The City Lord's Mansion boasted carved beams and painted rafters, yet scorching fire spiritual energy lingered everywhere. The exotic flowers and herbs planted in its courtyards were all fire spiritual plants, and the stones paving the ground glowed red from years of being baked by flames.
Purple Sun High Person strode into the main hall and turned toward Qin He, no longer able to conceal the greed in his eyes. "Quick, let this old man see the Southern Ming Li Fire!"
Qin He slowly raised his hand. Southern Ming Li Fire appeared at his fingertips once more, burning even more fiercely than before. Golden Vermilion Bird patterns were clearly visible within it, and a tremendous surge of Vermilion Bird law spread outward, making the temperature throughout the main hall soar.
"Please have a look, High Person. This fire is extremely pure and contains exceedingly profound fire element law."
Purple Sun High Person's eyes burned with desire, and he could not resist reaching out to seize it. "Wonderful fire! Wonderful fire!"
Just as his fingertips were about to touch the flame, the aura surrounding Qin He abruptly changed.
Interwoven gold-and-black law patterns erupted in an instant, sweeping through the main hall like a tide. A weighty pressure, stripped of ornament and returned to its primal essence, descended and forcibly drove Purple Sun High Person's hand back three feet.
Purple Sun High Person's expression changed drastically. He abruptly stepped back, and the fire law around him surged. Scarlet patterns of light covered his body like lava, and the hall's stone pillars cracked from the heat in an instant. "You... who are you?"
Only then did he belatedly realize that the man before him possessed cultivation no lower than his own. Within that interwoven gold-and-black aura lurked a demonic intent that made his