Blood Sword Zong Kangting's "Life-Destroying Golden Ring" hit Sheng Cheng's back, shattering his heart and lungs. Sheng Cheng's soul floated out of his head, and he died on the spot.
The moment the ball of soul left the body, it suddenly turned into a blue light and flew to the southeast. Kang Ting was shocked. Facing the direction where the green light disappeared, his whole body tensed up, ready to explode at any time.
There was only a dim sky and a gentle breeze, and there was no one around.
"Is there a monster that sucks the souls of warriors in the secret realm?" Kang Ting suddenly felt cold and frightened.
After standing still for a long time, he took off the full storage bag, picked up the ink chrysanthemum from the air, and put a jade slip on his forehead. A map drawn with thick lines was reflected in the sea of his consciousness. The map was not yet completed, and only seven drawings were drawn. The format is completed, and the north part is blank.
This was given to him by his senior brother Du Qingyun before he came. Du Qingyun told him that people from the Blood Sword Sect would most likely be teleported to the northern part of the secret realm and must gather southward. Not every Blood Sword Sect disciple had obtained the sketch, similar to Qin Jian Those who are disobedient should be left to their own devices.
An obvious sign on the map is the Dayang Lake area in the north. Nowadays, there are more and more water areas, and there seems to be signs of entering the lake area.
Kang Ting rose into the clouds, made some identifications, and continued southward.
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The bone puppet wakes up!
The texture of the bone puppet has been significantly improved, the garcinia-yellow frame has become denser and solider, a bright spot has appeared in the center of the white smoke in the eye socket, and the mist overflows from the corner of the mouth, and the aura is clearly that of a middle-stage martial artist.
The Bone Puppet practiced the Dark Hell Sword Technique in the mountain col, and combined with the corpse-shattering claws, the sword's light, claws and shadows were both fast and fierce.
He took back the bone puppet, emptied the spiritual liquid in the spiritual pet bag, replaced it with the prepared nourishing liquid, grabbed a handful of high-grade spiritual stones, and put in a whole box of Hunyuan pills.
"This bag of spiritual liquid is enough for you to use for a year. Let's keep it for a few days. After a few days, I will call you out to kill the enemy and show your power!"
Xue Tong jumped to the top of the mountain and observed the movement of the volcano in the distance.
The smoke from the volcanic eruption increased, covering a small half of the sky.
"Volcanic activity has intensified and there is no fire. It is still early for an eruption."
"The earth-fire spiritual energy in the mountain must be extremely abundant. I have to find a way to get in and practice my fire-attribute spell. One day in the mountain can be equal to half a month outside."
Xue Tong entered the cave of the volcano demon toad. The cave was extremely rotten, and a secret passage led directly to the interior of the mountain.
The naturally formed corridors may be wide or narrow, with many forks. Xue Tong held a black lacquer knife and made many twists and turns, leaving marks along the way.
The hot volcanic rocks reflected a faint red light, and they passed through large and spacious caves from time to time as they marched. Lava gurgled in the corners, like a pool of red water, occupying the low-lying land in the cave.
"Papa", Xue Tong popped out several ice beads and hit objects crawling in the darkness of the rock wall. Several fire scorpions fell down and twisted twice before making any movement.
Xue Tong groped for several hours, and there was a faint light of fire in front of him. A large hollow hole, more than ten feet high, about an inch square, was divided into two halves by a deep ditch.
There was a blazing fire in the ditch, and the rushing lava rolled through it.
This is an excellent place to practice fire spells. The concentration of earthly fire is more than ten times thicker than the best refining room in Yunxiao Sect. It is exactly the place Xue Tong is looking for.
However...
Shen Chi Jue told him that he was not the owner of this place, and that a terrifying creature was lying quietly in the cave.
Xue Tong smelled the creepy smell of death.
Deep in the lava cave, a phosphorescent black-red python was lazily entrenched on the edge of the ditch, sucking in the spiritual energy of the earth fire.
