Chapter 361 Nanming Lihuo
Chapter 361 Nanming Lihuo
Others who noticed it were naturally also puzzled.
"hiss!"
However, the hydra suddenly roared, and the crowd immediately dispersed.
Xiao Yu breathed a sigh of relief. "It's not Jiuying, it should contain some of Jiuying's bloodline."
"The cry of a real nine-headed serpent is like that of a baby crying, but this nine-headed serpent is not."
"However, possessing even a trace of the bloodline of such an ancient ferocious beast is quite rare... I wonder which faction could control such a ferocious beast and even subdue it to pull a cart."
Xiao Yu, Yao Meier, and the others turned their attention to the red palanquin pulled by the hydra.
The next moment, a charming woman flew down from the red palanquin.
Even though her clothes weren't revealing, just one look from her was enough to make most of the people present dizzy.
Even Xiao Yu, who prided himself on his composure, felt a surge of passion upon seeing that woman!
"It's Ji Mei, the senior sister of the Hehuan Sect!" someone suddenly exclaimed.
"So it was Ji Mei?! No wonder a single glance from her could captivate my heart..."
A cultivator's eyes burned with desire, his gaze fixed on Ji Mei's graceful figure, never leaving her for a moment.
"Ji Mei? So she's a vixen from the Hehuan Sect, huh!"
"Just because you have a naturally alluring body, you think you can do whatever you want? In the end, you're just a vessel!"
Yao Meier chirped indignantly.
She also had some knowledge of charm arts, but compared to Ji Mei, she was clearly inferior.
Suddenly, the largest active volcano in the immortal volcano began to tremble violently, spewing out specks of lava.
Immediately, everyone's attention shifted from Ji Mei back to the largest active volcano.
"It seems the ancient ruins of the immortal volcano are about to open!"
At this moment, Su Yang finally arrived with Xiao Bai and Huo Ya.
She noticed the unusual activity of the volcano as soon as she arrived and stretched her limbs.
She had inquired about the immortal volcano before she came.
The Immortal Volcano is said to be the place where a demon god named Vermilion Bird perished.
The Vermilion Bird is a lineage of demon gods on par with the Three-Legged Golden Crow.
It wields the Nanming Li Fire, one of the Ten Divine Fires, making it an extremely powerful entity.
However, Su Yang was puzzled: was it true that a Vermilion Bird once perished at the Undying Volcano?
What magic does the Canglan Realm possess? The patriarch of the once-powerful Three-Legged Golden Crow clan, the Golden Crow Emperor Donghuang Xihe, appeared in the Canglan Realm's affiliated secret realm, the Extreme Realm, also known as the Extreme Cold Ice Domain.
The immortal volcano here also witnessed the fall of a demon god named Vermilion Bird.
Su Yang's main purpose in coming here was to try her luck and find a way for her to cultivate the demonic path.
She also tried buying some common magical plants and potions to grow in the space.
However, the spatial enhancement she received only provided spiritual power, not the increased magical power she had hoped for.
The main reason is that her current five elemental roots are infused with spiritual power.
She doesn't have a spiritual root dominated by demonic energy, so planting demonic plants would be useless.
In addition, we need to find some crafting materials and crafting methods.
After emerging from the Undying Volcano, she wanted to see if it was possible to join the Demon Flame Sect system and learn weapon crafting.
The Demon Flame Sect has always been famous for its weapon crafting skills. It is also the only one of the five major demonic sects that relies on the four arts of immortal cultivation for its survival.
The level of weapon crafting at the Demon Flame Sect is definitely much higher than that of the Heavenly Weapon Peak at the Heavenly Ruins Sect.
After Su Yang sorted out her thoughts, suddenly, dark clouds gathered and lightning flashed above the huge active volcano in the Undying Volcano Mountains.
Boom!
A streak of silver lightning descended instantly, striking the crater in the blink of an eye.
Gulu gulu!
Large amounts of molten lava overflowed, surging and turbulent.
Immediately afterwards, a huge, crimson phantom of a divine bird flew out of the crater.
"Wow!"
A clear, crisp chirping sound resounded throughout the heavens and earth.
"It's Suzaku!"
Upon seeing this, everyone's expressions became excited.
"There were no such strange phenomena when this ancient ruin was first opened..."
"Could it be that the ancient ruins of this immortal volcano truly contain the corpse of a Vermilion Bird?"
"Legend has it that both the Vermilion Bird and Phoenix clans have mastered the method of Nirvana. This strange phenomenon was never seen in the ancient ruins before. Could it be because the Vermilion Bird did not fully succeed in its Nirvana? And this time..."
