Chapter 512 - 673 : old man gets angry

Huang Tianba and the others all accepted the Jianyi family's task and would search for the corresponding spirit herbs along the way when they entered the Tiancang Mountain Range.

The Jianyi family also stated clearly that if they found them, they would receive a large reward.

In addition, Wentian also planned to take time to visit Horn Mansion City.

Several days later,

Of the Qinghua Pill materials Wentian needed, only the Azure Spirit Fruit remained.

This spirit fruit could not be found in Horn Mansion City for the time being either.

However, half a month later,

Huang Tianba and the others brought good news, saying they had discovered Azure Spirit Fruit in the Tiancang Mountain Range. Unfortunately, there was a second-rank peak demonic beast nearby.

They were unable to bring it back.

Ye Fan also gave them one hundred spirit stones as a reward.

If they could bring it back, it would have been at least five hundred spirit stones or more.

That day, Wentian brought Moyue to the place Huang Tianba and the others mentioned.

After killing the demonic beast, he simply brought the entire Azure Spirit Fruit tree back and transplanted it into the rear courtyard, protecting it with a formation.

For seven consecutive days, Wentian consumed vitality spiritual liquid and borrowed a bit of Profound Yellow Spirit Soil from the ink-colored potted plant, scattering it near the roots.

Although it looked like only a tiny bit, it formed a zhang-wide area of spiritual soil.

Only then did it recover its vitality and thoroughly take root in the Jianyi residence.

Azure Spirit Fruit was one of the Qinghua Pill's most important materials. It itself had the effect of extending lifespan, and the older its age, the better the effect.

A ten-year Azure Spirit Fruit, if eaten alone, could extend lifespan by one month, and it would only take effect once.

A hundred-year fruit could extend lifespan by half a year.

A thousand-year spirit fruit could extend lifespan by three years.

Even a ten-thousand-year one only extended lifespan by thirty years.

But when combined with many other spirit herbs, a hundred-year Azure Spirit Fruit could also extend a Foundation Establishment cultivator's lifespan by thirty years.

On this Azure Spirit Fruit tree, there were seven or eight fruits that were several hundred years old.

Wentian opened the furnace once and refined five Qinghua Pills, then stopped refining.

He was not in a hurry to trade with the Hua family either.

Time passed like a white colt crossing a crack.

In the blink of an eye, a year passed.

The morning light was faint. Wentian, dressed in blue robes, walked with his hands behind his back, Jianyi Deling following close behind. The two flew through the air toward Firecloud Valley outside Horn Mansion City.

Upon entering the valley, they saw cracks crisscrossing the ground. Red-gold lava flowed gurgling from the cracks, winding and interweaving like the earth's meridians. Golden light dazzled the eyes, reflecting the surrounding rocks crimson.

Where the lava passed, rocks cracked with rustling sounds. Occasionally, sparks splashed up, and upon landing on stones, they burned black marks into them.

Heat waves wrapped in the scent of sulfur rushed at their faces. If ordinary early or mid Qi Refining cultivators stepped into this place, perhaps in less than the time to drink a cup of tea, the high temperature would burn through their spiritual power shields and injure their meridians.

Only cultivators at Foundation Establishment and above, relying on dense spiritual power to resist, could ignore the intense heat and move freely.

Wentian and Jianyi Deling both walked calmly, and their clothes did not wrinkle in the slightest from the high temperature.

Because Jianyi Deling cultivated a supreme yang cultivation art, she even felt that this place's high temperature was very comfortable.

The two swept their gazes across the valley and saw that in the rock cracks beside the lava, some heat-resistant spirit plants were sparsely dotted.

Some were Red Flame Grass, whose leaves carried red flame patterns. Others were Fire Spirit Flowers, whose stalks were black as ink and whose tops bore small fire pearls.

Although they were sparse in number, they grew proudly in the scorching environment. Weak fire-element spiritual energy also coiled around their leaves, clearly showing they were unique spiritual objects of this place.

"The lava in this valley contains dense fire-element spiritual energy. There is at least a second-rank peak fire-element spiritual vein underground, suitable for those who cultivate fire-element arts."

Jianyi Deling said calmly.

"That is right. Unfortunately, Ye Fan does not know artifact refining. Otherwise, perhaps he might also have been able to enter Firecloud Perfected One's tutelage."

"If Granddaughter enters his tutelage, perhaps I can occasionally have Ye Fan come here to cultivate."

Wentian smiled faintly. "Nothing is certain yet. We will speak later."

Before long,

The two arrived before Firecloud Perfected One's cave dwelling.

Rumor had it that Firecloud Perfected One had five disciples. Every one of them was an artifact refining master capable of refining top-grade magic artifacts, and the outstanding ones among them could refine top-grade magic artifact sets.

They were called the Five Firecloud Disciples and had great renown throughout the Tiancang Seven Cities, honored guests of every Foundation Establishment family.

No few family disciples from the Tiancang Seven Cities, and even members of Golden Core aristocratic families, wanted to enter his tutelage.

Yet he stubbornly accepted none of them.

Thus, a rumor spread, saying that Firecloud Perfected One no longer intended to accept disciples.

Only then did the wave of people seeking him as master fade.

From the many pieces of information Wentian collected, this Firecloud Perfected One should be a true artifact refiner sincerely devoted to the Artifact Dao.

His temper was strange, and he simply could not be bothered to deal with the people around him.

As long as he valued artifact refining ability, then Jianyi Deling's chance of entering his tutelage was extremely high.

"The Yunxi Town Jianyi family has come to visit Firecloud Perfected One. We hope to meet you," Wentian transmitted inside.

"Before this old man gets angry, get lost!"

A stern shout like thunder rolled out, the voice carrying Golden Core pressure.