by Translator: BornToBe; Author: Ordinary Magician (平凡魔术师); Licensed From: 17k
Those flame chains would only last a breath’s time before being incinerated, but that won breathing room for the one being attacked, and they would be able to escape the golden phoenix’s attack.
Of the four of them, it was clear that Qu Dajiang was the main force. Whenever anyone was in danger, he would use a powerful attack to stop the golden phoenix.
The other three were alchemists, and although their Spiritual Strength was powerful and they possessed powerful flames, they were still alchemists. They were not as adept as a flame cultivator in fighting.
“Put in some more effort! It’s been three days, and its power is starting to fall! If we last a bit longer, we’ll be able to seal it,” cried Qu Dajiang excitedly.
The Heaven Incinerating Flame was something all flame cultivators longed for. There was not a single flame cultivator capable of resisting its attraction.
This Heaven Incinerating Flame in particular had just been born, and it was the best time to subdue it. They definitely couldn’t miss this chance.
“Don’t forget our agreement! Once it’s sealed, we’ll each extract twenty percent of its flame energy,” said Dan Yanxue coldly.
In order to obtain the Heaven Incinerating Flame, Qu Dajiang had had no choice but to find helpers. On his own, there was no way to handle it. Last time, he had almost been killed by it.
So, he gathered Dan Yanxue, Kan Dongze, and Jiang Zijun. They had agreed that once they obtained it, he would extract forty percent of its power, and the remaining sixty percent would be split between the three of them.
Of course, Earth Flames couldn’t simply be divided like this. Once the golden phoenix was sealed, it would become an Earth Flame seed. This was a complete seed, and it could grow stronger in the future.
However, once it was split up, it couldn’t grow any stronger. In other words, its power would never surpass the current power of the phoenix.
In truth, that aggrieved Qu Dajiang greatly, but there was no way around it. If he didn’t split it with them, the three of them wouldn’t help. In the end, obtaining just a part of the Heaven Incinerating Flame was better than nothing.
“Hmph, do you think brother Qu is as petty as you?” sneered Jiang Zijun.
“Jiang Zijun, are you worried you haven’t caused enough trouble? Because you chased down Long San, you made him despair and start a crazy slaughter of innocents. Not only did he kill your people, but even our people who went to help them were killed. It’s clear he knows that he has no hope of living, so he wants to bring down as many people as possible with him before his death! With your stupidity, do you have any right to mock others?” retorted Dan Yanxue viciously.
“Bullshit! That Long San is in your faction, and his matters are your responsibility!” raged Jiang Zijun.
“Don’t joke. When Long San was in our faction, although he was brazen, he treated the people around him decently and was easy to get along with. But after entering the Heaven Dragon Flame Region, he became a murderous devil. There’s no way you can avoid this responsibility,” sneered Dan Yanxue.
Long Chen smiled coldly as he hid. She was truly skilled at assigning blame. Jiang Zijun had already fallen for Dan Yanxue’s trap.
“You-!” Jiang Zijun was enraged, clearly refusing to accept this blame.
“Alright, stop talking. We’re still busy. First, seal the phoenix, and then we’ll kill Long San. Long San’s already crazy and kills anyone on sight. We have to kill him, or we won’t be able to give an explanation to everyone,” interjected Qu Dajiang.
In truth, right now, Jiang Zijun only knew that over ten of his disciples had died. He had no idea that this number was just a tenth of his real casualties. That was why he was just angry and didn’t feel fear yet.
Dan Yanxue and Kan Dongze were skilled actors and also acted like victims. Even Qu Dajiang had fallen for their act.
However, Qu Dajiang wasn’t interested in anything other than the phoenix right now. If he obtained it, his power would rise to a terrifying level.
The three of them immediately stopped arguing and focused on the phoenix. The Heaven Incinerating Flame was just too precious.
Although it was wild and wasn’t suitable for refining pills, its flame seed could be exchanged for unimaginable wealth. Even a rank nine Celestial would be moved.
“Hehe, work hard. I look favorably upon you!”
