Chapter 60: Treasure Black Fire Lotus

  "Huoyan Valley? What kind of place is that? What treasure has appeared?" Hu Gao asked, his expression becoming suspicious. How could this person be so kind to such an extent? Not only did he save the way, but also proactively and enthusiastically introduced himself to a treasure land?

  "The saying 'Huǒyù Jù Huǒdú, Huǒdú Yùn Huǒlián, Huǒlián Jié Jīnghuá' has been circulating since the discovery of Fire Valley. It refers to the three treasures of Fire Valley." Qi Hong said solemnly, this time without turning his head to look at Hu Gao's expression, but slightly slowing down his pace.

  "Huoyan Valley is about eighty miles to our left front, but it stretches for over a hundred miles. Inside, there are large numbers of fire-attribute demonic beasts that can spit flames and magma, making them extremely formidable. Moreover, the valley is also filled with bursts of subterranean fire energy from time to time. Warriors who have not reached the seventh stage of the Condensing Shadow Realm simply cannot withstand the high temperatures and fire poison contained within the fire energy."

  "As for what treasure has emerged, hehe, it's actually the Black Fire Lotus, one of the three treasures!" Qi Hong's voice was full of temptation, as if he were talking about some kind of rare and extraordinary treasure.

  "Black Fire Lotus? Is it a spiritual medicine?" Hu Gao had never heard of Black Fire Lotus, but thinking of the Black Leaf Grass and the treasure that Qi Hong carried on him that was not inferior to the Black Leaf Grass...

  Next, won't Zhi Hong take out that treasure and lure himself to the Flame Valley? How does it feel like luring a kid away? Humph, taking a "Condensed Shadow Realm Fifth Stage" youth to a place where only Condensed Shadow Realm Seventh Stage can go to get treasures! Although he looks like a young boy on the outside, his heart and strength are not so easily deceived...

  Zhi Hong didn't turn his head back, but he was aware of it in his heart, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, because he heard the boy hold his breath, obviously moved, but didn't show it.

  "Hei Huo Lian is the second treasure of the three treasures, it is said that Hei Huo Lian is a spiritual medicine born from the earth fire, and its growth place must be where the fire energy gathers. Such places are often very hidden, and the fire poison surrounds them, making it difficult to get close, so Hei Huo Lian is hard to collect."

  But the value of Hei Huo Lian is worth the risk for a martial artist, as the fire energy it condenses can help a Yin-Ying realm martial artist temper their body. A Yin-Ying realm martial artist from the 5th to 8th stage can use Hei Huo Lian to increase their physical strength by one stage, but those below the 3rd stage of Yin-Ying realm will risk exploding their body if they ingest it. With Little Brother's cultivation, it just so happens that he is suitable."

  Qī Hóng turned back to Hu Gāo with a "you're tempted, aren't you?" smile and continued: "A single Black Fire Lotus is worth over 100,000 gold coins on the market. Just a few days ago, a Black Fire Lotus actually appeared in the Flame Valley, and it was found by an ordinary 7th-stage Condensed Shadow Realm warrior on the outskirts of the valley.

  He then refined the Black Fire Lotus on the spot, and his physical body became twice as strong. Afterwards, he entered the Flame Valley and picked up several more Black Fire Lotuses, which he successively refined, increasing his physical strength to the peak of the Ninth Stage of the Condensing Shadow Realm. However, at this time, the demonic beasts he encountered were getting stronger and stronger, and he couldn't cope with them at all. So he gathered a few good friends who had a good relationship with him to enter the Flame Valley together, but this time...

  Qī Hóng shook his head, somewhat sympathetically saying: "This time, they were quite unlucky and encountered a beast pack in the Flame Valley. Only one person managed to escape with their life, but that person died from their injuries just two days after telling everyone what had happened."

  Pausing for a moment, Qi Hong continued: "Although that person met with misfortune, the message he spoke out before his death has attracted more and more warriors to rush into Huoyan Valley."

  Hú Gāo's curiosity was also piqued, and the person who escaped must have said something that made more and more warriors rush to Huǒ Yàn Gǔ.

  He glanced at Hu Gao, his eyes scanning the surroundings before continuing: "In the Flame Valley, apart from the Black Fire Lotus, there's also the Black Fire Lotus Pod. Inside, there are many Black Fire Lotus Seeds. It's said that one Black Fire Lotus Seed is equivalent to a Black Fire Lotus Flower. If you can get your hands on a Black Fire Lotus Pod, it's at least worth ten or more Black Fire Lotus Flowers. Tsk tsk, even if you don't use them yourself, selling them would bring in tens of millions of gold coins! By then, you'll truly be wealthy!"

  Qī Hóng said a long passage, and finally turned his head to Hu Gao and added: "I didn't introduce it wrong, little brother can go and try, maybe with good luck, he can pick a few black fire lotus, and several million gold coins will be in hand."

  Qī Hóng's last words, however, put Hu Gāo on guard, saying: "With my Condensed Shadow Realm fifth-stage cultivation, is it suitable to go to the Flame Valley? Why doesn't Big Brother Qī Hóng try it himself?"

  "Haha, not bad, little brother!" Qi Hong seemed to be very satisfied with the boy's vigilant expression, but immediately dispelled it, saying: "Although entering the Flame Valley requires a cultivation base of Congying Seventh Stage, that's usually the case, and it's not every place that has such intense fire poison. Some places, in peacetime, even fifth-stage warriors can enter. Moreover, now, probably due to the birth of the Black Fire Lotus, the fire poison in the Flame Valley has decreased somewhat."

