The Peng brothers were very young. The eldest was only in his eighties, and the fourth was only in his sixties. Compared to other King Stage martial artists, they were extremely young.
For many people at their age, not to mention attaining the mid-stage Monarch Rank, even breaking through to the low-stage Monarch Rank was something to be proud of.
Back in Meteorite City, the Ling Family's Supreme Elder was only able to break through to the King Stage when he was about 150 years old because of Ling Xiao's ten-thousand-year tree's milk.
It was obvious that it was not easy to break through to the King Stage suddenly. It was like a heavenly cushion for a martial artist. Breaking through this heavenly cushion would be like a dragon entering the sea, and one would be able to soar freely between heaven and earth.
The fact that the Gu brothers were able to cultivate to this level without relying on a big sect proved that their Tenbin was definitely not inferior to ordinary geniuses.
While Ling Xiao was secretly praising the Peng brothers, the Gu brothers were even more amazed by Ling Xiao.
They had heard from the Poison Emperor that the master of this place was very young and promising. But when they saw him in person, they felt that he was a little too young.
He was only in his twenties, but his strength had already surpassed their decades of cultivation. Moreover, looking at his bearing and demeanor, he really had the temperament of a tortoise.
Even the high and mighty Poison Emperor had to respectfully address him as "Young Master". But their powerful mistress had actually turned into a timid young housewife in front of him. This was too shocking.
It should be known that the Poison Emperor's reputation had already caused a sensation in the Southern Region a hundred years ago, and the reputation of Blood Asura was not just for show.
But in front of this young man, their edge seemed to be so weak that it couldn't be any weaker.
Moreover, the huge six claws of the blue Flood Dragon they had seen before showed that it was at least a Sixth Rank Flood Dragon. What did this mean?
It was a spirit beast comparable to the Celestial Master Stage, and it could move unhindered in any place in the Southern Region.
The Peng brothers worshipped Ling Xiao from the bottom of their hearts. They didn't dare to look down on Ling Xiao because of his young age.
With the mercenary group brought by the Peng brothers, it was not so difficult to hold the auction.
At the same time, Poison Scorpion had already arranged for people to go to the major cities to spread the news that Gu City was reopened.
Before this, Ling Xiao had visited the Tang Family, the Raging Inferno Mercenary Group, and the Xin Family.
What Ling Xiao didn't know was that Nangong Lie had informed King Tiele of the Tiele Tribe.
At once, the four forces proved that Gu City had indeed reopened, and they would also provide goods to the Gu tribe auction.
In the following half a month, all the major forces sent people to Gu City to investigate. There were also some rogue cultivators and mercenaries who chose to stay in Gu City.
Gradually, Gu City gained some liveliness and was no longer as lifeless as before.
Ling Xiao was relieved and happy to see this.
He believed that with Cai Xia Yue and Poison Emperor guarding Gu City, no one would dare to cause trouble here.
Ling Xiao knew that it was time for him to return to the northwest.
However, before he returned, something strange happened that slowed down Ling Xiao's footsteps.
In the mountains not far from Gu City, there were actually a few mountains that suddenly turned into fiery mountain ridges, causing the surrounding spirit beasts to flee in all directions. The Fire Spirit Grass also gradually withered, and the sky turned brownish-red, looking extremely strange.
Although this strange phenomenon did not affect the reconstruction of Gu City, many people thought that this phenomenon was definitely the appearance of some spiritual object or the arrival of some disaster.
Those martial artists who had just arrived went over to check, but they were unable to find anything. After all, the aura there was too strong, ordinary people could not get too close to it.
On the contrary, many fire attribute martial artists ran over to cultivate, and actually gained a lot of insight into the fire attribute.
Ling Xiao felt that this phenomenon was very familiar, as though he had seen it somewhere before, so he decided to go over to take a look.
Five miles east of Gu City, there was a sparse mountain ridge. Other than some low rank spirit beasts and some young trees, there was nothing worth paying attention to.
There were five nearby mountain ridges that were connected to each other, and the soil had changed from the original color to a brownish-red. The trees and spirit grasses had become lifeless, as though they could die at any time.
In the sky above the mountain ridge, there were indeed waves of uncomfortable heat waves.
Fortunately, Ling Xiao had the protection of the Demon Blue Flame, so he was not affected by the heat waves at all.
As he flew here, Ling Xiao felt that he had felt this aura before.
All of a sudden, the Demon Blue Fire Bead in Ling Xiao's Sea of Consciousness seemed to have sensed something. It once again sent a strong message to his Sea of Consciousness, just like when it was in the Tang Family's crafting pool, trying to escape from his control.
"That's right, it's the Dark Brown Flame … It must be the Dark Brown Flame!" Ling Xiao's mind flashed, and he finally remembered what caused this phenomenon.
That's right, it was the Earth Stage Dark Brown Flame left behind by Dan Chen Dao who led the team to Gu City.
Recalling that day in Gu City, Dan Chen Dao had been killed by the Gu Clan old woman in the Great World, and at that time, he had only been thinking of ways to escape, so he didn't have the time to pay attention to the movements of the Dark Brown Flame.
Later, the old woman disappeared, leaving only Ling Xiao and a few others in Gu City, and when Poison Scorpion and Cruel Leopard searched the dead people, they also brought back Dan Chen Dao's Space Ring.
