The molten essence, capable of instantly melting a Spirit Severing stage cultivator, lay in Chen Xuan’s hand, yet it could not cause him the slightest injury. After all, Chen Xuan was now a master of fire control; through refining three rare mountain-and-sea flames, his attainments in manipulating and tempering fire were comparable to those of top-tier cultivators.
As soon as he grasped the first piece of molten essence, Chen Xuan expertly and swiftly sealed its fire-spirit energy. He then placed it into a precious box designed for preserving special cultivation materials and stashed it in his storage bag. This sequence of actions took only an instant. He immediately followed up by maneuvering his Wu Phoenix Feather at high speed, dodging a barrage of subterranean fires as he flew toward the location of another piece of molten essence.
These subterranean fires, moving like living creatures, chased Chen Xuan through the lava zone. Even with his rapid flight, he could not evade every strike. Fortunately, each time he was hit, his three-layered barrier held firm. This allowed him to gather the molten essence with ease. However, forcibly resisting the impacts while harvesting the essence consumed a great deal of his mana. By the time he secured the fifth piece, more than half of his mana was depleted. To guard against an ambush from the three unknown cultivators, he decided to stop once he had gathered seven pieces, having exhausted sixty percent of his mana. He decisively turn…
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