Immortality and cultivation: Heaven rewards diligence, and success is inevitable.

The Burning Heaven Sect possesses a special secret technique for dealing with fire-type secret realms, allowing them to utilize the power of these realms to fight enemies.

Huo Lie's strength actually became the strongest among the four in this fire-type secret realm!

The lizard that pounced on Jiang Shi opened its mouth and spewed out a pillar of fire.

Jiang Shi raised his hand, and with the blessing of the crimson spirit feather, a beam of divine fire shot out.

The divine light of fire directly engulfed the lizard's pillar of fire. Then it continued forward, shooting into the lizard's mouth.

The lizard's head exploded from the inside, and its body fell to the ground.

The lizard that lunged at Shui Lingxi was stopped by her spirit beast.

The little blue beast jumped out of her arms, grew larger in the air, and became a blue spirit beast ten feet long.

The little blue beast knocked the lizard away.

Just then, Feng Yiran, who was standing to the side, moved. A golden sword aura flashed, and the fire lizard was instantly cut in half, with blood splattering everywhere.

The blood of the fire lizard fell to the ground like fire rain.

The five fire lizards were all killed in less than ten breaths.

Huo Lie clapped his hands, turned around and grinned at Jiang Shi, saying, "A demonic beast at the early stage of the Golden Core realm is nothing special."

Jiang Shi nodded upon hearing this, but his attention was not on the fire lizard, but on the distance.

These early-stage Golden Core Flame Lizards were no problem for the four Golden Core cultivators.

Now, the most crucial thing is in the distance, where a powerful aura is approaching.

It's not a mythical beast, it's a human.

And there's more than one.

Jiang Shi extended his spiritual sense and detected five auras.

All five were at the Golden Core stage. The leader possessed the strongest aura, at the peak of the mid-Golden Core stage, just one step away from the late-Golden Core stage.

The man's spiritual sense also probed over and collided with Jiang Shi's spiritual sense.

Jiang Shi immediately withdrew his spiritual sense.

His opponent's spiritual awareness was stronger than his, so a direct confrontation would be pointless.

"Someone's coming," Jiang Shi said.

Huo Lie sensed it too; his smile vanished, and his expression turned serious.

"People from the Five Elements Demonic Sect," Jiang Shi said. "The one leading them is Jin Bufan, a peak mid-stage Golden Core cultivator with a single metal-type spiritual root. He's accompanied by four others: Mu Qingqing, Huo Fentian, Shui Wuhen, and Tu Hou, all of whom are in the early stage of the Golden Core realm."

"Five people, five attributes," Feng Yiran said. "They have mastered a combined attack technique, the Five Elements Grand Formation."

Feng Yiran had met the Five Elements Demon Sect members on the second floor before and had some understanding of their strength.

"How powerful is the Five Elements Formation?" Jiang Shi asked.

He had only met a few people, but had never seen them use this formation!

Feng Yiran remained silent for a moment upon hearing this, then said in a deep voice, "If they were to form a battle formation, their combined true essence would be so strong that even a late-stage Golden Core cultivator couldn't break through it. If they were to unleash their full power, they could trap and kill a peak late-stage Golden Core cultivator."

Jiang Shi frowned. He and Feng Yiran were both at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, Huo Lie was at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, and Shui Lingxi was also at the early stage of the Golden Core realm.

Four people against five, and they're still at a disadvantage in terms of skill level.

If it were a head-on confrontation, they definitely wouldn't win.

But no, there's absolutely no way.

"Their Five Elements Formation needs time to set up," Feng Yiran said. "If a real fight breaks out, they won't have time to set up the formation. They're just ordinary Golden Core cultivators. The four of us can take on five without being at a disadvantage."

"right."

Upon hearing Feng Yiran's words, Huo Lie also spoke up, saying, "That's why we can't let them set up the formation. As soon as we start fighting, we can't give them time to complete the formation."

The four did not run away, but continued forward.

