Chapter 409 - Chapter 409: Chapter 401 Bathing in Fire_1 (1/2)

Chapter 409: Chapter 401 Bathing in Fire_1

After excavating a hole to hide in, he cleared up the outside and camouflaged it.

Demon Birds are highly intelligent, and a slight anomaly could easily alert them.

He had to get the details just right.

Once the hole was ready, he took out the Ice Lotus from his basket. Wisps of cold air emanated from the Ice Lotus, helping him counteract the intense heat inside the cave.

The Ice Lotus needed to grow in water, and now that he had removed it from its aquatic environment and brought it into a space filled with scorching lava, it was clearly suffering from the high temperatures.

Water and fire are naturally incompatible.

It was visible that the edges of the Ice Lotus petals were wilting at a rate noticeable to the naked eye.

Qin Niu had brought the Ice Lotus into the cave today to test whether he could use it to enter the lava.

Now, just being in the scorching environment, it had already begun to wilt; directly exposed to the boiling lava, it would likely turn to ash in a very short time.

His original thought was to use the Ice Lotus like an amulet, binding it to his body before entering the lava.

Qin Niu tried placing the Ice Lotus at the edge of the lava.

As soon as it touched the lava, it immediately made a sizzling sound and emitted bursts of white smoke.

Though it looked frightening, its petals were not instantly burnt, they simply wilted at a slightly faster rate.

Seeing how resilient it was, Qin Niu felt a surge of excitement, glimpsing a sliver of hope.

He tried to touch the lava near the Ice Lotus with his hand.

Extremely hot.

A brief touch was manageable, but long exposure would char his hand to a crisp.

The most fearsome thing in the world is flame, burning all things to ash.

“It seems impossible to use the Ice Lotus to enter the pool of lava and retrieve the Fire Lotus,” he said to himself.

Qin Niu drew back his hand and picked up the Ice Lotus to check its condition.

The petals were severely wilted, but it was still continuously emitting cold air. This indicated that its internal structure wasn’t much affected.

“The Everlasting Spring Technique can help plants grow quickly and regain vitality. Could infusing it with the power of the Everlasting Spring Technique help it recover?” he wondered.

Qin Niu tried channeling a trace of the Everlasting Spring Technique into the Ice Lotus.

The once severely wilted outer petals quickly rejuvenated, becoming vivid and lively once more.

This proved that the strength of the Everlasting Spring Technique really could help the Ice Lotus resist the heat from the scorching lava.

Even in the absence of water, it still had a significant effect.

He continued the experiment, infusing the Ice Lotus with the Everlasting Spring Technique’s power while keeping it in contact with the lava.

Supported by his Everlasting Spring Technique, the Ice Lotus was bolstered with an external force, allowing it to persist in its battle against the lava.

Even so, Qin Niu still couldn’t, enter the lava.

…

Another five days passed.

Recently, while cultivating in the mountains or controlling insects, he had felt minor tremors in the ground. This worried him that the volcano housing the cave might erupt soon.

According to his plan, it would have been best to wait until his cultivation of the Everlasting Spring Technique reached the Spirit Qi Realm before attempting to enter the cave and retrieve the Fire Lotus.

Now, it seemed he would have to act sooner.

If he didn’t manage to extract the Fire Lotus before the volcano erupted, it would be shattered by the explosion and destroyed.

Such a rare flower was an extremely precious treasure; he might only encounter such a thing once in a lifetime.

Qin Niu concluded his practice early that day, sent his wives and Xiao Qing home, and then hurried toward the volcanic cave with the Ice Lotus and an array of pets.

He had to hide in the already-excavated cavity before the Demon Birds went in to cultivate.

This wasn’t his first trip to the cave; he seemed to know the way well and arrived at the entrance to the cave quickly.