500. Flame Blade, Tasty-Eat It While It's Hot!

"Yes, it's some rice, very good quality rice. Because it's so rare, young friend Shuhang ordered quite a lot," Fairy Flowing Firefly said with a smile.

When she smiled, an irresistible 'attraction' began to emanate from her again.

Dad Song was leading the way, felt heavy-hearted, as if he were walking against the wind, and every step he took was extremely difficult.

"What's wrong? Has he been feeling weak these past few days?" Dad Song thought to himself. "Looks like I'll have to get my wife some tonics tonight to help him recover."

Furthermore, after hearing that Song Shuhang had purchased rice, Dad Song didn't ask any further questions—and thankfully he didn't. Otherwise, if he had known that Song Shuhang had bought a thousand bags of rice in one go, Dad Song would definitely have yelled "spendthrift son!" and then found all sorts of tools to give Shuhang a good beating.

Upon sensing Dad Song's state, the Fairy Flowing Firefly behind him immediately stopped smiling, and that 'gravitation' vanished instantly.

Dad Song felt a sudden lightness in his body, which was somewhat inexplicable.

After walking a few more steps, Dad Song. Song asked, "By the way, young lady, what's your name?"

He hadn't had a chance to ask the girl in the red dress her name since he entered the room.

"Just call me Flowing Firefly," the Fairy Flowing Firefly said with a smile.

"Flowing Firefly, what a beautiful name, what a beautiful name." Dad Song said, "Since you're Shuhang's good friend, don't be shy, just call me Uncle Song."

The Fairy Flowing Firefly chuckled dryly, "..."

After all, she wasn't shameless enough to pretend to be young and call a man in his forties "uncle." Her real age was enough to put her on the first few pages of the Song Family's ancestral genealogy.

Dad Song warmly led the Fairy Flowing Firefly to the living room, and then Mom Song, seeing that the guest had arrived, quickly went to brew a cup of 'Spirit-Vein Jade Tea'.

As Song Shuhang reminded me, there should be no more than two tea leaves in a cup of Spirit-Vein Jade Tea.

The Fairy Flowing Firefly took the teacup, looked at the two lonely tea leaves on it, and felt a mix of amusement and exasperation.

Fortunately, although Fairy Flowing Firefly hadn't interacted with ordinary people for a long time, she was still young and had plenty of life experience. So, she quickly "joined in" the conversation between Mom Song and Dad Song.

The three of them started chatting and laughing.

--Oh dear, why isn't my little friend Shuhang home yet?

If the conversation continued, she would inevitably have to call him "Dad Song," and then she would really have to call him "Uncle Song"? That would be too embarrassing. Just thinking about that scene gave Fairy Flowing Firefly goosebumps.

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Meanwhile, Song Shuhang, piloting the Silver Dragon Puppet, did not head directly back towards Wenzhou City... but instead turned and arrived at a Magma Cavern.

That's right, it's the Magma Cavern cave where that 'Mr.' She Lan is located.

Last time, when Song Shuhang was 'entering' Mr. Shelan's life in Dream Entry, he came across two useful pieces of information.

One is the 'Tomb of Venerable Six Cultivations' that She Lan and his companions explored.

The other path leads to the deepest part of this Magma Cavern, where a hidden layer exists. Inside this layer is an exquisitely crafted wooden puppet, connected to the Ink Sect and the mastermind behind She Lan, which greatly intrigues Song Shuhang.

The puppet, after She Lan was transformed into a puppet... buried itself deep within the Magma Cavern just before regaining consciousness.

Song Shuhang had originally planned to bring a senior colleague to explore the interlayer of the Magma Cavern.

Now, with Yu Jiaojiao, a Fourth-Grade Realm, on his shoulder, and Li Yinzhu, also a Fourth-Grade Realm, beside him, perhaps he could try exploring the upper Magma Cavern?

In addition to the two Fourth-Grade beings, Song Shuhang also has First-Grade Mortal Transcendence Realm little monk who can act as a cheerleader. There are also two spirit beasts, seahorses, with the bloodline of 'Flood Dragon', who are curiously lying next to Li Yinzhu, blowing bubbles.

The chill emanating from Li Yinzhu seemed to please the two Sea Dragon Horses.

At the same time, Li Yinzhu also really liked the two Sea Dragon Horses, as evidenced by the drool that kept dripping from the corners of her mouth.

Upon reaching its destination, the Silver Dragon Puppet slowly descended.

Song Shuhang, perched on the dragon's back, was deathly pale...

After initially indulging in the thrill of being a 'dragon knight' by riding the Silver Dragon Puppet, his Height Phobia returned once the initial excitement wore off. Looking down at the houses that were barely visible as tiny black dots, Song Shuhang felt his legs go weak.

This has nothing to do with willpower; Song Shuhang's willpower is undoubtedly very strong. However, Height Phobia is a terrible symptom that even 'willpower' cannot overcome.

Song Shuhang guessed that perhaps only after he mastered Sword Flight and no longer had to worry about falling from the sky would his Height Phobia be cured.

Fortunately, the Puppet Dragon's back is larger than the sword light of the 'Disposable Flying Sword', and since the Puppet Dragon is a special 'flying mount', it has reins to hold onto.

This allowed Shuhang to overcome his fear and control the silver dragon to descend slowly.

"I'll ask some senior to install a windshield on the Silver Dragon Puppet later," Song Shuhang murmured. The surroundings were empty, and he always felt particularly uneasy when flying in the sky.

The Silver Dragon Puppet slowly descended from the hole that the Venerable White had initially blasted open.

After leaping off the dragon's back, the young monk curiously looked around. "Where is this place?"

