"Is the Heart of Blazing Flame guiding me to the Fire Above?" Shen Sanruo raised an eyebrow.
The magical artifact she seeks should be located atop the volcano.
Shen Sanruo did not lower her guard; on the contrary, she became even more cautious.
Small secret realms are usually guarded by various kinds of monsters.
From the moment she entered the secret realm until now, she has never encountered a single demonic beast.
This is not good news.
It is highly likely that the resources of the secret realm have been concentrated on a few old demons.
Although she had many magical artifacts and treasures in her storage bag, and was confident that she could deal with demonic beasts below the fourth rank, which is equivalent to cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage.
But it's always better to be careful.
Those monsters love to lurk near treasures.
After observing the surroundings and confirming that there were no traces of demonic beasts, Shen Sanruo began to climb the mountain.
The higher you go, the higher the temperature and the richer the spiritual energy becomes.
Some fire-type spirit plants also gradually appeared.
The spiritual plants that can grow here must be of exceptional quality.
“Senior Sister Su is a pill cultivator, these spiritual plants might be useful to her.”
Thinking it over, Chen Sanruo plundered all the spiritual plants she passed by.
It would be a waste to keep it and let the group behind it poach it.
Further up, various kinds of crystals appeared on the mountain wall.
Crystals have even wider uses, such as crafting magical artifacts and treasures, and drawing formations.
It is also useful to other members of the Ninghua Sect.
She took so many things from them, so she should bring back some "local specialties" for them.
Shen Sanruo smiled and collected all the crystals, throwing them into her Qiankun bag.
The Qiankun Bag bears her divine imprint, making it impossible for others to know what's inside.
The magical artifacts and treasures that Su Xiyu and the others gave her were also transferred into her Qiankun bag.
If it weren't for the fact that she was too strong, she would have loved to slice off the entire mountaintop, put it in her Qiankun bag, and take it with her.
It's endless, there's no way it'll all be dug out!
However, her main task was to search for magical artifacts on the mountaintop, and she didn't spend much time on spiritual plants and crystals, mostly just taking them along as they came.
Half a day later, she had only managed to climb a third of the way.
To prevent any unexpected changes, she took several calming pills and decided to climb directly to the top of the volcano without resting.
This secret realm has no day-night cycle; it is always ablaze with fire.
After climbing for another day, Chen Sanruo finally reached the summit.
The area of the summit of this volcano is even larger than the base area of other mountains.
Ten meters ahead, you can see the fiery red, boiling lava inside the cave.
The slightest misstep could lead to utter ruin.
A wave of heat rushed towards her, lifting the hem of her skirt.
Shen Sanru walked around the crater but found nothing unusual.
No ritual implements were seen.
This calmness, however, only made her more uneasy.
The empty crater makes it impossible to predict what will happen next.
The fiery heart in her chest was extremely active, leading her straight into the volcanic rock.
"You don't want me to jump into the lava, do you?" Shen Sanruo asked in surprise.
If she falls, she'll probably be reduced to nothing in an instant, not even a bone fragment will remain.
Fellow Daoist, you can't jump like that.
But she still walked to the edge of the cave and carefully searched inside the crater.
Since she had already searched the crater and found nothing she wanted, the only thing she could find was inside the crater.
Sweat dripped down her cheeks, falling into the crater and quickly turning into steam.
As if she had discovered something, she slightly widened her eyes and carefully examined the unusual spot.
"That's... a bird's nest?"
It's not far from the crater.
The bird's nest was entirely fiery red, its material unknown, and it faintly glowed with fire, blending seamlessly with the lava below.
If you don't look closely, you might think there's nothing there.
So she didn't notice it when she scanned it the first time.
Shen Sangruo was unusually puzzled.
What a wonderful bird would build its nest inside a volcano!
That bird's nest was the place that the Heart of Blazing Flame wanted to guide her to.
“The magical artifact should be in the bird’s nest,” she said.
The demonic beast guarding the magical artifact is the owner of this bird's nest.
Fortunately, the bird's nest was empty at the time.
But it still made Shen Sangruo feel extremely troubled.
The bird's nest is inside the crater, making it easy to fall into the lava, not to mention the bird might return to its nest at any time.
She had no idea what kind of strength that bird or beast possessed.
Birds and beasts that are good at flying have a great advantage under such conditions.
If birds or beasts happen to return while she is raiding their nests, she will have nowhere to escape.
Birds and beasts can either attack her directly or harass her, causing her to fall into lava without bloodshed.
Birds and beasts: The advantage is in my hands!
After some thought, Shen Sangruo decided to observe the area secretly for a few days, just to be on the safe side.
Firstly, it allows us to assess the strength of the bird or beast when it returns to its nest, and then formulate a detailed plan based on its habits of leaving the nest at certain times.
Secondly, this place is closest to magma, with abundant spiritual energy. Cultivating here for a few more days will improve one's cultivation level and increase one's chances of winning against birds and beasts.
If nothing unexpected happens, she is absolutely confident that she can obtain the magical artifact.
Just as she was planning to find a secluded place to set up camp.
She spotted three figures in the distance.
Shen Sangruo: "..."
As expected, her unexpected turn of events occurred.
She strongly suspected that these people were destined to harm her.
"Second Junior Brother and Junior Sister, look! Fifth Junior Sister is indeed here!" Feng Heyun was overjoyed.
Bai Mumu, who had fainted earlier, has also woken up and is being supported by Wen Xuan.
The even hotter temperature here made it almost impossible for Bai Mumu to stand.
Well, it was mostly Feng Heyun and Wen Xuan who caused him trouble.
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