Not long after the fire spirit left, four young men who looked exactly the same appeared at the place where the fire spirit disappeared and took a look at Ye Fan and the others.
The four of them ignored Ye Fan and went straight to the place where the fire spirit disappeared.
”Those guys! They’re a little strange!” Ye Fan stared, a bit of confusion flashing in his eyes.
Bai Yunxi looked at Ye Fan and said, “What’s wrong with those guys?”
”The soul power of those guys can be superimposed together,” Ye Fan said.
If you wanted to capture heavenly fire, the first step was to restrict the fire spirit’s movements, and the second step was to contract the fire spirit with soul power. If one’s soul power could be superimposed with others, it would obviously be an advantage.
Ye Fan said somewhat depressedly, “What are the backgrounds of those guys? The heavenly fire’s fire spirit seems to be very afraid of those guys. When it sensed those guys coming, it ran away.”
Ye Fan felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. When the fire spirit saw a genius like him, it bared its teeth and claws. When it noticed those four guys, it ran away directly. How could he be inferior to those guys?
”They are people from Rongtian Palace, and they seem to have brought out the sect’s Rongtian Mirror. I think the heavenly fire is not afraid of them, but senses the breath of the Rongtian Mirror,” Xu Mingyang said.
Ye Fan blinked, and finally felt a little better, and thought to himself: heavenly fire wasn’t afraid of those four guys – he knew it! Those four guys didn’t look very good. There was no reason for the fire spirit to run away when he saw them!
”They actually brought that thing in. It seems they are determined to subdue the heavenly fire, but are the elders of Rongtian Palace willing to part with it? Aren’t they afraid of losing the Rongtian Mirror?” Ye Fan said in confusion.
”What is the Rongtian Mirror?” Bai Yunxi asked.
”Heaven-level spiritual weapon, suitable for use in the Nascent Soul stage,” Ye Fan said.
Bai Yunxi couldn’t help but widen his eyes, “A Nascent Soul stage spiritual weapon is indeed very powerful.”
”The quadruplets that came from Rongtian Palace this time are very powerful. The four of them have practiced a set of combination skills, which can double their power. Even if they don’t get the heavenly fire, there should be no problem in keeping the Rongtian Mirror,” Xu Mingyang said calmly.
Ye Fan said sullenly, “That’s not necessarily the case. Maybe they will capsize in the gutter.”
Not long after the four people left, the wood-heart flame in Ye Fan’s body began to riot, and Ye Fan wondered if the flame of life had been caught.
Ye Fan and the others rushed over and saw the four people from Rongtian Palace holding mirrors. The four mirrors formed a net, and the flame of life was trapped in the formation, with an aggrieved look on its small face.
”Hey, is this guy trapped? It’s so easy.” Ye Fan couldn’t help but feel a little suspicious.
Before, this fire spirit was so domineering when chasing him! Now he was like a useless baby.
The four cultivators from Rongtian Palace were filled with surprise when they saw that the flame of the heavenly fire was dim. At the same time, they used their soul power to leave a mark on the fire spirit.
Ye Fan looked at the onion fire spirit’s expression and always felt that the fire spirit had some evil intentions.
”Boom!” A flying sword struck, and one of the cultivators among the quadruplets was injured at once.
The fire spirit immediately broke through the formation in the direction of the injured cultivator and slipped away.
”Jiang Baihe, hello, hello, you’re here to ruin our good deeds.” The eldest of the quadruplets roared angrily.
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Jiang Baihe smiled coldly and turned a deaf ear.
”Seal.” Jiang Baihe threw out a talisman.
As soon as the talisman touched the fire spirit, the fire spirit immediately screamed.
Jiang Baihe’s eyes shone, and his soul power turned into a giant hand and grabbed the fire spirit.
”Giant soul hand! This guy can manifest his soul power into shape, and his consciousness is not weak!” Bai Yunxi said.
Ye Fan rolled his eyes and thought to himself: The giant soul hand used by Jiang Baihe was not solid at all. It was just a shadow. It was of no use and was nothing. Moreover, Ye Fan discovered that the reason why Jiang Baihe could manifest his soul power into shape had nothing to do with how powerful his soul power was, but because of a spiritual artifact on his body.
