I conquer the immortal with my strength.

Chapter 260: Red Flame Turtle, Mountain God's Scepter
After leaving Yu Wenfeng and his group, Xia Daoming headed straight for the Lava Abyss.

Along the way, magma erupted from the ground from time to time, and red-hot magma suddenly rushed down like a flood that broke through a dam. Of course, there were also various ferocious beasts.

The Ice Chi Jade Talisman is indeed worthy of being an ancient jade talisman.

Walking on the edge of Huotong Ridge, which is covered with lava rivers, bursts of cold air emanated from the Bingchi Jade Talisman, lingering around his body, making Xia Daoming feel cool all over and not feeling the heat at all.

Occasionally, when magma suddenly erupted or rushed down, the Ice Chi Jade Talisman would light up with a cold glow, and a Chi dragon would faintly rush out and swim around Xia Daoming, repelling the magma fire more than ten feet away from his body. This allowed him to move freely on the edge of Huotong Ridge without consuming any magic power, almost without being disturbed.

As for the various ferocious beasts on the edge of Huotong Ridge, although they are ferocious, Xia Daoming, who opened up the boundless sea of ​​blood, is like a cub of a pure-blooded alien beast from the ancient times, and is even more ferocious than them!

So it would be better if you don't meet or avoid them from a distance. If you actively attack, you are simply seeking death.

An hour later, Xia Daoming finally stood at the edge of the lava abyss.

Looking ahead, the magma was surging like huge waves. At first glance, it looked like a vast red ocean, and no one knew how many miles it stretched.

In the middle of that vast red ocean, stood a towering mountain with a fire phoenix hovering.

Looking at that mountain from the desert, although it is extremely far away and hazy, it already gives people the feeling of being extremely majestic, as if it is supporting this ancient desolate world. Now standing on the edge of the lava abyss, looking at it from a closer distance, it looks even more majestic and magnificent.

Especially the fire phoenix hovering over the giant mountain. Even across the lava abyss, one could sense a fierce and powerful aura that seemed to come from ancient times.

"Could it be that the rumors are true, and this Nirvana Ancient Ruins is really the place where the ancient true phoenix lived or even died. Otherwise, how could a fire phoenix that was merely condensed from fire elemental energy have such a terrifying aura of the ancient world?"

Xia Daoming narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking in his heart, while raising his feet and stepping towards the abyss where magma was rolling.

Just as he took a step towards the lava abyss, an ice dragon appeared under his feet to support him.

There was another curtain of water with ripples, surrounding him entirely, blocking out the heat waves coming from all directions, as well as the occasional splashes of boiling magma.

Xia Daoming stepped on the ice dragon and flew over the lava abyss, looking free and easy.

Of course, if a huge wave of magma hits him, Xia Daoming will definitely not rely on the Ice Chilong to easily block it.

Firstly, it is somewhat dangerous; secondly, the spell sealed in the ancient jade talisman will definitely consume a huge amount of energy.

Suddenly, the abyss behind Xia Daoming began to churn violently.

A huge red fish rolled up the rolling red magma, suddenly jumped out of the abyss, and opened its ferocious mouth towards Xia Daoming.

"Qiang!"

The black tiger knife was drawn out, and then it slashed towards the big red fish like a black lightning.

"boom!"

The big red fish's head covered with red scales was split in half, blood spilled onto the abyss like rain, and blood mist rose up in an instant.

The smell of blood attracted the monsters in the lava abyss and the monster birds circling in the sky.

Several miles away, two vermilion fish fins broke through the magma like giant knives, drawing a red wave on the surface of the abyss and rushing towards the corpse of the red giant fish.

At the same time, a demon bird swooped down with a cry that could pierce through gold and split rocks.

Upon seeing this, Xia Daoming hurriedly left this bloody place.

But Xia Daoming had just walked a few miles away when a back like a small volcano arched out of the abyss, and then its head appeared. It was the giant toad monster that he had seen from afar.

The giant toad monster opened its huge mouth like a volcanic cave, and its huge tongue covered with barbs stuck out of its mouth like lightning and curled towards Xia Daoming.

"kill!"

Upon seeing this, Xia Daoming let out a low shout, and the Black Tiger Blade's cold light suddenly increased, slashing at the giant tongue that was curling towards him.

"Oh!"

The Black Tiger Knife chopped on the giant tongue, but failed to cut it off. On the contrary, the giant tongue was very sticky and thick. After the Black Tiger Knife broke through its surface, it was as if it had sunk into a quagmire and was stuck inside.

The giant toad was considered a bully in the lava abyss. It thought it could easily catch the prey in front of it, but it didn't expect that not only did it fail to eat the prey, but it also felt a sharp pain in its tongue.

The giant toad suddenly retracted its tongue.

Xia Daoming suddenly felt a huge force with scorching heat coming from the Black Tiger Sword, causing waves in his boundless sea of ​​blood.

