Chapter 18

The smart brain prompted that it was already 8 kilometers below the ground.

And the cave had reached its end in stages.

The ground became flat, and a magma river appeared in front!

In front of the river, there was also a special glowing crystal standing.

When Zhao Xing entered, a light screen immediately popped up on the crystal.

[Warning! Novice Lord Zhao Xing, you have entered the first stage of the Lava Cave.]

[To continue downward, you need to have the junior Lord realm, or matching strength, otherwise you are very likely to encounter a death threat.]

The prompt played repeatedly three times, and it was only after confirming that Zhao Xing clearly saw this prompt that it stopped.

Although the Lava Cave is a D-level task, there are no monsters.

All dangers come from the harsh environment.

Precisely because of this, rescue is also difficult to be timely; once careless, falling into the magma.

The super high temperature can melt people instantly.

“Gurgle~ Gurgle~”

The magma river hit the shore, occasionally splashing a group on the side.

Zhao Xing was also much more cautious, ready to deploy the world projection at any time.

There is still a mature Earth Fire Lotus in the internal world.

A living Earth Fire Lotus has a much greater degree of protection; it is a powerful plant life that can survive directly in magma.

“Beep beep beep!”

Going deep into the first stage, Zhao Xing obtained more and more fire crystals.

The total amount increased rapidly.

10 catties, 30 catties, 50 catties… 100 catties!

Searching next to the magma river in the first stage for more than an hour.

Zhao Xing soon obtained more than 100 catties of fire crystals.

One catty is 100 points, he has now obtained more than 10,000 points!

But the quantity discovered next became less.

Zhao Xing spent another hour or so before collecting 40 more catties.

The surroundings of the river in the first stage allowed him to obtain a total of 150 catties of fire crystals, with a total value of about 15,000 points.

“As long as a novice Lord reaches the level of being able to graduate, they can withstand the high temperature and reach the side of the magma river in the first stage.”

“The requirement for fire Lords is lower, about the seventh tier can come down.”

“Beast Lords generally raise fire beetles to come down and dig for fire crystals.”

“However, to be able to withstand it for more than two hours and explore all the fire crystals, it is estimated to be tough.” Zhao Xing thought to himself.

Being able to come down is one difficulty.

Coming down and exploring for more than two hours in the scorching environment is the second difficulty.

The points of the Primordial World are not so easy to get.

And the Lava Cave task is a dedicated instance!

That is to say, unless you continue to go deep, otherwise, if the fire crystals in the first stage are searched, they will not appear again next time you come in.

Zhao Xing did not give up; he could still withstand it, so he continued to go deep.

Ignoring the warning, Zhao Xing crossed the light screen and walked down.

Came to the second stage.

At this time, the magma river became more boiling, and flames sprayed in mid-air.

The highest wave even exceeded the river bank by more than two meters.

Close to the cliff on the shore, one could also feel the danger!

“The temperature has risen by another notch; here, only junior Lords can come down.”

Zhao Xing’s forehead was slightly sweating; the Earth Fire Lotus cloak isolated 90% of the heat, but the remaining part still made him feel a burst of dryness.

“With my current physical exertion, I can only persist for two hours at most before my physical strength is exhausted.”

“Speed up!” Zhao Xing did not delay.

Quickly dug for fire crystals in the second stage.

…………

Two hours later.

Feeling dry-mouthed, Zhao Xing unfolded his internal world projection.

“Click click~” A bright red lotus broke through the soil.

Zhao Xing quickly jumped onto the lotus pod that was three meters square, and the surrounding lotus leaves closed.

The scorching feeling disappeared, and a burst of cool energy was sent into his body.

“In the second stage, a total of 875 catties of fire crystals were obtained.”

“Now the total amount of fire crystals I have obtained has exceeded 1,000 catties, which is 100,000 points!”

Tired as he was, Zhao Xing was very satisfied with this harvest; after all, it is rare to be able to dig out 100,000 points in a D-level task.

There are not many task instances like the Wind-Thunder Canyon that can refresh records.

Resting for a while, feeling his physical strength recover, Zhao Xing jumped out of the Earth Fire Lotus.

[Warning, novice Lord Zhao Xing, ahead is the third stage, and also the deepest part of the Lava Cave.]

[With your strength, entering it will have a very high risk of death, please return immediately!]

The same crystal light screen stood in front of the river in the third stage.

Zhao Xing thought for a moment, tore a corner of his cloak, and threw it toward the area of the third stage.

“Whoosh~” The corner of the cloak crossed the light screen, and Zhao Xing counted the time silently.

About 10 seconds later, the corner of the cloak burned quickly.

“Can’t withstand it.”

“It seems I have to cultivate an Extraordinary-level Earth Fire Lotus.”

Zhao Xing shook his head, decisively retreated, dismissed the idea, and returned to the ground.

“With fire crystals, I can let the ordinary Earth Fire Lotus evolve to the elite level first, and then perform spirit-infusion; I don’t know if I can get an Extraordinary-level Earth Fire Lotus.”

After retreating to the ground, Zhao Xing’s mind sank, and his intention turned into a figure, appearing in the territory of the internal world.

“Earth Fire Lotus.”

Zhao Xing looked at that fiery red Earth Fire Lotus.

The central lotus pod had taken shape, with a dozen lotus seeds on it.

In fact, the seeds had already matured and could be bred.

But Zhao Xing had been slow to pick the seeds for breeding.

This is because there was no suitable environment in the territory; cultivating this living Earth Fire Lotus was something Zhao Xing spent 2,000 points to buy some fire crystals.

Combined with time acceleration and energy stones, this allowed it to mature.

Finally, after spirit-infusion, it reached elite quality.

“The Earth Fire Lotus itself can reach elite quality without spirit-infusion.”

“Now my fire crystals are sufficient, I can let it evolve first.”

This is also the means for other Lords to cultivate plant lives.

Zhao Xing’s heart moved, and he immediately buried a circle of fire crystals into the soil.

Then he put an Earth Fire Lotus seed into the center of the circle.

……

The maturation of the Earth Fire Lotus takes about a year.

But with fire crystals and the hundred-fold acceleration attached by the Time God Tree.

Only one day passed in the outside world, and this Earth Fire Lotus seed had fully matured.

Zhao Xing re-entered the internal world and came to the territory.

He dug up the soil to check, and the fire crystals buried in the soil had all dimmed.