Fang Pengyi's Furious Rage
Pill Peak.
The Mysterious Alchemy Chamber.
Zhou Siyi is refining the Starfall Severing Pill.
The Starfall Severing Pill is complex and time-consuming.
Zhou Siyi was on the final step, preparing to condense the elixir.
Sudden.
A wave of scorching heat surged out from the deep hole beneath the Pill Furnace.
This heatwave came and went quickly, like a sudden storm, disappearing in an instant.
Strangely, after the heatwave subsided, the heat escaping from the deep cave dropped sharply. Within moments, the temperature inside the cave was even lower than before the heatwave.
The rapid changes in heat in the deep pit led to unstable furnace temperature.
With a loud "bang!"
The furnace exploded, and the Alchemy failed.
Zhou Siyi's face was grim after her efforts were in vain.
"What happened? The heat emanating from the deep cave is usually very stable, so why is there such an unusual fluctuation today?"
Zhou Siyi frowned and muttered to herself.
She stood up, quickly tidied herself up, and left the Alchemy room.
Zhou Siyi then discovered that she was not the only one whose Alchemy had failed due to the unstable heat inside the deep cave.
Several second-tier Alchemist walked out of the Alchemy room with gloomy expressions.
"What just happened?" someone asked.
"Could it be that the subterranean Earthcore Smelting Flame has undergone some kind of mutation?" one person asked suspiciously.
Zhou Siyi did not participate in the discussion; she walked straight outside.
She wanted to go outside the Alchemy Chamber for some fresh air to relieve the frustration of her failed Alchemy attempt.
Song Wen sealed the separated flames into the Bronze Furnace in front of him.
He put away the Bronze Furnace, his body crackling with lightning, and sped away.
He held the passage token in his hand, breaking through one restriction after another in the passageway. He had obtained the token from Wei Ding.
The moment the Earthcore Smelting Flame was stripped of its flames, the fire suddenly surged.
Then, the fire quickly died down.
The unusual activity of the Earthcore Smelting Flame must have already been noticed by someone, and sooner or later someone will come to investigate.
We cannot stay here any longer!
As for Zuo Shuiyun and Wei Ding, they had already fainted due to the severity of their injuries.
Song Wen did not kill the two men; if they had died, their Soul Lamp would have gone out.
The simultaneous deaths of two Foundation Establishment Earthcore Smelting Flame will inevitably arouse suspicion. Immediately, someone will go to the Spirit Flame Forbidden Land to inspect the Earthcore Smelting Flame.
Let them remain here to bear the wrath of Fang Pengyi.
Song Wen fled at full speed, and in a few dozen breaths, he was out of the forbidden passage.
There was no one else outside the forbidden area.
This place is remote and a forbidden area of the sect, so generally no one comes here.
Song Wen dispelled the lightning on his body, took off on his sword, and flew slowly towards the outside of the sect.
As soon as he flew out of the dense forest, he saw Zhou Siyi standing not far away, looking worried.
"Junior Brother Wu, what a coincidence, to run into you here."
The worry on Zhou Siyi's face vanished instantly, replaced by a smile.
Song Wen did not stop his escape light and continued flying out of the sect.
"Senior sister, I have something to attend to and need to leave the sect."
As Zhou Siyi watched Song Wen's departing figure, she suddenly realized that the position where Song Wen had just taken off was very close to the 'Spirit Flame Forbidden Land'.
Then I thought of the unusual phenomenon of the Earthcore Smelting Flame.
Suddenly, a glint of horror flashed in her eyes.
As Song Wen's figure disappeared into the horizon, the shock in Zhou Siyi's eyes vanished, replaced by a gentle tenderness.
"Junior Brother Wu, I wish you a safe journey and great success in your cultivation."
I hope that we will meet again in this lifetime.
Composing herself, Zhou Siyi headed towards the Alchemy room.
This place is a source of calamity; we must not linger here.
As for Song Wen, she did not see him today, no matter who asked.
Fifteen minutes later.
It was discovered that the heat emanating from all the Alchemy chambers and deep caves was significantly weaker than usual, and had not yet recovered.
They tried to contact Wei Ding and Zuo Shuiyun, but received no response.
Only then did everyone realize something was wrong and report the matter.
Fang Pengyi did not take the news too seriously.
He is now the head of a sect, and there are too many matters within the sect that require his attention.
By the time he finished dealing with his urgent matters and arrived at Pill Peak, an hour had already passed.
He led five Foundation Establishment elders through the passageway of the Spirit Flame Forbidden Land and arrived at the cave where the Earthcore Smelting Flame was located.
Upon seeing Zuo Shuiyun and Wei Ding, he fainted.
Furthermore, the Earthcore Smelting Flame had noticeably weakened, indicating that some of its Spirit Flame had been stolen.
Fang Pengyi was immediately enraged.
The fact that the restrictions within the passageway were intact indicates that the person who stole the fire must be someone from within the sect.
Moreover, their status is not low.
Zuo Shuiyun and Wei Ding led the fire thieves into the forbidden area.
"Wake them up! I want to know who did this!"
With the help of five Foundation Establishment cultivators, Wei Ding and Zuo Shuiyun slowly regained consciousness.
"Who stole the Earthcore Smelting Flame?" Fang Pengyi demanded sternly.
His voice was as cold as a knife, plunging Wei Ding and Zuo Shuiyun into deep fear.
Both of them had their cultivation destroyed, becoming useless individuals with no cultivation, and were of no value to the Beast Taming Sect.
They also made a grave mistake, causing the Earthcore Smelting Flame to be stolen. What awaits them is endless suffering, even more miserable than being killed directly by Song Wen.
Both men understood their current predicament, and in their grief, they momentarily forgot to answer Fang Pengyi's question.
"I, the sect leader, ask you: who stole the Earthcore Smelting Flame?"
Under Fang Pengyi's persistent questioning, the two finally came to their senses.
"It's Wu Sheng!"
"Wu Sheng?!"
After a brief moment of surprise and doubt, Fang Pengyi's eyes flashed with anger.
He couldn't understand why 'Wu Sheng' would risk stealing the Earthcore Smelting Flame.
Although the Earthcore Smelting Flame is precious, given Song Wen's status in the sect and his importance in the First Elder's heart, there was absolutely no need for him to steal it if he wanted to obtain Earthcore Smelting Flame.
In just twenty or thirty years, when the Earthcore Smelting Flame grows strong enough, the Pill Peak will separate its flames and reward those who have made contributions.
If 'Wu Sheng' wants it, there's a high probability he'll get a share of the flame.
Did Rong Jingyun also possess the Earthcore Smelting Flame?
"Find him for me! Find 'Wu Sheng'!" Fang Pengyi roared.
Then, he looked at Wei Ding and Zuo Shuiyun on the ground and said.
"Drag these two good-for-nothings to the Law Enforcement Hall and let Law Enforcement Hall interrogate them properly."
"Sect Master, please give me a quick death."
Wei Ding pleaded loudly.
"Sect Master, please spare me! I'll do anything for you!"
Zuo Shuiyun burst into tears.
Once they fall into the hands of the Law Enforcement Hall, they will face torture that is worse than death.
Fang Pengyi as if he hadn't heard them and ignored their pleas.
A Foundation Establishment cultivator used his spiritual power to lift the two of them into the air and carry them away.
Whether from severe injuries or extreme shock, both of them were deathly pale.
His eyes were filled with terror, panic, and pleading.