As Bai Shan revealed his true form, the pervasive cold air began to infiltrate his wings.
What was once a life-threatening chill now became a life-saving elixir.
Threads of ice-blue light flickered and wove across his wings, as if they were draped in a blue veil.
His wings, which had been falling, finally stopped their descent and began to tremble powerfully. The near-dead Ice Mountain Bifacial Butterfly was revitalized.
Meanwhile, deep within the ice mountain, a radiant ice crystal, sensing something, broke free from the ice and sped across the mountain, stopping before the Ice Mountain Bifacial Butterfly.
The ice crystal circled above the Ice Mountain Bifacial Butterfly, seemingly confirming something.
After a long pause, it rapidly shrunk, finally becoming as small as a grain of rice, and entered the mouth of the Ice Mountain Bifacial Butterfly.
The Ice Mountain Bifacial Butterfly’s body trembled slightly before returning to stillness.
At the same time, Bai Shan suddenly regained consciousness. He realized he was in an enclosed space. Besides him, there was a floating, colorful stone in the air, extremely conspicuous.
Where was this place?
Bai Shan’s intelligence flickered for a moment, then he suddenly remembered something, and surprise bloomed in his eyes.
Could this be the place to receive his inheritance?
He had stumbled upon it by accident and activated the inheritance.
Bai Shan couldn't help but smile proudly. He truly was not destined to die.
After his joy subsided, he looked at the colorful stone, and a strong longing surged in his heart.
It was it!
That was the inheritance!
Bai Shan took a deep breath, stood up, and walked quickly to the colorful stone. Finally, he reached out and tightly grasped the stone. A vast amount of information instantly flooded his sea of consciousness.
Bai Shan lost consciousness once more, collapsing in the space while still holding the stone.
...
"It's finally over."
Xu Yi stood at the edge of the stone platform, looking down. The once fiery Red Burning Mountain had returned to its original appearance. The scorched rocks concealed everything that had happened before.
Ji Buwang stood beside Xu Yi, silent. He was extending his divine sense into the depths of Red Burning Mountain.
Ji Buwang scanned past precious ore after precious ore. Shortly after, he withdrew his divine sense and said to Xu Yi, "Besides the ores, I found no trace of Fire Ripe Berries."
Xu Yi's brows furrowed slightly, "You mean there are no Fire Ripe Berries here?"
Xu Yi thought, this would be troublesome.
Red Burning Mountain was where Fire Ripe Berries appeared most frequently, and the easiest place to find them.
If she couldn't obtain Fire Ripe Berries here, the difficulty of finding them would increase manifold.
"No, there should be Fire Ripe Berries here, but they can't be detected by divine sense."
Ji Buwang's intuition told him that Fire Ripe Berries definitely existed here, but they could evade his divine sense, making them undetectable.
This was also how Fire Ripe Berries survived. If not for this, there would be no Fire Ripe Berries left in Red Burning Mountain.
"Then it seems we can only enter Red Burning Mountain and try our luck."
Xu Yi understood Ji Buwang's words, and a flicker of worry appeared in her gaze as she looked at Red Burning Mountain.
She was worried about not finding the Fire Ripe Berries and failing the task assigned by the Monkey King.
The attack on the Five Qian Ancestor by the Demon King increased her sense of urgency.
"Luck will be on our side."
Xu Yi blinked, looking at Ji Buwang.
Ji Buwang was also looking at her, his expression resolute, not merely offering comfort.
Xu Yi was initially puzzled as to why Ji Buwang was so confident in them.
But later, her thoughts became uncontrollable and gradually shifted.
For instance, looking at Ji Buwang's eyes now, she was thinking about how beautiful his eyes were.
His nose was high and straight.
His lips were so...
Cough cough!
Xu Yi, thinking of something, forcefully pulled her wandering thoughts back. The worry in her heart inexplicably diminished significantly.
Xu Yi's lips curved slightly upwards. She took two steps forward and leaped.
Ji Buwang's figure moved simultaneously with Xu Yi.
He quietly watched Xu Yi's robes flutter in the air, a faint smile flashing in his eyes.
His confidence did not stem from them but purely from Xu Yi.
In his previous life, Xu Yi was the Demon Exterminator Ancestor who led the righteous path against the demons.
Later, her life was disrupted because of Liu Jinghong.
And this time was the opportunity for Xu Yi to correct the imbalance and return to the right track.
No matter how many difficulties lay ahead, Xu Yi would surely overcome them and step onto her own peak.
He was utterly convinced.
Xu Yi was completely unaware of Ji Buwang's thoughts. She was searching for fissures in Red Burning Mountain.
Perhaps because of her fight with the bearded cultivator, it didn't take long for Xu Yi to easily find a fissure two people wide.
As she approached the fissure, she could feel the scorching heat and an indescribable smell emanating from it.
Xu Yi and Ji Buwang exchanged a glance, then entered the fissure one after the other.
The fissure was bottomless, and no sound could be heard. Only the extraordinarily vigorous fire spiritual energy in the surroundings could be felt.
Xu Yi's fire spiritual root allowed her to move with ease in such a place, without any discomfort.
Although Ji Buwang furrowed his brows slightly, his cultivation was sufficient to ignore such disturbances.
The two figures traversed the fissure rapidly. Before long, a faint red glow appeared ahead.
After passing a corner, Xu Yi's steps halted. Before her appeared a sea of fire.
It was lava.
The viscous lava flowed slowly, occasionally bubbling.
Xu Yi scanned her surroundings, her eyes registering only two colors.
The desire to find Fire Ripe Berries within the lava made Xu Yi’s gaze dim slightly.
Upon arriving at this place, Ji Buwang once again deployed his divine sense, but in the end, he found nothing and reluctantly retracted it.
Finding Fire Ripe Berries in this place could only rely on luck.
After a brief discussion, Xu Yi and Ji Buwang decided to split up and rendezvous here in seven days.
Xu Yi chose the east side.
The Fire Ripe Berries' scent blended with that of the lava. Xu Yi dared not pass through as quickly as she did when traveling before. Instead, she calmed herself and proceeded at a steady pace, observing her surroundings with her eyes.
Her speed had slowed, but Xu Yi’s mood was not impatient.
She finally understood why cultivators of the Great Artifact Sect loved to come here.
The environment here was exceptionally suitable for artifact refining. If not for the urgency of the mission, Xu Yi would have been tempted to stop here and craft a couple of magical treasures for fun.
Xu Yi regretted it as she moved forward, suppressing her impulse.
After a day passed, Xu Yi found no trace of Fire Ripe Berries, but she had a new gain.
Due to the exceptionally strong fire spiritual energy, the spiritual power within Xu Yi circulated unconsciously, continuously absorbing the surrounding fire spiritual energy.
Xu Yi could feel that the spiritual power within her was also undergoing a subtle change, as if impure elements were being gradually expelled, leaving behind only the purest spiritual power.
This feeling was not obvious; only one who was extremely familiar with their own physical condition could sense it.
Xu Yi had not expected such an unexpected gain, and therefore, her mood towards finding Fire Ripe Berries became even more at ease.