For several days running, Li Qingyuan had found only thirty or forty scattered Tribulation Crossing Stage Purple Fire Gold Crystal Beasts. He had slain them all as food for the Southern Bright Illusory Fire Seed.
Even after duplication doubled their number to nearly eighty crystals, they only improved the Southern Bright Illusory Fire Seed somewhat. It remained a first-grade immortal fire.
The fluctuations of the fire spirit's will were much clearer than when he first entered the ancient ruins. The purple within its orange-red flames had become quite distinct, and its temperature had risen considerably.
But it was still a considerable distance from the threshold of second-grade immortal fire.
"It seems there are practically no True Immortal Realm beasts among the Purple Fire Gold Crystal Beasts roaming the outskirts."
The fire-attribute origin of Tribulation Crossing Stage Purple Fire Gold Crystal Beasts was too weak. To the Southern Bright Illusory Fire, it was merely a cup of water thrown on a blazing cart of firewood-it could satisfy its hunger, but could not strengthen it.
To achieve a qualitative transformation, it had to devour True Immortal-level purple fire crystals.
Li Qingyuan looked ahead. "The fire-attribute power is growing stronger, and the fire-attribute origin drifting between heaven and earth is growing denser. It looks like I'm approaching the central region of the Burning Heaven Ancient Ruins Realm."
Fire-attribute particles were sparse on the outskirts. The deeper he went, the denser the fire-attribute principles became. Purple fire filled the horizon, the earth glowed crimson like flame, and volcanic craters dotted the landscape as thickly as stars.
Even the air was suffused with a scorching purple hue. With every breath, he could feel fire-attribute principles seeping into his Immortal Aperture Wheel.
Whoosh!
Li Qingyuan launched himself into flight, a streak of blood-colored light splitting the