Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Liquid Hall
Jie Hui raised his hand and summoned the five skeleton ghosts back.
At the same time, he took out a hand drum.
The drum body is deathly white, made from a skull, while the drumhead is jet black and thin, made from human skin.
He held the drum in one hand and gently tapped it with the other.
"Thump..."
A deep, resonant drumbeat rang out.
The Redfire Lizard, which was about to spew lava again, suddenly froze in place.
Then, as if seeing something extremely terrifying, a human-like look of terror appeared in his eyes.
It hurriedly wiggled its limbs and shook its tail, then burrowed deeper into the magma.
Upon seeing this, Jie Hui out a cold laugh.
"For dealing with such low-intelligence demons, mental attacks are indeed very effective."
While Jie Hui and the Redfire Lizard were locked in combat, Feng Qi took the opportunity to collect the Fire Qilin Wood.
He shot out a chain of fire from each of his hands.
The fire chain quickly extended and lengthened, coiling towards the two mature Fire Qilin Wood.
Like a predatory serpent, the fire chains tightly bound the Fire Qilin Wood.
The fire chains burned fiercely, yet they did not harm the Fire Qilin Wood in the slightest.
Feng Qi pulled hard with both hands, giving the fire chain a full tug.
The two Fire Qilin Wood were uprooted.
Then, dragged by the fire chains, he fell into Feng Qi's hands.
At this time.
Jie Hui managed to force the Redfire Lizard to retreat.
He happened to see Feng Qi holding two Fire Qilin Woods in his hands.
"Benefactor Feng, we just made an agreement to work together to obtain the Fire Qilin Wood, and each of us would receive one afterward. You wouldn't go back on your word, would you?"
As he spoke, a sinister aura emanated from Jiehui, whose face was radiating Jie Hui.
He kept moving the prayer beads in his hands, and a strong aura of Ghost Dao power emanated from them.
A strong killing intent and an eerie aura rushed straight towards Feng Qi.
Jie Se and Jie Wu, imbued with the righteous spirit of Buddhism and Daoism, forcefully withstood the siege of the Molten Flame Salamanders and slowly approached.
Feng Qi frowned, his expression shifting, and finally raised his hand, throwing a Fire Qilin Wood towards Jie Hui.
After careful consideration, and convinced that the other party was stronger, Feng Qi finally suppressed his greed and fulfilled his promise.
Feng Qi waved to Leng Tianlu and the masked man in the distance.
Then, his figure transformed into a fiery red afterimage, and he turned and rushed towards the passage where Lei Yuanhua had left.
Upon seeing this, Leng Tianlu and the masked man also took to their swords and chased after Feng Qi.
Jie Hui caught the Fire Qilin Wood that was thrown to him and watched Feng Qi and the other two leave without making a move to stop them.
At this moment, Jie Se and Jie Wu approached.
"Jie Hui, are we just going to let him take away a Fire Qilin Wood so easily?"
"Jie Se," he said somewhat unwillingly.
Jie Hui said, "This person's Fire Element Technique Method is truly masterful, and Fire Element Technique Method is greatly amplified in this lava cave. It would be unwise to clash with him here."
"Besides..."
Jie Hui changed the subject and continued.
"We Fire Qilin Wood at the request of Uncle-Master Hui Ming, and now that we have acquired one, we have fulfilled our mission. There's no need to create unnecessary trouble for something useless to us. We should hurry to the Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Liquid Hall and seize the Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Liquid."
After saying that, he called to Jie Wu and Jie Se, and followed the direction Feng Qi and the other two left in, disappearing into the lava cave.
Having hidden in the shadows for a while without gaining anything, Song Wen entered the lava cave.
He stared at the twenty or so immature Fire Qilin Wood on the small island in the center of the cave for a long time.
Song Wen ultimately did not take it.
Once the Fire Qilin Wood leaves this place, it becomes extremely difficult to cultivate it again.
Of course, nothing is absolute.
However, the effort and Spirit Stones required to transplant the Fire Qilin Wood are so great that they exceed the value of the Fire Qilin Wood itself.
This is why Feng Qi and the others only took the mature Fire Qilin Wood, ignoring the immature Fire Qilin Wood.
This can be considered a customary practice among the major sects of the orthodox path.
The immature Fire Qilin Wood is of little use; draining the pond to catch all the fish is of no benefit to oneself, so it is better to leave it for future generations.
Song Wen used the Thunder Escape Technique to pass through the lava cave and continued to follow behind Jie Hui and the other two, heading towards the Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Liquid Hall.
The passageways were intricate and complex, but Jie Hui faced each fork in the road without hesitation, appearing quite familiar with the underground tunnels.
Following behind Jie Hui and the other two saved Song Wen a lot of time.
Soon, a huge underground cave appeared before Song Wen's eyes.
The cave is several tens of miles wide, and its edges are surrounded by sheer cliffs.
In the center of the cave, a tall stone mountain rises into the sky, standing alone inside the cave.
Atop the rocky mountain stands a magnificent hall.
The stone doors of the main hall were wide open, revealing a bright firelight inside.
Through the firelight, one could vaguely see figures moving about inside the palace.
Song Wen leaped up and arrived outside the stone hall.
Standing outside the door, Song Wen felt an ancient and weathered aura rushing towards him, along with an extremely pure Spiritual Qi.
Song Wen stepped into the main hall.
Inside the main hall, apart from the pillars supporting the roof, there were no other furnishings.
On the walls surrounding the main hall, there were some oil lamps.
These oil lamps were burning, emitting a bright flame that illuminated the entire hall.
Around the perimeter of the main hall's floor are twelve stone Meditation Cushions, forming a perfect circle.
The distance between adjacent Meditation Cushion is about one li.
In front of each Meditation Cushion is a stone bowl.
The stone Meditation Cushion and the stone bowl are both firmly attached to the ground and cannot be moved easily.
There were already nearly twenty cultivators inside the main hall.
They occupied a Meditation Cushion, either alone or in groups.
Many of them were people Song Wen knew.
Rong Jingyun sat on a Meditation Cushion, her dao companion Heng Cheng standing quietly behind her.
Jie Hui and the other two each occupied a Meditation Cushion.
Lei Yuanhua was also there, occupying a Meditation Cushion as well.
Mu Yunxin, whom Song Wen had seen at the Blissful Union Spring Night Tower, was also here, occupying a Meditation Cushion all by herself.
The six Bandit Cultivators who had previously robbed Song Wen were now occupying a Meditation Cushion.
To Song Wen's surprise, Ji Ruxue also came here. She sat alone on a Meditation Cushion next to Mu Yunxin.
The last time Song Wen saw this woman, she was a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator; now, she has advanced to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.
In addition, the four Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivators from the Lei Clan shared a Meditation Cushion, located to Lei Yuanhua's right.
There was also a burly man with Meditation Cushion occupying a futon. Judging from his attire, he should be a disciple of the Mysterious Heaven Sword Sect. This person had the cultivation of the Foundation Establishment Peak Stage.
Of the twelve Meditation Cushions, ten were occupied, leaving two empty.
The nineteen people in the main hall all had at least the Foundation Establishment Late Stage in cultivation.
Moreover, apart from Ji Ruxue, only those at the Foundation Establishment Peak Stage have a Meditation Cushion to themselves.
Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivators all share a single Meditation Cushion.
Even though the Meditation Cushions were empty, they did not occupy them.
Song Wen entered the main hall, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
There is no other reason.
Song Wen's cultivation level was only at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.