192: Chapter 192 Twice!

The valley was not very large, only a thousand miles in circumference; if not for the presence of the solar fire essence, these Great Sages could have searched every nook and cranny with a single thought.

Unfortunately, within the solar fire essence, their spiritual senses were incinerated the moment they were spread out.

Moreover, the flames severely obstructed their vision; if a fusang divine fruit were just a few yards away, it would be difficult to detect.

These Great Sages could only search slowly through the solar fire essence like Mortals.

"The valley is only this big, so finding a few fruits shouldn't be that hard..." Lin Bei walked leisurely through the valley, the solar fire essence automatically parting to make a path for him like a well-behaved child.

The Fire Bird stood on his shoulder, watching this scene with envy. "Master, you're thinking too simply..."

"Those guys don't have your ability. They use their own flames to resist the solar fire essence, and they have to return to the cliff to recover their Saint Power after about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. They say it's an hour, but the time they can actually spend searching in the valley is less than half that!"

"Ah? That miserable?"

Just as they were speaking, the first Great Sage had already returned to the edge of the cliff.

"Hmm? He actually left?" The Nine-Fire Holy Spirit's gaze turned slightly cold. "I was originally planning to come out early and teach that brat who doesn't know the heights of the heavens a lesson! Consider him lucky!"

After meditating for a moment, he plunged back into the valley once again.

Since Lin Bei was unaffected by the solar fire essence, his spiritual sense naturally detected this scene easily. A cold sneer played on his lips. "I wasn't planning on settling scores with you..."

"This way!" He immediately changed direction, taking Kunkun with him.

"Oh? You found a divine fruit?" The Fire Bird's eyes lit up.

"No, let's do something else first!" Lin Bei said, pausing for a moment. "But it'll be soon!"

...

Not long after the Nine-Fire Holy Spirit entered the solar fire essence again, a look of pleasant surprise appeared on his face. "Based on my previous experience, this fluctuation ahead... is nine times out of ten a fusang divine fruit absorbing the fire essence!"

Continuing forward, a small vortex soon appeared ahead, with the surrounding solar fire essence slowly flowing toward it.

"Hahaha... It really is a divine fruit! My luck is great this time, finding one so quickly!" The Nine-Fire Holy Spirit laughed loudly and rushed forward.

"Whoosh!" Suddenly, a figure shrouded in flames rushed out from the side, snatching the crimson fruit at the center of the vortex before he could.

"Who are you? Put that down!" The Nine-Fire Holy Spirit immediately flew into a rage and struck out at the person with a palm.

To his surprise, this palm strike, carrying eighty percent of his power, hit the opponent but was like a clay ox entering the sea, failing to cause even a single ripple.

"Heh... Trash!" The person in the flames let out a disdainful sound and threw a punch forward.

"Pfft..." The Nine-Fire Holy Spirit's fire spirit body was directly shattered, turning into a ball of flame that fled desperately toward the top.

On the cliff, Long Yan and Great King Holy Infant were sitting cross-legged in meditation when they suddenly saw a ball of flame rush out of the valley, its aura incredibly weak.

"Fellow Daoist Nine-Fire, aren't you being a bit too desperate? Turning yourself into this state just to find a divine fruit?" Long Yan asked with some confusion.

"Could it be Jin Lie or Lin Tian? Have these two hidden their cultivation levels?" This thought flashed through the Nine-Fire Holy Spirit's mind as he looked at the two before him.

"I've made a fool of myself before you two. I unknowingly went a bit too deep and didn't come out in time, making such a mess of myself!" He kept his composure and didn't reveal the truth, swallowing a Medicinal Pill and sitting cross-legged to recover.

"So that's how it is. Fellow Daoist Nine-Fire, this isn't worth it; you didn't find a divine fruit and even consumed a precious Medicinal Pill..." Great King Holy Infant mocked.

"Hmph! Mind your own business!"

Shortly after, Long Yan and Great King Holy Infant entered the solar fire essence again to search for divine fruits.

"Go on, go on... Without being prepared, you two probably won't fare much better than me!" Watching them disappear, the Nine-Fire Holy Spirit thought spitefully.

"Slurp... Tasty, so tasty!" Inside the valley, Kunkun was holding a crimson divine fruit, mumbling as he ate, "Master, do you want a bite?"

Lin Bei looked at the fusang divine fruit that looked like it had been gnawed on by a dog and decisively shook his head. "No thanks, I don't like eating fruit!"

