"It’s nothing, I just always feel like there are eyes watching us."
Ma Yuan released his Divine Sense, but he sensed nothing in return.
"Young Master Ma is overthinking it, the brothers have searched thoroughly inside and out, apart from our Black Cloud Sect Disciples, there are definitely no others."
The Black Cloud Sect Disciple felt that Ma Yuan was worrying too much. In this area, even if a fly were to pass by, it would be detected by them. How could there be someone spying on them? ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ NoveI~Fire.net
"I hope I’m just overthinking it, but the Blue Lotus Divine Flame is an absolute treasure. Since I’ve encountered it, naturally, I must spare no effort to secure it. Once we return to the sect, all of you will be rewarded according to your merits. Protect me to prevent any mishaps; I want to start refining the Blue Lotus Divine Flame right now."
Ma Yuan instructed the surrounding Black Cloud Sect Disciples.
"Yes, Brother Ma Yuan."
Everyone responded in unison.
Suddenly, each of them threw a green jade bead into the cave filled with thick magma, and they started casting spells.
Upon entering the magma-filled cave, the green jade beads transformed into countless ice shards, which quickly froze all of the magma. Then, under the magic of the crowd, a pulling force began to extract the Blue Lotus Divine Flame from inside.
Lin Chen once again commanded his Spiritual Bee to observe and discovered that the Blue Lotus Divine Flame had just taken shape.
However, Lin Chen also knew that Divine Fire was an extremely unusual Exotic Flame. Although Ma Yuan was the most powerful among this group of Black Cloud Sect Disciples, refining the Divine Fire would not be an easy task.
Lin Chen had previously read ancient texts, indicating that ordinary martial artists needed to be at least at the Ninth Layer of the Heaven-reaching Realm to refine Divine Fire.
Moreover, with the aid of Cold Ice Attribute elixirs to protect their viscera and Soul Sea, the minimum requirement dropped to the Fifth Layer of the Heaven-reaching Realm, but one must also practice a Fire Attribute cultivation technique.
Ma Yuan’s attempt to forcibly refine the Divine Fire, even with the help of these Black Cloud Sect martial artists, was likely to fail.
But despite this, Lin Chen dared not take the risk. If there were even one in ten million chances that Ma Yuan could refine the Divine Fire, Lin Chen would not let him succeed because he was determined to obtain the Divine Fire.
As everyone worked together to pull the Blue Lotus Divine Flame out of the cave, Lin Chen seized the opportunity to slap a Space Compression Talisman Inscription on himself, instantly appearing in front of the cave. Then, Lin Chen beckoned with his hand, and the Primordial Transformation Art was pushed to its limit, pulling the Divine Flame into the space within the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron.
Lin Chen was convinced that with such a powerful cultivation technique as the Primordial Transformation Art, he would surely be able to absorb the Divine Fire.
Just as Ma Yuan was excitedly preparing to refine the Divine Fire, a dark shadow appeared, snatching away the Blue Lotus Divine Flame with a wave of the hand, then swiftly passed by him.
The entire process took no more than a few breaths, leaving Ma Yuan and the rest stunned in place.
"Damn it, daring to snatch the Divine Fire from my hands! No matter who you are, you must pay the price!"
Upon regaining his senses, Ma Yuan’s face immediately turned gloomy, and he quickly chased in the direction Lin Chen fled.
Seeing this, the others also hurriedly followed in pursuit.
They never imagined that someone would dare to rob something from their Black Cloud Sect and succeed.
What shocked them even more than the audacity to steal their treasures was their speculation on what methods this person used to take the Blue Lotus Divine Flame.
They knew that the Blue Lotus Divine Flame absolutely couldn’t be stored in a Storage Artifact; otherwise, they would have taken it the moment they discovered it.
That person must have a way to absorb the Blue Lotus Divine Flame.
But regardless of Lin Chen’s identity, if he dared to rob from their Black Cloud Sect, he must die.
At this moment, Lin Chen was surprised to find that Ma Yuan and the group of Black Cloud Sect Disciples were chasing at an incredible speed, nearly catching up to him.
"I can’t keep running ; they will certainly catch up."
After quickly deliberating, Lin Chen made a decision, and his speed slowed down.
At that moment, when Ma Yuan was less than five hundred meters away from Lin Chen, he finally saw Lin Chen’s true face.
Feeling Lin Chen’s cultivation, Ma Yuan’s cheeks immediately flushed with rage, feeling deeply humiliated. He had been robbed of the Divine Fire by someone at the Ninth Layer of the Spirit Gathering Realm.
He immediately took out a long spear, ready to attack Lin Chen.
However, just as he drew the spear, Lin Chen, who had been fleeing, suddenly turned around, a Golden Bow and Arrow appearing in his hand.
Following a ’whoosh’ sound, the seemingly unremarkable Golden Bow and Arrow shot towards Ma Yuan.
Seeing this, Ma Yuan’s face changed drastically, as the bow and arrow, which seemed unremarkable, emitted a series of piercing sounds in mid-air. Its speed was unlike anything he had ever seen before.
When the shot arrow was about five meters away from him, Ma Yuan finally realized something was wrong.
Ma Yuan instinctively released Spiritual Power to form a shield in front of him.
After a loud explosion, Ma Yuan was sent flying like a kite with its string cut, plummeting towards the ground and crashing down with a thud.
Subsequently, fresh blood spurted from Ma Yuan’s mouth, his complexion instantly turning pale.
"Brother, are you alright?"
The Black Cloud Sect Disciples who followed rushed forward to check on him, their expressions turning ugly as they saw Ma Yuan’s injuries.
They knew that Ma Yuan was a warrior of the First Layer of the Heaven-reaching Realm. Yet, the person who had stolen the Divine Fire managed to wound Ma Yuan so severely with a single arrow, which surprised them all.