These flames seem to be more advanced than ordinary flames, and their temperature is also higher.

Chu Feng’s Nine Yang Strange Fire exhibited some anomalies; he originally thought that there would be an Abnormal Fire in the Fiery Flame Cave. However, after a careful investigation, no Abnormal Fire was found.

It’s just that the quality of the flames within the cave is extremely high, and the Fire Spirit here is particularly rich.

Chu Feng discovered that many places within the flames had already developed spirituality. They fought and devoured each other, like kingdoms of mankind, to evolve and ultimately transform into Abnormal Fire.

At present, within the entire Fire Cave, there are five particularly fierce flames.

They stand out, exceptional and dazzling, with the core temperature and endurance far surpassing the other flames in the cave.

Chu Feng was certain that given time, there would definitely be a flame that stood out, claiming to be king within the cave and ultimately ascending to an Abnormal Fire.

However, this time would surely be very long, possibly a thousand years, maybe ten thousand, or even a hundred thousand years.

"Perfect, my Nine Yang Strange Fire can easily devour them. Compared to absorbing a single Abnormal Fire, this is much easier."

Chu Feng was very pleased, this Fiery Flame Cave could not trap him.

Instead, it was a treasure land tailor-made for him.

Just like a fish that is thrown into a pond filled with water, would it drown?

Definitely not. It would be like a fish taking to water, freely enjoying itself.

Chu Feng released his powerful Divine Sense to investigate whether there was anyone spying around? As a result, he discovered no one.

However, within some side caves at the entrance of the Fiery Flame Cave, there were Inner Sect Disciples of the Liehuo Sect who were cultivating. Some were practicing swordsmanship, while others were sitting in meditation, absorbing the Fire Spirit from the cave to convert into their own Sword Qi.

Anyone who can enter the Fiery Flame Cave to cultivate must be at least at the level of a Sword Saint.

Even more so, Chu Feng discovered that many Alchemy Rooms had been set up outside the Fiery Flame Cave.

With high-quality flames available here, building Alchemy Rooms nearby is indeed a blessing.

Since no one noticed Chu Feng, he did not stand on ceremony any longer.

He immediately summoned the Nine Yang Strange Fire and began to fight and devour the flames in the cave.

Chu Feng’s Nine Yang Strange Fire, at Fifth-grade, was let loose like a wolf thrown into a flock of sheep. Those flames that had existed in the cave for thousands, even tens of thousands of years, stood no chance against the Nine Yang Strange Fire.

They were continuously devoured by the Nine Yang Strange Fire.

Chu Feng’s Nine Yang Strange Fire began to rapidly level up.

Fifth-grade First Stage, Fifth-grade Second-stage...

In the blink of an eye, five whole days passed. The advanced flames within the Fiery Flame Cave were almost completely swept away by Chu Feng.

However, this cave was situated on top of an Earth fire fissure, so the flames inside the cave were very vigorous. Even though Chu Feng had completely devoured those advanced flames, new flames kept emerging.

But their quality had already dropped several notches.

They were basically indistinguishable from ordinary Earth fire at this point.

Chu Feng’s Nine Yang Strange Fire advanced directly from Fifth-grade to Sixth-grade. This delighted him beyond expectation.

The temperature of the Abnormal Fire also increased from two thousand five hundred degrees to three thousand five hundred degrees.

A whole one thousand degrees increase. This also meant that Chu Feng’s Alchemy skills would improve significantly. Using the Abnormal Fire as a weapon, the high temperature of three thousand five hundred degrees would likely be too much for even a Supreme Sword God to withstand.

"Heh heh, by the time the Sect Master of Liehuo Sect realizes something is wrong, I’m afraid he’ll be beating his chest in regret, wishing he hadn’t brought a wolf into his house, inadvertently giving me such an advantage." Chu Feng’s Sword Qi, however, still could not be mobilized.

Bound by prohibitive restrictions.