Even though the opponent had five people, Jiang Shi and his group were no pushovers; each of them was a top talent of their time, so they naturally wouldn't back down.

After walking for less than half an hour, the terrain ahead changed.

The magma rocks turned into black basalt, the ground became harder, and there were fewer cracks.

In the distance, the tallest volcano appeared, its crater billowing thick smoke.

Five people were standing at the foot of the volcano.

Golden Taoist robe, Jin Bufan.

Green skirt, green trees.

Red robes, flames burning the sky.

Blue clothes, water without a trace.

Brown short robe, thick soil.

The five members of the Five Elements Demon Sect have all arrived.

Jin Bufan stepped forward, his gaze sweeping over Jiang Shi and the other three, finally settling on Jiang Shi.

"You're Jiang Shi?" Jin Bufan's voice was cold. "A guest elder of the Fang family, the one who killed Chen Xuan."

After several exchanges, Jin Bufan finally determined who the person in front of him was.

Jiang Shi didn't speak, his face expressionless, he just stared at him.

Jin Bufan sneered and said in a harsh voice, "The Five Elements Master's inheritance is not something an outsider like you can touch. If you know what's good for you, leave now and hand over the Five Elements Fruit and the Golden Spirit Pearl, and I can pretend I never saw you."

If possible, Jin Bufan wouldn't actually want to make a move. Jiang Shi was able to kill a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, so he must be quite formidable.

"You can give it a try," Jiang Shi said in a deep voice.

A hint of killing intent flashed in Jin Bufan's eyes. Although he was wary of Jiang Shi, he was not afraid of him!

He raised his hand, and golden light shone from his palm.

The metal element was condensing, forcing back the surrounding fire elemental energy.

The aura of a peak mid-stage Golden Core cultivator was released without reservation.

That overwhelming aura felt like a mountain pressing down on your head.

Shui Lingxi's face turned pale, and her spirit beast huddled in her arms, trembling.

Huo Lie's expression also changed; he hadn't expected Jin Bufan's aura to be so strong.

Feng Yiran stepped forward and stood in front of Shui Lingxi.

His sword intent erupted, clashing with Jin Bufan's aura.

The two forces collided in mid-air, but although Feng Yiran was a sword cultivator, he was only at the early stage of the Golden Core realm.

His sword intent could only barely block Jin Bufan's momentum. Just then, Jiang Shi made his move.

An aura imbued with the essence of the five elements burst forth, pressing down on Jin Bufan!

With Feng Yiran and Jiang Shi working together, Jin Bufan was forced to retreat three steps.

Jin Bufan stared at Feng Yiran and Jiang Shi for a few moments.

Then he withdrew his aggressive stance and stopped arguing.

"A swordsman with a five-colored golden core—truly extraordinary!"

"The third level, the lair of the Crimson Flame Lion. I'll be waiting for you there." After saying this, Jin Bufan turned and left with his men.

He took a few steps, then stopped and looked back at Jiang Shi.

Five-colored golden pills are rare even in the Five Elements Demon Sect, and those who possess them are all exceptional talents and core members of the sect.

"The Five-Colored Golden Elixir, can you protect it?" After saying that, Jin Bufan led the four of them and disappeared in the direction of the volcano.

Jiang Shi remained silent; it seemed he and Jin Bufan were sworn enemies!

Jiang Shi had encountered the disciples of the Five Elements Demonic Sect many times before, but he refrained from killing them because they were disciples of one of the six major demonic sects.

But since the other party actually coveted his Five-Colored Golden Core, it seems that he won't hold back next time they meet!

The opponent is a disciple of a top-tier power, but he has the Mountain and Sea Flag and the Five Elements Divine Light. If a real fight breaks out, Jiang Shi is not afraid!

"Let's go," Jiang Shi said, "Let's go see them!"

The four of them headed towards the volcano.

Behind them, magma flowed and heat rose. The aura of a Golden Core cultivator lingered in the air, refusing to dissipate.

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