Hearing this, the Fire Bird continued to heartlessly gnaw on the divine fruit. "Master, what are we going to do now? Continue looking for other divine fruits?"

Lin Bei shook his head. "Didn't you say that after an hour, all the divine fruits that haven't been found will return to the fusang divine tree? Then what's the point of looking for more?"

As he was speaking, his eyes lit up. "Heh! What a coincidence!"

Not far away, the Nine-Fire Holy Spirit could hardly believe his eyes. "I... I actually encountered another one so soon? Could it be that Dragon Transformation brat brought me good luck?"

This time, he was not careless and silently approached the divine fruit.

Just as the Nine-Fire Holy Spirit reached out to grasp the fusang divine fruit, a hand reached out from the side and grabbed his wrist.

"Hehe... Sorry, this one is mine too!"

"I'll be damned..." The Nine-Fire Holy Spirit couldn't remember how long it had been since he had cursed. "Who the hell are you? Jin Lie or Lin Tian?!"

"I'm your grandfather!" Lin Bei swung his hand and delivered a slap, once again shattering his fire spirit body. "Beat it! If I see you one more time, I'll kill you directly!"

The Nine-Fire Holy Spirit was horrified. This time he had been prepared, yet he still couldn't block a single move from the opponent.

"This... this is definitely the strength of the Middle Stage of the Great Sage realm!"

With that thought, he no longer had any intention of resisting and fled toward the top as if for his life.

As luck would have it, there were again two people meditating by the cliff this time.

"Lin Tian? Jin Lie?" The Nine-Fire Holy Spirit almost questioned his life.

"Fellow Daoist Nine-Fire, what happened?" Lin Tian asked with concern.

"I was ambushed in the solar fire essence by a powerful expert covered in flames who snatched my divine fruit. I hope Fellow Daoist Jin can give me an explanation!"

This time, he chose not to hide it.

"Oh? Such a thing happened?" Jin Lie tried his best to hide the smile at the corner of his mouth. "Could it be some strange beast in the valley that my Golden Crow Clan doesn't know about?"

"It couldn't be a strange beast!" The Nine-Fire Holy Spirit flatly denied it. "This person's mind was perfectly clear; he is definitely a cultivator!"

"Hmm..." Jin Lie hesitated for a long while. "Fellow Daoist Nine-Fire, there isn't much time left. I'll go search for him right away!"

The Nine-Fire Holy Spirit was speechless. He knew the other party had no intention of looking for anyone and was clearly still going for the fusang divine fruits!

"Fellow Daoist Nine-Fire, I will also go lend Fellow Daoist Jin a hand!" Lin Tian's figure flickered as he entered the valley again.

The Nine-Fire Holy Spirit took out another Medicinal Pill and swallowed it. After meditating for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, he finally recovered most of his strength.

However, looking at the surging solar fire essence in the valley, he no longer had the courage to enter.

" That's enough.... No treasure is more important than life.！"

Soon, the hour was up.

"Swish, swish, swish..." Several streaks of light rushed out of the valley and landed on the edge of the cliff.

"Eh? Fellow Daoist Nine-Fire came out so early? Could it be that you've had a bountiful harvest?" Feng Yao, the Phoenix Imperial Daughter, asked curiously.

"Hmph!" The Nine-Fire Holy Spirit flicked his sleeve, too angry to speak.

"Everyone, Fellow Daoist Nine-Fire said someone ambushed him and snatched his divine fruit. I wonder if any of you encountered them?" Jin Lie said with a smile.

"Twice, dammit!" Hearing this, the Nine-Fire Holy Spirit couldn't help but add.

"Ah? Such a thing happened?" Zhu Zhu, the woman who was the transformation of a Vermilion Bird, raised her hand and took out two divine fruits. "I didn't encounter anything like that!"

"Neither did I. I was lucky enough to obtain two divine fruits!" Long Yan said.

"Hmph... I only found one..." Great King Holy Infant wrinkled his nose.

As it turned out, the other six Great Sages all had some gains to a greater or lesser extent, and all stated they had not encountered any ambushes.

For a moment, the way the others looked at the Nine-Fire Holy Spirit became strange.

"What? Do you think I'd lie to you?!" The Nine-Fire Holy Spirit felt a mouthful of blood well up in his throat.

"How could that be? Perhaps we just had better luck!" Jin Lie quickly tried to soothe him. If a Great Sage were to be provoked to death within the Golden Crow Clan, it would be a major problem...

Just then, the solar fire essence below the cliff suddenly began to surge violently.