The instant the System Prompt rang out, Pei Ling immediately lost control of his body and fled in a certain direction.
The Flag of Punishing Evil followed at once.
Before long, Pei Ling entered Earth Fire Valley.
The long, narrow valley was red-black from end to end, like the color of countless bloodstains piled up and dried. It covered a large area, yet not a blade of grass grew there.
Not even the tiniest crevice held any trace of vegetation.
The entire valley was cracked like a spiderweb, with countless fissures of all sizes scattered across it.
Flames of every color surged and leaped from nearly every fissure, burning wildly.
The closer one got to the center, the more powerful the flames became.
At the very center burned a cluster of pale golden fire. It looked incredibly still, and though it was only the size of a thumb, it gave off an overbearing, searing heat, like the blazing sun hanging in the sky, capable of scorching the heavens and boiling the seas.
Pei Ling wasn't particularly surprised that the System had brought him here.
The Alchemical Fire he currently wielded was still the Seventh-grade Alchemical Fire, Nanke Dream Fire, he had received as a reward at the Pill Refining Grand Ceremony.
Now that he had reached Spirit Transformation, a Seventh-grade Alchemical Fire was of little use to him.
Even a Sixth-grade Alchemical Fire fell far short.
Only a Fifth-grade Alchemical Fire could keep pace with his current cultivation and strength.
Just then, Pei Ling stopped in front of a mass of dusky purple flames. The fire looked like a palm-sized spirit crane; as it leaped, it seemed to flap its wings and soar like a celestial crane, giving off waves of danger.
After a moment's thought, Pei Ling quickly recognized