Ch437 - The Great Flame Desert

Three months later,

Standing at the entrance of the Flame Desert, looking at the endless yellow sand in front of him, Jiang Xu couldn’t help but swallow a big mouthful of saliva. Raising his head, Jiang Xu looked at the fiery red sun above his head. Then he looked into the distance, at the erratic flames that emerged from the sand from time to time in the desert. “Mufeng, it’s so hot here.”

Liu Mufeng smiled wryly. “XiaoXu, this is just the entrance. It is the zone with the lowest temperature in the entire desert, and there are fewer flames at the entrance. You see, the sand is golden yellow. When you reach the center, the sand at your feet would be fiery red. There are flames everywhere. The temperature can reach ten times as high as here.”

“That’s so hot.” Jiang Xu couldn’t help but frown.

“En, this place is very hot. Many cultivators come here to practice, but because of the extreme heat, most of them will be burned to death, not even their bones would be left.” Since it was called a dangerous place, it was naturally dangerous, otherwise it would not be possible to be called one of the most dangerous places.

“Oh.” Jiang Xu nodded, expressing understanding.

“Don’t worry too much. Let’s walk in slowly first and practice the Flame Body Refining Technique while walking so that your body can slowly adapt to the temperature here. When you really can’t stand it anymore, you can go to the dimension to take a rest.” Liu Mufeng said as he looked at his lover.

“No, I’ll stay with you.” Holding his lover’s hand, how could Jiang Xu be willing to leave his partner alone?

“Okay.” Liu Mufeng nodded, clasping Jiang Xu’s hands tightly.

“Oh my god, is this place for people? Boss, why did we come here?” Jin Xiao looked at Liu Mufeng with resentment on his face.

“Yeah, my fur won’t be burnt, right? I won’t be roasted into a bald fox, right?” As he said that, Xiaoyue touched his fox fur with his paws.

“This is only the primary area. You two are also seventh-level demon beasts, right? Can’t you bear this? Follow us to train your body first. When the people in seclusion come out, I will let you go to the dimension to retreat as well.” Liu Mufeng said helplessly to the two demon beasts.

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“Oh.” Nodding, Jiang Xu naturally understood what his lover was talking about. Mystic Fire was a spiritual creature nurtured by Heaven and Earth, so it naturally liked places with strong flames. Therefore, even if Mufeng didn’t say anything, Jiang Xu could guess that the Mystic Fire must be in the hottest place.

“Xiaoxiao, how do you feel?” Liu Mufeng asked Xiaoxiao who was perched on his shoulder.

“This is such a good place. The smell of flames is particularly strong and it feels very comfortable.” Xiaoxiao said with intoxication as she nodded her head repeatedly.

“En, as long as you like it.” Raising his hand, Liu Mufeng rubbed Xiaoxiao’s head. The Vermillion Bird was a firebird, so this flaming desert was actually very suitable for Xiaoxiao. Of course, it was also very suitable for the Fire Spirit Insects. With this in mind, Liu Mufeng released his Fire Spirit Insects.

Xiaoyuan’s strength was getting higher and higher, so her fertility had also dropped a lot. Now, Liu Mufeng only has 50,000 Fire Spirit Insects in his hands. It was almost half less than the period of complete victory. But there was no way around it. Whether it was the Human Race or the Demon Race, the higher their strength, the more difficult for the heirs to increase.

In the past, when he was in the Spiritual Mortal Realm, Liu Mufeng always complained that Xiaoyuan was too fertile, giving birth to tens of thousands in one litter and ten times in a year. Every year, the number of his Spiritual Insects grew at a terrifying speed. Even when he went to the Cang Mountain Secret Realm and lost two-thirds of the Spirit Insects, there were still many left. Even when they went to the Shengtian Continent and lost half of the Spirit Insects at sea, the number was still astonishing.

But not anymore. Now, Xiaoyuan’s fertility had dropped a lot, and it was already good to be able to give birth once every ten years on average. Moreover, there were not tens of thousands of Spirit Insects in one litter, and at most there were only three thousand Spirit Insects. It could be said that there were fewer and fewer of them. If they caught up with the enemy, they would have to lose some Spirit Insects. Therefore, the number of Spirit Insects grew even more slowly.

Although the quantity could not keep up, the quality had improved a lot. Xiaoyuan was now at the seven stars in the Spiritual Ancestor Realm. Six of the sixteen Princes were at the Spiritual Profound Realm, and the others were at the Spiritual Emperor Realm. Most of the ordinary Spirit Insects are at the Spiritual King Realm and Spiritual Master Realm. The strength had improved very quickly, especially the Fire Spirit Insects. The Fire Spirit Insects were nourished by the Flaming Cloud Tree in the dimension, so their strength has always been the highest among all the Spirit Insects. The three Fire Spirit Insect Kings were all at the Spiritual Profound Realm, two-thirds of the Fire Spirit Insect army were at the Spiritual Emperor Realm, the remaining one-third were at the Spiritual King Realm, and there was no Spiritual Master Realm at all.

As soon as the Fire Spirit Insects were released from the animal raising bag, they immediately started flying happily. Liu Mufeng asked the Fire Spirit Insects to surround Jiang Xu and they all landed on Jiang Xu’s chest and back. As there were Fire Spirit Insects absorbing the flames around them, Jiang Xu suddenly felt much more comfortable. It’s not as uncomfortable as the heat just now.

“Do you feel a little more comfortable?” Liu Mufeng asked with a smile as he looked at his partner.

“En, I feel much more comfortable. The Fire Spirit Insects around me have all the flames sucked away by them.” Speaking of this, Jiang Xu smiled.

