Before coming here, Ling Xiao had seen the scene of Flame Valley from high up in the sky.
At that time, he had only felt that it was like a mountain of flames, crimson like blood. This kind of scene was truly spectacular, causing people to gasp in amazement.
Now standing at the entrance of Flame Valley, waves of hot air assaulted his face, causing his entire body to feel unbearably hot. He couldn't help feeling irritated.
"Junior apprentice brother, take an Ice Cold Pill. The fire poison here can slowly invade your body through your skin," reminded Shi Tianhou. Not daring to be careless, he took out an Ice Cold Pill and swallowed it.
"It's nothing, senior apprentice brother, just lead the way," said Ling Xiao casually.
In truth, he had already begun to circulate the ice attribute within his body to maintain a calm state of mind.
Although the innate Yin Wind Baleful Qi within his body could resist the fire poison, under such high temperatures, even Ling Xiao felt his mind become restless.
The two of them entered the valley and saw that there were fire attribute low level spirit grasses and spirit trees everywhere. Each one was extremely strange and bright red.
"Flaming Tail Grass" Ling Xiao looked around, his gaze suddenly stopping in one direction.
He saw that in the direction he was looking at, there was a crimson spirit grass. That spirit grass was extremely hairy, like a horse's tail constantly swaying in the wind. This was a high level second level Flaming Tail Grass.
Ling Xiao couldn't help but rush over to pick that spirit grass.
"Junior apprentice brother, don't waste your time. The spirit grasses here are all covered in fire poison. Elder Yang and the other elders have concluded that these spirit grasses can't be absorbed or used for alchemy, otherwise those who absorb them will be poisoned," said Shi Tianhou from the side.
As soon as these words were said, Ling Xiao's excited mood couldn't help but wither.
"What a pity." Ling Xiao threw the Flaming Tail Grass to the side and heavily sighed.
He now also finally understood the reason why these low level spirit grasses were all left unpicked. It turned out that these spirit grasses all had some degree of fire poison, so they couldn't be absorbed. It was undoubtedly a great pity.
What followed was the true beginning of what made Ling Xiao's heart ache.
He saw that there were actually quite a few third level spirit grasses in Flame Valley, and they were all extremely rare and precious.
However, these spiritual herbs could not be absorbed or used for alchemy. This undoubtedly made Ling Xiao feel extremely pained.
Even so, Ling Xiao could not help but pick a few rare and precious spiritual herbs.
Suddenly, something seemed to flash through his mind, and he immediately revealed a happy expression.
Although others couldn't absorb it, it didn't mean he couldn't use it!
He cultivated the Three Parts Returning to Yuan Qi, which meant that he cultivated the three attributes of ice, fire, and wind at the same time. Therefore, he could also absorb the spirit herbs of the fire attribute. Although these spirit herbs contained fire poison, it was not a big deal to him. Even if he directly consumed it or refined it into a pill, he could directly consume it. At that time, he could use the Evil Yin Qi to eliminate the fire poison, and the medicinal effect would definitely be preserved.
Thinking of this, Ling Xiao's heart warmed up, and he quickly began to harvest these fire-attributed spiritual herbs.
Shi Tianhou was flabbergasted by Ling Xiao's actions.
"Junior Brother, didn't I say that these spirit herbs can't be used?
Why are you still picking them? Don't waste time, let's hurry, "urged Shi Tianhou.
"Senior Brother, don't be anxious. These spirit herbs are useless to others, but to me, they are extremely useful!" Ling Xiao grinned.
Following that, Ling Xiao saw a stalk of Tier 3 mid-tier Five Star Flower. Each flower was like a star, and the petals even contained some dark red veined patterns, looking very charming and alluring.
"Good boy, there are still three middle third level Five Star Flowers. I can't let them go!" Ling Xiao's eyes shone, and he rubbed his hands together, immediately running over to pick them.
Just at this time, a sense of danger gathered.
"Junior Brother, be careful!" Shi Tianhou also felt it, and he warned Ling Xiao. The pair of silver axes on his back instantly drew out, and he pounced towards Ling Xiao.
Whoosh!
A fiery shadow shot out from the underbrush like lightning.
Ling Xiao had been gathering spirit herbs the entire time, but he hadn't seen any spirit beasts. His vigilance had been at its lowest, and it was only when danger arrived that he reacted. However, he was still a bit late, and his arm was cut by that fiery shadow.
The burning sensation caused Ling Xiao to involuntarily suck in a breath of cold air. When he looked at his arm again, he saw a stream of blood flowing out from a crack in his flesh. In just a short moment, his arm had already become red and swollen, and there was even a faint trace of scarlet.
A fiery poison quickly rushed into Ling Xiao's body from his arm.
At this time, Ling Xiao naturally didn't have the mind to use the fiery poison to cultivate the Vajra Five Transformation Technique. Without even thinking about it, he used the Xiantian Yin Wind Baleful Qi to extinguish the fiery poison.
Ling Xiao frowned and looked at the spirit beast that had injured him. He cried out in alarm, "It's actually a fire fox! This is bad!"
In front of Ling Xiao was a mid-third level fire fox. Its entire body was as red as blood, and its red fur was tightly bunched together. Its eyes were scarlet, and its fangs were exposed. It was exceptionally frightening.
"Junior Brother, you go forward. I'll deal with it!" Shi Tianhou shouted from behind, and at the same time, he blasted out two axe shadows.
Ling Xiao didn't hesitate and immediately retreated to the side. However, he didn't leave. Instead, he took out his Raging Flame Sword and waited for an opportunity.
The fire fox's speed was as fast as lightning, and even some wind attribute spirit beasts might not be able to match its speed.
