CHAPTER 410: CHAPTER 240: JOURNEY TO THE LAVA WORLD AGAIN (PART 2)

It should be noted that under normal circumstances, the mature Red Flame Golden Beetle is mostly just in the Second-stage Middle Grade.

These Red Flame Golden Beetles have evidently undergone a mutation, successfully breaking their own limitations.

Given time, they are highly likely to break through to Quasi-Tier Three, or even the Third Stage level!

Even if they haven’t achieved a breakthrough at this moment, with these few Second-stage Upper Grade Red Flame Golden Beetles leading the swarm, it is enough to easily kill an Early-Stage Golden Core Cultivator.

They might even be able to contend with a Late-Stage Golden Core expert.

At this moment, Xu Ping’s expression suddenly changed, and he left the insect chamber directly and walked out slowly.

Outside the cave mansion, there stood a middle-aged man in his forties.

This man had fair skin, narrow eyes and long eyebrows, appearing gentle and refined; he was none other than the Supreme Elder of the Hundred Beasts Sect, Yuan Kun!

"Fellow Daoist Xu." Yuan Kun greeted Han Li warmly as soon as he came out from inside.

"Fellow Daoist Yuan!"

Xu Ping smiled and returned the courtesy, then invited, "Why not come in and have a slow chat?"

"No need, I have some other matters to attend to shortly."

Yuan Kun lightly waved his hand with a faint smile on his face and said,

"I especially came today to inform Fellow Daoist Xu that in three days, we will set off for the secret realm of lava. I hope Fellow Daoist Xu can prepare in advance."

Upon hearing this, Xu Ping’s eyes lit up instantly, and he immediately nodded with a smile: "No problem, I have already been prepared."

Prior to this, when Xu Ping was visiting various Golden Core fellow Daoists, he happened to meet Yuan Kun.

During their pleasant conversation, Yuan Kun mentioned that he and a few Golden Core fellow Daoists had formed a team to explore the secret realm of lava and asked Xu Ping if he was interested in joining.

Xu Ping, who was worried about not being able to find an appropriate team, felt as if he had found a pillow when drowsy, and happily and decisively agreed to join.

The team Yuan Kun was in had already explored the secret realm of lava several times, all returning intact, making them quite experienced.

Moreover, the overall strength of the team was not too strong, with the highest cultivation among them not even reaching the Middle Stage of Golden Core, which perfectly suited Xu Ping’s requirements.

"Alright, then I’ll come looking for Fellow Daoist Xu in three days!" Yuan Kun cupped his hands.

Then after chatting casually with Xu Ping for a few more moments, he cupped his fists and took his leave.

Xu Ping watched Yuan Kun’s gradually receding figure, standing quietly in place, his face showing a thoughtful and pondering look.

Although he had been to this secret realm of lava before, after so many years have passed,

and with so many cultivators exploring it now, it must be different from when he went.

This time, following Yuan Kun and the others, Xu Ping didn’t set his goal on acquiring top-tier Wood Element spiritual materials, but rather focused on familiarizing himself with the current environment of the lava secret realm.

If, during the process of collecting spiritual materials, there is indeed not much danger, then he can consider acting alone afterward.

Given his current strength, as long as he doesn’t act too recklessly, ensuring his own safety in this lava world shouldn’t be a big issue.

However, just in case, Xu Ping decided to return to the cultivation chamber and use the art of divination to figure out the pros and cons of this journey.

Unexpectedly,

this attempt at divination turned out to be unsuccessful. Clearly, this matter has exceeded the scope of his current divination capabilities.

"Second-stage divination art is still a bit weak."

"It seems the Quasi-Tier Three divination art needs to be put on the agenda." Xu Ping thought to himself.

After all, Second-Stage divination art corresponds only to the Foundation Establishment Realm, even with a proficient panel to enhance abilities, it is still too weak.

If he could master the Quasi-Tier Three divination art and cultivate it to perfection, Xu Ping believed his divination technique would definitely not be inferior to a genuine Third-Tier diviner.

You know, once divination art reaches the Third Tier, that is when a diviner truly showcases their extraordinary charm.

Even for a Nascent Soul Cultivator, it is not an easy task to easily slay a Third-Tier diviner possessing Golden Core cultivation.

In fact, during those decades when he was dispersing his powers, Xu Ping had specifically delved into the Quasi-Tier Three divination art.

Unfortunately, he had never grasped the essentials and couldn’t even get past the entry level, which indeed left him feeling utterly helpless.

If he were to rely solely on groping his way slowly, who knows how much time it would take to make any progress.

Therefore, Xu Ping is determined this time to use the precious Enlightenment Heart Lotus Seeds in hopes of conquering the Quasi-Tier Three divination art in one fell swoop.

Of course, he plans to undertake this after returning from the lava world.

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The three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Yuan Kun arrived once again at the entrance of Xu Ping’s cave mansion.

The well-prepared Xu Ping immediately set out on the journey with him, heading toward the secret realm of lava.

After two months of non-stop flying, a majestic and towering mountain, soaring straight into the clouds, appeared a hundred miles ahead in their sight.

"This mountain is called Spirit Void Peak, and the passage leading to the secret realm of lava is within this mountain."

Yuan Kun explained to Xu Ping while flying.

"I see."

At the timely revelation of a hint of curiosity on his face, Xu Ping couldn’t help but feel a surge of strangeness in his heart.

This was indeed too coincidental!

He hadn’t expected that the passage Yuan Kun and the others chose to enter the secret realm of lava would be at Spirit Void Peak.

However, upon careful thought, Spirit Void Peak was originally the territory of the Hundred Beasts Sect, so it made sense for them to use the Spirit Void Peak passage to enter the secret realm of lava.

"Let’s go, Fellow Daoist Xu! Don’t truly keep others waiting."

Yuan Kun, with a callward to Xu Ping, transformed into a long rainbow of blue and white colors and flew off first.