Long Chen laughed inside. He directed Huo Long to go down, and he quickly found a huge cave.
Seeing the countless Divine Flame Crystals again, Long Chen wasn’t able to control himself.
He entered and saw that the cave was very long. It had to be over a hundred miles, and that made things hard on him. Gathering the crystals one by one would be too slow.
He wanted to absorb the entire cave, but it was too big. This size was absolutely impossible for him to absorb.
“Huo Long, Blazing Dragon Cauldron, it’ll be up to you. These are your rations, so you think of a way.”
Long Chen shouted into the primal chaos space. The Blazing Dragon Cauldron flew out, while Huo Long explosively grew. It bit off Divine Flame Crystals from the wall, sending them to the Blazing Dragon Cauldron, which had also expanded. Once it was packed with Divine Flame Crystals, it returned to the primal chaos space and tossed tens of thousands of them to the ground before flying back out. Huo Long, who was waiting, continued tossing Divine Flame Crystals to it.
This cycle didn’t require Long Chen to waste any effort. As Long Chen advanced, it was like a group of locusts flying through a grain field. The Divine Flame Crystals on the walls were swept clean.
A mountain of Divine Flame Crystals quickly appeared in the primal chaos space thanks to Huo Long and the Blazing Dragon Cauldron’s efforts. When they worked together, their speed shocked even Long Chen.
He quickly reached the end of the cave, and it suddenly opened into an empty space like a plaza. Seeing what was inside, he jumped in shock.
This entire space was full of Divine Flame Crystals. Each one of them was as large as a human and was in the shape of multi-faceted diamonds. Divine light and faint immortal spiritual qi came from them. When he saw these crystals, he felt like he had been transported to an immortal flame world.
“These are true divine crystals!”
Long Chen’s eyes almost popped out. These crystals possessed immortal spiritual qi within them and were completely different from the ordinary Divine Flame Crystals.
Long Chen was in the midst of reaching out to gather them when he realized something was off. These crystals were arranged in a pattern.
“It seems to be a formation.” He quickly saw through some clues. These crystals filled this space, but they were different from the Divine Flame Crystals that had simply been lining the walls of the cave outside.
Long Chen looked carefully. There were thirty-six thousand of these divine crystals, and they were arranged in a set distance from each other. Although he couldn’t tell what formation this was, he knew this wasn’t natural.
“Who cares? The formation has nothing to do with me. In any case, Pill Valley’s things are my things.”
Long Chen forcibly pulled one out of the wall. It revealed a hole behind, and there was an ancient rune in it as well. That rune rapidly dimmed, but nothing else happened.
“Hehe, looks like it’s a formation that’s been crippled for a long time. Then Master Long San won’t stand on courtesy.”
Long Chen had been a bit worried. According to reason, he shouldn’t touch these crystals in case something happened and he was killed by the formation.
However, he trusted the senses of the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art, and he didn’t sense any danger. If he didn’t take them, it would mean that his See A Treasure And Can’t Walk Away Disease had been cured.
Seeing that there was no problem with the first one, Long Chen quickened his pace. He had Huo Long come out to act as the transport, and the thirty-six thousand divine crystals were quickly transported to the primal chaos space.
Long Chen checked the entire cave to see if he had gotten everything. Seeing that there was nothing else, he finally left.
He didn’t know that after he left, the dim runes in the thirty-six thousand notches began to fall. Then cracks began to appear…
Long Chen summoned Huo Long and slowly swam to the surface. Once he was close to the surface, he heard explosive ringing.
Chains were flying in the air. Qu Dajiang, Jiang Zijun, Dan Yanxue, and Kan Dongze all had blood-colored runes on their foreheads. They had actually managed to seal it.
“Should I help them out? Or should I help them out? How about I help them out? Ah, I’ll just randomly pick one of those three options.” An evil smile appeared on Long Chen’s face.
Chapter 1369 Master Long Will Kindly Accept Your Offering!
The golden phoenix was tightly bound in blood-colored chains. They were the Spirit Blood seals that Qu Dajiang, Jiang Zijun, Dan Yanxue, and Kan Dongze had summoned.
