Chapter 283: Lava Beast [2in1] (2/2)
Nodding his head, Zhang Xuan stood up
Zhang Xuan had waited ten days for this treasure which could increase the chances of breaking through Zhizun real!
”The Red Lotus Range is a gigantic volcano, and our Poison Hall branch is built at the opening of the volcano When the branch was built back then, a formation master was invited to build a forather Earthen Flah Liao Xun had become the official Hall Master, he didn't dare to pull his rank before the duo On their way there, he explained the situation to theranduncle, this way!”
Liao Xun had also followed Gu Mu's way of addressing Zhang Xuan
Proceeding forward, the trio soon arrived at an altar
”The mouth of the volcano is hidden below!”
Liao Xun pointed
Zhang Xuan glanced doard
A gigantic altar with a radius of more than a hundred meters laid before them From afar, it looked ancient Rather than an entrance to the volcano, it see Xuan was perplexed, but having heard the history of the branch, Zhang Xuan knew that there was likely to be a formation in place, so he kept quiet
And just as he deduced, Liao Xun stepped forward to the altar With a flick of his hands, he whipped out the token representing his identity as the Hall Master and placed it in an opening at the center of the altar
Hong long long!
The world spun, and the sight before thely endless staircase that led doard appeared on the flat and vast altar
”This way!”
Liao Xun led the way, and after walking down the staircase for nearly two hours, a vast underground palace appeared before theeflaushed forth fro for anyone to approach
Feeling the heat surging frori but just the torrid air in the main hall was sufficient to cause any Pixue realranduncle, that is the Cri forward to the entrance of the volcano, Liao Xun pointed
At the center of the volcano, a lava, a crimson lotus floated On it was a lotus pod filled with countless seeds, exuding a slight fragrance
”How beautiful!”
Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up
The Crimson Lotus before him o to threeraging flames
It was several hundred meters away from their present location, but they could already feel the heat wave e Xuan, even a Zhizun realm expert would find the heat hard to tolerate
”Hoe pick the lotus?” Zhang Xuan asked
Not only was the heat wave emitted by the Cri on the surface of the lava several hundred meters away from the shore How can one reach it?
Step into the lava?
Even with the powerful Heaven's Path Golden Body, Zhang Xuan would be reduced to ashes the moment he stepped in!
Needless to say, the rest
”I've no idea My teacher was burnt to ashes while atte that it was nearing maturity” Liao Xun shook his head sorrowfully
The abrupt death of the old Hall Master was due to his attempt to pick the Crimson Flame Lotus Seed
”The Crimson Flame Lotus Seed matures once every century, and each time, someone would succeed The headquarter has always received your tribute, so ould the old Hall Master be burned to death?”
Gu Mu asked doubtfully
This Poison Hall branch had been guarding this lotus since its inception, and it wouldn't make sense for them to spend countless medicinal herbs to nourish it just to hand it over to the hands of another
Besides, this branch had been supplying the headquarter with a certain amount of lotus seed every century, so they had to have a way to harvest it
”We do have a way, but we're no longer able to utilize it Look!”
Liao Xun sht toward the Crishi+ realmentation of zhenqi, the stone flew at an incredible speed with a screeching sound, as though it was tearing air apart
”What are you doing”
Seeing the other party throw a stone with such immense force toward the Crimson Flame Lotus, Gu Mu's expression darkened
The Cri struck, it was highly likely it would fall into the lava Once it fell in, it would be nearly impossible to find
”Envoy, take a look!” Liao Xun said
In the ht before the Crimson Flame Lotus Just as it was about to strike the lotus, the lava surrounding the flower tremored violently and suddenly, and a bizarre creature fleard Opening its mouth, it sed the entire stone
That bizarre creature was shaped like a snake, and it was several dozens of ht red scales, it swaht
”What is that?”
Gu Mu didn't expect such a bizarre creature to be swi lava He pondered for a moment, and his eyes suddenly narrowed, ”Can this be the Lava Beast that you brought up with the headquarter previously?
Upon seeing the creature, he suddenly recalled the contents of the report the Red Lotus Range branch submitted to the headquarter previously
Not only did the report talk about the abrupt death of the old Hall Master, it also spoke of a savage beast that lived in the lava around the lotus, and they have terht that it was just nonsense the other party ca over the Cri true never flashed across his mind
”Yes, this is the Lava Beast The unique scales around it grants it tolerance to high heat, allowing it to live in the lava Its strength is comparable to a Zhizun realm pinnacle expert” Liao Xun flashed a bitter smile
”To think that such a creature exists in the world!”
Gu Mu wasn't the only one shocked, Zhang Xuan was perplexed by the sight as well
The temperature of the lava beloas definitely above two thousand degree Celsius They could never have ie creature would be able to survive such extreme conditions if they hadn't seen it for themselves
”Indeed This creature appeared all of the sudden, and for the past few years, it has been guarding the Crih it was his property Anyone who tries to approach it would have to suffer his attacks!”
Liao Xun explained
”It is one thing if we are on the shore, but the lava is its haven Furthermore it has reached the level of Zhizun realm pinnacle Honestly, we are helpless before it!”
”This”
Gu Mu's expression darkened
Even though he had achieved Zhizun realantic fellow in the lava There was a nine out of ten chance that he would die here
”Does poison not work?”
Zhang Xuan couldn't resist asking
The Poison Hall was adept at using poison, so it was plausible that they could kill the creature using it
”The Lava Beast isn’t afraid of even the searing Earthen Flames, so how can any ordinary poison be effective on it” Liao Xun said
The lava was about two thousand degree Celsius hot Most poison would be reduced to ashes before it can even reach the lava, thus h impossible to use poison
”We've tried all kinds ofa beast ta there doesn't seem to be any other solution!” Liao Xun shook his head ”However, this is our greatest secret, and the Poison Hall doesn't interact with any other occupations It is highly likely that inviting a beast tamer will cause unnecessary trouble!”
The Poison Hall didn't possess any connections with the other occupations; there were so people fro to reveal their den, and this could potentially bring them a catastrophe If so, they would have wasted their years living in seclusion in the Red Lotus Range
”That's right”
Understanding this fact as well, Gu Mu shook his head
Poison and brute force wouldn't work, and they couldn't hire a beast tae question how they could harvest the Crimson Flame Lotus Seed
”Will beast ta the duo’s conversation, Zhang Xuan hesitated for a ive it a try!”
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Golden finger refers to the gifts/talents one receives upon transcending to an alternate world For exa Xuan's Library of Heaven's Path can be considered as a golden finger
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