kvmb Chapter 245 Some things won't happen just because you're afraid of them.
Chapter 245 Some things won't happen just because you're afraid of them.
The group of cultivators, who had no conflict of interest for the time being, got along very well.
They ate large chunks of meat and drank heartily, loudly discussing various anecdotes and stories from the Immortal Spirit Continent, occasionally bursting into cheerful laughter.
Zhong Lingxin watched with a smile, occasionally raising her wine glass to take a leisurely sip.
Starting the next day, Zhong Lingxin often went with a group of cultivators to a closer place to watch the flames spewing from the mouth of the fire.
It was probably still the active period of Iceflame Peak, and the cultivators often exclaimed in surprise as they saw one ice flame after another being shot high into the air and then falling back into the mouth of the flame.
Several high-level cultivators were guarding the area near the flame mouth, and sometimes they would catch a net when they saw the ice flames spewing higher.
Unfortunately, as a high-level strange fire, the Ice Flame had gained sentience. No matter how happily it jumped around in the Flame Mouth, it never strayed too far from the Flame Heart.
The cultivators tried various methods, some even using their own strange fire to catch it, but none of them dared to get too close to the Flame Heart, and could only watch the ice flames bounce around.
Zhong Lingxin and her group of Nascent Soul and Divine Transformation cultivators only attracted a cold glance from the high-level cultivators near the Flame Mouth before being ignored.
After observing for a while, Zhong Lingxin asked Lele, "Lele, can you get close to the Flame Heart?"
Lele thought for a moment and said, "I'm not sure about that either."
"When you were in the secret realm, weren't you also staying near the Flame Core? Are the flames here even hotter than those in the secret realm?"
"I haven't compared them, so I wouldn't dare say which is higher. The difference should be minimal. But as you know, I'm familiar with the Fire Mountain Range in the Secret Realm and know how to navigate it."
"How about here? Can I put you in here?"
"You can give it a try. Maybe I'll pluck a few Ice Flames for you."
"Alright, I'll find an opportunity, and you can transform into the shape of the flames here and sneak in."
The plan of one person and one fire was finalized, and they went to the Flaming Mouth even more frequently.
Fortunately, everyone had been through the same stage as her and knew that she was currently focused on learning more about Bingyan's situation, so they all laughed as they watched her running around every day.
On this day, the ice flames erupted particularly fiercely, with one ice flame after another leaping out of the flame's core and bouncing on the flame's mouth.
The high-level cultivators near the Flaming Mouth all cast out net after net.
As one fire-catching net after another burned in the raging flames, not a single icy flame was caught.
The cultivators couldn't help but feel down.
Zhong Lingxin and the many Nascent Soul and Deity Transformation cultivators watching were all trembling with fear, not daring to get too close, for fear of becoming someone else's punching bag.
But some things won't happen just because you're afraid of them.
Near the mouth of the flames, a cultivator with bulging eyes roared in anger after the last fire-catching net was burned, and reached out to grab the Nascent Soul and Deity Transformation cultivators who were watching from a distance.
The group of Nascent Soul cultivators and Nascent Soul cultivators cried out in alarm and retreated hastily.
But the cultivator with bulging eyes grinned maliciously, and suddenly pulled his outstretched hand back, creating a huge suction force that pulled the two cultivators at the front.
Zhong Lingxin sighed softly, shifted her body to the left, blocking the suction force on the cultivator to her left, and was grabbed and thrown towards the mouth of flames by the cultivator with bulging eyes.
At the same time, she adopted a desperate stance, wrapping a long whip around the large hand that was grabbing her, as if she were ready to die together with it.
The cultivator with bulging eyes was named Nangong Wumie, a late-stage Mahayana cultivator from the Nangong family. Nangong Xin'er was his direct descendant.
Over the past few years, he has suffered a lot of gossip and resentment within the family because of Nangong Xin'er losing the Enchanting Fox.
He grabbed several cultivators and threw them into the Flaming Mouth.
This time, he was in a very bad mood again and wanted to take his anger out on two cultivators.
But things changed too quickly. He saw that only one of the two cultivators in front of him had been captured, which made him extremely angry. He was thinking of throwing the little cultivator into the fire pit and then capturing him again when a long whip suddenly wrapped around his arm, pulling him and dragging him towards the fire pit with his strength.
The other Nangong family cultivators traveling with them were greatly alarmed.
They didn't have time to kill the cultivator who had already fallen into the fiery pit, so they could only sever Nangong Wumie's arm to prevent him from falling in as well.
When Zhong Lingxin flew to the mouth of the flames, she covered Lele.
With a burst of strength, Lele kicked Zhong Lingxin far away, while his true form quietly slid into the flame mouth with several fire jade boxes and the fire-catching net crafted by Zhong Chun.
Everything happened without us even realizing it.
The crowd was shouting, "The Nangong family has killed someone again!"
But then they saw Zhong Lingxin fly forward, her figure passing through the mouth of flame, landing on the other side of the mouth of flame, her body covered in black smoke, and a few coughs could be faintly heard.
A cultivator shouted, "Fellow Daoist Lin is not dead! Fellow Daoist Lin is not dead!"
Hearing the shouts, a group of cultivators who were fleeing in disarray hurriedly circled around towards the Flaming Mouth.
Upon hearing this, several cultivators from the Nangong family also tried to go around to the other side of the Flaming Mouth, but were stopped by their second patriarch.
The two patriarchs' faces turned ashen.
On the other side of the Flaming Mouth, there were several cultivators who were at odds with the Nangong family.
Even if they went over, not only would they fail to defeat this minor cultivator, but they would also be subjected to ridicule.
It's really not worth it.
He glared hatefully at Nangong Wumie, whose new arm had just grown, then turned and went down the mountain to search for fire-catching nets.
This time, the Nangong family has lost face big time.
First, they failed to obtain the Enchanting Fox, and then, after several years, they still hadn't caught a single Ice Flame.
He had already heard from the family's message that the outside world was saying that the Nangong family was not as powerful as it seemed, and that family members had been ambushed and killed several times when they went out.
Although the damage was not significant due to the large number of spirit beasts in the family.
But this encirclement and attack also clearly told him that the family's prestige had been challenged.
They must come up with a few things to publicize in order to restore the prestige of the Nangong family.
Otherwise, other families within the sect would start ostracizing the Nangong family.
When that time comes, the Nangong family will be outnumbered and their interests will inevitably be harmed.
Zhong Lingxin, protected by Lele and relying on the high grade of her magic robe, escaped a calamity, but was burned all over her body by the flames and suffered from fire poisoning. She was carefully carried back to the camp by several cultivators.
Perhaps because Zhong Lingxin had been behaving well lately, someone saw that she had only fainted and generously gave her Fire Poison Pill and Healing Pill.
Although Zhong Lingxin was in a semi-comatose state, she was extremely aware of her surroundings.
In particular, she kept her mind focused on Lele.
Seeing Lele enter the crater of flames as easily as a fish in water, transforming into red lava and flowing along with the lava in the crater, he breathed a sigh of relief and reminded him to be careful.
Lele rediscovered the joy of her past, replied "I know," and flowed along with the lava, frolicking in the crater.
Zhong Lingxin ignored him, regained her composure, swallowed the fragrant taste in her mouth, and quickly became fully awake. She cupped her hands to the concerned faces of the group and thanked them repeatedly.