Chapter 396 - 254: Successive Treasures

Chapter 396: Chapter 254: Successive Treasures

Before leaving, Yu Fei looted the bodies of the dead, though the haul wasn’t much. He then tossed the remaining corpses into the lava.

A few plumes of green smoke rose up and vanished in an instant. While he was at it, he also tossed the other three bodies from his storage space into the lava. Aside from the burly man’s Tiger Head Spear, he kept none of their other belongings.

After cleaning up the loose ends, he began moving stealthily and headed deeper into the Jiaoyan Sea.

Relying on his powerful perception, he collected quite a few extraordinary materials along the way. As he went deeper, both their quality and quantity gradually increased.

However, he didn’t rob others—he would only make a move if he came across a Golden Flame Orchid.

Ordinary resources were of little use to him.

The Golden Flame Orchid, a miraculous flower, would intermittently create a pillar of light, but it only lasted for a short time. Whether one could find it was entirely a matter of luck.

It wasn’t until noon the next day that Yu Fei finally encountered two of them.

When he came across one of them, someone was already in the process of collecting it. Yu Fei didn’t hesitate.

He "greeted" them with a combination of Soul Capturing and Sword Intent. The other party, knowing they were outmatched, fled in a panic. Yu Fei didn’t give chase and simply took the flower for himself.

Heavenly materials and earthly treasures belong to the worthy. In a lawless land that followed the rule of the jungle, the fact that he didn’t kill the person was already an act of mercy.

The other flower, Yu Fei found on his own. He cut it down and tossed it into his storage space.

The Jiaoyan Sea was vast. The deeper one went, the fewer people there were. Pillars of lava bubbled and spouted endlessly. Further in, only exposed rocks offered a place to land. The patches of solid ground became smaller and smaller, barely able to support the weight of a grown adult.

However, they could be used as footholds for Body Techniques.

As the ambient energy grew more violent, the quality and quantity of resources increased accordingly.

More importantly, Yu Fei spotted the figure of a Grandmaster.

He became even more low-key, constantly maintaining his Illusory Sword Intent.

At Yu Fei’s current level of strength, if he were to run into a Grandmaster with malicious intent, this expedition would be over.

He still hadn’t seen the Guardian Ye Shuping had mentioned, so he didn’t dare to get reckless.

Yu Fei roamed the Jiaoyan Sea for four days, accumulating a total of twenty-one Golden Flame Orchids. This was an extremely impressive number, but he wanted to collect more.

He didn’t know the specific amount Ye Shuping needed, so naturally, the more the better.

As a practitioner of the Melt Gold Jade Body Skill, a yang-attribute Body Refining Skill, his tolerance for high temperatures was far greater than an ordinary person’s. Still, wandering day and night in this scorching place was ultimately becoming hard to bear.

Spotting a relatively flat rock ahead, Yu Fei immediately took a large block of ice, a full two meters thick, from his storage space and placed it on top. The temperature here was so high that the moment the ice block was set down, it began to melt at a speed visible to the naked eye.

He immediately lay down on it. The long-awaited chill was a blissful relief to his entire body. He then pulled a bottle of iced sparkling water from his storage space, downed it in one satisfying gulp, and casually tossed the empty bottle into the lava.

Gazing at the sky, which was distorted and warped by the scorching heat, he still felt it wasn’t enough. He promptly drank three more bottles, then took out a bar of ice cream and devoured it in a few bites. Only then did he feel a moment of peace.

In just a few short minutes, the massive block of ice had almost completely melted. In the high heat, steam billowed everywhere, moistening his dry lungs. It was a rare moment of comfort.

After a brief rest, Yu Fei resumed his search.

The birth of a Golden Flame Orchid was a wondrous phenomenon. It would emerge almost abruptly from the void and bloom within a quarter of an hour, at which point a brief stream of light would shoot toward the sky. Afterward, as time went on, it would gradually grow dormant, and the intervals between its flashes of light would become longer and longer.

By now, Yu Fei was in the central region of the Jiaoyan Sea, an area rarely traversed by people.

Within the range of Yu Fei’s perception, there were almost no other Martial Artists. The one or two who did appear occasionally had the aura of a Grandmaster.

In this area, most of the footholds weren’t very stable. This was extremely unforgiving for other Martial Artists who had to test the path ahead, as almost every step was a gamble with their life.

Only Grandmasters, with their ability to fly, could explore this place. However, the resources in the Jiaoyan Sea were of little help to them, and searching for Golden Flame Orchids was a time-consuming and arduous process. As long as Yu Fei carefully avoided the occasional Grandmaster, his own gains were actually greater.

His perception was both powerful and comprehensive. Aided by his many talents, he could spot impending lava flows, unstable ground, and treacherous rocks at a glance.

Furthermore, any Golden Flame Orchids or other heavenly materials and earthly treasures within his perception range would be found. Coupled with his abundant supplies, he didn’t have to worry about any extra burdens, making his exploration extremely profitable.

He collected another Golden Flame Orchid. By now, the orchids in his storage space had formed a sea of light that was quite a beautiful sight.

After traveling several more miles, he sensed that the energy fluctuations at the furthest edge of his perception to his left had become extremely obscure. He grew suspicious and headed in that direction, picking another flower along the way.

"That is..."

Yu Fei’s heart filled with shock and doubt. Only when he arrived did he discover that it was a miraculous flower extremely similar to the Golden Flame Orchid, only larger. It was shaped like a lotus, crimson all over, and suffused with a color like fresh blood.

The Golden Flame Orchid carried an aura of purity and sanctity, but this blood-red lotus exuded an intent of world-burning annihilation.

But regardless, ’this thing’s rank must be higher.’

Yu Fei cautiously approached, located the invisible stem, and after a moment of preparation, unleashed his Fallen God Finger.

A platinum-white ray of light as thick as a pinky finger shot toward the empty space, only to be bizarrely blocked.

Yu Fei focused his perception. Even after taking a direct hit from the Fallen God Finger, half of the stem still remained. The Fallen God Finger was a Grandmaster-level attack, yet it couldn’t sever this strange Honglian. ’This thing is definitely a rare treasure.’