After Zhao Qingyun opened the iron gate, a gust of hot air came from inside. It was so hot here, not to mention inside.
Smelling the fire, Xiao Lang was completely restless in Long Chen's arms. His two round eyes were wide open, staring at the inside of the cave. His serious look made him look a little silly. Murong Yu, who was not far away, saw Xiao Lang's look and suddenly felt envious.
"Go in, all of you. There are ten passageways and a total of eleven people. Little Yu, you will familiarize yourself with the environment inside. You will enter one of the passageways with Long Chen. Once we reach the Elemental Fire vein, we will split up," Zhao Qingyun ordered.
He was playing the same trick again, using his authority to tie Murong Yu and Long Chen together.
This time, Second Demon Elder was a little angry. If First Demon Elder had not stopped her, she might have directly contradicted Zhao Qingyun. After all, Murong Yu was her disciple, and she was the middle of the three Great Demon Elders. Zhao Qingyun's action was almost like poaching her.
"Yes, sir."
Murong Yu nodded. She didn't care. Anyway, after arriving at the Earth vein of Derived Fire, they had to separate. It didn't matter if they stayed together for a while.
However, Murong Yu had no objection. Yang Danfeng's objection was too big. He dared not disobey Zhao Qingyun, so he could only vent his anger on Long Chen. His resentment towards Long Chen deepened.
When the ten passages came out, Yang Danfeng wanted to suggest to Zhao Qingyun and the three Great Demon Elders that Murong Yu should go with him. Unexpectedly, before he could say anything, Zhao Qingyun had already arranged for Long Chen.
Under Zhao Qingyun's arrangement, disciples began to walk into the passage one by one. When Long Chen and Murong Yu walked into the same passage, the iron gate behind them slowly closed.
After the iron door was closed, the surroundings became even brighter. The surrounding rocks in the passageway were all fiery red in color. Scorching heat was emitted from the rocks and set off waves of heat in the passageway.
The passage was slanted downwards, which meant that Long Chen had been heading underground. The lava should have been underground to begin with.
At this moment, Murong Yu didn't say anything. She walked in front by herself. In the hazy fiery red light, her exquisite and delicate body was wrapped in a tight black muslin. It was faintly discernible, and her tall and slender figure was especially alluring.
Zhao Qingyun bringing Murong Yu here was purely to cause trouble. In fact, Long Chen no longer needed anyone's help.
Howl …
Xiao Lang let out an agitated cry. If it were not for Long Chen, he would have rushed down immediately.
His cry finally made Murong Yu turn her head. She was still covered with a veil and her face could not be seen clearly. At this time, she stopped and waited for Long Chen to walk to her side. She carefully looked at Xiao Lang in his arms and whispered, "What a cute Xiao Lang. Long Chen, what is the name of this demon beast?"
"He is called Flame Beast, and he likes flames the most." Long Chen made up a story.
"Flame Beast."
Murong Yu searched through his memories, but he didn't seem to know anything about a demonic beast like the Flame Beast. Furthermore, this name was simply too inferior.
"You are playing with me." Murong Yu said angrily.
"If you don't believe me, you can ask him yourself." Long Chen rolled his eyes.
He knew that Murong Yu did not want to talk to him, but because Xiao Lang was too cute, she did not have much resistance. In the end, she still chatted with Long Chen.
"Ask him yourself."
Murong Yu was a little dazed. She looked at Xiao Lang and asked in a low voice, "Xiao Lang, are you called Flame Beast?"
Xiao Lang let out a burp and spat out a flame from his mouth.
"Can you let me hug you?" Murong Yu said with some expectation.
"No."
In Lingxi's sword, Lingxi hurriedly called out, "Xiao Lang, if you let her hug you, don't call me Sister Lingxi in the future."
Xiao Lang immediately shrank into Long Chen's arms, including his tail.
"See, he doesn't want to, and I can't do anything about it." Long Chen spread out his hands helplessly.
"Why?" Murong Yu said, feeling a little unlucky.
"Maybe it's because you're too ugly," Long Chen blurted out.
"You."
Murong Yu glared at Long Chen angrily, then she quickened her pace and walked in front. It seemed that she would not talk to Long Chen from now on, Long Chen said.
The passage to the Fire Evolution Earth Vein was very deep. Long Chen had walked at least a few thousand meters, but he had not reached the end yet. The passage was winding downwards. Long Chen guessed that the shape of the passage should be in the shape of a spiral, from the iron gate to the bottom of Mount Emperor Demon.
For the rest of the journey, Murong Yu did not speak to Long Chen anymore, and Long Chen was happy to be at ease. Ling Xi was currently staring at him through the sword in his ear. Whenever Murong Yu approached, she would stare at him like a tiger watching its prey. Long Chen also did not want his ears to suffer for nothing, so it was good that Murong Yu did not speak to him.
"By the way, Long Chen, you have been in Demonic Palace for so long, why haven't you seen that girl?" When they were about to walk out of the passage, Murong Yu suddenly stopped and said.
