Chapter 754: Chapter 754

The reason "Blazing Flame Mountain" is all red is not because it’s on fire, but because there are many "Blazing Flame Scarlet Heart Fruits" growing on the mountain.

In Fang Bai’s previous life in the Cultivation World and the Immortal Realm, "Blazing Flame Scarlet Heart Fruit" was the main ingredient used to refine "Fire Yuan Pills," extremely precious. Fang Bai never imagined that he would see so many of these spiritual medicines in the Kunlun Mountains.

What delighted Fang Bai even more was that among the countless "Blazing Flame Scarlet Heart Fruits" on those few mountains, many had a medicinal age of over five hundred years, which already belonged to the category of mid-grade spiritual medicine.

With so many "Blazing Flame Scarlet Heart Fruits," even without refining them into "Fire Yuan Pills," simply consuming them directly would benefit Fang Bai immensely.

Fang Bai believed that with the help of these "Blazing Flame Scarlet Heart Fruits," the Fire Primordial Qi in the Chaos Origin Energy within his Qi Sea would take a significant lead over the other types of Essence Energy. The enhancement of the Fire Primordial Qi would surely drive the improvement of his overall strength.

"Senior, what is a ’Blazing Flame Scarlet Heart Fruit’?"

Zhao Yuhe asked curiously.

Fang Bai raised his hand and pointed towards "Blazing Flame Mountain" and said, "The fiery red color that covers the mountains, those are the ’Blazing Flame Scarlet Heart Fruits.’ ’Blazing Flame Scarlet Heart Fruits’ are a type of Fire Attribute Spiritual Medicine. The Fire Primordial Qi contained within is very beneficial to martial artists’ cultivation. Especially for Fire Spirit Root Martial Artists, it’s an invaluable treasure!"

"What is an Innate Fire Spirit Root?"

Zhao Yuhe asked again.

The longer Zhao Yuhe spent with Fang Bai, the more mysterious and knowledgeable she felt he was. On this journey, many things Fang Bai talked about were unheard of for her, which had broadened her horizons immensely.

Fang Bai smiled and said, "An Innate Spiritual Root is what we call those born with a special sensitivity to a certain type of Heaven and Earth Origin Energy. Those with an Innate Spiritual Root will advance much faster than ordinary martial artists after they step onto the Martial Dao. Their achievements on the path of Martial Dao will also surpass ordinary martial artists."

Zhao Yuhe said, "Senior, with your great strength, you must have an Innate Spiritual Root, right?"

Seeing Fang Bai nod with a smile, Zhao Yuhe sighed and said despondently, "Then I definitely don’t have an Innate Spiritual Root... My master said my natural talent is average, and reaching Earth Level Perfection in this lifetime might just be a wishful thinking."

Fang Bai laughed and said, "Nothing is absolute! Those with Innate Spiritual Roots certainly have a natural advantage in Martial Dao Cultivation, but if they don’t cultivate diligently or lack good opportunities, they still have a hard time achieving great success. On the other hand, ordinary martial artists might achieve extraordinary feats on the path of Martial Dao if they encounter good opportunities and practice diligently."

Wu Caiyun smiled and said, "Meeting Senior is an opportunity for me and Junior Sister Zhao. Without Senior’s help, we could never have advanced in rank in such a short time! After we return, many of our fellow disciples will surely envy us for having traveled with Senior!"

Zhao Yuhe deeply agreed, nodding vigorously.

Fang Bai said, "Among the elixirs I gave you, there are ones for Marrow Cleansing to improve your physique. Even though you don’t have Innate Spiritual Roots, after Marrow Cleansing, your physique will far exceed ordinary people, and your cultivation will progress twice as fast. Therefore, your future achievements in Martial Dao will definitely not stop at the Earth Level Realm!"

Wu Caiyun and Zhao Yuhe exchanged eager glances, seeing excitement and joy in each other’s eyes,

If Fang Bai said their Martial Dao achievements would not stop at the Earth Level Realm, then that meant they too could become Heaven Level Martial Artists like Sect Master Mu Xiantian.

