Published: December 25, 2024
In the Tian Huo Palace, located at the top level of the Alchemy Tower, the guards were extremely strict.
The levels below the Alchemy Tower had loose security; any alchemist could move freely. However, the higher you went, the stricter the watch became.
Especially on the highest few floors, there were heavy troops stationed, and the secret treasures of the Alchemy Tower sealed off the area. Even if Qin Chen had a sky-reaching cultivation level, he would need to expend some effort to break in. But with Ouyang Hongguang leading the way, they could move without obstruction.
"Old Ancestor, is that the aura of the Tian Huo Palace?"
Halfway through, Ouyang Nana suddenly lifted her head, as she sensed a powerful aura above her. Instinctively, she expanded her mental force to probe the upper floors.
However, her mental force was quickly blocked. Within the Alchemy Tower, there were arrays everywhere, and even the mental force of a level nine alchemist found it difficult to penetrate far.
Despite this, Ouyang Nana still sensed an incredibly terrifying power within the Alchemy Tower above her head, causing her inner true fire to pulse with inexplicable excitement, as if paying homage to the aura above.
"Tian Huo Palace..." Qin Chen felt this power even more clearly than Ouyang Nana, and a look of emotion surfaced in his eyes.
He was very familiar with this aura; it was the aura of countless terrifying flames within the Tian Huo Palace.
Among these flames, Qin Chen also sensed a unique aura, which, when transmitted, made the Qinglian Demon Fire within his body leap violently, as if something in the Tian Huo Palace had stirred the excitement of the Qinglian Demon Fire.
"This aura... could it be the legendary flame of the Tian Huo Palace?"
Qin Chen’s eyes sparkled with brilliance.
"Nana, don’t probe for too long. The Alchemy Tower is under the coverage of the myriad realms. If you forcefully spy, you will be detected by the myriad realms and attract unnecessary trouble," Ouyang Hongguang warned, sensing the mental force emanating from Ouyang Nana.
"Yes, Old Ancestor."
Ouyang Nana hurriedly retracted her mental force. The myriad realms were the treasures of the Alchemy Tower, capable of sensing all fluctuations in the void; she naturally didn’t dare to act recklessly in the Alchemy Tower, but her anticipation for the Tian Huo Palace grew even stronger.
"Let’s go."
Ouyang Hongguang continued to lead Qin Chen and Ouyang Nana upwards. The closer they got, the more intense the pulsation in their bodies became, and the Qinglian Demon Fire in Qin Chen’s body grew increasingly excited.
"There’s no doubt about it; the only thing that can cause such a stir in the Qinglian Demon Fire must be that flame. It turns out the legends about the Tian Huo Palace are indeed true."
Qin Chen took a deep breath.
It was rumored that within the Tian Huo Palace lay an extremely heaven-defying flame, placed there by the founder of the Tian Huo Palace at the time of its establishment; it was the core treasure of the Tian Huo Palace.
With the development of the Alchemy Pavilion, strange spiritual fires were continuously sent into the Tian Huo Palace, making it more prosperous, but that legendary flame had never been seen by anyone.
In his previous life, Qin Chen had entered the Tian Huo Palace multiple times and was extremely familiar with it, but he had never found that so-called legendary flame. Yet this time, the Qinglian Demon Fire in his body actually reacted.
Ordinary flames could not possibly trigger such a situation.
A wave of excitement surged in Qin Chen's heart; what kind of flame could excite even the Qinglian Demon Fire?
Qin Chen and the others quickly arrived at the floor where the Tian Huo Palace was located.
"Stop!"
The guard at the entrance immediately approached. Upon seeing Master Ouyang Hongguang, he cupped his hands in greeting and said, "So it's Vice-Head Ouyang. However, this place is the most important area of the Tian Huo Palace. No one is allowed to approach without an official decree. Vice-Head Ouyang should know the rules."