Chapter 631

One day later.

Inside a dead, low-lying volcano.

The red-robed Daoist sat cross-legged, eyes closed, his breath long and steady.

A large amount of heaven and earth spiritual energy lingered around him, constantly pouring into his body.

The infusion of rich spiritual energy formed streaks of wind vortices, causing his red-robed sleeves to rustle.

"The richness of fire-attribute spiritual energy here is simply unimaginable!"

At the end of his cultivation, Luo Chen's mind became clearer, and he felt more and more that the cultivation environment here was the strongest he had ever encountered!

Even though the small volcano he had chosen now only had a spiritual energy concentration of about the third-rank low grade, the efficiency of absorption and refinement was enough to compare to the Star Dou Hall painstakingly constructed with arrays in the eight-hundred-mile Peng Lake!

The reason for such a miracle was clearly the huge difference in the density of the spiritual energy drifting in heaven and earth.

If the heaven and earth spiritual energy outside was uniform.

With the five elements as the main component, wind and thunder also present, various spiritual energies of different attributes were also mixed within.

Immortal cultivators relied on excellent cultivation techniques and different spiritual root attributes to capture and refine the spiritual energy suitable for themselves in the vast world, purifying it into their own magic power.

Then in this Blazing Purgatory, the uniform distribution state of spiritual energy had been completely broken!

It was no longer uniform, but fire-attribute spiritual energy occupied more than ninety percent!

Under these circumstances, the efficiency of capturing and refining for cultivators of the fire path was greatly improved.

It could even be said that there was no need to deliberately capture it; one just had to swallow it in large gulps and refine it crazily.

The slight amount of other impure spiritual energy did not affect the purity of the refined spiritual energy at all.

It was precisely because of this that in just one short day, combined with the top-grade True Flame Elixir, Luo Chen had fully replenished the magic power of his second Core.

Although the newly replenished magic power was still slightly volatile, it did not affect normal combat use at all.

"A third-rank low-grade spiritual land in the Blazing Purgatory is comparable to a third-rank top-grade one outside; if I find one or two middle-grade or top-grade ones, would I have a chance to compare to that top-grade cave dwelling on Mount Cangwu?"

"If I could cultivate here all the time, would the Great Perfection of Core Formation, which was originally estimated to take more than a hundred years to reach, be achievable in one go, stepping into the sky in one step?"

Luo Chen, with his cultivation complete and his spirit and Qi full, felt like a fish in water in this sweltering cave dwelling.

In his happy mood, it was inevitable that his thoughts would fluctuate and his mind would wander.

Come to think of it, Cave Master Moyun must have also noticed the wonder of this place!

It's just a pity that they came in to search for treasures, not to cultivate, which was a waste of such an excellent environment.

Luo Chen sighed heavily, his face full of regret.

Just as he was sighing.

Suddenly!

"Eh?"

Luo Chen gave a light 'eh', and a wisp of green flame appeared on his fingertip.

Just now, he had sensed the restlessness of the True Fire of Withering and Prosperity.

It should be said that from the moment he stepped into the Blazing Purgatory, he had felt a slight sensation, and not just him, Cave Master Moyun was the same.

At that time, he just thought it was the natural reaction of the source true fire in an extreme environment.

But at this moment, he clearly felt that the restlessness from the True Fire of Withering and Prosperity in his Qi sea was becoming more and more obvious, and even a signal of "thirst" was coming through?

It was as if his stomach was hungry and the back of his head was itching.

The green flame on his fingertip drifted aimlessly, rising for a moment and stretching out the next, seeming somewhat confused.

The next moment.

Sss...

A wisp of green smoke rose from the rock wall of the cave.

"Inside?"

Luo Chen looked at the rock wall of the cave, slightly hesitant.

He subconsciously looked outside; Cave Master Moyun and Tai Sui were still waiting for him.

"Then let them wait for now!"

Now, he had the qualifications to make people wait.

