Without any consciousness, in Flame Valley, only a small Fire Qilin can be seen, its large eyes full of tears. In front of the Little Fire Qilin is a corpse completely engulfed in flames, without a trace of life. This person is Ye Tianchen. After consuming the red grape, he couldn't resist the strong power released by this grape and collapsed on the ground, his entire body burned from the inside out by the intense flames. His flesh unable to withstand it, even the protective Sixteen-character Buddhist Mantra surrounding his body vanished. Ye Tianchen was more dead than alive.

The Little Fire Qilin was beside Ye Tianchen, extremely anxious, tearfully looking at the fiery corpse, unable to approach at all. It desperately wanted to save Ye Tianchen but was unable to do so, so it could only panic in place. Ye Tianchen, who was willing to play with it, was very impactful on the Little Fire Qilin's heart. Unknowingly, it had regarded Ye Tianchen as a friend. However, as a gesture towards its good friend, it had picked a red grape from Flame Valley for Ye Tianchen to consume, leading him into a deadly predicament. It was the Little Fire Qilin that killed Ye Tianchen, killed its friend, killed the person willing to play with it. Thus, the Little Fire Qilin was also very sad and in pain.

"Wuwu..."

Eventually, after whimpering twice, the Little Fire Qilin suddenly grew large, about the size of a giant tiger. It glanced at the depths of Flame Valley, seemingly making some kind of decision, glanced again at Ye Tianchen's corpse about to be completely burned, and its eyes turned fierce. It carried Ye Tianchen's nearly burnt corpse on its back, transformed into a flame, and charged into the depths of Flame Valley...

At this time, there was only one day left until the decisive battle in Devouring Sky Canyon with Devouring Sky Village, meaning that since Ye Tianchen told Dongfang Meng, Zhang Ruotong, Tianshuang, and Hu Gao he would go to Flame Valley to collect powerful flames, two days had passed. For two full days and nights, Ye Tianchen had not returned, which inevitably made the four people waiting for him in Desolate Stone Village increasingly worried.

At this moment, Dongfang Meng and the other three were already gathered together, and all the villagers of Desolate Stone Village had been escorted to Shaolin. Only the four of them were going to fight alongside Ye Tianchen and head to Devouring Sky Canyon. However, tomorrow was the day to go to Devouring Sky Canyon, and today the night had already fallen, yet Ye Tianchen still hadn't returned, leaving Dongfang Meng and the others increasingly anxious.

"This is bad; the boss hasn't returned yet. Could he have been intercepted and killed halfway by that terrifying presence from Devouring Sky Village?" Hu Gao always asked unreliable questions.

"Don't talk nonsense. With Tianchen's cultivation realm and cleverness, it's impossible for him to be killed so easily. There must be something important delaying him!" Zhang Ruotong, although saying this, couldn't help but be very worried.

"Flame Valley is originally a very dangerous place. According to Ye Tianchen's cultivation realm and the strength of his body, he is the only peer we know who can enter the second layer of Flame Valley at this stage. Despite this, it remains very dangerous. Flame Valley has four layers in total and unknown dangers exist within, which are unknown. To enter the second layer of the Flame Valley requires the late stage Martial Saint Peak Realm, which is impossible otherwise. Tianchen's entry was an exception. It's conceivable that to enter the third and fourth layers requires a unique figure of the Emperor Realm, which is an extremely dangerous place." Tianshuang explained, also with a very worried expression, her brows tightly furrowed.

"I remember, Tianchen once told me that in the second layer of the Flame Domain in Flame Valley, he saw a beast resembling a Fire Qilin. Did he go to collect flames this time and get discovered by this Fire Qilin?" Dongfang Meng asked in shock.

Upon hearing Dongfang Meng's words, Tianshuang, Zhang Ruotong, and Hu Gao were all stunned, having never heard Ye Tianchen mention this matter before. Now hearing Dongfang Meng mention it, they were all somewhat astonished.

"What is a Fire Qilin?" Zhang Ruotong asked dumbfoundedly.

"That is a legendary immortal beast. In the Martial Arts World, it has legends not inferior to figures of the Emperor Realm, rumored to run down from the Immortal World. Its power is unimaginable!" Tianshuang, also dumbfounded, said.

"It's over. The boss went to collect flames this time and surely entered the second layer of the Flame Domain. He definitely intended to collect powerful flames to have a contingency for killing the terrifying existence behind Devouring Sky Village. Clearly, it has been discovered by that Fire Qilin. Such a legendary creature like an immortal beast, who can resist it? It's over, the boss is definitely dead. We also don't need to go to Devouring Sky Canyon to send ourselves to die!" Hu Gao, completely in the mood to give up, said.