However, Ling Xiao had always thought that the Dark Brown Flame had disappeared with Dan Chen Dao's death.
Now, seeing the scene in front of him, Ling Xiao knew that the Dark Brown Flame must have escaped long ago and taken root here, resulting in this phenomenon.
No wonder the phenomenon here gave Ling Xiao a sense of familiarity, this brownish-red colour was exactly the same as the colour of the flame Dan Chen Dao had used.
Ling Xiao glanced at the few people wandering around the mountain ridge, then landed in a place that was not too hot.
He just didn't want to draw attention to himself.
Then, he began to run at full speed towards the hottest mountain ridge, which was also the darkest brown.
As soon as he entered the mountain ridge, a wave of heat hit his face, and the flames seemed to have a mind of their own, entangling towards Ling Xiao.
Unfortunately, those flames became a feast for the blue flames and were devoured one by one.
Since the last time in the Tang Family's Artifact Refining Pool, he heard from Lu Weng that Special Beads could also advance, but they had to absorb and accumulate the same amount of energy, which was beneficial to them.
Both the Blue Demon Fire and the Dark Brown Flame belonged to the source energy of fire. Although the Blue Demon Fire was a high-grade flame, if it could absorb the Dark Brown Flame, its power would probably become even more terrifying.
However, Ling Xiao did not intend to let the Blue Demon Fire absorb the Dark Brown Flame, he had other plans.
As he walked into the hottest area, he saw that everything within a ten mile radius had turned black. There was no sign of life here, only balls of dark brown flames burning intensely, as if they would never be extinguished.
The temperature here was frighteningly high, and the flames were as ferocious as ferocious beasts. It was not a place that ordinary people could approach. Even an Earth Sovereign Realm expert would be burnt to ashes if he tried to walk here without preparation.
However, Ling Xiao was not affected at all, he had the protection of the Heavenly Fire, and unless it was a Heavenly Fire of the same rank, no fire could harm him.
In this area, there were different fire seeds of different shapes, all of them dark brown in color.
Some were in the shape of spirit beasts, while others were flickering like flowers, grass, or trees. Ordinary people would not be able to tell which was the real Dark Brown Flame's fire seed.
If it was someone else, they would have to spend a lot of effort to find the Dark Brown Flame's fire seed.
However, with the guidance of the Blue Demon Fire, Ling Xiao saw a dark brown little fire seed behind an inconspicuous rock layer.
This little fire seed was very intelligent, and as soon as it saw Ling Xiao coming over, it actually surged, and the fierce flame suddenly burned towards Ling Xiao.
The flame was fierce, and its energy was extremely explosive.
Any expert would be swallowed up by this thick flame, and not even ashes would be left.
Fortunately, Ling Xiao did not need to guard against it, and the Blue Demon Fire immediately rushed towards the Dark Brown Flame.
The Dark Brown Flame seemed to have met its nemesis, and was actually suppressed by the blue flame in an instant.
In the heart of the fire, the little flame seemed to feel fear, and actually chose to escape.
Ling Xiao did not expect that this Earth Fire would have such intelligence.
"Want to escape? No way!" Ling Xiao exclaimed softly, and with both palms controlling the Blue Demon Fire, he instantly chased after the little flame.
In fact, even without Ling Xiao's control, the Blue Demon Fire was like a wolf that had encountered a sheep, and revealed its ferocious side. It wrapped around the Dark Brown Flame, and was about to devour it.
As the fire seed of the Earth Fire, the Dark Brown Flame naturally would not sit still and wait for death. It once again displayed its turbulent explosive energy, and isolated the blue flame.
At the same time, the Dark Brown Flame also wrapped around the mountain ridge, as if it was planning to work from the inside and outside to devour the blue flame.
Unfortunately, although this plan was good, it underestimated the power of the Heavenly Fire, which was of a higher level than itself.
Ling Xiao did not need to exert any force, and the Blue Demon Fire Bead in his sea of consciousness automatically transmitted energy out.
As the number of blue flames increased, the reddish-brown flames were forced to retreat bit by bit.
Very soon, the area within a radius of ten miles was almost occupied by the blue flame.
Between the blue flames, there was a hint of a strange purple color.
Ling Xiao knew that this was because the Blue Demon Fire had absorbed the thunder fire origin that had been accumulated in the Tang Family's weapon refining pool for many years.
The Dark Brown Flame seemed to feel a strong sense of danger, and wanted to escape through the ground.
Unfortunately, the blue flame did not give it a chance.
The blue flame exerted force again, and in a moment, the Dark Brown Flame was only left with a little bit, swaying in the middle of the blue flame. It seemed to be panicking, and also seemed to be very helpless, like a lost sheep that had encountered a pack of wolves, and could become food at any time.
Just as the blue flame was about to devour the Dark Brown Flame, Ling Xiao sent out a strong signal to stop it from moving.
The blue flame was very unwilling, but it could not go against Ling Xiao's order. It could only continue to surround the Dark Brown Flame, and not let it escape.
Ling Xiao began to think of a way to keep it. This was a strange fire source, and was extremely tempting to any alchemist.
He could not let the Blue Demon Fire destroy it.
Although he could also benefit if the Blue Demon Fire absorbed it, he did not want to do so. He had a great use for it.