After several days of work, the four of them had finally exhausted the golden phoenix. The most important factor was that Earth Flame Spirit Beasts were too dumb. Despite clearly having weakened, it didn’t flee and continued to fight. As a result, it had allowed itself to be captured.
Their Spiritual Strength was currently erasing the final bit of energy the golden phoenix had.
Eventually, the chains suddenly tightened. The seal was complete.
“Hahaha, success!”
The four of them were all ecstatic to have sealed the golden phoenix without any mishaps.
“Everyone, you’ve worked hard. Let me express my sincere gratitude for your outstanding contribution. Since we’re all friends, I’ll kindly accept it!”
A figure suddenly appeared beside the golden phoenix and put it away. He had a grateful expression and cupped his fists in thanks toward the four of them.
“Long San?!”
Their expressions all changed. They had already told all their subordinates not to come here no matter what happened.
That was because the four of them didn’t want Pill Valley to learn about the matter of the Heaven Incinerating Flame. According to Pill Valley’s rules, any disciple who obtained a top ten Earth Flame would have to offer it to Pill Valley, and Pill Valley would give them a corresponding reward.
Earth Flames below the top ten would belong to the disciples, but the top ten Earth Flames were too powerful. Even Pill Valley cared about them. As for the Heaven Incinerating Flame, it was ranked third. If they gave it to Pill Valley, there was no chance of them getting something as good.
Even if Pill Valley gave them treasures, there was no way they could match the value of the Heaven Incinerating Flame. So the four of them had intended to keep this matter secret. After all, everyone was selfish.
That was why no one had appeared in this region despite them fighting for so long. The four of them were sure no one would be so brazen as to come here and snatch the Earth Flame from them, so they hadn’t made any preparations.
“Courting death!” Seeing Long Chen put the golden phoenix away, the four of them were enraged. Qu Dajiang was the first to attack. Flames erupted from him as he attacked Long Chen. He unleashed a punch that was clearly intent on killing him.
“I’ve been courting death for a long time. But can you actually help me court death?”
Long Chen smiled coldly. He didn’t unleash his aura. He just sent out a single punch.
Flames erupted. Qu Dajiang’s arm broke in several places and he was blown back.
“Do you think you could suppress me like when I was still in the Foundation Forging realm?” Long Chen sneered. His gaze was like two sharp blades sweeping over the four of them. He was no longer his old self and was filled with explosive power. Just now, his punch had been nothing more than a test.
“You... you advanced to the Jade Core realm?”
The four of their expressions changed. Dan Yanxue and Kan Dongze’s expressions were especially ugly.
“Do you regret abandoning me so easily? Did you feel like I wouldn’t have much value as a chess piece? Perhaps if you had used me better, I could have even helped you get rid of Jiang Zijun. Is that what you’re thinking?” said Long Chen indifferently as he looked at Dan Yanxue and Kan Dongze. He naturally knew what they were thinking.
“Nonsense! Long San, you’ve already become bedeviled. Our subordinates were simply ordered to capture you, not kill you. Put down your butcher’s blade and come peacefully. That’s your only option to live. As long as you don’t resist, there’ll still be room for negotiating. Although you killed many people, Pill Valley won’t kill someone as talented as you. Don’t misunderstand,” explained Kan Dongze.
“Hahaha…” Long Chen couldn’t help but laugh. Even at this time, he was able to say such lies that not even a child would believe. They were really insulting his intelligence.
Long Chen couldn’t be bothered to expose him. The main thing was that he didn’t want to waste words. There was no need for such a thing now.
“Attack together! Kill him!” Jiang Zijun roared furiously. Heavenly Dao energy circulated, and a flame spear condensed in his hand. He shot at Long Chen.
Although they had all exhausted a great deal of soul energy and spiritual yuan to seal the golden phoenix, the truth was that most of the effort had come from Qu Dajiang.
After the first day, they had found their rhythm and learned to cooperate. Their rate of exhaustion had fallen, while the golden phoenix had weakened. By the end, their spiritual yuan had mostly recovered.
