79: Chapter 38 Golden Core Fire Serpent! The Southern Frontier Devastated! Despair

What do Loose Cultivators seek?

Wealth and glory?

Wrong!

It is to live a free and peaceful life.

And to achieve this, one can only rely on the three major sects of the Southern Region.

Only by seeking their protection can one live such an immortal-like life.

Therefore, as long as Liu Lili could prove her identity, everyone would believe her.

And the talisman treasure radiating the aura of a Golden Core above her head was ironclad proof.

"I am willing!"

Someone among the Loose Cultivators stepped forward.

Soon, dozens of Loose Cultivators gathered, keeping a certain distance from Chen Xuan and the other three.

They were also wary of each other.

Being Loose Cultivators, they were all clever people.

Those who weren't clever had already been optimized (entrapped and killed) by the clever ones during their first trip to a Secret Realm.

Chen Xuan channeled Laughing at the Vast Sea, aiming at the fire snake not far behind him.

Whoosh!

A Concept of the vast sea emerged.

The Lesser Divine Ability, Laughing at the Vast Sea!

After Chen Xuan's cultivation improved and his understanding of the technique deepened, relying on his Innate Sword Bone talent, he cast it with ease.

The giant snake opened its mouth, about to swallow everyone in one bite.

Everyone frantically cast Spells to counterattack.

"Boom!"

The Spells were annihilated, just as everyone was about to scatter and flee!

A laugh amidst the vast sea!

Within the waves, sword light pierced through the giant snake's head!

From bottom to top, it pierced straight through.

The lethality was almost comparable to a veteran Middle Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

It was infinitely close to the lethality of a Late Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

This was the true value of a Sword Cultivator.

Mastering Sword Light Differentiation is a skill that truly allows one to kill enemies across cultivation levels. The constant tempering of the Dao of the sword in his second life, combined with the accumulation of this life.

Accumulating strength for a powerful outburst!

Chen Xuan's figure emerged from the sword light.

Everyone gasped.

They did not expect this young man, who looked extremely tender and was only 12 years old, to be so formidable.

A Prodigy!

A true Prodigy.

What makes people admire is always the power demonstrated in actual combat.

"That's Sword Light Differentiation, right! I didn't see wrong, did I?"

"This is a true Prodigy; he has grasped Sword Light Differentiation while still in the Qi Refining stage."

At this moment, even the observing Daoist Huozhong nodded.

Although he was in the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, he could not break the fire snake's defense.

"Roar!"

The fire snake roared in pain.

Although the fire snake was only a form derived from exotic fire, that didn't mean it couldn't feel pain!

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"

It opened its mouth and spat out balls of exotic fire.

The crowd scattered their escape lights, dodging repeatedly.

The other two fire snakes were the same, entering a state of chaotic attack.

Hundreds of Loose Cultivators were dodging in a sorry state.

Many Qi Refining Cultivators died miserably under the attack of the exotic fireballs.

Daoist Huozhong was having second thoughts.

This fire snake was clearly not easy to subdue; if he exerted himself, what would happen if others waited for him to tire out and then reaped the rewards?

The more he thought about it, the more convinced he became, as he had often benefited from being the fisherman in such situations over the years.

So he immediately moved everyone to protect his front.

And as the culprit, Xiao Muting was now the main target of the fireball attacks.

Many who came to guard him fell in the first wave of fireballs.

"Xiao Ye, you go first!"

After saying this, Xiao Muting actually charged straight towards the volcano crater.

Although the danger was outside the volcano crater, wouldn't going in now be a certain death with no chance of survival?

But with him gone, Chen Xuan and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as Chen Xuan was preparing to escape and follow Xiao Muting, Liu Lili came over and grabbed him: "Junior Brother, that's enough!"

"We have done enough; the rest depends on your brother's Opportunity."

After Xiao Muting entered the Nanming Volcano by chance, the crater was surrounded by fire snakes again.

The three fire snakes that wanted to pursue Xiao Muting were now being held back by the crowd.

No one wanted to let these three exotic fires, born of heaven and earth, escape.

"Still not exerting effort? These exotic fires are about to escape," the three Foundation Establishment Cultivators from the White Lotus Sect spoke in unison.

Chen Xuan and the other two closed ranks again, with Liu Lili using the talisman treasure to deter one side.

Although with her cultivation she could only activate the talisman treasure once, activating it would definitely kill someone.

So they were fearless.

If not for the talisman treasure, they might have also ended up in a situation of being besieged.

