Chapter 1641: Finding a Countermeasure

The others only realized, after hearing Ye Liuyun say the yellow sand here is special, that the sand can put out fire and protect against lava; they had not noticed this detail.

Qiong Qi also froze, looked at the sand, and suddenly understood: "This must be a refining material!"

"You go back into Xuan Kong Shi, use it to forge armor and see what effect it has; I'll lead the others onward!" Ye Liuyun shouted to Qiong Qi.

"Alright!" Qiong Qi replied, loading a large amount of yellow sand into a Storage Ring, which Ye Liuyun then stored in Xuan Kong Shi.

If they succeed, then essentially any Martial Cultivator wearing this armor will not be harmed by Fire Spirits.

Next, Ye Liuyun leads the team from the front, Flame Lion guards the rear, and Huo Wu supports from the middle of the formation, moving forward slowly.

These fire‑attribute Martial Cultivators can absorb fire sources, but the rate at which the fire converts into True Essence is not as fast as their consumption.

Moreover, they must constantly watch for attacks from below, with no replacements, so some quickly feel a shortage of True Essence.

Ye Liuyun has to throw out a Defense Array Plate, giving everyone a brief respite.

But once the plate is set down, the surrounding monsters increase in number. If they don't clear some first, once the monsters recover, advancing further will be even harder.

So Ye Liuyun immediately draws the Demon Slaying Sword and charges out. On one hand he can practice sword intent; on the other he can attack with sword intent, saving a lot of Mysterious Origin.

Seeing Ye Liuyun go out, Flame Lion and Huo Wu also charge out.

This is a good chance to absorb fire sources and boost strength. Though there is some danger, the benefits are huge.

"Illusion techniques useless?" Ye Liuyun, while striking a Fire Spirit with a whip on Huo Wu, asks her.

"Useless. They can tell real from fake!" Huo Wu replies.

"How strange, how can these things have sentience and still discern illusion techniques?" Ye Liuyun thought, equally baffled.

After fighting for less than half a day, Qiong Qi simply forged a set of armor and took it out for testing.

Qiong Qi dons the armor, wrapping himself tightly, and walks into the midst of the Fire Spirits, letting them attack.

Yet the Fire Spirits' attacks are all blocked by the armor, unable to harm him at all.

"Effective! This yellow sand really can block flames!" Qiong Qi shouted excitedly, spreading his arms and letting the Fire Spirits attack.

"Hahaha, you're still the clever one! I've been here for years and never noticed this sand!" Qiong Qi laughed loudly.

Ye Liuyun is also very pleased. If they can find a way to deal with these Fire Spirits, they can explore the resources of this Secret Realm more easily.

"Alright, hurry back and reforge everyone's armor!"

Ye Liuyun tells Qiong Qi to rush back to work. Over six hundred sets of armor is no small number; Qiong Qi will be busy.

However, the already‑formed armor needs no alteration from Qiong Qi; just melt the yellow sand into it. Operating inside Xuan Kong Shi shouldn't take long.

Qiong Qi also begins continuously gathering yellow sand; once enough is collected, he has everyone remove their armor, and he returns to reforge them.

Ye Liuyun and the others simply pause, relying on the plate's defense, taking turns to go out and rest from combat.

Anyway, once the armor is forged, they can walk freely; those Fire Spirits will no longer stop them.

Ye Liuyun and his clone take turns going out to train. Ye Liuyun focuses on sword practice and using Heaven and Earth Power.

The clone mainly practices Spatial Power, trying to cut and compress space to eliminate the Fire Spirits.

Primordial Spirit Secret Technique is useless here. The desolation of this Secret Realm leaves no spiritual energy to draw upon.

The other Demonic God Sect disciples, after resting enough, go out to fight for a while, then return to cultivate.

Although Ye Liuyun has been fighting outside and can look after them, there are still times he cannot attend to everyone.

Over a dozen disciples were ambushed and killed by higher‑realm Fire Spirits, burned alive to ash.

The Defense Array Plate must be broken every two shi (two‑hour periods). Fortunately Ye Liuyun prepared many; otherwise they would have been exhausted long ago.

After Ye Liuyun held out for three days, Qiong Qi finally emerged from Xuan Kong Shi.

He first reforged the current combatants' armor, fearing they couldn't hold out.

After Ye Liuyun and the group put on the armor, he let Qiong Qi go back to reforge the others' armor, while they pressed onward.

Now they fear no attacks; it's only their turn to kill Fire Spirits. Armor infused with yellow sand can fully block the attacks, so Ye Liuyun and his group need no defense.

Those Fire Spirits, no matter what monsters or weapons they transform into, all use the same simple flame attacks.

So Ye Liuyun's party walks forward, killing Fire Spirits and absorbing fire sources with great ease.

Even a few Fire Spirits of low Tianzun Realm tried to attack them, with the same result: they were slain by Ye Liuyun and Flame Lion.

As they kept moving forward, they gradually encountered Fire Spirits that had taken their own shapes.

Ye Liuyun has fought opponents identical to himself before. Apart from size differences and the fact they're fire beings, the transformations are quite similar.

Even the swords they wield look just like the Demon Slaying Sword, only fire‑red in color.

After more than three days, Qiong Qi finished forging everyone's armor.

Man Shu and others, along with three hundred ice‑attribute disciples, all donned armor and emerged from Space World to join the fight. Even Lei Ming, Long Nv, and Ye Tiandao also wore armor to battle.

For these Martial Cultivators who aren't fire‑attribute, wearing the armor makes them feel a bit hot, but they still won't be harmed by Fire Spirits.

"Did you discover anything along the way?" Qiong Qi asked Ye Liuyun as soon as he emerged.

Ye Liuyun replied, "Nothing! We've been walking for three days; it seems everywhere is yellow sand and barren hills, and the Fire Spirits keep killing endlessly.

My Divine Sense and Golden Pupil show the same; the air temperature here is so high that the Golden Pupil sees less far than Divine Sense!"

"This can't be a maze or an Illusion Array, right?" Huo Wu suddenly asked.

Ye Liuyun shook his head, "Impossible. This certainly isn't a maze; we haven't retraced any paths. It's not an Illusion Realm either. If it were, I would have detected it!"

Qiong Qi nodded, understanding that Ye Liuyun meant the Ten Thousand Gods Command gave no response.

He also sensed the strongest flame location, which indeed lay ahead.

"Should we speed up, and you all pause to cultivate first? Otherwise, if we keep going like this, when will it ever end!" Qiong Qi suggested.