It seemed that Murong Yu was very concerned about Lingxi.
"I can't see her for the time being. When I become stronger, I can let you see her. What's wrong?" Long Chen asked. Of course, he would not tell her that Lingxi was in his ear.
"Nothing. At that time, I saw you risking your life to protect her and you even got punched a few times. I felt that you should like her very much, so I just asked casually. Since there is nothing wrong, it's fine." Murong Yu said lightly. From her tone, he could not tell that she had any feelings.
Only then did Long Chen know why Murong Yu often helped him. First of all, she was a woman. Long Chen was willing to risk his life to protect a woman. Perhaps she was touched, but Murong Yu was very clear that all of this would not belong to her.
"Did you feel it? The temperature has increased by about ten times compared to when we came in. We have arrived at the Fire Evolution Earth Vein." Murong Yu changed the topic.
Long Chen also felt it.
"After entering the Fire Evolution Earth Vein, I have my own things to do. When the time comes, we will separate. However, Long Chen, I still have to remind you. If you can, you should try to get as much Refined Fire Essence as possible. The more the better." Murong Yu hesitated for a moment and said it.
"Why?" Long Chen felt that Murong Yu still had something to say.
"I heard that except for Yang Danfeng, the other people will gather the Refined Fire Essence and give it to Yang Jun. In this way, it will be the same as the sum of the other eight people. So, you should know how much you need." Murong Yu said.
"That works too."
Long Chen was a little speechless. Fortunately, Murong Yu reminded him. Otherwise, this time, Long Chen would underestimate the number of Yang Jun's Refined Fire Essence. Therefore, he felt a lot of gratitude towards Murong Yu. "It doesn't matter.
When the time comes, it will depend on how much Refined Fire Essence you have. You can even snatch their Refined Fire Essence before the time is up. Of course, you can't use the Refined Fire Essence that you have previously obtained. The temperature of the Refined Fire Essence that has just been taken out from the magma is hundreds of times different from the Refined Fire Essence that has been placed in the outside world for a year. At a glance, you can see the difference. Don't tell me you brought the Refined Fire Essence to make up the number. "Murong Yu did not explain this to Long Chen, so she was worried that Long Chen would have this idea.
"No, I don't have any on me …" Long Chen was a little speechless. If Xiao Lang was here, it would be impossible for him to keep any Refined Fire Essence.
Speaking of this, Long Chen suddenly felt that the scene in front of him suddenly became clear. On the ground in front of him, there was a small hole. Long Chen walked to the side of the hole and looked inside. All he saw was scarlet red magma as far as his eyes could see.
Other than magma, there was nothing else.
The magma was rolling, and a vast wave of heat rushed towards Long Chen. In the magma below, there were bubbles emerging from time to time and exploding. In his vision, it was like a pool of red muddy boiling water, releasing a huge amount of heat.
"This is magma." This was the first time Long Chen had seen it.
"Mm-hm, that's right. The Li Fire Flame Beast and the Refined Fire Essence are both hidden in the depths of this magma. You need to dive deep to be able to gain anything. Without True Energy at the fifth level of the Heavenly River Tier or above, there is no way you can protect yourself and move freely below. You, Xiao Lang, are you alright?" She still did not know Xiao Lang's level, so she asked a little worriedly.
"Don't worry, he was born for flames." Long Chen smiled mysteriously.
"Alright, then. I won't say anything else. They have probably been running all the way, and should have entered the river of magma by now. I cannot delay any longer. Goodbye."
Long Chen nodded.
After saying this, Murong Yu did not hesitate and jumped down from this small hole. True Energy surrounded her, giving her body the ability to resist the heat of the magma. Then, she plunged head first into the fiery red magma and disappeared.
Xiao Lang looked down with a burning gaze.
"Let's go as well, Xiao Lang. This is your paradise. The Earth Vein of Evolving Fire, the Li Fire Flame Beast … With my Spirit-Devouring Demonic Eyes, all the demonic beasts have nowhere to hide from my eyes. If we find the demonic beasts, won't we find the Refined Fire Essence? This way, we will not have to worry about finding less Refined Fire Essence than them."
What Long Chen needed to do was to collect the Refined Fire Essence in the shortest amount of time with the highest efficiency.
After preparing with Xiao Lang, Long Chen also copied Murong Yu, enveloping his body with True Energy and jumping into the river of magma. As for Xiao Lang, this magma was nothing more than bathwater to him.
"It is indeed very hot."
As soon as he plunged in, everything around him was red. He could not see anything, only the pushing force from the magma that was like flowing water, shaking Long Chen back and forth.
Long Chen controlled his body and then used his True Energy to open up a space. Only then could he see the things around him. And Xiao Lang was in the magma in front of him. What could be seen was that traces of flames, almost automatically flowing into Xiao Lang's body, being swallowed by Xiao Lang.
"Come, let's start searching."