When I woke up, I wanted to go home.

After Zhu Chongjiu finished speaking, the faces of the Imperial Tutor and his entourage, who had just put on smiles again, turned into awkward and uneasy expressions!

At this moment, Zhu Chongjiu laughed loudly again, walked up to the Imperial Tutor, put his arm around the Imperial Tutor's shoulder, and said: "Although my mother taught me that way, I think that when you are out and about, you should not be fussy about details. How can you be a martial artist if you don't bump into things?"

It's unavoidable that I'll say a few unpleasant things now and then, or do a couple of inappropriate things. Don't be so nervous, everyone! Zhu Chongjiu said, while nodding and laughing to the others.

Besides, when I was caught in the crossfire of those seven monsters, didn't you guys risk your lives to come and help me?

The Imperial Tutor and his entourage were on a rollercoaster of emotions listening to Zhu Chongjiu's words; spending too much time with him would give them heart problems! But they still smiled and agreed with him!

To ease the awkward situation, the Imperial Tutor said to Zhu Chongjiu, "Young friend, you have just fought a great battle. Please rest for a while. I will discuss the remaining matters with the rest of our team and then come to meet with you again. Is that alright?"

Seeing the respectful expression on the Imperial Tutor's face, Zhu Chongjiu smiled and replied, "It's alright, you all go about your business. My brother and I are also a bit hungry, let's get something to eat. After you're done, we can chat for a while. I have some things I want to ask you about."

Alright, young friend, I'll be there shortly. If you have any questions, I'll answer them to the best of my ability!

Zhu Chongjiu smiled and waved. The Imperial Tutor and the other five bowed in farewell and headed towards the rare and precious treasure, the Glazed Sacred Fire Tree they had mentioned.

After they walked away, Xiao Hei shrunk to the size of a cat, perched on Zhu Chongjiu's shoulder, and whispered to Zhu Chongjiu, "Ninth Brother, as soon as I saw them go to get that rare treasure, that Glazed Sacred Fire Tree looks like a good fire-type rare treasure. Why didn't you want it, Ninth Brother?"

As Zhu Chongjiu watched the departing figures of the Imperial Tutor and his entourage, he replied to Xiao Hei, "What kind of fire-type natural treasures can compare to your Ninth Brother's Source of Fire?"

Don't be too greedy. We should try not to do things that harm others without benefiting ourselves, unless the person we are harming is our enemy or a really bad person!

Little Black scratched its head with its little paws and muttered, "I feel like Ninth Brother knows more. Anyway, listening to Ninth Brother is always the right thing to do!"

Zhu Chongjiu had Xiao Hei take out the Emperor-level European and American dragon-shaped monster from his storage ring. Zhu Chongjiu took out the Wuxiang Sword, cut off a wing and a leg, and chuckled, "Xiao Hei, let's eat it today and see if foreign dragons taste good and what they're like."

Zhu Chongjiu and Xiao Hei had already started preparing a fire to roast meat and cook soup, while the Imperial Tutor and his group of five arrived in front of the Glazed Sacred Fire Tree.

This mysterious and magnificent tree stands proudly in the crater of a massive volcano, over a thousand feet high. Its roots are deeply embedded in the scorching, ever-flowing magma, as if it were one with this turbulent land.

The entire tree was about thirty feet tall, and its trunk and branches were as clear and translucent as glass, shining with a dazzling light.

Moreover, it emits a rich, fiery red glow, as dazzling as a blazing fire. As people gradually approach this magical tree, they can increasingly feel the surging, inexhaustible power of the fire element rushing towards them.

Just then, an Emperor-level expert in the crowd broke the silence, exclaiming in amazement, "This tree truly lives up to its reputation, worthy of being the legendary auxiliary cultivation treasure! Even someone like me with Emperor-level strength can vaguely sense the fire element within my body slowly but steadily increasing just by standing in front of this tree!"

Immediately afterward, another Emperor-level expert chimed in, "Indeed! You must know, this tree only appeared in the world in recent years."

However, even in such a short time, it has attracted a full ten incredibly powerful Emperor-level demonic beasts, prompting them to unite and jointly occupy this place.

