Chapter 1076: Delving Deeper into the Crimson Fire Abyss

Standing above the Crimson Fire Abyss, Huang Long watched the various innate abnormal flames fluttering below. Most of these innate abnormal flames had already taken shape, resembling fierce beasts, with continuous roars, howls, and hisses emanating from within the abyss. Columns of fire and waves of flame surged upward from beneath the abyss—some reaching tens of thousands of feet high, some towering like volcanoes, and others surging like endless hordes of beasts. Even after attaining sainthood, Huang Long felt his scalp tingle upon seeing the countless trillions of innate abnormal flames below.

It was said that the Crimson Fire Saint King of the Crimson Fire Great World had attained sainthood through the flames of this very Crimson Fire Abyss. No one knew if there were other flames like those of the Crimson Fire Saint King within it. Huang Long did not dare be careless. He summoned auspicious clouds above his head before flashing through the abyss to enter it.

As soon as Huang Long entered, those innate abnormal flames surged toward him from all directions, overwhelming him completely. He was like a speck of dust in an endless sea of fire. However, when these flames reached a distance of tens of thousands of feet around Huang Long, they burst apart. But as he delved deeper, the resistance he faced grew greater and greater. Though these innate abnormal flames were not as powerful as the Hunyuan experts, some of them were strong enough to rival peak experts from the later periods of the Twelve Eras, such as Gu Han from the Wu Liang Gate. A few of them wouldn’t be a problem, but there were so many! Infinite, unstoppable, and inexhaustible!

What troubled Huang Long even more was that the might of a sage had little effect on these innate abnormal flames in the Crimson Fire Abyss. If it were ordinary creatures, they would have trembled in fear at the presence of a sage and never dared to attack so recklessly!

Suddenly, as Huang Long continued to delve deeper, those flames that had been rushing at him frantically seemed to encounter some terrifying force and retreated. Then, a terrifying wave of fire surged forward, rising and falling continuously, attacking Huang Long. Roars like those of thousands of beasts reached his ears. These roars were sharp and piercing, one after another, incessantly, until they sounded like an army of thousands charging forward. Meanwhile, the abyss around Huang Long trembled more and more violently.

“That’s the Thousand Mountains and Myriad Spirits Flame!” warned the World Tree at that moment.

The Thousand Mountains and Myriad Spirits Flame?! Huang Long’s gaze sharpened. He had heard of this innate flame before—famous for its power, a dominant force among flames. As rare as the Thousand-Faced Heavenly Mother he had encountered before, he never expected to find it here.

As the voice of the World Tree faded, a massive mountain range floated before the Yellow Dragon. Yes, it was a mountain range! Mountains formed from various innate flames—this range stretched for over a billion miles! This was the true form of the Thousand Mountains and Myriad Spirits Flame! When the Thousand Mountains and Myriad Spirits Flame appeared, all the flame peaks trembled violently, with roaring waves shaking the heavens. Then, waves of innate exotic flames surged toward the Yellow Dragon like tides. The Thousand Mountains and Myriad Spirits Flame was composed of countless innate exotic flames. The power of these flame waves was far greater than that of Wu Liangmen Gu Han back then. Seeing this, the Yellow Dragon opened its eyes wide, and beams of golden light shot out, transforming into golden dragons. Wherever these golden dragons passed, the exotic flames vanished. No matter how powerful these flames’ attacks were, as long as they hadn’t achieved enlightenment, they were nothing but ants to the Yellow Dragon. However, to the Yellow Dragon’s surprise, when those golden dragons reached the true form of the Thousand Mountains and Myriad Spirits Flame, they encountered resistance and failed to scatter it as it had been imagined. “This Thousand Mountains and Myriad Spirits Flame is the ruler of flames. Its form is formed from countless exotic flames, and its durability is comparable to top-grade divine artifacts. Your attacks cannot destroy its form!” said the World Tree. The Yellow Dragon nodded. At that moment, the Thousand Mountains and Myriad Spirits Flame suddenly soared upward, and the flame peaks underwent changes, forming an innate fire array. “The Nine Elements Fire Refining Array!” The Thousand Mountains and Myriad Spirits Flame actually formed this array to attack the Yellow Dragon. The Yellow Dragon was slightly surprised but immediately took to the air, raised its right hand, and struck with a palm. With that palm strike, a huge golden imprint appeared at the center of the Nine Elements Fire Refining Array. With a loud explosion, the array was shattered, and the form of the Thousand Mountains and Myriad Spirits Flame burst violently, turning into countless flame peaks that shot out in all directions. Then, the Yellow Dragon waved its hand. These flame peaks shrank to the size of grains of sand, falling into its hand before being stored inside the Heavenly and Earthly Sacred Cauldron. This Thousand Mountains and Myriad Spirits Flame was an excellent flame for alchemy. After dealing with it, the Yellow Dragon did not stop and continued deeper. As it went deeper, it encountered many other innate exotic flames similar to the Thousand Mountains and Myriad Spirits Flame along the way, all of which were collected by the Yellow Dragon into the sacred cauldron. Yet, despite several days of searching, the Yellow Dragon saw neither the Red Flame Stone nor even a trace of the Fire Lotus Ancestral Divine Flame. In the vast Red Flame Abyss, there was nothing but flames. Few other things existed there, as almost nothing in the universe could survive unscathed in this Red Flame Abyss.

Of course, the Red Fire Quantitative Stone is one type.
“Huh?!” Suddenly, the Yellow Dragon, who had been moving forward, sensed something unusual and stopped.
The once frenzied and chaotic Red Fire Demon Realm suddenly became quiet—or rather, the vast expanse of space where the Yellow Dragon was now located was utterly silent.
This silence was far more abnormal compared to the Red Fire Demon Realm spaces the Yellow Dragon had passed through before.
“Yellow Dragon, it seems we’re lucky. Although we haven’t found the Red Fire Quantitative Stone yet, we’ve encountered the Fire Lotus Ancestral Divine Fire!” The Voice of the World Tree rang out.
Then, the World Tree emitted wave after wave of green light.
Under this green light, the once silent surroundings of the Yellow Dragon suddenly became filled with golden light. As the green light spread, giant golden lotuses appeared before the Yellow Dragon’s eyes.
Each of these golden lotuses covered an area of hundreds of miles, shining with golden light. At their centers, a nearly transparent flame rose.
With a sweep of his divine sense, the Yellow Dragon realized there were no less than 100 million of these giant golden lotuses!
“Is this the Fire Lotus Ancestral Divine Fire? But which one is its true form?” The light in the Yellow Dragon’s forehead flickered.
“Each one is its true form!” said the World Tree. “Be careful. This Fire Lotus Ancestral Divine Fire has evolved to its ultimate form, with hundreds of millions of true forms. Although it hasn’t yet reached the state of Hunyuan, even the Holy One of Hunyuan would find it difficult to refine.”
“Oh, is that so?” The Yellow Dragon stared at the endless golden lotuses.
At that moment, the flames at the centers of these hundreds of millions of golden lotuses suddenly flared up. Then, the lotuses emitted light, and rings of light rotated erratically, encircling and surrounding the Yellow Dragon layer by layer.
To the Yellow Dragon’s surprise, the flames emanating from these rings caused his sacred body to feel intense heat!