The two men crossed the boundless sea of ​​fire, chopped melons and vegetables along the way, and eliminated all the attacking golden-armored warriors.

Deep in the sea of ​​fire, there stood a huge black stone mountain.

There are two stone pillars on the top of the mountain. On the left pillar is written "Shangyuan Divine Fire, the Most Light", and on the right pillar is written "Three Thousand Fire Houses, One Hundred Thousand Soldiers at the Gates".

Behind the two columns, there are two arches.

The left archway has "Retreat" written on it, and the right archway has "Enter" written on it, which is quite concise and to the point.

"Senior Brother, are we going to the next level?" Xu Yinglian asked.

Qiu Changtian began to ponder.

Three thousand fire houses, thirteen levels of light, each level after that is more difficult than the last, ranging from the level of storing the spirit to the level of the subtle.

Obviously, with his and his junior sister's strength, the golden-armored warrior at the first level was no match for them.

It would be better to fight your way in, quit when you can't win anymore, take the Zhao Palace reward, and then go help your junior sister find the Fengtong relic.

As for the phoenix egg, we can only leave it in this sea of ​​red lotus fire for now and retrieve it later when there is a way.

"Junior sister, do you still have enough true energy?" Qiu Changtian asked with a smile.

Xu Yinglian was slightly startled, and immediately said:

“Not yet warmed up.”

My dear junior sister, you are 30% as good at pretending as I am!

Qiu Changtian laughed loudly and said:

"Then continue?"

The two men entered through the archway on the right, and saw red sky and black earth, a river of magma, a boundless sea of ​​fire, and countless strong men in golden armor, coming towards them in groups to kill them.

However, the armor on these golden-armored warriors is much more complete than that of the small fry in the first level, and the patterns on their breastplates are obviously more delicate - of course, they are also more difficult to fight against.

Xu Yinglian pierced several strong men with the Yujia sword, and found that the opponents were not killed instantly, but insisted on being themselves in the flames, and after enduring two or three breaths, they unwillingly turned into smoke and left.

"Interesting." Qiu Changtian commented.

His Tianyuan Yiqi sword was still as powerful as ever. It smashed into the army formation of the golden-armored warriors and directly cut a bloody path, making Xu Yinglian feel a little depressed watching from the side.

Is the gap between my second-grade golden elixir and my senior brother's first-grade golden elixir really that huge?

Humph, although I lag behind my senior brother in the Jindan realm, as long as I can catch up with the Yuanying realm, the gap won’t be too big!

Junior Sister Xu's fighting spirit was rekindled, and she transformed into a golden-red phoenix, charging fiercely at the enemies in front of her.

This secret realm actually doesn't have too much content. Compared with the previous level, each trial level only increases the enemy's cultivation strength.

The two of them fought their way to the sixth level. At this time, each of the golden-armored warriors had the strength of the Golden Core Realm Root-Seeking Stage. Two or three of them working together could pose a threat to Xu Yinglian.

Although Qiu Changtian was still at ease, he had a high emotional intelligence after all. As early as the fifth level, when he noticed that his junior sister was a little weak, he began to hold back his strength.

Seeing that Xu Yinglian was obviously not strong enough to fight but was still holding on, he pretended that his true energy was insufficient and sighed, saying:

"Junior sister, how about we stop here today? If we continue to fight, I will be exposed as a coward."

Of course Xu Yinglian didn't believe it. How could a first-grade golden elixir be so weak?

But she is very smart after all.

Seeing that his senior brother had done so much for him, he couldn't help but feel touched, but he couldn't help but say:

"Hmph, Senior Brother. Even if you are a first-grade golden elixir with abundant true essence, you still have to control your consumption. Otherwise, if you squander it recklessly, you will eventually be in trouble."

"Thank you for your advice, Junior Sister." Qiu Changtian acted convinced and made Xu Yinglian smile happily.

The two retreated to the archway of the sixth level of light, then left the Three Thousand Fire House and returned to the main hall of Zhao Palace.

I saw that in the main hall of Zhao Palace today, there were countless familiar shelves, on which were flying swords, magic weapons, elixirs, jade slips... all kinds of rare treasures, each shining brightly.

However, when Qiu Changtian and Xu Yinglian looked closely, they found that the quality of these things was not high.

