CHAPTER 411: CHAPTER 240: RETURNING TO THE LAVA WORLD (PART 3)

Xu Ping nodded and accelerated to follow behind him.

For Core Formation Stage cultivators, covering a hundred miles is almost instantaneous.

Yuan Kun led Xu Ping in a half-circle flight around Spirit Void Peak and stopped in front of some stone houses.

The stone houses were extremely simplistic, clearly formed through a petrification technique, all uniformly gray and white.

Before Xu Ping and Yuan Kun landed, the stone door of one stone house opened by itself, and three cultivators, two men and one woman, walked out one after the other.

All three were Core Formation cultivators, with the sole woman being at the Middle Stage of Golden Core.

After the two landed, Yuan Kun smiled and introduced the three cultivators to Xu Ping one by one.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, this is Lie Feng."

He first pointed at the middle-aged man with a firm face and sharp eyes.

Lie Feng slightly bowed, his eyes revealing a boldness, and said loudly, "Fellow Daoist Xu, I’ve long admired your name. I’ve heard you are a third-order Talisman Master, and in the future, I’ll rely on your talismans for assistance!"

Xu Ping politely responded, "Lie Feng, you’re too kind. We should all look out for each other."

Then, Yuan Kun turned his gaze to another man who was slightly thin and carried a reserved demeanor, introducing, "This is Mo Chen."

"Fellow Daoist Xu." Mo Chen nodded slightly.

"Fellow Daoist Mo." Xu Ping also returned the courtesy.

After exchanging greetings, Yuan Kun turned his attention to the woman at the Middle Stage of Golden Core, smiling even more as he said:

"This is Fairy Su Yun, the only Golden Core cultivator at the Middle Stage in our team."

Fairy Su Yun smiled slightly, like peach blossoms blooming in the spring, and said softly, "Fellow Daoist Xu, a pleasure to meet you."

"Fairy, you’re too kind. It is my honor to accompany such esteemed individuals." Xu Ping immediately cupped his hands.

After a few more pleasantries, Lie Feng eagerly said, "Fellow Daoists, we’ll have plenty of time to chat later. For now, let’s enter the lava world as soon as possible."

No one had any objections to this.

However, before heading to the lava secret realm, one must refine the demon beast blood from the lava world into one’s body to conceal their aura.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, here!" Yuan Kun said, handing over a jade bottle containing demon beast blood.

"Thank you!"

Xu Ping accepted the jade bottle and expressed his gratitude.

However, he did not intend to use this bottle of demon beast blood.

Although Yuan Kun was likely not trying to harm him, Xu Ping, being cautious by nature, preferred to tread carefully.

While the others were refining the demon beast blood, Xu Ping discreetly swapped out the bottled demon beast blood.

He had previously visited this lava secret realm, during which he had slain many demon beasts with power equivalent to that of a Fake Pill. He still kept their blood.

In his view, using the blood he collected himself was undoubtedly more reliable.

A quarter of an hour later.

"Let’s go!"

Once everyone had refined the blood into their bodies, Yuan Kun took the lead, guiding the way.

Seeing this, the others followed suit.

Shortly after, they arrived at a very remote location on Spirit Void Peak.

There, a dark cave was hidden beneath the mountainside.

At that moment, several Foundation Establishment disciples from the Hundred Beasts Sect were guarding the entrance.

"Elder Yuan!"

The Foundation Establishment disciples from the Hundred Beasts Sect respectfully saluted Yuan Kun.

"Hmm."

Yuan Kun nodded slightly and led Xu Ping and the others into the cave.

The cave was pitch black, completely devoid of light, but as Golden Core cultivators, this posed no problem to them.

After traveling for several hours.

Ahead, in the depths of the dark cave, a faint light began to appear.

At the same time, fierce waves of scorching heat rushed through the passage, as if to devour everything.

After walking a bit further, they finally passed through the narrow, winding passage, and the scene before them instantly opened up.

What appeared was an unimaginably vast underground lava world.

"This lava world is truly vast!" Xu Ping exclaimed at the perfect moment.

After all, as a member of this team, he had to act thoroughly to avoid suspicion.

"Indeed, who could imagine such an extensive lava secret realm hidden beneath the Central Domain of Yue Country!"

Yuan Kun’s face showed a faint smile.

"We were quite startled on our first visit as well!" Lie Feng nodded in agreement.

"Fellow Daoists!"

While they were talking, Fairy Su Yun’s crisp voice rang out, successfully drawing everyone’s attention.

Then, with a gentle sweep of her sleeve, a jade slip shot out like a meteor, hovering steadily in mid-air.

Subsequently, she flicked her fingers lightly, and a dynamic spiritual light entered the jade slip.

Instantly, the jade slip emitted a gentle and soft glow, displaying an illusory map before everyone in the air.

"This is the map we previously compiled during our exploration. Though incomplete, it can guide us in the general direction." Yuan Kun explained to Xu Ping.

"I see, Fellow Daoists have thought this through thoroughly!"

Xu Ping nodded slightly, maintaining a calm exterior while silently memorizing the map’s details.

Seeing that everyone’s attention was drawn to the map, Fairy Su Yun said softly:

"We haven’t ventured into the southwestern part of the lava secret realm before, and it might have unexpected rewards."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

Xu Ping naturally had no objections either.

"Fellow Daoists, be careful. Although this lava secret realm is rich in treasures, it is also extremely dangerous, with many Golden Core cultivators having perished here."

Perhaps due to Xu Ping’s addition, Fairy Su Yun gave an extra word of caution before setting off.

"Rest assured, Fairy, we won’t risk our lives carelessly."

Lie Feng laughed heartily, appearing carefree but with a touch of confidence.