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Chapter 251 Fire Pool Spiritual Land, Earth Lung Poisonous Fiend

Yu Que stood on the whale ship, his eyes suddenly flashing.

Without hesitation, he took out the Dragon-Seeking Compass from his sleeve and held it in his hand.

A buzzing sound filled the dragon's coil, its pure magical power flowing into it.

The dragon in the dish immediately changed from stillness to movement, gracefully swimming within the dragon plate.

After circling several times, the dragon immediately pointed to the largest mountain in the Rakshasa Islands.

This mountain is the sacred mountain mentioned by the Rakshasa clan, an active volcano that is currently billowing smoke.

Having determined the direction from which the malevolent energy was coming, Yu Que immediately ordered the Rakshasa princess on the ship: "Go there!"

Princess Rakshasa was still reeling from the shock and disbelief of the fiery aura appearing on the island when she heard Yu Que's command. A flicker of fear suddenly flashed in her eyes.
It seemed as if something terrifying would happen if they went to that sacred mountain.

However, the horrific scene on the Rakshasa Islands truly distressed her. In addition, she dared not disobey Yu Que's orders, so she gritted her teeth and immediately flew towards the center of the islands in the direction Yu Que pointed.

At this point, the journey is no longer a matter of stopping and starting.

The group sped along and arrived at the active volcano in just over half an hour.

Holding the Dragon-Seeking Fiend Disc, Yu Que had already absorbed the Fire Fiend from Gong Dongxue and the Rakshasa Princess on his way here and fed it to this creature.

Having been nourished by the fire element, the dragon in the dragon coiled around more vigorously, and the direction it pointed to became clearer.

Upon seeing this movement, Yu Que's anticipation grew even stronger.
"The Dragon-Seeking Formation can not only identify the direction of the source of evil energy, but also reflect the quality of the evil energy ahead based on subtle clues."

"We haven't even found a single branch of the malevolent energy yet, but the Dragon-Searching Compass is already so vibrant. It seems the malevolent energy ahead is no ordinary thing!"

But this time.

Upon reaching the active volcano, the enormous whale ship once again halted, unwilling to move even half a zhang further.

The heat from the volcano in front is many times stronger than that from the outer part of the archipelago.

Even if the whale ship were willing to move forward, this thing probably wouldn't last long before it was burned by the fire evil, or even turned into charcoal.

After all, the Rakshasa's whale ship was merely a merchant vessel, not a warship. Even though it could fly into the gale layer and was not afraid of the gale, that was only because of a specific formation.

The fiery environment of a volcano is precisely what counteracts this.

With the whale ship motionless, everyone on board turned their attention to Yu Que.

Some people were waiting for him to speak and make a decision, while others were secretly muttering that they did not want to get involved in the trouble on Rakshasa Island and hoped that Yu Que would not step forward to join in the fun.

After all, this place is currently too eerie; the vast Rakshasa Kingdom seems to have been destroyed.

However, Yu Que raised his gaze, surveyed the dense fiery aura outside the ship, narrowed his eyes slightly, and without the slightest fear on his face, gave the order:

"There seems to be some considerable malevolent energy ahead. I have set sail this time in search of that malevolent energy."

Now that this opportunity has presented itself, it will naturally not be missed. Those who wish to follow me to explore the matter may disembark; those who do not wish to remain on board and be well cared for.

As soon as he finished speaking, he nodded to Gong Dongxue beside him, then his body swayed and he flew away from the whale ship first.

Seeing Yu Que leave, Gong Dongxue did not hesitate to take steps and catch up with him.

Soon, a splashing sound arose on the ship, and most of the Huangshan disciples chose to follow Yu Que out of the ship to explore the Rakshasa Islands.

After all, they were just like Yu Que, going out to sea to seek out evil energy in order to break through their cultivation levels.

With a malevolent aura appearing before them, and with the palace's true disciples leading the way, no one wanted to miss such an opportunity.

If there is indeed malevolent energy ahead, and in considerable numbers, then their primary objective for setting sail this time will have been achieved!
As for the disciples who remained on the ship, they were either timid, cautious, or their cultivation methods clashed with the fire element, so they chose to stay on the ship.

After Huang Shan's group left, the Rakshasa princess stood on the deck, her expression flickering. After gritting her teeth, she finally chose to fly out of the whale ship and catch up with Yu Que and the others.

The group flew majestically over the Rakshasa Islands until they landed completely and stood before the sacred mountain, where there was still no danger around.

When the Rakshasa princess saw that everyone had landed safely, she immediately breathed a slight sigh of relief.

At this moment, Yu Que, holding the Dragon Disc, easily found a crack in the massive mountain, from which a dense aura of fire energy emanated.

