At the moment his body came into contact with the lava, Yi Yun circulated his Yuan Qi to the extreme. At the same time, he interfaced his spiritual energy with the Purple Crystal to protect his body.
"Dong!"
The lava was sticky and heavy. When Yi Yun jumped in, he did not even cause a splash. His entire body quickly sank into the depths of the lava.
A terrifying burning sensation followed. Yi Yun could clearly feel his protective Yuan Qi being rapidly devoured.
The temperature of the lava was definitely not something ordinary lava could compare with.
Besides, the lava was not only hot, it also contained surging pure Yang energy. Pure Yang was the energy of the Sun. If a typical warrior were to be hit by this energy, their protective Yuan Qi would instantly shatter. Their organs and meridians would be burnt to a crisp. Eventually, not even their bones would be left.
However, Yi Yun had a pure Yang body. His body was also circulating pure Yang Yuan Qi. By using the fusion of similar energies and his understanding of pure Yang laws, he was able to constantly offset the burning of his body in the lava valley.
But even so, Yi Yun still found it very difficult.
Compared to the pure Yang energy in the lava, Yi Yun's pure Yang Yuan Qi was like a small boat in a vast ocean. It could be capsized at any time.
The deeper he went into the lava valley, the higher the temperature. Yi Yun chose a depth of about three meters. This depth was enough for him to hide himself. Besides, the pressure and temperature were relatively easy to withstand.
His body's Yuan Qi was being depleted very quickly, so he had to make the best use of his time.
The magma was extremely heavy and had great resistance. Furthermore, it flowed downwards from top to bottom. Under the impact of the huge energy, it was extremely difficult to swim upstream. Yi Yun decided to climb up the walls of the canyon like a gecko, climbing towards the magma lake above.
The location Yi Yun chose was only tens of meters away from the lava lake. Soon, he reached the entrance of the lava lake at the top of the mountain.
Yi Yun held his breath as his heart raced. The three-legged strange bird was still fighting with the large turtle. Every attack they made caused the ground to tremble.
Under such circumstances, none of the strange birds could discover Yi Yun, who was hidden in the lava.
Gu Gu Gu!
The lava churned as the undercurrents surged.
Yi Yun had finally entered the lava lake!
Upon entering the lava lake, Yi Yun felt that the temperature here was much higher than the lava valley below. His protective Yuan Qi was being depleted even faster.
Yi Yun estimated that he could only last another fifteen minutes.
Beneath the lava lake, even with the protection of Yuan Qi, one could only see a white field of vision when they opened their eyes. It was as though they were blind!
Yi Yun opened his energy vision and used it to sense where the red lotus was.
In his energy vision, there was similarly white pure Yang energy everywhere. However, in the middle of the lava lake, where the red lotus was, the pure Yang energy was the most intense. It was like a gushing sun, so Yi Yun could still easily lock onto it.
Yi Yun was only a few hundred feet away from it.
"Hurry up!"
At this moment, Yi Yun could no longer rely on climbing the rock walls to advance. He had to swim to the middle of the lava lake. He did not have any thoughts of retreating, so he gathered a mouthful of Quintessential Essence and sped up to swim forward.
Fortunately, the flow of lava in the magma lake was relatively stable, unlike the rapid flow in the canyon.
As he got closer to the red lotus, the temperature of the magma lake became higher the closer he was to the center.
When Yi Yun reached the center, he had less than 60% of his Yuan Qi left. And this amount of energy still needed to support his return.
Yi Yun did not dare to delay any further. He began picking the lotus!
Yi Yun looked down at the magma and he could see that the red lotus's roots were especially long. It extended all the way down to the bottom of the magma lake. There was a protruding rock, and the red lotus grew on the tip of the rock. The roots were deeply embedded into it, as though they were one.
Yi Yun hesitated for a moment before taking out the Red Lotus Saber from his interspatial ring.
In terms of quality, Shen Tu Nantian's sword was not inferior to the Red Lotus Saber. However, in terms of slashing, a saber was more suitable than a sword.
The Red Lotus Saber emitted a strange blood glow in the magma. It complemented the red magma. As the Thousand Hand Granny's treasured saber, it naturally would not be melted by the magma.
With the saber in hand, the Saber Truth's 32 Words flashed in Yi Yun's mind as he slashed at the red lotus' roots!
"Dang!"
The red lotus's roots emitted a clear sound. Yi Yun felt like his saber had slashed at a steel bar. He did not manage to cut through the roots at all.
Yi Yun's heart sank. What tenacity!
He had originally guessed that a treasure like the red lotus would not have its roots easily cut off. If he were to pick the lotus on the surface of the magma lake, he would not be able to pick it off in a short period of time. That would be courting death, and he would become a snack for the three-legged strange bird.
And even under the magma lake, Yi Yun did not dare to make a big move. Although he could use a more powerful saber move, he could not guarantee that the surface of the magma lake would not have any movement. He could not make the red lotus on the lake's surface not shake.
With the three-legged strange bird's vigilance, it would definitely discover it.
Since he could not cut it off by force, Yi Yun gritted his teeth. Aiming at the red lotus's long roots, he swam towards the bottom of the magma lake.
