Fire Python Mountain, located thousands of li away from Fall Sunset Village, is named for its red body that resembles a Giant Python.

Consisting of dozens of peaks, the renowned Fire Python Sect is built upon the Fire Python Peak at the head of the python.

At this moment, within the Sect Master Hall at the summit of Fire Python Peak, over a dozen high-ranking members of the Fire Python Sect are gathered, each with a somber expression.

"A mere little Fall Sunset Village has such skilled individuals, capable of setting up such an advanced Formation? Yet, that person is just a sixfold Thunder Tribulation Realm expert. How could he possess such abilities?"

Shi Chengjin sat high on the sect leader’s chair, his brows furrowed, muttering to himself.

Earlier today at dawn, Li Lingfeng and Cui Zhenren returned in disarray with a group of Fire Python Sect disciples from Fall Sunset Village. Upon hearing this, Shi Chengjin immediately summoned them to the Sect Master Hall.

When he learned that more than half of the sect’s Direct Disciples and Core Disciples were lost at Fall Sunset Village, Shi Chengjin’s vision went black, and he nearly fainted.

Those Direct Disciples and Core Disciples are the most elite among the tens of thousands of disciples of the Fire Python Sect, the ones most hopeful of advancing to the Thunder Tribulation Realm Great Calamity Period in the future. Their fall creates a dark future for the Fire Python Sect, leaving Shi Chengjin in deep regret.

Considering all available information, Shi Chengjin can now basically confirm that the one who set up such a formidable Formation in Fall Sunset Village is indeed the sixfold Thunder Tribulation Realm expert who killed three stewards of the sect, a mere twenty-something young man.

Though Shi Chengjin is furious, he refrained from impulsively deploying the entire sect’s force to attack Fall Sunset Village.

He plans to have someone thoroughly investigate, to see exactly what kind of divine figure this young man who can fight across realms and set up such a powerful Formation is, and whether he has a strong backing or background.

Shi Chengjin doesn’t quite believe the young man is a Loose Cultivator, because according to what he knows, without strong backing to provide a continuous supply of Cultivation Resources, a Loose Cultivator relying solely on themselves to reach the sixfold Thunder Tribulation Realm at such a young age is nearly impossible.

In fact, Shi Chengjin’s guess was correct. If it weren’t for Fang Bai’s rebirth through body possession, inheriting many memories from his previous life, it would’ve been impossible for him to possess the strength he has now.

"Sect Master, the hundreds of villagers in Fall Sunset Village must die! Please lead us there now and let everyone kill to their heart’s content!"

Cui Zhenren stood up and shouted loudly.

Shi Chengjin impatiently waved his hand, saying, "Small impatience spoils great plans! Revenge is not urgent; let’s talk after investigating the other party’s identity and background clearly."

Cui Zhenren was about to say something more when Shi Chengjin suddenly stood up from the stone chair, his figure like lightning, darting out of the Sect Master Hall.

Cui Zhenren and the others were stunned, then quickly followed out.

"Sect Master, what happened?"

Seeing the Sect Master standing atop a mountain peak, gazing around, Cui Zhenren and others did not understand his reason.

"Strange... I seemed to have sensed a strong presence just now... could it have been an illusion?"

Shi Chengjin spread out his Divine Sense, diffusing over a radius of a hundred li, yet found nothing, and couldn’t help but smile mockingly at himself.

Shortly after Shi Chengjin and others returned to the hall, a shadow silently appeared in a valley a hundred li away from Fire Python Peak.

The figure almost blended with the surrounding rocky landscape. If not looked at carefully, it’s really hard to notice his presence.

"This valley has a good terrain. If a Magma Lake were created here, the tens of thousands of disciples of the Fire Python Sect might not be able to stay and would have to relocate."

The figure looked around and murmured to himself.

The figure was Fang Bai, who, after arriving at the outskirts of the Fire Python Sect with Dragon Maiden and Zhuge Lian, had the two women lie in wait at a hidden location to ambush the sect’s outer disciples. He himself infiltrated the depths of the Fire Python Sect, planning to forcibly create a Magma Lake using Spiritual Fire.

This valley was precisely the spot Fang Bai had chosen.

Just now, as Shi Chengjin spread his Divine Sense to investigate the surrounding area, Fang Bai concealed his own aura, successfully avoiding the other party’s Divine Sense sweep, revealing himself only after Shi Chengjin withdrew his Divine Sense.

Fang Bai leapt onto a large stone several zhang high in the valley, extending his palms, from which emerged two clumps of Spiritual Fire, namely the Red Silkworm Spirit Fire and Nether Spirit Fire.

The two clumps of Spiritual Fire, about the size of a finger, flickered unpredictably in Fang Bai’s palms, containing immense fire power that was hidden yet unrevealed.

"Go!"

Fang Bai flicked his fingers lightly, and the Red Silkworm Spirit Fire from his left hand and Nether Spirit Fire from his right hand simultaneously flew into the air, landing on a clearing a dozen zhang away.

"Boom!"

Upon touching the ground, the two clumps of Spiritual Fire instantly ignited everything within a hundred li radius, turning the nearby stones large and small into blazing red, slowly melting into fiery red magma due to the terrifying high temperature released by the two clumps of Spiritual Fire.

At this moment, Fang Bai retreated swiftly, leaping onto a peak a hundred li away to observe the changes quietly.

After those stones melted, the ground within a radius of several li from where the Spiritual Fire landed gradually turned red as blood. Within a mere hundred breaths, a small Magma Lake had formed.

Soon after, the area of the Magma Lake rapidly expanded visibly to the naked eye, and within two hours, the ground within a hundred li had all turned into boiling magma.

Meanwhile, at the moment when the two clumps of Spiritual Fire touched the ground and began melting it, the temperature within a thousand li rose sharply. Shi Chengjin, the Sect Master of Fire Python Sect, and many other strong members, standing a hundred li away, all felt the sudden surge of scorching heat.

The Fire Python Sect disciples who were closer to the Magma Lake and were relatively weaker couldn’t bear the scorching heat and fled using their Spiritual Artifacts.

Shi Chengjin and the others, in their amazement, initially intended to fly over the newly formed Magma Lake to investigate, but upon nearing the ten li vicinity of the Magma Lake, their flying bodies were strongly suppressed by the rules of heaven and earth, preventing them from continuing.

With no other choice, they had to descend, and Shi Chengjin, along with four Elders, circulated the Cultivation Techniques to form a Defense Qi Shield as they approached the Magma Lake for a closer inspection.

"What... what is going on here?"

Seeing the sudden appearance of a Magma Lake before them, Shi Chengjin and others couldn’t help but be dumbfounded.

"This Magma Lake is remarkably similar to the one in the Purple Flame Mountain Range. Could it also be formed by a sudden descent of a Spiritual Fire?"

An Elder remarked with great astonishment.

The Fire Python Sect’s high-ranking members present all know that the Magma Lake in the Purple Flame Mountain Range was caused by a descending Spiritual Fire. Since the current Magma Lake bore a striking resemblance to it, the Elder had such a suspicion.

However, the Magma Lake in the Purple Flame Mountain Range is purple, shrouded in purple haze.

The newly formed Magma Lake before them, in contrast, is a mix of fiery red and dusky yellow.