Blazing Flame Valley's Choice! Blazing Flame Ancestor!

Faced with Blazing Flame Valley's invitation, Jiang Lin pondered for a moment before ultimately declining to refuse.

It was not that he was worried about anything. Rather, Blazing Flame Valley was a force worthy of Jiang Lin's notice. If he truly fell out with the Soul Clan in the future, Blazing Flame Valley could serve as an ally.

Thus, Jiang Lin and the other three followed Ancestor Huoyun. It did not take long before they arrived at a volcanic region where the air was scorching hot. After passing through layer upon layer of checkpoints, Jiang Lin and the others discovered that Blazing Flame Valley had actually been built within a cavern beneath a volcano.

"There's no need for formalities. Let's check on Tang Zhen first. If we delay too long, he may fall in cultivation, and that would not be worth it." Led by Ancestor Huoyun, Jiang Lin briefly looked over Blazing Flame Valley's core members before following him into the Valley Master's residence.

At that moment, inside the Valley Master's residence, Tang Zhen—a burly man with flaming-red hair—was covered entirely in black, his flesh rotting and grotesquely mutating over large areas. Outside the sickbed, a young woman with equally long red hair and a voluptuous figure knelt on the floor with tears in her eyes. Other Blazing Flame Valley elders held her back, preventing her from approaching Tang Zhen.

"Huo'er, don't go over there. The Valley Master's body cannot be touched right now. Several Dou Zong physicians have already died!" the other Blazing Flame Valley elders earnestly urged.

That young woman was Tang Zhen's daughter, Tang Huo'er.

"No..." Tears streamed uncontrollably down Tang Huo'er's face. Just as she was about to cry out, the doors outside were slammed open with a bang, followed by a cool male voice. "Oh,