Luo Chen pursed his lips, put away the True Fire of Withering and Prosperity, reached out his hand, and instantly a Seven-Kill Sword flew out from the sword box behind him.

With a slight drive, the Seven-Kill Sword spun rapidly and inserted itself into the rock wall.

Hum! Hum! Hum!

Like a drill, the sharp sword tip constantly penetrated deeper into the rock wall.

Large swaths of stone chips and soil fell rustlingly.

Luo Chen followed behind, walking step by step toward the inside.

The simple cave dwelling he had opened up before was already located within the belly of the mountain, so it wasn't difficult to move inward at this moment.

Don't know how much time had passed.

With a muffled sound, a large hole was opened directly in a rock wall.

Luo Chen held his long sword, stepped out of the cave slowly, and his gaze fell downward.

Glug... glug... glug...

The rich firelight reflected Luo Chen's fair skin into a bright red, as if he had returned to the state of the red-faced Daoist who was famous at the Wan Xian Society before he broke through to the fourth rank of the Desolate Ancient.

But Luo Chen's eyes widened suddenly at this moment.

The scene he saw was a small pool of magma flowing sluggishly in the depths of the earth's core, with bubbles being born and bursting within the small pool.

And right in the center of that small pool, there was a crystal-clear red lotus flower quietly unfolding three petals.

"Five Elements Lotus Platform?"

"No!"

Only at the second glance did Luo Chen recognize what this object was.

Red Lotus Earth Fire!

The top grade among earth fires!

There are many mysterious things in the world, such as rootless water, source-less fire, or stainless wind, silent thunder.

Luo Chen knew the most about source-less fire.

The so-called source-less does not mean there is no source, but that this generation of fire has a gradually higher grade, having already broken free from the restrictions of the environment, and can find a place to inhabit on its own.

Corresponding to this is the most common "earth fire" in the world.

This kind of fire, once it leaves the fire vein, cannot survive on its own and must have a place of origin to survive.

Refining source-less fire into source true fire is a very dangerous thing; even alchemists, weapon refiners, and some people who cultivate fire-attribute techniques know the wonder of source true fire, but they dare not go to refine it.

They mostly rely on earth fire to refine pills and weapons.

Although controlling it is more troublesome, they can also achieve their goals.

But not all earth fires in the world are weaker than source-less fire.

There is such an existence, although it still needs to rely on the underground fire vein to survive, its power is in no way weaker than source-less fire.

That is the Red Lotus Earth Fire!

This is the essence of earth fire, the top grade of common fire!

If one can obtain it, one can make a family or a sect flourish!

And at this moment, the lotus flower quietly unfolding three petals under Luo Chen's feet was the legendary Red Lotus Earth Fire.

And, it had reached the third-rank level!

Just at the moment when Luo Chen's breathing became heavy, the True Fire of Withering and Prosperity in his Qi sea became even more restless, almost unable to wait!

"You want... to eat it?"

In the dark, Luo Chen seemed to feel the intention of the True Fire of Withering and Prosperity.

While Luo Chen was inquiring, the True Fire of Withering and Prosperity rose again, expressing its affirmation.

Luo Chen frowned slightly, "How do I eat it?"

Hesitating, he opened his mouth and spat out a wisp of pure green flame, which flew toward the Red Lotus Earth Fire.

Seeming to sense the danger, the three petals of the Red Lotus Earth Fire that were quietly unfolding began to tremble.

The small pool, about three zhang in radius, also began to boil at this moment.

Waves of fire shot into the sky.

To this, the True Fire of Withering and Prosperity did not dodge or evade, entering directly and wrapping the Red Lotus Earth Fire in one breath.

The fire pool shook even more!

Luo Chen's eyes were brilliant; with their minds connected, he could clearly feel the gluttonous feeling of the True Fire of Withering and Prosperity facing a big meal.

It's just... the speed is a bit slow.

To truly let the True Fire of Withering and Prosperity completely swallow this Red Lotus Earth Fire, it would take at least ten days or half a month.