Xia Daoming was slightly startled, and a surge of energy and blood was poured into the Black Tiger Sword.

A dark blade light burst out from the Black Tiger Knife and suddenly strangled the giant toad's tongue.

Suddenly, flesh flew everywhere and blood gushed out.

"His!"

A disgusting piece of tongue broke off and sank into the abyss.

The black tiger knife lightened and let out a tiger roar, transforming into a black winged tiger, and rushed towards the giant toad like a flash of lightning.

The giant toad had retracted its bloody tongue by this time, and a hint of fear flashed in its pair of large lantern-like eyes as it saw the black winged tiger flashing with cold light and swooping down from the air.

"Boom!"

There was a loud bang.

The giant toad's huge body, like a small volcano, sank into the abyss, setting off huge waves of magma.

"Pity!"

Seeing the giant toad suddenly sink into the abyss, Xia Daoming secretly sighed with regret and retracted the Black Tiger Knife.

Level 4 monsters often have monster cores in their bodies.

Monster cores can be used as medicine to make elixirs that help form elixirs, and are extremely precious.

However, even though Xia Daoming had the help of the Ice Chi Ancient Jade Talisman, he did not dare to go deep into the magma to hunt down the giant toad.

Putting away the regret in his heart, Xia Daoming looked around.

The Lava Abyss is vast and turbulent, and is home to many powerful monsters. It is far more dangerous than the Fire Copper Ridge, but it also hides more great opportunities. Xia Daoming is not in a hurry to travel, and wants to try his luck in the Lava Abyss first.

For other people, even for Jindan cultivators who entered by concealing the truth, this Lava Abyss is a very dangerous place. But for Xia Daoming, as long as he is careful, staying alive in the Lava Abyss will definitely not be a problem.

The Fire Phoenix Forbidden Land is extremely dangerous and it is even rumored that there are level five monsters lurking there. If the situation is not good, Xia Daoming will definitely not risk his life to force an opportunity there.

Therefore, you have to go to the Fire Phoenix Forbidden Land, but whether you can gain opportunities is a big unknown. It is better to look for some opportunities here first, and perhaps you can take the opportunity to increase your strength.
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"Where to escape!"

Suddenly, a cold light shot out from Xia Daoming's body on the churning abyss, and turned into a large, crystal clear net emitting cold air, and fell towards an already injured monster.

The monster had a fish head, a snake tail, a single eye, sharp eagle claws under its body, and thick red scales covering its body. It was a level four, initial stage monster.

The beast was injured when it first fought with Xia Daoming. Knowing that the opponent was powerful, it immediately stirred the magma with its tail, turned over, and prepared to escape into the abyss.

However, Xia Daoming had fought with level four monsters several times along the way, but each time the monsters took advantage of the terrain and escaped, resulting in a waste of his energy. This time, he already had a countermeasure.

Before the icy net actually fell, crisscrossing strands of cold air had already covered and bound the monster.

But the monster just twisted its body violently, and the criss-crossing cold air was instantly broken and turned into nothing.

The monster shook off the cold air net and turned its head to dive into the magma abyss.

But when the monster was about to dive into the abyss, it was shocked to find that the flowing and surging magma had disappeared, replaced by uneven, smoking rocks.

It turns out that the real purpose of the Mysterious Ice Net is not to cover and restrain the monster, but to temporarily freeze the magma abyss around it.

The monster was startled, and its whole body suddenly burst into flames, and flames spewed out of its mouth, trying to melt the rock again, but at this moment, a huge seal fell.

"Oh!"

With a loud bang, the thick scales on the monster's body broke apart, and blood and flesh flew everywhere.

"His!"

A sharp spear tip with the shadow of a black dragon wrapped around it pierced into the cracked area of ​​the armor, making a harsh friction sound.

The monster died.

A demon core emitting a dazzling red light and the mysterious ice net fell into Xia Daoming's hands.

"A magic weapon is indeed a magic weapon. It is extremely powerful. It's just a pity that it consumes too much mana!" Xia Daoming felt the sudden decrease in the true energy and mana in his meridians and dantian. He couldn't help but sigh while taking out a few mana-replenishing elixirs from the storage ring and swallowing them.

The monsters that live in the lava abyss often have very thick leather armor.

Monsters below level four are not so bad, Xia Daoming can kill them with one sword.

But the leather armor of a level four monster is much thicker and tougher than that of a level three monster.

The materials of his Black Dragon Sword and Black Dragon Spear are not up to the level of magic weapons, and they have not yet been tempered and nurtured in the Zhongyuan Crimson Palace. At most, they are equivalent to top-level magic weapons. With one strike, they can only break some leather armor and injure them.

Although the Tiger Subduing Hand Seal is extremely powerful and can seriously injure a level four monster with one blow, or even crack their thick armor, the Tiger Subduing Hand Seal is a secret technique for refining the body. Before the Zhongyuan Crimson Palace is forged and the magical power seed is nurtured, it takes a certain amount of time to conceive before it can be used.

