The world under the ground is vast. Su Rui dived downwards under the command of the red dragon. After walking for nearly half an hour, he still couldn't get out of the passage in front of him.
However, this large passage also connected to many other smaller passages, so they could encounter many lava creatures. As they went deeper, the creatures they encountered became increasingly powerful, starting with the fire rats and fire rabbits at the edge, gradually moving to fire snakes and fire foxes, and then to fire wolves and fire tigers. Now, he had to face lava creatures of the same level as the fire dragon. For example, they had just encountered a fire giant that was 50 or 60 feet tall. If the red dragon hadn't reacted quickly and dragged Su Rui away, he might have become the giant's food.
The red dragon should be quite familiar with this area. The encounter with the fire giant just now was an accident. He just happened to run into that guy when he came out to look for food.
Later, guided by Chi Jiao, he quietly passed by the territory of a giant lava bear and plucked a bright red fruit with golden threads. The fruit was the size of a fist and resembled an apple. Chi Jiao explained that it was a different kind of lava vermilion fruit, which could enhance the purity of a demon's fire attribute. However, a single fruit was useless; a large quantity was necessary. Picking just one or two fruits would normally be enough for the giant lava bear to dissuade him, but if he picked even a little more, it would attack violently. Chi Jiao even admitted that she was no match for a giant lava bear in its berserker mode.
After passing through the territory of the giant lava bear, the red dragon brought him to a cliff. Outside the cliff, what came into view was the ruins of a huge palace.
Su Rui couldn't imagine that there was such a place at the center of the earth, which inevitably made him have many associations.
"Could this be the ruins of a prehistoric civilization? But it doesn't look like that. It looks more like a treasure trove from the Celestial Palace. I wonder if there are any other treasures..."
Just as Su Rui was toying with imagination, Chi Jiao revealed the mystery: "This was originally the cave of a True Lord in the Refining Void Realm. After it was discovered, masters from both the demon and human races flocked to it. Later, they fought for control of the cave, and somehow, a powerful molten lava tide was triggered, shaking the cave into its current state!"
"Many of the lava creatures we just saw actually took the opportunity to escape from this cave. Some are also the offspring of the spirit beasts that originally lived in the cave."
"Oh, by the way, speaking of this, there's a rumor that after the Zhenjun Cave collapsed, many transformed treasures escaped, transformed into demons, and moved around in the lava. So, every fire creature you see could be the transformation of a magical treasure!"
Su Rui listened to her constantly spouting words like "True Lord of the Returning Void Realm" and "Transfiguration Magical Treasure," and for a moment, he was a bit confused. He was still a cultivator in the early stages of the Qi Refining Realm. He had perhaps seen a few masters of the Spirit Refining Realm, which was beyond Qi Refining, in Tongqu County, but he had never heard of the Void Refining Realm, which was above the Spirit Refining Realm. And there were also Transfiguration Magical Treasures, magical treasures that could transform into human forms? He thought it was already impressive that the Dragon Diagram Bagua could produce a spirit like the Small Diagram, but there was something even more amazing?!
Su Rui swallowed, looked at the huge palace ruins in front of him, and asked Chi Jiao, "Are there any treasures here?"
"Of course there is, otherwise I wouldn't have brought you here! Once upon a time, a little demon rat dug up a magic pill here. After eating it, its power skyrocketed by hundreds of years, and it directly became half-immortal. I don't know how many big demons hated it so much that they gritted their teeth!" Chi Jiao said excitedly, as if it was she who saw the magic pill.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go in and dig for treasure!" Su Rui's eyes lit up when he heard that. He loved the job of digging for treasure without having to fight.
"Wait a minute, I haven't finished yet! Although there are a lot of treasures buried here, why has no big monster occupied this place until now? Don't you think it's strange?" Chi Jiao stopped him and asked.
Su Rui had been blinded by greed, but after Chi Jiao's reminder, he shuddered and nodded, saying, "Yes, why?"
"After this place collapsed, many of the restrictions set by the True Lords also changed. When this cave collapsed, a massive sword light appeared, slaying all the masters of both the human and demon races, leaving only a few with lower cultivation levels escaping. Originally, after that sword light appeared, this place became a forbidden zone, but after that little demon rat, a treasure-hunting craze arose among the lower-level demon race. However, there's not only a sword light that can kill masters, but also many other restrictions specifically designed to kill lower-level demons..."
"After many low-level monsters died, everyone realized that only a few could find the treasure. Then peace returned here. Even now, many low-level monsters still come here looking for opportunities..."
Chi Jiao slowly told the story of the palace ruins, then looked at Su Rui and smiled, "After hearing this, do you still want to go in and look for treasures?"
Su Rui was silent. It turned out that this was not a mine, but a cemetery! The magma below was filled with countless corpses of humans and monsters. This made Su Rui hesitate.
"Aren't you going in?" Su Rui was hesitant when he saw Chi Jiao sitting on his shoulder calmly, so he asked her.
"If you go in, I will follow you in, but I can only attack once, and I must withdraw immediately after attacking!" Chi Jiao responded.
"Then what are you hesitating about? Let's go!"
In order to avoid some potential dangers, Su Rui did not take the easy way out and enter through the collapsed palace walls, but walked directly through the main gate of the palace.
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