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Chapter 72 I really hope there are more group members like this!
[Han Li: The Void Heaven Palace has a limited opening time. Since everyone has already gained something here, let's hurry to the next level, the Ice and Fire Path.]

Han Li had already captured the Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng based on the clues in the novel.

His purpose in coming here was to capture this item, and now that he has obtained it, he naturally has no intention of staying here any longer.

[Xiao Yan: Alright, let's meet at the entrance of the Ice and Fire Path. Brother Zhu, Brother Lin Dong, you two don't need to look for spiritual herbs here anymore. To be honest, I've already gotten my hands on most of the valuable spiritual herbs here. But don't worry, after my teacher finishes refining pills next time, I'll share a few with you. We're brothers, and we'll share the good fortune together!]

Han Li: Fellow Daoist Xiao is so generous, I thank you in advance...

[Xiao Yan: Thank you my ass! We're all brothers, isn't this what I should do? By the way, don't forget my share of those storage bags you got earlier.]

[Han Li: That's natural. After I leave the Void Heaven Palace, I will divide what I obtained into five portions, one for each of us. How about that?]

[Xiao Yan: Haha, that's great! He truly lives up to his reputation as my good brother.]

Xiao Yan felt that his current group members were incredibly helpful!
Either they're incredibly good at fighting, able to easily annihilate any strong opponents their group members encounter.

Either be a generous person who will proactively share resources, just like yourself.

He really hopes there will be more group members like that.

[Lin Dong: Are you all leaving? Then I'll be going too...]

Lin Dong, who had just finished picking a spiritual herb, also sent a comment.

[Xiao Yan: Yes, we'll meet at the entrance of the Ice and Fire Path. We'll all go through the trials together, so we can look out for each other. By the way, where's Brother Zhu? Why hasn't he made a move yet? @Zhu Chen…]

[Lin Dong: Brother Zhu asked you to refine a large number of Body Refining Pills last time, didn't he? I guess he probably wanted to find more spiritual herbs for you here, which is why he didn't have time to check the group messages.]

[Xiao Yan: No way? He's working this hard? What do we do? Should we wait for him?]

[Lin Dong: I don't care, Brother Han, what do you think?]

[Han Li: I'll say it again, the Void Heaven Palace has a limited opening time. Since we can't contact Fellow Daoist Zhu right now, I think we should continue our exploration. If we find anything useful for Fellow Daoist Zhu in the inner palace, we can keep it for him.]

After a moment of silence, Han Li offered a very pertinent suggestion.

Xiao Yan and Lin Dong both thought his idea was good, so they immediately put it into practice.

……

A few hours later.

Xiao Yan and the other two arrived at the entrance to the Ice and Fire Path one after another.

Faced with the choice between the Ice Path and the Lava Path, Xiao Yan did not hesitate and decisively chose the latter.

With the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame protecting him, he dared to swim in the Earth Core Magma, so naturally he was not afraid of this mere Lava Path.

Although Lin Dong did not possess a different kind of fire, he had cultivated Zhu Chen's Vermilion Bird Treasure Technique, which gave him some resistance to high-temperature flames. Therefore, he did not hesitate to choose the Lava Path.

Han Li, needless to say, has the Ironfire Ants he needs in that lava path, so he will definitely take this route.

"By the way, I have some fire-repelling magical artifacts here. Fellow Daoist Lin and Fellow Daoist Xiao can choose a few and see if there are any suitable for them."

Seeing that Lin Dong and Xiao Yan also chose to take the lava path, Han Li immediately took out some fire-repelling magical artifacts from his storage bag.

These magical artifacts were all sorted out from the storage bags of those cultivators on their way here. There were about a dozen of them, among which the Fire-Repelling Robe, the Ice Bead, and the Spirit Rhinoceros Pendant offered the best protection and were enough for them to pass through the Lava Path.

However, when they equipped themselves with fire-repelling artifacts and entered the lava passage, they were surprised to find that the temperature inside the lava passage was not much different from that outside.

Although there was lava everywhere, it has all solidified, and now only a large area of ​​dark volcanic rock remains, still radiating residual heat.

"Brother Han, is this all there is to the lava path of the Void Heaven Palace?"

Xiao Yan looked at Han Li with a bewildered expression and asked.

When Han Li was distributing the fire-repelling artifacts to them, he described the lava path as extremely dangerous, saying that even the air carried fire poison. Therefore, he also took two fire-repelling artifacts just in case.

Unexpectedly, this lava path turned out to be just a volcanic rock area.
"Strange, this shouldn't be the case..."

Han Li was also completely confused at this moment.

He remembered that the lava path in the original story wasn't like this.

Could it be that the novel "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality" that Zhu Chen gave him last time was wrong?

"Let's go check it out first..."

Han Li murmured to himself, then immediately used his escape technique to fly forward.

After exchanging a glance, Xiao Yan and Lin Dong decisively followed.

The three of them swept across the lava field and soon arrived at a black desert area.

Just then, Han Li suddenly sensed something, paused, and summoned the Gold-Devouring Insect Swarm without hesitation.

Xiao Yan and Lin Dong didn't know what he was up to at first, until a swarm of black ants that blotted out the sky flew in from afar, and then they suddenly realized what he was doing.

Just as the two were about to make a move, Han Li stopped them: "You two don't need to make a move. My Gold-Eating Insects are specifically designed to counter these Iron Fire Ants. Let these Gold-Eating Insects deal with them."

After saying that, he commanded the swarm of insects to attack the cluster of fire ants ahead.

With the Gold-Eating Insects clearing the way, Han Li and his companions began to quickly advance deeper into the lava tunnel.

Along the way, groups of fire ants would constantly gather from the vicinity, but in the end, they all became food for the gold-eating beetles.

It was all eaten by gold-eating beetles.

However, as they ventured deeper into the lava tunnel, the astute Han Li finally noticed some problems.

The fire ant colony here seems to have just been awakened.

In other words, someone got ahead of them.

Considering the mysterious disappearance of the flames within the lava passage, a familiar figure immediately came to Han Li's mind.

Zhu Chen!

[Han Li: @Zhu Chen, Fellow Daoist Zhu, have you already traversed the Lava Path?]

Han Li immediately tagged Zhu Chen in the group chat, wanting to confirm his guess.

However, Xiao Yan and Lin Dong were stunned when they saw the message he sent.

Wasn't Zhu Chen still picking spiritual herbs and fruits in the back?
How did they suddenly get ahead of them?
Xiao Yan opened his mouth, about to ask something.

But just then, another comment appeared in the chat group:
[Zhu Chen: Yes, I'm already at the Void Heaven Cauldron. After you come in through the Lava Path, you can either go to the Treasure Pavilion to collect the magical artifacts, or you can come directly to the inner hall. I've cleared the way for you to the inner hall...]

"Holy crap, Brother Zhu actually went all the way to the inner hall? Who was it that said he was still picking spirit herbs in the back?"

Xiao Yan was stunned when he saw this comment.

He thought Zhu Chen was still following behind him, but he didn't expect that the other party had already run into the inner hall.

Lin Dong scratched his head awkwardly: "It seems Brother Zhu is really fast!"

As the two were talking, Zhu Chen sent another message:
[Zhu Chen: By the way, Xiao Yan, the Azure Ice Flame near the Void Heaven Cauldron has already produced a seed of fire, which can upgrade the Burning Technique. You can try to absorb it, but it's quite difficult. You'd better ask Yao Lao for help.]

……

(End of this chapter)