153: Chapter 153 Entering the Fire Energy Nest, the Invitation from the Divine Dragon Society

"Fire Energy Lair?" Lin Yuan asked in confusion.

"It is said that a hundred years ago, when the Middle Three Paths were forming, an otherworldly storm erupted and left behind a piece of Fire Crystal Stone. It possessed extremely high temperatures that no one could approach at the time."

"In the end, more than ten Lord Martial Gods entered the Black Abyss together and joined forces to suppress that Fire Crystal Stone here. Later, through human modification, this Fire Energy Lair was established for martial artists with fire-attribute needs to cultivate," Cai Xiaokun explained.

"I wonder if it will have any effect on my Heaven Burning Body Refining Art."

Lin Yuan's heart stirred. Although his body refining art was powerful, it was too difficult to improve; without natural treasures, it was hard to level up. Now that he had discovered this Fire Energy Lair, Lin Yuan had to go see it no matter what.

"What are the requirements to enter and cultivate here?" Lin Yuan asked.

"You only need to pay points. Oh, by the way, Lord Lin, these are the points from those people in the Yamamoto Society. Please take them."

Cai Xiaokun handed a crystal card to Lin Yuan. Lin Yuan didn't hesitate and accepted it directly. There were a total of 150,000 points; adding that to his previous 30,000, Lin Yuan now had 180,000 points.

"Let's go, we'll head to the Fire Energy Lair to take a look."

After Lin Yuan finished speaking, he took the lead and headed toward the building opposite them. Cai Xiaokun quickly followed behind him.

After the two entered the building, they found the lobby densely packed with people—at least several hundred of them.

"Lord Lin, the Fire Energy Lair is underground here, while the upper floors have various facilities: lodging, dining, and entertainment—everything you could need."

"Buying a ticket once allows you to cultivate here for ten days. Within those ten days, you can enter the Fire Energy Lair multiple times or visit the various facilities upstairs."

"After all, after cultivating in the Fire Energy Lair for a period of time, one must come out to rest; otherwise, the body simply cannot withstand the long-term scorching of the fire energy," Cai Xiaokun introduced in a low voice near Lin Yuan's ear.

"I see."

Lin Yuan nodded and patted Cai Xiaokun's shoulder. This guy, whom Wang Ruifeng had arranged for him, was indeed quite familiar with the Black Abyss.

Lin Yuan went to the ticket counter and spent 50,000 points to buy a ten-day cultivation card. Even if the time to clear the Middle Three Paths arrived, he could just go clear it and then come back; improving as soon as possible was the priority.

"Cai Xiaokun, I'm preparing to enter. Give Wang Ruifeng a call and tell him about me entering the Fire Energy Lair. If anyone comes looking for trouble at the society, tell them the person who killed the Yamamoto Society members is in the Fire Energy Lair and let them come find me directly. Don't try to hold them off foolishly on your own," Lin Yuan instructed Cai Xiaokun.

"Understood, Lord Lin. Don't worry, I will wait here for you to come out," Cai Xiaokun said respectfully.

"Mm."

Lin Yuan nodded and followed the crowd in the lobby to line up for the elevator, heading toward the entrance of the underground Fire Energy Lair...

...

Reaching the underground level, Lin Yuan scanned his surroundings. This place was somewhat similar to a cave, just quite spacious.

At the mouth of the cave, there was a huge gate made of an unknown material. The closer one got to this gate, the higher the temperature in the surrounding air became.

Without even thinking, one knew that behind this gate lay the true Fire Energy Lair.

Lin Yuan felt the temperature here and immediately became excited. He strongly sensed that the fire energy inside the gate would definitely be useful for his body refining art.

"It's the aura of fire energy crystals. You kid are really lucky; this kind of thing is a rare treasure that can only be produced when a plane collapses. It seems that the Fierce Beast World tore through the plane, allowing such good things to appear on Blue Star," Chu Yunfeng's voice rang out in his mind.

Hearing this, Lin Yuan's expectations for the fire energy crystals grew even more. As for the issue of plane collapse, he would have to ask First Dragon and Second Dragon when he had time.

