He slowly extended his right hand.
Strands of flame spread across his palm.
When they had entered the Land of Fire Source before, Patriarch Lie had lit a stick of green incense and covered them in flames to bring them inside.
After Xu Zimo came out, he had deliberately collected those flames.
It was in case he needed them when entering again.
He gave the flames a gentle puff, and they drifted through the void, shrouding Li Zhengfeng and the other three.
When the flames descended from the void,
Li Zhengfeng and the others reacted instantly.
"Watch out!" Wang Dong shouted.
His figure flashed nimbly as he tried to evade the flames.
Yet he was ultimately one step too slow, and the flames engulfed his entire body.
"I'm going to die!" he cried.
But in the next moment, Wang Dong froze where he stood.
The flames had not harmed him. Instead, they lightly covered the surface of his body.
"What... is going on?"
The four looked at one another.
"Could this be the key to entering the Flame Gate?" Wang Qiang guessed.
"I'll try it." This time, Wang Dong was the first to reach toward the Flame Gate.
There was no reaction at all.
It was as though his whole body had melted together with the Flame Gate.
"It really worked. I'm fine!" Wang Dong said joyfully.
His gaze swept across the surroundings.
Finally, he bowed and said, "I do not know which senior has secretly helped us, but the four of us are endlessly grateful."
In truth, he had his suspicions.
The person who had left the Flame Mark, and the person who had helped them enter the Flame Gate, might very well have been one and the same.
As for that person's purpose, he could only wait and