Under Xiao Chen's watch, the three elders cleared the Thunder Tribulation of the Heavenly Building Realm without any mishaps and condensed their own Martial Path Heavenly Building. However, the quality of their Martial Path Heavenly Building was not very high.
Among the three, the one with the highest quality was Second Elder Lin Shan, who was at the fifth grade of the Heavenly Building Realm, First Elder Tie Shi, who was at the fourth grade of the Heavenly Building Realm, and Third Elder Xiao Qin, who was only at the third grade of the Heavenly Building Realm. This was with the help of the Amethyst Sky Vine, which raised their respective Heavenly Building Realm by one grade.
However, when the Five-colored Sky Mending Fruit in the Mountain River Herb Garden matured, it could raise the three elders' Heavenly Building Realm by one grade.
In any case, the three elders had all advanced to the Heavenly Building Realm, which was a happy event. Their lifespans had increased to a thousand years, not to mention that the three of them were responsible for the tribe's affairs and did not often participate in the tribe's external battles.
Myriad Fire Mountain Range.
Three days later, Xiao Chen's figure appeared in a flaming mountain range. Around him were active volcanoes that were constantly spewing lava.
This was the largest volcanic area in the Desolate Border Region. It could be said that there was not a single mountain in this volcanic mountain range that was silent. It was constantly spewing lava to the outside world.
The lava gurgled and emitted a scorching aura. The rich fire element seemed to have a life of its own. It was blazing and exploding, and a strong sulphuric smell filled the air. The sky above the volcano was filled with layers of black smoke, spreading thousands of miles away.
Surging hot air blew at Xiao Chen. He was not at the volcano's mouth, which was the tallest of the volcanoes. Instead, he was at a short volcano about one kilometer tall. In fact, it was not very eye-catching in this Ten Thousand Fire Mountain Range.
However, this inconspicuous volcano had a diameter of thousands of feet. It was far from comparable to the volcano in the mountain city of the Gu Yuan tribe, which had been formed when the earth veins had been pierced through.
This volcanic land in the Desolate Border Region had existed for hundreds of thousands of years. Even under the entire Flame Mountain Range, Xiao Chen could feel the activity of the earth veins, as if there was a huge dragon rolling about. Every time the dragon roared, the entire volcanic mountain range would welcome a collective roar of magma.
A land of rich flames gathered rich fire-attribute heaven and earth origin energy. Moreover, after tens of millions of years of burning, this volcano was also a treasure trove. Naturally, martial artists would come here to search for fire-attribute materials or even spirit medicines.
However, after so many years of erosion, there were very few volcanoes that could survive for tens of thousands of years in this flaming mountain range. Most of them had disappeared due to the movement of the earth veins, and new volcanoes were born.
Rumor had it that volcanoes that had existed for tens of thousands of years had a universe in the depths of their magma. They could condense the divine essence of fire, or they could give birth to spiritual objects. Furthermore, the grade of the spiritual objects was related to the age of the volcano. Rumor had it that in the depths of volcanoes that had existed for millions of years, there would be fire elementals that would transform into fire dragons that would undergo heavenly tribulations and break through the sky.
Because of this, the volcanoes in the Flame Mountain Range were also divided according to the age of the volcano. They were divided into hundreds of years, thousands of years, and tens of thousands of years. Volcanoes that could nurture for tens of thousands of years could contain spiritual objects.
Xiao Chen didn't come here to search for spiritual objects, but to search for volcanoes. Forging divine weapons and refining pellets in the tribe required fire. Although Alchemists could condense their own life true fire, the fire condensed by low-level Alchemists couldn't be compared to the natural fire that was born between heaven and earth.
At this moment, Xiao Chen had already penetrated thousands of miles into the Flame Mountain Range by relying on his own strength. The thick flames caused the surrounding air to distort. Up in the sky, volcanic ash filled the air, and the sun couldn't be seen. From time to time, the volcanic craters glowed with golden magma.
Buzz!
All of a sudden, in the dark sky in front of Xiao Chen, a divine light bloomed. Immediately, Xiao Chen felt that there was a majestic force moving under the ground, gathering towards the source of the divine light.
The golden divine light contained a trace of divinity of fire.
A ten thousand years old volcano!
Immediately, Xiao Chen's heart skipped a beat. This kind of power could only appear from a ten thousand years old volcano. In the next moment, Xiao Chen's figure turned into a ray of light, flying towards the source of the divine light.
Very quickly, Xiao Chen arrived at the source of the divine light.
This was a five thousand zhang high volcano, the crater was a thousand zhang wide. The surrounding volcanic magma had long been burned by the fierce flames, turning into a kind of semi-transparent red crystal, like colored glass.
In front of him, the golden-red magma shot out in all directions. The rolling magma was like golden jade, surrounded by golden clouds. The aura it emitted even suppressed the volcanoes within a radius of ten li, like a scorching sun embedded in the earth.
This pool of golden lava was pure and flawless. Below the rock wall, there was an ancient tree that was completely gilded in gold. It grew out of the surging golden-red lava. There was no smell of burning, but it emitted an enchanting fragrance.
Scarlet Flame Sandalwood!
This kind of spiritual wood grew in the flames, only growing ten zhang in a thousand years. The one in front of him was ten zhang high, which also proved that the volcano in front of him had existed for at least ten thousand years.
Obviously, this Scarlet Flame Sandalwood had always been wrapped in the rolling magma. This time, it just happened to appear because of the volcano's eruption. In addition, this place could be said to be the depths of the entire volcanic mountain range, the temperature was already terrifyingly high. Even ordinary Venerables would find it difficult to enter such a deep place. Xiao Chen only reached this place by relying on the Golden Battle Body. This was the reason why this Scarlet Flame Sandalwood had survived until now.