Within these five days, the Supreme Elder guarding the entrance to the Fiery Flame Cave had come to check several times.

They found Chu Feng sitting honestly in the Fire Prison without any unusual movements, so they didn’t bother him.

"Eh? How strange, the heat waves emanating from inside the Fiery Flame Cave are not as scorching as before?"

"I’ve noticed it too, the temperature seems to have dropped quite a bit!"

The two Supreme Elders were cultivating outside the Fiery Flame Cave, and by the fifth day, they finally sensed that something was amiss.

At this moment, many disciples of the Liehuo Sect began reporting the situation to the higher-ups of the sect.

"Elder, I’ve failed my Alchemy six times in the past two days. The problem isn’t with my Alchemy skills, it’s that the furnace fire has suddenly weakened by more than tenfold!"

"Master, please go and take a look! For some reason, the flames inside the Fiery Flame Cave have suddenly weakened. I can no longer cultivate the Fiery Fire Sword Technique."

Complaints like these, akin to a plague, continued to spread unstoppably.

More and more sect disciples felt the drastic changes in the flames.

For the Liehuo Sect, the Fiery Flame Cave was an important base. Both Alchemy and the cultivation of the Fiery Fire Sword Technique required the high-quality flames from within the cave.

It was precisely because of the countless years of high-quality flames stored in the Fiery Flame Cave that the Liehuo Sect had frequently produced strong practitioners and numerous experts.

Now, with such a sudden and major issue, not just the ordinary Elders but even the Sect Master was panic-stricken.

"Wait for me to personally inspect the situation!" The Liehuo Sect Master immediately rode his sword towards the Fiery Flame Cave. "Where’s Chi Tianjing? His perception of flames is extremely potent; have him join the investigation as well."

Chi Tianjing was the Liehuo Sect’s number one prodigy, holding a status comparable to Si Huang of the Ten Thousand Sword Sect.

"Replying to the Sect Master, something seems to have happened to Brother Chi Tianjing too. Starting five days ago, his legs became unbearably itchy. After returning, he took some medicine, but it was ineffective. That strange itchiness has even spread throughout his entire body. He’s preoccupied with scratching and probably has no time to come over."

A disciple reported to the Liehuo Sect Master.

"Infected with itch poison? Have Elder Wen from the sect examine him. Elder Wen is an Alchemy Venerate level master and the only Alchemy Venerate in our Liehuo Sect. With his intervention, the itch poison afflicting Chi Tianjing should be cured with ease," the Liehuo Sect Master stated, unconcerned.

Itch poison was a common affliction; even a caterpillar falling on one’s body could cause prolonged itching.

In the view of the Liehuo Sect Master, it was not a serious illness and should be easily treated.

"It seems Brother Chi Tianjing has already sought Elder Wen, and he has prescribed medicine, but to no effect. Elder Wen also hasn’t diagnosed the cause," the disciple added.

"What? Even Elder Wen, an Alchemy Venerate expert, can’t cure it? What kind of itch poison is this, to be so formidable?"

The Liehuo Sect Master was no longer composed, his face filled with shock.

The situation in the Liehuo Sect had been excellent until recently, but what has happened in these past few days? One disaster after another has occurred.

"Reporting to the Sect Master! The envoy from the Azure Dragon Heavenly Kingdom has arrived and is currently in the Guest Hall. Do you wish to go there now?" An Outer Elder hurriedly flew over and reported to the Liehuo Sect Master.

"Oh, have the people from the Azure Dragon Heavenly Kingdom finally arrived? That’s wonderful! This is the only good news I’ve heard today," said the Liehuo Sect Master, his spirits lifted at the thought of handing over Chu Feng to them and immediately receiving one hundred thousand Spirit Stones, brightening his mood considerably.

The envoys from the Azure Dragon Heavenly Kingdom were like a god of wealth.

Moreover, the power of the Azure Dragon Heavenly Kingdom was stronger than that of the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Country. They must not be slighted.