Cultivation begins with planting techniques

Chapter 135 Fire Beast Crystal Core
Bo...bo...bo...

The volcanic lava flowed calmly, occasionally producing a small bubble and splashing some sparks.

Solidified lava blocks and randomly distributed black building fragments form the road to the lava underground palace.

Several puppets formed a formation.

The flying bird puppet is in front for exploration and reconnaissance, so it doesn’t matter if there is an accidental loss.

The heavily armored puppet followed closely behind, holding a huge shield, with talismans on its body ready to be used.

The long-range humanoid puppet behind it is in the center, serving as Li Ye’s main puppet means to break the formation.

The remaining more flexible tiger and leopard puppets are at the end of the team to guard against the elusive fire beasts.

They advanced steadily in this way, avoiding any forbidden formations they encountered if possible, and only considering breaking them when they could not avoid them. It didn't take long before they had already covered most of the distance, and the lava palace was right in front of them.

"I've seen the information left by Xu and Ma. They only explored to the edge of the lava palace and picked up some scraps. At that time, the formation and restrictions of the lava palace were not as strong or as extensive as they are now..."

"But before I actually enter the underground palace...you can't stop me!"

Li Ye remained focused, with a hint of confidence on his face.

The formations and restrictions of this lava underground palace are truly unfathomable. Even at the edges, there are already first- and second-order formations mixed in. If you continue to approach and enter the underground palace, you will most likely encounter third-order body formations and restrictions...

Even after truly entering the core of the underground palace, Li Ye was not surprised to see a relatively complete fourth-order formation!
But he had only intended to observe the situation from the edge and pick up some scraps. Even if there really was such a terrifying existence, he would not rush in headfirst.

However, even in such a worsening situation, he still couldn't stop himself from manipulating the puppet to go deeper. At this time, Li Ye could understand a little bit of his fear of Xu Pingyang.

According to their original situation, if someone who was familiar with formations came, he might be able to break into the underground palace and find something valuable.

Compared to their configuration where they can only rely on the help of the graphics and assistance and basically have to force their way in, the advantage is really much greater... If it were Li Ye himself, he would probably have doubts in his heart!
But those two men are dead now, so what they thought is no longer important. The most urgent task is to find out how bad the mess they left behind has become.

With his mind focused and sensing the distracted minds of several puppets from a distance, Li Ye continued to understand the status of the underground palace formations along the way.

In this vast underground world composed entirely of fire, lava and black rocks.

The largest main part of the lava underground palace is like a huge island, shrouded by a powerful and terrifying formation.

Its broken buildings are scattered around, and its formations are disorganized and of varying strengths, like small islands of varying sizes surrounding a giant island, clustering around the main body of the underground palace in the middle.

Although the many broken buildings are connected to each other and the main body of the underground palace under the forbidden formation, they are also relatively independent.

Although it is not absolute, from what Li Ye has seen so far, the closer the broken buildings are to the periphery, the weaker the strength of the formation ban.

This leaves room for exploration.

A team of puppets is about to step onto a small island with a formation strength of roughly level one, mixed with level two buildings.

"Ow—"

With a puff, a fire beast suddenly pounced out from the small building island that was blocked by the formation and had only a vast expanse of flames.

Judging from its appearance, it seems to be the one that took away the broken bird puppet earlier!

Li Ye was concentrating all his attention when he was about to land on the island, so how could he be attacked by this beast?
The bird puppet in front soared straight up, and the heavily armored puppet took a step forward, slamming out the giant shield in its hand. A strong wind whistled and slammed the cat-shaped fire beast back. Bang!
Flames exploded, and the cat-shaped fire beast flew back.

The humanoid puppet in the middle released his longbow, and a rune arrow condensed with spiritual energy shot out, carrying a breeze and cold air, instantly catching up with the cat-shaped fire beast, piercing its body and nailing it to the ground.

Without giving it any chance to struggle, the runes on the arrow flashed, cold energy exploded in its body, and the rush of ice and fire instantly destroyed its life.

The flames on the cat-shaped fire beast quickly went out, smoke rose, and its small body solidified and turned into black ash and disintegrated.

And right in this black ash, an irregular dark red crystal that looked about the size of a broad bean was faintly flashing with a faint light.

Seeing this, Li Ye's eyes moved slightly, "Is this the Fire Beast Crystal Core they mentioned?"

Mentioned in the letters of Xu and Ma.

The fire beast is not really a demon beast.

Its existence is more like that of monsters and ghosts. It is an existence that can only be born in the land of red flames after a large number of lives are killed or injured, due to the combination of their residual souls, resentment, evil spirits and other conditions.

Therefore, it has no flesh and blood, and can move through the flames without any hindrance.

Its crystal core is similar to the soul crystal produced by ghosts, which is a mixture of soul power and fire spiritual power... In terms of properties alone, it is even purer than the demon beast's demon pill.

If the attributes of the skills correspond, you only need to use the corresponding means to expel the soul power, and you can directly increase your magic power.

Although the effect of each is limited and if too many are absorbed, it will eventually be contaminated with some impurities, its advantage is that the cost of use is not high.

Based on the large number of fire beasts here, it can be said to be a huge treasure!
And if the collected quantity is sufficient, this thing can also be used as the main material to refine fire-type pills, which has fewer hidden dangers than refining them directly!
"Hmm... Is this why Xu Pingyang, who originally had no reputation for alchemy, set up such a great cauldron and suddenly began to delve into the study of alchemy?"

Li Ye seemed to be lost in thought.

The other puppets remained alert and ordered the flying bird puppet to land and collect the fire beast crystal core.

Li Ye is not a fire cultivator, and he doesn't even have a fire spiritual root. Although this treasure is of great value, he can only use it to sell it.

It has no effect at all on improving one's own cultivation.

"But now, I have the materials to refine a few of those second-grade fire elixirs that Xu Pingyang left behind... This kind of elixir that can enhance the mana of those who build their foundation is enough to attract many forces and exchange them for what I need!"

"And, given the special properties of this Fire Beast Crystal Core, it seems it can also be used in puppet refining... Although first-level puppets don't require a similar core, judging by the fragments, puppets reaching the second level will require one..."

There was a hint of heat in Li Ye's eyes, but more of it was calmness.

They were attacked by fire beasts before they even landed on the island, and from a distance, they could see traces of fire beasts quite often.

The cat-shaped fire beast just now was only of the middle to lower level of combat power, so it could be easily dealt with. But who knows what kind of powerful fire beast is hidden in this lava, fire and prohibition?
If two or more second-level beings appeared, Li Ye would probably have a hard time dealing with them in this complex environment.

"We can only let the puppets explore the way slowly..."

Li Ye sighed, and the puppet team, which had reorganized its formation, had already stepped onto the building island.

(End of this chapter)