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Chapter 371, Li Huo Gu Yi

Li Huo Cliff, just from the name, is related to fire.

Hua Changxi knew a little about the Li Fire, which was the Vermilion Bird's natal fire.

I just don't know if there really is any fire at this Fire Cliff.
Hua Changxi stared at the sea of ​​fire at the bottom of the cliff for a while, then turned her gaze to the deep stone cave on the other side of the cliff.

It's safer to explore the cave first than to explore the bottom of the cliff directly.

Hua Changxi carefully entered the stone cave. The cave was very large and deep, and the fire elemental energy inside was extremely rich.

After going deeper into the cave by more than ten meters, many man-made stone chambers begin to appear. The chambers are symmetrical, and their size and layout indicate that they were used for living.

As they ventured deeper, Hua Changxi silently calculated that the stone chambers numbered over a thousand.

"Could it be that the Fire Cliff is a training ground specifically for the Vermilion Bird Army?"

Hua Changxi quickly refuted this conjecture.

There was no other reason than that behind the stone chamber, there appeared a series of forging furnaces.

"The Blazing Cliff is actually a place for weapon forging!"

Each forging furnace entrance is also engraved with a serial number, from one to one thousand, and there are a total of one thousand forging rooms.

The walls inside the furnace room are inscribed with a lot of common knowledge about weapon forging, and even the forging process of weapons. There is a hole under each forging furnace.

She had visited the Weapon Saint Palace and seen their weapon-refining workshops. The weapon-refining furnaces built by the Weapon Saint Palace were all connected to the earth fire.

Therefore, Hua Changxi immediately thought of the sea of ​​fire at the bottom of the cliff.

The forging furnace must be the one that draws fire from the bottom of the cliff to forge weapons!

Hua Changxi hurried through the furnace rooms, her joy growing stronger with each visit.

In furnace room number one, the forging process of the Vermilion Bird Token is depicted; in furnace room number ten, the forging process of the Vermilion Bird Armor is depicted.

In furnace number one hundred, the forging process of the Vermilion Bird Spear is depicted; in furnace number five hundred, the forging process of the Vermilion Bird Bow is depicted.

The Vermilion Bird Army equipment that she was most concerned about could all be forged and refined here!
Hua Changxi continued to go deeper, and the further she went, the denser and purer the fire elemental energy became.

Behind the forging furnace, stone chambers began to appear again.

Unlike the stone chambers at the front of the cave that were used for living, these stone chambers at the back are significantly larger and more spacious, and were probably used as offices and warehouses.

As you continue deeper, the cave gradually narrows, and the terrain begins to slope downwards.

Hua Changxi immediately guessed that the end of the stone cave should be at the bottom of the cliff.

As she descended, Hua Changxi clearly felt her blood boiling and a growing 'desire' rising within her.

She had only ever experienced this feeling when she was absorbing and refining the Vermilion Bird's essence blood.

Her body was screaming wildly, pushing Hua Changxi to quicken her pace. Before long, she saw the firelight.

As she stepped out of the cave, she was greeted by a vast sea of ​​fire.

After cultivating the 'Ten Thousand Fires Converge' technique, Hua Changxi became almost immune to flames, and even if she was in a sea of ​​fire, she would not be harmed.

Following the pull of her body, Hua Changxi walked deeper into the sea of ​​fire. She didn't know how long she had walked, but amidst the raging flames, a ball of fire the size of a basketball captivated her attention.

At first glance, that flame resembled the crimson light of the rising sun, radiating boundless power to dispel all darkness and bringing a sense of light and warmth.

Upon closer inspection, the flames had changed color, turning from purple-gold flames into a rainbow of colors, radiating a sacred and inviolable light.

Finally, the flames give the feeling of burning to the extreme, presenting a pure and clean white color, as if to purify all evil.

Hua Changxi never knew that flames could evoke so many emotions in people.

"Is this the Fire of Departure?"

The blood in her body was boiling even more intensely. Hua Changxi was certain that her body craved to absorb the 'Li Huo' before her.

Hua Changxi thought that she possessed the bloodline of the Vermilion Bird and had absorbed and refined a drop of Vermilion Bird essence blood. Moreover, she did not sense any danger from the flames in front of her. So she tried to use the method of subduing strange fire, outputting spiritual power, wanting to extract a wisp of flame from the fireball and absorb and refine it.

Stripping away the flames was initially thought to be difficult, but to my surprise, the moment the spiritual energy touched the flames, a wisp of flames willingly followed the spiritual energy downwards and attached itself to Hua Changxi's body.

