Long Chen quickly figured out that there were a total of sixty-eight Divine Flame Beasts inside. From the beginning, Long Chen and Xiao Lang had already killed two of them. After the two Divine Flame Beasts died, Long Chen did not have time to wait here any longer. He had to imprint the Divine Flame Beasts inside, but he could not lure too many of them out. In other words, if he wanted to enter the cave, he could not make too much of a ruckus.
"Xiao Lang, watch me."
Long Chen laughed, then quietly snuck into the cave. Presumably, to Xiao Lang, Long Chen was more suitable to take on the task of luring them.
Relying on the Spirit Devouring Demon Eye, Long Chen could easily grasp the movements of the Divine Flame Beasts inside. He held his breath and slowly approached inside. With his speed, he quickly appeared in front of the cave where the Divine Flame Beasts were gathered. Because of the magma, he could not see how many treasures there were below, but there was definitely a lot of them. This was because the temperature here, compared to the normal temperature outside, was almost a hundred times higher. This meant that there was a high possibility that it was filled with Fire Refinement Essence, and there might even be God Refining Crystals.
Long Chen was sure that he had definitely found the place with the most Fire Refinement Essence in the Elemental Fire Vein. This could only be said that his luck was too good, and whether or not he had the fortune to enjoy his luck would depend on whether or not his strength passed the test.
Gently taking a few small stones from the ground, Long Chen used all his strength and threw them towards a few of the Divine Flame Beasts that were closer. Although the stones could not cause any harm to the Divine Flame Beasts, they successfully alerted them. When Long Chen let out a light sound outside the cave, a total of five Divine Flame Beasts started to walk towards the outside suspiciously.
Long Chen instantly ran away.
When the Divine Flame Beasts discovered his tracks, they immediately increased their speed and chased after Long Chen. This time, there were a total of five Divine Flame Beasts, but Long Chen knew that he could definitely eat them all.
Very soon, Long Chen charged out of the cave. The five Divine Flame Beasts charged out right after him. It was at this moment that Long Chen used the World of Devouring Blood. As for Xiao Lang who had been lying in wait, all his Godfire Clones appeared the moment Long Chen used the World of Devouring Blood. They immediately surrounded the five Divine Flame Beasts. Afterwards, Xiao Lang used the Ninth Hell Demon Ancestral Flame. The Divine Flame Beasts trapped by the Godfire Clones were obviously unable to resist the attacks of the Ninth Hell Demon Ancestral Flame. They were slain one by one.
The five Divine Flame Beasts all died in just a few minutes. Long Chen had only killed one in total, while Xiao Lang had killed four. The destructive power of the Ninth Hell Demon Ancestral Flame was already much more powerful than Long Chen's attacks. However, Long Chen was rather vexed because he had already learned the Heaven Tier Battle Skill, the Traceless Specter. He had extraordinary Godfire Clones, but his other aspects were terrible, especially when it came to attacks. The Blue Dragon Halberd had long since become useless against the increasingly powerful enemies.
Xiao Lang, on the other hand, had already begun to reveal his heaven-defying abilities.
In the following period of time, Long Chen followed what he had done before, luring out around five or six Divine Flame Beasts each time. There was one time when the situation went out of control and he even drew out ten Divine Flame Beasts. Without the huge number of Godfire Clones, as well as the Devouring World and the Ninth Hell Demon Ancestral Flame, even ten Divine Flame Beasts would have died to their hands.
After the wolf cub had swallowed the beast cores of about fifty seventh grade Earth-ranked Divine Flame Beasts, its life once again underwent a metamorphosis. This time, the metamorphosis lasted for half a day. Afterwards, the wolf cub's speed surpassed Long Chen's, and it reached the seventh grade Earth-ranked.
Long Chen had known long ago that the Earthfire Vein was basically Xiao Lang's paradise. Now, it had truly come true. Right now, Xiao Lang had successfully crossed two levels and reached the seventh grade of the Earth Tier. His body had become slightly smaller as a result, but it was more condensed. His level of life had increased, and he could control more Ninth Hell Demon Ancestral Flame.
When Xiao Lang reached the seventh grade of the Earth Tier, there were only a dozen or so Divine Flame Beasts left in the cavern. They were no longer a problem.
"Good job, Xiao Lang. From today on, I'll be relying on you to protect me. Hurry up and open the way to collect our spoils of war."
One man and one wolf excitedly rushed into the cavern filled with magma. This time, Long Chen was no longer afraid of making a ruckus. Under the powerful attack of Xiao Lang, more than a dozen Divine Flame Beasts died one after another under his Divine Flame Doppelganger and the Ninth Hell Demon Ancestral Flame. Although Xiao Lang and the Divine Flame Beasts were at the same level, Xiao Lang had obtained the legendary Ancestral Flame. Although it was only a doppelganger, and although Xiao Lang couldn't control much, this was already enough.
The original Divine Flame Beasts had almost been completely exterminated by Long Chen and Xiao Lang.
After getting rid of all the threats, Long Chen went to check the huge amount of spoils of war. This cavern was very big, and could accommodate more than a hundred Divine Flame Beasts. There were a lot of Fire Refinement Essences. Almost every few steps, Long Chen could see a Fire Refinement Essence quietly stored there, emitting a dazzling light and scorching heat.
