Cultivation Begins with Skill Points
Chapter 342 - 341: Eight Hundred Miles of Flame Mountain

Chapter 342: Chapter 341: Eight Hundred Miles of Flame Mountain

"Senior Brother, this Fire Cloud Mountain stretches over eight hundred miles, hence also called the Eight Hundred Miles of Flame Mountain. It is surrounded by Earth Fire and there are many fire-attributed spiritual medicines inside. It is said there is even a spiritual beast called the Fire Silkworm. Shall we go in and have a look?"

"Oh! Fire-attributed spiritual medicine? Fire Silkworm? Let’s go down and check it out."

Zhong Lin was also interested. Since entering the Heavenly Sea Country, he has shown enough curiosity about everything.

Eight Hundred Miles of Flame Mountain, just hearing this name demands a feeling of it, I wonder if there’s a Red Boy inside?

With a thought, the two of them swiftly flew towards the distant mountain range.

Eight Hundred Miles of Flame Mountain, with unending flames stretching across eight hundred miles, the entire range is fiery red, like flowing lava.

As soon as they landed, they felt a surge of heat wave rushing in, as if it was about to burn them to ashes.

Fortunately, both were at the Perfection level of the Transcendent Path, with bodies unaffected by heat and cold. With a slight circulation of their Spiritual Origin, they kept the heat wave out.

Upon closer inspection, the brown earth had already turned to ash by the fierce flames, and the extremely hard stones beneath their feet were burned into powder, forming a thick layer of lime covering the ground.

As they took a step, the lime dust flew all around, covering their robes, boots, and even their hair with lime dust.

"What a place this Fire Cloud Mountain is, the Eight Hundred Miles of Flame Mountain truly lives up to its reputation."

Zhong Lin gazed into the distance, his face full of curiosity.

A shake of his body isolated all the lime dust, and then he took great strides forward towards the depths.

Not all the rocks in the Fire Cloud Mountain were turned to powder by the flames. Some remained intact. Those rocks, able to withstand the burning of Earth Fire, had heat resistance and hardness that worldly objects couldn’t match. After being tempered and having impurities removed, they were decidedly excellent materials.

The pair walked and stopped, searching for some worthwhile mineral ores and spirit grass within the mountain range.

Some of the mineral ores were directly thrown into the Donghuang Bell for refining, adding some fire-attributed changes to it.

As he walked, Zhong Lin also started circulating the "Five Elements Mixed Essence Skill," using the Red Flame Technique to devour the surrounding fire-attributed spiritual energy, comprehending the conception of flame.

"Hm?"

Zhong Lin suddenly felt a rhythm coming from afar, immediately becoming alert, scanning the surroundings and carefully sensing the energy around him.

In the depths of the endless magma, a several-meter-long fiery red cocoon floated up and down, sending out ripples mysteriously. The cocoon slightly trembled, resting upon the continually undulating magma, as if sensing something.

In the next moment, the cocoon, resembling a flying boat, stirred up waves in the ocean of magma, following the mysterious signal, heading towards the surface of the magma. The magma churned, and the cocoon broke through the air, leaping onto the cliff.

Stepping on the hard stone, in the next instant, a red light with a sonic boom rushed towards Zhong Lin.

"How bold."

Long Zhao roared angrily, stepping forward to shield Zhong Lin, his right hand forming a palm, fiercely slapping the void.

Bang!

With a thunderous sound, the cocoon, like a fireball, was directly slapped flying, not shattering as expected.

The fiery red cocoon stopped in the distance, halting the shockwave, then spun again, rushing towards Zhong Lin once more.

At this time, Long Zhao finally saw what the red light was, showing delight, "Senior Brother, don’t let it escape, it is a Fire Silkworm, a valuable thing!"

Zhong Lin seized the moment the cocoon adjusted its direction to clearly see. It wasn’t a fireball but a bright red cocoon, rolling continuously in the air, like a mass of flames.

"Fire Silkworm?"

Zhong Lin instinctively shouted.

The silkworm constantly adjusted its direction in the air, clearly visible to Zhong Lin. This creature couldn’t fly but relied on the elasticity of the woven silkworm to adjust direction and gravity, then used its elasticity to leap upwards.

Another flash of red light, the silkworm suddenly changed direction, striking towards Zhong Lin’s armpit.

"Nice timing."

Zhong Lin laughed heartily, turned his body, formed his fingers into claws, circulated spiritual origin on it, then fiercely grasped at the silkworm.

Ching! Ching!

The sound of metal clashing resonated, followed by a surge of pain.

Instinctively retracting his palm, he saw a charred black area in the center, with a faint aroma of cooked meat wafting up.

"Hiss! Such scorching flame," Zhong Lin said in surprise.

A sharp cry was heard from within the silkworm cocoon, sounding both angry and like a roar.

At this moment, Long Zhao also returned to Zhong Lin’s side, both eyes tightly fixed on the silkworm, excitedly saying, "Senior Brother, don’t let it escape, it’s a Fire Silkworm, a spiritual beast peculiar to Fire Cloud Mountain, feeding on flames and drinking magma. Its spun silk is a fire-attributed treasure, worth its weight in gold.

However, this creature always hides deep within the magma, hard to find. What drove it mad to attack you today?"

"Feeding on flames?"

Zhong Lin suddenly seemed to understand something, opening his palm to reveal a gray-black flame hovering above it.

Yin Ruins Dragon Fire.

With the appearance of that flame, the Fire Silkworm grew more frantic, accelerating its pace on the rocks, its cries filled with a longing tone.

Whoosh!

A blaze of light shot straight ahead.

A smile appeared at the corner of Zhong Lin’s mouth, his left index finger suddenly touched between his eyebrows, then he pulled, causing a Qing Guang to fly out from the space between his brows, growing with the wind, transforming into the Donghuang Zhong, hovering above his head.

Clang!

A clear ring resonated through the mountains and rivers, the sound wave spreading in ripples all around, silencing the dancing flames and instantly calming the churning magma.

The charging Fire Silkworm under this toll plummeted to the ground, emitting a "splat" as it landed.

"Haha, captured."

Observing the battle from the sidelines, Long Zhao couldn’t miss this opportunity. As soon as the Fire Silkworm fell, he stepped forward to grab it in his hand, setting several Spiritual Origin barriers to securely confine it, rendering its struggles futile.

However, Long Zhao’s mind wasn’t on the silkworm at this moment but rather on the Donghuang Bell hovering above.

"Senior Brother, is this your Lifebound Weapon? You actually forged an ancient bell?"

Long Zhao said with a peculiar expression.

Could it be because your surname is ’Zhong,’ your Lifebound Weapon is a bell?

Swords, spears, sabers, halberds, axes, hooks, forks, I’ve seen many Lifebound Weapons, and even some mysterious weapons, some going the unique route to become armors, long whips, shields, and such.

But ’bell,’ I’ve seen for the first time.

Zhong Lin waved his hand and collected the Donghuang Bell into his Soul Palace, ignoring Long Zhao’s query.

You’re clueless.

Hmm! Long Zhao’s Lifebound Weapon really was a hammer.

Heart-splitting Hammer.

Just that it’s been nurtured in his Soul Palace, rarely brought out, after all, there’s the Mystic Sky Stick held firmly in his hand!