Previously, the most unbearable pain of being burned alive was the intense burning sensation. But this time, the pain wasn't as unbearable as expected. However, the flames were extremely difficult to absorb and refine, only covering and circulating on the surface of the body. Since normal absorption and refinement weren't going smoothly, Hua Changxi used the 'Ten Thousand Flames Converging' divine power. This time, the absorption speed of the flames was indeed much faster.

Although the Fire of Separation was absorbed into the body, an obstacle was encountered when it was time to refine it.

Finally, after many attempts, Hua Changxi used the 'Five Elements Fire Furnace' physical supernatural power, and the refining process was able to proceed smoothly.

As the refining process deepened, the spirit image of the Vermilion Bird began to emerge and condense above Hua Changxi's dantian.

"Wow~"

When the fire was completely refined, a radiant firebird flew out from Hua Changxi's body. The firebird was bathed in flames, and a seven-colored halo flowed within the flames.

The firebird circled once above the sea of ​​fire, then suddenly flew back into Hua Changxi's body.

Hua Changxi slowly opened her eyes, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

Compared to the previous Vermilion Bird Spirit Image, the current one is more lifelike. At the same time, it is covered with a layer of holy and mysterious Li Fire Aura, exuding a sacred aura that makes people dare not look directly at it.

"Li Huo Gu Yi!"

Hua Changxi now realized that the flame in the sea of ​​fire before him was actually the Ancient Flame of Li Huo, which had existed since the beginning of time.

Thinking back on the process of absorbing and refining the Flame of Separation, she sighed with emotion.

Every step you take in life will be worthwhile.

She was able to absorb and refine the Li Fire because of the combined assistance of her bloodline divine power 'Ten Thousand Fires Converging' and her physical divine power 'Five Elements Fire Furnace'.

If either of her two supernatural abilities were missing, she wouldn't be able to subdue the Li Huo.

Hua Changxi raised his right hand, and the wisp of fire he had absorbed appeared in his palm.

Fire, or Li Fire, can illuminate the world, encompass the five elements, govern heaven and earth, and purify evil spirits. It represents light, order, and purification.

Having subdued the Li Huo, the clamor within her body disappeared, and Hua Changxi could finally focus on the other situations at the bottom of the cliff.

Her first discovery was the Fire Separation Token in the sea of ​​fire—a palm-sized, fiery red token with the words "Fire Separation Cliff" engraved on one side and a wisp of three-dimensional fire that constantly changed color burning on the other.

It's truly a fire!
Hua Changxi was amazed by the ancient weapon-refining techniques and couldn't imagine how the weapon refiner could 'seal' the Li Fire within the token.

This Fire Separation Token is undoubtedly the token of the Lord of Fire Separation Cliff.

After sighing, she refined the Fire Separation Token.

Having subdued the Li Huo, she succeeded easily.

Having refined the Fire Separation Token, Hua Changxi now had a clear understanding of the situation at Fire Separation Cliff.

Li Huo Cliff is indeed the place where the Vermilion Bird Army forges weapons. By drawing upon the flames nourished by the ancient flames of Li Huo, they can forge armor and weapons that are most suitable for the Vermilion Bird Army's combat.

At the same time, thanks to the nourishment of the ancient fire, a very outstanding fire-attribute mineral was born at Lihuo Cliff – Nanming Stone.

Nanming stone is an excellent material for both forging armor and weapons.

Hua Changxi left the sea of ​​fire at the bottom of the cliff and returned to the cliff top. Looking at the stone cave, he said with worry, "We have a place to refine weapons, but we don't have any weapon refiners!"

Are you going to collaborate with Tong Yao again?
Hua Changxi was somewhat reluctant to do so. The amount of equipment needed by the Vermilion Bird Army was too large, and cooperating with Tong Yao would definitely alert the other members of the Artifact Saint Palace. She did not want to reveal too much of her information.

However, apart from the Weapon Saint Palace, it seems that no one else can handle this huge business.

Hua Changxi was having a bit of a headache. Just as she decided to go out and talk to Tong Yao, she sensed someone attacking the barrier of Li Huo Cliff.

"Are you sure this is here?"

"This is it. I heard the birds singing with my own ears. If you don't believe me, you can feel the fire elemental energy in this rift valley. Isn't it several times more concentrated than when we passed through a few days ago?"

Inside the rift valley, five Nascent Soul cultivators, along with more than ten Core Formation cultivators, were exploring and attacking in all directions.

"Alright, you continue searching the rift valley. I'll report back from here immediately."

Before the leading Nascent Soul cultivator could finish speaking, a gigantic hand, obscuring the sky and the sun, reached out from the depths of the rift, grabbed everyone in the rift, and then quickly retreated back into the depths of the rift.

The giant hand disappeared, and the rift valley returned to silence.

(End of this chapter)