  "As for me, I also tried to enter, but after a busy half month, I didn't even see the shadow of Hei Huo Lian, only encountering some blind beasts and getting a few Yao Dan, which was not as good as the harvest in the forest. So, I went back to my old profession."

  He pointed to the emblem on his chest and said, "I caught a Route Tiger and handed it over to the Exorcism Castle. I can get a lot of gold coins from those victims. Unfortunately, that Black Charcoal Head let him escape! That guy is cunning, he robbed many people, worth 500,000! Plus the treasures he stole before..."

  "What a pity!" Hu Gao sighed.

  "That's right! It's precisely because of this reason that many warriors have flocked to the Flame Valley, hoping to find the Black Fire Lotus or the Black Fire Peony. At the same time, the Road Tiger has also become active, and our Demon-Slaying Castle is encountering robbery cases every day, we can't keep up with it. By the way, let's tell those who enter the Dragon Armor Mountain Range about the birth of the Black Fire Lotus, and make some good connections! Haha!" Qi Hong seemed quite optimistic.

  Strictly speaking, I am also a cultivator of martial arts now, I don't know if this Black Fire Lotus Seed will be helpful to me...

  Hu Gao's eyes sparkled, but he immediately dispelled the idea of going to Flame Valley. At least for now, it was impossible for him to go there because his cultivation had not even reached the seventh stage of Condensed Shadow Realm. Rashly going to Flame Valley would definitely bring no benefits to him.

  Hú Gāo seemed to have thought of something, and then asked: "Right, with so many black fire lotus flowers and black fire lotus piths in Huǒ Yàn Gǔ, shouldn't there be any martial artists who have reached the Unity Realm going there?"

  Qī Hóng smiled and said, "Those who have reached the level of Tong Ti are rare. Most people who can cultivate to this level will join a certain power, so they won't lack gold coins. The Black Fire Lotus Flower and Black Fire Lotus Seed aren't much help to them either. And most of the Condensed Shadow Realm warriors who came to Flame Valley this time are scattered cultivators. Those from large powers don't even look at the Black Fire Lotus Flower and Black Fire Lotus Seed, let alone bother competing with scattered cultivators."

  "So it was like that..."

  Hu Gao finally felt relieved, if there weren't too many cultivators at the Transcending Tribulation stage. He still had the guts to go and play around in a few days, to see if he could gain some benefits. If there were too many cultivators at the Transcending Tribulation stage, he really didn't want to go. What if something happened and Xiao Wu's identity was exposed? That would be a big disaster.

  "Little brother, you really are quite bold, daring to enter the Dragon Scales Mountain Range alone for training. Aren't you afraid of the demonic beasts inside?"

  Qī Hóng glanced at Hu Gāo, no longer mentioning the Black Fire Lotus, and continued: "This Dragon Armor Mountain Range has a perimeter of hundreds of miles. Although it's extremely rare for second-tier demonic beasts to appear, first-tier demonic beasts are everywhere, and even peak first-tier demonic beasts will frequently appear. You know, only a martial artist at the Unity Realm can be sure to handle a peak first-tier demonic beast, aren't you afraid at all?"

  "Afraid? I'm here to train, how can I be afraid? It's just a first-level demon beast. Don't worry, they can't hurt me." Hu Gao's face was full of confidence, not putting the first-level demon beast in his heart at all.

  Qī Hóng's heart skipped a beat, and he was immediately filled with suspicion...

  Isn't it just a first-class demon beast?

  An ordinary first-order early and mid-term is nothing, but a first-order late-stage and peak demon beast can't be handled? Can you handle it when I, Laozi, can't even handle it?

  Looking at Hu Gao's confident face, Qi Hong suddenly felt a little worried...

  "Brother Zhi, don't you believe me? I'm telling the truth. Maybe a first-stage peak demon beast would be too much for me to handle, but a first-stage late demon beast is nothing to fear. Although my actual strength is only at the fifth stage of the Condensing Shadow Realm, I have many treasures on me that can deal with demon beasts. Otherwise, the people in my family wouldn't let me come out alone."

  Hu Gao saw Qi Hong not speaking, and turned his head towards him saying.

  Not afraid of a late-stage demonic beast?

  Qī Hóng's mouth twitched twice. Had he really encountered a genius from some family this time? What a great blessing!

  Qī Hóng's face immediately broke into a smile as he said to Hu Gao, "Little brother is from some big family, right? At such a young age, you have such confidence and strength, it's really not simple! However, you can't underestimate the demonic beasts of the Dragon-Tiger Mountain Range. It's not like outside, and besides, this is your first time here. Even if I were to switch places with you, I wouldn't feel at ease letting you enter alone. Your family should have arranged for a guard for you, right?"

  "Who says it isn't!" Hu Gao seemed somewhat displeased, "The master of the Ning City's Guo family is my grandfather. Before I left, he even arranged for three elders at the Nascent Soul stage to be my guards. He said that I'm a Variant Totem owner and the hope of the Guo family, so I must be careful."

  "Brother Qi, what kind of training is this? It's just a fat pig with big ears, black and dirty. They even said it might be a 'Wind-Calling Pig' with the ability to hear the wind. I'd be embarrassed to say that out loud! So, I secretly took Grandfather's low-grade treasure sword and snuck out. If that black-haired kid hadn't run away so fast, I could have earned some gold coins for Brother Qi as a way of repaying him!"

  Low-grade treasure sword! Mutated Totem? Longevity Realm Elder?!

  Qī Hóng's eyes widened in shock.

  This kid...

  Throughout your journey, you will know?