“Watch out!” Seeing Jiang Zijun charge forward on his own, Qu Dajiang let out a startled cry. Of the four of them, he was the strongest. Only he knew just how terrifying the current Long Chen was. He immediately shot after Long Chen as well.
BANG! Jiang Zijun’s spear was blown apart by Long Chen. In front of Long Chen, that flame spear was as weak as a child’s plaything.
Jiang Zijun had never imagined that Long Chen would have grown to such a terrifying level. With his flame spear broken, he was open to attack. Long Chen’s hand was already raised in the air.
Pow!
Long Chen’s hand viciously slapped across Jiang Zijun’s face. A thick, automatic flame barrier appeared over Jiang Zijun’s face to block it, but it was blown apart by Long Chen’s slap.
Half of Jiang Zijun’s face caved in, and he shot back like a shooting star, crashing into the lava. A huge pillar of lava soared into the sky and then descended as a rain of lava.
Qu Dajiang’s fist arrived in front of Long Chen right after he had slapped Jiang Zijun. His nine flowers revolved behind him. This time, he was using his real power.
BOOM!
Long Chen met Qu Dajiang’s punch with his own, and flame runes flew in every direction. It was like a firework had gone off.
Long Chen and Qu Dajiang’s fists were still locked as they floated in the air, their eyes cold as their auras continuously rose.
A small vortex appeared where their fists were colliding. It gradually grew larger and larger.
Jiang Zijun came out of the lava, his face pale and horrified. Just now, Long Chen’s slap had almost killed him.
He knew that if it hadn’t been for his flame armor and Qu Dajiang’s reinforcement, he would have died. If Long San hadn’t needed to reserve a bit of energy to handle Qu Dajiang, that slap would have destroyed his head.
Now seeing Long San fighting equally against Qu Dajiang, he was even more horrified.
Dan Yanxue and Kan Dongze were also stupefied. They had never imagined that Long San was so powerful. After just advancing to the Jade Core realm, he possessed the power to fight against Qu Dajiang. It had to be known that Qu Dajiang was an extremely terrifying flame cultivator.
BOOM!
Qu Dajiang’s fist began to emit a blazing light as his power became violent. All his muscles bulged and his robes exploded, revealing his copper skin.
Qu Dajiang was originally a large man. With his muscles bulging like t
his, he looked like a monster.
“In terms of power, no one is a match for me in the same realm! You might be strong, but there’s an uncrossable gap between us!” said Qu Dajiang coldly. With the increase in size, his voice also became heavier.
At first, Jiang Zijun had been horrified to see Long San being a match for Qu Dajiang. But now seeing Qu Dajiang reveal such immense power, he instead became excited and cheered him on. “Brother Qu, don’t kill him too fast! Don’t forget, he killed your brother. We have to make him live a life worse than death!”
Dan Yanxue and Kan Dongze’s expressions changed slightly, and they exchanged a glance. They nodded.
They definitely wouldn’t allow Long San to live. Only once he was dead could they push the blame to Jiang Zijun. Otherwise, if the truth was learned, the ones to die would be them.
They had made their plans. Once Long San was subdued, they would immediately kill him to cover up the truth.
“Sorry, I can’t accept your words. In terms of power, within the same realm, the only one who might be able to surpass me is one of my brothers. Other than him, I haven’t met anyone who could match me. Your confidence is based on nothing,” sneered Long Chen.
Suddenly, an explosive sound came from Long Chen’s body as his 108,000 stars began to revolve, forming an unending cycle of energy that poured through his body. His aura erupted.
BOOM!
Azure ripples appeared in the space around Long Chen’s fist. That was the result of space being compressed by the immense power.
“This… this is impossible!”
BOOM!
Long Chen’s energy suddenly erupted like a volcano. Qu Dajiang was suddenly blown back by an immense power. He almost coughed up blood.
Long Chen continued to stand in the air. Ripples continued to spread from his body. They began to spread further and further, shaking the sky and lava.
“It really is nice to be full of power.” Long Chen clenched his fists. Feeling this inexhaustible energy surging within him, his eyes blazed.