The fourth-level monster was a little smart. After being injured by one blow, it knew that the opponent was far more ferocious than it. Before Xia Daoming could perform the Subduing Tiger Hand Seal, it took advantage of the terrain and escaped into the magma abyss.

After several level four monsters escaped in succession, Xia Daoming finally thought of using the cold air from the Ice Mysterious Net to freeze the magma, try to form the Subduing Tiger Hand Seal, and then kill it.

However, the Mysterious Ice Net is a magic weapon. Xia Daoming didn't know it until he used it. Only after using it did he realize how huge the consumption of magic power was.

Fortunately, this time they confiscated a lot of elixirs for replenishing magic power from Qi Shixin and others, so the resources were abundant and Xia Daoming could afford it.

"But it's worth it to get a monster core and some fourth-level monster-grade refining materials." Xia Daoming soon put away his sighs, and with a happy look on his face he took off the monster's claws, scales and other materials suitable for refining.

As for its flesh and blood, Xia Daoming simply discarded it.

The flesh and blood of monsters are full of violent power, and most of them are not suitable for cultivators to consume.

The violent power contained in the bodies of fire-type monsters is even more terrifying. Their flesh and blood are like explosives and poison to cultivators.

Only a few water and wood monsters can have their flesh and blood processed and used as food and medicine.

Almost all the monsters in the ancient ruins of Nirvana have fire attributes. Even if Xia Daoming's physique can withstand their flesh and blood, it will take a long time to refine it after eating a piece. The gain is not worth the loss, so he just abandons it.

Xia Daoming did not stay there and left quickly.

Because he had keenly sensed that seven or eight powerful demonic auras were rapidly approaching this side.

Although there is no legend of a level 5 monster in the Lava Abyss, according to news spread by various sects and forces, people have seen high-level level 4 monsters in the Lava Abyss many times in history.

Eight hundred years ago, when the ancient ruins of Nirvana were opened, a Jindan elder of the Chai family was directly swallowed by a high-level fourth-level monster that suddenly emerged from under the magma.

Two hundred years ago, an elder of the Shang family who had reached the Jindan stage also died at the hands of a level four high-level monster.

In the past thousand years, two Jindan clan elders died in the Lava Abyss, and the five major immortal cultivation families were afraid. This time, the five major immortal cultivation families put aside their respective disputes and conflicts, and joined forces for the first time to cross the Lava Abyss.

Xia Daoming's strength is not inferior to that of a high-level fourth-level monster. He is confident that even if he encounters a high-level fourth-level monster, it will be no problem for him to survive.

But the lava abyss is the territory of monsters.

They have a natural advantage in fighting here.

Xia Daoming didn't dare to fall into the encirclement of many level four monsters.

Moreover, he had to conserve his strength to penetrate the Fire Phoenix Forbidden Zone, so he couldn't put himself in danger to avoid getting injured or over-exerting himself.

So when he sensed that the flesh and blood of the killed monster had attracted several powerful monsters, Xia Daoming immediately left the place of trouble.

Looking for opportunities along the way.

The Lava Abyss is indeed a place full of dangerous opportunities.

Two days later.

Xia Daoming not only harvested four demon cores and many refining materials in the Lava Abyss, but also found a Red Flame Blood Lotus.

This lotus floats above the magma and flows with the waves. Its medicinal effect is even better than the Sanyuan Lingguo mentioned by Yuwen Feng and others. It is a specialty of the Lava Abyss.

Many cultivators ventured into the lava abyss just for the Red Flame Blood Lotus.

However, the Lava Abyss is huge and dangerous, and the Red Flame Blood Lotus moves with the current and has no fixed place to stay. Most of the time, people have already fallen into the mouth of the monster before they find the Red Flame Blood Lotus.

When Xia Daoming was looking for opportunities in the lava abyss, hundreds of miles away from him, a large ship emitting a cold silver light was sailing against the wind and waves on the surface of the abyss.

On the big ship, there were not only five Jindan cultivators from Xuantian Pavilion, but also foundation-building cultivators accompanying them.

There are sixty foundation-building cultivators from Xuantian Pavilion entering the ancient ruins this time, but only thirty of them are accompanying them now.

Some of the cultivators who had completed the foundation building were driving the ship, some were manipulating the ship's defense formation, and some were standing on the side of the ship, looking around, searching for opportunities.

A giant toad smelled the blood of the humans, jumped out of the abyss, opened its huge mouth, and spewed a dragon of fire at the ship.

"Rock Fire Toad! Kill!"

The eyes of the five Jindan monks suddenly lit up and they gave an order.

The runes on the hull suddenly lit up and turned into a huge shield of light that enveloped the ship and blocked the fire dragon's flaming attack. At the same time, six monks who had completed the foundation building stage waved a flag, chanted spells, and made hand gestures.

Suddenly, a large net formed in the air and covered the giant toad's head.

