Inside the crater, there was a fiery red world.
The molten lava below was still bubbling and surging, as if it might erupt again at any moment.
"Let's search carefully! Hopefully, we'll find something."
The Spiritual Qi in Lava Peak is abundant, making the probability of finding Fire Essence Crystal extremely high, though it's not a 100% guarantee, as these things are all based on probability.
Even if they did, they might not have been pushed up by the lava, so it would be pointless, since they don't dare to go into the lava to look for anything.
Whoosh...!
Although the spaceship had runes to insulate against the heat, it couldn't withstand the continuous scorching heat inside. The temperature inside the spaceship kept rising, and the Fire Essence Crystal portrait that Elder Ming had just placed on the table started to burn under the intense heat.
Fortunately, both Chen Mu and Elder Ming were cultivators with Spiritual Power, so they could endure this level of temperature.
Time passed slowly, the temperature inside the spaceship rose higher and higher, and the explored area of the lava lake grew larger and larger.
" Little Mu, can you still hold back? If you can't, then forget it. We'll come back another time. This volcano will probably erupt again in a couple of years."
As the lava lake gradually sinks, the probability of finding the Fire Essence Crystal becomes lower and lower, Elder Ming sighed.
"I can do it! Let's try again a little longer!"
Some parts of Chen Mu's body were already red from the burns, but he didn't want to disappoint Elder Ming's good intentions. After all, Elder Ming had prepared for him for so long, and he was really unwilling to give up just like that.
The spaceship flew close to the surface of the lava, and a small portion of the runes on the ship had dissolved, but so far there were no major problems.
On their journey to find the Fire Essence Crystal, a purple light flashed in the distance.
Although the Fire Essence Crystal wasn't hot, it was red, so it clearly wasn't the Fire Essence Crystal. Therefore, Elder Ming left without lingering.
But then Chen Mu took out the sights of his Rune Gun and carefully looked at the spot emitting the blue light.
"Master! Don't go, let's go to Blue Light."
Chen Mu shouted, appearing very excited.
Seeing Chen Mu's excited expression, Elder Ming had no choice but to steer the spaceship toward the location of the blue light.
As the spaceship approached the location of the blue light, Elder Ming's eyes widened, and he almost jumped up.
"This is... the Fire Essence Spirit?"
Even Elder Ming wasn't sure about this legendary thing.
It was a small, pale blue flame. It wasn't afraid of Elder Ming's spaceship; instead, it stared at them curiously, like a curious child.
In this urgent situation, Chen Mu didn't care whether it was what he expected or not. He reached out and summoned the little blue flame figure, which flew up and entered Chen Mu body.
As the fiery figure entered his body, Chen Mu felt a warm current rising within him, leaving him inexplicably refreshed and invigorated.
"Master, let's go quickly! I feel like I'm about to break through!"
The warm current slowly flowed into Chen Mu's sea of consciousness, and he could feel the Five Elements Chaos Talisman on his Divine Soul yearning for this warm current.
But at this time they were still in the lava lake, and he was afraid of causing too much of a commotion, so he had to suppress it for the time being.
"Okay! Let's go!"
Elder Ming propelled the spaceship like an arrow released from a bow, flying out of the crater.
In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Elder Ming had already piloted the shuttle-shaped spaceship to a mountain forest and stopped.
At this moment, Chen Mu could no longer suppress the fusion of the Five Elements Chaos Talisman and the blue warm current, and immediately sat cross-legged on the boat.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sky was filled with ever-changing clouds, and a terrifying and majestic aura was spreading outwards.
With a soft "poof," fire erupted in the void, and a wisp of pale red flame rose above Chen Mu's head.
" Yang Fire!"
Elder Ming, who was watching from the side, narrowed his eyes. Although he had guessed that Chen Mu would break through after absorbing the Fire Essence Crystal, he was still somewhat shocked to see him undergo the Yang Tribulation so quickly.
How old is Chen Mu this year? Only fifteen, right?
While a fifteen-year-old Solid Realm Talisman Master is not unprecedented in the history of the Heaven-Questioning Pavilion, the last one was over a century ago.
As the red flames burned, the phantom of Chen Mu Mu's Divine Soul flew out from within his sea of consciousness, with a Life-Bound Talisman rotating on its chest.
At this moment, the Life-Bound Talisman shone brightly, radiating an astonishing life force that continuously fed back to the illusory Divine Soul, making Divine Soul increasingly solid.
puff...!
After the Divine Soul appeared, it was naturally attracted to the wisp of Yang Fire that emerged from the void, and allowed the Yang Fire to scorch it.
