Chapter 646

"What an exquisite swordsmanship!" Zhang Xiaohua exclaimed in admiration.

Although he didn't know much about swordsmanship, he was still within ten feet of the female disciple. With his divine sense, he could clearly see the trajectory of the female disciple's swordsmanship. Zhang Xiaohua felt that the female disciple's swordsmanship complemented the female disciple's internal energy. At the same time, it complemented the female disciple's agility and flexibility. It was truly a peerless swordsmanship.

The Fire Lion seemed to know that it was in a bad situation. With a sorrowful roar, it rushed forward. At this time, the female disciple didn't dodge. She tapped her feet lightly and shot forward like a rabbit. She flew under the Fire Lion's abdomen. Zhang Xiaohua saw it clearly. When the female disciple flew past, she raised the long sword in her hand. The sharp edge of the sword made a huge cut on the Fire Lion's abdomen.

When the Fire Lion fell to the ground, its limbs went soft and it couldn't roar anymore. It only gasped for breath and lay down. Not long after, the grass below it was dyed red with blood.

The Fire Lion's head tilted to the side and it didn't move anymore.

The female disciple seemed to be very confident in her sword. She didn't even look at the Fire Lion's corpse and directly used her Qing Gong to fly towards the mountain. Looking at her flying technique, it was even better than the Misty School's Ethereal Steps.

Zhang Xiaohua scratched his chin and made up his mind. He burrowed into the ground and quietly followed the female disciple to the top of the mountain.

Not long after, the two of them reached the top of the mountain. When Zhang Xiaohua's head popped out from the ground, he was shocked. This wasn't an ordinary mountain. There was actually a huge pit on the mountain and in the pit, fiery red magma was boiling!

Moreover, there seemed to be some kind of restriction above the magma that prevented the heat and firepower of the magma from wantonly leaking out.

What made Zhang Xiaohua even more surprised was that there was actually … a huge golden lotus in the magma.

"Tinder Golden Lotus!!!" Zhang Xiaohua almost screamed when she saw it.

This … this was a heavenly treasure that was vaguely mentioned in the 'Compendium of Herbs'. Even the 'Compendium of Herbs' did not explain the growth and use of this' Golden Fire Lotus'. It only drew a simple picture and the place where it grew, indicating that this kind of thing could not be easily grown.

For a moment, Zhang Xiaohua had the urge to kill and steal the treasure.

However, as soon as this thought arose, he immediately killed it in his heart. As the ancients said, "A gentleman loves money, and he obtains it in a proper way."

Although he could take the Heavenly Treasure for himself, if he killed the Protector Beast like the disciple of the Cult of Fragrance, he would also kill the disciple of the Cult of Fragrance and take the Heavenly Treasure for himself. How could he walk the Jianghu with compassion and a chivalrous heart?

How could he experience the world of mortals and understand the Heavenly Dao?

At the moment when Zhang Xiaohua was enlightened, Zhang Xiaohua's mind seemed to have left his body again. However, this time, his mind did not rise, but stayed above Zhang Xiaohua's head. The brilliance of the Heavenly Dao enveloped his mind, silently transmitting something to him. It seemed that his mind had already received the approval of the Heavenly Dao.

The brilliance shrouded him for a very short time and disappeared very quickly. Zhang Xiaohua's mind seemed to have received something, but also seemed to have not received anything. Only when his mind saw the starry sky of the Heavenly Dao did he feel a different familiarity and closeness.

Then, his mind returned to the bodies. When Zhang Xiaohua regained his senses, he felt that nothing had changed around him. It was as if nothing had happened. Not far away, the masked disciple was the same as before. He stood there in a daze, as if he had never seen this thing before.

After a moment, the disciple seemed to have made up his mind. He waved his left hand and threw something towards the "Tinder Golden Lotus" in the magma. Zhang Xiaohua's mind had already enveloped the entire mountain top. He could clearly see that it was an almost transparent and silent clue!

She saw that the clue, which was as thick as a baby's pinky, accurately wrapped around the petals of the "Tinder Golden Lotus". The thin clue did not change under the scorching temperature of the magma. Needless to say, this was a unique treasure of the Incense Religion.

Seeing that the clue worked, the female disciple pulled with her left hand. But it did not move. She waved her right hand again and a small hidden weapon shot towards the bottom of the "Tinder Golden Lotus". It was connected to the thin stalk of the "Tinder Golden Lotus". "Pa!" A light sound was heard. The thin stalk broke upon contact. Seeing this, Zhang Xiaohua was stunned.

When the female disciple saw that the stem was broken, she raised her left hand and the golden lotus slowly flew over as if it had a mind of its own. The female disciple's movements were also very nimble. She immediately took out a large jade box from the bag on the ground and opened the lid with one hand. She waved her left hand and the golden lotus obediently flew into the jade box. The female disciple's face was tense the entire time. While she was putting away the golden lotus, she was also paying attention to her surroundings. When she put the golden lotus into the jade box and closed the lid, an uncontrollable joy appeared on her face.

