Within the enormous pool of molten lava, fierce flames roiled and waves of heat surged upward.
Fang Xiao stood at its edge, staring unblinkingly into the pool, his entire body dyed crimson by its glow.
Three months had already passed since he resolved the crisis of being besieged by the True Demons.
And now, he was standing within a grotto-heaven.
Though this grotto-heaven lay within Tianlan Sect, it was neither shared by the sect nor privately owned by any other cultivator.
In truth, it was a brand-new grotto-heaven Fang Xiao had opened up over the course of nearly two months.
Now that he had successfully advanced to Spirit Transformation, he naturally had to follow tradition and establish a grotto-heaven at one of the formation nodes of the sect-protecting grand formation.
Having experience opening up a minor world, creating a grotto-heaven was as easy as turning his hand for Fang Xiao.
With the Void Cutter Sword assisting him, the final area of this grotto-heaven turned out to be unexpectedly vast.
As for its Spirit Vein, Fang Xiao did not need to concern himself with it at all. The sect had proactively relocated a top-grade fifth-tier Spirit Vein for him.
Of course, he had also asked the sect to find him two Fifth Order water and fire earth veins.
The sect naturally agreed to such a simple request without the slightest hesitation.
After all, Tianlan Sect was now the true ruler of the entire Eastern Domain. It had successively taken in all of Taibai Sword Sect's Spirit Veins, as well as the many Spirit Veins scattered throughout Donghua Prefecture.
Given Fang Xiao's status, let alone one Spirit Vein and two earth veins—even ten times that amount would have been sent over by Tianlan Sect without hesitation.
However, Fang Xiao did not need