Unrivaled Martial Emperor

Chapter 536 - Earth Fire Heaven Lotus

The magnificent mountains stretched vast and boundless.

The ghost mountain Chen Fan had seen upon his arrival turned out to be just one of the cloud-piercing peaks in a range that spanned from east to west. The mountains rose and fell endlessly, seemingly without end.

Despite being called a sea island, Hidden Dragon Island's size far exceeded normal imagination.

Chen Fan sped through the forest. Waves of terrifying loud booms and vibrations rang out from afar.

Mountain Lugging Bears came running from afar, knocking over ancient trees that had stood for thousands of years. The bears were over fifty feet tall and were covered in brown fur from head to toe.

Strange, stone-like scales protruded from their backs, giving them an indestructible appearance—hence their name, Mountain Lugging Bears.

Ferociously strong, nearly every bear possessed high-level Core Formation realm strength. Even supreme experts of the one or two-revolution Golden Core realm would have to hide when facing so many of them.

Yet, Chen Fan was currently chasing them like he was chasing out homeless dogs.

“Hey!” An explosive voice rang out. All of a sudden, a resplendent saber light fell from the sky, slashing down.

Puchi!

Blood spattered from several Mountain Lugging Bears as they were split into halves.

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Chen Fan stopped abruptly as someone came speeding over from afar. The newcomer was a man who seemed about thirty years old.

He had a rugged appearance and a well-built physique, emanating the aura of someone in the Nine Revolutions of the Golden Core realm.

“You’re really impressive, brother, chasing down these Mountain Lugging Bears with just ninth-level cultivation.” That man’s laughter rang out from afar, his voice rumbling several kilometers. Chen Fan estimated the man’s cultivation to be in the three-revolution Golden Core realm.

“You’re even more amazing, brother, killing several Mountain Lugging Bears from five kilometers away with a single slash. I can’t be compared to that strength,” Chen Fan said, cupping his fist, his expression calm and indifferent.

Tap, tap.

The man landed on the ground, looked at Chen Fan, and asked with a smile, “I wonder what your name is, brother? I’m Xiao Zhen from the Jade Sky Empire.”

“Chen Fan, Great Chu Empire," came the short reply.

Xiao Zhen nodded and said, “Brother Chen Fan, it’s fate that we meet. I discovered a treasure ground recently. It’s an underground magma pool, with an Earth Fire Heaven Lotus growing within. You know its effects—tempering our golden core. Would you be interested in joining me?"

“Earth Fire Heaven Lotus...” A light sparkled in Chen Fan’s eyes.

He was well aware of the lotus' effects. Although it could not raise a martial artist’s cultivation, it had marvelous effects on Core Formation realm martial artists by tempering their golden core.

Consuming the seeds of an Earth Fire Heaven Lotus would refine away the impurities in one’s golden core, making it even purer and their true primeval even fuller. It would be extremely beneficial for advancing to the Divine Nascent realm.

It was extremely difficult for a martial artist to raise their cultivation step by step, so consuming auxiliary treasures like elixirs and herbs was inevitable.

However, even medicinal aids carried traces of poison. While they aided cultivation, they also planted hidden troubles along the martial arts path.

Take Chen Fan, for example. He had gone from being a Qi Grandmaster to the ninth level of the Core Formation realm in just three years. While the Heaven Seizing Art did most of the heavy lifting, he also had to use all kinds of elixirs and herbs.

He had refined large amounts of demon cores and corpse cores. Although the Heaven Seizing Furnace refined the impurities, his cultivation and strength didn't progress step by step, leaving hidden damage.

Aware of this issue, Chen Fan regularly refined his true primeval to solidify his foundation.

However, there would always be something left out. Although insignificant for now, the further his cultivation progressed, it could become the straw that broke the camel’s back.

The Earth Fire Heaven Lotus could temper his golden core, further solidify his foundation, and make his golden core even purer.

Chen Fan pondered for a little and asked, “Brother Xiao Zhen, you're likely in the three-revolution Golden Core realm. Why aren’t you doing it yourself? All the benefits would then be yours.”

Xiao Zhen smiled bitterly and said, “Haa... I would have if I could do it alone.

“Unfortunately, a Fire-Scaled Beast guards the Earth Fire Heaven Lotus. It's a demonic creature in the four-revolution Golden Core realm. I stand no chance against it alone.

“Initially, I didn’t think much of you because of your cultivation, Brother Chen Fan. However, when I saw you effortlessly deal with a large group of Mountain Lugging Bears, I realized that you were no ordinary cultivator. That's why I sought your help.

“Actually, I arrived early and joined a group alliance, the Flying Eagle Alliance, but I’m too far from its base. There's a risk someone else might seize it while I'm on my way back."

“Four-revolution Golden Core Fire-Scaled Beast...” Chen Fan’s gaze narrowed. It was no wonder Xiao Zhen invited him for this operation. It turned out that he was facing difficulties.

Chen Fan pondered for a while, then agreed, “Alright then. I'll accompany you, under the condition that we split the Earth Fire Heaven Lotus seeds equally once we obtain them."

Facing a four-revolution Golden Core Fire-Scaled Beast alone was impractical for either Chen Fan or Xiao Zhen. Their best chance was teamwork.

“Haha, fine. With Brother Chen Fan’s help, obtaining that Earth Fire Heaven Lotus is pretty much guaranteed.” Xiao Zhen laughed.

Xiao Zhen had intended to find others to join him, but the enormous size of Hidden Dragon Island made chance encounters rare.

When Xiao Zhen saw Chen Fan, a ninth-level Core Formation realm cultivator, chasing down a group of Mountain Lugging Bears that even had a one-revolution Golden Core among them, he realized Chen Fan's strength was extraordinary. He then showed himself and invited Chen Fan to this operation.

“Alright, there’s no time to lose, Brother Chen Fan. Let’s go right away,” Xiao Zhen said and immediately kicked off the ground and flew into the sky.

Chen Fan’s figure also blurred, following closely behind him.

Both of them were extremely fast. They tore through the air, moving a thousand meters in the blink of an eye. About half an hour later, the two arrived at a hillside.

The hill wasn't particularly tall, only about a dozen meters high. At its summit was a large hole, dark and impenetrable to the naked eye, with waves of scorching hot air emanating from it.

“We’re here. The underground magma pool is right below. I stumbled upon it by chance and decided to explore it out of curiosity. That’s when I saw that Earth Fire Heaven Lotus, but a Fire-Scaled Beast was guarding it, so I had no way to get my hands on it,” Xiao Zhen explained.

Chen Fan nodded. A fierce light flashed in his eyes.

His spirit strength was great. Although the high-temperature twisted space, he could still sense a powerful aura hiding within.

This aura gave him a strong sense of danger. It probably belonged to that Fire-Scaled Beast.

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