Soon, two hours had passed. They didn't see anything other than lava. Only bubbles popped up one after another, making gurgling sounds. Then, they burst open, filling the air with a pungent smell of sulfur.
The surrounding temperature didn't change, but everyone felt unbearably hot. Their mouths and tongues were dry. They quickly took out their water bottles and heated up the cold water in an instant. The temperature began to rise, and when they drank it, it turned into warm water.
According to the current situation, some people would reach their limit in another two hours. Even Chu Mu would feel uncomfortable if he persisted for another four hours.
If his cultivation base recovered to the Origin Realm, he would be able to last even longer.
"Let's wait for another two hours. If there isn't anything, we'll have to retreat and rest before coming back in," Pei Wushou said.
The lava river came from afar and seemed to have no end in sight. It wasn't static. If one looked carefully, the lava was flowing slightly, but it was too viscous to be seen.
Moreover, if one stared at the lava for too long, they would feel as if their eyes were stuffed with flames, burning red and swollen.
After an hour, other than Chu Mu, the other five felt uncomfortable in their eyes and had to close their eyes to rest for a while.
At this moment, Chu Mu saw a strange stream of air appear above the lava river. It spiraled over from afar, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws. It looked like a small snake with a pale yellow body.
Squinting his eyes, Chu Mu stared at the stream of air even more carefully. He realized that the stream of air was condensed and didn't dissipate. Instead, traces of heat were contained within.
His mental remembrance immediately condensed into a bundle and was released. In the blink of an eye, it touched the light yellow aura and felt the scorching heat within. With a thought, it transformed into an invisible hand that grabbed the light yellow aura and pulled it towards Chu Mu at an accelerated speed.
After distinguishing it and comparing it with the characteristics of the Earth Core Fire Qi that Pei Wushou had mentioned, Chu Mu concluded that it was the Earth Core Fire Qi. He woke the others up and opened their eyes to look at the pale yellow stream of air.
"Earth Core Fire Qi! That's right, it's the Earth Core Fire Qi!" One of them said in surprise. He was a little envious, but he didn't have any desire to possess it.
"I'll keep it first. We'll distribute it later." Chu Mu said as he took out the prepared white jade bottle and stored the Geocentric Desolate Fire Qi inside.
The others did not have any objections. Even if Chu Mu took the Geocentric Desolate Fire Qi for himself, they would not say anything because it was collected by Chu Mu when they were resting.
After obtaining the first strand of Earth Core Desolate Flame Qi, the others all stared with wide eyes, waiting for the Earth Core Desolate Flame Qi to appear.
However, the probability was too small.
Another hour passed, but the second Geocentric Desolate Fire Qi did not appear.
"No, I can't take it anymore."
"Me too."
"Let's go out and take a rest."
"Senior Brother Chu, let's go out and rest first," Pei Wushou said. Although he could endure for a while longer, it would only last for about 15 minutes at most.
"You guys go out and rest first. I can still hold on for a while." Chu Mu said. In fact, he could still hold on for four more hours because he had the Sky Desolate Sword Body and a strong spiritual will. Pei Wushou and the others had not even mastered the first level of the Sky Desolate Sword Body.
"Then be careful." Pei Wushou said. He and the other four swordsmen turned around and walked out of the Geocentric Desolate Fire Valley. The temperature outside was much lower, so they came in after resting.
Chu Mu was like a sword. His body was straight as he stood at the edge of the lava flow. He kept staring ahead. When his eyes were sore and swollen, he would close them and rest for three breaths before opening them again.
In the blink of an eye, another two hours passed. Even with Chu Mu's patience, he could not help but feel impatient.
The probability of the Geocentric Desolate Fire Qi appearing was too low. In this place, the temperature was high. In such an environment, one's body would feel hot from the inside. After a while, it was inevitable that one would feel irritated and impatient.
At this time, Chu Mu's eyes lit up. He saw another pale yellow Qi slowly spiraling over. No, it was not one, but two.
Two faint yellow auras came spiraling over one after the other.
The trace of impatience in Chu Mu's heart dissipated. His spiritual will once again spread out and caught the two Geocentric Desolate Fire Qi. He sped up and quickly kept them in the white jade bottle.
At this point, Chu Mu had obtained three Geocentric Desolate Fire Qi.
Chu Mu was not clear about the effects of the Geocentric Desolate Fire Qi. However, in the Outer Palace, the price of the Geocentric Desolate Fire Qi was very high. It was said that each Geocentric Desolate Fire Qi was worth a bottle of low-grade True Desolate Pills. Outer Palace disciples could only receive one bottle of low-grade True Desolate Pills every year.
Of course, the effects of the Geocentric Desolate Fire Qi and True Desolate Pills were different.
For example, Chu Mu would rather exchange most of the low-grade True Desolate Pills for Geocentric Desolate Fire Qi. This way, he could better refine the Sky Desolate Sword Qi.
Pei Wushou and the others had finished recovering. They walked in and continued to wait.
Two hours passed without any harvest. Chu Mu turned and walked out of the Geocentric Desolate Fire Valley to recover.
When he was tired, he would rest. When he recovered, he would go to the lava flow. During this period, there were some teams that passed by. However, they went deeper into the Geocentric Desolate Fire Valley and did not compete with Pei Wushou and the others.
Just like that, three days passed.
