Longevity Martial Arts: I have a Mysterious Water Snake Avatar-Chapter 219 - 209 Flame Sacred Fire Region

Red Feather Mansion had a certain reputation within the Phoenix Creek Sect, entirely because of the Flame Sacred Fire Region.

No one knew exactly when, but the Flame Sacred Fire Region had been burning since time immemorial, its existence even predating the Phoenix Creek Sect itself.

On the surface, fierce flames spread while magma flowed beneath.

At times as tranquil as a small fire, warm and harmonious, and at others wild as an inferno, as if it could burn the Ninth Heaven itself.

These flames could ignite and consume even a fifth-grade big shot, utterly ferocious.

Yet due to the presence of Fire Tao Marks within these flames, they were invaluable for imprinting a trace of these marks’ characteristics onto pills or Instruments.

According to what Hong Yuan knew, some of the flames used by Phoenix Creek Sect’s Artifact Refiners and Alchemists were drawn from the Flame Sacred Fire Region.

"Ahead is the Flame Sacred Fire Region. What a terrifying power," Le Congsheng uttered with genuine emotion.

"Yes, the Flame Sacred Fire..." Hong Yuan nodded lightly.

The Vermilion Bird Transformation divine symbol within him began to grow restless, eager to absorb the various types of flames here.

This was the southernmost end of Red Feather County, and as far as Hong Yuan could see, there was a Fire Region that stretched nearly a thousand miles, with firelight touching the sky and thick smoke billowing.

But upon closer inspection, one could see that the flames within this Fire Region varied in color: there were ghostly blues, green rainbows, deep blacks...

In the distance, several Martial Artists fought against Fire Beasts, aiding Alchemists and Artifact Refiners in overcoming difficulties.

Fire Beasts were a special type of Ferocious Beast native to the Flame Sacred Fire Region. They lived on fire and perished because of it.

"It’s difficult to cross the Fire Region from the air. Brother Cong Sheng, just wait for me on the outskirts later. The Sect has also set up stations on the outer layer of the Fire Region," Hong Yuan instructed softly, put away the Cloud Boat, and stepped into the sea of fire.

"I understand!" Le Congsheng quickly followed.

Tang Baiwei and Jiang Nai had both returned to their homes for a rest. Le Congsheng had also wanted to rest at the Tang Family’s place. However, after he angered the stubborn old master of the Tang Family to the point of coughing up blood, he ended up following Hong Yuan out to the Flame Sacred Fire Region.

Ahead, a patch of blue fire danced up and down but was exceedingly cold, freezing the ground as if creating an "ice layer" within the domain of fire.

Yet upon closer examination, one would realize that this "ice layer" was actually white flames!

Below them, the earth was cracked, magma occasionally bubbling up and rising.

Hong Yuan’s expression was calm, slowly walking forward with an air of nonchalance.

Third-grade flames like these posed virtually no threat to him.

Yuan, you’ve grown to this extent already...

Le Congsheng looked on in shock and hurriedly ran after him, continuing to follow closely behind Hong Yuan, not daring to proceed on his own.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

As Hong Yuan walked into the Fire Region, the air suddenly heated up, as if an ordinary person were facing the fierce heat of summer, surrounded by a giant furnace.

The raging flames burned fiercely and spread toward him, but Hong Yuan remained indifferent.

Le Congsheng, however, was not so composed. The scorching environment made him restless, with cold sweat breaking out on his back.

He protected himself with True Essence, yet he still couldn’t block out the intense heat.

Had it not been for Hong Yuan’s protection, he had no doubt that he would have been burned to ashes by these flames.

Gazing at the undisturbed Hong Yuan ahead, Le Congsheng began to doubt himself.

Yuan and I both entered the Sect as disciples from the same batch, but now—oh no, it’s a Fire Beast!

Just at that moment, Le Congsheng’s expression turned to one of extreme horror.

ROAR!

A blue fire lion leaped out from the sea of flames, its formidable presence surpassing that of a third-grade Martial Artist.

Le Congsheng was about to warn Hong Yuan. However, he saw Hong Yuan continue walking calmly forward. Meanwhile, the blue fire lion shattered piece by piece, turning into a beautiful shower of sparks that vanished before their eyes.

GULP. Le Congsheng swallowed hard and kept following behind Hong Yuan.

