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211: Chapter 211: First Trial of the Forging Path and Strange Famine in the Star CoreThe Tiangong Sect’s Blazing Flying Boat moved at incredible speeds, cutting through the dense Fire Fiend fog like a giant crimson fish swimming through a sea of scorching air. Formations engraved on the hull emitted streaks of flowing light, isolating most of the external heat and baleful energy, yet a suffocating heat and oppression could still be felt inside the cabin.

The interior of the flying boat was vast, with hundreds of Cultivators crowded inside, yet no one spoke. Only heavy breathing and the occasional clink of colliding Magical Artifacts could be heard. The air was thick with a complex mix of tension, greed, and fear; every face was taut, and eyes darted around, both wary of potential danger and sizing up potential ’prey’.

Nangong Xuan and his two companions chose a corner near the cabin wall to close their eyes and regulate their breathing, appearing indifferent to the undercurrents of the outside world. Within Nangong Xuan’s body, the four keys rotated slowly, constantly adapting to and converting the wisps of Fire Baleful Qi that seeped through the boat’s Formations. He kept the dark red crystal close to his body, its pure fire element being slowly and continuously absorbed by the chaos star core, which in turn provided pure energy to nourish him.

Su Muxue was enveloped in a faint lunar glow that also covered Zi Linger beside her, isolating them from the parching heat and shielding them from malicious, prying eyes. Zi Linger held her palms slightly curved, as several fire-resistant Redthorn Grass seeds she had collected outside Red Rock City circled silently at her fingertips, glowing with a faint light of life.

After flying for about half a day, the flying boat suddenly jolted, and its speed decreased sharply.

The voice of that cold Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivator rang out inside the cabin, broadcast to every corner via an amplification Formation: ”The Forging Fire Path has been reached! All trial-takers, prepare to disembark! Remember, return to this assembly point with fire smelting stones within ten days; we will not wait for laggards! Now, get out!”

Before his voice had even faded, the bottom of the flying boat swung wide open! An indescribable wave of scorching heat, mixed with the pungent stench of sulfur and molten metal, slammed into the cabin like a physical force!

”Ah!” ”It’s so hot!” ”Quickly, use your techniques to resist!”

Exclamations erupted everywhere as many ill-prepared Cultivators were instantly thrown into a turmoil of blood and Qi by the sudden heat wave, their skin burning with pain.

”Go!” Nangong Xuan barked. His Nirvana Sword Intent circulated slightly around him, easily annihilating the oncoming heat wave and turning it into nothingness. He was the first to transform into a streak of light, rushing out of the opening at the bottom of the boat. Su Muxue and Zi Linger followed closely behind, lunar light and green brilliance flashing as they landed steadily below.

The moment they set foot on the ground, despite being prepared, the three still felt a staggering heat rising from beneath their feet, as if they were standing on a red-hot iron plate. Looking around, everything was crimson!

They were currently on the edge of a massive basin surrounded by a ring of mountains. The ground was dark red solidified lava, with fissures occasionally spewing flames several meters high and toxic smoke. In the distance, massive, scar-like Fire Fiend rifts spanned the land, constantly erupting with violent, dark red energy that distorted the very air. Further away, the ruins of some broken ancient buildings could be faintly seen, half-buried in lava and ash, speaking of the former glory and current deathly silence of this place.

The sky was a permanent, unchanging crimson, with thick clouds of Fire Fiend Qi hanging low as if they might drip molten fire rain at any moment. The Fire Spiritual Qi permeating the air was so dense it was almost suffocating, but its nature was incredibly violent; absorbing and refining it directly would easily lead to Qi Deviation or even the erosion of one’s Divine Sense by the baleful energy.

This was the Forging Fire Path, the outer barrier of the Heart of Molten Fire, and the Tiangong Sect’s brutal trial ground!