In Greensword Mountain, Sui Province
In the Great Jin, Sui Province was a very desolate province. Although it had a large territory, the land was very barren. One mu of land, even in a good year, could only produce one third of the harvest of other places. Moreover, this place was mainly hilly. The roads were not smooth, and it was not an important transportation route. Few merchants came and went. After a long time, it became the poorest province in the whole Central Plains.
It was precisely because this place was poor that no one had ever paid attention to this Sui Province. For thousands of years, not even a single decent aristocratic family had been nurtured here. Occasionally, there would be some outstanding talents, but after they achieved success, they would all go elsewhere and never return here. This was because there was really nothing worth developing in this godforsaken place.
Of course, this did not mean that there were no people in Sui Province. Sui Province had a small population, but it was located in the Central Plains after all. There were always two or three cats and dogs. Moreover, it had a large territory and many hills, which made it easy to hide. Gradually, this province became a paradise for bandits.
Greensword Mountain was not very big in Sui Province. From the outside, there did not seem to be anything special. However, everyone knew that there was a school called Redflame School in Greensword Mountain. Although it was not big and did not accept disciples from the outside, there were many masters of martial arts in it. For an ordinary school, it was good enough to have one or two masters of Level Four or Five. However, Redflame School obviously had more than one or two masters. Since Redflame School was established in Greensword Mountain sixty years ago, all the schools within a radius of a hundred miles were wiped out by it within a month. How could there be any powerful school in Sui Province?
Seeing that Redflame School was so fierce, they all softened. No one dared to find trouble with Redflame School anymore. Instead, they were in a constant state of anxiety, fearing that Redflame School would come to them one day.
However, it was obvious that Redflame School had no intention of dominating. After occupying the land within a radius of a hundred miles, there was no other movement, which made some of the surrounding sects, who had been in a constant state of anxiety, feel relieved. Now, 60 years had passed, and Redflame School had become the most famous, low-key, and mysterious sect in Sui Province.
"You mean this is the work of Raging Fire Ancestor of Redflame School?" Wang She asked with some surprise as he stood on a peak of Greensword Mountain, overlooking the entire Greensword Mountain.
"Sixty years ago, Raging Fire Ancestor discovered this geocentric fire vein. Then, he occupied Greensword Mountain with a group of subordinates and established Redflame School. With the help of this geocentric fire vein, his cultivation kept advancing in the past sixty years. Ten years ago, he stepped into Level Nine.
"He is indeed an astute guy. However, I think there are many people in your Sect of Flame who are eyeing his geocentric fire vein!"
"The seven geocentric fire veins are all managed by people. We won't easily refuse those who ask for our help. After all, the geocentric fire veins are connected to the geocentric fire veins. We can create as many Level Nine experts as we want. But not everyone can be like this guy, who can take drastic measures in the geocentric fire vein and destroy it!"
"I really don't understand. Are you praising me or scolding me?" Junior Leopard smiled bitterly.
"You can think whatever you want!" Prince Xiaoming glanced at him and said, "The geocentric fire vein is right below. As far as I know, Chilei, the first disciple of Raging Fire Ancestor, is in charge of guarding this geocentric fire vein. He just stepped into Level Seven five years ago and is also a Venerable in our sect!"
"Are we going to kill him?"
"What the hell is going on in your head?" Prince Xiaoming glared at Junior Leopard and scolded him in a low voice.
Asking a Great Venerable of the Sect of Flame whether he was going to kill another Venerable was really something that made Junior Leopard feel a sense of accomplishment. "Chilei is just a Level Seven expert.
"Chilei is just at Level Seven. As long as we are careful, we won't be discovered by him. Although there are some people in the geocentric fire vein, they don't go deep into the fire vein. With our cultivation, we don't need to tangle with them. As long as we go deep into the fire vein, no one will find us. Even if we make a big noise, they will think it's the movement in the depths of the earth vein. No one will suspect us. Even if someone suspects that there are ghosts in the earth vein, he doesn't have the ability to go down!"