Seeing that his lover’s face had improved a lot, Liu Mufeng nodded. He turned his head and looked at Jin Xiao and Xiaoyue. “If you two are afraid of the heat, stand next to Xiaoxiao and let Xiaoxiao help you absorb the flames around you. Then you won’t be so hot.”

“Oh.” Both jumped onto Liu Mufeng’s left shoulder and hid behind Xiaoxiao.

“This is good. It’s really not that hot next to Xiaoxiao.” Jin Xiao felt very comfortable lying under Xiaoxiao’s wings.

“En, it’s indeed not hot anymore.” Nodding, Xiaoyue said the same thing.

Seeing these two worthless guys lying under Xiaoxiao’s wings, Jiang Xu shook his head helplessly as he thought in his heart:Xiaoyue and Jin Xiao are really afraid of the heat. However, this cannot be blamed on them. Jin Xiao is an ice snake, so it is strange that he is not afraid of heat. Xiaoyue has always been a pretty boy, so he was afraid that his hair would be burned off and he would not look good.

Entering the desert from the entrance, Liu Mufeng felt the breath of flames and led everyone to trek in the desert for a day. When it got dark, everyone found a place to settle down. Liu Mufeng decided to stay here for a while and not move forward for the time being. He would wait until everyone could adapt to the temperature and environment here before moving forward.

Everyone agreed with Liu Mufeng’s suggestion. Because everyone knew that they had only just entered the desert, and it was bound to get hotter and hotter the further they walked. Therefore, it was naturally best to stay here for the time being.

*****

One hundred years later…

After waiting on the outskirts of the Flame Desert for more than thirty years, there was no sign of Liu Mufeng and his party, which made the Seventh Princess of the Snow Clan, Xue Jiao, very anxious.

“Mother, when are we going back to the Snow Clan? How could this place have people staying in it? Liu Mufeng is not a fool, how could he come to a place like this? I think it is mostly nonsense told by Earth Clan cultivators. It is just to deliberately deceive us of our spirit stones.” Xue Jiao was very depressed.

A hundred years ago, the Clan’s sacred object, the Celestial Snow Lotus, was suddenly lost.

The people in the clan searched for it for more than ten years but could not find it. Later, she accidentally learned from the Ice Clan Princess Bing Yan that her Uncle had gone to find Liu Mufeng, so her Father suspected that her Uncle had stolen the Celestial Snow Lotus. Her Father immediately sent the First Elder and the Third Elder to capture her Uncle Xue Hu. The two Elders searched for nearly fifty years before they found their Uncle and brought him back to the Snow Clan.

Seeing that his Uncle’s spiritual roots had been repaired and he had become a cultivator in the Spiritual Emperor Realm, her Father immediately understood the cause and effect of this incident. Her Uncle also admitted that it was Liu Mufeng who forced him to steal the Snow Lotus, so he was forced to take risks and steal the Snow Lotus. Although her Uncle was not the main culprit, her Father was extremely angry about this incident and wanted to behead her Uncle. In order to help her Uncle reduce his sentence, the Queen Mother took the initiative to go out to find Liu Mufeng and find the Celestial Snow Lotus.

However, thirty years ago, many cultivators said that Liu Mufeng had returned to the Human Race after treating her Uncle and was not in Sanyuan Town at all. But the Queen Mother did not believe this news and still took her and Sixth Sister to Sanyuan Town. However, Liu Mufeng’s former residence was already empty. There was no one at all. In order to find Liu Mufeng, the Queen Mother spent a large sum of spirit stones to inquire about information from the Earth Clan cultivators.

The Earth Clan were recognized as the most well-informed race among the Ancient Clans. They told the Queen Mother that Liu Mufeng did not go back to the Human Race, but came to the Flame Desert, one of the ten most dangerous places in the North. When the Queen Mother heard the news, she immediately rushed here with the two sisters. However, they had been waiting here for thirty years, but they did not see even a single person.

“Yes, Queen Mother, the flame aura here is too strong, it is impossible for Liu Mufeng, a wood-type alchemist, to come here. Let’s go back.” Nodding, Xue Mei said the same. They were from the Snow Clan and were naturally afraid of fire. The smell of flames in this place was particularly strong, making it very unsuitable for them to practice. Staying here for one more day was a great torture for them.

“Wait a little longer. If we can’t retrieve the Celestial Snow Lotus, your Uncle will die.” Speaking of this, the Queen frowned. Her Brother was in such a situation, how could she not save him?

“It was Liu Mufeng who instigated my Uncle. Father actually wanted to kill my Uncle without asking for any consideration. He really didn’t care about Mother at all.” Speaking of this, Xue Jiao was very upset. If it weren’t for her Father wanting to kill her Uncle, she wouldn’t have to follow her Mother here and suffer.

Glancing at her stupid Sister, Xue Mei didn’t think Liu Mufeng was instigating this matter. Xue Mei felt that her Uncle must have stolen the Snow Lotus and traded it with Liu Mufeng in order to heal his spiritual roots. Now that the incident was found out, her Uncle put the responsibility on Liu Mufeng. However, how could the Clan believe his Uncle’s words? They were not fools.

Even the Five Elders didn’t believe it. If it weren’t for the Queen Mother’s mediation, her Father would have killed her Uncle long ago.

Glancing at her two Daughters, the Queen said nothing. In fact, she also knew that this matter was not necessarily instigated by Liu Mufeng, but by her Brother Xue Hu. But now, she could only find a scapegoat to help her Brother save his life.