Chapter 560: Entrusted by others, loyal to the task

Boom!

A fire dragon came whistling over, the terrifying heat waves causing the very space to distort. Lin Chen flicked his finger, shooting out a burst of finger-Qi that instantly split the fire dragon in two.

But Lin Chen did not remain idle; he flicked his finger several more times in succession, and the several fire dragons attacking from the surroundings also dissipated.

"To think there were six fire dragons the moment I landed."

Lin Chen looked around; clusters of fire were floating everywhere in the air. The six fire dragons just now had sensed him and launched an attack.

The Sacred Fire Realm is dangerous—Lin Chen had already heard this from Zhao Canghu before entering, but it shouldn't be dangerous to this extent.

The Sacred Fire Realm is vast, and every person who enters is teleported to a different location. But regardless of where one is sent, according to Zhao Canghu, as long as one has stepped into the Second Stage of the Martial Way, one should be able to handle it.

Yet, the power of each of those six fire dragons just now was not below the Second Stage of the Martial Way. If this had been an ordinary Second Stage martial artist, they might not have been able to handle it if caught off guard.

"Could this be the reason why those disciples in the Sacred Fire Realm haven't returned yet?"

Lin Chen pondered, but upon second thought, he dismissed it. Even if it were difficult for a Second Stage martial artist to handle easily, it wouldn't be enough to cost them their lives. Furthermore, the disciples sent in by the Wan Huozong were at least at the Second Stage of the Martial Way, but that didn't mean they were all at the Second Stage; there were quite a few disciples at the Third Stage of the Martial Way.

As a super sect, the Wan Huozong had over a dozen disciples under the age of thirty at the Third Stage of the Martial Way.

These disciples wouldn't encounter a crisis the moment they entered, so there must have been some other change in this Sacred Fire Realm.

Just as Lin Chen was thinking, his figure suddenly turned in the next moment, grabbing into the air to his left. In the air on that side, a wisp of green light struggled continuously in his palm, and as the green light struggled, waves of flame devoured Lin Chen's palm.

Unfortunately, these flames failed to cause Lin Chen the slightest bit of harm.

After a few breaths, the flames dissipated. Lin Chen looked at the green glazed bead in his palm; inside this bead, waves of fire were flowing.

Fire Source Bead.

A unique treasure of the Sacred Fire Realm, nurtured by fire spirits.

A fire spirit is a special existence; it is higher grade than ordinary flames, but still has a gap before becoming Primordial Fire.

According to the Wan Huozong's description of fire spirits: not all fire spirits can become Primordial Fire, but all Primordial Fire grows from fire spirits.

This item is used to raise the tier of Primordial Fire and is the main treasure harvested by Wan Huozong disciples who enter.

There are only two paths to increase the power of Primordial Fire: one is for the Primordial Fire to absorb heaven and earth energy and grow on its own, but the time required for this path is measured in centuries, enough to wear a martial artist to death.

The other path is to provide energy to the Primordial Fire, such as letting it devour Primordial Fire weaker than itself. But this path carries risks, and Primordial Fire is extremely precious; even the Wan Huozong cannot afford to feed one strand of Primordial Fire with another.

Therefore, Fire Source Beads, which can raise the tier of Primordial Fire, are extremely precious.

One hundred Fire Source Beads can raise the power of a strand of Primordial Fire by one tier.

However, for Lin Chen, if he wants to raise the power of his Primordial Fire by one tier, he would need a thousand Fire Source Beads.

Because he does not have one strand of Primordial Fire, but a new Primordial Fire fused from four strands; its power is already stronger than a single strand, making it even harder to advance.

After putting away the Fire Source Bead, Lin Chen chose a direction and moved forward.

Amidst the fire clusters, Lin Chen did not slow down his speed, nor did he specifically go out of his way to collect Fire Source Beads.

It wasn't that he didn't want the Fire Source Beads, but it stemmed from his principles of conduct.

He was able to enter the Sacred Fire Realm because Elder Du used the reason of him coming in to find the whereabouts of those Wan Huozong disciples. But as the saying goes, entrusted by others, loyal to the task.

Elder Du was good to him, and he could not make things difficult for Elder Du.

Find the whereabouts of the Wan Huozong disciples first, then consider his own interests.

One day, two days...

For five consecutive days, Lin Chen had been traveling, yet he never found the whereabouts of the Wan Huozong disciples, but instead harvested over thirty Fire Source Beads.

