Chapter 50: Divine Fire Sect
Just when the three of them were feeling lost, they thought for a moment and said, "Maybe I'm wrong. This fault space may be far longer than 100 meters, which is far beyond the limit of our perception. There's no way we can do it."
"It's so far from the ground, even a Titled Douluo might not be able to detect it, otherwise it would have been discovered long ago. Detection? Detection..." Xiao Fei muttered to himself.
Xiao Fei suddenly stood up and said, "Yes, we don't have to feel it, we just need to detect it."
Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang looked at Xiao Fei with a puzzled look on their faces, "What's the difference?"
Xiao Fei said excitedly, "We really can't sense it now, but that doesn't mean we have no way to understand the situation underground!"
The two were still confused.
Xiao Fei quickly said, "Huo Wushuang, doesn't your head soul bone emit sound waves to attack enemies? Then, if you attack the furthest point underground, wouldn't you be able to detect any differences?"
The two suddenly understood. Huo Wushuang thought about it and nodded, "That's certainly feasible." Huo Wushuang then put it to the test. He activated his head soul bone's ability, sending a wave of sound waves directly into the ground.
He carefully felt it and nodded, "It's indeed possible to sense the target. I can attack about 500 meters underground. If the target is different, I can sense it."
For a while, Huo Wushuang transformed into a detection machine, while Huo Wu and Xiao Fei worked tirelessly to help him recover his soul power.
Finally, after four days, Huo Wushuang suddenly said, "That's it! I feel like my attack missed. That must be the Severed Layer."
Once Huo Wushuang confirmed the direction, Xiao Fei immediately activated his external soul bone, transforming into an excavator. The external soul bone could even cut through steel, let alone a mere layer of stone.
Two hours later, the three reached the final stone layer. By now, all three of them could sense the emptiness inside. Xiao Fei took out some detoxifying herbs and gave them to the two.
Still feeling uneasy, he pulled out the fragrant Qiluo Immortal Treasure. Holding the fragrant Qiluo Immortal Treasure in his left hand, Xiao Fei wielded his steel claws in his right to break open the final layer of stone.
As soon as he cut through the stone, a fiery aura emanated, and the air seemed genuinely tainted with some kind of toxin. After all, it had been ten thousand years, and there was virtually no vegetation beneath the volcano.
When the three entered this space, they were stunned. Before them lay a vast city, tilted at a 45-degree angle. Half had melted into the magma, while the other half, connected to the ground, tilted in mid-air, like a balance.
Perhaps by sheer luck, the city gate was on the tilted side. The three of them approached the gate. Only a few ruins remained of the entire city, but the sect's plaque, made of some unknown material, had surprisingly not rotted, and the words "Divine Fire Sect" could be faintly seen on it.
After searching for so long, they had finally found the Divine Fire Sect. They hoped for opportunities within.
The three entered the sect's main gate, but apart from a few broken stones, there seemed to be nothing inside. Xiao Fei quickly took out a map and carefully compared it. The map bore a resemblance to the Divine Fire Sect's internal layout. However, a single location was highlighted, clearly indicating the location of the sect's treasure.
Following the map's directions, the three finally reached their destination, and what they saw astonished them.
Before them lay a massive tower, a hundred feet tall. The tower leaned like the ground, but at a slightly lower angle. Xiao Fei peered closely and was stunned. Except for the main gate, the tower seemed sealed.
The entire structure was constructed entirely of celestial copper. Found only in meteorites, celestial copper is extremely rare, and its weight and value rival those of deep-sea silver.
Such a massive tower would be of virtually limitless value. Furthermore, how could such a massive tower be constructed of celestial copper?
Clearly visible on the tower were the words: "Divine Fire Tower."
The three, looking at the gate, also made of celestial copper, were speechless. With Xiao Fei and his companions' current strength, they were powerless to destroy the gate. At the center of the tower's gate, there was a peculiar gap, resembling a flame.
Just as Xiao Fei was feeling depressed, Huo Wu awkwardly pulled out a similar object from her body. It was clearly the key to the Divine Fire Tower.
Xiao Fei and Huo Wushuang were both dismayed. Huo Wu quickly explained, "Grandpa gave me this key before I left. He doesn't know exactly what it does, but he knows it was left behind by the Divine Fire Sect."
Huo Wu used the key to unlock the gate, but it was incredibly heavy. The three of them struggled to open a gap wide enough for one person to pass through. Once inside, the gate automatically closed.
Upon entering the Divine Fire Tower, the three were surprised to find a staircase leading straight up. At the top, a bronze statue stood in the center.
A flame emanated from the statue's hand. The Divine Fire Sect had disappeared ten thousand years ago. Could the fire in the statue's hand have also been there for ten thousand years?
At the same time, the three felt a strong attraction to the flame in the statue's hand. As the three approached the inclined stairs, they felt a powerful pressure, and the flames within them began to stir.
Xiao Fei carefully surveyed his surroundings and finally discovered a passage of text on the wall. It recounted the origins and development of the Divine Fire Sect.
Over ten thousand years ago, the Divine Fire Sect's first leader was a brilliant genius. From a young age, he aspired to become a god. Through diligent practice, he finally reached the ultimate human limit: the 99th-level Peerless Douluo.
However, the barrier between 99th and 100th level stood in his way, a chasm like a chasm. Eventually, he devised a plan: to relocate his entire family to the Undying Volcano and establish the Divine Fire Sect.
He then mobilized all his resources to build the Divine Fire Tower, crafted entirely from meteorite copper.
He intended to harness the power of the Divine Fire Tower and the volcano's earth veins to reach the 100th level. He was halfway there, successfully reaching 99th level, but not 100th.
He lacked a divine title and inherited no divine heritage. But he hoped that future generations would accomplish his goal and achieve 100th level.
He sacrificed all his life's abilities into a wisp of flame in the bronze statue's hand. This flame has transcended the realm of ordinary fire and has become a divine fire.
Since then, the Divine Fire Tower has been the place of cultivation and inheritance for generations of clan members. Among the clan leaders of all generations, if there is one who has reached level 99, he will sacrifice his soul and abilities to this divine fire.
However, this place of inheritance has also attracted the covetousness of powerful outsiders. The last clan leader fought a great battle with the enemy.
In the end, both sides suffered heavy losses, which led to the eruption of the Undying Volcano. Eventually, the Divine Fire Sect was covered by the volcano and disappeared into the long river of history.
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