Just then, everyone preparing to enter the Fire Energy Lair began to take off their outer clothing, revealing the battle suits underneath.

Lin Yuan suddenly remembered the time at Qing University when his clothes were melted by the high temperatures in the Heavenly Fire Cultivation Room, so he quickly took off his clothes and put them into his storage space.

"Most of these people are wearing SS-rank battle suits, and a few are wearing SSS-rank ones. I'm the only one still wearing an S-rank. After I get out, I must upgrade it."

Lin Yuan thought somewhat awkwardly. Although the defensive power of this battle suit wasn't actually very useful, it was at least a matter of face.

Others were wearing designer labels while he was wearing thermal underwear; it was indeed a bit of a step down.

"Young man, your black silk battle suit is quite sexy."

Just then, a coarse voice came over. Lin Yuan looked back to see a burly old man standing behind him, whose eyebrows were a peculiar red.

"Don't make fun of me, elder. My S-rank battle suit can't compare to the SSS-rank one you're wearing," Lin Yuan said with a curl of his lip.

"Haha... How am I mocking you? It's just a battle suit, not some rare item. Once we're out, this old brother will gift you a set. By the way, little brother is also from Great Xia, right?" the red-browed old man asked.

"That's right," Lin Yuan nodded.

"Good, good, good. To have such a young talent in our Great Xia is truly a blessing for our nation. You look like this is your first time here; later, when we go in, follow behind this old brother, and I'll lead you in your cultivation," the red-browed old man said, patting the level-nine crystal card on his chest.

Lin Yuan nodded with a smile. Since the other party meant well, he naturally wouldn't be ungrateful.

"Attention everyone, the Fire Energy Lair will open in five seconds. Countdown begins now: five, four... one."

As the prompt from the loudspeaker finished, the massive gate slowly retracted into the walls on both sides, revealing a crimson cave before everyone's eyes.

Lin Yuan only felt a wave of fire rushing toward his face, scorching his skin painfully. After Lin Yuan adapted slightly, it immediately didn't feel so hot anymore.

Inside the cave, there was a large cultivation room every ten meters, which could accommodate over a hundred people. If one felt they could no longer go deeper, they could choose the nearest cultivation room to practice.

"Little brother, follow this old brother inside."

The red-browed old man gestured toward the cave with his chin; he wanted to see the strength of Lin Yuan's physical body.

Seeing this, Lin Yuan smiled slightly. "Alright, after you, old brother."

Lin Yuan made a gesture of invitation and stepped into the cave. The two walked side-by-side toward the depths of the cave.

After walking ten meters, the red-browed old man looked at Lin Yuan in surprise. He hadn't expected that after going ten meters deep, Lin Yuan wouldn't show the slightest discomfort—he hadn't even broken a single drop of sweat.

"Little brother, not bad! This old brother really didn't misjudge you; your physical body is actually this powerful. My name is Cang Yuan, from the Divine Dragon Society. What's your name? Which society are you from?" the red-browed old man asked.

"You flatter me, old brother. This little brother is Lin Yuan, from the Evergreen Society," Lin Yuan said.

"Evergreen Society? Why is that name so unfamiliar? Is it a society from our Great Xia?"

"Uh... of course it is. However, it's ranked eighth..." Lin Yuan said helplessly, cursing that swindler Lin Xiaoxin several more times in his heart.

"Eighth... isn't that burying talent? No, this old brother will help you transfer societies; transfer to our Divine Dragon Society," Cang Yuan said with a look of pity.

"No need to trouble you, Brother Cang Yuan. The society doesn't really matter; it's the same everywhere."

Lin Yuan said with a smile. By this time, the two had already gone twenty meters deep. Many people had already entered the surrounding cultivation rooms, and even those gritting their teeth to persevere were in a wretched state.

Cang Yuan was already drenched in sweat, yet Lin Yuan was still acting as if nothing were wrong, chatting and laughing freely.

Cang Yuan looked Lin Yuan up and down in shock, as if he had made some kind of decision: "No, Brother Lin, you must come to our Divine Dragon Society!!!"