"Kill!" There was no lack of those among the Loose Cultivators willing to risk their lives.

They were all people who had lived on the edge of a blade.

At this moment, everyone fought with their lives, and colorful attacks spread out.

In an instant, they defeated one fire snake.

The remaining two fire snakes were furious!

Hiss!

The defeated fire snake lunged into the body of another.

A terrifying aura climbed step by step.

The exotic fires were undergoing Fusion!

An unstoppable aura spread out.

"Golden Core! It's a Golden Core!"

"Not good, run!"

Almost instantly, the Qi Refining Loose Cultivators turned and fled.

Chen Xuan didn't say a word, taking the two of them and fleeing rapidly.

Exotic fire Fusion!

The power increased!

This was something they had never heard of.

In the past, being able to encounter one exotic fire born of heaven and earth was already a stroke of immense luck.

The Nanming Volcano actually had so many exotic fires.

It could be called the greatest Opportunity in history.

Yet, this Opportunity was not prepared for Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

I fear that even if a Golden Core Cultivator came, they would have to expend some effort to subdue this exotic fire.

Now, the situation had completely reversed.

One fire snake swam straight towards the interior.

One Golden Core fire snake came to kill the crowd.

Despair!

The threat of death instantly filled their bodies.

This fear of death suddenly filled everyone's hearts.

At this moment, everyone only wished they had grown an extra pair of wings to fly away.

The originally good situation had suddenly reversed.

Cultivation is just such a series of reversals.

Often, the situation changes in an instant.

In the chaos, smoke and dust rose everywhere.

Chen Xuan and the other two suppressed their auras and hid under a giant rock.

Thump, thump, thump!

The three of them had their hearts pounding wildly.

After the fire snake went berserk, the fire pillars it spat out in an instant killed half of the Cultivators.

Instantly vaporized, completely overwhelming.

Death loomed over the three of them.

Even breathing felt oppressive.

"Use the Turtle Breathing Talisman!"

"Let's wait for it to leave, then we'll go back and explore."

Chen Xuan feigned calmness.

Even though they all knew in their hearts that Xiao Muting's trip was ominous, they did not give up on him.

According to common sense, if Xiao Muting discarded the captured exotic fire cub, he could have escaped.

But in a situation where he couldn't break out smoothly, he chose a dead end with no way back.

Xiao Ye's face was full of anxiety; the more anxious he was, the less he could speak.

He could only look at Chen Xuan.

It was too dangerous outside.

To return now to rescue Xiao Muting would be too selfish!

It would be unfair to them.

Chen Xuan looked at his expression and understood his inner thoughts instantly.

This kid was still too young.

Thinking about himself, he was the same.

When he first Transmigrated to this world of cultivation in his first life, he was exactly the same at a dozen years old.

It was only after gaining the experience of two lifetimes that he could calmly face the storms of the world.

"Xiao Ye, if Brother Mu Ting has fallen, do not spread the news."

"You will return to the Liuyang Sword Sect with me, and return to the Xiao Family after reaching Foundation Establishment."

This was the best solution Chen Xuan could think of.

As for cultivation resources, he had the foundation establishment pill, and the Chamber of Commerce had cultivation resources.

It could be considered fulfilling the last bit of human kindness.

Exotic fire, such a thing, was rare to begin with, and even Chen Xuan wanted it.

Whether used for Artifact Refining, body tempering, Alchemy, or even combat.

In short, it was a must-have for a Prodigy.

Exotic fire, divine water, heavenly thunder, and other treasures of heaven and earth all require Opportunity and destiny.

If one's fortune is insufficient, even guarding Nanjiang for a hundred years, one would not obtain it.

For example, in his previous life, the bounty Chen Xuan posted hung for decades, and no one could claim it.

And that was only fire spirit qi.

But this time, it was a top-tier heaven and earth treasure that could be used directly for Foundation Establishment: exotic fire.

Nanming Li Fire!

Naturally, everyone coveted it.

Some legends say that exotic fire can improve Aptitude.

It can fundamentally improve one's Spiritual Root Aptitude.

Chen Xuan was also quite envious.

He didn't know how effective the ascension spirit liquid from the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce was.

But exotic fire improving Aptitude should be almost certain.

"Mm." Xiao Ye was distraught and just agreed.

Just then, the surroundings suddenly became quiet.

Only the sound of the wind could be heard.

The next moment, the world shook!

The ground was actually splitting open slowly.

Chen Xuan and the others soared into the sky without hesitation.

What was going on?

Was Nanjiang going to be destroyed?