All-class Gu Immortal

Chapter 185 Exploration of Divine Fire Valley, Breakthrough and Blood Transformation (Part 2)

"Brother Zhou, Brother Lu, Miss Qingqing, be very careful after we enter the hall. Remember to stay close to me."

All the spoils from the palace should be divided equally among us; we must not let outsiders profit from them.

Su Wuhen lowered his voice.

At this moment, he felt the crystal wall behind him tremble violently, and four Blood Exchange Realm Grand Martial Masters appeared in the valley.

"Everything is up to Brother Su," Lu Yan said in a deep voice, but his gaze swept over Zhou Qing beside him.

"Brother Su, you can rest assured." Zhou Qing nodded.

Since this involves the ten major sects of the previous dynasty, danger and opportunity coexist. Their four-person team is not the strongest among these people, so unity is naturally the best strategy.

“Okay!” Su Wuhen nodded. What he feared most was that infighting would occur within the team before they could reap the benefits.

"Heavenly Fire Hall! The Heavenly Fire Hall of the Divine Fire Sect?!" The four Blood Exchange Realm Grand Martial Masters who followed clearly recognized the origin of the Heavenly Fire Hall.

In fact, there's no need to distinguish between the real and the fake; the fact that the names are the same is enough to make martial artists decide to go in and find out.

Roar!
A roar like that of a wild beast echoed through the canyon, and ripples, as if they were tangible, spread out in all directions.

"The Mad Lion has made his move! Let's go too!"

At this moment, at the entrance of the Heavenly Fire Palace, the Mad Lion Elder and two young martial artists had already started fighting with the cheetah formed from flames. He immediately unleashed his full power of sonic power.

Even from a distance of over a hundred meters, Zhou Qing felt a jolt in his eardrums.

Fearing that the Mad Lion Elder would get there first, the four Blood Transformation Realm Grand Martial Masters quickly ascended the white jade steps and rushed towards the main gate of the Heavenly Fire Hall.

Seeing this, Su Wuhen followed.

Zhou Qing, Lu Yan, and Han Qingqing followed closely behind.

boom!
As they ascended the stone steps to the entrance of the Heavenly Fire Palace, a terrifying heat filled the entire platform. Scorching streams of air erupted from the mouths of the Flame Leopard, indiscriminately attacking everyone present.

However, the Flame Leopard had no physical form, and under the siege of so many martial artists, it quickly fell into a disadvantageous position.

"Roar~!"

With a roar of resentment, the Flame Leopard transformed into a giant fireball, which then exploded into hundreds and thousands of fist-sized fireballs that shot out in all directions.

Whoosh!
At this moment, a dark red bead slipped away from Zhou Qing's side with lightning speed. A faint spark flashed from his Wind and Thunder Boots, and he suddenly accelerated, appearing more than ten meters away as if by teleportation. He reached out with his right hand, and the icy energy gathered in front of him, blocking the bead's path.

puff!
However, the dark red bead only paused for a moment before piercing through the force gathered in front of Zhou Qing.

Seeing that the dark red bead was about to slip away, Zhou Qing's expression darkened, and he spat out a stream of icy blue cold air from his palm.

The dark red bead was struck by the icy blue aura, and its speed instantly slowed down.

Zhou Qing once again used the Thunder Boots to perform the Lightning Speed ​​Step, reached out and grabbed the dark red bead, storing it in his storage space.

"Whoosh!"

At that moment, Zhou Qing suddenly heard a sharp whooshing sound. He felt his hair stand on end as a long, narrow hand covered in feathers and with sharp claws reached for his wrist.

"Oh!"

A muffled thud echoed across the platform as Zhou Qing struck the narrow hand with his palm. A tremendous force followed, sending him flying back seven or eight steps.

"Hmph!" At this moment, a middle-aged man with a white face, no beard, and cold eyes appeared where Zhou Qing had just stood. He looked no different from an ordinary person, but his hands were covered with white feathers.

"A barbarian Gu Master?!"

"The Flying Feather Clan?!"

The crowd stared intently at the changes in the middle-aged man's hands, surprised that a barbarian Gu Master had infiltrated their ranks, and that this person also practiced martial arts.

The middle-aged man looked at Zhou Qing and said coldly, "Boy, hand over the Heavenly Fire Leopard's inner core!"

"As a member of the barbarian race, you dare to ambush my human warriors? Don't you think you're showing us no respect?" Su Wuhen's face was ashen.

"Gentlemen, whatever is inside the Heavenly Fire Palace is an internal matter for our human race, and the barbarians should not interfere. Why don't we deal with this person first?"

