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This tree appears to have survived from ancient times, able to withstand the power of strong winds and still alive today, demonstrating that it is no ordinary natural treasure.

Even so, the ancient tree was still teetering on the brink of collapse, with almost all of its bark fallen off, and it seemed that its days were numbered.

If Lin Yitang and Ye Qiuli had arrived a few months later, this tree might not exist.

Lin Yitang had no choice but to give up on the tree; it seemed that opportunity was not meant for her.

Looking around, she noticed a small hole at the base of the tree.

Because of the unevenness of the cliff face, the cave was completely hidden by the tree trunk. If she hadn't come up to this tree, she wouldn't have been able to discover that there was a cave entrance.

It seems that was the real opportunity!

She quickly moved close to the tree trunk toward the cave entrance, because the old tree was dying and not so sturdy, so it could not completely block the strong wind. The sooner she entered the cave, the sooner she could save spiritual energy.

She only breathed a sigh of relief after entering the cave and feeling the wind disappear.

Looking back at Ye Qiuli on the tree trunk, she had already disappeared without a trace, most likely blown away by the wind again.

But she couldn't care less about that now. She took out a luminous pearl for illumination and walked straight into the cave.

As you delve deeper, a rich spiritual energy fills your mouth and nose, making your whole body feel as if it's being immersed in a spiritual liquid, a feeling of indescribable comfort.

This made her eyes light up; this rich spiritual energy definitely contained a treasure!

Upon closer inspection, one finds a sizable space before them, with a blue lotus and a pure fire lotus standing prominently in the center.

It is bluish-white all over, about the size of a palm, with a layer of fine bluish texture on the surface of the stem. The petals are as smooth and warm as jade, with a deep bluish color, slightly curled edges, and the surface is covered with fine bluish patterns.

However, powerful treasures are always guarded by barriers of equal rank. The Azure Lotus Pure Fire Lotus is no exception; countless azure spiritual flames burn fiercely around the lotus.

The cyan flames are known as the highest-grade flames, on par with the phoenix's phoenix fire. Don't be fooled by the fact that these flames don't emit heat; they are not to be underestimated.

Lin Yitang frowned slightly. The fact that these spiritual flames didn't radiate heat was no small matter. This precisely proved that the spiritual energy of these flames was contained within the fire itself, without leaking out even a trace. The fact that the spiritual energy was perfectly preserved further demonstrated their terrifying power!

Just as I was pondering how to deal with these spirit fires, suddenly, they seemed to move twice, swaying as if they were alive.

At first, Lin Yitang thought she was hallucinating. The next moment, a string of spiritual fire shot into the sky, carrying a large string of blue flames as it moved. After circling twice in the air, it rushed towards Lin Yitang!

Lin Yitang's expression changed, and she shouted, "Oranges!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Orange Chirp Chirp twice and flew out from above Lin Yitang's head, beginning to fight with the ball of spiritual fire.

Phoenix fire and azure flames intertwined and collided in the air, emitting bursts of intense spiritual energy fluctuations.

Seeing this, Lin Yitang quickly dodged to avoid being affected by the spiritual energy. She looked at the scattered blue flames on the ground, and with a thought, cautiously reached out her hand to sense them.

To her surprise, the blue flames weren't hot, but icy cold! Lin Yitang had never seen flames so frigid before. She quickly withdrew her hand; any later, and her fingers would likely have frozen off.

The battle overhead continued, but to Lin Yitang's surprise, the spiritual fire's combat power was not as strong as she had imagined. It was only about the strength of the early to mid-stage Golden Core realm, far weaker than the sixth-tier orange.

Soon, the orange had driven the ball of blue spirit fire back step by step, the flames peeling away little by little until only a small clump remained. The orange, being greedy, swallowed it whole. But the next instant, it spat it out, its eyes showing disgust and loathing.

Lin Yitang looked closely and realized that what he had vomited was very different from what he had just spat out. There was no flame, but rather a ball the size of a palm, and he didn't know what it was.

It looks like a handful of liquid, crystal clear, like a ball of water.

The ball of water swayed twice, as if sensing Lin Yitang's presence, and was immediately frightened and fled in panic. Lin Yitang reacted quickly, scooping it up and holding it in her palm.

Without the spirit fire, the water elemental, with only Foundation Establishment cultivation, could hardly possibly defeat Lin Yitang.

She looked closely at her palm, and was first startled, then her face lit up with joy.

This thing... it's actually an Ice Spirit!

Ice Spirits are actually water spirits, but they are formed in the ice fields and have some coldness, hence the name Ice Spirits.

Unexpectedly, this little thing that was hindering her was actually one of the Five Elements Spirits she had been longing for—the Water Spirit!

How lucky! It seems her plan worked. If it weren't for Ye Qiuli, she wouldn't have been able to find this cave, let alone the Azure Lotus, the Pure Fire Lotus, and the Water Spirit.

Now she has three of the five elemental spirits. If she wants to combine them into a sword spirit, she only needs the metal spirit and the wood spirit.

Lin Yitang subdued the Water Spirit and placed it in his dantian before looking up at the Azure Lotus Pure Fire Lotus in front of him.

Before Lin Yitang could give any instructions, the little phoenix began to devour the blue flames, as if it had spotted something delicious. But the next moment, it stopped; its beak was frozen red and even sealed shut, making it difficult to open.

Lin Yitang quickly stopped it, saying, "Don't eat! Don't eat these flames yet. The flames here are different from those in the Crimson Flame Cave last time. They haven't been processed by humans and are extremely violent. Swallowing them directly will hurt you!"

"Let me save them first, and then you can take them after I return to the sect and process them."

Orange obediently nodded, used its phoenix fire to melt the ice on its beak, and flew back to Lin Yitang's head.

Lin Yitang used the Fire-Storing Pearl to store these spiritual flames, which happened to be empty since the previous spiritual flames had been used up.

After collecting the spiritual fire, she waved her hand and put the Azure Lotus Purifying Fire into her pouch. However, no sooner had she collected the lotus than wisps of azure flames began to rise from beneath her feet, as if some more had been replenished from somewhere.

Lin Yitang quickly stepped back several steps to avoid being frozen.

Watching these slowly emerging spiritual flames, I couldn't help but wonder: Where exactly did these spiritual flames come from?

The spiritual fire in the Crimson Flame Cave was left behind by an ancient Nascent Soul cultivator, so it had a source. How did these violent spiritual fires here come about? Did no one create them?

Furthermore, there was something else that bothered her: as a treasure capable of helping one break through to the Golden Core stage, the protective artifact of the Azure Lotus Pure Fire Lotus was far too weak—just some spiritual fire and a Foundation Establishment stage water spirit. This didn't seem right.

It gave her a bad feeling; her heart pounded, as if a great disaster was about to befall her.

Sure enough, the next second, a deafening roar came from beneath our feet.

Immediately afterwards, the place where the blue flames had emerged shattered, and a beast resembling both a horse and a deer, covered in white fur, carrying blue flames, with a bulge on its head, and a body length of three zhang, appeared, roaring at Lin Yitang.

Lin Yitang's expression changed.

Sure enough, these flames were the flames of demonic beasts; otherwise, naturally born spiritual fire wouldn't be so violent.

This demonic beast seems to contain some of the bloodline of divine beasts, or has inherited the legacy of divine beasts. Although it is a strange creature, it has the cultivation level of the late Golden Core stage!

This is the true guardian beast of the Azure Lotus Pure Fire Lotus!