The volcano was not big, only as tall as a twenty-story building, but it was still a volcano that carried destructive power. Bang, bang, bang.
A plume of black smoke spewed out from the crater, covering the sky. Following that, burning rocks erupted one after another, dragging long trails of smoke behind them as they flew in all directions.
Lava overflowed, and crimson lava flowed out of the crater. The earth gradually cracked open, and flames and lava that contained the power of the stars kept darting out, forming a river of fire and lava that slowly spread out in all directions.
It was as if a world had been destroyed, and the end of the world had arrived.
The demons and barbarians around the volcano, regardless of whether they were Demon Commanders or Demon Soldiers, were all burned to death.
The tree roots under the volcano were instantly turned to ashes, and the tree roots within five hundred feet burned fiercely.
In the eyes of the remaining demons and barbarians, this place had already become a graveyard.
"Run … …"
The demons and barbarians were scared and scattered in all directions.
Granny Tree Demon let out a miserable cry. She quickly retracted her tree roots, and even had to take the initiative to cut off the flames on them.
A large number of tree roots left the ground and clustered around Granny Tree Demon. All the tree roots that were burned by the flames had lost their ability to regenerate, and even the parts that were cut off could not quickly recover.
A large number of tree roots were exposed outside, gently twisting like brown pythons. The thinnest ones were as thick as an arm, and the thickest ones were thick enough to be hugged.
Nearly one-fifth of the tree roots were burnt black, temporarily losing their power.
Granny Tree Demon could no longer care about the demons and barbarians, and looked down at her own tree roots and shouted angrily, "How can you summon such a powerful volcano! Where did you get your talent from? How can you control the star of calamity, Mars! If not for the power of Mars, no amount of flames would be able to burn me! "
No one answered.
"Did we win?" A scholar asked.
"No." Yan Chixia bent down slightly, and the back of his hand gently wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. His right hand tightly grasped his waist, as if he was hiding something there.
Fang Yun kept taking deep breaths. As a High Scholar, he had used up more talent than the Grand Scholar Battle Poem, and his literary palace kept trembling.
"Fang Yun! Do you think you have won? This is the Southern Ruo Forest, and I am the master of this place! The volcano cannot move. But I can move! Today, I'll kill all of you. "Granny Tree Demon suddenly rose from the ground, revealing more tree roots as soil constantly slid down.
Streaks of blood-red patterns appeared on Granny Tree Demon's bark, making her even stranger and more powerful.
"Who said volcanoes can't move?" Fang Yun raised his hand and grabbed at the volcano.
"Boom …"
The volcano exploded, and a large amount of magma gushed towards Granny Tree Demon like a flood. Everywhere it passed, it turned into a sea of fire.
"Fang Yun!" Granny Tree Demon was completely flustered. It was a Tree Demon. The more powerful a Tree Demon was, the slower it moved.
Granny Tree Demon retreated with all her might as she said, "Fang Yun! You put away the volcano and I'll let Xiao Qian go! I'll let you pass the Southern Ruo Forest! I don't want to eat you, and I don't want White Lady's half moon lotus either! Quickly put away the volcano! Ah … "
Before she could finish, the sea of lava had already rushed under her tree and submerged her roots.
"Ah …" Granny Tree Demon struggled desperately in the sea of fire, using her roots to whip. She even rolled up soil and stones to block it, but the lava that contained the power of the stars melted everything in its path. The sand and soil were instantly melted and became part of the lava.
Fang Yun looked at Granny Tree Demon. He slowly said, "Lowly slave!"
The sea of lava quickly completely submerged Granny Tree Demon's roots.
The arrogant Granny Tree Demon lost her connection with the earth and died completely.
"Brother Yan, please help me." Fang Yun said.
Yan Chixia smiled and said, "You really know what Han Lin Wenbao is in my hands." After saying that, he took out a bamboo scroll from his pocket. The bamboo scroll released a faint white mist that enveloped him. Then, he quickly flew towards Granny Tree Demon without touching the ground and reached out to take Nie Xiaoqian's urn.
Nie Xiaoqian, who was still hanging on the tree, nodded slightly and turned into a ray of light and entered.
Yan Chixia quickly returned. He handed Nie Xiaoqian's urn to Fang Yun.
"Thank you, Brother Yan." Fang Yun kept it well.
Yan Chixia smiled and said, "I only know now that you planned to save Xiaoqian from the beginning. The reason why you deliberately said that you didn't want to save Xiaoqian was to give the old witch an illusion and make her believe that we wanted to rush over and not kill her. Most importantly, you didn't let the old witch use Xiaoqian to threaten us. You did it. If you want to say thank you, I should be the one thanking you. If it wasn't for you, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to kill Granny Tree Demon even after wasting four to five years here. "
Fang Yun nodded and looked forward. After losing the support of the talent energy, the lava quickly cooled down and the volcano gradually disappeared. The environment that was changed by the volcano did not recover. The surrounding ground was about to turn into volcanic rocks and was constantly emitting hot air.
"Rest here for two hours. When the lava completely cools down, we will cross the Half Moon Canyon."
After saying that, Fang Yun took out two sets of blankets from the River Shell and laid them on the ground. He lay down and slept.
Yan Chixia laid down on the other set of blankets and closed his eyes to rest.
The rest of the people surrounded the two of them and looked around vigilantly.
From afar, a few demons were still watching, but none of them dared to go near.
