"Junior Brother, let me play with this bow and arrow!"
Xu Lianyu, seeing the powerful force of the arrow shot by Lin Chen, became interested and asked Lin Chen for it.
"Junior Sister must not be reckless," scolded Zhao Yijing, "Lin Chen’s cultivation isn’t as strong as ours, and this is his lifeline. Plus, you’ve never learned archery, nor are you a Formation Master or Alchemist. Your divine sense isn’t as powerful as Junior Brother Lin Chen’s. Even if you took it, you might not be able to use it as effectively as he does."
Upon hearing this, Xu Lianyu glanced at the bow and arrow in Lin Chen’s hand, then huffed coldly and stopped asking for it.
Lin Chen also breathed a sigh of relief. If he really had to give the bow and arrow to Xu Lianyu, he would naturally be reluctant to do so, and Zhao Yijing was right; Xu Lianyu might not be able to use it.
If it weren’t for Lin Chen’s cultivation of the Primordial Transformation Art, he wouldn’t have been able to hold the golden bow and arrow at all, as there was a strong aura on it that repelled anyone who wanted to use it. However, because of Lin Chen’s cultivation of the Primordial Transformation Art, the golden bow and arrow couldn’t repel him.
Besides, Lin Chen not only possessed a powerful divine sense to control the accuracy of the golden bow and arrow, but he had also learned an archery technique during his time at the Jade Cauldron Sect to earn sect points through the Outer Sect Disciple’s assessment, and he scored quite high. So, his archery was very good.
After chatting with his four senior sisters for a while, Lin Chen planned to continue exploring the Secluded Forest to scope out the situation, asking them to continue waiting there for him. He would come back to inform them if there was any new development.
Xu Lianyu still wanted to go out. She had been bored here for a long time, but Zhao Yijing scolded her harshly.
This was not like going down the mountain for experience. It was a struggle for chances within these ruins, where one must always be wary of various magical beasts. One might also need to be on guard against disciples from other sects, not to mention the Demon Cultivators from the Black Cloud Sect.
Zhao Yijing and Lin Chen knew about the existence of the Moon Shadow Pavilion, and who knew if they had entered these ruins.
So, Zhao Yijing definitely did not give Xu Lianyu the chance to mess around.
Xu Lianyu never expected Zhao Yijing to get so angry. She could only watch Lin Chen leave with longing, thinking to herself that the eldest sister was biased and always took Lin Chen’s side.
Once again entering the forest, Lin Chen saw several familiar figures. It was Xu San and his group.
Lin Chen hadn’t expected Xu San to have survived the attack of the twelve stone sculpture puppets he had released. Those stone sculptures had three of them at the First Layer of the Heaven-reaching Realm of cultivation.
What Lin Chen didn’t know was that Xu San had survived with Huo Ping’s help by using a magic treasure to shatter those stone sculpture puppets. It was an Upper Earth Grade magic treasure, so it was not surprising that it could break those stones.
After entering the forest, Lin Chen didn’t linger for long and was extremely cautious, careful not to attract Xu San’s attention. It wasn’t that Lin Chen feared Xu San, but rather he didn’t want to get entangled with them if they discovered him.
This was not what Lin Chen wanted. His current goal was to find a way through the Mt. Taiyin Path to reach Qilin Mountain, not to get entangled with these people.
When Lin Chen returned to Mt. Taiyin, he saw that people from the major sects were still at a standoff with the magical beasts; it seemed that no one had given way during these five days.
However, compared to five days ago, Lin Chen noticed that martial artists with higher cultivation levels such as Hu Jianfei and Ma Yuan were not present, which immediately made him feel that the situation had changed. These people might have discovered some opportunity.
Therefore, Lin Chen leapt into the air and started to explore the surrounding area.
Two hours later, Lin Chen found an extremely dazzling light in the midst of a mountain range and canyon. The light covered a large area, catching Lin Chen’s attention.
Lin Chen stealthily approached and hid his presence, while summoning the Spiritual Bee, sending it towards the bright light.
Through the sight of the Spiritual Bee, Lin Chen spotted a group of Demon Cultivators from the Black Cloud Sect led by Ma Yuan.
They were gathered around a cave entrance and seemed to have discovered something; they were extremely cautious, guarding against every direction.
Using his Divine Sense to control the Spiritual Bee, Lin Chen slowly approached, trying to discern what treasures Ma Yuan and the others were protecting.
As the Spiritual Bee neared the entrance of the cave, Lin Chen could see the situation inside clearly through the vision of the bee.
Inside the cave was actually a sea of magma, with a blaze that filled the sky, and the space emitted an intense heat.
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Divine Fire is a type of flame that, after countless years, receives the nourishment or encounters serendipity of the natural forces of heaven and earth and mutates, possessing the power to destroy heaven and earth. Its fire is extremely overbearing, and it is the Divine Fire that alchemists and artifact refiners pursue throughout their lives.
With the assistance of the Divine Fire, whether for an alchemist or an artifact refiner, their refining level would greatly improve. The Divine Fire provides tremendous help to both alchemy and artifact refining, and even some high-quality elixirs and magic artifacts can only be refined by alchemists and artifact refiners who possess the Divine Fire.
Furthermore, the Divine Fire is also something that martial artists who practice fire-based techniques dream of—it can greatly enhance the strength of martial artists and bring their techniques to great success.
If the green flame within this cave really was a Divine Fire, Lin Chen naturally coveted it intensely. If he could obtain it, he would be able to improve in many areas.
Not only was Lin Chen both an alchemist and an artifact refiner, but if he obtained the Divine Fire, his level of alchemy and artifact refining would certainly soar. He might even be able to refine fourth-grade elixirs and craft earth-grade magic treasures, and his Spiritual Formation abilities could also be enhanced correspondingly. Secondly, Lin Chen’s cultivation technique, the Primordial Transformation Art, also contained fire element components, which could evolve the Scorching Sun Divine Fire within his technique.
Thinking of these benefits, Lin Chen’s eyes gradually lit up. However, just at that moment, a sudden chill attacked the Spiritual Bee. Lin Chen hurriedly controlled the Spiritual Bee to hide its form, taking refuge behind a rock.
"Young Master Ma, what’s the matter?"
A martial artist from Black Cloud Sect looked toward Ma Yuan with a puzzled face and asked.
At that moment, Ma Yuan was frowning deeply, his gaze intently fixed on a rock beside the Divine Fire, as if he had sensed something amiss.