Chapter 642: The Mystery of the Nine Heaven Mystic Fire

"Comrade Mo Sang!"

He Pingsheng no longer concealed his intent and said directly: "Do you… excel in artifact forging?"

Mo Sang shook his head: "I don't understand it… I merely have extensive experience, so I'm very familiar with all kinds of forging materials, which is why the last trade fair sent me to participate."

"It's not because I know the art of forging!"

"Comrade Long, is there something you need?"

He Pingsheng nodded: "Yes… I want to forge a magic treasure. If you have any friends skilled in this, could you introduce me to them?"

"Hahaha… that's easy!"

Mo Sang smiled at He Pingsheng: "How fortunate… I just happen to have a friend who knows forging and wishes to meet you!"

"Then… do you still remember the Longyue Immortal Lady?"

"Longyue Immortal Lady?" He Pingsheng shook his head: "I've never met this person!"

"You have, you have…" Mo Sang waved his hand. "The woman who traded fire-bright tiger blood stone with you at the Gushong Mountain trade fair!"

With this reminder, He Pingsheng recalled.

It was her!

"Why is she looking for me?" He Pingsheng was puzzled.

"This…" Mo Sang shook his head. "I don't know either, but Longyue Immortal Lady said she has no ill intent—she merely wishes to discuss something with you."

"Would you like to meet her?"

He Pingsheng nodded: "Fine… I agree."

That woman holds another peculiar forging material!

The material glowed golden and was extremely supple; crucially, it had made He Pingsheng's Hongmeng Purple Gold Rod grow wildly excited.

Could this woman have regretted the deal and come back to trade again?

In fact, He Pingsheng was overthinking.

Longyue sought He Pingsheng because of the 【Mystic Fire Token】.

After the last trade fair, Longyue Immortal Lady had visited the Holy Fire Trading House once, assuming He Pingsheng was close to the third elder of the Holy Fire Trading House.

After all, He Pingsheng had been introduced to the trade fair by the third elder.

But they found out he wasn't.

The third elder knew nothing of He Pingsheng's background, and the two had barely met a few times.

Fortunately, He Pingsheng had entered the fifth zone of the Underworld Emperor's Palace, so he knew people like Nan Li, Nan Yuan, the Bone Clan Crown Prince, and Jin Xi Crown Prince.

Thus, he still had some reputation in the Imperial City—many knew of him.

Longyue had gathered much information about He Pingsheng, but though many knew his name, almost no one was close to him, so she could only learn his name, not his residence.

Longyue Immortal Lady searched for two months without ever seeing He Pingsheng in person.

Now, finally, He Pingsheng had returned to the Holy Fire Trading House himself.

Upon hearing the news from Comrade Mo Sang, Longyue was overjoyed and came straight to the Holy Fire Trading House.

…

"You two talk. I'll take my leave," Mo Sang said, wisely leaving the large private chamber.

Hummm… hummm… hummm…

Longyue Immortal Lady flicked her slender fingers, and a white speck, no larger than a grain of rice, exploded into a barrier several zhang wide, enveloping both He Pingsheng and herself.

Thus, their conversation could not be overheard by outsiders.

"Comrade Longzhe!" Longyue Immortal Lady looked at He Pingsheng and said: "Forgive my boldness, but this is crucial to me!"

"I ask you: has Gu Song died? Was he slain by you?"

Longyue Immortal Lady's appearance was quite ordinary, with no remarkable beauty.

She stared at He Pingsheng, tense and hopeful.

He Pingsheng did not hide it: "They five tried to ambush me—they deserved to die."

"Phew…" Longyue Immortal Lady exhaled, then asked: "May I ask, Comrade Long, did you end up with Gu Song's ring?"

Before He Pingsheng could answer, she added: "I don't care what other items you obtained, nor do I ask!"

"But one thing is vital—the 【Mystic Fire Token】."

"Is it in your possession?"

He Pingsheng nodded: "I saw it… can you tell me what it is?"

"Of course!" Longyue said. "I came to you precisely to reveal everything."

"There are four 【Mystic Fire Tokens】 in total!"

"Previously, I had one, Gu Song had one, and the Qingmei Immortal Lady of Jin Yu Lake had another. When we combined our three tokens, the map on the back was still incomplete!"

"So we never knew the purpose of the 【Mystic Fire Tokens】."

"Two years ago, the fourth token appeared. Only then did we learn these tokens pointed to one of the Ten Primordial True Fires of the Heavenly Fire Continent—the 【Nine Heaven Mystic Fire】."

"In other words, with all four tokens, following the maps on them, you can locate the Nine Heaven Mystic Fire."

He Pingsheng was stunned, then thrilled…

The Nine Heaven Mystic Fire!

He had heard of it long ago.

When he first arrived in the Spirit Realm, he helped the Li family win a ranking in a grand contest; after winning, he secluded himself for three years in a 【Heavenly Fire Ruin】.

From that Heavenly Fire Ruin, He Pingsheng condensed a trace of the Nine Heaven Mystic Fire's aura.

It was said that with this aura, one could locate the Nine Heaven Mystic Fire.

If fused with it, not only would one's cultivation advance further, but one would also possess one of the Ten Primordial True Fires—making advancement to the Mahayana Emperor Realm seem imminent.

It was that powerful!

Now, these so-called 【Mystic Fire Tokens】 were keys to finding the Nine Heaven Mystic Fire?

After a few breaths of excitement, He Pingsheng calmed down.

Because suddenly, he felt this was not entirely credible.

Think about it—if someone found the Nine Heaven Mystic Fire, why wouldn't they take it themselves, but instead create a treasure map?

Wouldn't it be better to fuse it themselves?

Even if one couldn't fuse it, why go to the trouble of making tokens and maps?

It made no sense.

Or was there some conspiracy here?

"Comrade Long," Longyue said calmly. "I know what you're thinking. Everyone knows this is likely suspicious."

"But so what?"

"Even knowing the danger, one must go and investigate."

Legend says that fusing any one of the Ten Primordial True Fires can restore the wisdom root of someone who has lost their wisdom.

"Even if the path is fraught with peril, even if death is certain, many would still rush forward."

"If Comrade Long is interested, let us go together and investigate this place."

"If you believe this is a trap, then sell me the token—I'll go and risk it myself."

Saying this, Longyue fixed her gaze on He Pingsheng.

He Pingsheng nodded: "You're right… though it seems dubious, there must be something valuable here."

"Going to see for myself won't hurt."