All-class Gu Immortal

Chapter 188 Rumors Spread, Moments Abound

The four did not chase after the remaining three spirit seed fragments, but instead looked warily at the other people in the arena.

Now that all four present have obtained a fragment of a spirit seed, they have lost any reason to join forces.

Although the other three spirit seed fragments were even more tempting, they were facing the enraged old lion, and no one wanted to cause any trouble; they only wanted to keep the spirit seed fragments they had.

Rumble!
In just a short while, the entire Tianhuo Palace Square began to tremble violently.

After the spirit seed disappeared, cracks suddenly appeared on the surrounding walls, and the entire plaza showed signs of collapse.

"This place is about to collapse! Retreat immediately!" Su Wuhen shouted, looking at the cracked hall.

"go!"

The group immediately flew away from the square, and before leaving, Zhou Qing grabbed the young man brought by the Mad Lion Elder and stuffed him into his storage space.

boom--!
Just as the group left the Heavenly Fire Hall and descended the white jade steps, the entire hall collapsed with a deafening roar that echoed through the canyon, startling the martial artists who arrived later.

"Look! Someone's coming out!"

"They must have found the treasure!"

At this moment, a dozen martial artists stared at Zhou Qing and the others with greed in their eyes.

However, among these people, only two were Blood Exchange Realm Grand Martial Masters, while the others were only Bone Refining Realm.

"You all entered the main hall first; what have you found?"

The two Blood Exchange Realm Grand Martial Masters exchanged a glance, then stepped forward. The one on the left bowed to Zhou Qing and the others.

"Exploring secret realms is all a matter of personal chance, why should I tell you!" the Flying Feather Clan Gu Master said coldly.

"Do you really not take us all seriously?!" The Blood Exchange Realm Grand Martial Master on the right frowned.

"No comment!" At this moment, Su Wuhen stepped forward, his attitude unusually firm.

Seeing this, Zhou Qing stood beside him.

As for the long-bearded Grand Martial Master who had also obtained a fragment of the Spirit Seed and undergone a second blood transfusion, he immediately drew his longsword.

"Why didn't you chase after the Mad Lion Elder when he left? Do you really think we're someone you can just bully? The Mad Lion Elder is not to be trifled with, but does that mean my Su family is easy to mess with?" Su Wuhen's words were full of domineering arrogance.

"Young Master Wuhen, you flatter me." Seeing that a battle was about to break out, the two Blood Exchange Realm Grand Martial Masters, who had originally been tough, changed their expressions and softened their attitudes immediately.

"Let's go!" Su Wuhen clenched his fist, gave Zhou Qing a look, and then walked steadily toward the other side.

Seeing this, the two Blood Exchange Realm Grand Martial Masters were somewhat tempted, but ultimately chose not to make a move.

After the group left, the two called out to their companions, "Quickly go and check inside the ruins; there might be some treasures left behind!"

"Yes!"

A group of Bone Refinement Realm martial artists immediately ran towards the ruins ahead.

This main hall is entirely made of fire crystal. It may not be a valuable treasure to a Blood Exchange Realm Grand Martial Master, but for them, if they collect more, it would be quite valuable.

However, after searching for a while, the temperature in the canyon rose to a level that was difficult for everyone to bear. Moreover, the fire-attribute spiritual energy floating in the high sky gradually became violent.

boom--!
As flames shot into the sky, the entire canyon fell silent once more.

Zhou Qing and the others had already returned to the deep pit.

They discovered that the crystal walls surrounding the pit were slowly closing.

"Let's go!" Su Wuhen's expression was grave.

"Come on up!" Han Qingqing activated the Azure Dragon Flag, and a three-zhang-long azure dragon quickly took shape in the deep pit. She jumped onto the dragon's head first and reached out her hand to Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing leaped up, followed closely by Su Wuhen and Lu Yan.

hold head high!
The azure dragon raised its head, let out a roar, and then extended its claws, embedding them deeply into the smooth crystal wall, as it climbed towards the top of the pit.

The four of them concentrated their true energy at the soles of their feet, tightly adhering to the dragon's body.

At this moment, the Flying Feather Clan Gu Master and the long-bearded man grabbed the tail of the azure dragon and hitched a ride.