Xue Tong stopped at the entrance of the cave, clutching the black lacquer knife tightly. The spiritual pressure of the demon python impacted his Fahai, an astonishing peak acquired demon beast!
There was no possibility of fighting. What Xue Tong was worried about was whether he could react and swing the lacquer knife in his hand in time.
The fire phosphorus python raised its head. There were three orange patterns on the huge python's head. The python's body was as thick as a bucket. The phosphorescent light danced on the snake's scales. The dark green triangular python's eyes were ferocious and vicious.
The terrifying big snake!
Xue Tong's palms were covered in cold sweat, and just as he was about to swing the knife first, the gray dots in his head suddenly moved, and he released his mental power at a rapid speed.
Xue Tong's blood immediately surged, his blood boiled, and a mist-like shadow flew out of his head.
The phosphorus python swallowed and sniffed wildly, its ferocious gaze disappeared inconceivably, swaying between Xue Tong and the shadow above his head, the python's head shook, its body twisted restlessly, and made a rapid hissing sound.
With a final flick of the python's tail, it disappeared into the secret passage behind the molten cave.
A familiar sight!
Xue Tong frightened away the rats in Xishan Jade Farm, and now he made the demon python at the peak of Houtian escape again.
The phosphorus python retreated, and the unique lava cave became Xue Tong's territory. He placed more than ten warning signs in the secret passage and kept the black lacquer knife at hand to guard against the demon python's return.
Xue Tong practiced fire spells day and night.
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Half a month later.
The fire flickered on and off, and the lava flow rolled in the ditch, splashing bubbles.
Mana fluctuation, slight mana fluctuation!
"Is there someone, or is the phosphorus python back?" Xue Tong checked carefully with his knife and determined that the fluctuation came from the lava trench.
Several small candle-shaped fireballs are floating above the lava flow, dancing happily with the heat wave.
"Fire Spirit!" Xue Tong roared loudly.
The aura of earth fire and underground energy have evolved and given birth to living flames, which exist like elves and are called "fire spirits"!
The primary fire spirit is fragile and timid, but it has already taken shape. As the magma rolls, it emerges from the bubbles. If it is not disturbed and allowed to evolve freely, over time, the level of the fire spirit will continue to improve.
The gray shadow quickly moved out and hovered above the molten trench, as if it was afraid of the lava fire and did not dare to go deep.
A whirlwind formed in Xue Tong's palm, which surrounded the fire spirit and sucked it up. Gray Shadow immediately swallowed it eagerly.
Xue Tong flicked his fingers together, and the stone balls smashed into the lava flow one after another, setting off a wave of magma. As expected, dozens of frightened fire spirits were sucked out of the ditch by the whirlwind, and they all fell into the mouth of the gray shadow.
But the surprise doesn't end there!
Fire spirits are similar soul beasts and ghosts, with their own mana and spiritual power. After Hui Dian inhales the fire spirit, it nourishes the host. In addition to a trace of spiritual power, pure mana is also poured into Xue Tong's body, filling his meridians and sea of fa.
Xue Tong's mental power and magic power increased drastically at the same time!
The seventh level of Shen Chi Jue!
At the same time, Xue Tong's entire Fahai was almost boiling. He tried his best to use the Three Elements Jue to guide the magic power to flow rapidly in his meridians. After cooling down, he returned to the Fahai. However, gray dots shuttled back and forth between the top of the molten ditch and his head. , continuously injecting extremely pure mana into his body.
Xue Tong's Fahai is like a burning fireball!
The heat gradually melted the wall that imprisoned Fahai, the mana broke through the restrictions, and the space of Fahai increased dramatically.
Great success as a martial artist!
Fahai's pressure dropped sharply, and he absorbed the mana released by Gray Dot without any stagnation.
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"The fire phosphorus python must have swallowed the fire spirit to reach such a high level."
"The fire spirits in the molten cave have become commonplace, how can there be so many of them!"
Xue Tong holds the high-grade spiritual stone in his hand to stabilize the newly cultivated three-yuan magic formula and consolidate the sea of fa.
Five days in a row.