She then kept the jade box and picked up the bag. Using her Qing Gong, she headed down the mountain. It was as if she did not want to stay any longer.

When the female disciple went down the mountain and was far away, Zhang Xiaohua popped his head out from the ground. He rubbed his nose and looked at the female disciple's back. He did not know whether to laugh or cry. He muttered to himself, "Sigh ~ It's so sad to be so uncultured ~"

After speaking, he walked in front of the magma and formed a hand seal. The Fire and Earth Escape Technique was activated. The human figure immediately disappeared from the ground and went straight into the magma.

When he reached the magma, he saw that the thin stalk that the female disciple had broken was swaying in the magma. Below the thin stalk, there was a fist-sized seed. On the other side of the seed, there was another thin stalk that was only three inches long. On this stalk, there were two small protrusions that looked exactly like the Bingdi Lotus.

Zhang Xiaohua was overjoyed. He took out an exquisite jade box and carefully inscribed a few seals into it. After thinking for a while, he used his right hand to inscribe a few complicated seals on the 'Tinder Golden Lotus'. Then, he reached out with his right hand and grabbed the 'Tinder Golden Lotus' seed as well as the surrounding magma into the jade box. He held the jade box in his left hand and kept the seed and the magma. The magma wrapped around the seed was floating in the middle of the jade box, and it was rotating subtly.

Zhang Xiaohua closed the jade box and formed a series of restrictions around the jade box. When the jade box emitted a white light, it covered all sides of the jade box. Only then did he heave a sigh of relief and keep the jade box into his money bag.

The 'Tinder Golden Lotus', as the name suggested, was a golden lotus that grew in fire. The golden lotus and the seven-colored lotus seed were mysterious. Although the 'Hundred Herb Compendium' did not mention the use of this ancient treasure, it was clear that the most precious part of the 'Tinder Golden Lotus' was its seed. It was a seed that could grow in fire.

This seed had a special feature. It was heavy in fire, but it could float in the fire. As long as there was enough fire, it could grow into a golden lotus. On the other side of the 'Tinder Golden Lotus' that Zhang Xiaohua obtained was the 'Tinder Golden Lotus'. This' Tinder Golden Lotus' could only survive in fire. If it was forcefully taken out of the fire, it would turn into ashes the moment it left the fire. Presumably, the records of the 'Tinder Golden Lotus' had been lost long ago. The female disciple did not know about it and only took the beautiful lotus and the lotus seed. She did not pay attention to the 'Tinder Golden Lotus' in the magma. This was why Zhang Xiaohua was able to get such a good deal.

"Fortunately, I did not kill anyone to steal the treasure. This young master's character is really indescribable."

Zhang Xiaohua was secretly proud of his character. He thought to himself, "Is this the ancient saying, 'Buy the casket and return the pearl'?

The Incense Cult did not teach this' Tinder Golden Lotus' to their disciples. Instead, they gave it to me. Hahahaha. "He almost fell into the magma laughing.

In fact, this guy had forgotten that the female disciple of the Cult of Fragrance might not have the strength to pull the Golden Fire Lotus out of the magma. Even if she did, wouldn't the Golden Fire Lotus turn into nothingness?

Perhaps, the Incense Cult's record of the 'Tinder Golden Lotus' was about taking the 'Tinder Golden Lotus'!

After taking the 'Tinder Golden Lotus', Zhang Xiaohua was still not satisfied. He moved back and forth in the magma, wanting to find more 'Luminous Pearl'. After all, he did not bring many.

Unfortunately, after searching for a long time, he did not find even one. He could not help but feel sad. However, he did not understand the reason.

"Maybe I have used up all my luck. Let's save a few people first." Zhang Xiaohua thought.

This was not Zhang Xiaohua's fault. The 'Hundred Herb Compendium' had forgotten to record that the Luminous Pearl was formed from the essence of the magma. The 'Tinder Golden Lotus' grew by absorbing the essence of the fire. If the 'Tinder Golden Lotus' grew in the magma on this mountain, there probably would not be any more essence left.

Perhaps in a few decades, or even a hundred years, when Zhang Xiaohua participated in the 'Orchid Evening Refinement', the magma would have a Luminous Pearl.

Seeing that the search for the Luminous Pearl was fruitless, and that there was nothing good in the magma, Zhang Xiaohua directly flew out. He looked around the still quiet mountain and was about to fly away. Suddenly, he thought of something. He walked to the side of the Fire Lion and cut off its tail. If he did not cut it off, it would be a waste. He might as well use it as a souvenir.

When Zhang Xiaohua flew back to the Qihua Forest, it was already dark. Landing from the sky, Zhang Xiaohua slowly walked back to the camp.

Before he reached the tent, he heard a long sigh from inside. It was Lu Chaoxian's aged voice, "Sigh ~ Junior Brother Ren died young. What a pity. I thought he could be the second Lu Lihong …"

When these words entered her ears, Zhang Xiaohua almost fell to the ground: "Big Brother, although I didn't accompany you to gather herbs, you don't have to curse me like this, right?"

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