111: The magma lake appears, the Earthly Evil Flame Crystal

Mo Yan: "@Wang Haochen, I'll take all of your things."

"One fluorescent pearl for 20 units of basic resources, one Sea Crab for 30 units of basic resources, and one Sea Dragon Beast Tendon for 40 units of basic resources."

"If you want to exchange for obsidian, Sea Dragon Beast Tendons can be exchanged at a 1:1 ratio, and fluorescent pearls at 20:1."

Wang Haochen's eyes lit up when he saw this.

Wang Haochen: "I still have quite a few Sea Dragon Beast Tendons. I'll exchange for 10 pieces of obsidian first! For the remaining Sea Dragon Beast Tendons, and those pearls and Sea Crabs, I'll exchange them all for basic resources!"

He was really coveting that obsidian right now.

The Totem Pole's upgrade required energy guidance, and Epic quality obsidian would definitely be effective.

Mo Yan: "Alright, I've already put the resources into the Alliance Warehouse."

[Prompt: Ally Wang Haochen exchanged 10 rare quality obsidians from your Alliance Warehouse.]

[Prompt: You have obtained 10 dried Sea Dragon Beast Tendons, which have been automatically stored in your Talent Space.]

[Prompt: Ally Wang Haochen exchanged basic resources from the Alliance Warehouse. You have obtained 520 fluorescent pearls and 15 Sea Crabs, which have been automatically stored in your Talent Space.]

A series of prompts sounded.

Mo Yan looked at the pile of seafood that had appeared in his Talent Space and nodded in satisfaction.

[Prompt: You have lit up the Rare - fluorescent pearl illustration, activating Level 8 automatic production!]

Rare Resource: fluorescent pearl, +3 every 50 minutes.

"Not bad, another resource for automatic production," Mo Yan thought, pleased.

This trip to the volcano not only led him to an obsidian vein but also allowed him to light up several illustrations, yielding significant gains.

Mo Yan: "I have something else to attend to, so I'm logging off for now. You all can chat."

After dealing with the Alliance's trivial matters, Mo Yan's attention returned to the obsidian vein shimmering with a dark luster before him.

"If Gun Gun, that little fellow, saw this Ore vein, he'd probably be so excited he'd roll around on the ground."

Mo Yan couldn't help but chuckle as the adorable image of Gun Gun gnawing on Ore came to his mind.

That little fellow's love for metal Ore was ingrained in his bones.

He turned to look at Bai Lingyue beside him.

Bai Lingyue wasn't idle; she was sitting cross-legged on a piece of obsidian.

In her hands, she held a jade scroll emanating a faint light blue glow, which was precisely the Epic-grade Bishui Art.

Mo Yan didn't disturb her and quietly watched for a while.

Bai Lingyue noticed his gaze, her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes, asking softly, "My Lord, do you have any instructions?"

"Get ready; we're going down into the cave dug out by that Elite Pyro-rock Beetle to take a look."

He pointed to the bottomless pit not far away, which had been broken open by the Elite Pyro-rock Beetle.

Bai Lingyue looked in the direction he pointed: "This subordinate understands."

She put away the Bishui Art, stood up, and her aura had returned to its usual cool and aloof state.

Mo Yan turned to Zhang Hu, who was not far away, and said in a deep voice, "Zhang Hu."

Zhang Hu, who was directing the Soldiers to rest and replenish water and food, heard his name and immediately jogged over.

"My Lord, do you have any instructions?" Zhang Hu's face was a little sweaty, and his voice was clear.

"Take a few men and call in all the brothers guarding the main cave entrance outside."

"We're preparing for everyone to go down through this newly appeared entrance."

Zhang Hu was stunned for a moment, then reacted: "Yes, My Lord, I'll go now!"

Bai Lingyue walked up to Mo Yan and asked softly, "My Lord, are you worried that there aren't enough people outside, or..."

Mo Yan looked at the deep pit: "The situation below is unclear, and I don't know how long the exploration will take."

"Instead of dispersing our forces in two places, it's better to gather them and act together so we can look out for each other."

If the main cave entrance were to suffer a sudden attack, or if they encountered trouble down below, dispersing their forces would ultimately not be a good thing.

Bai Lingyue nodded understandingly: "My Lord is absolutely right; concentrating our strength is indeed more secure."

Before long, Zhang Hu returned quickly with several Soldiers who had been guarding the main cave entrance.

"My Lord, everyone is here!"

More than twenty Soldiers quickly lined up, their eyes all fixed on Mo Yan, awaiting new instructions.

Mo Yan scanned the crowd: "Next, we will go down through this cave."

"The situation below is completely unknown; there may be new strange beasts, or even greater dangers."

"Everyone, you must be highly vigilant, stay alert, watch your step, and obey commands."

"Spiritual Moon, you lead the first team and remain responsible for scouting ahead."

"Yes, My Lord!" Bai Lingyue replied.

"Depart!"

Mo Yan led the way towards the huge pit created by the Elite Pyro-rock Beetle.

The edge of the pit was broken rock and overturned scorched earth, and the entrance sloped downwards, bottomless.

Bai Lingyue, with seven Soldiers, lit new torches and was the first to slide down.

The torchlight quickly disappeared below the dark slope.

Mo Yan followed closely, descending the slope.

The Soldiers also followed in order, their Formation neat.

This newly appeared cave was steeper and narrower than the previous volcanic rock cave.

The air was also hotter, and the pungent smell of sulfur made it somewhat difficult to breathe.

After descending about a hundred meters, the slope gradually leveled off.

Ahead, a faint dark red light was faintly visible.

"My Lord, there's light ahead, source unknown!" Bai Lingyue, walking at the very front, warned in a low voice.

Mo Yan concentrated his senses and indeed detected faint fire-attribute energy fluctuations ahead, but it didn't seem like a strange beast.

"Proceed with caution."

The team continued forward, and the passage began to widen.

Turning a corner, the sight before them stunned everyone.

They had arrived in an even larger underground space.

This space was several times wider than the previous cavern where the Yan Meridian Vines was discovered.

And what was most striking was the center of this space.

There, surprisingly, was a small underground magma lake!

The lake surface was calm, and dark red magma flowed slowly, emitting astonishing heat and a faint red glow.

It illuminated the entire underground space in a dim crimson.

Around the magma lake, some strange, completely black crystalline plants grew.

These plants were not tall, only about half a meter high, shaped like enlarged black corals, their surfaces shimmering with faint, eerie light.

"Is this... Earth Fiend Flame Crystal?" Bai Lingyue looked at the black crystalline plants and said with some uncertainty.

Mo Yan's Value Insight had already been activated.

Name: Earth Fiend Flame Crystal

Quality: Rare

Description: A special crystal formed by absorbing the fire poison of underground magma and the turbid Qi of the earth. It is hard in texture and contains violent fire-attribute energy.

It is a Material for certain special demonized equipment or Evil Path Magical Artifacts, and can also be used to set up certain corrosive Formations.

Direct contact or absorption is harmful to ordinary creatures.

Overall Value: Medium to High

"Indeed, the more dangerous a place is, the more likely it is to produce strange and peculiar things."

Although these Earth Fiend Flame Crystals were of rare quality, their uses were rather niche, and they contained fire poison, making them difficult to handle by ordinary means.

If there was a way to remove the fire poison, it wouldn't be too late to collect them.

Mo Yan warned: "Everyone, be careful; those black crystals are poisonous. Do not touch them easily."

Upon hearing this, the Soldiers all subconsciously moved further away from the Earth Fiend Flame Crystals.

Just then, the calm surface of the magma lake suddenly began to gurgle, and a series of huge bubbles rose.