Demon Flame Fragment Map, the "Mysterious" Dou Emperor [Please Keep Reading]

Yao Xuan and Yao Lao set out from Wu Tan City and headed straight into the Magical Beast Mountain Range, choosing not to rest in Green Mountain Town near the mountain range...

Yao Xuan had come directly to the Magical Beast Mountain Range this time not only to seek Beast Flame, as he had previously told Yao Lao...

More importantly, he was here for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Fragment Map within the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

Thus, Yao Xuan's objective upon entering the Magical Beast Mountain Range was clear. He deliberately headed toward the cave where the Demon Flame Fragment Map was hidden...

The journey was rather smooth. No magical beasts appeared to block their way, and they even gathered some medicinal herbs along the route...

Before long, relying on his memories and soul perception, Yao Xuan successfully arrived at the cliff platform above the cave...

Yao Xuan stopped at the edge of the cliff. After glancing down over it, he slowly spoke:

"Uncle Chen..."

"We haven't encountered a single magical beast along the way. Aren't our lucks a little too bad...?"

"Still, through my soul perception, there seems to be something below this cliff..."

Upon hearing this, Yao Lao's figure slowly emerged from the Bone Flame Ring. He lowered his gaze toward the sheer cliff face below and spotted a dark cave, then nodded.

"Indeed, there is a cave on this cliff face..."

"Do you want to take a look?"

Yao Xuan nodded. With a faint smile, he began making things up again.

"Uncle Chen, when I left the Shennong Mountain Range, my teacher reminded me..."

"If I encountered any hidden cave ruins along the way, I mustn't think them troublesome. I had to investigate them..."

"After all, places like these often hide opportunities..."

Yao Lao nodded approvingly after hearing that. "That is true..."

"In fact, the Flame Mantra you cultivate was something I happened to obtain from some ruins back then..."

"Since we haven't encountered any high-level magical beasts, let's go take a look at this cave..."

As soon as Yao Lao finished speaking, Yao Xuan flashed forward and leaped from the cliff...

Although Yao Xuan had not yet reached the Dou Wang realm and could not perform Battle Qi Wing Transformation,

with his exquisite control over battle qi, reaching the cave on the cliff face was extremely easy...

Within a few breaths, Yao Xuan arrived outside the cave.

Looking at the scattered rocks and strange twisted trees outside the cave, Yao Xuan merely gave a light wave of his hand.

A golden-red flame emerged from his palm and effortlessly swept aside all the rubble...

The entrance to the cave immediately appeared clearly before Yao Xuan.

Without the slightest hesitation, Yao Xuan stepped into the cave...

A moment later, a stone door appeared before him. Yao Lao emerged once more. "Beyond this stone door should be the true cave..."

"I can sense the aura of quite a few medicinal herbs behind it..."

After speaking, Yao Lao looked at Yao Xuan and nodded...

Yao Xuan then lightly raised his hand and placed it against the stone door. With a gentle exertion of force, the aura of a Dou Ling surged from his palm!

The next instant, the seemingly indestructible stone door shattered and collapsed.

Yao Xuan stepped into the stone chamber beyond the door, and the view before him instantly widened.

The stone chamber before him was somewhat empty, even crude.

At its deepest point stood a seat, and atop it sat a skeleton...

Though Yao Xuan knew that the Demon Flame Fragment Map was on the skeleton, he did not immediately approach it. Instead, he pretended to survey the stone chamber around him.

At the same time, Yao Lao's attention was drawn to the medicinal herbs in the corner...

With merely one glance, Yao Lao locked onto the Ice Spirit Flame Grass among the many herbs.

"I never expected there to be Ice Spirit Flame Grass in this cave..."

"Little fellow, your luck truly is not bad..."

"Now that we have obtained the Ice Spirit Flame Grass, there is a great chance that I can refine a Blood Lotus Pill for you, reducing some of the pain of subduing Heavenly Flames..."

After Yao Lao finished speaking, he gave Yao Xuan a meaningful look, telling the latter to collect all the medicinal herbs...

Yao Xuan nodded and waved his hand, storing all the medicinal herbs in the flower bed into his Storage Ring...

Then, both their gazes fell upon the three stone boxes before the skeleton...

Yao Xuan walked up to the stone boxes. He could not be bothered to search for any keys, and with a light shake of his hand, he easily shattered all three stone boxes!

Inside each of the three stone boxes was a scroll!

They were the flying battle technique, Wings of the Eagle...

the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, and the High-Grade Black Rank battle technique, Mad Lion's Roar...

Yao Lao glanced over them and said in a deep voice, "Among these three scrolls..."

"This flying battle technique would be of tremendous help to you right now..."

"As for the other two..."

Before Yao Lao could finish, Yao Xuan smiled faintly. "Uncle Chen..."

"When it comes to things like scrolls, it's better to take them all than miss something. What if we discover they are useful treasures someday?"

After speaking, Yao Xuan did not hesitate. He stored all three scrolls in his Storage Ring for safekeeping...

Only after finishing all this did Yao Xuan turn his gaze to the skeleton. "This should be the former owner of this cave dwelling..."

Yao Lao nodded. "Most likely..."

"Judging by this, he was probably a powerhouse in life not inferior to a Dou Emperor..."

Yao Xuan carefully examined the skeleton, and sure enough, there was a crack in its right arm...

Within that crack lay an extremely tiny scroll.

Yao Xuan knew that this scroll was precisely the purpose of his journey—the fragment map of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

Yet Yao Xuan pretended not to know. He simply removed the scroll and said in a low voice, "Uncle Chen..."

"There's another scroll here..."

As Yao Xuan spoke, he slowly opened the scroll. Upon it were patterns without any discernible order...

"This looks somewhat like a map..."

"And a fragmented map at that..."

Yao Lao's gaze fell upon the scroll as well, and he muttered to himself...

Yet Yao Xuan pointed at something resembling a lotus in the corner of the fragment map and asked, "Uncle Chen, what is this?"

Hearing this, Yao Lao bent down slightly and carefully examined the lotus-like object...

The lotus was black, and faint Black Flame seemed to cling to it, giving it an eerie feeling...

A moment later, a trace of shock flashed through Yao Lao's eyes.

"Th-This... could this be the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame!?"

Yao Xuan feigned surprise as well. "The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, ranked third on the Heavenly Flame Ranking!?"

Yao Lao nodded. "That's right. This map seems to be a fragment map of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame!"

Yao Xuan pretended to be excited. "Then wouldn't this map be the true great opportunity!?"

A hint of delight also appeared on Yao Lao's face. "Correct!"

"Unfortunately, it is only a fragment map. Still, it does provide some information about the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame!"

Yao Lao paused and fixed his gaze on Yao Xuan. "Boy!"

"If you can truly find this Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame someday, and if fate allows you to subdue it, I dare guarantee it!"

"The Flame Mantra will surely evolve beyond the scope of Heaven Rank techniques! It will ensure that you can reach the Dou Saint realm!"

Yao Xuan smiled and nodded, then carefully stored the fragment map in his Storage Ring.

"Let's hope so..."

However, in the next instant, both Yao Lao and Yao Xuan sensed something at almost the same time.

Within the Magical Beast Mountain Range, the aura of a Dou Emperor had appeared...