Tianshuang, Dongfang Meng, and Zhang Ruotong all glared at Hu Gao with displeasure; this guy was really too peculiar and extremely unreliable, often making people want to beat him up.

"Without Tianchen going with us, the few of us have no chance of winning!" Dongfang Meng said seriously.

"Let's not panic just yet, I don't believe anything has happened to Tianchen. He knows we're waiting for him, and the villagers of Desolate Stone Village need him. Let me try a divination!" Zhang Ruotong said to Tianshuang.

"Alright, give it a try!" Tianshuang thought for a moment and nodded.

Zhang Ruotong walked to the entrance of Desolate Stone Village. With a light wave of her right hand, a compass-like object appeared in her hand. She slowly floated the compass to her chest and focused her Divine Thought to perceive it. A gentle Martial Arts True Qi gathered on the compass, which began to spin, and runes appeared on it. Zhang Ruotong used her Divine Thought to interpret them continuously, and a scene unfolded in front of her eyes, revealing the Flame Valley.

"Ah..."

Finally, Zhang Ruotong took a few steps back, letting out a gasp. Her face was covered in sweat, and her eyes were full of confusion. She couldn't help but say, "I saw that Tianchen did indeed go to the Flame Valley. He entered the second layer of the Fire Domain, but just as he was about to retrieve a flame from a Fire Well, a young Fire Qilin appeared behind him and launched an attack. Tianchen was overwhelmed; that young Fire Qilin was just too powerful..."

The scene that Zhang Ruotong could divine was just like that. She hadn't been in the Heavenly Number Mysterious Sect for long, and what she could comprehend was limited, but this already astonished everyone. Zhang Ruotong's cultivation speed was incredibly fast, especially in the eyes of Tianshuang, who always remembered her master's words that Zhang Ruotong was a born Divination Master with boundless potential. It seemed it was true, and perhaps to truly make the Heavenly Number Mysterious Sect prosper, they would indeed rely on Zhang Ruotong!

"What do we do now? Go save Tianchen?" Zhang Ruotong asked anxiously when she saw everyone silent.

Dongfang Meng clenched her fists. Her eyes welled with tears, but they quickly disappeared as she gritted her teeth and said, "No need. If Tianchen was truly defeated, he would already... And tomorrow is the day we agreed to a life-and-death battle with Devouring Sky Village. If none of us from Desolate Stone Village show up, I'm afraid Devouring Sky Village will attack us entirely, and we'd be in grave danger. So no matter what, tomorrow we must meet them and stand our ground against Devouring Sky Village!"

"What if we can't hold them off? Without Ye Tianchen, with just the four of us, we might be able to fend off that old Daley, but if that mysterious entity behind Devouring Sky Village takes action, we have no chance of winning!" Tianshuang spoke up.

"I think Sister Dongfang's words make a lot of sense. No matter what, we have to meet them. Tianchen risked his life to protect everyone, and if he truly is gone... we must protect what he wanted to protect. Otherwise, what else can we do for Tianchen?" Tears started to fall from Zhang Ruotong's eyes, and she was close to losing control of her emotions, bursting into tears!

"You go on, that would simply be a death mission. Even blocking that old Daley is hard enough, let alone if that mysterious entity from Devouring Sky Village makes a move. I'm not going to send myself to death..." Hu Gao said indignantly.

"You... you and Tianchen are sworn brothers. Is this the bond between brothers?" Zhang Ruotong couldn't help but shout at Hu Gao.

Hu Gao glanced at Tianshuang, Dongfang Meng, and Zhang Ruotong, shook his head, and said, "Knowing it's a certain death venture, I'm not going to do it. I'd rather stay alive, train hard, and seek revenge when I have the ability!"

After speaking, Hu Gao actually left, which Dongfang Meng, Tianshuang, and Zhang Ruotong did not expect. In their view, anyone would understand the significance of this, that if Ye Tianchen was truly dead, then only they would be going to the Devouring Sky Canyon meeting. Running away was not an option. Only by defeating Devouring Sky Village could they lift the crisis of Desolate Stone Village. What Ye Tianchen desperately wanted to protect, in his absence, they as his friends, brothers, and women naturally had to help him protect. If they retreated out of fear and cowardice, what brotherhood would be left? It was chilling.

"Hu Gao, you..." Tianshuang also shouted angrily. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian.com, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)

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