Some people made their guesses halfway through, then realized they had said something terrible and immediately fell silent.
But these words instantly caused a stir among the cultivators present.
"Could it really be that the Vermilion Bird has undergone a rebirth?!"
"After the Vermilion Bird and Phoenix undergo Nirvana, their foundation and talent will be even stronger than before, but their cultivation and strength will be reset, and they will need some time to recover their strength."
"If I could make this Vermilion Bird, after its rebirth, acknowledge me as its master, wouldn't I be invincible? Hahaha!" One of them rolled his eyes, forcibly suppressing the urge to smile.
The others had different thoughts, but they were all determined to obtain the Vermilion Bird, which seemed to have undergone Nirvana.
Su Yang glanced at the unusual movements of the surrounding crowd and sneered inwardly.
As one of the four guardian deities of the heavens, the Vermilion Bird is ranked alongside the Azure Dragon, Black Tortoise, and White Tiger. How could it possibly be controlled by these fools?
These people are being far too presumptuous.
Even though the Vermilion Bird has undergone Nirvana and lost all its former powerful cultivation, it is still not something these fools can touch.
Su Yang's expression remained unchanged, but her eyes turned playful.
These people are courting death; don't drag her down with them.
She only needed to find some rare magical plants and medicines in these ancient ruins; as for the Vermilion Bird that seemed to be undergoing Nirvana, she would not easily get involved.
The next moment, the phantom of the Vermilion Bird in the void shattered suddenly, and then transformed into endless pure white flames that continued to spread.
"This is...this is the legendary divine fire...the Southern...Southern Bright Fire! That is the natal divine fire of the Vermilion Bird Clan!"
Some knowledgeable people recognized the Nanming Li Huo.
Upon hearing this, a look of greed flashed in everyone's eyes.
Some quick-witted cultivators immediately flew out and grabbed at the pure white Southern Bright Flame.
"Hahaha, I heard that a celestial fire seed was auctioned off for an astronomical price at a previous auction in the Northern Region. Now that we have the free divine fire, the Southern Bright Fire, how can we let it go?"
"Isn't divine fire fragrant?"
"If I were to master this Southern Bright Fire, my cultivation would surely increase dramatically! Hahaha!"
However, some cultivators who knew the inside story simply watched indifferently as those people flew further and further away.
Someone scoffed and fell silent.
A male cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage carefully brought the Nanming Li Fire, which was extremely close to him, closer to his side.
In his hands, there was already a pre-prepared container to hold the Nanming fire.
Just as he was about to acquire the Southern Ming Fire, a sudden and unexpected event occurred.
Suddenly, the Southern Bright Fire went berserk, exploding violently and sending pure white sparks flying all over the cultivator's body.
"Ahhh!"
"Help me! Help me, please!"
The others stood by and watched, not daring to step forward.
The legendary divine fire, the natal divine fire of the Vermilion Bird clan, besides the Vermilion Bird clan, who can truly subdue the Southern Bright Fire?
These fools are short-sighted, thinking that since the divine fire is so close, they can seize and subdue it.
Even the Great Vehicle Celestial Venerable of the Sealed Land wouldn't dare to make such a boast, let alone these people.
The immortal fire seed that appeared in the Northern Region some time ago was auctioned off by a Tribulation Transcending True Venerable.
But even now, he has not completely refined that immortal fire seed.
If even celestial fire seeds are like this, what about divine fire?
Sure enough, in just a moment, the Nascent Soul male cultivator was reduced to ashes by the burning of the Southern Bright Fire, leaving not even a trace of his soul or Nascent Soul.
The others who dared to step forward and grab Nanming Li Huo also met a very tragic end.
Not a single survivor was left.
Upon seeing this, everyone quickly retreated.
The Southern Ming Fire... truly lives up to its legendary divine name.
After this, none of them harbored any further desire for the Southern Ming Fire.
Su Yang, standing in the crowd, looked at the Nanming Li Fire in the sky, which was burning the space itself and almost melting it, and felt a pang of envy.
Her Sun God Fire and Nanming Li Fire are both among the ten great divine fires in the world, but she is far from being able to unleash the full power of the Sun God Fire.
Then, Su Yang sighed softly.
"It seems we still need to improve our strength. Only by improving our own strength can we unleash the full power of the Sun God Fire."
Immediately afterwards, the pure white flames that spread through the air vanished like fireworks in the blink of an eye.
Subsequently, the largest volcano in the Undying Volcano Mountain Range suddenly began to shake violently.
In an instant, rows of stark white bones rose from the ground, and the crater of the massive volcano also shimmered with white light.
