Reentering the Fire Domain

"Dead?"

Ye Fan stared blankly at the scene before him, a look of disbelief in his eyes. This was a half-step great power, and he had actually died just like that?

"He's not dead yet, but he's almost dead, unless he can escape from infinite spacetime!" Zhou Tong said calmly. "Let's go, let's get out of here first! If he manages to escape, it'll be troublesome."

Before Ye Fan could react, Zhou Tong picked him up and Illusionary Destruction in an instant, traveling thousands of miles away. He then used the Mysterious Jade Platform to traverse the Void the Great and arrived at a place far away from the Taixuan Sect in the blink of an eye.

"Call!"

Ye Fan's body trembled, and he felt the scenery in front of him Illusionary Destruction in an instant. Then he didn't know where he was. He felt a wave of heat hit him, as if he were trapped in Hell.

"Where... where is this?" Ye Fan stared in shock at the fiery red expanse in the distance.

"This is the Fire Domain!" Zhou Tong. "It is one of the more famous places in the Southern Region of the Eastern Wasteland. Many powerful figures come here to temper their weapons. However, the Fire Domain is also a special place. It is extremely dangerous, and the flames deep inside can even burn divine sense."

"You need a place to cultivate in seclusion and strive to reach the Other Shore realm. I also need a place to heal my injuries and, while I'm at it, to learn another secret technique..."

"Where could be better than the Fire Domain?" Zhou Tong said, walking directly toward the Fire Domain.

"Wouldn't it be better to just find some random, nameless place?" Ye Fan quickly caught up with Zhou Tong and asked in return.

Zhou Tong glanced at Ye Fan and said indifferently, "You have just obtained the Root of Profound Yellow Mother Qi, so you must need to temper it. If you don't use the flames deep in the Fire Domain, with your own strength, it will probably take at least twenty years to reforge this ball of Profound Yellow Mother Qi into a cauldron."

"Twenty years? I don't think it's that slow..." Ye Fan muttered to himself as he followed behind.

"You probably took a shortcut by using that Green Copper Fragment!" Zhou Tong chuckled. "However, that Green Copper Fragment is indeed a good thing. I wonder how many pieces that Green Cauldron broke into... and you got one of them."

"Green Cauldron? What does that mean? Zhou Tong, do you know the origin of this Green Copper Fragment?" Ye Fan asked in surprise.

"I've seen most of a cauldron on Kunlun Mountain on Earth. It's made of the exact same material as your Green Copper Fragment, and your Green Copper Fragment is exactly the same as the missing part of that cauldron... But unfortunately, that place is too dangerous. Even I don't dare to take that last little bit of the road. I can only take a look from afar."

"On Earth?" Ye Fan was also surprised.

"That thing is from the Mythological Era!" Zhou Tong said regretfully. "It's a pity I can't get it, otherwise I wouldn't be so passive in Big Dipper. With that cauldron, even if it's just a broken one, I could walk sideways. Even if it's incomplete, it's still on the same level as the Supreme Emperor Weapon of those Ancient Desolate Family."

"It's incomplete, yet it's still on the same level as an Supreme Emperor Weapon?" Ye Fan was even more shocked.

He was no longer a naive newcomer to the world of cultivation, and naturally understood what the Supreme Emperor Weapon represented.

Who would have thought that a broken cauldron could rival Supreme Emperor Weapon!

"By the way, Zhou Tong, what's going on on Earth? Is there a cultivation world there too? Is it even more powerful than the Big Dipper?" Thinking of Earth, Ye Fan couldn't help but recall what Zhou Tong had said in the Tai Xuan Sect before, as if there was another cultivation world on Earth?

Zhou Tong shook his head. "There is indeed a cultivation world, but it's too weak. Because Earth is currently in the End of Dharma Age, it's difficult to cultivate. Otherwise, why would I still be in the Sea of Wheels Realm after cultivating on Earth for three years?"

"Let's not talk about Earth too much. Although Earth has more secrets, where in this world are there no secrets? The secrets of Big Dipper may not be less than those of Earth, and may even be more, such as those Life Forbidden Zone."

As they talked, they moved forward and soon entered the depths of the Fire Domain. The flames here did not resemble raging fire, but rather flowed like purple mist, creating a hazy atmosphere.

Ye Fan, standing to the side, suddenly felt his mouth go dry, as if he were about to die there. The Purple Qi was like a knife, threatening to slice Ye Fan apart, which horrified him—it was only a wisp!

Zhou Tong glanced at Ye Fan, and finally, with a "hum," he revealed the Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings. Instantly, the flames around the two of them disappeared completely. Ye Fan also let out a heavy breath and looked at the ring next to Zhou Tong with some curiosity.

"What exactly is this halo of yours? Is it a magic weapon or some strange supernatural power?" Ye Fan asked.

"It's some kind of supernatural power... I can't really say what it is. It's something I just randomly cultivated on Earth..." Zhou Tong rambled on, spouting nonsense without thinking.

He could tell Ye Fan that everything was fine if he knew something from other sources, but he wouldn't be foolish enough to say anything more about his core secrets.

"Logically speaking, given your current limits, reaching the sixth level of the Fire Domain is already your limit; however, as long as you stay by my side, you can continue to advance and reach the eighth level of the Fire Domain. Even top-tier experts might not be able to enter that level!" Zhou Tong said as he walked forward.

Soon, he led Ye Fan through the sixth level of the Fire Domain Fire Domain and arrived at the seventh level.

This layer is now filled with multicolored flames.

However, Ye Fan, enveloped by Zhou Tong's Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings, did not feel any heat.

Along the way, he also saw many human-shaped ashes, which were the remains of some powerful beings who had died here.

This shocked Ye Fan even more. In a place where even powerful beings would perish, Zhou Tong had managed to easily reach the depths with just one person.

In an instant, Zhou Tong's image in Ye Fan's mind became even more mysterious and unfathomable.

Continuing forward, the eighth layer of Fire Domain soon appeared before them, an area of seven-colored flames.

"Croak," "Croak"...

Just then, Ye Fan was suddenly shocked. He heard several crows calling, which came from the eighth level of the Fire Domain, leaving him dumbfounded.

"Be careful, there are already people in the eighth level of the Fire Domain!" Zhou Tong also raised his hand solemnly, signaling Ye Fan to be careful.

"Judging from the sound, it's the cawing of a crow. If I'm not mistaken, it might be a top-tier expert from the Fire Crow Clan. Only such an expert, born from flames, could remain unharmed in the eighth level of the Fire Domain!" Zhou Tong raised his hand, signaling Ye Fan to go around the fire crow.

Ye Fan nodded. He came here to seek refuge and refine weapons, and never expected to run into a top expert here.

After circling around, the two quickly entered the eighth level of the Fire Domain from another direction.

"It's getting a bit hot. It seems that Zhou Tong's Divine Ring isn't omnipotent after all. It should be nearing its limit here!"

Ye Fan followed Zhou Tong into the eighth level of the Fire Domain, the two constantly weaving through the colorful mist. The eighth level of the Fire Domain was filled with bizarrely shaped boulders, forming a stone forest. The two navigated around it, trying their best to avoid the areas where the fire crows were.