However, today, something unusual happened.
He manipulated the artifact for a while, but did not connect with any peeping device.
Instead, moments later, a beam of light shot out from the center of the compass, projecting brief images into the void.
A large hand, with a "crack," directly crushed a peeping device.
There were also numerous sword gangs shooting out, slicing the peeping devices into powder.
Then these images disappeared one after another.
"How daring!"
Seeing this scene, the Great True Monarch of Divine Fire widened his eyes, his heart filled with uncontrollable anger.
He thought something was wrong.
Unexpectedly, someone was so arrogant to destroy all his arranged devices so openly.
"Is it Qi Chuan? Or is it that fellow You Bing up to something?"
The Great True Monarch of Divine Fire speculated internally.
He felt it was most likely Qi Chuan.
Because with You Bing’s strength, he simply didn’t have the guts to do this.
"Qi Chuan, such a Qi Chuan!"
The Great True Monarch of Divine Fire suddenly stood up: "I want to see what exactly you are trying to do!"
Last time, he didn’t clash with Qi Chuan, and each took a step back.
But this time, with Qi Chuan daringly destroying his devices, he couldn’t concede any further.
He must make Qi Chuan understand what it means to respect his seniors!
Whizz!
He moved, transforming directly into an escape light, shooting outside the Cave Mansion.
...
Earth Flame Sea Fire Mountain.
Above the crater, concealed and covered well by an array.
On some surrounding reefs, many Ice Valley disciples were patrolling tightly.
Everything seemed normal, with nothing happening.
Boom!
However, in an instant, a terrifying pressure suddenly descended upon the vast region of the Earth Flame Sea Fire Mountain.
For a moment, all the Ice Valley disciples felt their bodies as heavy as mountains, unable to breathe; many disciples were even directly oppressed to kneel, lying on the ground, faces pale, eyes terrified, looking up into the air.
Whizz!
A figure flew out from a certain abode, revealing the appearance of True Monarch You Bing.
As a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Cultivator, although still feeling great oppression from the pressure, he naturally wouldn’t be easily suppressed to immobility by a spiritual pressure.
After appearing, True Monarch You Bing immediately looked up, following the source of the pressure with his gaze.
He saw on the sky, a middle-aged male cultivator in a red robe appeared, with hair, eyebrows, and beard all turning crimson, surrounded by crimson fire streams like flood dragons, carrying the terrifying spiritual pressure of the Realm of the Great True Monarch, descending like a Fire God in the silence.
It was the First Supreme Elder of the Divine Fire Sect, the Great True Monarch of Divine Fire, Yao Feng!
"Great True Monarch of Divine Fire?!"
Seeing Yao Feng’s arrival, True Monarch You Bing was greatly shaken. He immediately paid his respects and said: "I am You Bing, greetings to the Great True Monarch of Divine Fire!"
"You Bing! How dare you collude with Qi Chuan to ruin the Divine Fire Sect’s matters?" Yao Feng shouted at True Monarch You Bing from above, his voice echoing like thunder, causing some disciples of the Ice Valley to have ruptured eardrums, with blood flowing from their ears.
"I dare not!"
True Monarch You Bing hurriedly clasped his hands in explanation: "It is just that Qi Chuan is a Great True Monarch, with my strength, I am unable to resist him..."
"So you dare to oppose the Divine Fire Sect? Qi Chuan is a Great True Monarch, and am I, Yao Feng, not? Or do you think I am inferior to him?!" Yao Feng’s eyes revealed a sliver of killing intent.
"Please Great True Monarch of Divine Fire to see clearly, it indeed is due to the coercion by Great True Monarch Qi Chuan’s strength..." True Monarch You Bing said a bit urgently.
The situation now was extremely dangerous; one mistake, and he would fall on site.
Although Qi Chuan had once told him to guard outside, it was also said to "do his best." Now, facing a being of Yao Feng’s level, it was clearly beyond "doing his best," beyond his ability.
Given such a situation, presumably, Great True Monarch Qi Chuan wouldn’t blame him; survival came first.
