This magic weapon from Wei Ling can only be used for reconnaissance. It can see what is happening in the distance without anyone noticing. It is quite similar to Chu Zhixian's Daji Ancient Mirror.
But unfortunately, this treasure does not display sound, so he can only guess what Yuan Ming is discussing with others through the expression of the villain condensed in the liquid.
"This information alone is not easy to report." Wei Ling muttered hesitantly.
Just when he was considering whether to tell Wang Fulong what had happened, he saw the liquid figure representing Yuan Ming in the copper basin suddenly raised his head, looked at Wei Ling with a half-smile, and actually met his eyes.
Wei Ling was stunned, his heart pounding suddenly. Just as he was about to make a move, a thick blue-gray root burst out of the ground and pierced directly into his body.
Wei Ling was greatly frightened, and his figure was about to rise violently.
At this moment, Yuan Ming's cold voice also sounded in his ears.
"Don't move!"
Along with Yuan Ming's words, an inexplicable force enveloped Wei Ling, and all the surrounding sounds disappeared, leaving only silence.
Wei Ling's face was filled with pain, and at the moment of life and death, he burst out with unprecedented strength. Even though his body was penetrated, his fingers still struggled to seal, trying to use magic to save himself.
But in the next moment, another root came out and trapped his body tightly.
At the same time, Yuan Ming appeared in front of Wei Ling at some unknown time and raised his hand.
Wei Ling's body fell limply to the ground, unable to move any further.
Everyone else in the camp went about their own business and didn't notice what was going on here at all.
When Wei Ling saw this scene, his eyes showed despair.
Yuan Ming used illusions to cover his actions, not worrying about being seen by others, and used his soul-searching magical power.
Wei Ling didn't know much information. He was just following orders and was responsible for reporting Yuan Ming's movements to Wang Fulong. He didn't know the reason at all.
Yuan Ming had expected this and was not disappointed.
"Fellow Taoist Wan, I am too blind to see Mount Tai. Please show me your noble hand and spare my life..." Yuan Ming stopped searching for souls. Wei Ling regained consciousness and begged for his life.
"Don't worry, I won't kill you." Yuan Ming smiled lightly.
When Wei Ling heard this, his eyes showed surprise.
But at this moment, several immortal tree roots pierced deep into his body. Wei Ling's expression froze, his eyes became dull, and he was transformed into an immortal tree puppet.
If this person's direct contact with Wang Fulong suddenly disappears, it will arouse Wang Fulong's alarm. Yuan Ming did not take action before because of this, but now that he is going to Huojian Mountain, it is inappropriate to let Wei Ling go.
Of course, just controlling Wei Ling is not enough. If he is attacked by monsters again, he will leave holes if he doesn't show up.
Fortunately, Yuan Ming also had another idea.
He first ordered Wei Ling to continue to report the situation to Wang Fulong regularly as usual, and then returned to the original place and took out a yellow spirit bean the size of a little finger.
Then, he pinched the magic formula and threw the spirit bean forward. The bean-bean-forming weapon seal in Yuanying instantly lit up, causing a burst of spiritual light to flow and pour into the spirit bean.
In just a moment, a clone with the same appearance as Yuan Ming fell to the ground.
Yuan Ming looked at the clone up and down, and couldn't see any flaws in either appearance or aura. The only drawback was that the clone only had 30% of the strength of his original body.
But there was nothing he could do about it. Although he had already perfected the art of sowing beans and forming soldiers, and even condensed the Dao Seal, this method still needed external aids, and he had not been able to find suitable spiritual materials.
To refine the spirit beans that can carry 60% of his strength, he can only take a step back and condense a clone with 30% of his strength to support his appearance.
Of course, with his current strength, even if it is only 30%, it is enough to deal with most monks below the level of Dharma.
Yuan Ming did not dwell too much on the matter, quickly arranged everything and left quietly.
After leaving the camp, he summoned a thunderstorm.
The thunderstorm stayed in the Shura Palace for a long time, and finally came out to let out the wind. It screamed and turned into a bolt of thunder and lightning, shooting towards Huojian Mountain.
…
Just one day after Yuan Ming left, the news that Tianhuo was suspected to be born in Huojian Mountain spread like wildfire and quickly spread among the various teams.
For a moment, people's hearts were agitated, and many monks had no intention of following the order to search. They just wanted to know whether the news was true or false.
As the news spread wider and wider, some teams couldn't resist the temptation and voluntarily left the search area they were responsible for, heading towards Huojian Mountain without permission.
When such signs appeared, other groups of monks followed suit and gathered in the direction of Huojian Mountain, both covertly and covertly.
These information were quickly gathered into the hands of a group of Dharma phase monks. While they were wondering about the source of the news, they also headed towards Huojian Mountain.
