Chapter 796 - Under the Volcano (1/2)
Unless Nefa became the new Dragon of Destruction, Tutankhamun would still pose a threat to Nefa, making him fear stepping into Anril. Although the strength of the two brothers was on par, Lin Li could more or less guess that Tutankhamun had some means that intimidated Nefa. At the thought of that, Lin Li nodded and agreed to Nefa’s request to limit the restraint of the Soul Oath to the realm that they were in.
After the Soul Oaths of both took effect, Lin Li immediately set off to the bottom of the volcano because he didn’t want to stay there any longer. The Minotaurs and other prehistoric magical beasts around him immediately moved aside for Lin Li, and even though the human smell of Lin Li’s body made them salivate, they had no choice but to let Lin Li saunter away, for they dared not act recklessly.
Although the volcano was rather tall, Lin Li didn’t use the Power of Flight, because he didn’t know what he might encounter. Instead, he walked all the way down the mountain. Lin Li could not estimate the height of the volcano, and he only knew that the top of the volcano could not be seen, and he had yet to reach the bottom. Along the way, he saw plenty of bare stones, and almost every part looked the same. The land was barren, and there were no signs of life at all. The only thing that Lin Li found to be different was the rising temperature in the surroundings that seemed to increase as he made his way down.
After walking for a long time, the surrounding environment finally changed, and the stones on the ground had also become dark red, while the temperature became warmer. It felt like a piece of metal that had just been taken out of the furnace, making it impossible for anyone to stand on top of it. Although Lin Li was able to withstand the high temperature, he still had to use his Power of Flight to leave the surface of the ground. At the same time, he also clearly felt that the density of the surrounding fire element had reached a rather intimidating extent.
Although Lin Li had yet to encounter any obstacles so far, he still didn’t let his guard down. Even though he was flying, he was still maintaining a slow speed. At the same time, Lin Li was continuously scanning his surroundings, while his mental strength absorbed everything that was beyond his field of vision.
In fact, Lin Li had seen such an environment before, but with more fire element. Examples included the nests of the Salamander and the Crimson Python, as well as the cave that the Crimson Dragon was imprisoned in the underground palace of the Dragon Mountains. However, that was also why Lin Li was more careful and paid more attention to everything around him. If nothing went wrong, there would usually be extremely valuable things around in such places where magical elements were extremely strong. The environment of this world had been existing for thousands of years, and even the most common stones on the ground would soon become fire element gemstones, what more those that were spiritual in the first place.
As the fiery red in Lin Li’s field of vision grew more intense, Lin Li suddenly paused while advancing forward, and a look of joy appeared on his face. He then turned around and flew away to the left. Soon, Lin Li found dozens of stalks of gra.s.s that seemed to be made of red crystals. They had an ordinary appearance, and if it weren’t for the fact that they were of the same color as flames and were glistening, they would probably be no different from the weeds in Anril.
It was called the Fire Crystal Gra.s.s, and was actually not very valuable. Even the ones of highest quality were not rare in Anril. However, the emergence of the Fire Crystal Gra.s.s had confirmed Lin Li’s conjecture—since the Fire Crystal Gra.s.s could be found there, there might be other fire element herbs too. To Lin Li, the Fire Crystal Gra.s.s was not just a kind of herb, but also a sign of life in the barren world.
Of course, with plants around, there would definitely be animals too. Since the Fire Crystal Gra.s.s had appeared, there would also be fire elemental magical beasts. Besides, given the environment of this world where fire element was rampant, the fire element magical beasts would definitely be extremely strong as well. Hence, while Lin Li was feeling happy about the discovery of the Fire Crystal Gra.s.s, he was also a little more vigilant and cautious.
Although the value of the Fire Crystal Gra.s.s was not very high, it still wasn’t easy to obtain outside Anril. Although the Tower of Dusk had access to the largest source of herbs in the Elven Kingdom, the Elven Kingdom could not produce such herbs that would only grow in harsh environments. Besides, herbs with such extreme attributes were usually the culprits of the failures in potion concoction.
However, Lin Li was a genuine pharmaceutics Guru in Anril, and he could put the common tricolored flower to amazing uses, what more the Fire Crystal Gra.s.s. During the preparation of most potions alone, some Fire Crystal Gra.s.s powder would catalyze the reactions of the potions significantly as long as the right amount was added. Of course, if the amount added was not suitable, the pharmacist would end up failing, and an explosion would probably be inevitable too.