Chapter 91

"Next time, before you bully someone, please open your eyes. In this Wind and Moon Kingdom, it's not a place where your Qiu family can cover the sky with one hand." Xiao Yun glanced indifferently at the Qiu family members who were holding their breath and suppressing the toxins, then turned and walked towards the edge of the fire pit.

Standing at the edge of the fire pit, Xiao Yun looked out, and the vast fire pit came into view.

This was an incredibly wide fire pit, almost like a sea of fire. Although the sea of fire had dissipated, the lava inside was still constantly churning, with bubbles rising and emitting an extremely hot fiery flow.

In the midst of the lava, a golden and resplendent grand hall was already visible to the world.

The grand hall shimmered with light. Upon closer inspection, one could see that the walls and pillars were engraved with some obscure runes, which emitted a mysterious wave, keeping the flames at bay and preventing them from being burned.

Xiao Yun walked down the heavenly ladder on the edge of the fire pit. The ladder was about two hundred zhang high, with a very steep slope. Looking down from above, it gave one a heart-stopping feeling, as if a single misstep would send one plummeting into the fire pit.

However, Xiao Yun's soul power was extraordinary, giving him a transcendent control over everything.

In no time, he reached the end of the heavenly ladder, which was a flat and narrow path. In the middle of the path was a platform, the convergence point of five heavenly ladders. Here, an iron chain led directly to the grand hall in the fire pit.

The iron bridge was very wide, entirely made of iron chains, each one shimmering with light and emitting a mysterious wave.

"These are all runes. It seems this Heavenly Flame Legacy Tomb is quite something," the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow said with a hint of excitement after releasing his spiritual sense to detect the aura of the iron bridge. "We should hurry, or the treasures inside might be taken by others."

Seeing that the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow also placed great importance on the Heavenly Flame Legacy Tomb, Xiao Yun did not hesitate and immediately stepped onto the iron bridge and walked forward.

After walking about a kilometer, Xiao Yun finally arrived at the entrance of the Heavenly Flame Legacy Tomb.

The tomb was majestic, giving one a sense of awe, and a vast aura spread out, making one feel suffocated.

"This grand hall seems a bit strange?" the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow muttered.

"How is it strange?" Xiao Yun asked.

"The runes on this grand hall are very obscure, and the aura is vast, not something an ordinary person can carve. I wonder who left this legacy?" the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow said. "Those runes seem to have a sealing effect, could they be sealing this fire pit?"

The Swallowing Heaven Sparrow felt something was off, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

"Is it safe to go in?" Xiao Yun asked.

"It should be fine," the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow said. "We just need to be careful."

Xiao Yun nodded and then looked at the grand door of the hall.

The light in front of him shimmered, like a fiery flow churning. If he approached rashly, it would give him a feeling of being swallowed.

Xiao Yun stopped at the door of the hall and then flipped his palm, revealing a talisman.

This was the Heavenly Flame Talisman, and only those who possessed it could open the door of the Heavenly Flame Legacy Tomb.

This talisman required soul power to activate, and then it would draw the door open, allowing entry.

Ordinary cultivators had no soul power and could not enter.

However, this Heavenly Flame Talisman was an exception, as it could be activated with fire essence.

Therefore, anyone exploring the Heavenly Flame Legacy Tomb must have someone who was close to fire essence.

Xiao Yun, who possessed both fire essence and powerful soul power, slightly touched the talisman, and a brilliant light blossomed.

Then, the talisman shimmered with light, forming a rune that merged into the grand hall in front.

Buzz!

As the rune merged into the door, ripples appeared, and the tightly closed door slowly opened.

"That young man has opened the Heavenly Flame Legacy Tomb."

"He was indeed here for this!"

"I wonder who will obtain the spiritual treasures inside?" Hearing the door open, the cultivators from various clans on the cliffs far away from the fire pit all cast fiery gazes. If it were half an hour ago, they would have thought the young man was courting death.

But now, after witnessing his strength, most of them had high hopes for Xiao Yun.

"Humph, my old man is inside. How can he benefit from it?"

"I hope my old man kills him."

"What's the rush? Even if he doesn't die, once my old man comes out and learns of this, he will kill him anyway." The Qiu clan members looked resentful and spoke viciously, but the people around them smiled faintly.

If your Qiu family didn't bully others, how would this end have come about?

"This is the Heavenly Flame Legacy Tomb?" As the door opened, a fiery light appeared, but there was no grand hall as expected.

"This is a restriction. Behind these flames, there must be a hidden realm," the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow said.

Without waiting for Xiao Yun to say more, the talisman in his hand emitted a light pattern that enveloped him, blocking all the flames.

"It seems those who possess the Heavenly Flame Talisman can enter," Xiao Yun held the talisman and immediately stepped into the hall.