The entrance to this geocentric fire vein was not as obvious as the one in Zhonghe City. It was hidden in a rock wall, which was surrounded by a huge building complex, hidden in the deepest part of the building.
"I didn't expect the area of the Redflame School to be so large. It's several times larger than the old mansion of the Wu Family!"
"Raging Fire Ancestor is one of the wealthiest Great Venerables in our sect. He not only controls several business groups. Although Sui Province is barren, it's a piece of cake for him to build a manor in this place!" Prince Xiaoming replied. Then, her figure flashed and turned into a gust of wind, flashing into the entrance.
"I didn't expect that Prince Xiaoming has the potential to be a thief!" Seeing Prince Xiaoming's body movement, Junior Leopard smiled, operated the Snake-like Breath Holding Skill, and flashed into the entrance.
After entering the entrance of the earth vein, the two felt an anxious Qi blowing on their faces.
"What a strong Qi of Fire! Eh, has this guy already started?"
Not far from the entrance, a man in a red robe fell on the ground with his limbs spread out. If it weren't for the faint breathing, Junior Leopard would have thought it was a corpse.
"This is Chilei. Damn it, I didn't expect him to be guarding the entrance today!" Prince Xiaoming's expression was a little ugly.
Chilei, a Venerable of the Sect of Flame, the first disciple of Raging Fire Ancestor, a Level Seven expert!
Junior Leopard's heart slightly tightened. A Level Seven expert was silently put down by Prince Xiaoming in just a breath's time. Junior Leopard knew that he didn't have this ability, unless he used the Snake-like Breath Holding Skill to launch a sneak attack.
But after thinking about it again, he felt relieved. Prince Xiaoming was a Level Nine expert, and she had even disregarded her dignity to launch a sneak attack. If she still couldn't put down Chilei, she wouldn't be a Level Nine expert.
"What should we do now?"
"What else can we do? Let's move on. This guy won't wake up for an hour. By then, we'll have already sneaked into the depths of the earth vein. He can't do anything to us. But we have to be quick. We have to finish this before Raging Fire Ancestor comes back, otherwise …!" Speaking of this, Prince Xiaoming turned her gaze to Wang She, "Otherwise, I'll have to trouble you to get close to Raging Fire Ancestor!"
"I know I'll be the unlucky one again!" Wang She smiled bitterly, "Well, if I'm really that unlucky, I'll deal with Raging Fire Ancestor. I'll even lead him to another place so that you can escape!"
The passageway in the earth vein was different from that in Zhonghe City. The passageway in Zhonghe City was composed of a main passageway and numerous subsidiary passageways. As long as you walked along the main passageway, you could quickly reach the Underground Rock River. However, the geocentric fire vein in Greensword Mountain was completely different. In addition to the spacious space at the exit, there were passageways of different sizes interlacing like a spider web.
"The distribution of the geocentric fire vein is very complicated. If you accidentally get lost in the passageways, it'll be very difficult to find the way out. I heard that Raging Fire Ancestor also spent a lot of effort to find the location of the Underground Rock River. I've been here once with him, so I know the passageway!" Turning left and right in the complicated passageways, Junior Leopard felt a little confused. Listening to Prince Xiaoming's description of the geocentric fire vein, he felt that his mind was a little muddled.
He didn't know how many turns and how many passages he had passed through, but the surrounding temperature was getting hotter and hotter. The red airflow was evaporating everywhere. After a while, the temperature had already risen to nearly a hundred degrees. Even Wang She and Prince Xiaoming couldn't help but open up their Gang Qi. Junior Leopard naturally wouldn't try to be brave. He also opened up his Poison Cold Shield. A wisp of faint green mist was circulating around him. A gust of cool wind followed the circulation of the green mist, completely dispersing the heat around Junior Leopard.
"It's a good celestial device. Where did you get it?"
Both Wang She and Prince Xiaoming were well-known Level Nine experts in the world. Their eyesight was naturally extraordinary. They could tell that it was a very rare protective celestial device. Not only did it have a strong attacking power, but the chill that gushed out from the depths of their hearts told them that the celestial device's attacking power was equally terrible.
