After spending three joyful days reunited with Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, Xiao Yan finally began searching for the green lotus core flame at Yao Lao's urging.
After several days of investigation, Yao Lao's exceptional spiritual perception finally led them deep into the magma.
"Teacher, we're finished. Someone took the heavenly flame!" Xiao Yan looked around and spoke dejectedly.
"Yes. To think someone still beat us to it!" Yao Lao sighed as well. Obtaining something like a heavenly flame truly depended on fate. It had been the same when he acquired the bone spirit cold flame all those years ago.
"Teacher, if I practice this Flame Mantra but never find a heavenly flame in my lifetime, will my cultivation technique stay at yellow tier forever?" Xiao Yan hung his head. There were only a few days left until the three-year agreement. Although he had made decent progress over the past two years, he had started with three-stage Dou Qi, after all, and still fell short.
Yao Lao did not answer. His spiritual power, thick as liquid, swept through the depths of the earth's core. He did not believe anyone in a place like the Jia Ma Empire could obtain a heavenly flame without paying a price.
"Hmm? Northwest. Let's take a look!" Yao Lao frowned. His illusory form floated out of the Storage Ring and rushed ahead. Xiao Yan froze for a moment, then hurried after him.
After passing through a layer of magma, they reached the deepest part of the earth's core. There had originally been a lotus platform and some fire lotus seeds here.
Yao Lao raised his head slightly and saw several large characters scrawled across the upper part of the wall beside the magma.
Mu Gu of the Hall of Souls was here!
Yao Lao's pupils