Jiang Baihe intervened to prevent the quadruplets from completing the contract, and the quadruplets also intervened to prevent Jiang Baihe from making a contract.
Jiang Baihe was attacked, and the giant soul hand dissipated instantly.
Seeing the quadruplets and Jiang Baihe fighting, the fire spirit showed a proud expression on its face and burst into laughter.
Ye Fan’s eyes widened and he said dully, “That guy is not as weak as he appears. He is just doing it for others to see.”
Bai Yunxi secretly thought: The Heavenly Wood Secret Ream had been opened many times, and every time there were many people who wanted to catch the fire spirit. These people would inevitably fight and kill each other. Even if the fire spirit had low intelligence, after living for so many years, there would always be some experience.
The quadruplets and Jiang Baihe fought, and other cultivators also took action one after another.
”Look, it’s smoking. This guy is smoking.” A chasing cultivator said excitedly.
From the top of the fire spirit’s head, puffs of bluish-gray smoke emerged.
”It’s just like farting,” Ye Fan said.
The fire spirit had a ferocious look on its face when it heard Ye Fan’s words.
Bai Yunxi looked at the cultivators around him and felt that the cultivators around him were very excited, but he didn’t know why.
Ye Fan saw Bai Yunxi’s confusion and explained in time. “It’s injured.” If the fire spirit emitted smoke, it meant that this guy was in trouble.
Xu Mingyang thought to himself: It wasn’t surprising that the fire spirit would be injured. After all, the quadruplets of Rongtian Palace and Jiang Baihe of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect came prepared this time. Jiang Baihe’s talisman was of a high grade!
The fire spirit rushed toward the east, but a Sleepy Flame Bell blocked the fire spirit’s way. The fire spirit crashed into the Sleepy Flame Bell.
”Dong dong dong.” The dense sound of bells ringing came from the Sleepy Flame Bell.
The Sleepy Flame Bell that Mu Xue used this time was of a higher grade. The fire spirit was also injured, and for a while, it could not escape.
”What a nice bell!” The eldest of the quadruplets said with shining eyes as he looked at Mu Xue.
”I didn’t expect that there would be people in the wilderness who have such treasures.”
The eldest among the quadruplets slapped toward Mu Xue with his palm. Mu Xue saw that something was wrong and took the initiative to take back the Sleepy Flame Bell.
The fire spirit was freed from the Sleepy Flame Bell, and its shape suddenly changed from an onion to a big pumpkin.
”Burn you to death. I’m going to burn all of you bastards to death.” The fire spirit’s sharp roar rang out.
Ye Fan was a little surprised and said, “Hey, this guy can talk.”
Ye Fan soon had no time to talk. He was surrounded by flames. The blazing high temperatures made the burning person extremely uncomfortable.
Several cultivators with lower cultivation were killed directly.
The wood-heart flame suddenly jumped happily in Ye Fan’s dantian, and the flames that spread quickly were absorbed by the wood-heart flame. After absorbing the flames, the wood-heart flame actually grew stronger.
Before Ye Fan could breathe a sigh of relief, the burning feeling swept through his body again. Ye Fan noticed that the wood-heart flame in his body burped, as if it was full. Ye Fan suddenly felt the urge to vomit blood. Its appetite was so small. It was full after eating so little. It was really useless and embarrassing.
At this time, Ye Fan suddenly felt that the Taotie ghost, a rice bucket, still had advantages.
Flames filled the sky, and a large number of cultivators were attracted. The fire spirit disappeared before everyone could gather.
”This guy ran away.” Ye Fan rushed out of the flames.
Several cultivators with the same purpose also rushed out. Ye Fan lost the breath of the flame of life as he chased, as did several cultivators with the same purpose as Ye Fan.
Several cultivators who had lost their goal looked at each other and dispersed.
…
One year later.
Ye Fan was sitting in a tree house, shaking his legs.
Ao Xiaobao looked at Ye Fan and said, “Why are you climbing so high?”
”Stand high and see far!”
Ye Fan was sitting at the door of the tallest tree house. There was a bottomless abyss underneath. If anyone with a fear of heights sat here, he might be scared to death.