Two hours later, Fang Yun and Yan Chixia woke up. Fang Yun was fine, but he had overused his talent energy. With the help of the Literature Palace's Starlight, he would not be injured.
Yan Chixia's face was pale and his eyes were bloodshot.
Fang Yundao said, "Brother Yan, your War of Words is broken. With your strength, you can recover in three years. However, I'm afraid that you will fall from the second level to the first level. Since you have friends in Hang State City, why don't you go there and rest? You don't have to follow us to Golden Mountain Academy. "
"I like the War of Words, so after becoming a Grand Scholar, I have been using it to kill demons. However, it doesn't mean that I don't know how to write poems. I have met Cai He a few times. I think he will give me some face. Let's go, let's go. "Yan Chixia stood up and said.
"Okay!" Fang Yun stood up slowly. His body was sore. He knew that he was lucky that his body was much stronger than that of a High Scholar. If it was a normal High Scholar, he would have been paralyzed. After all, talent energy was a powerful force.
Fang Yun looked over. Some parts of the lava had not cooled down. After observing for a while, he led the group along the edge of the lava area towards the Half Moon Gorge.
After taking a few steps, Fang Yun found a few pieces of purple wood in the center of the volcano. It was the Purple Dry Wood. It was a treasure left behind by the Great Demon King after its death. It was originally used to form Granny Tree Demon's avatar.
Yan Chixia saw Fang Yun's hesitation and followed his gaze. He smiled and said, "So you want this wood. It's called the Purple Dry Wood, right? I'll take it for you. " Without waiting for Fang Yun to stop him, Yan Chixia used Han Lin Wen Bao to fly over and pick up the Purple Dry Wood. He then picked out the rest of the Purple Dry Wood from the lava that had yet to solidify.
Fang Yun looked from afar. He thought that it was indeed the essence of the Great Demon King. After being burned by the lava for so long, the Purple Dry Wood was not damaged at all. Furthermore, as long as he lifted it up, the lava would flow down naturally.
Not long later, Yan Chixia carried a small pile of Purple Dry Wood back and said, "You can take it. It's useless for me to keep it."
Fang Yun did not know if he could bring it out of the Book Hill. Hence, he said, "Then I'll take it. Thank you, Brother Yan."
Fang Yun took the Purple Dry Wood. It was cold to the touch. The lava did not leave any heat on it. He then kept it all in the Drinking River Shell.
When they arrived at the entrance of the Half Moon Gorge, Fang Yun looked at the huge tree that had been burned to ashes. On the bark, he could see Granny's distorted face.
"Let's go!"
Everyone entered the Half Moon Gorge. Four hours later, they appeared on the official road. Fang Yun and Yan Chixia stopped an armored ox carriage and paid a high price to go to Golden Mountain Academy. The rest followed behind.
After traveling for half an hour, the coachman said, "Sirs, we can't go to Golden Mountain Academy."
"Oh?"
Fang Yun lifted the curtain and looked ahead.
He saw a high cliff by the river. On the cliff was an academy. However, a huge white flood dragon coiled around the cliff and the academy like a python coiling around its prey.
Fang Yun took a closer look and realized that it was not a real flood dragon. It was formed by water.
The flood dragon's head was at the top. It lowered its head and kept spitting water. It was like a huge river pouring down. At most, it could drown the academy in a few breaths.
However, there was a piece of golden paper floating under the water. The paper emitted a faint golden light. All the water spat out by the flood dragon was absorbed by this piece of paper. Not even the slightest bit of water splashed down.
The river at the edge of the cliff was constantly spitting up thick water pillars. Hundreds of shrimp soldiers and crab generals stood on top of each water pillar. They were constantly rushing into Golden Mountain Academy.
Fang Yundao said, "Let's go there. I'll give you another thirty taels of silver!"
"Okay, sit tight!" The coachman beamed with joy. He suddenly pulled the armored ox and began to speed up.
Yan Chixia frowned and said, "You actually used the Dragon King's Talisman and the Great Scholar's True Text. I'm afraid this matter will be difficult to resolve."
"Even if it can't be resolved, we will!" Fang Yun said firmly.
"Fine, since I said that I will help you and Lady White, I will accompany you to the end!" Yan Chixia said with a smile.
Not long after, the carriage arrived at the bottom of the cliff.
The coachman jumped off the carriage and said, "Golden Mountain Academy is at the top. You can go there by following the stone stairs."
"Thank you." Fang Yun and Yan Chixia got off the carriage together. They paid the banknotes and lifted their robes to go up the stairs. However, they found that there was a man in a white robe three feet away from them.
The man's back was facing Fang Yun. He slowly said, "Golden millet sleep for half a day. When the Governor of Nanke was rich and powerful, he was trapped in a cage and didn't even know his dream."
Yan Chixia was puzzled, but Fang Yun was shocked and broke out in a cold sweat.
This was the Sixth Mountain of the Book Hill!
This was the world of literature!
Fang Yun couldn't imagine that there was someone here who used the stories he wrote, "Tales of the Pillow" and "Biography of Nanke Governor" to persuade him. Or rather, threaten him!
"You are?" Fang Yun respectfully cupped his hands and asked. His mind was spinning rapidly.
"What? You can't even recognize the words that the teacher taught you?"
Fang Yun was even more certain that this person wanted to stop him from passing the Sixth Mountain. He said, "Of course I can recognize the words that the teacher taught me. However, the teacher once said that before learning how to read, one must first have a kind heart and a virtuous mouth."
"You, are you saying that I am evil but have no virtue?"
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