Exploring the Cave Abode

Before the towering stone gate, there were hundreds of tiny black dots, which upon closer inspection turned out to be human figures, each possessing the immense power to easily destroy a small country or a city with a mere gesture.

However, these beings, mysterious and powerful in the eyes of the world, are now gathered here, gazing with longing at the stone gate before them, and...

Five figures at the very front!

"Inject your Dou Qi into the Ancient Jade, then face the Portal the cave." To Xiao Han's left, Zhu Kun was instructing him on how to open the Portal to the cave. His expression was calm as he carefully observed the jade, but his body trembled slightly.

Holding the Ancient Jade, Xiao Han nodded slightly, examined it for Ancient Jade moment, then took a deep breath, his gaze focused, his aura surged, and a faint tidal wave seemed to surge within him, and then...

His fighting Dou Qi surged wildly towards the Ancient Jade in his palm.

As the Dou Qi was poured in, the originally ordinary, translucent white jade ring suddenly burst out with a dazzling beam of light, which then shot straight into the Portal that had remained unchanged for thousands of years.

"Card!"

A barely perceptible soft sound reached everyone's ears, and then, under everyone's ecstatic and expectant gaze, the ancient stone door opened a crack, and the Portal slowly opened from the center to both sides.

"Buzz!"

The moment the Portal opened, a violent fluctuation suddenly erupted within the cave.

"Boom!"

"Watch out!"

Everyone felt a tremendous force slam into them, and many of the weaker individuals were even sent flying backwards on the spot...

In the end, less than half of the original hundred Dou Sheng remained standing steadily in mid-air.

"This..."

The group that had been shot down exchanged bitter smiles, their cheeks burning, and shook their heads. They hadn't expected that they, a force worthy of a powerful base on the continent, wouldn't even have the qualifications to stand before the Ancient Emperor Cave Abode.

Just then, the scene changed again!

The sea of magma below the cave churned violently, then suddenly erupted with terrifying waves, and the earth abruptly cracked open with fissures of all sizes.

"Buzz!"

A faint vortex suddenly twisted out on the ancient stone gate, gradually solidifying into a nearly transparent passage.

Let's go.

The moment the passage stabilized, the group quickly exchanged glances and eagerly entered the passage, while the others gritted their teeth and followed under pressure.

A light mist enveloped the space, and the silent land welcomed its first guests in ten thousand years.

Upon entering, the first thing that caught everyone's attention was a piece of land completely suspended in the air.

"Their Soul Strength has been suppressed." The moment they stepped onto land, the expressions of the powerful individuals with Emperor Realm Soul, including Xiao Han, changed slightly.

"Where is it?" Xiao Han and the others asked Zhu Kun, whose face remained expressionless. Since they couldn't use their Soul Strength, they could only find a guide on the spot.

Upon entering, a piece of land completely suspended in mid-air immediately captured everyone's attention.

"Probably." Zhu Kun's reply made everyone's lips twitch.

"What are you all looking at me for?" someone said matter-of-factly, completely oblivious to the situation.

"If I had known I was familiar with the Ancient Emperor Cave Abode, would I have been trapped in that dark, sunless hellhole for tens of thousands of years?"

Too.

Everyone expressed their understanding, but...

Why does it always sound like this person is a little proud of what they're saying?

"So what do we do next?"

Limited by their Soul Strength, without any guides, they were on a floating continent that stretched as far as the eye could see...

"If all else fails..."

Finally, Gu Yuan slowly spoke, "Everyone, split up and search the entire continent."

With a hint of resentment in his voice, Gu Yuan said in a deep voice, "More than a hundred Dou Sheng Expert, if they go all out, could turn the entire Central Plains upside down in a single day."

"I refuse to believe this place can be bigger than Central Plains!"

"No problem!"

"Can."

"..."

Everyone else nodded. Since there was enough time, flipping up the entire floating island was the most appropriate method under these circumstances.

"Everyone, disperse!"

At a command, streaks of Flowing Light shot off into the distance.