When the six people were carried out of the deep pit by the blue dragon and returned to the ground, Su Wuhen's face was flushed, and the Gu Master of the Flying Feather Clan also had fluctuating aura and a red glow on his face.

"Brother Su, what's wrong?" Seeing that Su Wuhen was not in a good state, Zhou Qing stepped forward to ask.

“The spirit seed can only be temporarily stored in the body. My main cultivation method is not fire attribute, so I can’t withstand the residual Qian Tian Fire essence of the spirit seed. I need to hurry back to the county city and ask the ancestor for help to suppress it.” Su Wuhen frowned, and the breath he exhaled was unusually hot as he spoke.

"Gentlemen, farewell." At this moment, the long-bearded man beside him bowed to Zhou Qing and Su Wuhen, then flew away. He primarily cultivated fire-attribute techniques, and outwardly appeared normal.

"Brother Zhou, you don't seem to specialize in fire-attribute techniques, so how come you're completely unharmed?" Su Wuhen looked at Zhou Qing with surprise.

"The water and wood elemental essences within my body have mutated at some point and turned into ice elemental essences. That's probably why I'm unaffected," Zhou Qing explained. The matter of the elemental essence attributes had already been exposed during the battle with the Mad Lion Elder, so there was no need to hide it anymore.

"Ice attribute, huh?" At this moment, the Flying Feather Clan Gu Master's eyes changed slightly. After suppressing the surging heat within his body, he spread his wings, flapped them, and flew away from the place.

"Let's hurry up and leave!" Zhou Qing glanced at the Flying Feather Clan Gu Master, felt the unusual temperature in the pit, and a sense of unease rose in his heart, his skin tingling slightly.

boom--!
The four had barely left the Valley of Divine Fire when a deafening explosion erupted from the center of the valley. A towering beam of fire transformed into a massive pillar of light that pierced the night sky.

A terrifying shockwave swept in all directions, turning the entire Divine Fire Valley into a sea of ​​flames.

Zhou Qing looked towards the Divine Fire Valley, and under the blinding light at the center of the pillar of light, he subconsciously squinted.

In a daze, he seemed to see a human-shaped phantom flash by.

When he opened his eyes wide again, he found nothing.

"Xuanzhu, did you see a figure in the firelight?" Zhou Qing communicated with Xuanzhu in his mind.

"A human figure? I didn't see one. You must be mistaken! The Heavenly Fire Essence triggered the eruption of the Earthly Fiend Qi of the Divine Fire Valley. Even a Martial Saint at the Five Qi Convergence Realm would be instantly reduced to ashes at the center of the explosion. How could a human figure possibly appear?" Xuan Zhu said confidently.

"Then I must have misread it." Zhou Qing said thoughtfully, then stopped thinking about it. "Brother Zhou?"

Han Qingqing's voice brought Zhou Qing back to her senses.

"Let's go!"

“Okay!” Zhou Qing nodded.

After the four left the vicinity of Shenhuo Valley, Su Wuhen returned to Nanli County City alone, while Zhou Qing followed Han Qingqing and Lu Yan towards the Qilian Mountains, heading towards the Shenwei Camp's base.

The three had traveled halfway when they saw a man dressed in black armor, as tall as an iron tower, rushing towards them from a distance.

"Father!" Han Qingqing was the first to go to greet him.

"Qingqing! Are you alright?" The man in black armor was none other than Han Wending.

The towering flames of Shenhuo Valley illuminated the entire sky, and the enormous commotion was even sensed by Han Wending, who was hundreds of miles away.

After discovering that the strange phenomenon was occurring at Tianzhu Mountain, he rushed over immediately.

"What happened at Tianzhu Mountain?" Han Wending looked towards the direction of Shenhuo Valley, his eyes filled with shock, where the towering pillar of light had not yet completely dissipated.

"Uncle Han, this is a long story. Let's talk about it as we walk," Zhou Qing said solemnly.

"Alright." Han Wending came back to his senses and looked at Zhou Qing, then suddenly his body trembled.

"Nephew, you've broken through?!"

“Yes.” Zhou Qing nodded.

The four of them headed towards the direction of Shenwei Camp.

On the way, Zhou Qing explained their journey to Han Wending.

