Volume 8: Demon Suppression Chapter 16 The Fire Thief
Panmen, one of the few large sects specializing in fire magic in Suzhou, was established at the junction of Beihai and Suzhou.
The scientific explanation is that it is located at the junction of continental plates and oceanic plates.
Under this terrain, there are many volcanoes, forming a large volcanic group.
Although the air is a little gray, the Fire Mage Sect really likes this kind of place.
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According to many people's understanding, places where volcanoes gather are often sparsely populated.
The fact is just the opposite.
The volcanic ash brought by volcanic eruptions is an excellent natural fertilizer, so there are actually many mortals living close to volcanoes, where they settle, farm, and reproduce.
Yesterday, another volcano in the volcanic group was in turmoil.
Early in the morning, Michel, a sturdy man from the village, opened the door.
He looked outside and saw that the weather was still a little gloomy. He shouted to his wife and children in the house, then put on a mask to filter out volcanic ash and rushed towards the volcano that had been shaking last night.
This is their mission.
He wanted to check whether the shaking volcano was caused by the birth of strange fire.
Although there are many forms of strange fire, volcanoes have been the most common place for strange fire since ancient times.
The Panmen sect was established here for the same purpose.
The mortals in the village did not know what was so precious about the so-called strange fire, but they knew that a hundred years ago, the neighboring village discovered some unusual traces of fire and reported them to the immortal sect called Panmen, and actually obtained rich resources enough to feed the entire village for three years.
This strange fire is really "fire"!
Therefore, whenever there is a volcanic disturbance, they will send people to the nearby area to check whether there is any so-called "strange fire" appearing.
Of course, generally not.
In the past hundred years, they have only heard of the discovery of strange fire once in the neighboring village, but this does not affect their enthusiasm.
Who knows?
This is just like buying lottery tickets. How many people win? Everyone knows, but aren't there countless people willing to buy?
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Michel was familiar with the route and had great stamina, so after half a day, he approached the volcano where the riot occurred last night.
However, after seeing the full picture of the volcano, Michel felt a little disappointed.
Because the volcano in front of us seems a little too small compared to the surrounding volcanoes.
In his simple understanding, the princess should live in the palace, and the "strange fire", which has a complicated name, must come from the big volcano.
Although he was disappointed, he still wanted to make sure his trip wasn't in vain, so he moved closer and searched carefully.
As a result, before he could start to check carefully, his steps suddenly stopped and his pupils suddenly dilated.
Right in front of him, at the foot of the volcano, there was a cluster of red flames that had not yet been extinguished, blooming like a lotus.
This was a form of fire he had never seen before.
Weird, gorgeous and charming.
This is strange fire.
They once asked those senior cultivators what the so-called strange fire looked like.
Those senior cultivators just said that when you see the strange fire, you will naturally understand that it is a strange fire.
He had always been confused about this statement, but now, Michel finally understood its meaning.
The difference between this strange fire and other flames is really huge!
Although Michel only saw a cluster of flames and did not see the strange fire itself, he was simple-minded and understood one thing: if you see eggs, doesn't that mean there are chickens nearby?
The same goes for strange fire.
Michel's mood became uncontrollably excited.
Without hesitation, he returned to the village with a nervous and expectant mood and told the villagers about his discovery.
Amid the cheers of the whole village, the village chief solemnly took out an extremely strange-looking object that looked like some kind of fireworks.
The village chief lightly lit the fire, and a ray of light rose into the air and finally exploded in the sky.
The strong light changes dazzlingly.
This is a magical object given to them by the senior cultivators. They said that as long as they find the strange fire, they can ignite and release this object. After a while, they will receive the signal and appear here.
About half a day later, three red-robed monks came roaring.
When the villagers saw these three people flying in the sky, they immediately knelt down and shouted, "We are here to see the gods."
This is a scene rarely seen in Daxia cities.
In the city of Daxia, although mortals have awe for monks, they would never go to the extent of worshipping them as gods .
What's more, in developed areas, although there are not countless monks, there are still quite a lot of them. If you have to kneel every time you see a monk, how can you live?
As for why the mortals in this village are so respectful, it is actually not what the superiors require. It is mainly because this area is isolated from the world, which makes the mortals here uncivilized and they have not seen much of the world.
The more primitive the place, the more serious the superstition is. This is a normal phenomenon.
The three senior cultivators from Panmen were surprisingly polite in their words. They asked the villagers politely, "Did you discover the strange fire?"
Everyone quickly turned their eyes to Michel in the crowd.
Mixiu held his head high, but took a few steps forward cautiously, and spoke haltingly as he reported his findings to his superiors.
"Red Lotus Fire?" After listening to Mi Xiu's story, the cultivator did not comment, but soon came to a rough conclusion.
"Once I confirm that it is indeed a strange fire, you will definitely be rewarded." Shang Xiu thought for a while and said to the villagers who were looking at the three of them eagerly.
The villagers immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time they became worried.
It should... really be a strange fire, right?
"Where is the volcano where you found traces of the strange fire?" Shang Xiu asked Mi Xiu gently.
Michel started to gesture frantically, and his face turned red in impatience.
