they wanted him to figure it out on his own.

Moreover, this lava river is fraught with danger; Bai Yuan said from the start that even an immortal realm cultivator, if careless, would die upon touching it.

So, for Ye Zhangqing to pass this second trial, it remains extremely dangerous.

Bai Yuan and the two others had already mentioned this from the start, telling Ye Zhangqing to be careful.

Therefore, Ye Zhangqing did not act rashly; he first tried to sense the location of the Immortal Fire with his divine sense.

However, the extreme heat emanating from this lava river seemed capable of melting even an intangible force like divine sense.

Ye Zhangqing's divine sense had just spread out when it was instantly melted and dissipated by that extreme heat.

After several attempts, it was the same each time, and there was completely no way to do anything.

It was a total overwhelming suppression, leaving no room for resistance.

Since divine sense cannot be used, let alone determining the Immortal Fire's location.

It's out of the question to jump down to look for it; Ye Zhangqing certainly has no intention of seeking death.

Seeing Ye Zhangqing standing by the shore for a long time without moving, Bai Yuan and the two others did not urge him; they even remained calm.

If the Immortal Fire were that easy to obtain, it wouldn't be used as the second round of assessment.

The Immortal Fire possesses sentience; it differs from innate spiritual fire, being a true transcendent object that has shed mundanity, belonging to the immortals.

While a person chooses the Immortal Fire, the Immortal Fire likewise chooses its master.

Therefore, to obtain the Immortal Fire, the first step is to make it favor you; otherwise you cannot even locate its position, let alone subdue it.