Chapter 344: Demonic Fire Secret Realm

Gu Fan looked at Fang Xue with some surprise, then put down the wine cup in his hand and said:

“Offending you for a moment!”

A strand of divine sense immediately sensed Fang Xue’s aura. In that instant, Gu Fan instantly understood that what she had said was true.

At this moment, Fang Xue’s aura had already reached the peak of the Half-step Three Blossoms Realm. Her spiritual power was continuously overflowing, as though she might take that final step and break through at any time.

Gu Fan withdrew his divine sense and said:

“It is indeed about to break through. Back then, Senior Sister sheltered me at Overlord Peak for a period of time. Now that Senior Sister needs help, it is naturally not a problem.”

Hearing him say this, Fang Xue immediately let out a sigh of relief.

The current Gu Fan was no longer that newly-initiated disciple from back then. At that time, she had already sensed that this fellow was holding back his true strength.

But no matter what, she had never expected his progress to be this fast!

In the blink of an eye, he was already stronger than her. The opponent she had always wanted to defeat, Ying Langtian, had in the end also died at his hands.

“However, Senior Sister, what exactly do you need me to do? You said you required my help, but I still don’t quite understand the specifics.”

Fang Xue nodded and said:

“My cultivation method is somewhat special. The earlier realms were still fine, but breaking through the Three Blossoms Realm requires the aid of a place abundant with Fire Poison to suppress my cold energy.”

“My constitution is far too frigid. Even if I enter a Fire Poison land, I cannot trigger it on my own—I need someone to help me.”

Gu Fan frowned and said:

“Just this? Then Senior Sister need not have sought me out in particular, right?”

Fang Xue paused for a moment before continuing:

“There is a trial secret realm within the sect. The Fire Poison energy inside is extremely terrifying. It can completely suppress my coldness and act as a harmonizing force.”

“But in that secret realm, I must enter the core area. The power there is exceedingly dreadful. Only someone whose divine soul and physical body are both strong enough can protect me through it, and their cultivation must also be sufficiently powerful.”

Gu Fan nodded. This was at least a reasonable explanation.

At this time, Lin Yi asked curiously:

“By the way, Senior Sister, I remember hearing a rumor before. Supposedly, Ying Langtian once offered to escort you inside, but you rejected him.”

“And later, the two of you gradually became opponents?”

Hearing this, a trace of something flickered across Fang Xue’s face, but she quickly said:

“I did not trust him.”

“Gu Fan, after all, once stayed at my Overlord Peak. I trust that he will not harm me.”

Gu Fan cast Fang Xue a slightly doubtful glance, but in the end, without hesitation, he said:

“In that case, Senior Sister, just contact me when you are ready to depart. Since I have agreed, I will naturally not go back on my word.”

Fang Xue nodded, then rose to her feet and said:

“Then I shall take my leave for now. I will inform you of the specific time.”

After speaking, her figure flickered and disappeared within the grand hall.

“Why does this feel strange…”

Lin Yi muttered, but was soon shooed away by Gu Fan, who claimed he was in the way.

On the other side, Jiang Tianxin indeed acted exactly as Gu Fan had guessed.

Returning to his cave residence, he erased all traces of his cultivation, then gathered all of his possessions and left immediately.

He arrived at the sect’s mission hall and directly accepted a long-term task.

Without hesitation, he left the sect and embarked on a journey across the continent.

Jiang Tianxin moved with great caution. Only when he had smoothly exited the sect did he finally let out a true sigh of relief.

“Gu Fan, it seems you are also a principled opponent. Rest assured, I will definitely return one day to defeat you!”

The Tianjue Body was made up of five individuals. He had already successfully devoured one of them. Next, he would naturally have to continue hiding his identity while seeking the remaining three.

Once he devoured the remaining three, the Tianjue Body would reach its complete state!

Would suppressing just one Gu Fan still not be effortless then?

Thinking this, he felt incomparably elated.

He did not dare linger any further and immediately turned, slipping into a large human city nearby.

……

Within the Brahma God Sect, Gu Fan had already been cultivating continuously for seven days.

Finally, on the eighth day, Fang Xue’s message arrived.

Everything was ready. It was time to escort her into the Fire Poison Land.

The two agreed to meet at the sect’s Merit Hall. Shortly afterward, they met successfully and proceeded directly toward the inner hall.

Fang Xue was clearly well prepared. She directly approached an elder.

“Disciple Fang Xue of Overlord Peak requests to use contribution points to exchange for entry into the Demonic Fire Secret Realm.”

The elder was very old, his entire body exuding a decaying aura.

Hearing Fang Xue’s words, he immediately lifted his head, glanced twice at Gu Fan, and finally chuckled:

“So it’s you. The candidate is finally decided?”

Fang Xue nodded and said:

“It is decided. He and I will enter together.”

The elder nodded, then tossed out two tokens and said:

“Two people. The time limit is half a month. Once it is exceeded, the secret realm will forcibly eject you!”

Fang Xue nodded, received the two tokens, and then led Gu Fan further inside.

Only when they entered a formation radiating red light did Fang Xue say:

“Activate the tokens with spiritual power, and we can immediately traverse into the secret realm.”

Gu Fan nodded and prepared to activate it.

At that moment, Fang Xue extended her hand, leaving Gu Fan slightly stunned, not understanding what she meant.

“Hold hands. The teleportation is random. If we get separated, reuniting would only waste time.”

Gu Fan paused briefly. Since she did not mind, naturally he would not either.

He turned his hand over and held Fang Xue’s hand. It was icy cold to the touch, yet soft, with a pleasant feel.

At that moment, Fang Xue continued:

“Let’s go, activate together!”

“Mm.”

The next instant, the two activated the tokens. After a flash of light, what appeared before their eyes was a fiery volcanic terrain.

Everywhere was scorched stone wasteland, and waves of heat rolled through the air.

Everything indicated that this was a Fire-type secret realm.

Gu Fan scanned the surroundings. Just then, Fang Xue’s clear yet slightly embarrassed voice came from beside him.

“You… can let go now.”

Gu Fan also felt a bit awkward. Afterward, the two adjusted their moods, and Fang Xue took the initiative to say:

“I will lead the way. This is not my first time here, but I have never entered the core area before.”

“Is the power inside truly that terrifying?”

“Extremely. It is comparable to the full-force attack of a Three Blossoms Realm flame. That is why I need your help.”

Gu Fan chuckled and said:

“As it should be. Back then, if not for Senior Sister helping me reconstruct my root bone, perhaps I would not have made it this far.”

Those words… of course, were false.

There was no proof, and the Black Evil Lotus could just as easily substitute for the root bone.

But Gu Fan was not foolish enough to speak the truth.

“A flame attack of the Three Blossoms Realm—I believe I can withstand it. After all, my physical body is the main direction of my cultivation. If you cannot endure it later, Senior Sister, speak up at once.”

Fang Xue did not stand on ceremony.

“Rest assured, I will.”

After speaking, Fang Xue locked onto a direction, and the two swiftly charged toward it.

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