Long Chen and Xiao Lang split up to collect the Fire Refinement Essences. Because they were worried about other unforeseen events, their speed was very fast.
Suddenly, Long Chen felt a powerful heatwave coming from the front. The heatwave of the Fire Refining Essence was already strong enough, but it did not do anything to Long Chen. But this heatwave actually burned Long Chen to the point that he felt somewhat uncomfortable. Even if he used his True Qi to protect his body, he would feel a little better.
Taking a few steps forward, Long Chen saw the reason for the heat wave. In front of him, a black crystal was quietly floating in the magma. If Long Chen's guess was not wrong, this should be what Murong Yu had said, which was basically equivalent to a hundred God Refining Crystals.
"I really can't find it anywhere …" Long Chen quickly kept the God Refining Crystal into his own bosom, and then began to collect the Fire Refinement Essence. In the spirit of not wasting anything, he and Xiao Lang wandered around the cave, and finally collected all the Fire Refinement Essence. Of course, there were also other God Refining Crystals.
After Long Chen counted the data, he was completely stunned. Adding the more than a hundred Fire Refinement Essences that he had obtained from hunting the Li Fire Flame Beast outside, Long Chen had obtained a total of close to two thousand Fire Refinement Essences. As for the God Refining Crystals, Long Chen had also obtained thirteen of them. Thirteen God Refining Crystals were basically equivalent to one thousand three hundred Fire Refinement Essences.
Back in the Bi Yang Imperial City, the nine Fire Refinement Essences that the Ninth Prince had embedded on his sword had already made Long Chen's eyes red. He never thought that he would actually be able to find so many Fire Refinement Essences here one day.
"Looks like the Fire Refinement Essence is simply a worthless item. Back then, I relied on those nine Fire Refinement Essences to forge a high grade Earth Stage Divine Sword. I believe that the Fire Refinement Essence only played a role in moderation, and the other materials are also very important. It can't be said that just by relying on those nine Fire Refinement Essences, it can create a high grade Earth Stage Divine Sword."
In the beginning, a single Fire Refinement Essence was enough to raise Xiao Lang's level by one, but it was different now. To Xiao Lang, the Fire Refinement Essence was more or less equivalent to the Demon Core of the Li Fire Flame Beast, and the fire energy contained within the God Refining Crystal was several times stronger than the Demon Core of the Divine Flame Beast.
The reason why Long Chen was able to obtain so many Fire Refinement Essences was ultimately because he had found the lair of the Divine Flame Beast. This group of Divine Flame Beasts was the largest group of Divine Flame Beasts in the Fire Evolution Earth Vein. Over the countless years, they had collected countless Fire Refinement Essences and God Refining Crystals and thrown them into the lair. After experiencing the passage of time, the Fire Refinement Essences and God Refining Crystals would turn into ordinary stones, and the other Fire Refinement Essences would be replenished.
This cycle was the reason why Long Chen was able to reap such a great harvest this time.
Of course, there was also a reason for this. Long Chen believed that without the Spirit Devouring Demon Pupil, Yang Danfeng and Murong Yu would not dare to fight against this group of sixth grade Earth Stage Divine Flame Beasts.
Although the effect of the Fire Refinement Essence on Xiao Lang was not that great, when the number reached two thousand, the effect was still very obvious. At this time, he had already finished collecting all of them. Long Chen then changed to a quiet place to stay. He had already obtained quite a few treasures, and staying far away from the scene of the accident was the most accurate choice.
"This time, the harvest has really exceeded my expectations. Little Wolf, a large portion of it is due to your efforts. I reckon that even if there were a hundred of them, they would not be able to obtain as many Fire Refinement Essence and God Refinement Crystal as me, so I will leave a thousand Fire Refinement Essence and ten God Refinement Crystal s for you to use as snacks."
Long Chen laughed.
The harvest this time made him very happy. This way, not only would the Great Dao Heart Seed Magic Technique be stable, Xiao Lang's strength would also increase by a terrifying amount. In any case, it was far from the seventh grade of the Earth Stage.
The Burning Heaven Devil Emperor had once said that as long as Xiao Lang had sufficient conditions, he would definitely grow into the most heaven-defying demon beast. Now was the time for him to display his heaven-defying nature. There was no limit to his devouring of fire treasures. As long as he had enough fire attribute treasures, even the current him could grow to a realm that even Long Chen could not touch.
At the very least, it was above the four basic realms.
Only now did Long Chen know how correct it was to want to enter the Fire Evolution Earth Vein and raise Xiao Lang's strength. With so many Fire Refinement Essences and God Refining Crystals, Long Chen was looking forward to it. After devouring everything in his hands, would Xiao Lang become as strong as the three Great Devil Elders, or even surpass them?
Xiao Lang's heaven-defying nature had allowed Long Chen to improve a little. In the past two months, Long Chen had been seriously cultivating at all times, but in the end, the results were only a little bit of Xiao Lang's.
After receiving the 'snacks' from Long Chen, there were a total of about a thousand Fire Refinement Essences and a few God Refining Crystals. Xiao Lang happily went to devour them, but at this time, Long Chen took out another harvest that he had unexpectedly found in the cave. This was a sword, its entire body was blue, and it flickered with a faint starlight.