It's hard to imagine how many Emperor-level demonic beasts would flock to this tree to cultivate in a few years or even a decade or more. It's likely this place will become a fiercely contested area among various forces!

At that time, let alone six Emperor-level beings, even if we send sixty, we'll probably still leave empty-handed!

At this moment, the female Emperor-level mage named Wang Lin spoke to the Imperial Tutor: "What if that powerful figure demands this tree from us?" As she spoke, she glanced in Zhu Chongjiu's direction.

Upon hearing Wang Lin's words, the Imperial Tutor also looked worried and said, "Logically speaking, without this person, we would definitely be out of luck with this tree, and we might even lose our lives here."

If this person insists on having this tree, then try to negotiate with them to see if you can exchange it for other rare and precious materials.

After the Imperial Tutor finished speaking, Wang Lin replied, "This tree is a Saint-level treasure. Holding this tree, even an Emperor-level cultivator can achieve twice the results with half the effort. Moreover, it can be used by a group. Do you think this person would give up such a treasure?"

Even if this person agrees to exchange it for an equal amount of rare and precious materials, then what rare and precious materials should we exchange them for?

Besides, in my opinion, there's a high chance that this person rescued us because of the Glazed Sacred Fire Tree! At this moment, Wang Lin's voice still carried a hint of anger, clearly still recovering from the emotions caused by Zhu Chongjiu's threat to her earlier!

After listening, the Imperial Tutor pondered for a moment and slowly said, "If the situation is really as Junior Sister Wang Lin said, then we can only let this person take control of the tree for now, and later, no matter what reason or condition we use, we must bring this person back to the capital of Flame City with us."

Now, the monsters in the forbidden Flame Mountain are frequently making strange moves. A hundred years ago, the sacred fire in the sacred mountain's fire pool suddenly disappeared, which also caused the main magma vein in the sacred mountain to slowly extinguish!

Moreover, after the sacred flame disappeared, the fire element on our Flame Mountain Continent can be clearly felt to be gradually weakening. This Glazed Sacred Flame Tree is extremely important to our empire. After arriving in the capital, the Emperor will make the final decision. If he still insists on his position, then we can only be ungrateful villains.

Then, the Imperial Tutor seemed to remember something and turned to Wang Lin, saying, "You must quickly catch up with the group and return to the capital of Flame City as fast as possible. Report this matter to the Emperor and have him send powerful warriors to be stationed in 'Laihuo City' on the border of Flame Mountain!"

On the surface, it's to welcome us back in triumph after obtaining the Glazed Sacred Fire Tree. But secretly, if this person refuses to go to the Flame City capital with me after leaving the Flame Mountain, then we'll have to intercept him there!

The other four nodded slightly after hearing the Imperial Tutor's words, agreeing with his decision. Wang Lin then clasped his hands in a fist salute and turned to rush back in the direction he had come from!

After Wang Lin left, the Imperial Tutor led the remaining three people and spent more than two hours carefully using the array to move the Glazed Sacred Fire Tree into a specially made storage artifact before turning around and flying towards Zhu Chongjiu's direction.

When the four members of the Imperial Tutor returned to Zhu Chongjiu's side, covered in sweat, they saw Zhu Chongjiu and Xiao Hei feasting. Upon closer inspection, they realized that the man and the beast were eating the "Flying Fire Lizard"!

The four of them were secretly exasperated; what a waste! They just ate an Emperor-level demon beast like that.

Despite feeling sorry for them, no one showed it on their faces. They were the ones who killed the monster, and it was their business to deal with it.

When Zhu Chongjiu noticed that the Imperial Tutor had returned, he mumbled, "You're back! You've come at just the right time. It's just finished cooking. Have some!" Upon hearing Zhu Chongjiu's invitation, Xiao Hei's mouth immediately widened, as if afraid of missing out on a bite.

When the Imperial Tutor and his entourage heard Zhu Chongjiu's invitation, they wanted to eat some too, since Emperor-level demon beasts are not something that just anyone can eat like roasted meat. However, they politely declined out of consideration for face.

