Gu Lianni quickly raised her hand to cover her mouth and nose. Although the gases in the Divine Fire Domain were already toxic and could not be inhaled, and she had long cast a spell to hold her breath, she still had a subconscious defensive reaction, alertly saying, "What are you trying to do?"

Seeing her distrustful demeanor, Shi Chun also rolled his eyes at her, too lazy to explain. He gestured abstractly over the incense in his hand, drawing symbols in the air with the casting of his spell, causing the rising smoke to turn and descend, drifting away after falling a certain distance.

Shi Chun pinched his index finger and thumb to measure the distance the smoke had fallen straight down, then pointed to the ground and said, "That's right, the Divine Fire should still be beneath us, approximately a hundred yards from the surface."

Already full of suspicion, Gu Lianni gaped in amazement. This seemed too mystical, and after a while, she swallowed and asked, "Can we really find the Divine Fire this way?"

Shi Chun said, "Whether we can find it or not, we won't know until we try."

Gu Lianni said, "Where did you get this strange skill?"

Shi Chun said, "Don't ask me that question now. Wait until we find the Divine Fire, then ask me again, and I will answer you."

What does that mean? Gu Lianni was puzzled but made a mental note of it.

She also vaguely sensed his extraordinary nature, different from others, with a methodical approach in his gestures.

She subconsciously took another glance at Shi Chun's profile, curious, having heard he had come from the Land of Exile, and feeling that he was somewhat different from what she had heard about the people from there.

Shi Chun pointed to the area around them, which was marked with holes, and motioned to check it out. He then jumped into a large pit dotted with bizarre columns of Earth Flame, disappearing into a tunnel.

Still worried about potential traps, Gu Lianni insisted that Shi Chun go ahead while she cautiously followed behind him.

The underground passages of this barren wasteland gave an uneasy feeling, seeming likely to collapse at any moment and bury one alive. With only their Sandal Gold Illumination, their steps became very light, and occasionally, they could still see fine particles of yellow earth falling from the tunnel walls.

When the falling earth made a slightly larger sound, both would stop, holding their breath and preparing their bodies to retreat at any moment.

Seeing that they were unharmed, they started again.

Following behind, Gu Lianni murmured softly, "No wonder they say Divine Fire is hard to find. In places like this, even if you find it, it must be hard to catch."

Is it hard? For Shi Chun, this time it was relatively easy, at least easier than in the Iron Forest.

The underground metal environment of the Iron Forest, he didn't know why, didn't show the misty greenish material seen in the phantom world, so the routes in the passages were obscured by a uniform color, causing his superpower in his right eye to be ineffective at discerning directions.

This underground yellow earth environment, however, was different. Mixed with that misty greenish material, the contrast in the shades of color allowed him to find the path to the target destination.

Having a path was good. If there were no path, digging would have been troublesome.

It was also because of this convenience that he, Shi Chun, dared to steal the Divine Fire during the period of delaying the Qianyan Sect. If it took too long, it wouldn't hold.

Of course, he didn't show his ability to consistently choose the correct path. The incense could only indicate direction and couldn't navigate through complex environments; that would be too suspicious.

Thus, sometimes he would deliberately take a wrong turn and correct it, and sometimes it was genuinely hard to distinguish colors blurring together in his sight, necessitating a reevaluation of the path before correcting it.

One fortunate thing was that deeper underground, the strata were much firmer, so there was no worry about easy collapses.

The two of them had effectively approached the target area on their journey.

Just then, at a fork in the tunnel, Shi Chun suddenly stopped, held out his hand to stop Gu Lianni, pointed to the smoke from the incense, and whispered, "We're about ten yards from the target. Getting any closer might scare it off, and it will be hard to catch underground. Let's start surrounding the target with the spell."

"Ten yards away…" Gu Lianni didn't know how he could determine the distance from the smoke. She looked down the left and right passages and worriedly said, "We need to set up a circular formation, a straight line won't work."

The distance was close, and Shi Chun's superpower in his right eye revealed many tangled tunnels around the target, but he couldn't say that. He left a mark and then took the woman for a walk around the circle himself.

Along the way, he covered the light from the Sandalwood Gold, quietly crawling through a small side tunnel, bending low to fit. It was uncomfortable to walk bent over, so crawling was necessary, making not a sound; in the darkness, they bumped against each other, which made Gu Lianni blush.

Because of an embarrassingly awkward incident, she had accidentally bumped a few times against Shi Chun's buttocks and even touched his thigh, which was a memorably tactile experience.

But in her heart, she blamed Shi Chun for suddenly stopping without warning.

Shi Chun didn't think much of it; bumps and knocks in the dark were quite normal.

Seeing a flickering orange light around a corner, both felt a secret thrill, confirmed the presence of the Divine Fire, and dared not advance further to avoid startling it.

Actually, Shi Chun didn't need such confirmation; his right eye saw it, but this act was entirely for Gu Lianni to see.

Afterward, the two communicated with hand signals in the cramped space, under the light seeping from around the corner, signaling to turn back.

Then they carefully shrank their bodies and slowly turned around, beginning to crawl back.

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