According to the agreement with the master, Tianji Hong was reluctant to step into such a distant boundary in the deep mountains, which was already a mountain road close to twenty miles away from Donglin Village, and once he encountered danger, he would have to work hard to retreat in time. However, in order to complete the master's task, Tian Jihong decided to take a gamble in the end. In his opinion, as long as he did not blindly intrude into the center of this basin and provoke all kinds of dangers, just wandering around the periphery should not have a life-and-death crisis like yesterday.

The next thing is to determine the direction of travel, and at this time, Tian Jihong is most concerned about how to find the whereabouts of the Huoyun Luan. With the help of the open view from the mountainside, it took Tian Jihong nearly ten minutes to identify the environment in all directions, and finally he locked onto the flank of another mountain peak a few hundred meters to the lower right. There he saw black earth left by lava and many dark brown granite rocks that resembled volcanic areas, and according to Tianjihong, this was the most likely area for the fire cloud luan.

The only thing that didn't quite live up to his expectations was that the dark volcanic area was quite far from where he was standing. It seems to be only a few hundred meters in a straight line from the ridge, but the two places are separated by abrupt cliffs and bottomless cliffs. If you want to find a suitable path to climb to the opposite side, you will have to turn around and return to the front of the mountain from which you came, and the time it will take is difficult to estimate.

Fortunately, after yesterday's experience, this time the heavily armed Tianjihong is also prepared for the current situation. I saw him pull out a hemp rope as thick as his wrist from the packed package. This is also what was left of the old seven before, and before he set off today, when he considered that he might face the problem of mountaineering, he decisively packed this sturdy rope into it, but he didn't expect it to come in handy so soon.

Tian Jihong cautiously walked down the steep slope between the ridges to the edge of the cliff on the right. Within ten meters of this cliff, there was basically nothing, and there was no place for support or binding, but of course, this was not difficult for the amazing divine power of Tianjihong. At this time, after having spiritual power, his physical strength was even stronger than before, and at a position dozens of meters away from the cliff, Tianjihong found a rock that was four or five times the size of his body. With a cracking sound of "click", Tianjihong, who only struck the bottom of the rock with his bare hands, peeled off the boulder from the stone platform at the foundation in just a few minutes.

Then he used all his strength to slowly push the boulder to the vicinity of the cliff, and the rock, which weighed several tons, did not seem to cause much resistance in his hands. With a clear five-foot-wide mark left on the ground behind him reaching the edge of the cliff, Tianjihong firmly fixed the boulder to the position where he was about to fall. To ensure safety, he also deliberately tamped the boulder around it with dirt to prevent it from rolling, thinking that it would be heavy enough to support his own weight. After tying the rope firmly to the protrusion of the rock, Tian Jihong took a deep breath to cheer himself up, and then tied the other end of the rope to his waist and began to dive.

In any case, when ordinary people climb between vertical cliffs and constantly stare into the abyss at the bottom of their feet, they will also have some fear and fear in their hearts. Tian Jihong is naturally the same, although with his current physical fitness, if he falls from such a high air, he may not die by relying on his flexible body and physical strength, but it is still very possible to break a tendon and fracture, once there is a serious injury and fall to the ground in the wilderness, it is no different from waiting for death on the spot. Moreover, this is still the way home for Tianjihong, if the rope is broken, he is trapped on the platform below, and it is not so easy to find a new way out of the mountain.

Therefore, fear and caution made Tian Jihong dare not take it lightly, and he has been slowing down all the way down, trying to find a fulcrum with his feet against the stone wall in front of him as much as possible. In this way, it is safer for oneself, and if there is an accident, you may be able to find a place to stay; Second, it can reduce the force of the rope to avoid it being disconnected prematurely. After such an operation, the difference of only a few tens of meters was delayed for half an hour, and Tianjihong finally landed near the target position.

But fortunately, the changes in the environment not far away made him understand that he had found the right place this time. Needless to say, the black-brown rocks between the cliffs opposite were covered in layers of ash, and in his field of vision, he could see that the volcanic-like black area between the opposite peaks had just been seen above, and there was a granite platform the size of a square protruding outwards on the mountainside, and there was a black cave between the mountain walls behind it. The most important thing is that a faint red light can be seen from time to time in the cave, and the steam diffuses in the cave from time to time, which also means that this place is mostly connected to the center of the mountain, and it is very likely to lead to the center of the earth and fire that Master said is full of fire spirit.

