In his mind, the Purple Light that had remained dormant for so long suddenly began to leap with unusual activity. Its radiance blazed brilliantly, as though drawn by some powerful attraction and on the verge of bursting from his body!
"Hmm?"
Chen Qing's heart jolted.
Ever since entering the Cave Heaven, the Purple Light had occasionally reacted, but it had never been this restless before.
Alarmed, he thought, What exactly is going on?
Chen Qing immediately withdrew his cultivation art and interrupted his training. The vortex of origin energy gathered around him slowly dispersed.
Following the direction of the Purple Light's reaction, he looked ahead and saw a pitch-black mountain standing in the core region of the Cave Heaven not far away.
He had no idea what kind of rock formed the mountain. Its entirety was dark crimson, emanating an ancient, scorching aura.
The mountain's surface was bare, without the slightest trace of vegetation. Only countless crisscrossing fissures covered it, with red light faintly flowing within.
Just as Chen Qing stared at the mountain, trying to discern something—
"Buzz!"
The entire Crimson Mountain Peak suddenly trembled!
Countless streaks of dark-blue firelight erupted from the fissures in the mountain like a disturbed swarm of bees. They formed streams of chaos that swept toward Chen Qing, blotting out the sky and covering the earth!
This dark-blue firelight was no ordinary flame. It carried no searing heat, yet it radiated a chill that pierced straight into the depths of one's soul!
Soul-Eroding Netherfire!
The thought flashed through Chen Qing's mind. He had read about this fire in ancient records.
It was a strange flame that specifically attacked divine consciousness and burned the Sea of Consciousness. Once invaded by it, one might suffer damaged divine consciousness and fall unconscious in mild cases; in severe