Panmen Shangxiu was not in a hurry at all. He listened to Mixiu's words calmly.
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After learning the specific address where the strange fire appeared, the three senior masters of Panmen set out again.
What was half a day's journey for Michel was just a moment for the three monks.
Arriving near the small volcano, the Five Fire Taoist, who was the leader among the three monks, was moved, "There is indeed the remnant of the strange fire here, it seems that those fools are not talking nonsense."
Taoist Wuhuo is one of the deputy leaders of Panmen and a cultivator of the second level of Lianxu. He has a deep understanding of strange fire. Since he said that he discovered the breath of strange fire, it means that there must be strange fire here.
Another Yihua Panmen Lianxu cultivator, Taoist Sanhuo, also showed joy on his face, "If we bring this red lotus fire back to the sect and refine it into the holy fire, the power of the holy fire will definitely reach a new level."
Strange fire is a violent thing and cannot be easily captured by others.
Therefore, the cultivators sent by Panmen this time are all the best in the sect, all of them are Void-Refining cultivators.
The last Panmen monk, the Four Fire Taoist, suddenly pointed at the top of the volcano and shouted, "Look there!"
Everyone looked in the direction pointed by the Taoist priest Sihuo, and saw a flash of red light on the top of the mountain.
They didn't see its shape clearly, but what else could appear in such a place except strange fire?
The three of them were so excited that they couldn't wait to rush to the top of the mountain.
Soon, at a corner, a cluster of red flames emitting high temperature came into their sight.
"I found you, my dear baby!" Taoist Wuhuo said excitedly.
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a piercing pain in his head, as if something had cut his mind out of thin air.
Before he could recover from the severe pain in his mind, he felt a piercing pain in his body.
An unimaginably sharp force easily broke through his protective magic weapon and penetrated into his body.
When his consciousness was about to end, Taoist Wuhuo vaguely saw three figures appear not far from him.
"Trap?" This was his last thought.
On the other hand, the situation of the Four Fire Taoists and the Three Fire Taoists was not much better.
Two bolts of lightning pierced through their brows almost at the same time.
"Brother Lu, what a great move !" Mo Yan, who had just appeared, looked at the three flying swords and a heart sword, which turned into four rainbow lights and escaped back into Lu Qingshan's body, and subconsciously praised.
The strength lies not in killing three Void Refining Monks, but in killing them instantly.
Tantai Qingrun had a calm expression, and even had an inexplicable sense of superiority in his heart - he was surprised by something he had never seen before, so this was a good trick? Then you have never seen a better trick from him...
Lu Qingshan smiled but said nothing.
For him, killing this kind of cultivator, who has average strength and whose mind is mostly attracted by the strange fire, is extremely easy. There is nothing commendable about it.
"What should we do next?" After Mo Yan burned the bodies of the three people to ashes with a strange fire, Tan Tai Qingrun asked with a frown.
"Keep waiting, they will bring the treasure to your door themselves." Lu Qingshan was confident of winning.
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Panmen.
The young cultivator who was in charge of guarding the sect's soul lamps entered the Soul Lamp Hall as usual, casually scanning the hanging soul lamps for a routine inspection.
The Pan Sect is not like the big sects like the Sword Sect that can light a soul lamp for every disciple.
Therefore, the soul lanterns hanging in this hall all belong to the most powerful cultivators in the sect.
These great cultivators are all old and experienced, unlike the young disciples who are hot-tempered and cause trouble everywhere. Therefore, he has been guarding the Soul Lamp Hall for more than ten years, but nothing has ever happened. The young cultivator has become a little numb.
But today, the numb life of this young monk from Panmen has been injected with soul and has a touch of brightness.
In the Soul Lamp Hall with a total of nine lamps, three of them went out at the same time...
Xiao Xiu was stunned for a moment, and couldn't believe it at first. After a moment, Xiao Xiu reacted and immediately panicked, and reported the situation to the higher-ups of the sect loudly.
People are like this, always complaining that life is too dull, but when it gets really exciting, they often can't stand it.
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Half an hour later.
The main hall of Panmen was filled with the great cultivators of the Refining Realm who were in power in Panmen.
They were discussing the extinguishing of the soul lamps of three Void Refining monks, namely the Three Fire Taoists, the Four Fire Taoists and the Five Fire Taoists.
"Have you asked clearly?" The voice of Panmen Sect Master Jiuhuo Taoist was as fierce as fire, hoarse and irritable.
"I've found out clearly that the three junior brothers received news from below that a mortal had discovered the trace of the strange fire, so they went to capture it personally. Not long after, the soul lamps were all extinguished. It was obvious that an accident occurred during the process of capturing the strange fire." Taoist Liuhuo had a solemn expression on his face.
"Is it a natural disaster or a man-made disaster?" Taoist Jiuhuo murmured.
"So far, it is still not completely certain," Taoist Six Fires frowned and said in a deep voice, "But Master, if this is a natural disaster, it means that the strange fire discovered this time will be so powerful that it is unimaginable. Even the Five Fires and their team were killed by this strange fire!"
