Sure enough!
As Li Xiaoya drew closer to Second Better's sealed chamber, Second Better seemed to sense the strange fire spirit energy as well.
"Strange! Why is the fire spirit energy so intense? Has that passage been opened?" Second Better said, sounding puzzled...
"Passage?" Li Xiaoya paused at that and asked in confusion.
"Ah! When I left with you back then, didn't I block that passage to keep the fire spirit energy from leaking out?"
"Oh! So that's why!"
"Ah! I can't take much more of this. Take out my Heaven-and-Earth Treasure and let me inside. You can go in on your own!" Second Better seemed unable to endure the aura of the fireballs and hurriedly spoke to Li Xiaoya.
"All right!" Li Xiaoya found nothing wrong with this spiritual qi. On the contrary, it felt quite comfortable. Second Better's reaction was probably because he had no physical body to protect him and could not convert this fire spirit energy. With that thought, Li Xiaoya answered aloud, took out the Heaven-and-Earth Treasure, and let Second Better return inside. Then he tossed it back into his Heaven-and-Earth Bag and flew onward alone. As he continued forward, the fire spirit energy grew increasingly pure, making him feel more and more comfortable.
But!
When Li Xiaoya sensed that the purity and concentration of the fire spirit energy had already surpassed the third tier of the sealed chamber in his own cave abode, he gradually realized things were not as pleasant as he had imagined. The once pitch-black metal walls on either side of the passage had been scorched grayish white. With a thought, he formed hand seals repeatedly and murmured an incantation. Before long, an almost transparent Five-Colored Light Barrier shone around his entire body. This was no ordinary defensive light barrier, but