"You?!" The middle-aged man's expression changed slightly, and he looked at the martial artists around him with apprehension.

"A conflict has already broken out before we even entered the hall. Aren't you all too impatient?" Seeing that a conflict was about to erupt, the Mad Lion Elder acted as a peacemaker.

"We went to great lengths to defeat the Heavenly Fire Leopard, only to have a Bone Refining Realm martial artist steal the spoils. Isn't that a bit too much of an advantage? We should hand over the Heavenly Fire Leopard's inner core so we can share it among ourselves."

As he spoke, the old man with the mad lion brought the topic back to Zhou Qing.

At this moment, the other three Blood Exchange Realm Grand Martial Masters also looked at Zhou Qing.

It's still unclear what's inside the Heavenly Fire Palace, but the inner core of the second-tier exotic beast, the Heavenly Fire Leopard, is extremely precious.

Upon hearing this, Su Wuhen's expression changed slightly, and he immediately said loudly:
"Everyone, this Brother Zhou Qing is a first-level alchemist recently hired by the Han family."

His purpose in entering the Divine Fire Valley was to find fire spirit objects to refine elixirs. Since he had taken the Heavenly Fire Leopard's inner core, it should naturally belong to him.

When Brother Zhou Qing becomes a second-tier alchemist in the future, he will naturally not forget the kindness you have shown us today.

Today, I am here on the orders of our ancestor to protect Brother Zhou Qing. I ask that you all give the Su family some face.

"An alchemist?!" The other three Blood Exchange Realm Grand Martial Masters were all stunned upon hearing this, unable to believe that Zhou Qing, who looked so young, was actually a first-level alchemist, and that even the Su family patriarch had been alarmed.

"Young Master Su, you flatter us. We will naturally give face to the Su family patriarch."

"This young man Zhou is already a first-level alchemist at such a young age, he truly has a bright future!" The old man with the Mad Lion's eyes flashed with a strange light when he saw the three of them relent, and then he laughed.

"In that case, let's go into the hall first."

"Alright." The three of them thought there was no need to rush to fight for the Heavenly Fire Leopard's inner core; they could discuss it after entering the hall.

Rumble!
The massive palace doors were pushed open with the combined efforts of several people.

The old man with the mad lion flashed into the hall, followed closely by two youths. The other three Blood Exchange Realm Grand Martial Masters also entered the hall at the same time. "Let's go." Su Wuhen glanced warily at the Flying Feather Clan Gu Master beside him, and then entered the hall with Zhou Qing and the other two.

At this moment, only the Flying Feather Clan Gu Master remained on the platform. He was about to enter the Heavenly Fire Palace when his expression suddenly changed.

Kaka!

He raised his right hand, which had just clashed with Zhou Qing's, and saw that the feathers on the back of his hand were covered with a layer of frost, which was spreading upwards on his arm. He was unable to dispel the cold with his true energy.

Click!

The Flying Feather Clan Gu Master plucked the frost-covered feathers, which produced a crisp sound. The feathers were so brittle from the cold that they cracked at the slightest touch.

"This is...Ice Soul Cold Qi?! It's not only the first-generation Xuanbing Gu of the Ice Spirit Clan that can do this." The Flying Feather Clan Gu Master's pupils suddenly dilated, his face filled with disbelief.

Thinking of this, he immediately entered the hall.

At this moment, Zhou Qing and the others stood in the empty hall.

The group passed through the corridor of the main hall and arrived at a plaza. On both sides of the plaza were small houses made of fire crystal, with dim flame carvings on the doors of the houses.

In the very center of the square, a crimson dragon, a hundred meters long, coils around, its entire body carved from fire crystal.

At this moment, the dragon was holding a huge crystal ball, three feet in diameter, in its mouth, and a pale golden flame was burning in each of its four claws.

As everyone appeared in the plaza, the pale golden flames in the dragon's four claws floated up and converged on the giant crystal sphere in its mouth. At this moment, the giant crystal sphere lit up instantly, and the temperature in the hall rose accordingly, causing the surrounding air to gradually distort.

"This is a spirit seed!! A fire-attribute spirit seed! My God! There is such a precious treasure here!!" Xuan Zhu's exclamation echoed in Zhou Qing's mind.

"What is a spirit seed?!" Zhou Qing immediately asked Xuan Zhu.

"Spiritual seeds can help martial artists absorb and refine the power of heaven and earth. Having a spiritual seed will greatly reduce the difficulty of breaking through the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top."

Moreover, as the spiritual seed continuously absorbs the power of heaven and earth, it can transform into a divine seed, greatly increasing the chances of breaking through to the Five Elements Convergence in the future.

