Obtaining the Fire Spirit Stone

"However, the first and third opportunities can be snatched in advance, but the second one is too dangerous; I shall abandon it for now."

Looking at Lin Zisheng's panel, Ye Lin thought to himself. The second opportunity involved an encounter with an evil spirit.

If even Lin Zisheng couldn't defeat that evil spirit, he would just be throwing his life away by going there. Lin Zisheng was a Child of Luck and wouldn't die even if he encountered the spirit, but looking at his own panel, Ye Lin shook his head. He would give it up; there would be plenty of opportunities in the future, and there was no need to risk his life for this one.

High in the sky, Lin Zisheng kept his eyes fixed on Ye Lin.

"Is he the one who defeated your brother?"

Five inner sect disciples were hovering in the sky. Another person noticed that Lin Zisheng's gaze was somewhat strange, followed his line of sight, and discovered Ye Lin standing on the ground, frowning as he spoke.

They had also heard rumors that Lin Ziyou had been defeated.

"Indeed."

Lin Zisheng's lips moved slightly, and after speaking, he shifted his gaze away.

His brother had been severely injured to the point of unconsciousness; he would be the one to settle this debt.

"Alright everyone, the gate to the Inner Sect Secret Realm has opened. Enter quickly. Remember, the realm only stays open for three days; you must come out within three days."

"Otherwise, the realm will close, and the next time it opens will be ten years from now."

At this moment, a purple curtain of light suddenly appeared in the cave ahead, and the elder standing to the side spoke with an excited expression.

As soon as the elder finished speaking, the disciples in front stepped into the secret realm first, their figures vanishing from sight.

Ye Lin withdrew his gaze and walked toward the secret realm. He intended to snatch Zhao Li's opportunity first, and then seize the opportunity belonging to this Child of Luck.

Only after everyone else had entered did the five inner sect disciples slowly descend on their longswords and walk toward the secret realm.

"What dense spiritual energy."

After stepping into the secret realm, he was met with a jungle of lush trees and thick grass, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the surroundings left him greatly shocked.

The spiritual energy here was several times higher than that within the inner sect; it was truly staggering.

The crowd that had entered just moments ago had already scattered in all directions, disappearing into the jungle in the blink of an eye.

"The panel shows that Zhao Li's opportunity is in the Blazing Valley. Judging by the name, it must be a place with extremely high temperatures."

Because this was his first time entering the secret realm, Ye Lin was not familiar with the surrounding terrain at all. Not just him, but all the disciples who had entered this time were stepping into the realm for the first time.

Each disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect could only enter the inner sect secret realm once in their lifetime and would never have another chance, so all the disciples were fumbling in the dark.

After sensing carefully, Ye Lin walked toward the east. Now at the eighth level of Qi Refining, he was extremely sensitive to the environment of heaven and earth, and compared to other directions, the temperature in the east was higher.

He moved at high speed along the way, but what puzzled Ye Lin was that after traveling such a long distance, there wasn't a single living creature along the path.

This couldn't help but surprise him.

"The temperature is getting higher and higher."

After traveling continuously for an hour, Ye Lin could feel the surrounding temperature rising rapidly. He figured he couldn't be far from his destination.

Half an hour later, Ye Lin stopped in his tracks and looked at the valley before him, the corners of his mouth curling upward.

Before him lay a small valley with deep red stone walls and an intense, scorching heat.

"This must be the Blazing Valley, right? Where are the Fire Spirit Stones?"

Ye Lin walked forward step by step, the soles of his shoes beginning to smoke as the temperature climbed even further.

Walking into the interior of the valley, he saw a small, well-like cavern appear before him, with streaks of fiery red flames darting about.

In the center of the flames lay three sparkling crystals.

"Found them."

Seeing this, Ye Lin was overjoyed. He immediately wrapped himself in green flames and walked forward.

These flames were merely ordinary fire, but since he possessed a spiritual fire, it was a dimensional strike against them.

Arriving before the crystals, Ye Lin extended his arm, covering it entirely with his spiritual fire. As the surrounding flames touched his spiritual fire, they scattered in retreat.

This allowed Ye Lin to retrieve the three Fire Spirit Stones with great ease.

Contrary to expectations, the Fire Spirit Stones were not hot; instead, they felt quite comfortable in his hand.

At this moment, Ye Lin felt the spiritual fire within his dantian begin to stir, conveying a sense of longing toward him.

"Don't be impatient. It will be yours sooner or later. Once I leave the secret realm, I will refine it."

Ye Lin muttered to himself and tucked the Fire Spirit Stones into his Spatial Ring.

Spiritual fire was a flame nurtured by heaven and earth; once it reached a certain grade, it could even develop its own consciousness.

After collecting the Fire Spirit Stones, Ye Lin walked out of the Blazing Valley.

"Next, it is time to head to the Phoenix Valley."

Stepping out of the Blazing Valley, Ye Lin looked into the distance and murmured to himself.

The Phoenix Valley was where the main event lay—the offspring of a phoenix. One had to know that the phoenix was one of the three great divine beasts of the ancient era, possessing the power to create the world.

Even if it were only an offspring, it was still a descendant of a divine beast and could not be underestimated.

Once it matured, it would undoubtedly become a great asset to him.

"However, where exactly is Phoenix Valley? I could judge the location of Blazing Valley by its inherent attributes, but what about Phoenix Valley?"

Upon arriving in the dense jungle, Ye Lin suddenly found himself in a predicament.

But the next moment, Ye Lin's expression shifted; he suddenly crouched down, concealing himself within the tall grass, and looked up at the sky, where he saw a figure in white robes riding a long sword as they flew toward the distance.

"Is that... Lin Zisheng?"

Seeing the person's face, Ye Lin whispered to himself.

"Lin Zisheng is heading directly south. According to ancient mythology, the Azure Dragon is in the east, the Black Tortoise in the north, the Vermilion Bird in the south, and the White Tiger in the west."

"The place Lin Zisheng is heading toward right now is the south. Since that is the case, as long as I keep moving in this direction, I will surely be able to find the location of Phoenix Valley."

Having figured this out, Ye Lin sped toward the south, his pace not the least bit inferior to Lin Zisheng, who was riding his sword.

Suddenly, Lin Zisheng, who had been flying at high speed through the sky, slowed down and descended toward the ground.

"He stopped suddenly. Could it be that he spotted some treasure? As expected of a Child of Fortune, he's truly impressive."

Ye Lin glanced at the spot where Lin Zisheng had landed, then ignored him and continued running forward.

He did not dare to slow his pace for even a moment along the way; he had to reach Phoenix Valley before Lin Zisheng.

Throughout the journey, Ye Lin witnessed firsthand just how terrifying a Child of Fortune could be. Lin Zisheng descended repeatedly behind him, and every time he landed, he must have discovered some spiritual treasure.

However, because Ye Lin was moving through the dense, tangled jungle, Lin Zisheng did not detect his presence.

"Ever since Lin Zisheng landed half an hour ago, he hasn't appeared again. He must have encountered some major opportunity. Perfect, this provides me with a time advantage."

Three hours later, Ye Lin looked at the massive mountain before him and the pitch-black cave entrance ahead, his heart filled with joy.

"This must be Phoenix Valley, right? Could the phoenix egg be inside the cave? Whatever, I'll just go in and see."

Ye Lin gripped a Sword Talisman in his hand and stepped into the cave, ready to activate the talisman the moment any danger arose.

Heaven and earth are vast, but one's life is paramount; if one dies, everything is truly gone.

Stepping into the cave, he found a long corridor before him, and Ye Lin followed it as he walked deeper inside.