The increasingly intense Yang Fire did not pose any real threat to Chen Mu's Divine Soul. Although Chen Mu's expression was somewhat painful at first, he quickly adapted.
puff...!
The red Yang Fire gradually turned yellow, and slowly transformed into orange-yellow.
Elder Ming's heart was in his throat, and he was sweating profusely with nervousness.
As far as he knew, Yang Fire was divided into eight levels: pale red, red, orange-yellow, yellow, yellowish-white, white, platinum, and gold.
Yang Fire is born from the mysterious Rules of Heaven and Earth. Although it is dangerous to the Divine Soul, it is also the best substance for tempering the Divine Soul. Legend has it that when breaking through to the Solid Realm, the higher the level of Yang Fire can endure, the greater the future potential of the Divine Soul.
Therefore, for those who aspire to become powerful talisman masters, they not only are not afraid of Yang Fire, but actually hope that Yang Fire is stronger.
Therefore, Elder Ming brought a lot of spiritual materials with him this time, all of which can help the Yang Fire burn. This way, even if the naturally generated Yang Fire is not strong enough, he can strengthen Yang Fire himself.
" Little Mu, how are you? Can you still hold back?"
Elder Ming inquired with concern.
"No problem! Master, please add more fire!"
Upgrading Yang Fire level sooner would save time, so Chen Mu directly asked Elder Ming to add materials to his Yang Fire.
Knowing that Chen Mu was not a person who liked to take risks, Elder Ming gritted his teeth and threw a piece of spiritual material into the Yang Fire.
The Yang Fire instantly turned yellow, and Chen Mu began to sweat.
"Again!"
When Elder Ming threw in another piece, the Yang Fire turned yellowish-white.
"Again!"
Another spiritual material appeared. Under the scorching white Yang Fire, Chen Mu's body trembled slightly, but he still managed to utter a cry.
"Again!"
This time, Elder Ming hesitated for a moment, looked at Chen Mu's face contorted with pain, and sighed.
puff...!
The platinum-gold Yang Fire burned the void, causing it to slightly collapse and distort.
As Chen Mu's illusory Divine Soul was burned, it began to dissipate, and its gradually solidifying form slowly became illusory.
Just then, the Life-Bound Talisman in the center of the illusory Divine Soul glowed with a rich blue light.
A warm blue current flowed into the illusory image of the Divine Soul, maintaining Divine Soul stability while also causing a change in the Yang Fire.
puff...!
The pale golden Yang Fire transformed into golden Yang Fire, like an emperor among fires, with the entire space submitting to it, as if there was nothing it could not destroy.
But now the pale blue phantom of the Divine Soul has held on, and is becoming more and more solid, as if someone is about to step out of the illusion.
Elder Ming could see, the golden Yang Fire was gradually weakening and would soon be extinguished, thus Chen Mu's Yang Tribulation would be over.
But at that moment, Elder Ming heard Chen Mu's voice again.
"Again!"
Upon hearing this, Elder Ming was stunned for a moment, looking at Chen Mu in disbelief.
"No way! Are you crazy?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the golden Yang Fire seemed to sense Chen Mu's provocation and spontaneously began to change shape.
puff...!
"What... what is this?"
When the purple Yang Fire rose, Elder Ming was utterly astonished.
He recalled an ancient legend, which said that in ancient times, there were Chaos Demon Gods who coexisted with heaven and earth, and some of these demons had purple Divine Soul.
Generally speaking, the color of the physical skin formed by the Divine Soul will be determined by the type of Yang Fire used to temper Divine Soul.
Therefore, there has always been a legend that above the golden Yang Fire, there is also purple Yang Fire.
But this is just a legend, and no one has ever confirmed it. Even the ancient books in the Heaven-Questioning Pavilion, which have been stored for tens of thousands of years, only contain speculations and no actual records.
That's why he lost his composure when he actually saw the purple Yang Fire.
The purple Yang Fire burned for only a moment, but to Chen Mu, it felt like an eternity.
His face was no longer expressive; it was deathly pale.
Just as he was about to reach his breaking point, a small, pale blue figure burst out from within his Life-Bound Talisman.
Eeya ya...!
He seemed very dissatisfied with the purple Yang Fire, shouting as he charged towards it.
puff...!
The moment the blue figure touched the purple Yang Fire, both were annihilated simultaneously. The blue figure left only a wisp of blue light, which flew back into Chen Mu's Life-Bound Talisman.
As the purple Yang Fire disappeared, the dark clouds in the sky gradually dispersed, and Chen Mu's Divine Soul underwent a complete transformation.
His Divine Soul completely transformed from illusion to reality, with a miniature version of Chen Mu floating above his head, draped in a runic garment covered with runes he had thoroughly comprehended.
"It worked?..."