On the flying boat, Sima Changqin was in the same room with Wu Li and Tie Xuan when he received the news.
"Lord Qin Mo, this news must have been spread by Xiying. If she dares to sabotage your plan, my subordinates will capture her immediately." Wu Li said sternly.
Sima Changqin frowned, his eyes were cold, and he clenched and put down his fists inadvertently.
"Probably not. Xi Ying has been staying in the Red Phoenix Boat for the past few days. The entire boat is shrouded in restrictions. Except for a few people, no one else can contact the outside world. The news may not have been leaked from her." Tie Xuan.
Seeing Sima Changqin's expression, he coughed slightly and said.
"Other than Mr. Qin Mo and us black demons, only Xiying knows this secret. Who else besides her?" Wu Li argued.
"Now that the matter has come to this, there is no point in arguing about who leaked the news. Let's think about countermeasures." Tie Xuan said in a deep voice.
After Wu Li heard this, he shut up and looked at Sima Changqin.
"Originally I wanted to use other people to attract the attention of the Ten Thousand Monster Kingdom, so we took the opportunity to seize the Sky Fire. Now that the plan has been leaked, let's go to Huojian Mountain." Sima Changqin's expression has returned to calmness, and he is playing with the sand table with two fingers.
chess piece, he said calmly.
"Yes." Tie Xuan nodded in agreement.
"What should we do with Xiying?" Wu Li asked.
Sima Changqin said nothing, still just looking at the sand table.
Tie Xuan winked at Wu Li and pulled him out of the room.
Sima Changqin stood in front of the sand table, silently watching the large and small chess pieces on it.
He suddenly closed his eyes, his face turned green and white, his clothes moved without any wind, and the whole hall was shaking.
After a moment, he suddenly opened his eyes, and two lightning-like crystal lights shot out from them, hitting the void with a muffled sound.
Sima Changqin staggered back a few steps before standing still, with sweat appearing on his forehead.
"The power of the inner demon is really terrifying, it actually made me lose my sense of control." He gasped and muttered to himself.
Sima Changqin raised his hand to wipe away the sweat, his complexion returned to normal, he raised his hand to pull out an inconspicuous small chess piece, and with a "pop" sound, he photographed the location of Huojian Mountain.
In a corridor outside the house, Wu Li and Tie Xuan were walking side by side.
"Tie Xuan, why don't you let me ask you clearly? Allowing that Xiying to stay by Lord Qin Mo's side will only be a disaster?" Wu Li said in a deep voice.
"You have been a member of the Black Demon for a long time, but you are still so reckless in doing things. Lord Qin Mo has his own sense of how to deal with Xiying. There is no need for you or me to question you." Tie Xuan sighed helplessly, with the expression of hating that iron cannot become steel.
said in a tone of voice.
"It's just that I think Master Qin Mo is a little out of control this time. Why did he tell Xiying about the sky fire? Although there are restrictions on the Red Phoenix Boat, telling outsiders this important news will eventually increase the risk. The previous Qin Mo
Your Excellency will never make such a mistake." Wu Li said puzzledly.
"This is not something you and I can speculate on. Just settle down and do your own thing." Tie Xuan shook his head and said.
Wu Li seemed a little unwilling, but didn't say anything more.
"By the way, how did the investigation that I asked you to investigate earlier go?" He remembered something and asked.
"Are you talking about Nan Shangfeng? This person's cultivation is still in the late stage of returning to the void. He has not improved much compared to back then. You were really ruthless." Tie Xuan chuckled.
"This boy dared to offend Master Qin Mo back then. If it weren't for Master Tantai's face, I would have killed him long ago. How could I have allowed him to live till now." Wu Li said coldly.
"You already poached nearly half of his spiritual roots back then. What do you want to do this time?" Tie Xuan asked with a frown.
"Of course I dug up the other half of the spiritual root. No wonder he appeared in front of me again!" Wu Li had a ferocious look in his eyes.
Seeing Wu Li's expression, Tie Xuan shook his head and sighed.
…
Three days later, Yuan Ming finally arrived at the Huojian Mountains.
The billowing black smoke pouring out from the crater covered the entire sky, and no daylight fell. However, the magma flowing between the burnt black stones illuminated the continuous volcano clearly.
At the edge of the Huojian Mountains, Yuan Ming was riding a thunderstorm and stopped in mid-air, looking at the Huojian Mountains in the distance, feeling the high temperature escaping from them, and felt slightly surprised.
The temperature in the entire Huojian Mountains has reached a level far beyond ordinary. The flames scurrying around are making the air so hot that it can peel off skin and bones. The ubiquitous fire poison is burning the internal organs, trying to escape from the inside out.
Burn people into charcoal.
