Space Town.
As soon as the Space Trading Fair ended, Huo Xuan and the others left the space without lingering. As soon as they returned to the desert, they sensed a very familiar aura not far away.
The five men looked at each other, all revealing a wry smile.
What's meant to happen will happen.
A moment later, the sky above distorted violently, and an old man dressed in a purple robe slowly walked out from the void.
"Greetings Elder Huo Yao!"
After the Purple-Robed Elder appeared, Huo Xuan and the others bowed slightly to him and then spoke respectfully.
"You bunch of little brats! How dare you!" Huo Yao shouted sternly, "You dared to leave the clan without permission!"
"Please forgive me, Elder!"
"You can save those words for the clan chief, you brats! Come back to the Flame Clan with me and obediently accept your punishment!"
"Yes!"
The Yan World.
Yan Jin's residence.
After Huo Xuan and the others were brought back by Huo Yao, they were "escorted" to Yan Jin. As expected, upon seeing Huo Xuan and the others, Yan Jin's anger surged, and without saying a word, he launched into a tirade of curses.
Huo Xuan and the others were thoroughly scolded by Yan Jin, and no one dared to talk back. After Yan Jin finished scolding them, he immediately felt much better.
"Chieftain, we know we were wrong, please forgive us!"
Seeing that Huo Xuan Yan Jin had stopped cursing, Huo Xuan knew that the clan leader was in a much better mood, so he immediately apologized.
"We know we were wrong, please forgive us, Chieftain!"
Seeing this, the other four, like Huo Xuan, also apologized.
Yan Jin looked at the five people in front of him. Although he was still full of anger, he was too exhausted to curse anymore. He waved his hand and said, "I'm tired of cursing. You little brats, all of you get out of here and go to the ancestral hall to reflect on your mistakes. Don't come out without my permission!"
"Yes, sir. We will go immediately."
"Etc!"
Huo Xuan and the others had only taken a few steps when Yan Jin suddenly called them back.
"Don't go to the ancestral hall. Go back and reflect on your mistakes."
Yan Jin was blinded by anger just now. After calming down, he remembered that there were Hun Clan spies in the ancestral hall. Although Yan Jin was sure that the Hun Clan spies would not dare to make any moves at the moment, it was better to be safe than sorry and forbid Huo Xuan Yan Jin the others from going to the ancestral hall. After all, it's better to be safe than sorry.
After leaving Yan Jin's residence, the group did not heed Yan Jin's advice to go back and reflect on their mistakes. Instead, they followed Huo Xuan to find a relatively secluded place in the Yan World.
Huo Xuan knew that they must have been attracted by the Demon Fire Remnant Map wanted to know what its purpose was.
"Brother Huo Xuan, shouldn't we take a good look at the Demon Fire Remnant Map we obtained from the Space Trading Fair?"
Yan Liao spoke first.
Upon hearing this, Huo Xuan's fingers brushed across his Storage Ring, and the Demon Fire Remnant Map floated out, finally hovering in front of him.
The material from which this fragment was made is unknown. On the slightly yellowed parchment, there are some seemingly irregular patterns. The gaze moves slowly along the patterns, but eventually moves away from the parchment without finding anything special.
"Is there anything special about this?"
Yan Ling, standing to the side, stared at the utterly ordinary fragment of the painting in front of him for a long time, but couldn't find anything special about it.
He even suspected that the so-called Demon Fire Remnant Map drawn by the Purifying Lotus Demon Saint was actually drawn by some idiot or some guy who had nothing better to do.
"Brother Huo Xuan, this fragment of the map isn't anything special. Is it only effective if we collect all the fragments? Should we try to find out where the other fragments are?"
Huo Yun spoke up.
Huo Xuan's collection of the Demon Fire Remnant Map was kept extremely secret. Only a handful of people in the Yan World knew about it, and besides himself, only Huo Zhi knew that he had collected all the fragments.
