"So it was all just a dream?"
Chu Tianyang jolted awake from his grand dream,
Once again setting out on the path to save the Chu family and seek opportunities...
News arrived from the border of Cangzhou,
Confirming reports of the Green Lotus Core Flame's appearance there.
"Just as President Ge said, the Green Lotus Core Flame has truly emerged!"
"But nearly all the powerhouses from every faction in the Qian Region have gathered, including even Martial Venerable-tier experts! The Beast Taming Sect - the only Eight-Star sect in the Qian Region - has also joined the fray!"
"This battle for the flame will undoubtedly be a fierce dragon-tiger struggle!"
Chu Hongtu relayed the information to the family head and all present elders.
"Seventh-tier Martial Venerables! Even such powerful beings have appeared!"
"It seems the competition for this Earthfire will be extraordinarily intense!"
As for the Beast Taming Sect,
It was said to be the most powerful and ancient sect in the Qian Region,
Mastering long-lost beast taming techniques,
With overall strength that was exceptionally formidable!
Moreover, as an Eight-Star sect,
It must have at least one Eighth-tier Martial Saint and eight Seventh-tier Martial Venerables guarding it,
One could imagine its terrifying power!
Especially since they specialized in group battles, making them extremely difficult to deal with!
"If even that faction is participating, our chances of obtaining the Green Lotus Core Flame are slim!"
Yet they desperately wanted this strange flame.
"With our ancestor absent, we can only seek the Beast God's assistance!"
Chu Jingyue declared.
The Beast God had said,
To approach him whenever in trouble, without hesitation!
"If the Beast God intervenes, success is guaranteed!"
The elders all nodded in agreement.
Chu Jingyue then went to request an audience with the Beast God.
"I understand. When do you depart?"
Though he possessed the Purple Star Heavenly Flame ranked third on the Heavenly Flame List,
That wouldn't prevent the Chu family from acquiring other strange flames -
He would always act in the family's best interests.
"We must leave immediately, or other powerhouses might claim it first!"
"Very well! Let us depart then!"
"But wouldn't Qingyang City be left unguarded? Our ancestor remains within the Heart Refining Pagoda!"
"Worry not. My lifebound artifact shall defend this place!"
Long Yuan stated casually.
His lifebound artifact, the Myriad Dragons Pagoda, possessed an artifact spirit -
Not even a Martial Emperor could breach its defenses!
The Chu family dispatched several elders,
And the moment Long Yuan emerged from the Dragon Emperor Palace,
Thunderclouds churned across the endless sky!
His massive form coiled within the storm clouds,
Soaring toward their destination!
"Having been in this world so long, this is my first distant journey. How exciting!"
Long Yuan mused as he flew through the mist,
Gazing curiously at the world below.
After breaking through to Demon Emperor realm, he had surveyed this world with his divine sense -
Called the Mortal Realm,
Divided into thirty-three domains,
Each of immeasurable size,
Where ordinary people and even low-tier martial artists could never cross a single domain in their lifetime.
Even his Demon Emperor-level divine sense couldn't encompass the entire Mortal Realm.
"Though there remain several Emperor-tier powerhouses in this world - strangely, they've gathered in one location!"
Long Yuan's senses detected those Emperor-level existences.
Logically, shouldn't such beings be scattered across the world?
Why this peculiar convergence?
"Regardless, as long as they don't interfere with the Chu family's development!"
"Should they dare obstruct us, I'll simply eliminate them!"
Emperor-tier experts meant nothing to him!
Long Yuan and the Chu elders arrived at Cangzhou's border!
Before them stretched a massive fissure plunging deep underground,
Waves of scorching heat radiating outward,
Reducing all nearby vegetation to ashes,
Even causing stones to melt continuously.
"Truly worthy of being ranked seventh on the Earthfire List! Its might remains terrifying even before fully emerging!"
Chu Jianchen marveled.
Despite having reached Fifth-tier Martial King,
He felt mere contact with this Earthfire would reduce him to cinders!
"Fortunately we invited the Beast God. Even our ancestor might struggle against this flame's power!"
Chu Hongtu said gravely.
Despite possessing the Sunflare Martial Soul,
He too found the heat nearly unbearable!
"So this is the Green Lotus Core Flame? Its power lives up to its reputation!"
"If an Earthfire possesses such might, what of the legendary Heavenly Flames?"
In a secluded corner,
Chu Yan, cloaked in black, licked his lips as he felt the scorching temperature,
His Nine Yang Sacred Body stirring restlessly,
Yearning to absorb the Green Lotus Core Flame.
"Haha, don't even think about Heavenly Flames yet, boy!"
"Our Mortal Realm only contains nine Heavenly Flames - treasures only Emperor-tier experts can subdue!"
Medicine Elder shook his head.
He knew the location of one Heavenly Flame,
But obtaining it was impossible!
Even at his peak as a Martial Saint,
Approaching it would have reduced him to ashes instantly!
Precisely because Heavenly Flames were unattainable,
People turned their attention to Earthfires instead!
"But Elder, with so many powerhouses gathered here, how can we possibly seize the flame?"
Chu Yan scanned the restless crowd.
While he feared no one below Martial Emperor level,
Those few Martial Venerables posed a real challenge.
"Worry not. When the Green Lotus Core Flame fully forms, it will create a distinct phenomenon!"
"Didn't I already refine an Ice Heart Pill for you?"
"During the phenomenon's eruption, take the pill to descend underground and refine the flame directly! Your Nine Yang Sacred Body can assimilate it easily!"
Other constitutions might face resistance from the flame,
But the Nine Yang Sacred Body would encounter no such issues!
This flame wouldn't just boost his strength,
But also enhance his alchemical skills!
The massive fissure now swarmed with martial artists,
Weaker ones merely observing from the periphery to broaden their horizons,
While true experts waited near the chasm's edge,
At the forefront stood several figures radiating terrifying auras,
Behind them loomed several monstrous spirit beasts -
A gigantic white ice python,
An inky black demon wolf,
An emerald-green venomous spider...
Each exuding overwhelming pressure,
These were the contracted beasts of the Beast Taming Sect's experts!
Arms crossed, they stood with domineering arrogance,
As the Qian Region's sole Eight-Star power,
They had every right to display such supreme confidence.
"Hmph! These ants dare covet the Earthfire? Ridiculous!"
Scanning the crowd with utter disdain.
"Let them be our audience, cheering from below the stage!"
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Where thunderclouds had inexplicably gathered!
A towering pillar of azure flame erupted skyward,
Instantly vaporizing all clouds over Cangzhou!
The blistering heat distorted space itself!