According to his understanding, although the previous Huojian Mountain was dangerous, it was not to this level.
The current changes may really be caused by the birth of Heavenly Fire.
"Thank you for your hard work, let's go and rest first." Yuan Ming thought for a moment, jumped directly off the back of Leiyu, and at the same time raised his sleeves and robes, and took him back to the Shura Palace.
With the speed of the thunderstorm, it only took him three days to get here. Even if other Dharma phase monks got the news in time, they would not be able to arrive in a short time.
Therefore, the time left for Yuan Ming to investigate is relatively sufficient.
According to Xi Ying, more than half of the sixth-level great demons in the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom came here. Yuan Ming used the Void Transformation Technique to turn his body into a transparent state, and then with all his magic power, he flew into the tip of the fire with the Escape Light.
mountains.
A burst of scorching heat rushed towards his face, but fortunately Yuan Ming had deep cultivation and applied a magic shield around his body to resist it.
As he flew forward, he released his spiritual consciousness at the same time, always keeping an eye on his surroundings, searching for any traces he might leave behind.
Time flew by quickly, and a whole day passed quickly.
Yuan Ming stood on a red mountain peak, frowning and looking ahead.
This place has gone deep into the Huojian Mountains, but there is no trace left by the sixth-level monster.
"Is it possible that the news revealed by Sima Changqin through Xiying is false?" Yuan Ming was secretly suspicious.
Due to resisting the high temperature for a long time, a lot of mana in his body was also consumed, so he did not continue the search and found a relatively secluded place halfway up the Crimson Peak to settle down, rest for a while, and think about his next move.
At the same time, he once again released the roots of the immortal tree and used every opportunity to draw out the underground spiritual veins.
As soon as he entered the Huojian Mountains, he discovered that there was a land rich in fire spirits beneath the mountains.
The roots of the immortal tree quickly penetrated into the ground and touched the underground spiritual veins.
Yuan Ming had a look of surprise on his face, the spiritual energy under the Huojian Mountain was frighteningly rich.
If ordinary spiritual veins are compared to a gurgling stream, then the spiritual power contained in the spiritual veins here is like coming from the east. Even if hundreds or thousands of Void Return monks absorb it at the same time, they can only take a strand or a trace of it.
.
Such a huge spiritual vein can never be formed naturally. If you really think about it, perhaps only the spiritual veins from the entire volcanic desert can be gathered here to form such a scale.
Yuan Ming's eyes flashed, there must have been a big change here, and the sky fire was most likely located here.
But then, where did those sixth-level monsters from the Ten Thousand Monster Kingdom go?
When Yuan Ming was thinking about it, his expression suddenly changed. He saw that the red ball that had been condensed earlier expanded several times, and cracks appeared vaguely on the surface.
Yuan Ming felt happy and immediately dug out more roots, trying his best to absorb the power of the fire spirit veins underground.
Under Yuan Ming's unreserved supply, after just half a stick of incense, the red ball seemed to have been filled with the power of the fire spirit vein, swelling to the limit.
Immediately afterwards, a crisp sound of "pop" suddenly came from the ball, and its bottom cracked first, and many tree roots came out of it. Then the ball further disintegrated, and soon it completely turned into a small fiery red tree that exuded surging heat.
Tree.
Although there was a slight difference in appearance, Yuan Ming quickly recognized that this was also a spirit-gathering tree.
However, unlike the orthodox spirit-gathering tree, this tree seems to be able to only absorb a single type of fire-attributed spiritual power, and may even exclude spiritual powers of other attributes from approaching.
This tree is naturally a treasure for those who practice fire-attribute skills, but to other monks, it can't help but seem a bit useless.
Yuan Ming didn't mind it, and after a moment's thought, he used his magic power to send the tree to the Shura Palace and place it in the Extreme Fire Territory to enhance the fire-attribute spiritual power there.
The transplantation process was very simple. Yuan Ming did not spend much effort and soon returned to the Huojian Mountains, preparing to continue to control the immortal tree to absorb the power of the fire spirit vein.
But not long after he poked out the roots, a look of surprise appeared in his eyes. The roots of the immortal tree noticed an abnormal aura fluctuation deep in the ground.
He pinched the magic formula, flicked his fingers, and performed the round light technique.
The situation underground was quickly reflected in the circular light technique.
In the fire spirit vein, a bare-chested bald man was looking around for something. There were three hideous scars on his face, as if he had been torn apart by sharp claws, and on his neck, there was even more
The circle of fiery red fluff swayed slightly with his movements like a neck guard.
"It's him!" Yuan Ming's pupils shrank.
He had not collected much information about the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons, but the strange physical signs of this strong man could not be mistaken. He was none other than the Flame Wolf King, one of the five demon kings.