"I can't wait that long!"

Luo Chen muttered.

Just at this moment, his heart moved, and he remembered a past event.

At that time, he had just come to the Wan Xian Society and participated in the hunter mission.

Together with Duan Li and the others, he besieged the white-clothed cultivator, a remnant of the Primal Demon Sect.

That person had many methods, and what left the deepest impression on Luo Chen was the ghost realm driven by the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, which also inspired his inspiration and led him to create the Forest Fire Prison, a killing move that ran rampant in the Core Formation stage.

But besides that, the white-clothed cultivator actually had another method at the time, and he relied on it as a killing move, trying to solve Luo Chen instantly.

Green Fire Bead!

A one-time attack magic treasure condensed from a large amount of top-grade Qingyang Demon Fire.

If it were a normal Core Formation cultivator, under the attack of that Green Fire Bead, they would inevitably be dead or injured.

Luo Chen was different; not only was he not injured, but he even snatched the Green Fire Bead.

Later, after returning, he studied the Qingyang Demon Fire inside the Green Fire Bead slightly, but didn't gain anything.

With the idea of making use of waste, he used the True Fire of Withering and Prosperity to test the strength of the Qingyang Demon Fire, but discovered that the True Fire of Withering and Prosperity swallowed some of the Qingyang Demon Fire.

At that time, he thought it was due to the characteristics of the True Fire of Withering and Prosperity.

But clearly, there was no such thing as source-less fires being able to swallow each other in the immortal cultivation world.

With different sources, how could they merge?

Then why could the True Fire of Withering and Prosperity swallow the Qingyang Demon Fire?

As if blessed by inspiration, Luo Chen sat cross-legged in the void and skillfully operated the "Heavenly Phoenix Nirvana Scripture" again.

Just as he operated his cultivation technique, more and more True Fire of Withering and Prosperity flowed backward from his Qi sea, surging toward the Red Lotus Earth Fire.

As the two sides made contact, it seemed that a mournful sound and a sound of large-scale swallowing sounded at the same time.

"So that's how it is!"

Luo Chen's eyes became more and more brilliant, and his heart was even more excited.

This "Heavenly Phoenix Nirvana Scripture," known as the strongest fire-attribute cultivation technique in the world, capable of reaching the Mahayana stage, was even more extraordinary than Luo Chen had imagined.

Not only could it convert spiritual root attributes, replacing five elements with one, cultivating with the aptitude of a fake heavenly spiritual root, but it could even control true fire to swallow other source-less fires.

If one were to cultivate in this direction, one might achieve the status of the supreme fire!

"That's right, doesn't the phoenix have the legend of rebirth from fire, known as the supreme of ten thousand fires!"

"How could I only realize this principle now; I was truly stupid!"

Although he was blaming himself, he couldn't hide his wild joy.

When Luo Chen operated the "Heavenly Phoenix Nirvana Scripture," the speed at which the True Fire of Withering and Prosperity swallowed the Red Lotus Earth Fire increased suddenly, reaching ten times the previous speed.

If that was the case, then Luo Chen was no longer in a hurry.

Inside the belly of the mountain, above the fire pool.

Magma rolled, and the Daoist sat in the void, pinching seals, fully manipulating the green flame to swallow the red flame.

Time passed slowly.

Two days later.

Outside the small mountain.

Tai Sui spat out a scorching breath and looked at Tianxuan with dissatisfaction.

"Your master has delayed for too long!"

Tianxuan, who had already returned to human form, faced the two Core Formation cultivators, Tai Sui and Cave Master Moyun, with a neither humble nor pushy expression.

"When my master comes out of seclusion is determined by him. But you absolutely must not force your way in."

"You!"

Tai Sui was extremely impatient in his heart.

Within the Five Elements Heaven, the two places he disliked the most were Mount Qianren and the Blazing Purgatory.

One had metal power that was too sharp, and the other had fire intent that was too scorching, making his divine soul extremely uncomfortable, and even his magic power was not easy to mobilize.

