Beneath the Magma, a Second Old Master

After familiarizing himself with the power inside him, Xiao Yan took a deep breath and lightly drew a finger through the air before him.

Space tore open at his touch, revealing a dark rift.

Without the slightest hesitation, he stepped into the Space Rift.

Carefully concealed by Yao Lao's Soul Power, Xiao Yan silently passed through layer after layer of Sealing, skirted the enormous sleeping Fire Python, and plunged straight toward the bottomless Magma World beneath the tower. No one noticed him.

"Who would have thought such a vast space lay beneath the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower?" The farther they descended, the more astonished Yao Lao became.

Even with his Soul Perception at Spirit Realm Grand Perfection, he could not take in the whole Magma World. The underground expanse was staggeringly vast.

"Teacher, don't extend your Soul Perception too far. Whatever's down here won't be easy to deal with," Xiao Yan warned, his voice unusually grave.

He worried that Yao Lao's unchecked probing might alert the Half-Saint lizardmen lurking deep in the magma, or even the Old Dragon Emperor who had been trapped farther below for thousands of years.

This time, Xiao Yan intended to get in and out quickly.

His only targets were the Fallen Heart Flame and the Heavenly Fire Venerable. Once he had both, he would leave at once.

With the Horse Talisman and Dog Talisman at his side, he feared neither death nor imprisonment. But that was no reason to invite unnecessary trouble.

Hearing the gravity in Xiao Yan's voice, Yao Lao immediately drew back his spreading Soul Perception.

After descending for an unknown length of time, they spotted a soft white glow amid the murky red. It stood out sharply against the dark magma.

Delighted, Xiao Yan shot toward it without hesitation.

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