Although they were tired and left the Geocentric Desolate Fire Valley to rest outside, they would still feel tired after staying here for three days.
Therefore, Chu Mu and the others discussed and decided to return to the Heaven Desolate Earth Palace first.
Although they felt tired mentally, they had more or less gained something in these three days. Therefore, everyone was very happy.
A distance of a few thousand miles was not far for them. They did not encounter any danger along the way. The six of them did not stop. They passed by a city and quickly rushed to the Heaven Desolate Divine Mountain.
After entering the mountain, they went up the stairs and returned to the Outer Palace of the Heaven Desolate Earth Palace.
"In these three days, we have obtained a total of forty Geocentric Desolate Fire Qi. Now, let's distribute it." Pei Wushou said with excitement.
"This time, Senior Brother Chu contributed the most. I suggest that Senior Brother Chu gets the most." One of them said.
"I agree."
"En, if not for Senior Brother Chu, we would have been chased out. We did not gain anything. It is only right that we get the most."
The few people that Pei Wushou found had good attitudes. They all agreed that Chu Mu should take the most. In fact, among the forty Geocentric Desolate Fire Qi, Chu Mu alone took twelve. The remaining twenty-eight were taken by each of them.
However, they were a team. They had already agreed to distribute it together.
"How about this, Senior Brother Chu gets ten Geocentric Desolate Fire Qi. The five of us will divide the remaining thirty equally." Pei Wushou said. He looked at Chu Mu: "What does Senior Brother Chu think?"
"Okay." Chu Mu did not have any objections. The other four also did not have any objections.
After the happy distribution, everyone agreed to split up the next time they worked together.
Chu Mu brought the ten Geocentric Desolate Fire Qi back to his room. He wanted to test the effects of the Geocentric Desolate Fire Qi.
His Sword Qi was at the Beginning of the Qi Hai Realm. In terms of purity, it was extremely high. However, it had not reached its limit.
Sitting cross-legged on his bed, Chu Mu took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. He removed all distracting thoughts. Then, he took out the white jade bottle and sucked out a Geocentric Desolate Fire Qi. He opened his mouth and the light yellow Geocentric Desolate Fire Qi was sucked into his mouth. It flowed down his throat and into his stomach.
Immediately, Chu Mu felt a warm flow of Qi circulating in his stomach.
His mental remembrance entered his body and saw everything. The Heavenly Desolate Sword Aura was transported. Chu Mu controlled the Earth Core Desolate Fire Aura to enter his Dantian. Then, following the transported Heavenly Desolate Sword Aura, it began to spiral in his meridians.
The Geocentric Desolate Fire Qi continued to burn and purify the Sky Desolate Sword Qi bit by bit. In the process of purification, the Sky Desolate Sword Qi was consumed.
Time flowed by. After fifteen minutes, the Geocentric Desolate Fire Qi was completely consumed.
Chu Mu stopped cultivating and opened his eyes. He opened his mouth and exhaled a mouthful of white Qi. It was like a sword that shot into the sky. It only dissipated a few meters away.
"Not bad. The effect of the refinement is very obvious. Three more and I can refine the Sky Desolate Sword Qi to its limit and break through to the Small Success Stage." Chu Mu said to himself. He took out the white jade bottle again and sucked in three more Geocentric Desolate Fire Qi.
With Chu Mu's second level of the Sky Desolate Sword Body, he could completely withstand the high temperature of the three Geocentric Desolate Fire Qi. The Sky Desolate Sword Qi was transported again. With the burning of the three Geocentric Desolate Fire Qi, the purification speed of the Sky Desolate Sword Qi was even faster.
This time, it took a full 45 minutes for the three streaks of Earth Core Desolate Fire Aura to be completely consumed. As for Chu Mu's Sky Desolate Sword Aura, as he wished, it had been purified to its current limit. It could no longer be purified, so it was time to break through.
Taking out the porcelain bottle, he poured out five Low Grade True Desolate Pills and threw them into his mouth. The power of the pills dissolved and formed a strong impact force. Chu Mu immediately transported the Sky Desolate Sword Qi and began cultivating.
The purer the energy, the more energy one needed to absorb to break through. Just like Chu Mu now. His Sky Desolate Sword Qi was too pure. It was ten times purer than other Qi Hai Realm Sword Artists.
Therefore, if Chu Mu wanted to break through, the amount of energy he needed would be many times more than other Sword Artists. The power of the five Low Grade True Desolate Pills had been completely consumed. Chu Mu was stuck at the edge of breaking through. He quickly took out another five Low Grade True Desolate Pills and threw them into his mouth. He quickly swallowed them and the power of the pills dissolved again.
This time, the energy provided was enough. When the power of the five Low Grade True Desolate Pills had been completely absorbed, bursts of explosive sounds came from within Chu Mu's body. They were like firecrackers. The Sky Desolate Sword Qi instantly exploded within his meridians. The surrounding pure Desolate Qi poured into Chu Mu's body and quickly transformed into the Sky Desolate Sword Qi.
After fifteen minutes, everything calmed down. Chu Mu's cultivation level had successfully broken through to the Initial Qi Hai Realm. His overall strength had increased slightly.
Without feeling any joy, Chu Mu did not stop. He took out the remaining six Geocentric Desolate Fire Qi and sucked them into his stomach to refine the Sky Desolate Sword Qi that had just broken through.
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