The Rock Fire Toad was covered, and its claws were tearing the net frantically. Flames burst out from its body, burning the net so that it emitted green smoke. The light was distorted, and the silk threads became faint. As the Rock Fire Toad struggled, the six people on the boat all had sweat on their foreheads.

Obviously, with their cultivation strength, it is difficult to trap the Rock Fire Toad.

As long as you give the Rock Fire Toad some time, it will be able to break out of the net.

A foundation-building cultivator quickly released his magic weapon and rushed towards the giant toad in the net.

"Dang! Dang! Dang!"

The magic weapons fell on the Rock Fire Toad from a long distance and were bounced back one after another. Most of them only left a few marks on it, and only two attacks barely left a shallow scar on the Rock Fire Toad's thick armor like rock.

Upon seeing this, all the Foundation Establishment monks changed their expressions.

Only then did he truly realize the power of the fourth-level monster in the Lava Abyss.

With their strength and the power of their magic weapons, it is difficult to break through the defense of such monsters at a long distance. Once they fight at close range, although the power of their attack will be much greater, they will also face the great danger of being killed by a single claw of the monster.

However, the five Jindan cultivators of Xuantian Pavilion seemed to have expected this. They looked at each other, smiled, and each of them had a flying sword fly out of their hand.

The five flying swords flashed with light, like a golden rainbow across the sky, which was very shocking.

Suddenly, the five Jindan monks pinched their swords together, and the five flying swords gathered together to form a giant sword with shining golden light and sword energy rising into the sky.

Feeling the terrifying murderous aura contained in the giant sword, the Rock Fire Toad's eyes revealed fear and it struggled even more frantically, with flames erupting from its body like a volcano.

An astonishing golden light flashed down.

"Swish!"

The giant sword not only cut through the thick and hard leather armor of the Rock Fire Toad, but also penetrated several feet into its flesh and blood.

Blood spurted out.

The Rock Fire Toad was severely injured.

The five Jindan monks made sword gestures again.

The five swords separated and took advantage of the Rock Fire Toad being severely injured to attack its vital points.

In a blink of an eye, the Rock Fire Toad was killed.

There are disciples who have established their own foundation to collect the monster cores and divide the materials for refining equipment.

"This set of Xuan Geng flying swords is indeed worthy of being a magic weapon that the sect spared no expense to create. It is extremely powerful and can kill with one strike. With the help of this set of flying swords, I am looking forward to entering the Fire Phoenix restricted area as soon as possible to adventure around." A female cultivator in the early stage of the Golden Core with phoenix eyes retracted the flying sword, gently stroked the blade with her hand, with a hint of anticipation and excitement on her face.

“That’s right. With the help of this set of Xuan Geng flying swords, plus other means, even if we face a level 4 high-level monster, the five of us working together have a chance to inflict heavy damage. At least we can protect ourselves.” A man who looked like a short and fat man said carelessly, touching his bulging belly.

"Junior Sister Luan, Junior Brother Du, don't be too optimistic. A high-level Level 4 monster is much stronger than a low-level Level 4 monster. The Sky Net can't restrain it at all.

Without the restraint of the Heavenly Net, it is rampant with ferocity. Even if we have the Xuan Geng Flying Sword, we will be lucky enough to protect ourselves. It is unlikely that we can seriously injure it.

Besides, there is not only one level four high-level monster in this ancient ruins. What if we encounter two of them, or there are other monsters coveting us nearby? Hehe, if we don’t take out some of our best treasures, we will probably die with hatred in our heart.

As for the level 5 monsters, there shouldn't be any in the lava abyss, but there are definitely some in the restricted area. Once you encounter one, it all depends on your luck." A man in green clothes, with a white face and no beard, said solemnly.

Everyone's face changed slightly when they heard this.

After a while, Sister Luan with the phoenix eyes said, "Brother Che, is the level 5 monster really that powerful?"

"Yes, Senior Brother Che, with the combined strength of the five of us, plus the five Jindan cultivators from the Qi family, there should always be a chance for escape." The short and fat Junior Brother Du had a hint of doubt on his face.

"Join forces?" Senior Brother Che's lips curled up with a hint of self-mockery.

"Five late Jindan cultivators should be able to fight together. But with our cultivation level, what's the point of joining forces? A level 5 monster can break our alliance once it attacks. The difference in strength is too great. If we disperse and flee at the beginning, we still have a chance. Once we try to fight, I'm afraid we won't even have a chance to escape.

As for why we gave up five of the Golden Core cultivators' places to the five great immortal cultivation families of the Great Xuan Nation, the origin relationship is certainly one reason, and another reason is that in the Fire Phoenix Forbidden Zone, we need them to explore the way and help us ward off disasters, while we try to preserve our strength as much as possible. "

Everyone fell silent upon hearing this, their hearts heavy, no longer having the relief and joy of killing the Rock Fire Toad with one blow.

While the five Jindan monks were talking, a group of people gathered at the edge of the lava abyss.