Buzz!

As soon as he entered, Xiao Yun felt as if he had been transported to another world, his body trembling.

However, the next moment, he sensed a tense atmosphere around him.

When Xiao Yun focused, he saw several True Essence Realm cultivators beside him.

These were the cultivators from the Qiu, Yan, Yuan, and Wu clans.

A few others were strong members of the Crimson Fire Gang.

"Why are you all still here?" Xiao Yun was taken aback by the sight of these people.

However, upon closer inspection, he noticed something unusual. Each of them had brought several young people, but now each was missing one, and the expressions of the cultivators from various clans were very serious, staring intently at the front.

In front, the fiery light was hazy, with a misty aura. Upon closer inspection, a fire cloud below led to a path via an iron bridge. Below the bridge was an endless abyss, with flames churning like giant serpents rising up.

On the iron bridge, there was a mysterious aura.

"There are restrictions here," the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow said. "Once triggered, they will initiate an attack, which is extremely dangerous."

At this moment, a young man from the Crimson Fire Gang was standing on the bridge, his face full of fear.

This young man was from the Crimson Fire Gang. Just a moment ago, several people had triggered the restrictions and met their end. Now, he was forced to explore the bridge, and although he had gained some experience from the others, he was still extremely nervous.

The runes on the bridge became more complex the further he went, making it difficult to distinguish the safe path.

"If you dawdle any longer, don't blame us for being impolite," an elder from the Qiu clan said coldly.

The elder from the Crimson Fire Gang, though displeased, did not speak.

To understand the restrictions on the bridge, one had to observe and judge carefully.

This required someone to test it.

The young man gritted his teeth and continued forward, as staying too long on the bridge had already triggered the restrictions for others.

Thud!

The bridge, made of some unknown material, shimmered with a red light, like a fiery cloud imprinted on it. As the young man's foot moved, a ripple appeared, forming a rune.

A rune appeared with each step he took.

The elders from various clans carefully noted the young man's steps to determine if they were safe.

The bridge was not a hundred meters long, but the young man moved very slowly, making everyone anxious.

Xiao Yun also observed the changes in the fiery clouds.

"The fiery light on the bridge has weak points," Xiao Yun mused, pondering, "Could the restrictions be related to this?"

Buzz!

Suddenly, the young man's foot landed, and a fiery light surged on the bridge, like a fiery serpent swallowing him.

In an instant, the young man was reduced to ashes.

Then, the fiery light dissipated, and everything returned to calm.

"What happened?" Xiao Yun was stunned. The young man had always stepped on the weak points of the fiery light.

"There is a pattern," the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow said. "Feel the fluctuations of the fire essence. Although they rise and fall like waves, leaving footprints, there are a few places with obscure fluctuations, which are the restrictions."

"Obscure fluctuations?" Xiao Yun's eyebrows furrowed, and he immediately used his soul power to sense carefully.

After a moment, he indeed found the anomalies.

There were a few restrictions deeply hidden, which would have been difficult to detect if not for Xiao Yun's enhanced soul power.

"Another failure."

"It seems it's hard to enter the next stage!" The cultivators from various clans frowned, and almost no one felt sad about the young man's death. Instead, a few young people nearby looked tense, as if they saw their own fate.

"Who will send someone next?" Suddenly, Qiu Xuanfeng's eyes narrowed as he scanned the elders from the other clans.

Seeing his gaze, the cultivators from the other clans frowned tightly.

He was a Core Essence Realm cultivator, the strongest here, and no one dared to defy his will.

Therefore, after the initial incident where a Qiu clan member triggered the restrictions and died, no one else was forced to test the bridge.

"Hehe, why send our people when there is already someone here?" An elder from the Wu clan smiled awkwardly and then looked at a young man behind him, smiling. The other elders' eyes lit up.

The young man, of course, was Xiao Yun.

These people had known about Xiao Yun's arrival, but they had been focused on the young man's path and had not paid attention to him. Now, to continue exploring, they naturally targeted him. Who would be willing to send their own people to certain death?

"You're right, boy, go and explore the path," an elder from the Crimson Fire Gang agreed.

The cultivators from the other clans also focused their gazes on Xiao Yun.

The young people nearby breathed a sigh of relief, finally avoiding a crisis.

"Me, explore the path?" Xiao Yun's eyes turned cold, displeased with their coercive attitude.

"What, do you want to refuse?" The elder from the Crimson Fire Gang sneered. "Even my subordinates went. Since you're here, you can't avoid this. You have to go, or we will force you."

"Young man, going to explore the path gives you a chance to survive. Otherwise, you will die now," Qiu Xuanfeng said coldly, his eyes like blades, and a powerful aura pressed down, making one feel suffocated.