Fire Hell was not devoid of plants. It was just that, to adapt to the extremely high temperatures, the plants here had long since transformed into peculiar forms.
Most of the plants here were as hard as metal, with colors that were dark green, almost black. Their branches and leaves were usually sparse but broad, and their root systems were well developed.
The plants before them, however, were low shrubs with lush branches and leaves that radiated a vivid green. They looked like delicate, water-filled plants that could only be found in a warm, humid waterside region.
Li Nian also poked her head out of the carriage.
"Wow, this place practically qualifies as a paradise! I bet we'll find something good once we get inside!"
Three Suns drove the escort cart closer. When they stepped within a certain distance of the Daoist temple, it was as if they had suddenly passed through an invisible barrier!
A genuine coolness, requiring no comparison, swept over them.
"This place... is truly mystical. I've been escorting goods for years, yet I've never heard of anywhere like this."
Yue Zhenqiao could not help murmuring.
Chen Yuanye shook his head. "This place isn't on the main road to begin with, so very few people pass through here. Besides, there were illusion and trapping formations here in the past... They only stopped working in recent years."
"If my family hadn't told me about it, I wouldn't have known this wonderful place existed either."
The group climbed down from the escort cart and slowly approached the Daoist temple.
The flagstones before the temple were spotlessly clean. Only a few withered branches had fallen upon them, producing a faint rustling sound when stepped on.
Lin Yu raised his head. The walls surrounding the Daoist temple showed almost no traces