At this moment, the Flame Wolf King had not noticed anyone was spying on him, as he meticulously searched the surroundings, but soon, his expression became puzzled.

"Hmm, this is really strange. That fellow clearly said there was an abnormal fluctuation in the spirit vein. Could he have made another mistake?" Flame Wolf King muttered, as if giving up, he turned away and soon disappeared from sight.

However, moments later, red light flickered within the spirit vein, and the Flame Wolf King's figure instantly appeared, sweeping his powerful divine sense around, playing a clever empty city strategy, pretending to flee far but silently returning using an escape technique.

Yet, there was still no abnormality nearby, and the Flame Wolf King displayed genuine disappointment on his face.

After a moment of silence, he shook his head, turned around again, and continued walking along the spirit vein.

Yuan Ming secretly breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, his Circular Light Technique had reached Great Perfection, condensing the Dao Seal, otherwise he might have been detected by the Flame Wolf King.

He continued to use the Circular Light Technique to track, and soon the Flame Wolf King arrived at an underground area filled with lava, then suddenly vanished without leaving any trace.

Yuan Ming witnessed all of this through the Circular Light Technique, feeling immensely astonished.

He had certainly not relaxed just now, so how did the Flame Wolf King suddenly disappear?

He continued to employ the Circular Light Technique to probe, yet could not discover anything peculiar in that area.

Yuan Ming pondered for a moment, then once again activated the Undying Tree Root to delve deeper into the region's situation.

He discovered that the distribution of spiritual power in that area was normal, but the space power was much denser than in other places, causing the penetrating void property of the Undying Tree Root to become difficult.

"No need to try, that area resulted from the integration of a space spiritual treasure and space, similar to what Nan Shangfeng's Void Palace did before. Only Nan Shangfeng's cultivation was too low, so the degree of integration between the Void Palace and the void is far less than the one in front of us." At this moment, Kong's voice suddenly sounded, carrying a hint of fatigue.

Yuan Ming was enlightened, no wonder he felt a sense of familiarity from that void.

"Senior Kong, why did you suddenly appear?" he asked immediately.

"Naturally, I have something to tell you, concerning the Abyss Nether Stone I promised earlier." Kong's tone was flat.

"Abyss Nether Stone! Senior Kong, do you mean that the Abyss Nether Stone is inside?" Yuan Ming realized something.

"Yes, you guessed right, there is a piece of Abyss Nether Stone within that space spiritual treasure." Kong straightforwardly pointed out the reason for the reminder.

"I see, thanks for the reminder, Senior Kong." Yuan Ming looked at that void through the Circular Light Technique, his gaze gradually firm.

"There is no danger in that area. As long as you reach there, you can enter that spiritual treasure, but with your current abilities, you can't enter silently and will surely be discovered by those inside. However, perilous mountains have paths, and deep seas have ships; you must weigh everything yourself," Kong continued, then his voice fell silent again, no matter how Yuan Ming called, there was no response.

Kong spoke very bluntly, but Yuan Ming had to carefully deliberate.

The Flame Wolf King had just entered that area, meaning other Level 6 demon beasts of the Ten Thousand Demon Country might also hide within that space spiritual treasure, and if one imagines boldly, the Ten Thousand Demon Empress might also be inside.

If Yuan Ming rushed in without care, it would be tantamount to suicide.

He pondered, only then realizing.

Xi Ying had previously instructed him to spread the news of Heavenly Fire on Fire Peak Mountain, presumably predicting the current situation, aiming to draw everyone in, to avoid facing the Ten Thousand Demon Country alone.

Thinking of this, Yuan Ming took out a Communication Talisman and contacted Wulu and Nan Shangfeng again, telling them everything about the space spiritual treasure.

"Try to spread this news as well, as for the source, say it came from intelligence leaked by Sima Changqin." Yuan Ming quickly said, unceremoniously shifting the blame to Sima Changqin.

Wulu and Nan Shangfeng agreed immediately and began their respective actions.

Yuan Ming delved underground, approaching the space spiritual treasure nearby.

He took out a Transformation Stone Talisman, transformed himself into a piece of red ore, mixed with the lava, quietly waiting for others to arrive.

Half a day later.

The second team of cultivators led by Long Hou first arrived at Fire Peak Mountain.

Before approaching the foot of the mountain, the steaming heat waves made many Core Formation Stage cultivators feel their throats burning, struggling to breathe.

Even the Nascent Soul cultivators felt as if they were inside a furnace, unbearably scorching.

"The temperature here is so scorching, it seems the news is correct. The Great Sun Glaze Flame is within this Fire Peak Mountain," Long Hou's eyes narrowed, showing a hint of excitement.

"Master, what should we do? Shall we enter the mountain immediately or wait for others?" said a young man with bronzed skin.

This person had a tall figure, with large gold earrings on each ear, looking quite imposing.

His name was Long Yinkong, also Long Hou's disciple, and Long Yuhuan's junior.

The Heavenly Dragon Hall is not a cultivation family that bears the surname Long; this sect has a rule that every Hall Master and Direct Disciple must change to the surname Long.

