64: Dark shadows in the magma

In the scorching Magma world, the fiery red Magma flowed slowly, with occasional large bubbles surfacing from within the Magma.

In less than a moment, they would explode with a dull sound, and scorching Magma would shoot out, dissolving the already scarce land.

When people from various major forces first entered here, they were all stunned.

They cursed the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, for selling them a hundred Spirit Stones for a ruined relic.

Many people, after a simple exploration, couldn't endure the terrifying high temperature and left directly.

Only a few people, and Cultivators who mainly Cultivated fire-attribute Cultivation Techniques, continued to explore with a 'let's try' attitude.

On the other side, Li Xingyan was heading towards the Spiritual Fire under the guidance of Fire Old.

Suddenly, Fire Old warned, "Be careful, there seems to be living things in this Magma."

Li Xingyan was startled and quickly looked around, but found the surroundings unusually quiet; apart from the golden Magma, there was no abnormality whatsoever.

"Teacher, can you sense what it is?"

Although he didn't detect any abnormality, Li Xingyan still trusted Fire Old's investigation, so he didn't dare to be careless and asked with a solemn voice.

"The aura is very subtle; this old man can only sense their existence."

Li Xingyan was a bit surprised. What kind of creature could survive in this land-dissolving Magma, and what kind of creature could evade Fire Old's detection?

"Be careful!" Fire Old reminded.

"Mm!" Li Xingyan nodded.

No matter what, nothing could stop him from obtaining this Myriad Beast Fire.

Now, there was less than a month until the three-year agreement.

Three years ago, Tian Linfeng was already at the eighth level of Qi Refining, and three years later, he had a very high chance of having already achieved a Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment.

Therefore, he must use the power of the Spiritual Fire to advance further.

Only then could he reclaim the dignity he lost three years ago!

Li Xingyan continued to swim forward with determined eyes.

And in the place where Li Xingyan had just been, a dark shadow flashed past.

But Li Xingyan was completely unaware, still moving forward.

Suddenly, a dark shadow flashed in the golden Magma, and Li Xingyan hadn't even reacted.

His entire body was hit as if by a truck, and he flew backward, bent like a cooked lobster.

Immediately after, countless dark shadows emerged in the Magma.

In an instant, numerous dark shadows charged.

Li Xingyan was like a ball, being knocked around without any ability to resist.

It wasn't that Li Xingyan hadn't tried to counterattack, but his attacks on those dark shadows seemed to be immune, completely ineffective and useless.

Clearly, as creatures living deep in this Magma, they were naturally highly resistant to flames and high temperatures.

Gradually, Li Xingyan felt as if his internal organs were shattered, and he gradually lost consciousness, fainting… Meanwhile, Wang Ning also encountered these monsters on the other side.

Not long ago, Wang Ning was Cultivating in the Magma.

Vaguely, he seemed to sense a spiritual light falling from the sky and heading deep into the Magma.

Driven by curiosity, Wang Ning followed.

But deep in the Magma, he encountered the monsters living in this area.

However, unlike Li Xingyan's helpless resistance, Wang Ning primarily Cultivated the Golden Spiritual Root and also practiced Body Refining.

Therefore, against these monsters, Wang Ning could initially barely hold his ground.

In the golden Magma, a dark shadow charged rapidly, and Wang Ning dodged sideways.

The next second, his shoulder was struck by a huge force.

His rhythm was disrupted, followed by attacks like raindrops.

Even though Wang Ning's Physical Body was strong, under such continuous impacts, he was starting to struggle.

However, during a counterattack, Wang Ning still managed to grab one of the monsters.

And finally, he saw the true faces of these monsters.

These monsters were two to three meters long, covered in dark red scales, with slender bodies and four limbs, similar to fish.

Moreover, they seemed to have no intelligence.

Therefore, Wang Ning simply hid in the Floating Pagoda to temporarily avoid their attacks.

As Wang Ning's figure disappeared.

The unintelligent Magma Lizards indeed left directly, without any hesitation.

Only after confirming that all the Magma Lizards had left did Wang Ning emerge from the Floating Pagoda and continue towards the direction where the spiritual light had fallen.

After that, whenever Wang Ning was spotted by the Magma Lizards, he would hide in the Floating Pagoda.

After they left, he would continue on his way.

In this manner, stopping and going, Wang Ning saw the white Magma ahead.

Before even getting close, a terrifying high temperature rushed towards him, making him feel as if he was being roasted on a grill.

Wang Ning hesitated.

At his current Realm of Body Refining Peak, in this golden Magma, he was already at his limit, enduring an unbearable pain every moment.

If he were to enter this white Magma, he might be in mortal danger... After a period of hesitation and wandering, Wang Ning finally made a firm choice.

"I'll go for it!"

It wasn't just for that spiritual light, but also for a Breakthrough in the Body Refining Realm.

Currently, Wang Ning's Body Refining Realm had reached the Peak of Body Refining.

Beyond that was the Nascent Essence Realm.

Foundation Establishment requires Cultivators to comprehensively improve their essence, Qi, and spirit, meaning a flawless Dao Body, the transformation of spiritual into Divine Sense, and the condensation of Qi into liquid.

The so-called flawless Dao Body refers to the body transcending the mundane, without a trace of Impurities, after which Cultivators can absorb Qi for sustenance and fly in the air.

And the transformation of spiritual into Divine Sense means transforming spiritual consciousness into Divine Sense. Those with Divine Sense can control objects, introspect, and even attack others.

As for the final condensation of Qi into Essence, it means condensing the Spiritual Qi within the body into liquid, transforming Qi into essence, becoming extraordinary and transcendent.

However, Body Refining is different.

Body Cultivators focus on integrating their body with all Daos, refining their body with Heaven and Earth, transforming their body into a world, achieving freedom and unhinderedness.

Therefore, the Nascent Essence Realm allows Body Cultivators to absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi every moment, transform Qi into essence, thereby reaching the point of limb Rebirth.

In fact, Wang Ning could, of course, Cultivate slowly, and one day he would be able to achieve a Breakthrough in this Realm.

But which young man isn't ambitious?

Wang Ning prided himself on possessing a peerless treasure like the good fortune pagoda, and his future prospects were limitless.

Yet, he couldn't even surpass Li Xingyan. How could this be acceptable?

Therefore, this was both an Opportunity and a challenge.

If he succeeded, he could not only obtain treasures but also achieve a Breakthrough in his Cultivation.

So, without further hesitation, Wang Ning swam in.

In an instant, an intense burning sensation, accompanied by terrifying high temperatures, swept through his entire body.

The Spiritual Qi shield, condensed from the Great Luo Floating Pagoda Scripture, instantly shattered, and his clothes instantly turned to ashes.

Immediately after, his flesh and blood also began to burn.

Wang Ning let out a muffled groan. Even though he was enduring inhuman pain at this moment, he still suppressed it and didn't cry out, so as not to attract the Magma Lizards.

It was merely being burned by fierce fire; compared to the countless deaths within the Floating Pagoda, it was simply not worth mentioning.