Huo Xuan didn't tell the others, and neither did Huo Zhi. Therefore, Huo Yun and the others believed that the Demon Fire Remnant Map in Huo Xuan's possession was incomplete rather than complete.
"Huo Yun, you're right. It should only be effective if all the fragments are collected. However, there's no need to bother inquiring about the whereabouts of the other fragments."
Huo Xuan took out several more Demon Fire Remnant Map from his Storage Ring.
"I have already collected all the Demon Fire Remnant Map."
Upon seeing Huo Xuan take out several fragments of the map again, all three of them, except for Huo Zhi, frowned slightly.
Brother Huo Xuan has actually obtained all the remaining fragments of the map!
They didn't even know; it seems Brother Huo Xuan has been secretly planning this for a long time.
No wonder Brother Huo Xuan knows so much about the secrets hidden in the Demon Fire Remnant Map.
"We've collected all the remaining fragments of the map. Let's quickly try to extract some useful information from them."
Huo Zhi was also extremely curious at this moment. If this Demon Fire Remnant Map was really useful, then when the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame descended to earth next time, the Flame Clan would be able to successfully subdue it.
The Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, ranked third on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, is capable of destroying heaven and earth; no other Strange Fire can compare to it.
Huo Xuan nodded, then pieced together the fragmented Demon Fire Remnant Map in his hand. He did so very quickly, and soon a complete Ancient Map appeared in everyone's sight!
Upon seeing the complete Ancient Map, everyone was slightly taken aback. On the pieced-together Ancient Map, a landscape pattern appeared, but this so-called pattern was quite ordinary, without any specific target or route. It looked like a landscape painting drawn casually.
"This..."
Everyone frowned slightly, looking at the landscape painting that hadn't changed at all. Just as they were about to suggest some possibilities, they saw Huo Xuan summon Strange Fire. Before they could say anything, Huo Xuan flicked his finger, and the Strange Fire landed on the Ancient Map, instantly causing the surrounding temperature to soar.
Upon seeing this, everyone's expression changed drastically, not understanding why Huo Xuan wanted to burn the Ancient Map.
They tried to stop it, but it was too late. However, their pupils quickly contracted because the Ancient Map, which had been burned by the Strange Fire, showed no signs of damage whatsoever.
The flames roared, the intense heat distorting the space around them. However, no matter how much Huo Xuan increased the temperature, the Ancient Map showed no signs of turning to ashes. But as the flames grew more intense, the patterns on the Ancient Map slowly began to glow, as if they were about to burst forth from the map.
Everyone watched this scene with great surprise. Their initial disappointment was instantly replaced by excitement. This Ancient Map actually contained a hidden secret!
As the Strange Fire burned more and more fiercely, the patterns on the Ancient Map became brighter and brighter. At a certain moment, the Ancient Map suddenly trembled, and then patterns flew up from the Ancient Map and finally transformed into ancient characters, which floated in mid-air in front of everyone.
Twin Moons Appear Together. Nine Stars as One.
The Heaven and Earth Tide Demon Fire Descends.
Huo Zhi slowly read out these ancient characters. She was not surprised at all, after all, the Ancient Eight Clans knew very well when the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame descended into the world.
The Twin Moons Appear Together and the Nine Stars as One is a rare celestial phenomenon, occurring only once every thousand years. The Heaven and Earth Tide are an anomaly caused by this extraordinary event...
On this day, aided by the power of the Heaven and Earth Tide, it is the perfect opportunity for the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame to break through its seal and descend upon the world anew.
This information was of no use to them whatsoever.
Because when the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame descends upon the world, the entire Central Plains will receive the news.
As the flames subsided, Huo Xuan's gaze fell upon the Ancient Map, where a faint light was faintly visible.
Huo Xuan reached out to touch it, and the instant his palm touched the Ancient Map, the Demon Lotus pattern on the Ancient Map suddenly wriggled, and like a living thing, it turned into a beam of light and directly entered Huo Xuan's brow!
The sudden turn of events caused the expressions of everyone present to change drastically!