"I'm lucky. I picked it up. But it's still good to use!" Junior Leopard said with a smile.
Prince Xiaoming and Wang She grinned almost at the same time. They didn't care about the word "luck" that Junior Leopard mentioned.
However, since Junior Leopard used luck as an excuse, it was obvious that he didn't want to talk more about this matter. In that case, there was no need for them to get to the bottom of this matter just for a celestial device. It was the unspoken rule of survival in Jianghu to not probe into others' roots and not to investigate others' details. These were the unspoken rules of survival in Jianghu. Both of them were experienced in Jianghu, so they naturally understood this principle.
Between the two of them, Wang She was closer to Junior Leopard. He knew more about Junior Leopard, especially Junior Leopard's deadly secret. Logically speaking, Junior Leopard shouldn't have any secrets in front of him. However, since he got the General Principles of Nine Heaven Yuan Yang Technique from Junior Leopard, things had changed subtly. He keenly felt that Junior Leopard had begun to go beyond his control and was developing in a more unpredictable direction. If it was someone else, he might be unwilling. However, Wang She didn't care. In this world, there weren't many people and things that could make him care. As long as it didn't affect his plan, he didn't care whether Junior Leopard had the Fiery Eyes or whether he would become the enemy of the whole world in the future.
After walking in the incomparably complicated passageways for more than four hours, the surrounding temperature rose again and again. Just when Junior Leopard felt a little impatient, Prince Xiaoming stopped.
"Okay, we'll be there after another two turns. There's a smelting room built by Raging Fire Ancestor. However, it's for his own use. Usually, few people come here. Our destination is not the underground Rock River, but the deeper place. Therefore, after we pass through the underground Rock River, we should remember the way we came here, in case of trouble when we come out!"
Junior Leopard and Wang She nodded at the same time. This was not a joke. If they really got lost in the geocentric fire vein, even with their cultivation, they would be in great danger.
In general, the geocentric fire vein built by the Raging Fire Ancestor was much deeper and more dangerous than the one in Zhonghe City. Although the geocentric fire vein in Zhonghe City was also very hot, it was not as hot as it was now. Ordinary experts of Level Four or Five could go to the smelting room in the underground rock flows. It was for this reason that all the smelting families coveted the geocentric fire vein in Zhonghe City. As for the one in front of them, without the cultivation of Level Seven and the protection of Gang Qi, it was impossible to reach the geocentric rock flows, not to mention smelting. Such a geocentric fire vein could only attract experts like Junior Leopard who practiced the Internal Qi of Fire. It was because practicing in such an environment could yield twice the result with half the effort, and there was no need to worry about being disturbed by ordinary people. Therefore, after discovering this geocentric fire vein, the Raging Fire Ancestor could not wait to establish the Redflame School and completely take this place as his own.
After making a big turn, the three finally saw the smelting room built by the Raging Fire Ancestor. Without any other thoughts, they directly passed through the geocentric rock flows, picked the largest passageway near the rock flows, and went straight down.
"Let's do it here. It's secluded enough, and there's a passageway for the rock flows!"
After walking for nearly two hours, the three finally found an open place, which was also a wide rock flow. However, compared with the place chosen by the Raging Fire Ancestor, the rock flows here were more turbulent. The rock flows hit from top to bottom, stirring up bursts of golden rock flowers. Some of the rock flowers fell into the rock flows, and then merged with the rock flows. Some fell on the surrounding ground, melting the ground, and then slowly solidifying, finally turning into solid rolling black stones.
"I don't think even the Raging Fire Ancestor will be interested in this damn place!" Wang She looked at the surrounding environment and laughed. He said to Junior Leopard, "Junior Leopard, hurry up, use your fist intent. I think there must be a lot of Earth Fire Yuan Essence under the rock flows. You can toss it around as much as you want."
"Hehe, if the Raging Fire Ancestor hears your words, he will definitely strangle you to death!" Junior Leopard laughed.
"Don't talk nonsense. Let's do it!" Prince Xiaoming said coldly, "Don't hold back here!"
