After saying goodbye to Qing Lian, Luo Yan walked back toward the dormitory and sighed softly.
Originally, Luo Yan had hoped to obtain information about the Vermillion Fruit from Qing Lian, then find one for Kun so that it could evolve into a Nightmare Giant Beast.
He wanted to see whether Kun could transform into a Peng.
Unexpectedly, Qing Lian did indeed know about the Vermillion Fruit, but this Fire Chi Fruit clearly only grew in Yanfu.
Moreover, there had to be a Fire Spring where a Fire Chi lived before a Qiong Fire Tree could grow, and only then could it bear such an extraordinary fruit.
But if the Fire Chi Fruit only grew in Yanfu, where had that big cat gotten a Vermillion Fruit back then?
Besides, after the Giant Beast Calamity, all kinds of rare flowers and exotic fruits had gradually appeared in various places.
In that case, the Fire Chi Fruit might also appear in the Mortal World, just like the Gui Sha Fruit and Nether Earth Fruit before it.
Perhaps the Fire Chi Fruit could be picked somewhere in the Mortal World.
At that thought, a trace of hope rose in Luo Yan's heart.
Just then, his phone rang. Luo Yan glanced at it and said to Bai?: "We have a mission."
Bai? cheered. "Great! We've already rested for several months since returning from Guixu. I feel like my body is starting to rust. We finally have a mission—what is it?"
As he walked, Luo Yan said, "Do you remember the Forbidden Zone Cleanup operation from before?"
"The cleanup operation at the Dilong Stone Plains is nearing its end. We're about to launch an annihilation battle against this super-large-scale giant beast."
"The higher-ups are worried that the Dilong will run amok and threaten Qingyang City,