Creatures in the Magma

Creatures in the Magma

Chen Xiao currently had no urgent necessities like cultivation methods, so he naturally set his sights on raising his realm and strength.

And among the things that could help someone quickly advance to Dou Ling, the first thing Chen Xiao thought of was Earth Core Body Tempering Milk.

This was an extremely tyrannical energy treasure of the earth. Ordinary humans could not directly swallow and absorb it; it had to be mixed and neutralized before it could be used.

And mixing the medicinal liquid also involved a great deal of attention to detail.

Alchemists familiar with pharmacology could bring out the effects of Earth Core Body Tempering Milk to the greatest extent.

Ordinary cultivators, by contrast, found it very hard to do so. They might even gild the lily, randomly adding medicinal ingredients that made the energy of the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk even more violent.

But no matter what, there was one simplest and most direct method that definitely would not be wrong, and that was to dilute it with clean water and use it for a medicinal bath.

This method might waste much of the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk's energy, but its advantage lay in being steady.

"Let's look at the follow-up first."

Earth Core Body Tempering Milk can be pre-paid.

Pre-pay follow-up: Go to the deep mountains behind the Inner Academy of Jia Nan Academy, then either subdue, kill, or suppress the guardian Magical Beast, the Snow Demon Sky Ape.

Current available pre-pay count: One!

Pre-pay?

Seeing this follow-up, Chen Xiao smiled faintly.

This was probably the most accurate he had ever been in predicting a follow-up.

To be honest, this follow-up was not difficult.

Although Chen Xiao knew the Snow Demon Sky Ape's strength was not weak, there were countless ways to deal with it.

What Jia Nan Academy lacked least was talent.

However, the annoying part of this follow-up was that the cycle was slightly long.

By his rough estimate, even if everything went smoothly, it would take at least half a year.

"I'll put it aside for now. Tonight, I'll ask Hai Bo Dong and see if he knows anything more useful."

Having made his decision, Chen Xiao stopped dwelling on it. After studying it for a while longer, he began cultivating.

Evening.

Chen Xiao was awakened by Qing Lin knocking on the door. After having dinner together at the inn, they went to see Hai Bo Dong and Teng Shan.

"Since you're ready, let's leave the city directly. Though this Old Man is very sensitive to that woman's aura, in the desert, the wind and sand never stop. Given enough time, they can easily cover over the traces she left behind."

Seeing Chen Xiao arrive with Qing Lin, Hai Bo Dong was a little puzzled, but he did not ask further. He stood up directly and spoke.

After leaving the desert city, Hai Bo Dong and Teng Shan's bodies shook at the same time, and Dou Qi wings spread out.

"Chen Xiao, I'll bring you along this time too," Teng Shan said with a smile.

"Many thanks, Clan Leader Teng Shan, but not this time."

As his words fell, Purple Cloud Wings also spread out from Chen Xiao's back.

With his current relationship with the two of them, it no longer mattered whether he hid this little trick or not.

"A Flight Dou Skill? Kid, you've been hiding pretty deep!"

Hai Bo Dong and Teng Shan exclaimed softly, both rather surprised.

Flight Dou Skills were not common, especially in a small place like the Jia Ma Empire.

For those below Dou Wang, the value of a Flight Dou Skill was no less than that of an Earth Rank Dou Skill. The role it could play was simply too great.

But once one reached the Dou Wang level, ordinary Flight Dou Skills lost all appeal.

Chen Xiao gave an embarrassed smile. This was not easy to answer.

Hai Bo Dong and Teng Shan did not mind either. When traveling outside, being cautious was only right, and necessary.

"Then you can bring this little girl along."

Hai Bo Dong chuckled and was the first to shoot up into the sky.

Chen Xiao took Qing Lin by the hand and followed close behind.

Thanks to his increase in strength, Chen Xiao's flying speed had also grown considerably faster. It took only about half an hour for the party of four to land outside the eastern side of Stone Desert City.

"It's almost been a full day, yet the lingering aura is still so dense. Could she have been injured?"

After closing his eyes and sensing carefully for a while, Hai Bo Dong looked surprised.

Chen Xiao was also surprised. You only realized that now?

But recalling how, when they saw Medusa Queen that morning, Hai Bo Dong had not even dared look at her directly, it seemed to make sense.

"This way."

Hai Bo Dong realized this topic was a little embarrassing, so he immediately cast it aside and went forward to lead the way with an expressionless face.

After spending another ten minutes or so, the four of them stopped in front of a relatively high sand dune.

"This is the place. I can be certain of it. There's absolutely no mistake," Hai Bo Dong said with great confidence.

As his words fell, he waved his large sleeve, and a sharp gust of Dou Qi swept out, carrying away layer after layer of loose sand.

Very soon, an opening about a meter in diameter appeared in the night. Looking into it, they saw only pitch-black darkness, as if it were bottomless, yet clear waves of heat were rising from within.

Seeing this, Teng Shan flipped his hand and took out a large handful of Moonlight Stones, shooting them into the cave. Under the forceful momentum, they embedded themselves in the walls inside, instantly lighting up the Deep Hole that had been utterly black just moments before.

"Let's go. We'll head down and take a look. Teng Shan, you bring up the rear."

Hai Bo Dong was bold because of his skill, and he took the lead, crawling into the opening.

After entering the passage, the four of them had only gone twenty meters or so before they discovered that the tunnels below twisted and turned, with countless forks. Unless one was extremely sensitive to Medusa Queen's aura, they would probably lose their way here and could only try each path one by one to find the correct route.

Fortunately, Hai Bo Dong was rather special.

Following behind Hai Bo Dong, the four of them never took a wrong turn from start to finish. In less than a minute, they arrived at the end of the passage.

Standing at the end of the passage and gazing at the world of magma that appeared before their eyes, all four of them were shaken.

Who could have imagined that beneath this underground cavern, a field of fiery-red magma was actually hidden!

Thick magma flowed slowly. From time to time, huge bubbles gurgled up from within, and after a brief moment, with a faint sound, they burst with a bang, sending scorching magma shooting out like gorgeous crimson fireworks.

"This is a little troublesome. Within this magma, even I can no longer sense the aura Medusa Queen left behind."

Looking at the rolling magma below, Hai Bo Dong frowned slightly as he spoke.

With his strength, going deep into the magma posed no problem for self-preservation, but he could not simply run around blindly like a headless fly.

"Old Hai, there's no need to worry. I already considered this."

Just as Chen Xiao's words fell, a cool little hand suddenly grabbed him.

"Young Master, there seems to be something inside the magma. I can feel a trace of its hidden aura... It's very, very strong..."

Qing Lin stared down at the constantly churning surface of the magma. In her emerald-green eyes, faint specks of light flickered, as though they had pierced through the obstruction of the magma and seen the mysterious thing hidden within.

The little girl's sudden words left both Hai Bo Dong and Teng Shan somewhat stunned.

The former even laughed aloud. "Little girl, then who do you think is stronger, Old Man or it?"

Qing Lin gently shook her head and replied, "I can't sense the old gentleman's strength."

Hai Bo Dong laughed heartily in satisfaction.

Just then, an enormous mysterious creature suddenly shot up from within the magma!