Chapter 54

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Chapter 54: A Salted Fish Turns Over

In the camp, the cultivators from the major sects, seeing this scene, became puzzled. They quickly sent a few cultivators to investigate, and soon they had results.

"The crack in the mountain has indeed closed, but there is still a gap wide enough for three people, and red light still flickers inside."

The person sent to investigate reported back.

The leading cultivators of the major sects immediately began to discuss a plan, and even Su Muyu hurried to listen in, returning after about half an hour.

"They are preparing to enter the mountain to investigate."

Su Muyu said, "What a bunch of fools, risking their lives for treasure. If they go into that crack and encounter the Fire Demon, won’t they all be turned to ashes?"

Upon hearing this, Yi Qianmo smiled and said, "Do you know why the Fire Demon returns to the mountain at night?"

Su Muyu was taken aback and asked curiously, "Do you know why?"

Yi Qianmo stepped out of the tent and pointed to the moon in the sky, saying, "Because of this."

"The moon?" Su Muyu was even more curious and said, "Is the Fire Demon really so fierce that it fears the moon?"

"The moon is a symbol of the great yin. A common fire spirit beast naturally has no fear, but this Fire Demon is born from the essence of fire and is inherently restrained by the power of the great yin."

Yi Qianmo said, "So, once it is touched by moonlight, the Fire Demon’s power will weaken to the extreme. Therefore, usually during bright moonlight, the Fire Demon hides in dark underground places."

Su Muyu looked at him in surprise. While the cultivators from the four major sects had discussed this without finding an answer, Yi Qianmo spoke with such clarity that she couldn’t help but be astonished.

"Where did you learn all this?" Su Muyu asked curiously.

"It’s passed down in my family," Yi Qianmo replied with a smile. "In my family’s records, there is a book about spirit beasts that details a lot of information about them."

"Can you show it to me?"

Su Muyu immediately inquired.

"I can’t," Yi Qianmo refused directly.

Su Muyu felt a bit disappointed but was not angry. After all, it was normal not to show family treasures easily; she wouldn’t do it either.

"So, does that mean the Fire Demon is the weakest now?"

Su Muyu said.

"It is indeed weak now, but if the Fire Demon evolves into a Drought Demon, that will be different."

Yi Qianmo said, "So, we absolutely cannot let it evolve into a Drought Demon, otherwise, with Green Dragon Mountain at the center, thousands of miles around will turn into a sea of fire!"

Su Muyu understood what he meant and said, "Are you planning to go in?"

"Yes!"

Yi Qianmo nodded, "I see that the Fire Demon has already become a serious threat. If we wait any longer, not only my family, but I could be lost here too."

Su Muyu did not believe Yi Qianmo was lying. She immediately felt the seriousness of the situation and said, "I will go inform Minister Professor Yu right away. Let’s all team up to defeat the Fire Demon!"

"Let them go for treasure; they won’t hesitate. But asking them to take the risk to kill the Fire Demon, how many do you think would be willing?"

Yi Qianmo said.

Su Muyu was immediately speechless. Although these cultivators were powerful, the more powerful they were, the more they feared death. Each one valued their lives greatly; telling them the truth would only make them flee from here right away.

"So, we can only let them go in. If there is a chance to defeat the Fire Demon…"

Su Muyu sighed, "This won’t work either. Can’t we wait a few more days? Wait for the strong ones from the Golden Core Stage to arrive!"

"No."

Yi Qianmo said, "There’s no time. If we don’t defeat this Fire Demon tonight, by tomorrow, it will turn into a drought demon!"

Of course, he couldn’t wait. If he did, when those old monsters from the Golden Core Stage arrived, there would be no chance for him to have the Anomalous Fire inside.

However, he wasn’t lying. If this Fire Demon absorbed the Anomalous Fire inside, it would definitely become a drought demon, and at that point, the entire Yan Kingdom could be set ablaze.

It’s just that this time wouldn’t come so soon.

"What should we do?" Su Muyu was completely out of ideas.

"You stay here, I will go in with them," Yi Qianmo said. "Aren’t they sending someone in? You can recommend me!"

"Why do you want to go in so badly?" Su Muyu asked curiously.

"I want treasures too," Yi Qianmo said. "What if I am the lucky one? Wouldn’t that change everything for me?"

Su Muyu was speechless, but she believed Yi Qianmo.

Then, she immediately took Yi Qianmo to the main camp, where several powerful groups were discussing who to send into the rift to investigate.

However, no one was willing to go inside; they had all seen the Fire Demon’s power during the day, and those at the Qi Refining Stage had no chance of fighting back against it.

When Su Muyu suggested letting Yi Qianmo go in, the whole camp was in an uproar.

Minister Professor Yu looked at Su Muyu in surprise and said carefully, "Your Highness, this might not be wise; after all, it is your…"

He didn’t say the words "fiancé," but everyone understood his meaning.

"To be my Su Muyu’s man, you cannot be a coward."

Su Muyu said, "And I believe in him. Since I, Tianyuan Academy, have sent such an important person in, you all cannot fall behind, right?"

Su Muyu once again showed her talent, calculating the major powers present.

Indeed, as soon as she spoke, everyone in the room frowned. Sending in an important person meant that if anything went wrong, they would have to go in and rescue him.

However, among those at the Foundation Establishment Stage, no one was willing to go in. Without sending in important people, the other disciples probably wouldn’t be willing to enter either.

After some arguing, they reached the conclusion that each major sect would send their most important Qi Refining Stage disciples in.

Naturally, Tianyuan Academy sent Yi Qianmo. To Yi Qianmo’s surprise, Little Monk Yu Xiu from Tianlong Sect actually volunteered to go in, while the people from Tianlong Sect clearly did not want him to, but they had no way to stop him.

As for Xuanyuan Sect, there was a young man who looked unfamiliar, but he was at the ninth level of the Qi Refining Stage.

Each sect sent three cultivators inside. In Tianyuan Academy, besides Yi Qianmo, there is also someone named Liu Qingfeng.

Before leaving, Minister Professor Yu called Liu Qingfeng over. We don’t know what they said, but when Liu Qingfeng came back, he glanced at Yi Qianmo with a slightly unfriendly look, which quickly faded.

A group of fifteen people quickly climbed the mountain. As they got closer to the crack, a "wooo" sound came, making everyone feel uneasy.

When they reached the mouth of the crack, suddenly a dark shadow rushed by and disappeared in the blink of an eye. Everyone felt nervous and almost forgot to run back down the mountain.

However, Little Monk Yu Xiu remained very calm. Yi Qianmo asked, "Why aren’t you afraid?"

"If the senior is not afraid, then of course I won’t be afraid," Yu Xiu replied.

"Don’t call me Senior; I’m not much older than you. Besides…" Yi Qianmo said, "You are placing your life in my hands. I might not save you again."

"Senior finally admits that you saved me," Yu Xiu smiled.

Yi Qianmo was speechless and didn’t want to respond. While everyone was arguing, he slipped into the cave.

When Yu Xiu saw Yi Qianmo enter, he quickly followed. The cultivators who were still arguing about whether to go in were all taken aback for a moment and hurriedly followed.