A useless person with five spiritual roots? I sacrificed the proud daughter of heaven.

These iron claws were made of ice crystal stone and black iron, and even inside the volcano, they still exuded a cool aura. She stared intently at the location of the Azure Flame True Fire and suddenly extended the iron claws.

The iron claw flew straight toward the Azure Flame True Fire, but it passed right through it the moment it touched the Azure Flame True Fire.

The Azure Flame seemed to be startled, jumping up and down, and the magma at the bottom of the volcano surged violently.

Sheng He sighed; it still didn't work.

She remembered the nameless corpses in the lake, closed her eyes, and leaped fiercely toward the Azure Flame True Fire.

A burning sensation came from his chest. Sheng He didn't care about anything else and pressed the scorching sensation into his hand.

The next moment, a muffled gurgling sound came from the magma, and a huge wave of heat came from below.

With a loud "Boom!", the volcano suddenly erupted, billowing thick smoke and countless shockwaves carrying Sheng He out of the crater. Sheng He couldn't see anything, only the Azure Flame True Fire pulsating in her chest constantly reminding her that she had succeeded again this time.

As the scorching heat gradually subsided, Sheng He was enveloped by the shockwave and thrown into the sky. Countless magma erupted around her, like the most dazzling fireworks that vanished in an instant.

Feeling his body sinking, Sheng He used one hand to protect the Azure Flame True Fire and the other to quickly climb onto the swaying log.

A slightly rough hand appeared in front of Sheng He. Sheng He looked up and saw Bu Wei lying on the boat in a disheveled state, but still smiling at Sheng He.

"Esteemed benefactor, do you require my assistance?"

"Master, saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-story pagoda!"

Sheng He and Bu Wei exchanged a smile.

With Buwei's help, Shenghe climbed onto the boat, soaking wet. A lot of lava from the recent volcanic eruption had fallen onto the small boat, leaving black spots.

Sheng He endured the burning sensation in her chest, took out three small hairpins from her hair, casually wrapped the Azure Flame True Fire in the hairpins, and then carefully stuffed the Azure Flame True Fire into her sleeve.

Shenghe: It's not hot anymore!

Three little radish heads: ?

Three little radish heads: You're not hot anymore, so you're hotting us, huh?

Three little radish heads: Help! We're going to die from weeding!

Sheng He tightened his sleeves and awkwardly extended his bloodstained hands to Bu Wei: "Master, I'm afraid my hands are too weak to hold the oars."

Buwei glanced at Shenghe. Her robes were burned in several places, and a strand of her hair was singed by the lava. Her once neat bun was now messy and curly, hanging down her back, making her look extremely disheveled.

But Sheng He's eyes were full of smiles.

Without discreetly turning his back to hide the wounds on his hands, he casually picked up the oar, and the small boat slowly glided across the lake.

After the volcanic eruption, the temperature in the air seemed to gradually decrease, and the initial scorching heat disappeared.

"Benefactor Sheng seems to be in a good mood. Has your wish been fulfilled?"

"Yes." Sheng He stood at the stern, as if suddenly remembering something, and asked, "Has the Master's wish been fulfilled?"

Only a small cluster of Azure Flame True Fire can be generated from the volcanoes at the bottom of the Wuwang Sea every few hundred years. Apart from that, there is only the magma...

"Thanks to Benefactor Sheng, I have also obtained what I wanted."

Without smiling, he slowly opened his palm.

A thumb-sized bead emitting a rainbow glow lay quietly in his palm.

"This is……"

"This bead is called the Sun and Moon Bead. It can revive the dead and heal flesh and bones. It was originally hidden in magma. Thanks to Benefactor Sheng for causing the volcano to erupt and spewing out the magma, I took the opportunity to obtain it."

"This time, I must thank Benefactor Sheng."

Not because of Buwei's smiling eyes, Sheng He scratched her head in confusion. She hadn't expected that she would accidentally help Buwei.

The small boat slowly approached the shore. Sheng He looked at the wound on Bu Wei's forehead, took out a brocade box from the Xuanjing Stone bracelet on her wrist, and was about to hand it to Bu Wei. Before she could speak, her hand suddenly went empty, and the brocade box flew out at an extremely fast speed.

"Hahahaha! Sheng He, the Azure Flame True Fire is mine!"

Zhao Yanran toyed with the brocade box in her hand, raising an eyebrow triumphantly at Sheng He. "The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Sheng He, you didn't expect me to suddenly appear here, did you?"

"It's kind of you to know I have a fire elemental root and go out of your way to fetch this Azure Flame True Fire for me. The experience of being in an underwater volcano must have been unpleasant, right? What a pity, but since we're from the same sect, I won't thank you this time."

Zhao Yanran curled her lips and leaned lazily against the tree, staring intently at Sheng He, not wanting to miss a single change in Sheng He's expression.

In her imagination, Sheng He would be very angry, yelling at her to return the Azure Flame True Fire, and might even get so angry that he would attack her.

No.

None of the reactions she expected occurred.

Sheng He looked at her with a puzzled expression, her eyes conveying a sense of unspoken difficulty.

A sudden unease welled up in Zhao Yanran's heart. She had suffered too many losses at Sheng He's hands, and subconsciously began to doubt herself. Could it be that she had taken the wrong one?

Thinking of this, Zhao Yanran immediately opened the brocade box to check.

But Buwei suddenly stepped forward, looking at her with a face full of disapproval.

“Esteemed benefactor, kind words create good karma. That brocade box contains your belongings; you should return it to her!”

Zhao Yanran glanced at Buwei, who was dressed in tattered clothes, and then at Shenghe, who was in a sorry state. The system said that spiritual power was forbidden on the Boundless Sea, and even storage bags could not be opened. If the Qingyan True Fire in this brocade box was not the Qingyan True Fire, then where could Shenghe hide the Qingyan True Fire?

It must be that the little monk conspired with Sheng He to deceive her.

System: ...I'm not taking the blame for this.

"Host, I suggest you open it and take a look. This brocade box does not contain the Azure Flame True Fire."

Zhao Yanran rolled her eyes.

So what if the brocade box doesn't contain the Azure Flame True Fire? She still has her master!

Thinking of this, Zhao Yanran instantly felt confident.

As she watched Buwei approach her, she suddenly shouted behind her, "Master, save me!"

The familiar oppressive aura returned, and a chilling white blade flew straight toward Buwei's neck.

Sheng He's expression changed, and she quickly pulled Bu Wei aside. The white blade fell into the Boundless Sea behind them, and the lake water was instantly frozen.

Sheng He pursed her lips and looked up into the depths of the dense forest, where a white figure was slowly approaching.

That is... Xuanxiao.

Sheng He narrowed his eyes and grabbed Buwei's arm.

"Don't move, come with me!"

She quickly took out two teleportation talismans from her storage ring, and the talismans immediately burst into flames when held between her two fingers.

Zhao Yanran looked at the familiar talisman, a hint of panic flashing across her face: "Sheng He, what are you doing? You're not trying to run away, are you?"

Sheng He looked at Zhao Yanran with a half-smile: "You've already stolen the Azure Flame True Fire, and now you've invited Uncle Xuanxiao here. If I don't leave, am I supposed to just wait here to die?"

"Oh right, I forgot, Xuanxiao has been expelled from the sect and is no longer my uncle."