“I’ll go too.” Yunxi tried to stand up, but Yunquan held her down.
“You can’t go,” Yunquan’s voice left no room for rebuttal. “Your wounds haven’t healed yet.”
“But……”
“No buts.” David turned to Yun Xi. “You stay here to recuperate. Jiang Xuelan and I can handle everything in the Heavenly Fire Pit.”
Yunxi bit her lip, wanting to retort, but when she met David’s calm gaze, all her words got stuck in her throat.
“Then be careful.” That was all he could say in the end.
David smiled, turned around, and walked out of the council room.
Jiang Xuelan followed behind him.
The two passed through the ancient city, walked out of the mountain gate, and disappeared into the black mist.
Yunxi stood at the entrance of the council room, watching their backs while an indescribable emotion welled up inside her.
He wants to go.
But he knew that if he left now, he would only be a burden.
“Xi’er.” Yunquan walked over and patted him gently on the shoulder. “He’s right. You need to recuperate now.”
Yunxi nodded without saying anything.
He turned and walked back to the stone hall, lay down on the bed, and closed his eyes.
But her mind was filled with images of David.
His silhouette as he struggled through the flames of the Heavenly Fiery Pit; her heart pounded as he carried her out of the flames; his profile as he stood at the city gates saying, “I promise you.”
This man always treated his affairs as if they were his own.
They always value other people’s lives more than their own.
He turned around and buried his face in the pillow.
“I have to go back,” he muttered.
Tianhuokeng (Heavenly Fire Pit)
The flames have been completely extinguished.
The giant hole, which stretched for thousands of miles, resembled a gaping mouth, with its walls made of charred and shiny rock that reflected an eerie light in the sunlight.
At the bottom of the pit was a patch of scorched black soil, which was filled with countless dark red crystals, which were rock crystals that had been scorched by heavenly flames for tens of thousands of years.
Heavenly Fire Crystal.
The sizes of the objects varied, some were as small as a fist, others as big as a grinding stone.
Every piece radiated scorching heat, their surfaces emitting dark red light, like frozen magma.
At that time, the edge of the fire pit was filled with people.
Immortals, demons, beastmen, humans of more than thirty forces, and thousands of cultivators, surrounded the central area of the Heavenly Fire Pit.
Their eyes were fixed on the dark red crystal at the bottom of the abyss, their eyes filled with greed.
However, no one took the first step.
Because whoever takes the first step will become the target of everyone’s criticism.
“Gentlemen.”
A divine cultivator wearing a golden robe stepped forward. He was a rank four True God and an elder of the Judgment Hall named Jin Huan. “The Heavenly Fire Pit is in the territory of my divine clan’s Judgment Hall. The resources here naturally belong to my divine clan. Please return.”
Before the words were even finished, a devil cultivator sneered, “Jin Huan, what you said is truly shameless. The Heavenly Fire Pit has existed for tens of thousands of years, when has your god race ever dared to approach it? Now that the Heavenly Fire has died out, you claim it as your territory?”
“Exactly right!” chimed in a beastman cultivator. “The Heavenly Fire Pit is a no-man’s land; whoever seizes it will own it!”
“Yes! Whoever takes it has the right to keep it!”
“Everyone must rely on their own abilities!”
The crowd became furious, and Jin Huan’s face turned extremely ugly.
Even though he was only a rank four True God, there were no less than tens of rank four True God experts present, and he couldn’t possibly suppress them all by himself.
He gritted his teeth and retreated back to the camp of the gods.
“Then let’s rely on our own abilities.”
He said coldly, “However, everyone, don’t forget that the Lord of the Judgment Hall of my Divine Race is an Eighth Rank True Immortal. Whether you can take back what you have stolen is still a question.”
Upon hearing that, everyone’s expressions changed.
Eighth level of the True Immortal Realm.
It represented the peak of combat power in the entire Fifteenth Heaven.
The combined strength of everyone present was nothing compared to the Arbiter.
After a moment of silence, an elder from the Loose Farmers Alliance stepped forward.
“Elder Jin Huan, you are mistaken.”
His voice was neither humble nor overbearing, “The Heavenly Fire Pit belongs to everyone, not just the gods. Even though the Determinant is powerful, he can’t be everyone’s enemy, right?”
“Exactly! For everyone under heaven!”
“Our Loose Farmer Alliance may be weak, but we are not to be trifled with!”
Jin Huan’s face became increasingly ugly.
He knew he had said the wrong thing. Threats are acceptable, but don’t be too obvious, otherwise they may trigger public outrage.
“I do not mean it.”
He softened his tone, “I’m just reminding all of you that the matter of the Heavenly Fiery Pit will ultimately be decided by the Divine Race’s Judgment Hall. Wouldn’t it be better if everyone got what they wanted and lived in peace?”
Nobody answered.
FAQ Novel
Q: Why are various factions gathering at the Youyue Kingdom?
A: They are ostensibly investigating the extinguishing of the Heavenly Fire Cauldron, but their true intention is to acquire the Heavenly Fire Crystals.
Q: What are Heavenly Fire Crystals?
A: Heavenly Fire Crystals are rare stones from the Heavenly Fire Pit, charred over tens of thousands of years, rich in fire attribute spiritual power, and valuable for cultivating fire-based techniques.
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