Four early Jindan cultivators and thirty-two perfect foundation-building cultivators.

They are the Jindan cultivators from the five major immortal cultivation families of the Great Xuan Kingdom and some of the cultivators who have completed the foundation building stage.

"What's going on with the Qi family? We've been waiting for a day and a half, why hasn't Qi Shixin brought anyone here yet? Xuantian Pavilion requires us to gather outside the Fire Phoenix Forbidden Zone on the seventh day. If we wait any longer, we won't have much time to find opportunities in the Lava Abyss." A silver-haired old woman was holding a snake-head cane in her hand, and she hit it hard on the ground, her face full of anger.

"That's right, this is what Qi Shixin did. There aren't many opportunities for us to get our hands on in the Fire Phoenix Forbidden Zone, and most of them are in Xuantian Pavilion. We led the team in here, and our real goal is to look for opportunities in the Lava Abyss with our younger generations. The Qi family hasn't come yet, and if we delay any further, we won't have much time left." A big man with a full beard shouted.

"This shouldn't happen. Could it be that the Qi family has encountered some danger?" A man with an elegant temperament frowned slightly, looking thoughtful.

“It is said that Huotong Ridge is fraught with danger, but with Qi Shixin’s cultivation level and the help of so many outstanding juniors, what dangers could there be?
Besides, even if something dangerous happened, there shouldn't be a single person to be seen until now. I think the Qi family must have found a place of opportunity and are searching, which delayed them. "The silver-haired old woman sneered.

"No matter what the reason is, we can't wait any longer. We can't waste our great opportunity because of the Qi family." The Yuan family's Jindan female cultivator, who had been silent all this time, said in a deep voice.

"The sister from the Yuan family is right. We can't wait any longer." The bearded man nodded in agreement. "For this trip to the ancient ruins, our five families specially prepared a set of five-element demon-killing battle formations. Without Qi Shixin, we can't form a battle formation. Once we encounter a high-level fourth-level demon beast in the lava abyss, we will be in trouble." The elegant man frowned again, showing a trace of worry.

“The lava abyss is so huge, and there are only a few level 4 high-level monsters living in it. The possibility of encountering one is very small. Even if we are unlucky and encounter one, with the combined strength of the four of us and the treasures specially prepared for this trip to the ancient ruins, it should not be a problem to save our lives.” said the silver-haired old woman.

"That's right. This time we are not acting alone, but working together. Even if we really encounter a high-level level 4 monster, the worst that can happen is that each of us will lose some treasures, and there will be no problem in saving our lives. But if we wait any longer, we will lose a great opportunity that only comes once every two hundred years." said the bearded man.

The elegant man pondered for a while after hearing this, and finally nodded and said, "That's true, then we won't wait for the Qi family."

The four men reached an agreement, and soon each of the four armies released a black ship that emitted a chilling aura.

These four black ships are not only much smaller than the large ships of Xuantian Pavilion, but the rune restrictions on them also seem to be weaker.

The black ship was moving forward on the churning magma abyss. When it encountered slightly stronger winds and waves, the operators became nervous and hurried to avoid them. Unlike the large ship of Xuantian Pavilion, it sailed through the wind and waves, as if what was in front of them was not a vast ocean of magma, but an ordinary ocean.
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This day is the seventh day since entering the ancient ruins.

The Lava Abyss is indeed a place of opportunity.

In just a few days, Xia Daoming's storage ring had an additional half-foot square red flame yang stone. Adding a small amount of this stone could greatly enhance the power of fire magic weapons. He also had four red flame blood lotuses, and twelve monster cores, including one intermediate-level four one, and of course various fourth-level monster refining materials.

Such a gain is definitely a huge gain even for a late Jindan cultivator.

Especially the half-foot square Red Flame Yang Stone, which is extremely rare in the outside world and has a high price. Even the Nascent Soul Ancestor would be jealous of it.

However, Xia Daoming was a little disappointed.

His real goal of this trip was the Nirvana Rebirth Fruit and the True Phoenix Blood Pearl.

Unfortunately, after searching in the lava abyss for several days, I couldn't find even a trace of it.

"It seems that if we continue searching in the Lava Abyss, we will probably only find more Demon Cores and Scarlet Flame Blood Lotuses. It is better to enter the Fire Phoenix Forbidden Zone as soon as possible and have a thorough search while there is still time." Xia Daoming raised his head and looked at the giant Fire Phoenix Mountain that pierced the sky in the distance.

As he was gazing at it, Xia Daoming suddenly felt a violent fluctuation of energy from heaven and earth behind him.

He turned back sharply.

When he turned around, Xia Daoming was shocked and could hardly believe what he saw.

He saw a huge wave of magma stretching for dozens of miles, rushing towards him like a galloping horse.

Behind this huge wave, a back like a dark red mountain is revealed.

In the face of the huge waves, ten people were fleeing in all directions.