Half an hour later, Zhu Chongjiu spat out the last bone from the meat wing, then picked up Xiao Hei, who was lying on the ground too full to move. He used the few remaining hairs on Xiao Hei's tail to wipe its greasy mouth, and then threw Xiao Hei back to its original position. At this point, Xiao Hei was so full that it looked like a dead cat, letting Zhu Chongjiu do whatever he wanted, muttering, "I haven't eaten this much in a long time," and then burped twice as it spoke.

After Zhu Chongjiu finished tidying himself up, he looked at the Imperial Tutor and his group and asked in surprise, "Why is one of you missing?" In fact, Zhu Chongjiu had already noticed when Wang Lin fled, but now he still had to play along with them!

Upon hearing Zhu Chongjiu's words, the Emperor-level expert stepped forward and said with a smile: "Since the main force has already withdrawn, there are many dangers deep in this Flaming Mountain Forbidden Zone, which we are very worried about. Previously, we had no choice but to leave the Emperor-level expert behind due to the situation. Now that things are over here, Junior Sister Wang Lin will go after them to keep an eye on things!"

Zhu Chongjiu nodded slightly after hearing this, agreeing with the statement.

Just as Zhu Chongjiu was about to say something, the Imperial Tutor interrupted him and said, "Of those ten Emperor-level demonic beasts, you have already killed nine of them by yourself, and the other one has been driven away. I wonder what you plan to do with this Glazed Sacred Fire Tree?"

As the Emperor-level figure spoke, he took out a special storage artifact containing the Glazed Sacred Fire Tree!

Zhu Chongjiu was quite surprised by the Imperial Tutor's actions, as he had already sensed the immense value of this rare and precious herb, something extremely important to a nation. Zhu Chongjiu thought to himself, "Could it be that knowing it's hopeless, they've chosen to abandon it?"

After Zhu Chongjiu took the storage artifact containing the Glazed Sacred Fire Tree, he used his divine sense to examine it and then said, "Damn, it's really beautiful in person! If I put this in my rural courtyard as a decoration, it would stun all the neighbors!"

When Zhu Chongjiu took the storage artifact, the four imperial tutors felt a jolt in their hearts. Upon hearing Zhu Chongjiu's words, not only did their hearts jolt, but it felt as if someone had grabbed their heart artery, causing their hearts to skip a beat!

After playing with it for a while, Zhu Chongjiu suddenly tossed the storage artifact to the Imperial Tutor. The Imperial Tutor, caught off guard, frantically caught the storage artifact containing the Glazed Sacred Fire Tree!

After watching Zhu Chongjiu casually toss over the storage artifact containing the Glazed Sacred Fire Tree, the Imperial Tutor asked in confusion, "Young friend, what is the meaning of this?"

Zhu Chongjiu said, "I've given them to you, I don't want them anymore!"

When these eight characters came out of Zhu Chongjiu's mouth, they immediately shocked the four imperial tutors for a hundred years!

Their mouths gaped open, their eyes widened, and they were filled with doubt. Had they misheard? Such a valuable item, just like that? And without even a condition? As fellow Emperor-level powerhouses, how could they not see its preciousness?

Looking at their expressions, Zhu Chongjiu said, "What are you doing? If you don't like it, you can give it back to me. It can be sold for a lot of money."

Upon hearing Zhu Chongjiu's words, the four imperial tutors finally realized what was going on. The emperor hurriedly put the storage artifact into his robes and said with an awkward smile, "Oh, no, no, we are unworthy of this, but to be honest, the empire really needs this sacred treasure right now."

If you don’t mind, come back to the palace with me now and meet the Emperor. I can pray for you endless wealth and glory!

The Imperial Tutor slapped his forehead and said to the other three Emperor-level experts, "Now hurry back to the Empire, meet the Emperor, explain this matter to him in detail, and send someone to the border to Fire City to welcome our young friend!"

While the Imperial Tutor was giving instructions to the three of them openly, he also secretly transmitted his voice, saying: "Quickly notify and stop Wang Lin. The Imperial Tutor knows Wang Lin's personality. If Wang Lin really does something bad, even if you die a hundred times, it will be of no use!"