Shi Tianhou's attacks were simply unable to harm the fire fox.
"Ji!" The fire fox seemed to have been angered by Shi Tianhou, and after dodging a few times, it shot towards Shi Tianhou.
Shi Tianhou was an earth attribute martial artist. His defense was passable, but his speed was lacking. Seeing that the fire fox was about to grab his face, Ling Xiao saw an opportunity from the side. He pointed with his index finger, and a small pillar of fire shot towards the fire fox.
This was the Raging Flame Finger Technique that he had obtained from the Li Clan.
At the same time that he shot out his finger technique, Ling Xiao used his fastest speed and instantly arrived at the fire fox's side. He shouted, "Go to hell!"
The Raging Flame Finger could only temporarily delay the fire fox's attack on Shi Tianhou. His current move was the real killing move.
Rays of sword shadows filled with scorching flames shot towards the fire fox's body.
Boom!
Ling Xiao had used 100% of his profound energy in this move. Furthermore, he was using a third level profound artifact. This attack was comparable to a low level spirit master's full power attack.
The fire fox was blasted several meters away, and it landed in the weeds.
"Senior Brother, are you alright?" Ling Xiao asked with concern.
"I'm fine. Fortunately, you attacked in time. Let's go. That fire fox shouldn't be dead. Even if we join forces, we might not be able to deal with it!" Shi Tianhou said, and hurriedly brought Ling Xiao along.
"Senior Brother can't leave. That fire fox is attacking again!" Ling Xiao cautiously looked at the place where the fire fox had fallen.
Just as he finished speaking, a fiery shadow shot out from the grass again. This time, it was even faster than before.
"Come! It's been a long time since someone has sparred with me!" Ling Xiao didn't retreat, but advanced instead. He shouted, and the Raging Flame Sword in his hand shone brightly.
Sword Scar!
In an instant, countless fiery sword shadows flooded towards the fire fox that was shooting over.
Unfortunately, Ling Xiao had still underestimated the fire fox's speed. With a few leaps, it circled to Ling Xiao's side, and opened its bloody mouth to bite towards Ling Xiao's waist.
If he was bitten, he would probably lose a large chunk of flesh.
"Beast, don't be so savage!" Shi Tianhou shouted, and immediately came over to support him.
For a moment, one beast and two humans were fighting.
With Ling Xiao's wind attribute, he could still sense the fire fox's direction, but he couldn't do anything to it. Whenever the fire fox was about to bite Ling Xiao, Shi Tianhou would come over to support him.
"Junior Brother, we can't continue like this. Why don't you leave first, and I'll block it?" Shi Tianhou said anxiously.
This mid third rank fire fox was truly too difficult to deal with. The two of them fought for a long time, and Shi Tianhou could only let Ling Xiao leave first. After all, Ling Xiao's strength was much weaker than his.
However, he didn't realize that Ling Xiao wasn't at a disadvantage when facing the fire fox. If it were him, he might not be able to do the same.
"This won't do. This fire fox has already been attacked by fire poison, and it won't give up attacking. Even if you stay behind, I'm afraid you won't be its match. Think of a way to block it, and I'll kill it!" Ling Xiao said to Shi Tianhou as he waved his Raging Flame Sword to attack the fire fox.
"Okay, you hold it first!" Shi Tianhou replied, and immediately began to gather his spiritual energy.
In an instant, Shi Tianhou's entire body emitted a powerful earthen yellow color. Immediately after, he shouted, "Hand of the Earth!"
He slammed his palm on the ground, and a muffled sound rang out.
Following that, a surge of energy surged from the ground, rushing towards the place where the fire fox and Ling Xiao were fighting. Following that, an illusory hand drilled out of the ground.
"Hiss!"
The fire fox was caught by the earthen yellow hand, and it couldn't struggle free for a moment. It let out a strange cry.
"Well done!" Ling Xiao shouted, and he raised his Raging Flame Sword high in the air.
"Swish!"
The powerful sword shadow contained the most ferocious attack.
Pfft pfft!
This time, the fire fox didn't have any chance to dodge, and it took the full brunt of Ling Xiao's ferocious attack. Streaks of blood splattered, and the fox's body was cut into several pieces.
"Phew!" Ling Xiao heaved a heavy sigh of relief, and directly sat down.
That attack just now had used up all of his Xuan Qi.
Shi Tianhou immediately ran over and praised, "Junior Brother, good job! You actually killed the fire fox!"
This time, Shi Tianhou finally realized that Ling Xiao's strength wasn't as simple as it seemed on the surface. Even if they were to exchange blows, it was likely that the two of them would have a fifty-fifty chance of winning.
He was already a low level Spirit Master, and Ling Xiao was only a high level Xuan cultivator.
Shi Tianhou couldn't help but exclaim in his heart, "Junior Brother is really amazing!"
"I was just lucky. If it wasn't for senior brother controlling it, I might not have been able to injure it." Ling Xiao shook his head. Then he sat down to recover his Xuan Qi.
Shi Tianhou went to pick the Five Star Flower, and then he went to take out the fire fox's beast core.
After a quarter of an hour, Ling Xiao finished meditating, and Shi Tianhou gave these two items to Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao naturally didn't stand on ceremony, and he put them into his spatial ring.
"Let's go. There's still some distance to go, so we must hurry." Shi Tianhou said.
The two of them once again walked into the depths of Flame Valley.
Along the way, they encountered two low level third rank spirit beasts, but they were both killed by the two of them.
Ling Xiao also obtained two beast cores and a few spirit herbs.
This trip to Flame Valley was destined to be fruitful.