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This was a vast gravel plaza, and at its center stood a massive stone platform.
Above the platform, a pitch-black wormhole dozen of zhang wide slowly rotated. A terrifying spatial fluctuation kept surging out from it.
"Pu! Pu!"
Amid the noisy crowd in the plaza's center, a series of low sounds suddenly rang out again. As those sounds echoed, violent spatial ripples surged from the wormhole. Figures shot out one after another like streaks of light, then landed scattered across the plaza.
"Hoo, finally we've arrived at the Central Region."
Landing on the ground, Lin Feng drew in a deep breath of the fresh outside air and looked over the bustling gravel plaza with a smile.
"This city is within the sphere of influence of the Burning Flame Valley. We only need to fly north for about half a day to reach the Blazing Fire Mountain Range where the Valley is located."
[ TN: I decided to use Blazing Fire Mountain Range instead follow original translation which is Roasting Fire Mountain Range.]
At this moment, Xiao Yixian glanced at the map in her hand and spoke to him.
"In that case, let's head there now."
Hearing that they were so close to Burning Flame Valley, Lin Feng's eyes lit up with excitement.
At his words, Xiao Yixian and Tian Huo Zun Zhe both nodded in agreement. Seeing this, Lin Feng immediately led the way, darting swiftly toward the northern edge of the city. Xiao Yixian and Tian Huo Zun Zhe followed right behind.
Burning Flame Valley was situated in the Blazing Fire Mountain Range in the southwest of the Central Region. This mountain range was entirely formed of scorching volcanoes. Wherever the eye looked, all was an endless expanse of crimson.
From the peaks of some mountains, thick white smoke continually curled upward. From time to time, molten lava would overflow and cascade down. Even across the entire Central Plains, the Blazing Fire Mountain Range carried quite a reputation.
Of course, part of that came from Burning Flame Valley being located here. The rest was due entirely to the range's harsh environment. Though the scenery was far from pleasant, the endless volcanoes made the fire-attribute energy here extraordinarily rich.
For cultivators of the fire attribute, training in this place would undoubtedly yield twice the result with half the effort. Therefore, even knowing the dangers, many who practiced fire-attribute techniques still risked coming here to cultivate.
Because the city they'd passed through earlier was not far from the Blazing Fire Mountain Range, only a few hours later Lin Feng felt the surrounding heaven and earth energy gradually growing denser.
Within that abundance, there was even a faint trace of wild ferocity. Sensing the change, Lin Feng lifted his gaze toward the distance.
At the edge of his vision appeared a fiery-red line. That line of fire stretched magnificently, so vast that its end could not be seen.
"That must be the Blazing Fire Mountain Range. No wonder Burning Flame Valley set their headquarters here. The fire-attribute energy around this mountain range is truly dense. Perhaps only the magma deep beneath the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower of Jia Nan Academy could barely compare."
Feeling the increasingly rich and violent fire-attribute energy of the land, Lin Feng couldn't help but marvel.
Though the environment here could not truly match the deepest magma beneath the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower…but compared to the deepest place Lin Feng had reached before, it was in no way inferior.
In fact, Lin Feng even felt that the interior of this Blazing Flame Mountain Range might be stronger than the place where Tian Huo Zun Zhe had once resided.
As they stepped deeper into the range, Lin Feng finally saw the Blazing Flame Mountains clearly. Here, greenery was almost nonexistent.
Looking around, nearly everything was crimson earth. The ground wasn't even covered with a single blade of grass.
A short while later, the speed of Lin Feng and the other two gradually slowed. At last, they stopped at the base of a massive crimson peak.
Lin Feng's gaze swept forward. There, two colossal red mountains stood side by side. Between those tightly leaning peaks, a winding stone stairway climbed upward from the foot of the mountain.
At the end of that stairway, a faint but astonishing spatial fluctuation could be sensed. Clearly, beyond it lay another world.
"Who dares trespass into my Burning Flame Valley!"
Just as Lin Feng's group stopped, a thunderous shout suddenly echoed through the heavens and earth.
In the next instant, a crimson figure shot out from the space at the top of the stone stairs. In the blink of an eye, he was already several dozen meters in front of Lin Feng's group.
Lin Feng looked over and saw an elder with a square face that carried an innate air of authority. From the vast Dou Qi surging off the man's body, his strength was at least at the peak of Dou Zong.
Just one step more and he would enter the realm of Dou Zun. Compared to Lin Feng's current self, he was not much weaker.
Of course, this referred only to Dou Qi level.
If it came to true combat strength—even if the other party possessed a high-grade secret art like the Skyfire Three Mysterious Change— Lin Feng was confident that within fifty moves he could completely kill him.
At the same time, Lin Feng smiled and cupped his fists. "Senior, please don't be offended. I am a peak seventh-tier alchemist. I have come today to discuss some matters with your Valley Chief Tang."
"Peak seventh-tier alchemist?!"
The elder's expression instantly changed when he heard Lin Feng reveal his identity.
Such an alchemist—even their Valley Chief—would never lightly offend without serious cause. However, when he saw that Lin Feng looked barely past twenty, a trace of doubt flashed across his aged face.
Yet, sensing the faint but terrifying auras from the woman and the old man behind Lin Feng, he dared not underestimate them.
After pondering briefly, the elder clasped his hands slightly and spoke. "I am the Second Elder of Burning Flame Valley. For a grandmaster to reach such heights at barely twenty years of age is something I have rarely seen in my life. May I ask if the grandmaster possesses a Pill Tower rank badge for verification?"
Lin Feng chuckled. "Hehe, I've never gone for an official evaluation, but since senior wishes to confirm, this should serve as proof."
As he finished speaking, while the elder's face still hinted at displeasure, a surging soul power spread out from the center of Lin Feng's brows, sweeping across several li in an instant.
"What a powerful soul power!"
The invisible wave rushed forth so suddenly that the elder's expression of anger immediately turned to shock. His legs instinctively tensed, and he stepped back several paces.
In front of him, a Dou Qi shield formed in a flash.
After all, the soul power of an ordinary Dou Zong expert was not necessarily greater than that of a fifth-tier Alchemist.
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