Success or failure depended on this!
As Yi Yun swam downwards, the magma's temperature rose sharply. The magma here had already turned a strange reddish-gold color. There was not a trace of temperature, but through his protective Yuan Qi, Yi Yun could feel his skin cracking. His meridians were emitting pain.
This was Yang poison.
When the pure Yang Qi was too strong, it would be a form of poison to warriors with insufficient realms.
Yi Yun used the Purple Crystal as a guide to convert the Yang poison in the magma into traces of pure Yang Qi. Those that could not be converted were released to the sides. However, the Yang poison was too strong, so it still slowly penetrated deep into Yi Yun's meridians.
His Yuan Qi was being depleted faster and faster. There was only 50% left. Even driving the Purple Crystal, Yi Yun's spiritual energy was rapidly being depleted. Once he could not hold on any longer, he would not be able to return.
Yi Yun was fully focused and did not retreat. He steadily swam towards the hill at the bottom of the lake. Only when he reached the top of the hill did Yi Yun see the large rock clearly.
Its body was like black glass. It had a bright luster and contained pure Yang energy. It was extremely hard. Having been soaked in the magma lake for tens of thousands of years, it had been burned by pure Yang fire every night. Even if it was originally rock, it had been burned into gold.
The rock itself had become a treasure that could be used for refining.
If it was any other time, picking up such a large rock would be a fortuitous encounter. But now, Yi Yun was rendered speechless.
He had to split open such a hard rock!
With the Red Lotus Saber in hand, Yi Yun could faintly feel a cold Qi from it. It seemed to lower the temperature of the surrounding magma a little.
"Good saber!" Yi Yun's heart skipped a beat. The old woman's treasured saber did not disappoint him.
Dang!
Yi Yun swung his saber and slashed at the rock. Sparks flew, but the Red Lotus Saber's blade was not damaged at all. However, the black stone only left a white mark.
"This rock is really hard!" Yi Yun frowned. This did not exceed his expectations. At this moment, the Yuan Qi in his body was decreasing.
Yi Yun injected pure Yang energy into the saber. Saber Truth's 32 Words! Killing at its core!
The sharp saber attack slashed three times!
Dang! Dang!
Sparks flew, but Yi Yun was deep in the magma lake. Be it sound or Yuan Qi fluctuations, they were all isolated by the extremely heavy and energetic magma.
The three-legged strange bird and the huge turtle, who were engaged in an intense battle, did not notice or expect that there was a weak human youth in the magma lake. He was trying to snatch the treasure from the tiger's mouth!
After the three slashes, the rock finally cracked open. Rubble fell, but the opening was only a few inches wide. The red lotus' root was still buried deep under the rock.
Yi Yun turned anxious. He only had about 40% of his Yuan Qi left. He still needed to return.
At this rate, it would take at least a quarter of an hour to completely split open the stone and take out the Red Lotus. He definitely wouldn't be able to last that long.
Even if his Yuan Qi was depleted, he would not be able to extract the red lotus.
At this stage, was he going to give up?
At this moment, an idea flashed in Yi Yun's mind. With a thought, he flipped his right hand and a rusty broken sword appeared in Yi Yun's hand.
This broken sword, which he had obtained from the Pure Yang Sword Palace, looked like a piece of scrap metal that could rot at any time.
But after it appeared, strangely, Yi Yun suddenly felt his body lighten. The consumption of his Yuan Qi suddenly slowed down a lot.
It was as if a large amount of pure Yang Qi was being absorbed by the broken sword …
This is …
Yi Yun's eyes lit up. Ever since Yi Yun obtained the broken sword, other than using it to gain insight into the Sword Dao, he had never used it. This was firstly because the broken sword contained a mysterious will, making it difficult for Yi Yun to power it. Secondly, Yi Yun did not want the broken sword to be discovered by others, as it would bring about a fatal disaster.
But this time, with the broken sword in hand, Yi Yun could faintly feel that he had a blood connection with the broken sword. It seemed to be a change after he gained insight into the azure-clothed swordsman's Sword Intent.
This made Yi Yun extremely pleasantly surprised. At this point, he could only rely on this sword!
With the broken sword in hand, Yi Yun did not have the time to carefully study it. With the broken sword in hand, he slashed at the rock.
Cha!
With a light sound, the broken sword in Yi Yun's hand was unstoppable. With one slash, it stabbed diagonally!
Yi Yun forcefully slashed, and the extremely hard black glass rock had a deep incision cut open by Yi Yun.
Yi Yun was overjoyed. He repeatedly slashed with his sword, slashing after slash. The black rock was sliced open in large chunks!
At the same time, Yi Yun opened his energy vision to see the full appearance of the red lotus under the rock, so as to prevent himself from cutting off its roots.
Finally, after Yi Yun pried open a large piece of black rock, he saw a lotus root hidden under the rock. This was the red lotus's root!
Success!
After putting in so much effort, walking the line of life and death to lure the giant turtle, risking his life to enter the bird's nest to obtain the lotus seed, and then risking everything to pluck the red lotus from the lava pool, all these treasures were finally in his hands!
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