However, in front of the huge lava waves that stretched for dozens of miles, the ten people seemed very small. Even if they scattered and fled, they could not escape the area swept by the huge waves for a while.

Suddenly, a huge wave rose into the sky, turned into a big claw, and slammed down fiercely.

Two people were knocked down by the magma claws.

At this moment, a bloody mouth with sharp teeth appeared in the air behind the huge wave of magma.

The bloody mouth opened and sucked, and the magma wrapped around the two people and rolled back into the bloody mouth like a tired bird returning to its nest.

As the bloody mouth closed, the sound of brittle bones breaking rang out between heaven and earth, which was particularly creepy.

The bloody mouth had just eaten two people when the huge wave transformed into a big claw and fell down.

This time, the giant claw covered three people, but a silver-haired old woman suddenly burst out with a ball of golden light, broke through the giant claw and escaped, but the other two were not so lucky, they were knocked down by the giant claw and then fell into the bloody mouth again.

"Level 4 high-level monster!"

Xia Daoming looked at the shocking scene in the distance and his heart sank.

His current combat power is stronger than that of ordinary fourth-level high-level monsters, but he is still at the same level as them and has not yet reached the level of a fifth-level monster.

This lava abyss is their territory. They have the advantage of terrain, and it would be dangerous if a fight really started.

"It's better to stay away to avoid being affected." Soon, Xia Daoming narrowed his eyes slightly and decided to stay away from the place of trouble.

Just as Xia Daoming was about to retreat secretly, a loud voice sounded in the distance.

"Everyone, this monster is too powerful. If we just try to escape, we will be killed and eaten by it one by one. Instead of this, you should not be stingy with your life-saving items. Take them all out and fight. Maybe you can still escape."

"Brother Shang is right, let's fight to the death!" The silver-haired old woman, who had just escaped and was still frightened, gritted her teeth and screamed.

Before she finished her words, the monster stirred up huge waves of magma and turned them into giant claws that fell towards her.

A point of black light shot out from the silver-haired old woman's hand and went straight to the center of the giant claw.

"kill!"

The other three Jindan cultivators all had fierce looks in their eyes upon seeing this, and they made a prompt decision. They also raised their hands, and a point of black light shot out, also heading straight for the center of the giant claw.

At the same time, each person has transformed into a rainbow light and gathered together.

The two surviving foundation-building disciples saw this and quickly flew towards the Jindan cultivator to join them. At the same time, they raised their hands and a black and silver light shot out.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Six points of light shot into the giant magma claw and suddenly exploded.

The giant magma claw exploded suddenly.

Balls of magma shot out and fell like meteors and fireballs.

The giant magma claw exploded, revealing a beast claw hidden inside.

The beast's claw was like a giant turtle's claw, covered with red leather armor.

However, the leather armor of the beast's claws was a little damaged at this time, and there were even a few places that were bloody and blood was constantly flowing down.

"Ow!"

The monster was injured and let out a deafening roar.

The huge body as big as a mountain finally revealed its true appearance from behind the huge waves.

It was a monster with a fiery red body, shaped like a turtle, but with a snake's tail and a bird-like head.

"Red Flame Turtle! A member of the Immortal Cultivation Family of the Great Xuan Nation!"

Xia Daoming narrowed his eyes slightly and paused while preparing to leave.

Just now, the four Jindan cultivators and two foundation-building disciples no longer ran for their lives, but joined forces to attack, injuring the Red Flame Turtle in one fell swoop. This made Xia Daoming think of the good things Qi Shixin was carrying.

If these guys really take out all the treasures prepared by their family for them, there is still a possibility that they will fight with the Red Flame Turtle and both sides will suffer heavy losses.

If that were the case, he wouldn't mind staying and being a fisherman.

The demon core of the Red Flame Turtle is an extremely valuable item. Even if the combined value of the twelve demon cores he had obtained before was still far less than this one.

Its tortoise shell and sharp claws are also extremely precious and can be refined into magic weapons.

Of course, the monks from the four major families should also have a lot of good things on them.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

When Xia Daoming paused and hid behind a lava wave to watch quietly, the people from the four major families in the distance had already started a fierce battle with the Red Flame Turtle.

The walking stick in the silver-haired old woman's hand turned into a ferocious fire python, which fought with the red flame turtle. At the same time, she also activated an ancient and broken talisman.

The talisman actually turned into a fire dragon.

The powerful aura of the fire dragon was not inferior to that of the Red Flame Turtle, but the flames were dim and seemed unstable.

Even so, the Fire Dragon was still very powerful. The Red Flame Turtle did not dare to underestimate every attack from the Fire Dragon, and would either swing its tail or raise its claws to block it.

When the silver-haired old woman did not hesitate to activate the life-saving ancient fire dragon talisman, the other three people gritted their teeth and released their own attacking magic weapons while activating the life-saving ancient talismans given by their families.

Once these ancient symbols are activated, the offensive power is comparable to that of a late Jindan cultivator.