Just very average.

It’s okay for those at the Jindan level, there are also a lot of Huafu-level stuff mixed in, such as the Pure Yuanqi Pill and the Golden Mercury Pill Huaye… Would a cultivator who can reach the sixth light level need your Zifu secret medicine?

Wait, it seems that Wei Dongliu’s two disciples are needed.

Qiu Changtian took the golden mercury elixir and saw Xu Yinglian took the pure energy elixir.

"The Xu family has a few young people who need help," she explained succinctly.

"Yeah." Qiu Changtian also smiled and said, "A fellow Taoist asked me to collect this item."

"Who are you, fellow Taoist?" Xu Yinglian asked vigilantly.

"Male Taoist friend." Qiu Changtian immediately made amends.

"Humph, I don't care about that..." Xu Yinglian said coldly, "It's not my turn to ask who my senior brother makes friends with. Let's go."

She turned around decisively, her long black hair swung like a waterfall, and she walked away in white clothes.

Qiu Changtian burst out laughing and hurriedly caught up.

After the two left the Queen Mother of the West's secret realm, they returned to Kunlun Tianzhu, Yuxu Palace, and told the matter to Master Ziwei.

"The phoenix ancestor of the Xu family?" Master Ziwei pondered for a while and asked, "Where is he?"

"Disciple has found some clues and I think it should be near Dongting Lake." Xu Yinglian replied.

Dongting Lake is located on the border of the sphere of influence of Shangqing Temple on Mount Shu and Fansheng Dao. It can only be said that although it is not particularly dangerous, it is not safe enough either.

If the Demonic Path got to know about this, they would definitely send four or five Nascent Soul elders to kill them - the deaths of Chang Geng and Qiong Ying, both first- and second-rank cultivators, would be a huge blow to the potential of Kunlun Taiqing Sect. It would be a win-win situation no matter how you look at it.

The safest measure is definitely to find an immortal to escort you throughout the journey, which will be absolutely foolproof.

After all, there are too few means to restrain immortals, and even in immortal-level battles it is difficult to determine life and death.

However, immortals also have to save their reputation, so how could they be willing to be babysitters for two young Jindan people?

You have to pay extra, and the bid will definitely not be low. To be honest, there is no need for that.

It would be better for Master Ziwei to do them a favor and call a powerful Kunlun elder over. As long as he can save the two lives in the event of an attack, and then inform the Kunlun Taiqing Sect to come to the rescue, it would be much more appropriate than having an immortal escort them like a nanny the whole time.

However, there is another problem here: there are many Nascent Soul elders in Kunlun, but there are not many high-level Nascent Soul elders, and most of them are the focus of attention of the Demon Cult's spies.

If Qiu Changtian and Xu Yinglian did not appear for a long time, the Demonic Cult would think that the two might be practicing in seclusion and would not have any big reaction.

However, if a high-ranking Kunlun elder fails to show up for a long period of time, the Demon Cult will immediately track down his whereabouts to prevent him from quietly leaving Kunlun and planning some evil raid to secretly harm the Demon Cult's six paths.

Therefore, if a high-level Nascent Soul elder was sent to protect the two, it would seem that their safety was guaranteed, but in fact it would attract the attention of the Demon Cult.

On the other hand, if they don’t send high-level Nascent Soul elders, it will be safer for Qiu Changtian and the others as long as they are not discovered by the evil sects... What could be safer than hiding in the dark?

Sect Leader Ziwei decided to compromise: send a cultivator who has the strength of the Nascent Soul stage but is not likely to attract the attention of the Demon Sect.

"Master, you're looking for me?"

After a while, someone pushed the door open. It was Senior Sister Luo Baiyuan, the chief of the Jindan realm.

At first glance, this person is somewhat similar to An Zhisu, both seem to be not good at socializing, but people who are familiar with Senior Sister Luo know that this senior sister is just more honest, and is almost fundamentally different from An Zhisu's implicit arrogance of "I don't care" inherited from Su Jian.

"Chang Geng and Qiong Ying are going out." Master Ziwei said concisely, "In order to prevent attacks from the demons, you will be responsible for escorting them this time. Remember to keep it secret as much as possible and don't leak it."

"Yes." Luo Baiyuan agreed without hesitation.