Upon hearing this, the surrounding people felt a chill in their hearts and responded in unison:

"Yes! Master (Martial Uncle), rest assured, we will definitely retrieve the Red Fire Pearl and avenge Junior Brother Huo Feng!"

"Very good!"

The middle-aged man glanced at them and then said:

"Remember, be more cautious. Even Junior Brother Huo Feng has already perished, more so you. However, you need not worry too much. Now that you have mastered the Wind-Fire Array and can cooperate well, I believe that even when facing a Golden Core Great Cultivator, you will not be at a disadvantage."

"So next, we will split into two groups. You will form one group, and I will be in another, making it imperative that we find that thief!"

The group naturally agreed immediately.

…

At this moment, Gu Yuan was unaware that he was already being targeted.

He was currently riding on his Sword Light while inspecting the contents of the Storage Pouch in his hand.

Besides two stalks of Netherworld Grass, Sun Zhou's Storage Pouch contained some other Spirit Medicines of considerable value, which Gu Yuan carefully stored in Wooden and Jade Boxes.

As for the other clothes, Spirit Stones, and trivial items, they were not worth mentioning.

As for Huo Feng's Storage Pouch, surprisingly, it contained quite a few good things.

Aside from several thousand Spirit Stones, there were some Spirit Medicines and Spiritual Materials of decent quality.

However, among these items, an inconspicuous red pearl caught Gu Yuan's attention.

The pearl was about the size of a fingertip, smooth and round, seemingly carved from Fire Jade, emitting a faint Spiritual Light.

Gu Yuan initially paid no attention to it, treating it as an ordinary trinket, but when he held it, he felt something unusual.

This item seemed to have a connection with a certain direction.

When Gu Yuan headed towards the northwest, the pearl's glow brightened distinctly, but when he changed direction, its glow rapidly dimmed.

This phenomenon immediately made Gu Yuan realize.

This pearl is peculiar!

After carefully scrutinizing it for a while, Gu Yuan dripped blood on it, poured in True Qi, and even injected his Divine Thought into it.

Until he found an ordinary Magical Artifact capable of igniting True Flame in Huo Feng's Storage Pouch, and burned the pearl with True Flame for a moment, did it finally change.

The fiery red pearl absorbed the True Flame completely, and then a small pale red flame appeared inside the pearl, which flew out and landed in Gu Yuan's hand, yet without any heat.

Instead, a stream of information poured into his mind.

"Red Fire Pearl? Key to Red Dragon Daoist's Cave Mansion?"

Gu Yuan's expression was somewhat astonished.

According to the information, this pearl was named the Red Fire Pearl, a key to the Cave Mansion of the Red Dragon Daoist. The Cave Mansion of Red Dragon Daoist was located deep within Thousand Flame Mountain.

"It's true that one wears out iron shoes searching without finding it, yet it comes effortlessly..."

Gu Yuan couldn't help but sigh: "Originally, I didn't have any particular thoughts, who would have thought such a thing would fall into my hand by accident."

This Red Dragon Small World was vast, of course, not the entire world was the Cave Mansion of the Red Dragon Daoist.

The Cave Mansion of the Red Dragon Daoist was actually somewhere in this small world.

To speak of it, the Cultivators who could enter this small world naturally came for various immortal fates.

But the greatest opportunity in this small world is not those Spiritual Objects and Spirit Medicines, but the Cave Mansion of Red Dragon Daoist.

Because Red Dragon Daoist is the master of this small world, at least a significant portion of the treasures in the whole small world fell into the hands of Red Dragon Daoist.

In addition to various Spirit Elixirs and Magical Artifacts left behind in Red Dragon Daoist's Cave Mansion and the inheritance of Red Dragon Daoist, there's even the treasured Flame Dragon Jade Seal.

Therefore, eighty percent of the cultivators entering this realm have their sights set on this Cave Mansion.

Gu Yuan didn't expect his luck to be this good.

Although he encountered the nuisance brought by Sun Zhou, it was for this very reason that he obtained the Red Fire Pearl.

With this item, it would be possible to explore the Cave Mansion of the Red Dragon Daoist in due course.

His initial purpose in coming this time was for the Purple and Azure Twin Lotus and other Divine Gold Spiritual Materials, but now that he had the Red Fire Pearl, it would be unreasonable not to take a detour to have a look…

"The Red Dragon Cave is conveniently not far from Thousand Flame Mountain, if time permits, I might as well first take a look at Red Dragon Cave."

Gu Yuan touched his chin and made a secret decision in his heart.

Although he had already agreed with Ji Canghai, Su Qiuyue, and the others to meet at Thousand Flame Mountain, truth be told, there wasn't anything pressing, a few days earlier or later wouldn't matter.

So, having obtained this Red Fire Pearl, it would be a good idea to venture into the Red Dragon Cave.

…

"The bunch from Red Leaf Valley is really relentless…"

Several days later, a faint Escape Light flew across the sky.

Within the light, Gu Yuan furrowed his brow, evidently somewhat annoyed.

Days ago, after deciding to head towards the Red Dragon Cave, he slightly altered his course under the guidance of the Red Fire Pearl.

Surprisingly, after flying for two days, several rays of Escape Light chased from afar.

Based on what he discovered with his Divine Thought, Gu Yuan knew these people were clearly disciples of Red Leaf Valley.

All of them had substantial cultivation.

The reason they pursued him was likely due to some clues, suspecting he was the one who killed Huo Feng's disciple, hence relentlessly chasing him and even shouting for him to stop, saying if it wasn't Gu Yuan's doing, he would be allowed to leave.

But Gu Yuan surely wouldn't believe this nonsense!

It wasn't guilt, since he indeed did this, so Gu Yuan naturally wouldn't obediently stop.

Moreover, even if it wasn't him, encountering such a thing and then binding himself to prove his innocence, would never be something he'd do.

So, Gu Yuan ignored them completely, simply continuing to run.

It wasn't that he was afraid, unwilling to engage in a magical battle with the few Red Leaf Valley disciples trailing far behind, but because he didn't want to waste time with these people.

Though those trailing were Celestial Human Realm Cultivators, Gu Yuan wasn't deterred, yet he couldn't believe that there'd be only one Golden Core Great Cultivator from Red Leaf Valley that entered the Red Dragon Small World, apart from Huo Feng.

Being alone has the disadvantage of being outnumbered and unable to call for reinforcements.

Once he engages with those people behind him, it wouldn't be easy to manage.

These individuals each had strong cultivation, and besides, now that his Trapped Dragon Array was destroyed, without this, he had lost a trump card, making it evidently difficult to kill a Golden Core with a Celestial Human Realm cultivator.

If, during the battle, the opponent calls for reinforcements and brings in a Golden Core Great Cultivator, he'd still be the unlucky one.

The crux is, Gu Yuan's Sword Heart Talent faintly sensed a hint of danger from them.

This indicates that these people pose a certain level of threat to him, so naturally, Gu Yuan dared not underestimate it in the slightest.

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