“Boom!”
A sudden change occurred.
As soon as Ye Qiu entered the canyon, a fierce wind erupted. The hazy cyan mist instantly turned sharp as knives, nearly piercing through the protection of the Qiankun Cauldrons.
Even so, Ye Qiu felt intense pain on his skin. Blood was already seeping from his pores.
His primordial spirit trembled violently.
This was bad.
“Out!”
With a deep shout from Ye Qiu, three more Qiankun Cauldrons flew out.
The four Qiankun Cauldrons lined up in a row, hovering above Ye Qiu’s head. They released a golden curtain of light that enveloped his entire body.
Finally, his primordial spirit stabilised, and the pain on his skin vanished.
However, Ye Qiu felt a terrifying scorching heat. Although this cyan mist was not flame, its temperature was horrifying.
Even with the protection of four Qiankun Cauldrons, Ye Qiu felt as if he were inside a furnace. He pushed the Nine Revolutions Divine Dragon Art to its limit, combined with the cauldrons’ defence, barely resisting the intense heat.
Ye Qiu looked around. This canyon was immensely vast, far larger than those he had seen before. It was at least a thousand zhang long.
Before he could catch his breath, the dense cyan mist seemed to weigh billions of jin, pressing the Qiankun Cauldrons downward.
Moreover, the cyan mist quickly wrapped around the four cauldrons. In an instant, it turned into cyan flames, burning fiercely.
“Is this an Emperor-level flame?”
Ye Qiu’s heart pounded in fear. This flame could burn even divine artefacts. It was extraordinarily powerful.
However, the Qiankun Cauldrons were divine artefacts after all. Even burned by the cyan flames, they showed no damage.
“Boom!”
Suddenly, all the cyan mist in the canyon transformed into flames.
The entire canyon became a sea of fire.
Ye Qiu realised something was wrong and wanted to retreat, only to find cyan flames appearing behind him, surrounding him completely.
The temperature soared rapidly. Heat waves penetrated the Qiankun Cauldrons’ protection.
“Puff!”
Unable to endure, Ye Qiu’s physical body turned to ashes. Just as his primordial spirit was about to crumble, the golden coffin flew out, covering his primordial spirit.
Ye Qiu quickly repaired his body, but as soon as it reformed, the heat waves reduced it to ashes again.
“Ah…”
Ye Qiu could not help crying out in pain.
…
Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, it was the thirtieth day.
On the mountain peak.
The crescent moon hung like a hook.
Elder Sheep and Elder Monkey sat facing each other. A chessboard was placed before them, with two pots of spiritual wine beside it.
Elder Sheep held a chess piece between his fingers, but his gaze was fixed on the canyon. He had not placed it for a long time.
“Old Sheep, it’s your move.” Elder Monkey urged.
Elder Sheep felt somewhat irritated. He tossed the piece down and swept his sleeve, instantly scattering the board.
Elder Monkey glared and said, “Old Sheep, what do you mean?”
“If you hadn’t messed up the board, I would have won this game.”
“I see you’re just a sore loser, cheating like this. Shameless.”
Elder Sheep ignored Elder Monkey. His eyes remained on the canyon as he said, “I don’t know why, but I have a feeling of unease.”
“You’re worried about that kid?” Elder Monkey also looked towards the canyon. A trace of concern flashed in his eyes. He said, “I wonder what Ye Changsheng is up to. He’s been in there so long without any sign.”
“Logically, with his cultivation and talent, bringing out a Profound-level strange fire shouldn’t be difficult.”
“Why hasn’t he come out after so long?”
Since Ye Qiu entered the canyon, Elder Sheep and Elder Monkey had stayed here, playing chess while waiting for him to emerge.
Originally, Elder Sheep thought Ye Qiu would exit in three to five days, but unexpectedly, they had waited thirty days.
“Old Monkey, do you think something happened to Brother Ye?” Elder Sheep voiced his worry.
He feared Ye Qiu had met with an accident in the canyon. Otherwise, they could not explain it to His Highness.
“Old Sheep, no need to worry. I’ve been in that canyon. With Ye Changsheng’s cultivation, danger is normal, but the chance of an accident is small.” Elder Monkey comforted him.
Elder Sheep said worriedly, “I’m afraid Brother Ye went deep into the canyon…”
Before he finished, Elder Monkey picked up the thread.
“Rest assured, he didn’t go deep.” Elder Monkey smiled and said, “That canyon is about a thousand li long. With Ye Changsheng’s cultivation, entering a hundred li would be impressive.”
“A hundred li in, the strange fires are Earth-level upper-grade.”
“Earth-level upper-grade strange fires can burn Yuan Ying initial stage cultivators to death. Ye Changsheng is at Cave Heaven extreme realm. He couldn’t subdue them at all.”
“Back then, I entered at Divine Passage realm, expended great effort, and only obtained a Heaven-level lower-grade strange fire.”
“Heaven-level lower-grade strange fires can burn semi-saints to death.”
Elder Sheep said, “So, from the start, you knew Brother Ye couldn’t get a Heaven-level strange fire?”
“Otherwise, why would I bet with you?” Elder Monkey laughed. “Old Sheep, you’ve lost this bet for sure.”
“Only two hours remain of the thirty days I gave him. Even if Ye Changsheng comes out, he couldn’t possibly bring a Heaven-level strange fire.”
Elder Sheep grew furious upon hearing this. “You sly old monkey. Calling it a bet, but you set a trap for me from the beginning.”
Elder Monkey said smugly, “Best of three. I lost bets to Ye Changsheng twice. Without confidence, how could I bet with you?”
Elder Sheep glared. “You’re truly cunning. But I still have faith in Brother Ye. What if he creates a miracle?”
Elder Monkey chuckled. “Stop pinning hopes on Ye Changsheng. If he brings out an Earth-level upper-grade strange fire, that would already be a miracle. If he gets a Heaven-level one, forget a Heaven-level spiritual pill. I’d eat shit if you asked.”
Elder Sheep said, “Then prepare to eat shit.”
Elder Monkey laughed. “Pity. Ye Changsheng doesn’t have that capability…”
Boom!
At that moment, heaven and earth shook. A terrifying aura emerged from deep in the canyon.
The next second, scorching heat covered the sky and earth. Even a thousand li away, Elder Monkey and Elder Sheep felt as if they were about to burn to death. Terrified, their souls nearly left their bodies.
They hurriedly retreated a hundred zhang.
“What is happening?” Elder Sheep exclaimed in shock.
“Emperor-level strange fire! It’s the Emperor-level strange fire!” Elder Monkey’s face changed dramatically. “The Emperor-level strange fire has broken the seal.”
“Quick, notify His Highness.”
“The demon race faces a great calamity.”
Elder Sheep was about to leave when suddenly, a cyan flame soared from deep in the canyon, like a phoenix dancing in the nine heavens. In an instant, it burned ten thousand li of void, as if doomsday had arrived.
Following that, a “boom” echoed from the canyon. The dense mist that had filled it dissipated. Every strange fire revealed its true form.
Heat waves towered to the heavens.
“Not good. The other strange fires have broken their seals too!”
Elder Monkey’s face turned ashen. In terror, he said, “It’s over. The demon race is finished…”
