"There's no such thing as a free lunch. You can have the Fire Cloud Spirit Fruit, but you have to exchange it for something," the Firebird Beast said bluntly.
"What do you want?" Night Wind asked.
"Crystal of Earth Fire," the Firebird Beast said.
The firebird demon beast had a look of ecstasy on its face and said, "Deep in this canyon, there is a surge of earth fire. The crystals around the earth fire have been absorbing the power of the earth fire for many years, and thus formed earth fire crystals. Earth fire crystals are the most delicious thing to me, but the depths of the canyon are too narrow. I am not good at transformation, so it is difficult to enter."
"So if you can go deep into the canyon and collect Earth Fire Crystals for me, I can give you a Fire Cloud Spirit Fruit."
Night Breeze asked, "Is there any danger deep in the canyon?"
“There is no danger. Although there are demonic beasts there, they are not powerful. With your strength, you can definitely handle them,” the firebird demonic beast said seriously.
The night wind was giving me a real headache.
After a moment's hesitation, he finally agreed.
“Alright, then we’ll venture deep into the canyon to collect the Earth Fire Crystals for you,” Night Wind said.
Five hours have passed.
Night Breeze, Lin Manyue, Jiang Qingrou, and Sun Chengxiang, after navigating the labyrinthine canyon corridors, finally arrived at the depths of the canyon.
Fire was erupting everywhere, and although it couldn't harm Ye Feng and his companions, they still had to proceed with caution.
After all, a martial artist's true energy is limited. If they maintain their protective true energy to resist the earth fire for a long time, it will lead to excessive consumption of true energy, making it difficult to continue.
“This should be it. There are eruptions of subterranean fire everywhere here, so there must be many subterranean fire crystals nearby,” Jiang Qingrou said.
Night Breeze nodded and split up with Jiang Qingrou, Lin Manyue, and Sun Chengxiang to search.
But they searched for over an hour and still couldn't find the Earth Fire Crystal!
It's as if all the Earth Fire Crystals here have vanished, or as if they hid away beforehand. In any case, Ye Feng and his group didn't even see a trace of the Earth Fire Crystals!
"This is unbelievable!" Lin Manyue said angrily.
"Shouldn't there be a lot of Earth Fire Crystals here? Why haven't we seen a single one?" Jiang Qingrou said.
"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?" Lin Manyue retorted angrily.
Lin Manyue's patience was almost exhausted.
Jiang Qingrou is the same.
Even the night breeze felt somewhat irritating at this moment.
Suddenly, the ground cracked open, and several human warriors jumped out.
The leader was taken aback when he saw Ye Feng, Lin Manyue, Jiang Qingrou, and Sun Chengxiang, and immediately adopted a defensive stance.
The same was true for the other martial artists.
"Who are you people?!" the leading martial artist demanded.
"I should be asking you who you are!" Ye Feng said irritably.
"My name is Li Hualong, nicknamed 'Earth-Drilling Dragon,' and I'm just a rogue cultivator. We've come here to collect Earth Fire Crystals. These crystals can fetch a good price in many places; it's a lucrative business," Li Hualong said with a smile.
Night Wind frowned and said, "So, you've already harvested all the Earth Fire Crystals here?"
"right."
Li Hualong nodded and pointed into the distance, saying, "However, we only collected the Earth Fire Crystals in this area. If you also want to collect Earth Fire Crystals, you can go that way. If you walk there for a day and a night, you should be able to find another area of Earth Fire eruption and thus find new Earth Fire Crystals."
Lin Manyue had lost all interest in spending a day and a night searching for new Earth Fire Crystals. She looked at the group of rogue cultivators in front of her and said, "Since you're collecting Earth Fire Crystals for money, how about I pay you to buy some of the ones you've collected?"
Li Hualong shook his head and said, "If it were ten days ago, I would definitely be happy to sell the Earth Fire Crystal to you. But it's not possible now. We already have customers who have pre-ordered this batch of Earth Fire Crystals. If we sell it to you, we won't be able to deliver enough to our customers. How can we guarantee our reputation then? Will anyone want to do business with us in the future?"
Lin Manyue and Jiang Qingrou were both on the verge of losing their tempers.
Li Hualong suddenly realized something and asked, "Could you be disciples of the Tianhua Sect?"
“Yes, we are indeed disciples of the Tianhua Sect,” Lin Manyue nodded.
Li Hualong then said, "That makes things easier. I'm about to break through to the next level. If you can get me a Breakthrough Pill, I can give you some Earth Fire Crystals."
"Then you won't have enough quota for your clients?" Lin Manyue said, suppressing her anger.
"No matter how important customers are, they're not as important as our own capabilities."
Li Hualong laughed and continued, "I've heard that Elder Zhao of your Tianhua Sect is skilled in alchemy. Why don't you go back to your sect and ask her? If you can get me a Breakthrough Pill from her, I'll give you a hundred catties of Earth Fire Crystals!"
Lin Manyue, Jiang Qingrou, and Sun Chengxiang all looked extremely unpleasant.
Ye Feng's complexion wasn't much better!
In order to neutralize the poison in Sun Chengxiang, Ye Feng and his group went to Tianhua Sect to find the sect leader, Chen Lingyue, only to find that Chen Lingyue was in seclusion.
So, under Zhu Luohong's guidance, they sought out the Hermit of Idle Clouds to obtain the Purple Soft Grass.
However, in order to obtain the Purple Soft Grass, they had no choice but to follow the instructions of the Hermit of the Idle Clouds and come to the center of the canyon to ask the Firebird Demon Beast for the Fire Cloud Spirit Fruit.
As a result, the Firebird Beast sent them deep into the canyon to collect Earth Fire Crystals.
Now, Li Hualong is asking them to return to their sect to obtain the Breakthrough Pill in exchange for the Earth Fire Crystal.
After going around in circles, the problem remained unsolved, but one task after another kept piling up.
If this continues, won't it never end?
Night Wind could no longer contain itself and roared, "Enough!"
A powerful aura erupted from Ye Feng's body, forming a gale that swept around the surroundings.
In an instant, the surrounding area became completely quiet, and the erupting earth fire was completely suppressed, causing the few rogue cultivators to tremble in fear.
Even Lin Manyue, Jiang Qingrou, and Sun Chengxiang were stunned by the aura bursting forth from the night wind!
Because Ye Feng no longer had to hide his strength!
His aura as a Void King swept across everything, leaving Lin Manyue, Jiang Qingrou, and Sun Chengxiang both shocked and terrified. The few rogue cultivators were even more frightened and trembled all over!
"You...you're trying to steal our Earth Fire Crystal? We went through so much trouble to collect it, you can't..."
Li Hualong mustered his courage to speak, but his jaw trembled and he stammered, becoming somewhat incoherent.
Night Wind said coldly, "Get out of my sight! I have no interest in your Earth Fire Crystals!"
Li Hualong and the others took off running, not daring to linger for a moment, like a pack of stray dogs that had been driven away.
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