57: Chapter 57 Should I fight too?

Hu Jiuying looked at his sincere face and couldn't help but burst out laughing. She quickly covered her mouth and stammered back:

"Right... he just slipped and fell down by himself."

On the panel.

Her favorability bar actually gained half a heart.

Mo Zixing blinked, a bit confused.

No way?

Favorability increased just like that?

Was it because she enjoyed watching Song Cheng's electrotherapy execution?

He muttered to himself, but his expression remained unchanged. He simply raised his hand and gave a light beckoning gesture toward the companion spirit fire lying on the ground.

His newly activated Burning Flame Body began to circulate, and a gentle pulling force spread from his fingertips.

The lotus-seed-sized fire seed seemed to have found its master.

It drifted up from the ground and slowly landed in his palm.

Mo Zixing bounced the fire seed in his palm and looked up at Hu Jiuying, who was still standing there:

"You said earlier that you were the one who discovered this fire seed first?"

"Mhm, mhm, it was me, it was me! If it weren't for that guy earlier, I would've gotten it long ago."

Hu Jiuying nodded vigorously, her large, round eyes staring brightly at the companion spirit fire in his hand, a small sense of anticipation in her heart:

Why is he asking this?

Is he going to give the fire seed back to her?

Mo Zixing looked at her eager expression and felt like laughing when he thought about what he was going to say next:

"Then thank you for looking after it."

"I'll be taking this companion spirit fire."

The anticipation on Hu Jiuying's face instantly froze, and she stood there completely stunned.

This... this isn't right, is it?

"You, you, you..."

She was so angry that she bit her lip hard with her little tiger teeth, forcing herself to swallow the curses that were on the tip of her tongue.

Hu Jiuying knew in her heart.

Once they started fighting, her Yao power would inevitably affect the companion spirit fire.

This companion spirit fire was still in its seed stage.

If it were tainted by Yao power, it wouldn't be able to provide the effects she needed.

By then, even if she snatched it back, it would be no different from being ruined.

But she really couldn't bear to give up the fire seed she had guarded for half a month.

After agonizing for a long time, Hu Jiuying stepped forward and tried to bargain:

"Then, how about I trade information on a top-tier fire seed for this companion spirit fire?"

"It's definitely an Opportunity that can't be bought with Spirit Stones!"

Mo Zixing raised an eyebrow and looked at her with interest:

"Oh?"

"What information could be more valuable than this companion spirit fire?"

"Let me tell you, in the volcano at the deepest part of this Domain of Blazing Flame, there's an incredibly powerful fire!"

Hu Jiuying immediately lowered her voice and said solemnly:

"A few days ago, a bolt of heavenly thunder struck there, but it was like it was swallowed up."

"I once sneaked near to take a look. That fire is still wrapped in silver lightning, and the magma automatically avoids it. One look and you can tell it's not simple!"

Just as she finished speaking.

Soft footsteps came from the entrance of the passage.

Liu Qingyan stepped out from the shadows, the faint pressure of the Crystallization Stage spreading around her.

Hu Jiuying subconsciously took half a step back, alarm bells ringing in her heart.

She hadn't noticed someone hiding in the shadows at all.

Moreover, based on this aura, the person's cultivation Realm was definitely much higher than hers.

Liu Qingyan didn't look at her, walking straight to Mo Zixing's side, her eyes filled with undisguised appreciation:

"Well done. You handled it even more cleanly than I expected."

After praising Mo Zixing, she turned her head and focused her gaze on Hu Jiuying again:

"You just said that fire seed is wrapped in the power of heavenly thunder, and magma avoids it?"

Hu Jiuying felt uncomfortable under her gaze and quickly nodded:

"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes."

Liu Qingyan couldn't hide the excitement in her eyes as she said to Mo Zixing:

"That is very likely a Thunder Fire, specifically the Innate Thunder Fire born from the fusion of heavenly thunder and earth fire."

What a coincidence.

Getting exactly what he needed.

Mo Zixing took a deep breath.

However, he didn't let the benefits go to his head.

Usually, treasures like this would be guarded by Yao Beasts.

The better the item, the stronger the Yao Beast.

This was common sense.

But Hu Jiuying didn't seem to have mentioned that just now.

He looked at her and asked:

"Since this thing is so precious, the guarding Yao Beast probably isn't simple, right?"

Hu Jiuying shrunk her neck and replied in a low voice:

"It's a Zhu Yan. It's exceptionally large and covered in red fur... I couldn't tell its cultivation."

Hearing this, Liu Qingyan's brows furrowed slightly:

"Since it's in the depths of the Domain of Blazing Flame, it likely has a cultivation of the second or third layer of the Crystallization Stage."

Mo Zixing's heart skipped a beat.

Second or third layer of Crystallization?

Liu Qingyan was only at the second layer of Crystallization.

This wasn't something that could be easily crushed!

Liu Qingyan looked up at Hu Jiuying:

"This information of yours is indeed worth this companion spirit fire, but you have to lead the way for us."

"Really?"

Hu Jiuying's eyes lit up, and she almost jumped:

"Don't worry, follow me! I can definitely get you there safely!"

Liu Qingyan looked at her confident expression and added indifferently:

"If the information is false, or if anything goes wrong on the way, you should know the consequences."

Hu Jiuying's head nodded like a pellet drum.

She only wanted this companion spirit fire in the first place.

The Innate Thunder Fire had nothing to do with her. As long as she could get back her fire seed, leading the way was nothing.

The three of them didn't delay any further.

Hu Jiuying led the way in front, while Liu Qingyan and Mo Zixing followed behind.

They soon left the Earth Fire Cave and headed toward the mountain depths of the Domain of Blazing Flame.

Mo Zixing followed behind and couldn't help but lean toward Liu Qingyan, asking in a low voice:

"Elder, do we have a chance against a Crystallization Stage Zhu Yan?"

Liu Qingyan shook her head and replied:

"The Zhu Yan's Physical Body is powerful. I would definitely be at a disadvantage in a direct confrontation, but its intelligence is not high. As long as I pin it down, it won't be difficult for you to take the Thunder Fire while you have the chance."

Mo Zixing nodded in understanding.

That was one way to do it.

But he had a strange feeling that things wouldn't go so smoothly.

They walked for a while longer.

The surrounding heat waves had reached a scorching level.

Even with the [Burning Flame Body] and Fire-Avoidance Talismans, Mo Zixing could feel a hint of heat.

A massive active volcano appeared ahead.

Thick white smoke billowed from the crater.

The sound of rushing earth fire came from deep underground.

"We're here!"

Hu Jiuying stopped and pointed toward the crater for the two of them:

"The Innate Thunder Fire is in the center of the crater, and that Zhu Yan is guarding right beside it."

After she finished speaking, she quietly moved her feet backward, planning to find a place to hide and watch safely.

But just as she took two steps back, her collar was gently grabbed.

Mo Zixing had circled behind her at some point and pulled her back:

"Hey, where are you running off to?"

Hu Jiuying was lifted in the air, pointing at herself, and asked in a low, dazed voice:

"Eh? I... do I have to fight too?"