"I understand!" Junior Leopard nodded and smiled. He gently raised his hands, and the green mist that surrounded him just now disappeared in an instant.
"Hiss!" Even though Junior Leopard had been prepared, his breath stagnated because of the hot flow blowing on his face. However, after that, his Internal Qi circulated one round in his body, and he took a step forward.
"Interesting boy!" Seeing Junior Leopard walking toward the rock flows step by step, Wang She's eyes flashed, and he couldn't help showing a surprised expression.
"How is it? Do you find that you can't control this boy?" Seeing Wang She's performance, a smile flashed across Prince Xiaoming's eyes.
"Control? Why should I control him? "Wang She shook his head and said," Others don't understand me, but don't you? I have no interest in controlling others, at least not as much as you do! "
"Are you saying that I, I want to control you?!"
"That's not it. You can't control him even if you want to. What I mean is, it's actually meaningless to control others. If you always enjoy it, and think too much about it, in the end, you will harm your own cultivation!"
"Are you lecturing me?!"
"No, I'm just chatting with you!" Speaking of this, Wang She smiled, "Alright, don't say anymore. If you continue, we will quarrel again. Look at that boy, he has already started!"
Prince Xiaoming didn't speak anymore. She raised her head and looked at Junior Leopard, who had already stepped onto the rock flows. Her eyes flashed with surprise. This time, Junior Leopard didn't practice his punching skill like last time. Instead, he floated and sat cross-legged on the rock flows. Behind him, a black Taiji was burning fiercely. Compared to the fist intent they saw the first time, this time, the black sun was more condensed, more real, and more imposing.
The surging rock flows began to bubble. In the beginning, the Earth Fire Yuan Essence came out from the rock flows bit by bit. Later, the rock flows in the earth's core seemed to be attracted by a great force, forming streams of rock flows that were like fountains, emitting incomparably strong Earth Fire Yuan Essence.
"Damn guy, luckily I didn't bring him to my geocentric fire vein. Otherwise, the fire vein would have been destroyed!" Seeing this, the corner of Prince Xiaoming's mouth couldn't help twitching. She stopped talking and began to operate her Internal Qi to absorb the Earth Fire Yuan Essence that had already pervaded the surroundings.
"Earth Fire Yuan Essence, haha, so much Earth Fire Yuan Essence. Boy, quick, get your Underground Fire Golden Essence out and absorb the Earth Fire Yuan Essence here!" Seeing the Earth Fire Yuan Essence permeating the surroundings, Green Spirit screamed.
"No, wait a little longer. I need to find a suitable place!" Junior Leopard said. He spread out his hands, and the Black Sun Fist Intent behind him violently trembled. The rock flows below also shook violently with the unusual movement of the Black Sun Fist Intent. Subsequently, the rock flows were separated by an invisible force. Streams of thick golden liquid emerged and began to vaporize, turning into thick Earth Fire Yuan Essence.
"You two, so much Earth Fire Yuan Essence, is it enough?" Junior Leopard asked in a clear voice.
"Enough, it's already enough. Boy, you're really ruthless. Do you want to cut off his roots?"
"Cutting off his roots is okay, but I don't have that much time. If you two think it's enough, I won't bother you two anymore!" Junior Leopard stood up and stepped out of the range of the rock flows.
"What are you going to do?"
"This place is not big. It's already crowded for two people to practice. It'll be very troublesome if one more is added. I'll find another place!" Junior Leopard said with a smile. His figure flashed and disappeared in front of them.
"What does this boy want to do?"
"I don't know. Don't worry so much. Practice first. With his cultivation, he won't be so unlucky to die here, right?" Wang She said with a smile.
"That's not a good joke!" Prince Xiaoming's eyes flashed. She closed her eyes and said, "Let him do whatever he wants!"
… …
… …
Junior Leopard came out of the rock flows and walked around in the passageway. Finally, he found a good rock flow. Although it was not spacious, it was enough to accommodate him alone.
After stabilizing his body, Junior Leopard waved his sleeves. The surrounding heat flowed further. Finally, a layer of red mist rose and shrouded the rock flows.
Yin and Yang Dust Formation!
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