Various Fire Beasts carrying different types of flames appeared, but Hong Yuan dealt with them effortlessly, giving Le Congsheng, who was tense with worry, a moment of respite.

If I’m not mistaken, a red silhouette just appeared behind Yuan...

Yuan can now be called a Martial Arts Heavenly Talent, with the qualifications of a Martial Saint! Le Congsheng felt emotional inside.

He knew Hong Yuan was very strong, but he never expected Hong Yuan to be this strong.

Sometimes, the gap between people can truly be greater than that between a person and a dog.

「Inside the Flame Sacred Fire Region, the Phoenix Creek Sect’s residence.」

In the Refining Equipment Hall, the cultivating disciple Qian Qianpo stood within Frost Room A05, looking at the orange-yellow flames outside with reverence.

After pondering for a moment, Qian Qianpo mustered his courage and suggested to his Senior Brother Jin Changshun, "Senior Brother, since I’ve already forged a third-grade Instrument, the Inferno Knife, with the aid of the Blue-Green Ghost Fire, I barely qualify as a third-grade Artifact Refiner. There’s no need to forge other third-grade Instruments, right? Let’s just call it good enough."

Just controlling the Blue-Green Ghost Fire for Artifact Refining was already giving him a lot of trouble, draining him mentally and physically.

If he attempted to use the power from the Flame Sacred Fire Region to refine third-grade Instruments, Qian Qianpo had no doubt that the blazing flames would cripple him.

"Good enough? HMPH!" Jin Changshun snorted angrily. "Even Senior Brother Zhu Wushang had to stay here for two years before he broke through to become a third-grade Artifact Refiner. You’ve only been here for three months; can’t you even handle this bit of hardship?"

"Furthermore, years ago, you lost an opportunity to go out because you thought it was ’good enough,’ and that was taken by your Junior Brother Hong Yuan. Haven’t you forgotten that..." Jin Changshun suddenly said coldly.

As soon as he heard the name Hong Yuan, Qian Qianpo jolted as if he had an automatic response and immediately sat up straight.

Missing one opportunity wasn’t enough to make him react like this.

But his Senior Brother Jin Changshun always used this as an example to stimulate him, to correct his flaws, leaving him quite helpless.

"I understand," Qian Qianpo replied sullenly.

Seeing this, a pleased smile appeared on Jin Changshun’s face.

My Little Junior Brother has everything going for him. His Martial Arts talent and Artifact Refiner talent are no less than Junior Brother Hong Yuan’s. It’s just this constant notion of ’good enough’ that allowed Junior Brother Hong Yuan to eventually surpass him. Fortunately, there’s always someone better.

Jin Changshun, when comparing Hong Yuan and Qian Qianpo, still felt that Hong Yuan was a bit more formidable.

Although Hong Yuan didn’t enjoy going out and socializing normally, his Senior Brother Zhu Wushang was certainly not a homebody.

In the Refining Equipment Hall, these True Disciples would gather from time to time to exchange cultivation resources and share information about opportunities.

「An hour later, two cultivating disciples arrived at the Phoenix Creek Sect’s residence.」

These two cultivating disciples were precisely Hong Yuan and Le Congsheng.

Hong Yuan strolled leisurely, stepping calmly through the flames.

Although Le Congsheng was also imitating Hong Yuan, anyone with clear eyes could see that the power he relied on was provided by Hong Yuan.

"Elder Uncle," Hong Yuan greeted.

"Greetings, Elder," said Le Congsheng.

Elder Shui Liudong, the fifth Elder of the Refining Equipment Hall, squinted in surprise as he saw the arrival of Hong Yuan and Le Congsheng, scanning them, especially Hong Yuan.

Soon, a look of astonishment appeared on Shui Liudong’s face, and he praised, "I didn’t expect you, Yuan, to have grown so strong, so quickly. Terrific, terrific! It seems Elder Lin has picked up a treasure."

Shui Liudong walked over and patted Hong Yuan on the shoulder, showing approval for the younger generation.

"Let’s assign Frost Room A06 to you. Strive to break through to become a third-grade Artifact Refiner!"

Shui Liudong took out a white Token, flicked his wrist, and threw it to Hong Yuan, who caught it with ease.

This action surprised Shui Liudong even more.

He judged that Hong Yuan possessed at least the strength of an upper third-grade level!