But unfortunately it is already broken, the time it can be used is very limited, and it is also somewhat unstable to operate.

Even so, once the four broken ancient talismans were activated, it was equivalent to four late Jindan cultivators joining forces with four early Jindan cultivators to besiege the Red Flame Tortoise. Even though the Red Flame Tortoise had an extremely thick skin and armor, strong defense, and the advantage of terrain, it was still killed and its skin was torn to pieces, and it roared in anger.

Of course, the four Jindan cultivators did not have it easy either.

Every time an attack landed on the Red Flame Turtle, the recoil force would cause their true energy and magic power to fluctuate and their blood to surge.

At the same time, it takes a huge amount of energy to fully activate the magic weapon and the broken ancient talismans.

Fortunately, they all brought top-grade spirit stones this time.

Each person held a piece of top-grade spirit stone in his hand, and pure spiritual power flowed into his body. Although it could not completely make up for the consumption of mana, it could still be replenished rapidly and continuously, greatly slowing down the loss of mana.

"What a waste!"

Looking at the broken ancient symbol burning in the distance, Xia Daoming couldn't help but feel heartbroken.

Half an incense stick of time passed in the blink of an eye.

The broken ancient symbol continued to burn, and only a small half of it remained.

All six monks had disheveled hair and pale faces, and two of them even had their arms burned to charcoal.

The four monks who seemed to be in good health had dimmed defensive magic weapons and instruments on their bodies, with multiple dents on them from being hit by fireballs, and even sparks burning on them.

That was the fire from the demon core of a high-level fourth-level demon beast that spewed out at all costs, and it was extremely powerful.

If it weren't for the four broken ancient talismans that blocked most of the power and only leaked a small part, and the defensive magic weapons that helped to block that small part, the six cultivators would probably have all had their limbs broken or even been burned to ashes.

However, compared to the huge energy consumption and injuries of the six cultivators, the situation of the Red Flame Turtle was even worse.

Not only were its head, tail and four legs injured and torn, but even cracks appeared on its hardest shell.

The demonic energy had obviously become much weaker and more chaotic than at the beginning.

But this red flame turtle seemed to be blood-thirsty and had no intention of retreating or escaping into the magma abyss. Instead, it let out an even more ferocious and angry roar.

"Damn it, this beast is already seriously injured, yet it's still so ferocious! If we delay any further, the ancient talisman will be completely scrapped!" The elegant man had a gloomy and ugly expression on his face.

"Since this evil beast refuses to give up, then everyone work harder and kill it. This beast will definitely not survive us! This beast is full of treasures. If we can kill it, it will be worth our effort of using an ancient talisman." The silver-haired old woman said gritting her teeth.

After saying that, the old woman's eyes flashed with cruelty, and she opened her mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood onto the magic cane.

After this mouthful of blood spurted out, the old woman, who was already injured and exhausted, looked even older, and the wrinkles on her face looked like old tree bark.

"At this point, this is the only way." Seeing this, the others gritted their teeth and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Suddenly, the magic weapons and instruments shone brightly and their power increased dramatically.

Upon seeing this, the Red Flame Turtle's lantern-like eyes actually revealed a look of determination mixed with a hint of sadness.
Suddenly, a blood mist rose from his body, as if his blood was boiling.

As the blood mist rose, the Red Flame Spiral Turtle's huge body, as big as a mountain, was shrinking strangely. Even its shell was getting smaller and its luster was getting darker.

The originally fierce and powerful aura on its body continued to weaken.

As the monster's aura weakened, a majestic and ancient aura emanated from it, becoming stronger and stronger.

"No!" The four Jindan cultivators felt an inexplicable chill in their hair, and an extremely strong sense of uneasiness rose in their hearts.

Soon, the Red Flame Turtle opened its mouth, and a piece of board with a faint glow, made of an unknown material that looked like jade or stone and very old, with many cracks on it, shot out from its mouth and hung in the air.

The tablet was suspended in the air, constantly expanding, and in a blink of an eye it became a broken stone tablet standing between heaven and earth.

There were nine identical, extremely simple runes engraved on the broken stone tablet.

It's even so simple that it looks like just a horizontal and a vertical line.

But for some reason, when Xia Daoming looked at such a simple rune, he vaguely sensed a mystery pointing directly to the origin of heaven and earth. He felt inexplicably frightened and his hair stood on end.

"Mountain God's Hu! Mountain God's Hu! How could this monster have a Mountain God's Hu?"

When Xia Daoming felt inexplicably palpitating, the four Jindan cultivators seemed to remember something. They all turned pale and screamed. Without thinking, they turned around and ran away quickly. At the same time, talismans were scattered like they were free, forming layers of protection surrounding their bodies.

"Mountain God's Hu?" Xia Daoming looked suspicious. "It is said that in ancient times, there were gods guarding the mountains, forests, valleys and hills to ensure peace. Could it be that this tablet that has turned into a broken stone tablet is the Mountain God's Hu that represents the identity of the mountain god and the power of life and death? How could it be hidden in the belly of this monster? How could it know how to drive it?"