Inside the Magma Cavern, the walls were charred black.

The scene of the Black Dragon Puppet and 'Master' She Lan's self-destruction seemed still vivid in my mind. The original location of the Blood Pool was also destroyed by Venerable Spirit Butterfly.

The Blood Pool dried up, and even the runes throughout the entire Magma Cavern were removed by Venerable Spirit Butterfly —those runes involved 'spatial teleportation arrays,' which were very helpful to Venerable Spirit Butterfly's research.

Song Shuhang said, "It's the cave dwelling of a cultivator who has already perished. Be careful, let's go to the innermost part."

Li Yinzhu clung tightly to Song Shuhang's clothes, never leaving his side.

The young monk was one body length away from Li Yinzhu.

The two Sea Dragon Horses were not particularly aggressive and were left by Song Shuhang next to the Silver Dragon Puppet. The Silver Dragon Puppet was in an active state and could take off at any time with Song Shuhang's command—after all, the puppet hidden deep in the Magma Cavern was somewhat eerie, and Song Shuhang had to be extra cautious.

Soon, Song Shuhang and his group arrived at the deepest part of the Magma Cavern.

This place originally contained many 'puppet skins' and some puppet parts. They were later destroyed by Song Shuhang, Soft Feather, and Liu Jianyi.

The scene was also charred black, a remnant of the fire.

Song Shuhang carefully observed his surroundings and found no signs that anyone had been there.

"Jiaojiao, get ready. I'm going to blast open the rock layer in a bit. There's a strange doll inside, which might be related to the Ink Sect," Song Shuhang said.

At the same time, he took out the Jade-Green Kasaya and put it on. The kasaya itself had extremely strong defense and could also activate a shield. If it were changed into a Daoist robe, Song Shuhang would like it even more.

Yu Jiaojiao nodded. "No problem, I'll prepare a powerful shield and a substitution technique."

Without Song Shuhang's instruction, Li Yinzhu slightly opened her mouth, and the Sword Pellet flew out, hovering beside her, maintaining a state of alert.

"Then, I'm going." Song Shuhang gripped the Overlord Shatter Saber and, following the memories from the 'Dream Entry', arrived at the rock stratum that concealed the exquisite wooden puppets.

The Fortune from the "Thirty-Three Beasts Innate Unity Qi Technique" allowed Song Shuhang to faintly hear the roar of a giant whale accompanying his every move. In this state, Song Shuhang, at his strongest, could unleash divine power comparable to that of a giant whale.

Then, Shuhang gripped the Overlord Shatter Saber and twisted his wrist.

He meditated on the Heaven-Burning Saber Intent of Senior Master Scarlet Firmament in his mind.

"Flame Blade!"

A brilliant flame was suddenly unleashed by Song Shuhang, transforming into Saber Qi that slashed towards the rock strata.

While using the CPU of the Young Master Phoenix Slayer to cultivate the Reverse Scale Saber Technique, Song Shuhang's knowledge of Basic Saber Technique increased dramatically.

The more knowledge one has of Basic Saber Technique, the deeper one's understanding of sword techniques, and the more powerful the Saber Intent contained within the 'Flame Blade' strike becomes.

The power of the Saber Intent and the Flame Blade complement each other!

This 'Flame Blade' was much larger than the one used in the 'Immortal Severing Platform' battle, and the Flame Blade energy it unleashed from a distance was nearly four meters high!

"This Flame Blade should be enough to break through that layer of rock used for concealment, right?" Song Shuhang thought to himself.

Just as the Flame Blade Saber Qi was unleashed, a figure suddenly flashed past Song Shuhang, blocking the rock layer!

The figure faced the Flame Blade energy, arms outstretched, mouth slightly open. Long silver hair danced in the wind—it was Li Yinzhu!

"Yinzhu?! What are you doing!" Song Shuhang shouted anxiously. What's wrong with this little guy? Why is he suddenly blocking the Flame Blade?

Could there be something strange about those rock strata?

Song Shuhang quickly reached out and made a grasping motion in the air. The 'Saber Intent' on the Flame Blade dissipated. This 'Saber Intent' originated from the imitation of Senior Master Scarlet Firmament's Saber Intent and had great destructive power. Fortunately, Song Shuhang could control it and make it dissipate at any time.

After losing its 'Saber Intent', the Flame Blade energy became much less lethal, leaving only a blazing wheel of flames.

At this moment, Li Yinzhu opened her mouth and quickly formed several Dao seals with her hands.

"Suck!" she sucked with her little mouth.

The next moment, an astonishing scene unfolded.

The massive Flame Blade energy was sucked into her small mouth like noodles. Whoosh! In just about two seconds, the Flame Blade energy was completely absorbed.

"Burp~~" Li Yinzhu let out a satisfied burp, looking completely content.

Song Shuhang's eyes widened: 0_0

It actually ate the 'Flame Blade'!

Although the Flame Blade shell is a flame without any 'Saber Intent', it is still true fire generated by true qi, which is much hotter than ordinary mortal fire.

It was actually sucked into Li Yinzhu's stomach with a slurping sound! Is this the real meaning of 'eat it while it's hot, you can't eat it when it gets cold'?

After finishing the Flame Blade, Li Yinzhu exhaled a warm breath, and her originally pale face became slightly rosy, making her look much more energetic.

Judging from her practiced manner, this definitely isn't her first time eating a 'Flame Blade'!

Song Shuhang subconsciously glanced at the Ancient Copper Ring on his finger, then thought of the 'Flame Blade' spell inscribed on it.

Could it be that Master Li Tiansu often fed his daughter the Flame Blade? That's why Li Yinzhu instinctively went up to it and devoured it whenever she saw Flame Blade?