Long Hou frowned slightly, considering carefully before deciding to proceed first.

Just before he could speak, a magnificent treasure ship flew swiftly from afar and descended here, it was Sima Changqin's ship.

The first team of cultivators were all on the ship, standing at the front of the deck were Sima Changqin, Wu Li, Tie Xuan, and others.

Xi Ying was also there, glancing unobtrusively into Firetip Mountain, seemingly searching for something.

Long Hou regretted it, thinking he shouldn't have hesitated earlier but should have entered the mountain straight away.

He brought his people to Firetip Mountain for an unauthorized mission, unexpectedly caught by Sima Changqin before even entering the mountain range.

However, at this point he could only accept his bad luck, his throat moved, but he remained silent and led his team over to meet them.

When the treasure ship smoothly landed, people began to disembark one by one.

"Greetings, Lord Qin Mo." Long Hou stepped forward and saluted, and the members of the second team followed suit.

"Only you have arrived?" Sima Changqin swept his gaze over Long Hou and the others, but surprisingly did not admonish them.

"Well… we just arrived, but whether anyone else got here before us, I dare not say," Long Hou replied honestly, astonished.

Sima Changqin looked ahead, his face showing no sign of urgency.

Just as Long Hou wanted to say something, there was some movement in the distance, which seemed like other teams arriving.

Long Hou saw this and glanced at Sima Changqin, noting his expression still calm and indifferent; he swallowed back the words he was going to say and decided to accompany him in waiting quietly.

At this moment, several lines of tunneling lights appeared in the distant sky, led by Jin Chen's fourth team.

Seeing Sima Changqin's ship, Jin Chen's expression changed slightly, and the tunneling lights stopped.

"Fellow Daoist Jin Chen, come over." Sima Changqin's voice called out.

Jin Chen showed an expression similar to Long Hou's earlier, and finally led his team over obediently.

Within less than half a day's time, the third team led by Master Tantai and the fifth team led by Wang Fulong had all gathered outside Firetip Mountain.

Yuan Ming's clone, along with Wei Ling as the Undying Tree Puppet, naturally returned to Wang Fulong's team at this time.

Wulu and Nan Shangfeng were also present, though the two deliberately distanced themselves from Yuan Ming, standing elsewhere.

"Fellow Daoist Tantai, did you also come to Firetip Mountain because of that rumor?" Long Hou communicated with Master Tantai.

Long Hou was quite apprehensive when caught by Sima Changqin, but now that everyone had gathered, he felt reassured.

"Indeed, Fellow Daoist Long, are you as well?" replied Master Tantai.

"Hmm, Fellow Daoist Tantai, where do you think that rumor comes from? Judging from its content, it seems Lord Qin Mo spread it, but if he wanted to inform us, he could have just ordered us directly, why resort to this mysterious approach?" continued Long Hou.

"Are you suggesting someone else leaked this information?" Master Tantai communicated.

"Highly likely, this person probably learned about it from Lord Qin Mo and deliberately spread it around." Long Hou speculated.

"What's their purpose then?" Master Tantai asked.

Long Hou did not answer, looking towards the five teams.

Close to ten thousand cultivators stood ambiguously in the void, extending far into the distance.

With so many cultivators, it was impossible to discern them all; among them, who knows how many harbored ill intentions.

Long Hou's eye twitched a few times, suddenly feeling some regret about coming to Fire Rock Desert.

"Everyone is gathered here at Firetip Mountain because you heard that rumor, aren't you?" Sima Changqin spoke up.

"Correct, Lord Qin Mo. Is the heavenly fire truly in Firetip Mountain?" Master Tantai asked, eyes flickering, with a clasped fist gesture.

He actually wanted to ask if the rumor came from Sima Changqin, but altered his words slightly.

"Indeed." Sima Changqin nodded.

Master Tantai and the others felt a surge of joy upon hearing this.

"You've all come to Fire Rock Desert for the heavenly fire too, I don't intend to have you follow my lead, but the upcoming situation differs from before; we will face Ten Thousand Demon Country's main force. If we fight separately, the heavenly fire will certainly fall into their hands." Sima Changqin continued.

"Joining forces against Ten Thousand Demon Country is fine, but there's only one heavenly fire and several of us. If we do obtain it, how will it be divided?" At this point, Master Tantai bluntly spoke up.

The words were rather direct, causing Wu Li's face to darken, about to reprimand.

"I don't want the heavenly fire for myself, but Ancestor Bing Lan commanded me to obtain it. If you are willing to assist, I can request the Ancestor to grant each of you a Five Elements Returning Storage Pill as compensation afterward, how about it?" Sima Changqin raised his hand to stop Wu Li and communicated with the four.

"Five Elements Returning Storage Pill!"

Master Tantai and Long Hou both showed excited expressions.

Five Elements Returning Storage Pill is a sixth-level elixir, capable of regulating lifebound essence qi and aiding mid-stage Dharma manifestation cultivators in breaking through to the later stage.

Of course, taking this pill when breaking through from early-stage to mid-stage also works, but the pill's potency is fiercely strong and early-stage cultivators might not handle it.

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