"Heavenly Fire Palace?! Heavenly Fire Essence?! A fire-attribute spirit seed?!"

When Han Wending learned that the three of them had refined the Qiantian Fire Essence, and that Zhou Qing had even broken through to the Blood Exchange Realm in one fell swoop, he couldn't help but marvel at their good fortune. The Qiantian Fire Essence even had a certain effect on him, a Grand Martial Master in the Qi and Blood Long Dragon Realm.

Later, when Han Wending learned that there was actually a spirit seed in the Heavenly Fire Palace, his eyes widened in astonishment. This was an incredible opportunity.

Even in the Central Plains, a sacred land of martial arts, spirit seeds are extremely precious treasures.

"The spirit seed split into seven?" Han Wending frowned upon learning that the spirit seed had exploded into seven pieces. Could a spirit seed split? He had never heard of such a thing before.

"Nephew, may I take a look?"

Han Wending rarely showed a somewhat embarrassed expression. He had never seen what a spirit seed looked like in all his years of cultivation. Faced with a spirit object that could help him break through the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, he couldn't help but want to find out more.

“Of course.” Zhou Qing took out the Heavenly Fire Centipede Egg from his Yuanqiao.

A fiery red crystal radiating intense heat appeared before Han Wending's eyes.

"This is..." Han Wending sensed the life force contained within the fiery red crystal.

“The cultivation technique I practice clashes with the fire attribute, so I didn’t plan to refine this spirit seed fragment. Instead, I plan to use this spirit seed fragment to hatch Gu worms,” Zhou Qing explained.

"Hatching Gu worms?!" Han Wending was stunned, his eyes momentarily blank.

Such a precious spiritual object was actually used to hatch Gu worms.

Even a spirit seed fragment shattered into seven pieces can be exchanged for a second-tier divine weapon highly compatible with oneself, or other precious treasures for breaking through realms. Zhou Qing actually used it to hatch Gu worms?

Even with Han Wending's years of experience in high positions, he was momentarily at a loss for words.

He could only tell himself that this was Zhou Qing's opportunity, and had nothing to do with him.

Fortunately, none of them practiced fire-attribute techniques, otherwise they would have been severely criticized for wasting their talents.

After a moment of silence, Han Wending said, "Put it away."

"Yes." Zhou Qing put the Heavenly Fire Centipede Egg back into his Yuan Aperture.

At this moment, he could feel the joy emanating from the crimson flames, which seemed to be very satisfied with the power contained in the spirit seed and the Heavenly Fire Essence.

"Let's go back to the main camp first."

The group returned to the Shenwei Camp's base, where Han Wending had Zhou Qing explain the situation in detail.

The commotion at Shenhuo Valley alarmed most of Nanli County, and major surrounding forces dispatched warriors to investigate the situation.

Within just a few days, rumors began to spread.

Survivors in Divine Fire Valley say that the reason for such a tremendous explosion in Divine Fire Valley is that a third-tier divine weapon has descended into the world.

However, the major powers did not take it seriously, because although they did not possess third-tier divine weapons, they knew the power of third-tier divine weapons.

It could destroy the Divine Fire Valley in an instant and change the landscape. If it were a divine weapon, it would probably have exceeded the third rank and entered the fourth rank.

Even in the Central Plains region, there are very few fourth-tier divine weapons.

This rank of divine weapon is called 'mysterious weapon' because it possesses the power of creation and mystery. Some mysterious weapons even possess complete intelligence and can cultivate independently.

In ancient times, there was a peerless expert who was famous far and wide, and that was the transformation of Xuanbing.

Regardless, the commotion at Shenhuo Valley was so great that it not only alarmed the Nanli County City, but also all the major forces in the entire Southern Frontier.

Among countless rumors, some are very close to the truth: that several Blood Transformation Realm Grand Martial Masters who entered the Divine Fire Valley discovered the Heavenly Fire Palace's inheritance and eventually fought each other.

However, rumors are rumors precisely because of their exaggerated nature.

Some say that these martial arts masters at the Blood Transformation Realm not only received the inheritance of the Heavenly Fire Palace and countless rare treasures, but each of them also received a divine seed.

Those caught in the eye of the storm of rumors are naturally the survivors who entered the Heavenly Fire Palace on this trip.

(End of this chapter)