Chapter 69: Purple Flaming Heavenly Fire

Tai Ming and Shan Zhen from the Taiyuan Gate, Qing Xu from the Qingyun Sect, and Ying Hua from the Yingtian School—these four powerful cultivators in the later stages of tribulation gathering together entered a wall of light.
The world within this wall of light was the Flame Mountain Realm. The entire realm consisted of a single mountain range, covered entirely in flames. Cultivators in the realm possessed various types of true flames, such as the Samadhi True Fire, the Qianlan True Fire, and the Xuanji True Fire, all of which erupted from different peaks. Some of these peaks even harbored the Purple Flaming Heavenly Fire, a true flame at the human-immortal level.
The Purple Flaming Heavenly Fire required the sustenance of elemental energy from the fire element.
As soon as the four cultivators stepped onto the ground and sensed the entire realm, they felt a surge of despair. They landed at one end of the mountain range, and to obtain the mid-tier immortal artifacts in this realm, they had to cross this entire Flame Mountain Range. The flames started with the Samadhi True Fire, followed by the Qianlan True Fire region, then the Xuanji True Fire region, and finally the Purple Flaming Heavenly Fire region.
The location of the mid-tier immortal artifacts was within the Purple Flaming Heavenly Fire region. Therefore, the four of them had to fly through each region along the mountain range to reach that area and search for the artifacts.
“The Samadhi True Fire, Qianlan True Fire, and Xuanji True Fire can no longer harm us. But the Purple Flaming Heavenly Fire is a true flame at the human-immortal level—none of us four can withstand it. Right now, we can only generate an elemental energy shield using lower-tier immortal artifacts to move around in this fire,” Tai Ming said anxiously, clearly worried.
“Elder, but along the way, we’ve already used up a great deal of spirit stones and pills. What we have left may not last long. In this Purple Flaming Heavenly Fire, our vital energy will be depleted very quickly. If it runs out, we’ll die instantly,” Shan Zhen said urgently.
Indeed, in the Eight Deserts Palace, as well as in the Puppet Human-Immortal Realm, the Wind-Blowing Ten Bridges Realm, and the Ten Directions Sea Eye Realm of the Six Directions Palace, the four of them had already spent a vast amount of spirit stones and pills. Now, there wasn’t much left in their space rings either.
If they went into the Purple Flaming Heavenly Fire region, they would not only suffer from the scorching flames but might also face attacks from those mid-tier immortal artifacts. The rate at which their vital energy would be consumed would be terrifying, and with the amount of spirit stones and pills each of them carried, it was unlikely they could last long.
Qing Xu and Ying Hua inwardly cursed again, thinking that the two from the Taiyuan Gate were probably eyeing their own spirit stones and pills.

“Tai Ming and Shan Zhen, let’s arrange it this way: give all of your spirit stones and pills to Tai Ming, and I’ll give the spirit stones and pills I have to Master Ying Hua. Tai Ming and Ying Hua will go into the Flame Mountains to assess the risks,” Qing Xu suddenly said with a smile. Since Qing Xu practiced wood-based cultivation techniques and was naturally afraid of fire, she took advantage of the two people from Tai Yuan Gate’s words to continue her plan. Tai Ming and Shan Zhen were stunned for a moment before slowly nodding in agreement. As for Ying Hua, upon hearing Qing Xu’s words, he had no reason to refuse—he would get spirit stones and pills for free, plus a chance to obtain a mid-grade immortal weapon. How could he object to such a good deal? Soon, the four cultivators decided that Tai Ming and Ying Hua would go in search of the mid-grade immortal weapon. If they killed other sect’s strongmen and obtained such a weapon in the future, Qing Xu would have priority in receiving it. Moments later, Tai Ming and Ying Hua took off and disappeared into the Flame Mountains. Shan Zhen and Qing Xu remained where they were, waiting for their return. …… Qu Yi entered the Sea Eye and suppressed the Water Dividing Pot in no time, thanks to the super defensive power of the Star Luo Ding. Thus, when Qu Yi returned to the Six Harmonies Hall, it hadn’t been long since the eight sect’s strongmen entered the three light walls. At that moment, Qu Yi flew into the light wall where the four cultivators had entered the Flame Mountains. In an instant, Shan Zhen and Qing Xu, who were sitting on the ground, sensed Qu Yi’s presence through their spiritual awareness and immediately opened their eyes. Qu Yi looked at them with a smile, waving his right hand to signal that he was coming over. “Ah, Qu Yi, how did you get out of the Ten Directions Sea Eye so quickly?” Shan Zhen immediately stood up, shouting in panic. “Qu Yi, do you still want to compete for the mid-grade immortal weapon in this Flame World?” Qing Xu said calmly. Now that they saw Qu Yi, it was as if they saw the God of Death arrive; they no longer had their previous domineering attitude, their eyes filled with fear. Undoubtedly, the scene of Qu Yi swiftly slashing Shan Zhen with the Shang Jin Sword had deeply shocked them. “Of course I want the mid-grade immortal weapon. But before taking it, I’ll take your lives first,” Qu Yi said with a faint smile, already holding the Shang Jin Sword in his hand. “What? You want to kill us?” Shan Zhen and Qing Xu exclaimed in shock. Qu Yi simply took out the Wind Controlling Drum and said with a smile, “Is that so strange? If you could chase after me before, why can’t I hunt you now?”