And only by becoming a Heaven Level Martial Artist could one truly be considered a powerhouse within the Hidden Sect World; otherwise, they would be seen as beings to be looked down upon and oppressed.

"’Fire Wolves Valley’ is nestled within ’Blazing Flame Mountain’? Let’s go and take a look!"

After surveying the Blazing Flame Mountain in the distance for a moment, Fang Bai finally said.

"Fire Wolves Valley" is a "forbidden realm" in the Hidden Sect World. Over the years, countless martial artists have fallen near "Fire Wolves Valley" in search of the spiritual medicine found within and without. Even a Heaven Level Martial Artist as strong as Mu Xiantian dared not enter the valley lightly.

Upon hearing that Fang Bai wanted to take them into "Fire Wolves Valley," Wu Caiyun and Zhao Yuhe couldn’t help but feel a sense of dread. Nevertheless, thinking of Fang Bai’s extraordinary strength, they mustered their courage and followed him forward.

There was only one entrance to "Fire Wolves Valley," located on the southern side of the surrounding "Blazing Flame Mountain." The valley entrance was narrow and secluded, only allowing two or three people to pass through at a time.

Fang Bai, Wu Caiyun, and Zhao Yuhe walked through the narrow and secluded mountain path at the entrance of the valley, occasionally seeing scattered wild animal and human skeletons along the way.

Near those human skeletons, weapons such as knives and swords could be found, indicating they were the remains of fallen martial artists.

The closer they got to the valley, the more wild animal and human skeletons they could see. By the time the trio emerged from the mountain path and stood within the vast expanse of "Fire Wolves Valley," they were greeted by a sight of bones everywhere, giving the impression of a ’Human Hell’ and sending chills down one’s spine.

"Sister Wu, this place is so gloomy and terrifying! We... we..."

Zhao Yuhe was timid, clutching onto one of Sister Wu Caiyun’s arms with hands sweating from fear. She wanted to say "let’s leave," but after glancing at Fang Bai, she ultimately did not speak those words.

Wu Caiyun patted Zhao Yuhe’s hand and said softly, "What’s there to be afraid of? Senior Fang is here! If there’s any danger, Senior Fang will protect us!"

Fang Bai did not listen to the conversation between Wu Caiyun and Zhao Yuhe. His divine sense was focused on a stretch of constructions in the center of the valley.

To be precise, those could not be called "constructions," for they were simply made of wild grasses, leaves, and some stones piled up haphazardly, extremely crude and barely enough to provide shelter from the wind and rain, not fit for human dwelling.

What Fang Bai was interested in was not the rudimentary "constructions," but the "residents" inside them.

Those "residents" were not human, but a pack of wolves.

A pack of wolves with fiery red fur all over their bodies.

Fang Bai knew that these wolves must be the "Fire Wolves" mentioned by Wu Caiyun and Zhao Yuhe, and also the guardians of "Blazing Flame Mountain."

From the pack of "Fire Wolves," Fang Bai sensed fluctuations of essence energy similar to those of martial artists, some strong and some weak.

To Fang Bai’s surprise, as his divine sense swept over the pack of Fire Wolves, he discovered that the strongest-looking one among them had an essence energy fluctuation that was comparable to a martial artist with mid-Heaven Level strength.

Besides that most powerful Fire Wolf, there were four other Fire Wolves whose essence energy fluctuations were comparable to those of early Heaven Level martial artists like Mu Xiantian.

The other dozen or so Fire Wolves were also on par with Earth Level high-rank or perfection martial artists.

In Fang Bai’s former life in the Cultivation World, beasts like the Fire Wolves that could absorb Heaven and Earth Origin Energy and possessed strong offensive capabilities were known as Spirit Beasts.

With such a group of powerful Fire Wolves, comparable to Earth Level and Heaven Level martial artists, inside "Fire Wolves Valley," even a high-rank Heaven Level Martial Artist as strong as Wei He dared not enter easily, let alone other martial artists.