Scarlet Flame Sandalwood had two uses. After being cut down, it could be made into incense, which could nourish blood and strengthen the body. It had unexpected effects for children before they reached the Foundation Establishment Realm. Moreover, if it was refined, it could also be used to understand the mysteries of fire.
Rumble!
Above the sky, a huge space crack suddenly appeared, and an immortal light sprinkled down, covering the volcano and even the three volcanoes around it. Although the three volcanoes at the side had not reached ten thousand years old, they were also thousands of years old. Therefore, Xiao Chen put them in the Mark of Mountains and Rivers.
These volcanoes were placed in the secret space where the Hundred Herb Hall was located by Xiao Chen. The tribe's pharmacists had some special ways to draw out the flames in the center of the volcanoes and use them for alchemy.
After the four volcanoes were taken into the Mark of Mountains and Rivers, there was only a huge pit of flames that covered a few miles. Soon, the rolling magma gathered and formed a magma lake.
Next, Xiao Chen did not go to the center of the Flame Mountain Range. He could feel the temperature inside. Even if he had the Golden Battle Body, he could not avoid being burned to ashes.
After collecting this ten thousand years old volcano, his good luck seemed to have run out. Finally, after half a day, Xiao Chen found a volcano that was less than eight thousand years old. He put it in the secret space where the Divine Weapon Hall was located and used it to forge weapons.
In the depths of the Fallen Dragon Mountain Range.
Roar!
A huge Demon Ape that was about forty feet in size was punched away by Xiao Chen. The huge Demon Ape's blood-red eyes were like fire, flashing with madness. However, even though it had a body that was like a small mountain, it was still not a match for Xiao Chen. Its internal organs were dislocated by Xiao Chen's iron fists, and blood was spurting out from the corner of its mouth.
"Will you submit or not?"
This was an early Four-Star Ominous Beast, which was comparable to the Venerable Realm of the human race. However, it was much weaker than the current Xiao Chen.
Woo!
Finally, the Demon Ape prostrated on the ground and lowered its ferocious head towards Xiao Chen. Soon, Xiao Chen put this huge Demon Ape into the space of the Seal of Mountains and Rivers. This Four-Star Demon Ape was the fourth Four-Star Ominous Beast that he had subdued.
After entering the Falling Dragon Mountain Range for one day, aside from the four 4-Star ferocious beasts, there were hundreds of 3-Star ferocious beasts. As for the 2-Star ferocious beasts, they were simply sucked into the Spatial Ring whenever they saw one. However, compared to the Ferocious Beast Secret Realm of the Imperial Beast Hall, which was about fifty thousand kilometers wide, these ferocious beasts were still too few.
"It seems that there are not many Ominous Beasts in this area. Time to change to another place."
After putting the Demon Ape into the Ominous Beast Secret Space, Xiao Chen sighed. Almost half of the Ominous Beasts in the Dragon Mountain Range had been wiped out by him. However, he was preparing to change to another area to avoid attracting the attention of the powerful Ominous Beasts in the depths of the Dragon Mountain Range. It was said that the depths of the Dragon Mountain Range spanned across the wasteland was guarded by a Beast King, which was a Six-Star existence.
Following the direction of the Dragon Mountain Range, Xiao Chen headed southeast from the western part of the wasteland. However, the furthest he went was ten thousand miles deep into the Dragon Mountain Range. After a while, the number of Four-Star Ominous Beasts in the Ominous Beast Secret Space had increased by nearly a hundred. However, the strongest one was comparable to the Venerable Realm of the human race, which was the peak of the intermediate Four-Star Ominous Beast Realm.
The number of Ominous Beast Stars and the division between the human race's martial arts were not very harmonious. After a martial artist advanced to the Heavenly Building Realm, especially after reaching the Sixth Heaven of the Heavenly Building Realm, the gap between each Heaven could be said to be as wide as heaven and earth. It was the same for Ominous Beasts. In fact, the division of strength was even more vague.
Therefore, martial artists corresponded the strength of the Ominous Beast to the human race's martial arts. The strength of a Three-star Ominous Beast was between the First Heaven and the Fifth Heaven of the Heavenly Building Realm. Some Ominous Beasts with special talents could even have the strength of a Human Sixth Heaven at the Three Star Realm.
Four-star Ominous Beasts corresponded to the Human Race's Sixth Heaven to the Eighth Heaven of the Heavenly Building Realm, while Five-star Ominous Beasts corresponded to the Human Race's Ninth Heaven to the Half King Realm. Of course, this was only a rough division, but it had been passed down for countless years.
At this time, Xiao Chen's figure appeared at the peak of an ancient mountain. He looked a little disheveled, and his aura was completely restrained. There was a valley 30 miles away from him. In the valley lived a tribe of Ominous Beasts. There were no less than ten thousand of them.
Dragon-Blooded Full Moon Rhinoceros!
Dragon-type Ominous Beasts lived in groups. In front of Xiao Chen was a tribe of Dragon-Blooded Full Moon Rhinoceros. As for why Xiao Chen looked a little disheveled, it was because he was chased out by this group of Full Moon Rhinoceros. Although most of the Full Moon Rhinoceros were at the One or Two Star Realm, and there were also a few hundred of them at the Three Star Realm, the king of this group of rhinoceroses was a late Four-star Ominous Beast. Its strength was enough to stand shoulder to shoulder with a Human Race Seventh Heaven Great Venerable.