Good luck to everyone.

Xiao Han and the others greeted each other and each chose a direction, leaving afterimages in the air.

Three hours later.

A pale blue streak of Flowing Light flashed across the horizon before coming to a stop.

"Hmm?" Xiao Han paused, frowning slightly. After taking a few more steps, his face lit up with joy. "Found it!"

At the edge of the field of vision, a few small, pointed corners could be faintly seen.

With a sudden acceleration, in just two or three minutes, Xiao Han arrived in front of a magnificent palace. On the huge square, massive stone pillars thousands of feet tall reached straight into the sky.

He gathered his Dou Qi in his palm, then slapped it into the air. The next moment, the people scattered in all directions of the continent saw a conspicuous blue pillar of light in the sky.

"Finally found it."

"Walk."

"..."

During this time, Xiao Han turned his gaze to the top of the stone pillar, where the burning flames were weak and somewhat illusory.

"Alas! What a pity for these Exotic Fire." Xiao Han shook his head regretfully. He knew that these flames bound to the top of the stone pillars were indeed genuine Exotic Fire. However, after ten thousand years of erosion, they had all lost their original power. Their source was exhausted, leaving them with only the form, but no longer having the ability to burn the world.

"But..."

Xiao Han pondered for a moment and thought that it wouldn't be bad to take these Exotic Fire into his possession. After all, Exotic Fire are too rare. If he directly spent resources to cultivate them again, they might be useful.

However, the moment Xiao Han touched the stone pillar, he knew he had been overthinking things.

"This Tou She Ancient God is quite capable," Xiao Han said regretfully. "The arrangements made ten thousand years ago have actually continued to this day."

With just a slight sense, Xiao Han knew that, given his strength, it would take him at least two hours to forcibly break the stone pillar and the chains binding the Exotic Fire above.

To achieve this, one must use a powerful Dou Techniques, without being disturbed during the process, and also ensure that Tou She Ancient God has no other methods remaining.

Considering Zhu Kun's experience of being trapped for ten thousand years, Xiao Han decisively chose to stop. He didn't want to die here without knowing why, falling at the threshold of success would be too unworthy!

"Huh? We've arrived?"

Just as he was about to wander around, Xiao Han noticed several streaks of Flowing Light heading towards the square, clearly Zhu Kun and the others who had rushed over after receiving the news.

"How is it?" The group asked eagerly as soon as they met.

"I don't know." Xiao Han shook his head. "I can only say that there are quite a few Exotic Fire here that have lost their power."

"Exotic Fire?" Upon hearing this, everyone looked up in astonishment and, sure enough, saw many familiar figures. Apart from being particularly weak, their auras and appearances were no different.

Xiao Han continued, "From the twenty-third Mystic Yellow Flame to the fourth Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame, there are a total of twenty kinds of Exotic Fire."

Ignoring the increasingly surprised gazes of the others, Xiao Han patted the stone pillar beside him and changed the subject, saying, "However, there is a very strong restriction here, and I do not recommend that you forcefully break it."

After sensing it for a while, everyone could only shake their heads helplessly and give up, clearly agreeing with the statement.

"Alright, don't forget our purpose this time," Xiao Xuan reminded him.

"Um."

Everyone knows the purpose of the Emperor Pill Embryo. As long as one can advance to the Dou Di, external things like Exotic Fire are dispensable. Not everyone cultivates Fire Attribute Dou Qi.

"There don't seem to be any Emperor Pill Embryo here, do you?"

However, after looking around, Huang Jing Tian frowned. Apart from him, Xiao Han and the other three, who possessed Emperor Realm Soul, were staring intently at the thick fog ahead.

"Let me do it this time." Zhu Kun took the lead, his palm clenching into the mist. A massive vortex, tens of thousands of feet in size, suddenly appeared in the sky, sucking in the mist that enveloped the palace. It dissipated completely in no time.

"This is..."

The moment they saw the true face behind the smoke, Xiao Han and the others gasped deeply.