"Fellow Daoist Gou Jun, I am quite curious. How exactly did you discover me?" Ye Gaozhuo stared at Song Wen, his gaze sharp.
"Just a minor trick, nothing worth mentioning," Song Wen said with a smile.
Then, his tone shifted as he continued.
"Let us not waste any more time. We should head to the Burning Heaven Abyss as soon as possible, lest Chi Qi get there first, kill Fellow Daoist Ye Yangshu's spirit beast, seize the Jade Marrow Stone, and flee without a trace."
Ye Gaozhuo said, "Do you truly not require Ye Yangshu and me to help?"
Song Wen said, "If you two wish to act, I naturally will not stop you. But if you do not wish to intervene, I will not force you either. Fellow Daoist Ye Yangshu need only point out the location of his spirit beast for me. If you are uneasy, you may follow along and observe in secret."
Ye Gaozhuo said, "Very well. Then I shall witness your methods for myself, Fellow Daoist."
Song Wen said no more and flew toward the Burning Heaven Abyss first.
Seeing this, Ye Bing moved and closely followed at Song Wen's side.
Ye Gaozhuo and Ye Yangshu exchanged a glance, then rose into the air and headed toward the Burning Heaven Abyss as well.
A pungent, intensely corrosive stench flooded his nostrils, and Song Wen immediately felt a burning sting in his throat.
He stood within a long, narrow fissure. Charred black rocks surrounded him, molten lava flowed below, and yellow smoke that blotted out the sky hung overhead.
The magma below rolled westward in a gentle stream, merging into a Lake of lava dozens of miles away.
According to Ye Yangshu, his Yellow-Earth Giant Rhinoceros was deep within that lava Lake.
Song Wen concealed