The reason he performed poorly when facing Luo Chen and the Nine Yang Golden Eagle at Mount Qianren earlier was because of this.

Conversely, if it were in Yue Canglan, he would be much better off.

Especially the Wood Heaven Plain, which was his home field!

If he were there, even if he were just a remnant incarnation, he would have the confidence to face anyone.

"Tai Sui, just wait a little longer!" Cave Master Moyun shook his head; now that his spirit and Qi were full, he was the one who could best understand Luo Chen. "This place is truly too suitable for our generation to cultivate; Demon Lord Qingyang must have been delighted by the sight and is somewhat intoxicated by the cultivation."

"I'm just afraid he's intoxicated by it!"

Tai Sui turned his head and said loudly.

His voice was so loud that it spread across the wilderness, as if he wanted to pass through the array and enter Luo Chen's ears directly.

A banana fan appeared in Tianxuan's hand, and the woman said coldly: "Please have some self-respect!"

Tai Sui was about to say something when his eyes saw the scene of fire shooting into the sky reflected in Cave Master Moyun's eyes.

He turned his head abruptly.

A pillar of fire shot into the sky.

The volcano had erupted.

Large swaths of magma fell like rain.

Thick black smoke filled all directions.

"Master!"

Tianxuan screamed; this erupting volcano was the small mountain where her master was cultivating!

She held the banana fan and rushed straight into the sky, wanting to fan out this volcano.

"That's not right; this is a dead volcano, how could it erupt suddenly?"

Cave Master Moyun was shocked by the might of heaven and earth while also feeling puzzled.

Tai Sui swept his divine sense and suddenly exclaimed.

"He's there!"

Tianxuan's footsteps paused suddenly.

In her eyes, the red-robed Daoist sitting cross-legged within the pillar of fire was reflected.

His black hair drifted, and his eyes were closed tightly.

On his red robe, a layer of Qi armor appeared and disappeared, resisting the impact of the scorching magma from the outside world.

Behind him, green and red colors constantly entangled and intertwined, gradually seeming to form a... tree?

Just at this moment, Luo Chen opened his eyes slowly.

The green and red rays of light also instantly rushed into his body.

Luo Chen looked down at the three of them, and then his gaze landed on the erupting volcano.

"The earth vein that can nurture Red Lotus Earth Fire is a good place; it would be a pity to destroy it."

With a thought, the Forest Fire Prison was fully displayed, covering dozens of miles.

Subsequently, he pinched seals with his fingers and cast streaks of restrictions on various parts of the small mountain.

In this way, with both methods, the small volcano that was about to erupt completely gradually calmed down.

Luo Chen escaped and landed in front of the three.

"Let's go!"

Seeing him calm the eruption of a volcano and sort out the disorder of the earth's Qi with such ease, Tianxuan's eyes were full of admiration.

Cave Master Moyun, however, was pale, deeply understanding the gap between himself and the other party.

Tai Sui looked at Luo Chen deeply; he vaguely sensed that some change had occurred in this place, and a touch of "vitality" was missing.

But he didn't understand what Luo Chen had done.

Taking a deep breath, Tai Sui pointed in a direction.

"Go that way; the Five Elements Lotus Platform must be there!"

Luo Chen and the others looked in the direction of the finger; that was the central area of the Blazing Purgatory, where a mountain peak that seemed to be about to spread its wings and fly appeared and disappeared.

What kind of mountain peak would be about to spread its wings and fly?

"Where is that?"

"Zhu Que Mountain, containing the fifth-rank Zhu Que Holy Fire. If the Five Elements Lotus Platform wants to ascend to the fifth rank, it must obtain the Five Elements True Essence separately. The other four attributes have already been absorbed, and now the place where it is located can only possibly be there!"

Looking at that extremely lively mountain, Luo Chen's eyes narrowed slightly.

Fifth-rank Zhu Que Holy Fire, huh?

(End of chapter)