The lava flow is endless, the slight vibrations in the ground are getting louder and louder, and groups of fire spirits will fly out every two or three hours!
It was too late for the gray dots to even devour it.
With a thought in his mind, Xue Tong hurriedly patted the spiritual pet bag to summon the bone puppet.
The bone puppet used his big hand to cover the two flying fire spirits and stuffed them into his mouth.
The giant lava pool at the bottom of the volcano is so rich in aura and energy. This great opportunity cannot be missed. Xue Tong and Gu Puppet greedily sucked it up, not letting any fire spirit go.
Another five days.
The roaring lava flow set off raging waves, hitting the ditch walls, splashing burning rock waves, filling the cave with smoke, dust and flames, bringing out a large amount of poisonous gas from the ground, and the entire mountain began to tremble.
The volcano is about to erupt!
No wonder the lava is boiling and fire spirits are pouring out.
Although the fire spirit is good, his life is at stake.
Xue Tong and Bone Puppet finished absorbing the fire spirit for the last time, and quickly evacuated along the way they came with the help of the reserved marks.
It was impossible to tell the difference between day and night outside the cave. Thick smoke and volcanic ash covered hundreds of miles in radius. The towering volcanic clouds could be seen thousands of miles away.
The north wind was blowing, and Xue Tong just wanted to get rid of the volcanic smoke, so he headed northward against the wind.
It's time to go to Nanyun Peak to join up with my fellow disciples.
The bone puppet's eye sockets have already produced a yellow flame the size of an almond.
Soul fire, the late stage of mana warrior!
…
Xue Tong's vision was blocked by thick volcanic smoke. When he noticed three black spots in front of him approaching quickly, they were not far apart.
Xue Tong turned, and the black spot changed direction accordingly.
"I was discovered. Is it a friend or an enemy?"
"There is no message from the sect's jade tablet. The person who comes here does not look like a fellow sect of our sect. As for other sects, there is almost no legal restraint in the secret realm. A meeting will be a disaster, and it will turn into murder and treasure grabbing at any time."
Xue Tong read the records of strange news deeply and did not have any hope for other sects. Even members of his own sect were wary of three points.
He could have run away, but at this moment, the force of force was advancing greatly, and the black lacquer knife was confident, so why should he be afraid!
Xue Tong simply stopped and waited.
After a while, three warriors wearing Seven Evil Alliance costumes came closer.
"The day after tomorrow, the martial arts disciple will be successful." Xue Tong assessed the opponent's strength.
The leader is about fifty years old, moderately fat and thin, with eyebrows and a raised nose. The two following are in their early thirties, the tall one has a fair face, and the smaller one has a yellow face. Both of them look arrogant and disapproving.
"Necessary politeness is still required. It is said to be polite before fighting."
Xue Tong cupped his hands and said, "Xue Tong of Yunxiao Sect has met my senior and two fellow Taoists."
Yu Changchun of the Seven Evils Alliance led two disciples. They discovered the volcano a few days ago and came all the way. They unexpectedly met Xue Tong.
Before Yu Changchun answered, the tall Guo Jingyuan had squinted his eyes and said, "It turns out he is a friend of the Yunxiao Sect, alone."
"Well, Xue got lost after teleportation and headed south. He planned to try his luck at the volcano and see if he could contact his fellow disciples."
"You are running around at a young age, aren't you afraid of encountering powerful monsters and losing your life?" Guo Jingyuan's words were not very polite.
Xue Tong glanced at Yu Changchun. Yu Changchun's face was expressionless and he had no intention of stopping him.
"I want this place to attract attention, so I will wait here and not dare to go far." Xue Tong said patiently.
"How many times have the Yunxiao Sect come to the secret realm, and the disciples' response is still so poor, how can waiting lead to results? The only way out is death when the monster comes!" the short Zhou Zhen said scornfully and sarcastically.
"I can't see it. Monsters are not scary. Meeting arrogant and ignorant Xuanmen warriors will be troublesome." Xue Tong's face darkened and he said coldly.
