Listening to Yue Die's compliment, Xiao He just smiled and did not make any specific response. The two of them moved away from the desert area, and gradually the ground under their feet was covered with weeds as high as their calves. As they walked farther away, the surrounding air became even colder. They had just passed through the desert hurricane, and the cold wind they faced made them feel very comfortable.
After the two of them passed through a small forest, they could see a very high gray mountain range in the distance, like a giant dragon sleeping on the horizon. Xiao He raised his hand and pointed, and said: "That is the Shadow Fire Mountain Range. Beyond that mountain range, there is the extreme southern wasteland of Tongtian Fortress. This is the farthest range marked on the map. According to Dong Ge's description, Dragon Heart Fire It should be near the mountains."
"The scenery is so beautiful. It looks like an iceberg?" Yuedie asked.
Xiao He smiled and replied: "According to Dong Ge's map, this is a very active volcano."
Yuedie replied: "A place so far away is also recorded in his map?"
Xiao He replied: "This map is the result of the joint efforts of several generations."
The two continued to walk side by side, with their target in front of them. Their pace inadvertently accelerated a lot, and the scenery on both sides quickly retreated. Before long, they had reached the foot of the mountain range. When we arrived here, the surrounding air became even colder. Looking up, the mountains stretch for thousands of miles, all covered with ice and snow. Everywhere you look is a vast expanse of white. The entire mountain looks like a silver dragon flying in the wind.
Due to perennial volcanic eruptions, the hot magma quickly condenses when it meets the cold air, forming ice towers of different shapes. Amidst the ice and snow, the volcano is still extremely hot.
Xiao He and Yuedie couldn't help but admire the strange scenery along the way, and continued to climb along a ridge gradually towards the top. When the sky became completely dark, the two of them had climbed to a position close to the top.
"I can't believe that there is such a volcano hidden in such a land of ice and snow." Yue Die sighed again.
"What a great change!" Xiao He couldn't help but admired, "This volcano may not have been at this location originally. The changes in the volcano are a good proof of the land-making movement! In another thousand years, this continent, squeezed by the divine domain and the east, will I don’t know what the scene will be like again!”
Yuedie exclaimed: "What kind of power this must be to destroy the world!"
"That's not something you and I can imagine with our current cultivation level!" Xiao He said with a smile: "Let's rest here tonight. It's far away from people and it's quite peaceful. I just don't know if there will be any monsters that disturb us at night. "
Yuedie couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I hope not. The magic beasts here are not disturbed and restricted by immortal cultivators, and their cultivation level will not be too low. I still hope that you and I can have a safe journey and use our full energy to deal with the magic beast that guards the Dragon Heart Fire. .”
Xiao He couldn't help but nodded and said: "I hope so too. You don't need to guess to know that the monster guarding the Dragon Heart Fire must be a descendant of the Dragon Clan."
"In any case, your courage is indeed admirable." Yue Die said.
Xiao He chuckled and said, "Then your courage is even more admirable."
Seeing Xiao He pretending to be confused, Yuedie glared at him angrily, adjusted her breathing alone and ignored him. Xiao He was quite energetic, carefully patrolling the surroundings, and began to protect Yue Die. However, no powerful monsters as imagined came to attack them. After a silent night, the sun rose as usual, giving the surrounding special climate of ice and fire a wonderful halo.
Yuedie woke up from her trance and saw Xiao He standing next to her. She asked in a low voice, "What a peaceful night. It's unexpected."
Xiao He said with a smile: "Let's go. After climbing this mountain, it may not be so peaceful."
From where they rested, they quickly reached the top of the mountain. A huge crater came into view. There was a lava lake inside the crater, which was steaming. Xiao He did not stop to admire it, but led Yuedie down the other side of the mountain range.
"We can no longer enjoy the beautiful scenery. If we catch another volcanic eruption, we don't know how much effort we will have to spend." Xiao He sighed. Yuedie was also frightened by the volcanic eruption she encountered last time, so she couldn't help but speed up her pace with Xiao He. The road down the mountain became more and more rugged, but before they had gone very far, the two of them stopped together and looked at each other.
Eyes, expression very solemn.
Both of them felt that there was an energy group not far away, but they could not detect the specific situation, which showed that the other party's strength was probably higher than theirs.
"It can't be a cultivator. Who would go to such a place where birds don't shit for no reason!" Xiao He said seriously.
"Is that a monster?" Yue Die asked.
Xiao He's face was still solemn, he shook his head and said nothing. He vaguely felt in his heart that he should not be far from Long Xinhuo. Walking down the rugged mountain road, Xiao He felt the energy in his heart more and more clearly. Finally, he stopped and stood there.
"What's wrong?" Yue Die asked beside Xiao He.
"Something is not good." Xiao He said seriously.
"What problem did you find?" Yue Die asked.
Xiao He replied: "I overlooked one thing. We were a little too calm this night. How could there not be a single magical beast in such a volcano with a strange climate? If one or two rare and exotic beasts really appeared to attack us, I don’t think it’s strange, but this mountain range is so quiet, so quiet!”
