[After following them for a while, you and Zhenpin arrived before a mountain cave.]
[The Sacred Fire Cult had no proper sect gate. Their headquarters was this natural cavern.]
[It was not hard to understand why.]
[They worshipped fire.]
[They set fires by day, set fires by night, and even when sleeping, they had to keep a pile of fire burning at their side.]
[Doing that three hundred and sixty-five days a year, any careless mistake could set the house ablaze.]
[They did not care if the flames reached their own bodies. They would think the Fire God was bestowing favor upon them—the more it hurt, the more the Fire God loved them.]
[But no house could withstand fires every other day.]
[So they could only live in caves. Stone was not afraid of burning.]
["Benefactor Chen, we have already found their lair. Let us strike at once. With the strength of the two of us, the Sacred Fire Cult of today should be no match for us. We can crush them in an instant."]
["Who said I was going to wipe them out?"]
["Did you not say during the day that you wished to uphold justice on behalf of Heaven?"]
["Did I? I wanted to join them. I like fire too!"]
[As you spoke, you circulated the Heart Flame Mysterious Technique. With a casual palm strike, a tongue of flame burst forth.]
[Zhenpin looked at you strangely.]
["Benefactor Chen, I find you increasingly unfathomable."]
["Old Monk, thank you for helping me find the Sacred Fire Cult. If fate allows, we shall meet again. For the Sword Master's sake, please do not attack the Sacred Fire Cult."]
["Amitabha. If you insist on jumping into a pit of fire, that is one of your tribulations. This poor monk will not interfere.