Su Yangzai carefully examined the skeletons. Most of them were the bones of phoenix-like demonic beasts, and their bloodlines seemed to be quite strong.
Moreover, those white bones were imbued with a strong resentment, with the resentment emanating from the volcano being the most intense.
It is obvious that the crater is the entrance to the ancient ruins.
Upon seeing this, Su Yang frowned and pursed her lips.
These resentful thoughts can disturb one's mind, and at crucial moments, they can be fatal.
Normally, with a little caution, one can withstand it, but in those ancient ruins, it's really hard to say...
If there's such a strong sense of resentment outside, imagine how much stronger it must be inside the ancient ruins.
The ancient ruins have been opened!
The others looked on with delight at the white light emanating from the crater.
Just as everyone was hesitating, suddenly, Ji Mei flew to the nine-headed serpent that contained the bloodline of the Nine Infants.
The hydra's eyes flashed with ferocity. It let out a fierce roar and transformed into a streak of light, disappearing into the crater.
"Hmph! What's with the arrogance!" Yao Meier sneered from another corner.
She glared at Shen Nian'an beside her with resentment, snorted coldly, and then ignored Xiao Yu and the other two behind her, flying alone into the volcano.
"Second Junior Sister!" Xiao Yu sighed helplessly and said to Shen Nian'an behind him:
"Junior Sister, let's go in too."
Shen Nian'an nodded and followed Xiao Yu into the crater.
After Ji Mei and Shen Nian'an set the example, the other onlookers no longer hesitated and joined in.
Su Yang, standing in the crowd, frowned slightly after seeing Ji Mei's back as she rode the hydra into the Undying Volcano Ruins.
"Her back view...it seems so familiar..."
At this moment, Shen Nian'an's back also came into Su Yang's view.
She raised an eyebrow as she looked at Shen Nian'an, whose demeanor was completely different from that of her in Tian Shu City.
"As expected, he has entered the demonic path; his entire demeanor and aura have changed drastically."
After several months apart, Shen Nian'an's personality had become more composed and aloof, but she was also like a living witch.
"It seems the information from the Spirit Network is a bit behind. You've already cultivated to the late Foundation Establishment stage. That's really impressive."
Seeing that the scene had already been fast-forwarded, Su Yang leisurely flew to the crater.
She stood high in the sky, looking down at the crater.
The scorching heat was so intense it seemed to melt the surrounding space.
Below the crater, there is a curtain of white light.
Despite the high temperature, Su Yang felt nothing.
She's basically immune to fire now.
After all, half of her bloodline now belongs to the Three-Legged Golden Crow, and the Three-Legged Golden Crow clan was born in the place where the sun dwells, the Fusang Divine Tree.
This slight temperature is nothing to worry about.
Without further hesitation, Su Yang quickly flew into the volcano and disappeared into the white light curtain.
******
"I'm so miserable————"
"Help me—help me!"
"I don't want to die! Help me—"
A series of cries filled with endless resentment reached Su Yang's ears, and Su Yang suddenly opened her eyes and woke up.
She frowned slightly, and almost subconsciously summoned the Sun God Fire.
The Sun God's Fire instantly enveloped Su Yang's entire body, and the noise around her gradually disappeared.
Su Yang then realized where she was.
She was surrounded by stark white bones, countless bones embedded in the ground.
Almost all of them were the skeletons of large birds and beasts.
These white bones were covered with a thick, almost dripping, resentment.
Looking down again, the ground was cracked, and through the cracks, hot magma flowed.
The underground magma could erupt at any time.
The noisy, resentful sounds that had just troubled Su Yang were almost entirely generated by the resentful energy clinging to these bones like maggots.
These resentments clung to the bones, lingering for a long time, almost solidifying into a tangible form.
If it weren't for the blocking effect of the Sun God Fire, which is the most yang and righteous divine fire in the world and the nemesis of these resentful spirits, these resentful spirits would have already invaded Su Yang's sea of consciousness.
"Is this resentment... accumulated by these skeletons in their previous lives?" Su Yang murmured, frowning.
"Where is this? Why isn't this place recorded on the map of the ancient ruins of the immortal volcano?"
She bought the map of the ancient ruins of the immortal volcano at a high price from Feixianlou.
But there's no description of this place on the map...
Su Yang slowly approached a skeleton.
The skeleton was over ten meters tall, with outstretched arms and wings that were several tens of meters long.
Its enormous beak and sharp claws reveal its immense power in life.
It harbored an intense resentment, and Su Yang was momentarily too afraid to touch it...
But just then, Su Yang suddenly noticed with her sharp eyes that a spiritual flower was growing on the head of the giant bird skeleton.
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