At the center of the Underground Sea of Fire lay the Red Dragon Ascension Site.
Liang Zhaohuang formed hand seals and recited the Peacock King Mantra, sweeping a ray of Five-Colored Buddha Light into the Red Dragon Wood to cleanse it.
It had been over five years since he began cleansing the Red Dragon Wood with Five-Colored Buddha Light.
Unlike the Yellow Dragon Wood and Gold Dragon Wood from before, which had both been mere branches only several feet long and had basically been cleansed in around a year, the Red Dragon Wood before him was nearly a zhang in size and had already grown into a full tree. Naturally, cleansing it with Five-Colored Buddha Light was far more difficult and time-consuming than cleansing the branches of the Yellow Dragon Wood and Gold Dragon Wood.
After more than five years, he had only cleansed over half of it. Liang Zhaohuang estimated that it would take at least another year before he could completely finish cleansing the Red Dragon Wood.
Roar!
After Liang Zhaohuang finished today's cleansing with Five-Colored Buddha Light, the fourth-rank fire dragon sprite coiled around the Red Dragon Wood slightly opened its mouth and let out a soft dragon cry.
Unlike at the beginning, when this fourth-rank fire dragon sprite had bared its fangs and claws, roaring furiously like a dragon, it now appeared almost kind and benevolent. It no longer showed much hostility or wrath toward Liang Zhaohuang; instead, it was docile and obedient, with lowered brows and a submissive air.
Its dragon cry no longer carried its former might or menace. Rather, it seemed tinged with reluctance to part with the Five-Colored Buddha Light.
Over the past five years, Liang Zhaohuang had cleansed the Red Dragon Wood with Five-Colored Buddha Light every day. While the Red