While Xia Daoming was in doubt, the runes floated on the broken stone tablet, and suddenly they shone brightly, shooting out five cold rays.

Xia Daoming, who was hiding behind the lava waves, saw clearly that the five cold lights were five axes, and their shapes were like the runes on the mountain god's scepter.
Five cold lights, like shocking rainbows, streaked towards the six people who turned around and fled.

An axe transformed from runes flashed a cold light and cut through the protective layer formed by the magic weapons and talismans of the two foundation-building monks.

"Stab!"

The defenses surrounding the two foundation-building monks, who were dozens of feet apart, collapsed in an instant and turned into nothingness.

Then, an axe blade swept across, and the two foundation-building monks were cut in half like tofu. Blood gushed out, and their four bodies fell into the abyss. A huge wave of magma hit them, and they were suddenly sucked into the abyss, and not even their shadows could be seen.

The four Jindan cultivators are relatively powerful.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The broken ancient rune burst out with its final power and slammed violently with the rune axe, emitting a dazzling light and an earth-shaking noise.

The broken ancient talisman turned into a wisp of green smoke, finally exhausting the last bit of magic sealed inside.

The rune axe's attack was also eliminated, and the light twisted and turned into nothingness.

The four Jindan cultivators breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

But at this moment, the ancient runes on the broken stone tablet hanging above the abyss suddenly lit up again.

Four rune axes shot out again.

When the broken stone tablet shot out four rune axes, the Red Flame Turtle shrank further and further, and even its mountain-like body floated weakly on the surface of the magma abyss, rising and falling with the magma waves.

However, its lantern-like eyes revealed a hint of pleasure and bloodthirstiness.

The tongue stretched out of the mouth and licked the hard turtle beak, as if it had already determined that the four Jindan monks were doomed to die.

"Dang! Dang! Dang!"

Fire snake staff magic weapon, flying sword magic weapon...

The magic weapons of the four Jindan monks were less powerful than the broken ancient rune. When they came into contact with the rune axe, they were knocked away, the light suddenly disappeared, and they fell into the sea.

The rune axe knocked down the magic weapon, paused slightly, and then quickly killed the four people separately.

"Puff puff!"

The layers of high-level weapons were no match for the rune axe and were cut through like paper.

"Dang! Dang! Dang!"

Immediately afterwards, the rune axe chopped heavily on the defensive magic weapons of the four Jindan monks.

Defensive magic weapons fell one after another.

The four Jindan cultivators were filled with resentment when they saw this.

I thought that the four of them would take out their most precious life-saving items. Even if they couldn't completely defeat the Red Flame Turtle, they could at least inflict damage to both sides and then retreat.

As a result, they never dreamed that after both sides were defeated, the Red Flame Turtle actually opened its mouth and spit out the Mountain God Scepter.

The power of each rune axe of the Mountain God's Hu is comparable to a blow from a late Jindan realm.

If they were still in their prime, with the help of many talismans and defensive magic weapons, they might be able to barely hold out a few times.

But now, their strength is only one-third of what it was before, how can they resist?
"Hiss! Hiss!"

The rune axe continued to move forward, like tearing a brocade, cutting through the last line of defense of the four Jindan monks - the magic shield.

A sharp pain surged into their brains, and then the four of them fell into endless darkness.

As they fell into endless darkness, they seemed to see a blood-red figure with lightning rushing towards them.

Before the bloody figure arrived, several dragon claws appeared in the void, grabbing at the lava abyss where their defensive magic weapons had fallen.

Streams of magma wrapped around their magic weapons and rushed up into the sky, falling into the dragon's claws.

The four people's eyes suddenly widened and they raised their hands as if trying to grab something.

But then their bodies suddenly straightened up and fell straight into the abyss.

At this time, several green bamboo branches stretched out and wrapped around their bodies.

Xia Daoming did not bother to search carefully. He directly took off the storage rings on their fingers, put them in his bag, and then put their bodies into his own storage ring.

These actions were completed in a flash.

Xia Daoming had just put away the corpse when the Red Flame Turtle, which was floating up and down with the lava waves a few dozen feet away, suddenly widened its eyes.

The original pleasure and bloodthirstiness in his eyes disappeared, replaced by extreme anger of being snatched from someone's mouth.

"Woo!"

The Red Flame Turtle roared angrily.

The runes on the broken stone tablet lit up again.

But this time only two lit up.

However, the body of the Red Flame Turtle became increasingly shriveled, and even its shell became wrinkled and lost its luster.

PS: Here is a chapter worth 2025 yuan. I wish you all a smooth life and good health in the new month. I plan to resume normal updates at the end of next month, or at the latest on New Year's Day . I hope I can be in good shape to welcome the new year by then. Thank you all for your concern along the way.

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