"I’ll deal with Qi Chuan first, then handle you!" Yao Feng gave True Monarch You Bing a cold glance, causing him to feel cold and rigid all over.
Then, with murderous intent in his gaze, Yao Feng looked towards the calm red molten lake below, his body moved, and he fell downwards.
Seeing this, True Monarch You Bing felt something major was wrong, but he had already opened the array covering the crater. After all, in the present situation, if he did not open the array to let Yao Feng in, it would clearly be opposing Yao Feng, and Yao Feng would not care about anything else and would first come to slay him.
"Why has Great True Monarch Qi Chuan made no response?"
True Monarch You Bing felt some anxiety internally.
Logically speaking, since Qi Chuan chose to enter under the Earth Flame Sea Fire Mountain today, he must have made thorough preparations to do this.
Moreover, as soon as Yao Feng descended, he had secretly sent a signal to Qi Chuan beneath the Earth Flame Sea Fire Mountain.
However, there had been no reply, and not even a trace of movement from beneath the Earth Flame Sea Fire Mountain.
Now that Yao Feng had gone down, there would certainly be immense conflict between him and Qi Chuan.
Yet who would turn out victorious?
"Should I be fleeing this place immediately now?"
Observing the light stream Yao Feng transformed into disappearing with a "splash" under the red molten lake, True Monarch You Bing’s expression showed a bit of hesitation.
Upon entering beneath the Earth Flame Sea Fire Mountain, Yao Feng swiftly descended towards the magma layer below.
Meanwhile, using his divine sense to scan below, he discovered that Qi Chuan had made no concealment, boldly appearing, meditating there.
"This Qi Chuan, truly arrogant to the extreme!"
Yao Feng raged.
He suddenly accelerated, and shortly after, traversed more than two thousand zhang, arriving at the deepest white-hot magma layer.
Yao Feng halted his movement.
His gaze looked forward.
There, a figure sat quietly, with a calm face facing him.
It was Qi Chuan.
After arriving here and seeing the somewhat unusual Qi Chuan, for some reason, Yao Feng instead felt a bit of calmness within himself.
He glanced around and found no abnormalities surrounding him, aside from the white-hot magma, with nothing else, not even a trace of any special spirit flame.
This made him frown secretly.
At this moment, Qi Chuan, ahead, slightly opened his calm eyes, looking at him with a faint smile: "Great True Monarch of Divine Fire, Yao Feng, my friend, you’ve come."
"Qi Chuan, what exactly are you up to? Why destroy my artifacts?" Yao Feng suppressed the anger within his heart, staring at Qi Chuan and asked.
"It’s actually quite simple, just wanted to attract you, Yao Feng, to come over." Qi Chuan smiled.
"Bring me here for what?" Yao Feng frowned, finding this Qi Chuan exceedingly peculiar.
"Naturally, to discuss matters."
"What matters?"
"Matters concerning the special spirit flame."
"Special spirit flame? Is there really a special spirit flame here?" Hearing this, Yao Feng’s eyes tightened, his gaze frantically searching around for any findings.
"Indeed," Qi Chuan nodded, looking at Yao Feng calmly, saying: "Yao Feng, my friend, I can tell you explicitly, in the deepest magma layer of this Earth Flame Sea Fire Mountain, there is a special spirit flame."
With these words, Yao Feng felt immense joy internally.
Although up till now, he hadn’t discovered anything, now that Qi Chuan had mentioned it, perhaps the reality was not as he initially thought.
Qi Chuan might indeed be an ally rather than an enemy.
"Looking at it this way, you lured me here and mentioned this, could it be... you intend to cooperate with me? To join forces to find and refine it?" Yao Feng’s eyes showed a touch of anticipation.
"Haha." Qi Chuan laughed.
Seeing Qi Chuan laugh, Yao Feng too laughed, feeling that he probably guessed correctly.
However, in the next moment, what made his heart slightly sink, was that Qi Chuan’s smile gradually dissipated, looking at him calmly, saying: "I intend for you to willingly relinquish this special spirit flame, which might be better for you..."