These were all captured and refined by him when those fire spirits actively ambushed him during his journey.

"Could it be that I took the wrong direction?"

Having failed to find any trace of the Sacred Fire Realm disciples for five days, Lin Chen was considering whether to change direction. However, just as he was pondering, his eyes suddenly looked toward the front left.

"Lin Lin Shidi, you go first, I'll hold off these beasts!"

"Lin Lin Shixiong, you go, I'll do it, Lin Lin Shidi."

Two young men were currently fleeing frantically, and behind them, five or six fire dragons were whistling in pursuit. The two young men's clothes were tattered, and the distance was constantly being closed by the fire dragons. At this speed, it wouldn't be long before they were caught by these fire dragons.

To survive, only one person could be left behind to block these fire dragons.

"Lin Lin Shixiong, your strength is greater than mine, you have a better chance of escaping. Only by telling the Elders about the situation inside the Sacred Fire Realm can the other brothers be saved."

The young man called Lin Lin Shixiong gritted his teeth upon hearing this. He knew his Lin Lin Shidi was right; his Lin Lin Shidi was at the Second Stage of the Martial Way, and even if he temporarily escaped the crisis, he might not be able to get out. But to abandon his Lin Lin Shidi, he truly couldn't do it.

"Lin Lin Shixiong, don't forget the other brothers!"

Hearing his Lin Lin Shidi's words, the young man's body trembled. He and his Lin Lin Shidi carried the hopes of the other brothers.

"Lin Lin Shidi, take care!"

The young man took a deep look at his Lin Lin Shidi and finally stopped hesitating. His figure turned into a rainbow light, about to head forward. However, before his figure had flown ten zhang, a wall of fire appeared, blocking his path.

It wasn't just one; at this moment, walls of fire appeared on the other three sides as well, completely sealing off this space.

"Can't run anymore!"

Seeing this wall of fire, the young man had a look of despair on his face. He looked back at his Lin Lin Shidi and saw the same expression in his Lin Lin Shidi's eyes.

Back then, they had watched with their own eyes as several Senior Brothers were trapped by this wall of fire and eventually lost their lives within it.

"Lin Lin Shidi, it's Lin Lin Shixiong's incompetence. Master told me to take care of you in the Sacred Fire Realm, and Lin Lin Shixiong failed to do so."

The young man stopped fleeing and returned to his Lin Lin Shidi's side, thinking of Master's instructions before entering the Sacred Fire Realm, a look of shame on his face.

"How can this be blamed on Lin Lin Shixiong? Such a change occurring in the Sacred Fire Realm is something no one could have expected. Even Chen Lin Shixiong has fallen."

The man who was the Lin Lin Shidi shook his head. Chen Lin Shixiong, a standout among those at the Third Stage of the Martial Way, hadn't been able to survive, let alone his Lin Lin Shixiong who had only just stepped into the Third Stage of the Martial Way not long ago.

"Lin Lin Shixiong, can I ask you for one thing?"

"What is it?"

"Before the wall of fire arrives, send me off. I don't want to endure the pain of being burned by this kind of flame."

The man had already witnessed how painful it was to be burned by the flames in this Sacred Fire Realm. Those Senior Brothers who had refined Primordial Fire and could grit their teeth to endure the pain of Primordial Fire wreaking havoc in their bodies had all let out miserable wails after being burned by the wall of fire.

He didn't want to endure that pain.

"Alright."

After a long while, Zhang Qing agreed softly. At this moment, the wall of fire was only ten zhang away from them.

"Lin Lin Shidi!"

"Lin Lin Shixiong!"

Just as the two brothers looked at each other affectionately, a voice sounded.

"Excuse me, are you two disciples of the Wan Huozong?"

Hearing the voice, Zhang Qing looked to the right for the first time, only to find that the wall of fire on the right had disappeared at some point, and a young man was standing there.

"Are you... Lin Chen?"

Seeing the young man's appearance clearly, Zhang Qing blurted out.

"Yes, it is I."

Lin Chen nodded and then explained: "The Wan Huozong disciples who entered the Sacred Fire Realm haven't come out for so long, so I was entrusted by your sect's Elder to come in and check on the situation."

Hearing Lin Chen's explanation, Zhang Qing suddenly understood. He naturally knew Lin Chen; he had happened to be watching from below during the battle between Lin Chen and Zhao Canghu, and he had a fresh memory of Lin Chen's appearance. ===== CHAPTER 561 =====