”What do you see?” Ao Xiaobao asked.
Ye Fan shook his head and said, “Nothing really.”
Ao Xiaobao rolled his eyes, “If we continue like this, there is no hope. But this is fine. With your level of cultivation, what if you try to contract the heavenly fire and get burned to death?”
Ye Fan: “…”
Ye Fan had been in the inner city for a year. Over the past year, he had gained a little bit. However, the people who searched before were too thorough. Ye Fan’s little harvest could only be said to be better than nothing.
”Where did that onion go?” Ye Fan said with confusion.
”Maybe it’s no longer in the inner city.” Many cultivators who entered the secret realm came for the flame of life, and there were many cultivators who were more prepared than Ye Fan.
The quadruplets who had the Rongtian Mirror also had detection tools in their hands that could find the approximate location of the heavenly fire. However, the four people found nothing after conducting a complete search of the inner city.
”I think the fire spirit must have hidden somewhere that can shield against detection.” Xu Mingyang said while sitting in the tree house.
Bai Yunxi frowned and asked quietly, “What kind of place can block detection?”
Xu Mingyang frowned and fell into deep thought.
Ye Fan blinked and said, “There is a place that can, but…”
”Where?” Bai Yunxi asked.
”Heavenly Thunder Bamboo Forest.” Ye Fan said.
Bai Yunxi’s eyes widened and he said, “If it’s that place, we can’t get in.”
Ye Fan nodded and said, “Yes! The depths of the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo Forest are dangerous. If we accidentally enter, we will be scorched. However, a strange creature like heavenly fire should not be afraid of heavenly thunder and lightning.”
”Anyway, we don’t have any other clues, so we can go take a look,” Xu Mingyang said.
…
Not long after they left the inner city, the sound of fighting reached Ye Fan’s ears. Ye Fan was used to seeing fighting and killing, so he didn’t take it seriously. He just couldn’t help frowning.
”It seems that there have been more fights recently?” And those who were targeted were all cultivators from their wilderness area.
Xu Mingyang took a deep breath and said, “Something is about to begin.”
Ye Fan looked at Xu Mingyang in confusion and said, “What is it?”
Xu Mingyang glanced at Ye Fan and hesitated, not knowing whether he should say it or not.
Seeing Ye Fan staring at him, Xu Mingyang could only sigh and say, “In the secret realm, after three years, almost all spiritual herbs, treasures and other things have been found and picked. Now, if you want to gain anything, you can only rely on killing people. There is an easy way to seize treasures. The cultivators from the wilderness are weak in cultivation, and the cultivators’ techniques and spiritual weapons are generally inferior to those from other places. These people are most likely to be targeted.”
”When the secret realm is about to close, several major forces will launch hunting operations. In this way, some people no longer have to rely on hard work to collect spiritual herbs, but only need to steal from other people,” Xu Mingyang said.
Bai Yunxi took a deep breath and said, “No wonder the survival rate of cultivators from the Eastern Continent is so low. But don’t those high-level leaders in the Eastern Continent know about this?”
”It’s not a glorious thing. Who would come out and say it? Moreover, although the risk is a bit higher, you have also seen that there are indeed many good things in this secret realm. Of course, there also seem to be some ruthless characters from the Eastern Continent. There are also many cases where people want to kill those from the Eastern Continent for treasure, but are counter-killed instead.”
”The path of cultivation is like this. The strong prey on the weak. It’s the same everywhere,” Bai Yunxi said coolly.
…
Ye Fan and Bai Yunxi flew for a while, when suddenly a bright light flashed in Ye Fan’s eyes.
Bai Yunxi looked at Ye Fan’s sudden stop and asked with some confusion, “What’s wrong?”
”I saw an acquaintance. It’s that woman from Hundred Flames House who had bad intentions. She seems to be injured.” Ye Fan paused and then said, “That woman’s Sleepy Flame Bell is pretty good. I wonder if I can ask her if I can buy one. This is a specialty of Hundred Flames House and she might have many more.”
Bai Yunxi nodded and said, “Alright!”
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T/N: Bonus chapter for Yu. Thanks for the ko-fi!