As soon as Taoist Liuhuo finished speaking, the eyes of the other great cultivators all flashed with fanaticism.
The deaths of their three fellow disciples did not seem to cause them much emotion. Instead, the possible existence of powerful strange fire made them very interested.
Taoist Jiuhuo also understood the implication of Liuhuo's words.
This possible powerful strange fire is something they cannot miss.
This is the reason why their Panmen exists.
As for the three fellow disciples who died...
Just die, it’s better for me to die than for my friends.
"The power of the Holy Fire has been stuck at the current level for a long time. No matter how we refine it, it is difficult to make any progress. If we can refine this strange fire, we will definitely be able to make another breakthrough. Then we will sacrifice the advanced Holy Fire to Lord Thunder Beast, and everyone here will be glorious and successful!" Taoist Liuhuo continued, breathing rapidly.
The others were also moved when they heard this.
"That's right. There's no reason for us to miss out on the strange fire," Taoist Jiuhuo said, "What do you think we should do?"
Taoist Six Fires was the first to answer, and he said in a loud voice, "If Five Fires were killed by the counterattack of the Alien Fire, it shows that the power of this Alien Fire is so strong that we cannot easily subdue it. So, Master, we must use the Holy Fire on this trip. Only the Holy Fire can restrain this powerful Alien Fire... If it is a man-made disaster, the cultivator who can kill Five Fires must not be easily defeated. It is unknown who will win or lose in a narrow road. Only by using the Holy Fire can we ensure that we can win. By the way, we can avenge our three fellow disciples!"
Upon hearing this, the others all nodded in agreement.
"Very good, Liuhuo has thought it through. Let's do as Liuhuo said. I will take the Holy Fire, and Liuhuo and Qihuo will go with me, and the three of us will go and explore!" Taoist Jiuhuo also nodded with satisfaction and said in a deep voice.
The three Void Refining cultivators were all Three Flower cultivators, and coupled with the irresistible power of the Holy Fire...
Suzhou is so big, where can we not go?
Control the fire and ride on the wind, collect fire between heaven and earth!
They are full of confidence.
Now that the decision had been made, the three Panmen monks acted swiftly and decisively. After only half a minute, they flew away from the sect on their own.
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The three great masters of Panmen quickly found the place where their fellow sect member had the accident.
After a careful search, they found some unusual burn marks on the top of the mountain that were difficult to disappear.
Apart from this, there is nothing else of value.
Because of the power of the strange fire, other things are often reduced to nothing but ashes.
The Six-Fire Taoist and the Seven-Fire Taoist, at this time, turned their gazes towards their own "master".
Taoist Jiuhuo's expression changed, and he said softly: "The Holy Fire has become manic..."
When Liuhuo and Qihuo heard this, their expressions tensed, but at the same time, a hint of irrepressible joy flashed across their faces.
There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. Something as violent as the strange fire cannot coexist.
The sacred fire became violent, indicating the presence of a second "tiger" nearby.
You’ve come to the right place!
"We found it!" Taoist Six Fires said excitedly, "This is a powerful fire that can kill Five Fires and their men. As long as we capture it, we will all be rich!"
Taoist Seven Fires and Taoist Nine Fires both nodded, agreeing with it deeply.
As for the three fellow disciples who had died, they had already been forgotten and thrown aside at this time.
If three of their fellow disciples died, they could get a strange fire in return. They wished that everyone in the sect would die except themselves!
Compared with one's own interests, what does the death of one's fellow disciples matter?
On the contrary, the more of your fellow disciples die, the more benefits you can reap alone. Isn't that wonderful?
As I was thinking this, a gentle voice suddenly rang out.
"Three of you, are you planning to look for this?"
Looking in the direction of the sound, the three people discovered that in front of them, a young man in a black robe had appeared at some point.
In the man's hand, there was a ball of red flame that was constantly shaking. As the man moved, it was constantly tossed up and down like a toy.
That's strange fire!
The three of them focused their eyes on the flames, full of greed.
Behind them, a man and a woman, two ordinary-looking monks, also appeared at this time and blocked their retreat.
The three of them were in a siege.
At this point, how could the three great masters of Panmen still not understand that Wuhuo’s death was not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster.
However, after carefully feeling the cultivation of the three people, they determined that the one with the highest cultivation was only at the Void Refining stage. In addition, they also brought the Holy Fire with them on this trip, so the three Panmen monks suddenly felt confident.
"Who are you?" Taoist Jiuhuo asked coldly, "Did Wuhuo and the other three die in your hands?"
"That should be the case," the male cultivator standing behind them looked at the three Panmen cultivators and said with a half-smile, "As for who we are..."
The male cultivator paused and said with a strange look, "You can call us Prometheus."
"Pro...Metheus?" Not only the three Panmen masters were confused, but even the male cultivator's companions also cast puzzled looks at him.
Seeing that no one could pick up the gag, the male cultivator curled his lips in frustration, but didn't say anything else.
Because, what is more embarrassing than throwing out a joke and no one picking it up is having to explain your own joke ...
"Come out." The next moment, the male cultivator shouted in a low voice and attacked fiercely!