Although this spiritual seed clashes with your cultivation technique, you can completely dissipate your cultivation and start over. It only takes three to five years to refine the spiritual seed, and you will be able to break through to the Blood Exchange Realm with its help. Moreover, your cultivation will advance by leaps and bounds as a result.

Alternatively, you can directly use spirit seeds to hatch Heavenly Fire Centipede eggs, increasing the Heavenly Fire Centipede's potential. Combining it with a fire-attribute spirit seed will likely raise the Heavenly Fire Centipede to Tier 3.

Xuanzhu quickly explained.

"The Spirit Seed has such a wonderful use?!" Zhou Qing was shocked.

He was naturally unwilling to give up his cultivation and spend three to five years refining the spiritual seed.

However, the prospect of combining it with the Heavenly Fire Centipede to obtain a third-tier Gu worm in the future is extremely attractive to him.

Just from the terrifying temperature felt here when the fire-attribute spirit seed appeared, one knows that refining this spirit seed will not be an easy task. However, Crimson Flame might not be an exception. After all, one of the methods to hatch Crimson Flame is to protect it with a fire-attribute spirit object and then throw it into the magma for thirty-six days.

"This is... the Heavenly Fire Essence!!" At this moment, the Mad Lion Elder looked at the pale golden flames attached to the surface of the huge crystal ball and immediately revealed a greedy look.

"Qiantian Fire Essence? The legendary Qiantian Fire Essence, said to have miraculous effects of strengthening tendons and bones, and cleansing marrow and changing blood?!"

The other three Blood Transformation Realm Grand Martial Masters' eyes lit up.

bass!
At this moment, the pale golden flame on the surface of the giant crystal sphere suddenly rose up, splitting into wisps of small flames that drifted toward the eleven people in the arena.

Everyone was shocked.

Although they recognized the Qian Tian Fire Spirit in front of them, no one dared to be 100% sure, so everyone's first reaction was to retreat.

However, the pale golden flames were extremely fast; before they could even leave the plaza, the flames had already entered their bodies.

"Refine the Heavenly Fire Essence and gain the opportunity to receive the Heavenly Fire Palace's inheritance!"

As the small flame entered their bodies, a strange voice rose in everyone's hearts at the same time.

"Ah!" The two youths next to the old man Mad Lion screamed and rolled on the ground. White smoke rose from their bodies, and their skin turned red at a visible speed, like that of a boiled crab.

"Quickly concentrate and refine the Heavenly Fire Essence!" the Mad Lion Elder hurriedly said in a deep voice.

"It's so hot!" At this moment, Han Qingqing, who was next to Zhou Qing, also had a flushed face and was covered in sweat.

Rumble!
At this moment, the doors of the small houses on both sides of the square opened automatically, exactly eleven in total.

"Are you letting us into the stone chamber to refine the Heavenly Fire Essence?!"

Zhou Qing's gaze sharpened as a terrifying heat was accumulating within his body. Even with the Ice Fiend Gu, he showed signs of being unable to withstand it. This heat seemed to vary from person to person; his resistance was high, so he felt it more intensely.

"Come on!"

Zhou Qing grabbed Han Qingqing, whose face was contorted in pain, and led her into one of the stone chambers. Then, they entered another stone chamber.

Rumble!
After Zhou Qing entered the stone chamber, the stone door closed automatically, and only a dim red light illuminated the square stone chamber.

A faint, cool breeze emanated from the stone chamber, reducing the perceived temperature.

"I suggest you take the Yuanhun Golden Elixir right here and use the Qiantian Fire Essence to break through to the Blood Exchange Realm! Anyway, your foundation is solid, so breaking through ahead of time won't make much difference."

At this moment, Xuanzhu's voice rang in Zhou Qing's heart once again.

"That's what I think too!" Zhou Qing's eyes cleared suddenly, and he exhaled a hot breath, feeling as if his internal organs were burning.

Zhou Qing took out the Yuanhun Golden Liquid from his storage space, tilted his head back, and swallowed it.
Kaka!

Frost appeared all the way from the mouth to the throat and then to the lower abdomen, but as the Qian Tian Fire Essence emitted powerful heat, the two forces were constantly neutralized.

Zhou Qing felt his physical body becoming more solid, and the qi and blood within his body were growing stronger at a visible speed.

After an unknown amount of time, red veins appeared on his skin, as dense as a spider web.

The blood streaks continued to solidify, coalescing into a gossamer-thin veil that gradually enveloped his entire body.

(End of this chapter)