Under his leadership, the group immediately crawled into the crack.

Seeing this, the Rakshasa princess hesitated even more. When she walked to the rift, she had an urge to leave it and get as far away as possible.

Yu Que had been keeping an eye on this woman ever since he disembarked, and he naturally noticed the Rakshasa Princess's unusual expressions on several occasions.

So at this point he could no longer hold back and asked directly:
"May I ask, Fellow Daoist Wang, is there any danger or important matter in the mountains?"
If so, please tell me truthfully.

Faced with Yu Que's question, Princess Rakshasa's expression froze for a moment, then she showed a conflicted look.

After Yu Que patiently waited for about ten more breaths, the Rakshasa Princess finally pointed at the volcano and spoke with difficulty:
"To be honest, if members of my clan are still able to move before they die, they will walk to the holy mountain, find a crack, crawl into it, and throw themselves into the flames in the mountain."

The interior of this mountain is also the source of our clan's bloodline!

Upon hearing this, Yu Que immediately became interested. He didn't ask anything else, but went straight to asking the Rakshasa woman:

"Do you remember this malevolent aura on the island? Is it related to the Night Luo Blood Fiend that your clan speaks of?"

Rakshasa looked at him and nodded, but then shook his head and said:
"I have only heard from my elders that the blood of my clan is related to a kind of evil energy, which is a kind of evil energy hidden in the body of the sacred mountain. It is of good quality and powerful, but it is too impure and difficult to tame."

Therefore, it requires the blood sacrifice of my clan, and the smelting of the remaining malevolent energy, before it can be used.

She sighed softly, "But I'm not so sure whether the malevolent energy on the island right now is what the elders are talking about."

After listening to the Rakshasa Princess's introduction, Yu Que spoke up:
It's almost certainly true!
In my opinion, the calamities befalling your Rakshasa clan may be related to the malevolent energy on the island.

As he spoke, Yu Que's expression became even more expectant.

According to what Gong Dongxue said before, the Rakshasa clan was able to cultivate Night Luo Blood Demon for a long time, which must be because there was a demonic aura of medium or even high quality behind it.

Now that he has received confirmation from the Rakshasa princess, and considering the various traces on the Rakshasa Islands, the quality of that malevolent energy is very likely to be top-grade.

Yu Que thought to himself, "If I obtain it, perhaps I can get one of the medicinal materials used to condense evil spirits!"

Without further delay outside the mountain, he waved his sleeve and led the disciples of Huangshan Dao Palace into the heart of the sacred mountain.

Seeing this, the Rakshasa princess, though terrified by the malevolent energy hidden in the mountains, gritted her teeth and gave chase.

Upon entering the volcano, an even more intense heat surged forth from the mountain.

The heat hit everyone, instantly causing their clothes to ignite without any fire.

Left with no other choice, everyone had to channel their magic and cast protective spells to isolate themselves from the heat.

As they went further in, the fissures in the volcano became even more numerous, densely packed, as if gnawed by ants. Even with the Rakshasa Princess in the group, she quickly lost her way after following them for a while, not knowing which way was forward or backward.

Fortunately, Yu Que had the Dragon-Seeking Compass in hand, so the compass was not affected at all, and instead pointed even more directly to one place.

Holding the Dragon Disc, Yu Que could sense with each step that he was getting closer to the source of the evil energy.

This meant that the confusing fissures and passages in the mountains posed no obstacle to him whatsoever.

Led by Yu Que, the group went up and down, left and right, step by step, until they reached the center of the active volcano.

With a bang, a strong heat wave, carrying with it a malevolent aura, suddenly crashed onto their faces, causing the spiritual light on many of them to shatter on the spot.

In their haste, they could only hastily erect another protective spell.

Despite being caught in the sudden heatwave, Yu Que seemed unaffected. Instead of retreating, he moved closer, taking several steps forward. He even had the leisure to erect a barrier, separating the area in front from the area behind, to shield the disciples behind him from the heatwave.

After a few steps, he stopped, his face blank, staring ahead for a long time.

A vast expanse of magma, its color a deep crimson, appeared before them, like a ruby ​​inlaid in the distance, its size estimated to be several miles in circumference.

The surrounding rocks would occasionally crackle and break, falling into the lava and splashing up bursts of flames, slowly melting away as they were burned.

Above this lava lake, there is a thin red mist, condensing in wisps, its shape resembling ribbons or spider webs.

"Evil spirit!"

Behind Yu Que, other disciples reacted and immediately looked ahead with surprise and shouts.

