A sea of fire

"Please wait a moment, my friend!"

Fang Zelin was walking towards the mountains when suddenly a sound came from the forest on one side.

Upon hearing the sound, Fang Zelin subconsciously turned his head to look.

Then a wild bear slowly emerged from the woods nearby.

This bear is quite large; when it stands up, it's taller than a person.

"Don't be nervous, I mean no harm!"

Seeing Fang Zelin turn his head to look at him, Wild Bear quickly said something to comfort Fang Zelin.

Fang Zelin nodded slightly upon hearing this. "I'm not nervous. What's wrong? You can speak frankly."

Aren't you nervous?

Upon hearing this, the wild bear felt a little puzzled.

Am I completely intimidating? The other party doesn't even seem nervous after looking at me.

However, it's a good thing that the other party isn't nervous.

"Our Grandfather Tree has learned that you want to build a city in Cloud-Linking Mountain. He has one condition: if you can help put out the fire on his body, he will agree to give up a piece of land."

The wild bear spoke with utmost seriousness.

Fang Zelin frowned slightly upon hearing this, "Your Grandfather Tree? Does his word carry any weight?"

"Of course it works!"

Upon hearing this, the wild bear immediately shouted.

"If that's the case, it doesn't seem like it's not entirely impossible."

Upon hearing this, Fang Zelin hesitated slightly before speaking.

He originally came here hoping to negotiate with the fairies to see if he could get a piece of land.

If a martial arts expert were to barge in and fight the demon, they would likely suffer a loss.

Since the other party is willing to give us this opportunity, that would be the best outcome.

With this in mind, Fang Zelin immediately said, "Then would you please take me to see your Grandfather Tree?"

"Good!"

Seeing that Fang Zelin was so easily persuaded, the wild bear was overjoyed and immediately led the way towards Grandfather Tree.

The human and the demon left the mountain path and began their journey along the rugged mountain forest.

Upon getting closer, Fang Zelin noticed that there was a python following nearby.

"We didn't come out just now because we were afraid you'd be scared. Don't worry, little one, we didn't mean to harm you."

Seeing Fang Zelin looking over, the python immediately spoke.

Fang Zelin smiled immediately. "Don't worry, I'm not afraid."

These two demons seemed to have mediocre skills, and even if they harbored any evil intentions, Fang Zelin was confident he could kill them.

After following the two demons into the woods for a while, and turning several corners,

From a distance, Fang Zelin could smell a strong odor of smoke.

A slight heat wave could be felt coming from ahead.

It looks like we're almost there.

After sensing this situation, Fang Zelin couldn't help but pay closer attention to his surroundings.

A moment later, a raging fire was seen rising in the distance.

Flames were erupting from the ground, and many trees ahead were ablaze.

Even before you get close, you can already feel the heat wave.

"Grandfather Tree is just ahead."

The two demons approached, but upon seeing the raging flames before them, they were immediately frightened and hesitated, not daring to go forward.

But then he gritted his teeth and moved forward.

The giant python beside them spewed venomous mist, barely managing to clear a path.

"Go in."

Seeing this, the bear gritted its teeth and said.

"You two are indeed extremely loyal."

Fang Zelin looked at this scene and said in surprise.

The two demons had barely gotten close when the wild bear's fur was burned, and the giant python beside it wasn't much better off.

Fang Zelin could already smell the aroma of meat.

The two demons silently walked towards the wildfire.

Fang Zelin looked at the raging fire beside him with some doubt. This fire was indeed unusual; it seemed to target only fairies.

After he got closer, he didn't feel any discomfort.

Although he had felt the heat wave earlier, once he got closer, the fire seemed to have no effect on him.

After walking with the two demons into the sea of fire for a while, everything in sight was a fiery red.

"No, if we get any closer, we'll both die here."

The black bear hurriedly patted its fur, which was now on fire.

If we go in, it'll be roasted to death here.

The giant python beside it raised its head, its body twitching constantly, but with each twitch it would occasionally come into contact with the raging fire beside it, burning its skin and tearing its flesh.

"Grandfather!"

The giant python roared.

Soon there was some movement ahead, and an old face slowly emerged on the trunk of a tree.

The tree demon glanced around and quickly locked its gaze on Fang Zelin.

"A foreigner?"

The tree spirit looked at Fang Zelin, glanced at him, and asked with difficulty.

Fang Zelin nodded upon hearing this. "As long as we help you put out this fire, you'll have to give us some land to build a city, is that right?"

Fang Zelin didn't waste any words and went straight to the point.

The tree spirit, its face contorted in pain, said, "Yes, if you help me put out this fire, I will not only carve out a territory for you to keep out demons, but I will also give you some personal benefits."

"For example, if you want to pass the imperial examinations, or if you want a peerless martial arts manual, I can get it for you. I can even think of a way to cultivate immortality if you want."

The tree spirit struggled while promising benefits.

Fang Zelin's brow twitched upon hearing this, "Cultivating immortality? You have such a method?"

"Of course! If you're willing to help, I can find a way, provided you can help put out the fire."

The tree spirit was in great pain from the burns, but it still continued, "As long as you send enough people to this sea of fire, extinguishing this blaze will be easy."

Upon hearing this, Fang Zelin frowned and pondered for a moment. "I want to know exactly how this fire started so I can put it out."

The tree spirit hesitated for a moment, then said, "Cultivation is not easy for us Demon Race. When we achieve success, we must undergo tribulation to transform into human form."

Fang Zelin glanced around; all he could see was still glowing red. "Then I'll bring men to put out this fire?"

"Excellent!" The tree spirit was overjoyed upon hearing this. "You foreign guests are very effective at extinguishing the fire. Several people came earlier to try and put out the wildfire. Although they didn't completely extinguish it, they were still very effective."

"If this matter succeeds, I will certainly thank you properly!"

The tree spirit thanked him repeatedly upon hearing this.

Fang Zelin nodded and retreated away from the sea of fire.

The tree spirit watched Fang Zelin retreat from the sea of fire, and then added, "Your Excellency, you must remember this!"

Fang Zelin, who had already retreated from the fire, suddenly said upon hearing this, "Let me try to put out this fire."

As he spoke, Fang Zelin stepped forward to the fiery tree and made a gesture as if to pat the fire.

Seeing this, the tree spirit advised, "No, this fire isn't so easy to extinguish. You're not strong enough on your own. You should call more people!"