"An aura similar to your bloodline? Could it be Queen Medusa?"
Xiao Li pondered for a moment, suddenly speaking with some horror. With Queen Medusa's strength, even destroying Stone Desert City wouldn't be difficult, right? Such a terrifying individual had actually circled Stone Desert City without their knowledge?
Upon hearing Queen Medusa's name, Xiao Ding's expression changed slightly. Around the Tagor Desert, this reputation was like the prestige of Dan King Gu He within the Gama Empire.
"I don't know..." Qinglin shook his head and said softly, "I can only vaguely sense that half a year ago she suddenly came to the eastern part of Shimo City and seemed to stay there for a night. During that night, the energy in the east was extremely violent, and I also know that she seemed to be injured when she left."
Listening to Qinglin's story, Xiao Jue asked softly, "Can you confirm where she stayed?"
"I should be able to. Although half a year has passed, the residual aura she left behind is too strong. I should be able to find that place with the blood in my body."
When talking about the blood, Qinglin's face was obviously a little dimmed, but she still forced a smile.
"If Young Master Xiao Jue wants to go, Qinglin will do his best to take you!"
"Then I'll trouble you, Qinglin." Xiao Jue stood up, holding Qinglin in his arms. He looked at Xiao Ding and Xiao Li and said, "Cousin, I'll take Qinglin to that place first. I'll be back soon."
Xiao Jue tiptoed gently and shot out. The moment he stepped out the door, a pair of dragon wings appeared behind him and took off with a flutter.
"Dou Dou Dou Dou... Dou Qi transforms into wings! Dou Wang!"
Xiao Ding and Xiao Li watched the scene in amazement.
Qinglin hugged Xiao Jue tightly, her little head buried in his arms. During the flight, Xiao Jue whispered softly in her ear, "Qinglin, I also have the blood of a demon beast in my body. You don't have to feel inferior because of your snake-man bloodline. With me, no one can hurt you."
The girl's eyes flickered. "Qinglin believes in Young Master Xiao Jue."
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The vast desert, the yellow sand raging.
Xiao Jue descended from the sky, Qinglin in his arms. He gazed at the flat desert before him. The terrain was incredibly ordinary, devoid of any striking features. Such flat sandy expanses were practically countless across the vast desert.
With a single finger, Xiao Jue created a hole about a meter and a half wide. He glanced inside, seeing a pitch-black darkness and a faint, warm vapor rising from it.
"Found it," Xiao Jue chuckled softly. He carried Qinglin back to Stone Desert City and said, "Stay here for now. I'll be back in an hour at most."
"Okay," the girl nodded, watching Xiao Jue fly away.
Xiao Jue was a Douling spirit, but he didn't intend to take Qinglin with him to the underground world. He didn't have the energy to protect her.
If possible, Xiao Jue planned to knock out the two-headed fire spirit snake and bring it back to Qinglin. If that wasn't possible, Qinglin's Green Snake with Three Flower Pupils wouldn't need a fourth-tier magical beast.
Returning to the same cave entrance, Xiao Jue jumped in, sliding down. The passage was incredibly smooth, with barely a single stone protruding from the wall. It looked as if it had been violently blasted out by some immense energy column.
After descending for nearly two or three minutes, Xiao Jue could already see the bottom of the passage. His descent slowed down, and he landed steadily.
After a slight sense, Xiao Jue used the Yin-Yang flames to determine his location and direction, then entered one of the passages.
The Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire's lotus pedestal was undoubtedly a top-tier treasure, capable of accelerating Dou Qi cultivation and perfectly suited for use as the primary ingredient in refining eighth-grade elixirs.
Furthermore, the Earth Core Lotus Seeds were equally valuable, rivaling the accompanying Amethyst Crystal Source, and could be used as the primary ingredient in refining seventh-grade elixirs.
During the Yin-Yang Sage's time, he had slain an eighth-grade alchemist who possessed the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire. The Yin-Yang Sage obtained the elixir recipes.
Among these were recipes for elixirs using the Earth Core Lotus Seeds and the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire's lotus pedestal as primary ingredients, known as the Earth Core Pill and the Azure Lotus Pill, respectively.
The former was a seventh-grade elixir using the Earth Core Lotus Seeds as the primary ingredient, while the latter was an eighth-grade elixir. Both elixirs possessed unique properties, and therefore, Xiao Jue was determined to obtain the Green Lotus Earth Core Fire's companion item.
When the time came, Yao Lao would definitely be needed to refine the elixirs. Xiao Jue had always asked him for elixirs, including seventh-grade elixirs, and would even ask him for eighth-grade elixirs later. Therefore, he had no complaints about helping Xiao Yan become stronger and finding various resources.
If he hadn't inexplicably obtained the Dou Sheng inheritance, he would have undoubtedly clung to Xiao Yan's hand. It was precisely because he trusted Xiao Yan's character and knew he would do so under certain circumstances that Xiao Jue was willing to help him.
As they got closer, Xiao Jue suddenly felt the chill that enveloped him dissipate, replaced by a faint, incandescent heat.
"We're almost there..." Turning another corner, a red glow appeared at the end of the nearby passage.
Xiao Jue's speed increased as he quickly crossed the short distance and reached the end of the passage. Standing there, he gazed at the fiery world before him, a look of astonishment.
"Is this the underground magma world where the strange fire was born?" Xiao Jue thought of Canaan Academy.
The subterranean world beneath the Tianfen Qi Training Tower there held the ancient emperor's cave dwelling left behind by Tuoshe Ancient Emperor, number one on the Strange Fire Ranking. He wondered what the scenery down there would be like.
Within the vast crypt, fiery red magma flowed slowly, occasionally with huge bubbles surging from it. But moments later, with a subtle sound, a bang erupted, and scorching magma erupted from it, a dazzling display like a fiery red firework.
Standing at the end of the small passage, Xiao Jue gazed at the nearly endless magma world before him, transformed into a Phantom Fire Scorpion Dragon Beast, and roared.
"Roar!"
A muffled rumble echoed from the tranquil magma lake, and at that moment, countless streams of scorching magma suddenly erupted.
Amidst the cascading lava, a massive, mysterious creature suddenly burst forth from the magma, biting at Xiao Jue with lightning speed.
The mysterious creature, breaking through the magma with a sharp hiss, shot towards Xiao Jue in mid-air. The reckless lava flow stirred the tranquil lava lake into a violent turmoil, sending pillars of lava fire shooting into the sky, a truly spectacular sight.
(End of Chapter)