As soon as he finished speaking, Qu Yi had already poured Wood Element True Energy into the Wind-Controlling Drum, instantly activating this mid-tier immortal artifact. Immediately, drumbeats rang out, and square spaces appeared one after another, trapping Shan Zhen and Qing Xu inside them.

From within these spaces, soul-binding sounds constantly emerged, attacking their souls directly, leaving them no time to use their True Energy to resist the pressure of the spaces, not even allowing them to self-destruct with their Yuan Ying.

“You still have Wood Element True Energy in your body?” Qing Xu cried out in fear inside the square space.

Although the ten major sects knew that Qu Yi’s cultivation method came from “Five Elements and Three Flowers,” they thought he had only practiced “Glorious Gold and Splendor.” Moreover, in his public actions in the cultivation world, he had always used Gold Element True Energy for attacks. Thus, none of the people from the ten major sects knew that Qu Yi actually cultivated all five elements simultaneously.

Hearing Qing Xu’s words, Qu Yi merely smiled before raising the Golden Sword again.

“You two can stop now,” Qu Yi said as he swiftly swung the sword, followed by a light laugh.

Indeed, as the Golden Sword moved, it tore through countless spaces. Space cracks, like lightning, spread throughout the area, instantly trapping Qing Xu and Shan Zhen.

Originally trapped in the square spaces, their spiritual essences were already busy dealing with the soul-binding sounds. By the time the space cracks appeared, they were too slow to react and were instantly swallowed by them.

Ah! Ah!

Two screams rang out as these two powerful figures, Shan Zhen and Qing Xu, perished.

The space cracks appeared quickly and disappeared just as fast. In an instant, the entire sky returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.

Qu Yi’s gaze had already turned toward the Flame Mountains ahead of him.

“Tai Ming and Ying Hua must have gone to the mountains to search for mid-tier immortal artifacts. It’s obvious that due to a lack of spirit stones, the four of them had to combine their spirit stones so that two of them could enter the mountains. Mid-tier immortal artifacts aren’t something that can be obtained easily. I’ll go teach those two a lesson,” Qu Yi said indifferently.

In an instant, Qu Yi’s body flew into the flames, heading toward the Purple Flaming Sky Fire region.

……

Tai Ming and Ying Hua—one practicing a Gold Element cultivation method and the other a Earth Element method—easily passed through the three regions of Samadhi True Fire, Qian Lan True Fire, and Xuan Ji True Fire.

Now, they had entered the Purple Flaming Sky Fire region.

In this area, various flames burst forth densely—red Samadhi True Fire, blue Qian Lan True Fire, and golden Xuan Ji True Fire—flying everywhere. Amidst these true flames were also some purple Purple Flaming Sky Fires.

Any contact with the Purple Flaming Heaven Fire would instantly burn one’s body to ashes. Therefore, Tai Ming and Ying Hua relied on lower-grade immortal weapons to generate a Golden Element Origin Light Shield and an Earth Element Origin Energy Shield to protect their bodies, allowing them to search for mid-grade immortal weapons in this area without fear of the Purple Flaming Heaven Fire. The flames had no predictable pattern, appearing suddenly before darting off to other places. The flames struck the two shields, creating cracks, but with their vital energies sustaining them, they quickly repelled the attacks. Their vital energies were being depleted rapidly. Suddenly, Tai Ming and Ying Hua sensed a huge Purple Flaming Heaven Fire dragon in the area ahead—about a kilometer long, entirely composed of the Purple Flaming Heaven Fire. The dragon constantly breathed out flames, scattering them across the region. It turned out that the wandering flames in this area were all emitted by this dragon. Sensing the dragon, Tai Ming and Ying Hua raised their brows, their eyes gleaming, clearly understanding its significance. The mid-grade immortal weapon was right here. Quickly, they used their shields to approach the dragon from both sides. Attack! After exchanging mental signals, they launched simultaneous attacks—each wielding a lower-grade immortal weapon, sending a golden sword beam and a yellow blade flash toward the dragon. Cutting off the dragon would reveal the mid-grade immortal weapon beneath it. Yet the sword beam and blade flash were instantly vaporized by the Purple Flaming Heaven Fire. These flames were after all Earth Element Origin Energies, in enormous quantities—how could these two minor Golden Element and Earth Element spells possibly cut them apart? Tai Ming and Ying Hua exchanged glances and nodded, realizing that magical attacks would not work; they needed another approach. So, they each took out fifty lower-grade immortal weapons, summoned them to the dragon’s side, and gave simultaneous commands. Blast! Yes, they intended to use the explosions of these hundred weapons to shatter the dragon. As expected, the dragon could not withstand the combined force of the explosions and broke apart, revealing a red, flowing silk ribbon.

Tai Ming and Ying Hua both stared at this mid-grade immortal artifact that had flown out, their eyes shining with excitement. Suddenly, a voice rang out, “You two have worked hard. I’ll take this mid-grade immortal artifact.” Qu Yi had arrived.