Magma World

Over the next half a month, after Lin Yuan brought Qing Lin back to Shimo City, he bought an elegant courtyard in the city and lived there with her for half a month.

After spending this period of time together, Lin Yuan and Qing Lin's relationship also became familiar, developing at great speed. Under Lin Yuan's care, Qing Lin also recovered some of the lively nature that belonged to a young girl.

But there was one thing Qing Lin was exceptionally insistent about: she insisted on taking care of Lin Yuan's daily life. Lin Yuan understood as well. Qing Lin wanted to find an anchor point to show her own value, only then would she feel at ease. This girl, who had grown up under cold stares since childhood, had suffered deep wounds in her inner heart, and would still need a fairly long period of time to heal.

As for Qing Lin, life these past few days made her feel as if she were in a happy dream. Her Young Master was a Dou Wang and a High-Level Alchemist, an important figure she would never have had the chance to come into contact with before. And unlike others, Young Master treated her extremely well. When he looked at her, his eyes did not carry the disgust and contempt that could be seen everywhere in the past, nor that frightening heat, but a gentle warmth that intoxicated her.

So she wanted to do more things for Young Master to repay him, and wanted to stay by his side forever. Thus, while she carefully took care of Young Master's daily life, she also cultivated earnestly. Yesterday, she had even broken through one stage of Dou Qi. Now, she was already at the fifth stage of Dou Qi.

As for Lin Yuan, during this period of time, he also relied on the map and his own Soul Perception to successfully confirm the underground cave where the Heavenly Flame was located, prepared some pills and supplies that might be needed later, and at the same time made some preparations for Qing Lin to awaken the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.

Three days later.

In an elegant courtyard on the outskirts of the city, a gentle-looking green-robed youth and a delicate green-dressed young girl were talking.

"Let's go, Qing'er. It's time for us to leave. Have you brought everything?" Lin Yuan asked the young girl before him.

"Everything is ready, Young Master," the green-dressed young girl answered prettily. Her eyes took a deep look at the courtyard where she had spent the happiest days since she could remember, then she walked to Lin Yuan's side and used her tender hands to straighten the lower part of his robe.

"Then let's go!" Having said that, Lin Yuan wrapped an arm around Qing Lin's waist, took her into his embrace, spread his fire wings, and flew toward the southeast of Shimo City.

Qing Lin, who stayed in Lin Yuan's embrace, stared blankly for a while at the youth holding her as he flew. Her pretty nose gently sniffed the faint medicinal fragrance on the youth's body, and a satisfied smile appeared on her delicate face. Within those jade-green pupils, three extremely fine green dots were faintly visible.

At this moment, Lin Yuan, who was focused on flying, also raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

Very soon, the two flew to a sunken area of desert southeast of Shimo City.

After landing, Lin Yuan flicked his sleeve at a patch of yellow sand. A Dou Qi whirlwind rolled the yellow sand up, and very soon, a pitch-black cave entrance appeared before the two of them. Wisps of hot air rose from the entrance. This cave entrance was precisely the one Lin Yuan had found and opened up over the past few days.

After confirming it with Soul Perception, Lin Yuan carried Qing Lin and flew inside. Then he flicked his sleeve again, and Dou Qi rolled up the yellow sand outside, burying the cave entrance once more. This place again turned into an ordinary, unremarkable stretch of desert.

After Lin Yuan summoned a ball of flame to illuminate the surroundings, he brought Qing Lin along the passage and slowly flew downward.

After winding downward for a minute or two, the two reached the bottom of the passage. After landing, Lin Yuan put Qing Lin down, pulled her forward for a stretch, and more than a dozen pitch-black passages appeared before them.

"Qing'er, sense it for a moment and see if any of these passages ahead emanate an aura that feels very strange to you," Lin Yuan said to Qing Lin. Then Lin Yuan also closed his eyes. His Soul Perception emanated out, sensing the flow of energy in this place as he searched with all his strength for the passage emanating the densest fire-attribute energy.

"I understand, Young Master," Qing Lin replied, slowly closing her eyes to sense the auras within the passages.

After a while, Lin Yuan opened his eyes. "Found it."

Qing Lin also opened her eyes and looked at Lin Yuan, shaking her head. "Young Master, I didn't sense any strange aura."

When Lin Yuan heard this, his heart settled. It seemed Queen Medusa had not found this place yet. That was good; he did not need to worry about running into any hidden hand.

Then Lin Yuan held Qing Lin's hand and walked toward the passage on the left, the one he had sensed was emanating the densest fire-attribute energy.

The deeper the two went, the denser the surrounding fire-attribute energy became. Finally, at the end of the passage, a fiery-red underground world entered their eyes. Within the enormous cavern, fiery-red magma flowed. This was a magma world whose edge could almost not be seen.

The scorching heat emanated by the dense fire-attribute energy here was already difficult for low-level Dou Shi to resist. Qing Lin, however, showed no abnormality. The bracelet made from a fourth-tier magic core on her wrist emanated a cool aura, and inside her body, there also seemed to be a somewhat cold energy being released endlessly, protecting Qing Lin.

"This should be the place. Such abundant and massive fire-attribute energy is indeed enough to nurture a Heavenly Flame." Looking at the fiery-red world before him, Lin Yuan sighed somewhat in his inner heart.

Just then, Qing Lin's soft cry entered Lin Yuan's ears. "Young Master, be careful. There seems to be something below approaching us."

Lin Yuan patted Qing Lin's shoulder and said calmly, "Don't worry. I know. With me here, there's no need to worry."

Lin Yuan had long since sensed an aura beneath the magma approaching this side. The reason he had emanated the aura of a Da Dou Shi after entering the cave was precisely to lure this fellow over.

After placing Qing Lin in the distance, Lin Yuan walked to the edge of the magma and continued to emanate the aura of a Da Dou Shi. Although Qing Lin was nervous, her trust in her Young Master allowed her to slowly calm down as well.

After a few minutes, Lin Yuan sensed an obscure aura appear in the magma ahead, using the magma to conceal its body.

"Come on." He casually flung a stream of Dou Qi toward the magma. In an instant, an enormous figure emerged from the magma and pounced toward Lin Yuan. It was a serpentine Magical Beast about forty to fifty feet long, its entire body fiery red like fire jade. What was astonishing was that this Magical Beast surprisingly had two heads. It was precisely the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake that lived by devouring magma. The Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake's four huge diamond-shaped pupils were filled with berserk killing intent, wanting to swallow the weak creature before it.

"You've come? My guide!" Seeing the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake pounce over, Lin Yuan was not angry but delighted.

"Dragon Capturing Hand." Lin Yuan waved his hand, and a powerful Dou Qi transformed into a whirlwind that swept the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake out of the magma and into the air. Immediately, Lin Yuan's figure flashed and appeared beside the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake. He kicked out, and a tremendous strength that did not match his body erupted, kicking the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake until it flew backwards, crashing into the distant stone wall like a cannonball.

Before the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake could come back to its senses, Lin Yuan had already appeared before it and punched each of its two heads. The tremendous force made the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake see stars, and it instantly fainted dead away.

Looking at the unconscious Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, Lin Yuan clapped his hands. "Done. The guide's been found. Time for the next step."

Lin Yuan waved his hand at Qing Lin, who was already staring blankly in the distance. "Qing'er, come over. There's no danger here now."

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