Through Xiao He's reminder, Yue Die also discovered the problem. From the time of climbing to the present, the journey has been very peaceful. The two of them had even prepared for a tough battle with the monsters, but not a single monster appeared. In the continent of Tongtian Fortress, such peace made people feel uneasy.
"When something goes wrong, there must be a demon." Yue Die also said.
Xiao He stopped talking, took out the map and handed it to Yue Die, saying, "Wait for me here."
"Xiao He, what do you mean?" Yue Die said loudly. The tone was obviously very anxious, and she knew that Xiao He was going to go alone.
Xiao He replied: "I have already felt that the other party's cultivation level is higher than ours. If one eighteenth-level immortal cultivator cannot solve the problem, two eighteenth-level immortality cultivators will definitely not be able to solve it. There is no need for us to all die here."
"But..." Yue Die still wanted to persist. "Do you have to go?"
"I have to go!". Xiao He looked at Yuedie firmly, as if not allowing her to say another word, and said: "Nothing, just wait for me here, I will go and test it, if there is no possibility of taking the Dragon Heart Fire, I will get out immediately , will not fight with each other. With you by my side, it will be difficult for me to escape. Just wait for me here. If I don't come back after a day and a night, you will return according to the route marked on the map. When you go back, don't be in a hurry , when you return to that desert, you go around and choose a flat road. When you get to the tribe, you tell Sang Yan and Dong Ge that I can't go back and let them act according to the arrangements I made before traveling."
"Xiao He..." Yuedie listened to Xiao He's explanation and wanted to persist, but Xiao He said again: "Remember, if I don't come back for a day and a night, you will return. Don't make unnecessary sacrifices. You must take my words with you. Returning to the tribe is my last hope."
After Xiao He finished speaking, he turned around and left. Yue Die wanted to catch up, but Xiao He was determined and could not allow her to persist. Moreover, Xiao He cared about the tribe and explained everything in detail, and she wanted to help Xiao He complete it. Thinking of the end, Yue Die also made up her mind. If Xiao He never came back, she would return to this place after taking Xiao He's words back to the tribe. Life cannot be at the same time, and death can at least be in the same hole.
Xiao He is a worthy man.
Thinking of this, Yuedie stopped insisting and just stood there silently, looking at Xiao He's back.
Isn't Xiao He afraid of death? Xiao He was also afraid that when he was leaving, there were too many things he wanted to say to Yue Die. In addition to the tribe he cared about, the mystery of his life experience, the true owner of the wine gourd, the whereabouts of his senior brother Xing Yu, and the conspiracy to wipe out his entire family. . There are too many things that he has not completed, but among so many things, none of them can be completed by Yuedie. In fact, before he set off, he had already made an explanation to Sang Yan and Dong Ge. He believed that they were acting according to their own arrangements at this moment. What words did he need from Yue Die? He just hoped that Yuedie would be willing to go on the road alone.
If he has the ability to obtain the Dragon Heart Fire, he will follow Yuedie to find the Tears of Heaven. If he was unfortunate enough to die, Yue Die should not accompany him. This was what he had in mind when he first set out.
Xiao He walked down the mountain alone, his consciousness unfolding, and the powerful energy always existed and became clearer. When walking to the mountainside, Xiao
He found a cave and stood at the entrance, feeling a majestic momentum coming over him.
"It should be right here!" Xiao He thought to himself. With extra caution, Xiao He carefully walked along the cave and deeper into the mountains.
The cave is extremely deep, and there is no pattern in the size of the cave. It does not look like a natural formation or the work of manpower. This made Xiao He feel more and more that he was about to face a monster, a very powerful monster. After walking like this for about half a stick of incense, a little light finally appeared in the deep cave.
Xiao He was a little more vigilant, holding the Nixian Sword in his hand, ready to deal with any changes that may occur at any time.
As he got closer to the light, Xiao He could see clearly that there was a huge cave in front of him, which was as high as a thousand feet and almost hollowed out the heart of the mountain. At the bottom of the cave, a giant dragon lay sleeping, its two huge nostrils constantly spitting out dragon breath. Just looking at the size of the body, it is almost the same as what I saw in my dream. Although he had been prepared in his heart, seeing the real dragon right in front of him, Xiao He's whole body was shaken and he already wanted to retreat.
How could he not know the strength gap between himself and the other party? However, Xiao He suddenly changed his mind and had a plan in mind.
"Little one, don't think that I don't know what you are thinking about!"
An old voice sounded, and the giant dragon actually spoke.
This reminded Xiao He of his experience in the Scarlet Flame Paradise. Although he was not so surprised this time, Xiao He was still very clear-headed. No matter how different he was now from when he was in the Scarlet Flame Paradise, he still did not Thinking that he has the ability to kill a ten-thousand-year-old dragon.
"Come down!" the dragon continued.
The words couldn't help but make sense, Xiao He smiled bitterly and jumped down.