What surprised Tian Jihong even more was that among the stone walls of the opposite peak, there were a few antelope-like creatures with fiery red glow on their backs, actively shuttling back and forth between the steep cliffs. These antelopes seem to have a peculiar ability to jump between the vertical stone walls without hindrance, and those narrow stone crevices that are difficult for Tianjihong to land on themselves have become the stairs for them to go straight up and down.

After thinking about it for a while, Tian Jihong successfully recalled the name of this kind of beast in front of him this time - firespinal sheep. The creature in front of him had heard of it himself, but it was because of his scarlet brother. As mentioned before, the little guy Tianjihong likes to read some strange miscellaneous books since he was a child, and these books about the rare and unusual species in the martial arts world are naturally among them, and Tianjihong himself has read a few pages under the influence of his younger brother, but there are very few that are really remembered in his mind. However, as it happens, the firespinal sheep in front of him is one of them.

He vaguely remembered that the fire-spine sheep belonged to one of the rock sheep, and its back emitted a crimson glow due to the absorption of fire-based aura, as if bathed in flames, hence the name fire-spine sheep. However, in fact, most of its coat color is similar to that of mountain rocks, which makes it easier for it to blend in with its surroundings when climbing between rock walls during the day. At night, firespinal sheep usually choose to hide in groups near the ground fire, using the color of the fire or lava to hide the glowing flames on their backs to hide from the many predators hunting in the night.

However, it is mentioned in the book that this firespinal sheep is not very aggressive, and generally does not choose to take the initiative to attack humans if it is not a threat to life. However, it is worth noting that the area where the firespinal sheep generally exists often attracts other large predators, the former's docile nature and the fire attribute energy rich in the meat make the firespinal sheep often regarded as a delicious meal coveted by tigers and leopards. Even among the monks, many people regarded the firespinal sheep as an excellent target for hunting, and its fur and horns were popular refining materials in the market.

It's a pity that Tian Jihong, who is dedicated to the task, doesn't have time to stay at these fire-spine sheep for the time being, but the existence of the fire-spine sheep has reminded him that the opportunity he is looking for and the hidden crisis are close at hand, and he must be more cautious from now on. In front of him, separating himself from the rocky platform on the opposite mountainside, there is only a mountain stream more than ten meters wide, which must be insurmountable in the eyes of ordinary people, but it is not difficult for Tianjihong.

Although with the strength of his body, he was able to cross this mountain stream with a leap of strength under the condition of urging spiritual power. However, Tian Jihong finally chose a more secure method, found a dead tree of the same height a few meters above his head, uprooted it and carried it to the edge of the cliff as a bridge. It was not unreasonable for him to do this, so that if he really encountered any danger, even if his body was injured and his spiritual power was exhausted, he would be able to retreat back to this side of the valley in time.

As he stepped onto the black platform, covered in volcanic ash and lava, the first thing he felt was the heat coming from the cavern ahead. You must know that in this hot summer day, this is a bare environment without any trees, and the black ground that has been exposed to smoke and smoke has been somewhat deformed, and the terrifying heat released in it is also shrouded in Tianjihong. At this time, the latter was already sweating and soaking through his clothes, and from time to time he had to wipe the sweat droplets rolling down his forehead with his sleeves.

But the heat wave that poured out of the cave in front of him was even more exaggerated. Its flame-like temperature was not mentioned, making Tian Jihong, who was already unbearable, begin to redden slightly at this moment, as if it was being burned, and a piercing pain spread from the surface of his body. In this way, the latter also had to give up the idea of physical resistance and began to urge the operation of the body cultivation technique, and in an instant, under the protection of spiritual power, the pain around Tianjihong's body was suddenly relieved by half, and the skin immediately returned to its original appearance. At this time, he sighed in his heart the huge improvement that his spiritual power had brought to him, and on the other hand, he was also glad that he was not here yesterday, otherwise he would have been injured by this desperate high temperature before he approached the entrance of the cave.

It's just that in addition to this daunting temperature, Tianjihong also noticed something more different in this heat wave after staying for a while. At this moment, he had already completed his basic cultivation, and he could clearly perceive that the oncoming heat contained extremely pure fire attribute energy, but when Ji Hong tried to use the exercises to absorb it, his face suddenly changed. When this fire-based aura entered the dantian, there was also a violent aura that affected his mind, and the sudden sense of anger and anger in his mind almost washed away his reason. After hurriedly blocking the absorption of spiritual energy, it took several minutes for him to recover his senses, and he couldn't help but feel a little jealous in his eyes when he looked at the cave again.