After walking slowly along the gravel path for a while, suddenly, the scorching air made Qin Xin feel a burning sensation in his lungs with every breath.

This act of discarding Zhan Sheng after he had served his purpose made Qin Xin more wary. However, Zhan Sheng now held the title of honorary elder of the Pill Tower of Dading City and had entered the Zhan Clan openly. If he could not leave, the Zhan Clan might face the wrath of the Pill Tower of Dading City.

Standing before the forbidden area, Zhan Sheng suddenly stopped. A stone gate with a sun pattern appeared before the four of them.

"The Yang Fire is located within this forbidden area, so we will not follow you in."

With a light wave of his hand, Zhan Sheng caused the stone door to slowly open, and a surge of heat immediately swept out. Fortunately, with a light chop of his hand, the heat wave was separated, forming a passage that one person could pass through.

"If we cannot retake it, we can simply return along this passage."

After saying something softly, Zhan Sheng sat down cross-legged, formed a hand seal, and circulated his inner energy to maintain the stability of the passage.

"Qin Xin, be careful!"

Zhan Qingqi bit her red lips and spoke, while Zhan Qingyue opened her mouth slightly but swallowed back what she wanted to say.

After nodding slightly, Qin Xin entered the forbidden area of ​​the Zhan clan without any hesitation.

Seeing his two grandsons in such a state, Zhan Sheng sighed softly and shook his head.

As soon as Qin Xin stepped into the forbidden area of ​​the Zhan clan, it felt as if he were in a giant furnace, the heat making his mouth and tongue parched.

"Teacher, time to get out and work!"

Unable to bear the heat, Qin Xin kept shouting in his heart.

"You can't even stand this little bit of heat!"

Danqing's somewhat languid voice also echoed in Qin Xin's mind.

"Alright, now's not the time for arguing. Where exactly is that Yang Fire?"

At this moment, Qin Xin only wanted to subdue the Yang Fire as soon as possible and leave this hellish place.

“It’s all around here, but that Yang Fire seems to have developed a sliver of intelligence, so it’s not here,” Danqing said calmly.

"Intelligence? Can this Yang Fire still be subdued?" Qin Xin asked with some worry after hearing Danqing's words.

"Although it is somewhat difficult, the benefits after subduing it will naturally be considerable."

After Danqing finished speaking, he pointed out a direction to Qin Xin.

Without hesitation, Qin Xin quickly circulated his true energy, transforming it into a true energy veil that clung to his body. He then left the passage opened by Zhan Sheng and rushed directly in the indicated direction.

Along the way, Qin Xin discovered many skeletons sitting cross-legged on the ground, which seemed to be the remains of the successive patriarchs of the Zhan clan who had passed away in this place.

Without disturbing him, under Danqing's guidance, Qin Xin constantly changed his course, as if the Yang Fire itself could sense that Qin Xin was searching for it, and kept trying to escape.

"Southeast! Quickly!"

Danqing's somewhat nervous voice echoed in Qin Xin's mind. Without hesitation, Qin Xin quickly shot out several fire blades from his hands, directly striking a ball of yellow-orange flames.

"Jie!"

A strange sound rang out, and the yellow-orange flame, under the explosion of the fire blade, formed a thin, long snake-like shape.

“This fire serpent is the true form of the Yang Fire!” Danqing said cautiously.

Qin Xin then looked the tiny fire snake up and down. Apart from its high temperature, it didn't seem to be very aggressive.

"Squeak!"

The fire snake stared at the unfamiliar figure before it, appearing somewhat fearful, and its voice sounded as if it were begging for mercy.

"I have already locked onto Qin Xin with the Flame of Life, so it cannot move for the time being. Quickly take the Fire-Repelling Pill!"

Just as Qin Xin was in a daze, Dan Qing's voice suddenly rang out beside him, and a phantom spirit flew out from the mysterious fragment of the painting, its eyes fixed on the fire serpent, golden flames swirling around its eyes. The fire serpent remained motionless, as if it had been frozen in place, just as Dan Qing had said.

With a flick of his wrist, the Fire-Repelling Pill, radiating a cyan light, appeared in Qin Xin's hand. In this scorching forbidden land, it showed no signs of melting. Without hesitation, Qin Xin put it directly into his mouth.

The icy chill sent a shiver down Qin Xin's spine, and his pores began to steam and hiss.

"Teacher, what should we do next?"

Qin Xin's teeth chattered uncontrollably.

Seeing that Qin Xin was ready, Danqing quickly said, "Concentrate and carefully sense that there is a burning flame in that fire snake. Take it out and swallow it!"

Upon hearing Danqing's words, Qin Xin immediately plunged his palm into the fire snake.

The sizzling sound continued, and white smoke kept rising from Qin Xin's palm. Although he had the help of the Fire-Repelling Pill, the burning pain from the flames on his palm made Qin Xin frown.

"Hurry up, your teacher can't hold back anymore!" Danqing's voice was somewhat anxious.

At this moment, Qin Xin's palm seemed to touch a tangible object, which he directly pinched and pulled out of the fire snake.

Instantly, the long snake of flames vanished, and a wisp of orange fire blazed fiercely in Qin Xin's palm.

"Is this the seed of Yang Fire?"

Looking at the fire in his hand that was radiating terrifying heat, Qin Xin blinked. If it weren't for the Fire-Repelling Pill, he would probably have been burned to ashes by this fire.

Seeing that he had successfully captured the Yang Fire Seed, Danqing finally breathed a sigh of relief. The golden light in his eyes faded, as if locking the Yang Fire had consumed a lot of spiritual energy, leaving his spiritual body somewhat weak. He whispered, "Swallow it!"

"What? Swallow it? Teacher, you must be joking!"

Upon hearing that he was to swallow this terrifying fire, Qin Xin broke out in a cold sweat.

"Stop talking nonsense, the effects of the Fire-Repelling Pill are almost worn off!"

Danqing said irritably, "With your master here, how could I possibly let you die!"

Upon hearing Danqing's words, Xiao Yan's hand holding the Yang Fire Seed trembled slightly. He lowered his head slightly, his dark eyes fixed on the slowly writhing fire seed, a struggle flickering in his clear black and white eyes.

Danqing seemed to have noticed Qin Xin's struggle as well. Back then, when he devoured the Flame of Life, he also struggled for a long time, but the intense pain was something he could never forget.

"This is just the seed of Yang Fire. If he can't even get past this hurdle, then forget about the Strange Fire..." Danqing murmured to himself, looking at Qin Xin's expression.

"Damn it, teacher, I'm starting!"

Qin Xin seemed to have made up his mind, and shouted loudly to cheer himself up, which startled Dan Qing.

In the past, Danqing would probably have been furious, but now he secretly admired Qin Xin's courage, as he made a decision in less than ten breaths.

The boy's face was somewhat ferocious. Although his mouth was open, his teeth were clenched tightly. The effects of the Fire-Repelling Pill had caused his eyebrows to be covered with white frost. After pausing for a moment, he opened his jaw and threw the orange flame in his hand.

"ah!"

The searing pain made Qin Xin cry out.

"What are you yelling about? Activate your martial spirit, create a space to accommodate the fire seed, and then guide the fire seed into it!"

Upon hearing the howling, Danqing frowned and quickly told Qin Xin to calm down.

With the Black Stick Martial Spirit activated, azure and crimson energy immediately surrounded it, and a small space slowly formed.