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Furthermore, he mentioned that the Southern Wasteland had not been peaceful in recent years; earth fire activity had been abnormally frequent and violent, and several massive ’Fire Fiend Fissures’ had even appeared, constantly spewing pure but extremely violent Fire Baleful Qi, attracting large numbers of Cultivators to explore for Opportunities, which also caused more slaughter and conflict.

After getting the required information, Nangong Xuan did not take his life but instead crippled his cultivation, leaving him to fend for himself. In this cruel Southern Wasteland, losing one’s cultivation was more painful than death.

Having dealt with the small fry, the three finally had the leisure to carefully observe their surroundings.

The crimson earth rolled and rose with rugged rocks, and the fire Spiritual Qi permeating the air was so dense it almost wouldn’t dissipate. However, for non-fire-type Cultivators, staying here for long was undoubtedly a form of torture, requiring them to constantly circulate their power to resist the all-pervading Fire Fiend Qi erosion.

Nangong Xuan tried to sense the star keys within his Dantian. The phantom star key and the nirvana true seal fragment remained calm, while the sharp metal star key vibrated slightly, seemingly reacting to the sharp and dry environment here. The newly joined water star key clearly showed a hint of discomfort, its azure halo dimming a bit; fortunately, with the balance of the four keys, no conflict arose.

Most importantly, the crimson light dot representing the ’fire star key’ was no longer as blurred and dim as before after entering the Southern Wasteland; it had become much clearer, and the direction it pointed... was exactly into the depths of the Red Rock Mountain Range, roughly coinciding with the direction of the ’Heart of Molten Fire’ where the Tiangong Sect was located!

“It seems the fire star key is indeed here, and it is very likely related to the Tiangong Sect, or at least to the abnormal earth fires in that region,” Nangong Xuan said in a heavy voice.

Su Muxue frowned and said, “Since the Tiangong Sect is the overlord of the Southern Wasteland, its strength must be extraordinary. If we go there rashly, I’m afraid...”

“No matter what, we must go,” Nangong Xuan said with a firm gaze. “First, let’s find a place to recover and adapt to the environment here, then we’ll gather more news about the Tiangong Sect and the Heart of Molten Fire.”

His gaze swept over the corpses in the distance, and he thought to himself: This Southern Wasteland is indeed more chaotic and dangerous than imagined. The road ahead will likely not be smooth.

And within his robes, the long-silent chaos star core finally seemed to take a faint interest in the dense Fire Fiend Qi around it, as the dark gold patterns on its surface flashed extremely slowly once.