The other disciples also realized what was happening, and some murmured, while others spoke out excitedly:

"Such a huge lake of malevolent energy! I wonder how many people it can satisfy to harvest malevolent energy."

"There is indeed a great deal of malevolent energy in this mountain!"

The Rakshasa princess stared intently at the malevolent aura emanating from the lake's surface, her brows furrowed as if deep in thought.

Yu Que heard the shouts of his disciples behind him. He gently shook the barrier in his hand and let the disciples behind him step forward a few steps so that they could better observe the evil aura on the lake.

He first gave everyone a brief instruction:
"Since there is such a huge amount of malevolent energy here, it is enough for at least dozens of people to harvest. However, whether you can refine and collect this malevolent energy is up to you."

Then Yu Que's expression turned cold and fierce, and sword energy overflowed from his body, releasing killing intent:
"I have only one request: that we absolutely must not fight each other over the harvesting of malevolent energy! Those who haven't harvested enough should either buy it back from others with their own money or find another source of malevolent energy in the mountains on their own!"

Upon hearing this, the disciples of Huangshan all turned solemn and quickly replied, "Yes!"

"I will obey your true teachings!"

After giving his instructions, Yu Que turned his gaze to the Rakshasa princess beside him.

He chuckled and said, "Fellow Daoist Princess, please lead the way."

A hint of hesitation crossed the Rakshasa princess's face before she blurted out:

"Lead the way? Lead the way for what?"

Yu Que replied:

"Of course, it's the path to the bottom of the magma to find out what's going on."

The Rakshasa princess looked on in surprise and doubt. She wanted to deny Yu Que's words, but her gaze fell upon the dragon plate in Yu Que's hand.
The woman understood that the arrangements within her family were most likely insufficient to stop the evil-seeking treasures of a Daoist palace.

Yu Que must have completely identified the source of the evil energy through the Dragon-Seeking Disc, which is why he came to ask her.

As she pondered, the Rakshasa Queen managed a few forced smiles.

In everyone's eyes, she walked up to the lava, suddenly cut her wrist, held a handful of blood in her hand, and then chanted incantations before putting it into the lava.

Just when everyone thought the woman's blood would be burned away, it condensed in mid-air into a red phantom in the shape of a snake's tail, and then whooshed into the magma.

Immediately afterwards, the magma gurgled and boiled, as if a giant creature was swimming inside.

With a bang, crimson lava splashed out, and a huge serpentine shadow suddenly emerged from the lava.

But it is not a long snake; rather, it is a staircase, winding and spiraling through the mountains.

This scene, witnessed by Yu Que and Gong Dongxue, surprised both of them:

"I never imagined that the Rakshasa clan could build such a mechanism in magma containing malevolent energy, and that it would function so well."

A full quarter of an hour later, the staircase finally came to a stop in front of the Rakshasa Princess, and ceased to move.

Judging from the shape of the steps, everyone could tell that they extended downwards, disappearing into the depths of magma and malevolent energy, with no trace of the lake bottom.

At this moment, the Rakshasa Princess bowed slightly to Yu Que, her voice tinged with unease as she explained:

“Reporting to Master Yu, this is also my first time activating a mechanism, and I am not very familiar with it. I did not mean to hide it.”

Yu Que didn't care much about that. Since the other party had opened the mechanism in front of him, that was fine.

At this moment, he examined the shape and patterns on the mechanism and found that they were all in the style of ancient times, not the work of the immortals of today.

He said, "If I'm not mistaken, the mechanisms here must have been left by your ancestors?"

Princess Rakshasa nodded quickly and took the lead, guiding Yu Que inside.

"Indeed. Master Yu has excellent eyesight!"

She laughed at herself, "Fortunately, the things left by our ancestors are durable; otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to repair them at all."

Yu nodded, indicating that he had some shortcomings.

He didn't waste any more words with the woman; he simply swayed and disappeared into the interior of the stairs, then vanished into the lava.

This scene startled both Princess Rakshasa and Gong Dongxue, and the other disciples observing the staircase mechanism from the outside changed color drastically.

Fortunately, a burst of joyful laughter came from deep within the stairs the next moment.

"Fellow Daoists, please come down quickly."

Princess Rakshasa and Gong Dongxue followed closely behind and also entered the lava.

Instead of malevolent energy or heat, they were greeted by a rich spiritual aura at the bottom of the magma.

At the bottom of this Rakshasa Island, there is actually a spiritual vein, and a rather remarkable one at that!
At this moment, Yu Que had already descended nearly a thousand feet down the steps.

He stared intently at the crimson-gold mist that appeared before him, and excitedly blurted out:
"Earth's Lung Poisonous Fiend!"

(End of this chapter)