Chapter Ninety-six: Volcanic Eruption

  This time when they returned to the ground, because there were no previous trials, the speed of the two people increased a lot. In just one hour, the two arrived at the exit.

  When the two of them came out, the sun in the sky had already risen high, and it seemed that it was already noon.

  After the two of them came to the ground, they couldn't help but feel that although it was still scorching and dry, it was much more comfortable than in the cave.

  The two sat down on the ground and started chatting, with Xie Qiu first saying: "Ah, finally out, it's really depressing, let me take a risk in vain, almost lost my life, but got nothing."

  Ye Tianfan didn't say anything, but he felt a bit displeased that he had been toyed with by Qing Jidian.

  The two of them chatted for a while and then had nothing more to say, so they both closed their eyes and started meditating.

  However, Ye Tianfan opened his eyes after cultivating for a while, because he discovered an unavoidable but must face reality.

  That is, Ye Tianfan felt that his cultivation could no longer make any progress, which was quite unaccustomed to Ye Tianfan.

  Because Ye Tianfan usually doesn't cultivate or practice, but due to the effects of his technique, he would still make some progress. However, now that he's putting in effort to cultivate and practice, his cultivation isn't making any progress at all.

  Ye Tianfan secretly thought to himself that it seemed he needed to find the Five Elements' origin as soon as possible if he wanted his cultivation to progress, otherwise, it would be very difficult for him to make any further advancements.

  One night without a word, Ye Tianfan and the two continued on their way, but this time Xie Qianqiu's enthusiasm was like being doused with a bucket of ice water, becoming somewhat listless.

  Ye Tianfan looked at Xie Qianqiu and said, "Sister, if you don't want to continue on your own, I can send you back within the sect's boundaries, and then I'll come find you myself. How about it, sister?"

  As soon as Ye Tianfan finished speaking, Xie Qianqiu suddenly became a bit angry and said with a huff: "Younger brother, do I look like the kind of person who likes to give up halfway? Since I said I'd go with you to find the Five Elements Origin, how can I abandon it?"

  Xie Qianqiu actually didn't want to continue on, but he couldn't bear to part with his junior brother. Moreover, if he didn't see Ye Tianfan for a period of time, he would feel uncomfortable.

  This was also the case when Xie Qianqiu was in the sect, and he would often find excuses to go to Ye Tianfan's place, even if sometimes he had to make up a reason that wasn't really a reason.

  "Thank you, Master Sister. Don't worry, we won't take long to search this place thoroughly. We should be able to find it. If not, then we'll have no choice but to give up."

  Xie Qianqiu pouted, pretending to be nonchalant, but was actually quite delighted inside. With his mood lifted, Xie Qianqiu no longer looked as listless as before.

  Two people walked together, observing along the way, and Ye Tianfan also learned from his mistakes, using all his skills.

  Finally, Ye Tianfan suddenly remembered something very important to him, and that thing was related to whether he could find the origin of the five elements, and the key to finding the origin of the five elements quickly.

  That's using the principle of Five Elements balance and Taiji circulation principle to perceive the differences in the distribution of the five elements around, and use this to find.

  Then someone will think, isn't the spiritual energy very thin here? How can we observe it and get something out of it?

  The answer is affirmative. Of course, it's observable, but for most people, or even almost everyone, it's impossible to observe such subtlety. However, Ye Tianfan was too sensitive to the five elements of spiritual energy around him.

  The two continued on their way, while Ye Tianfan carefully observed the surrounding spiritual energy with his own divine sense. The fewer spiritual energies there were in a place, the more likely it was to be the location of the origin.

  Of course, rarity is relative, after all the spiritual energy here is almost thin to the point where it can't be any thinner, so the difference in spiritual energy is very small.

  This was also thanks to Ye Tianfan being overly sensitive to the five elements spirit, after turning around in all directions, Xie Qianqiu determined the direction.

  That direction is the south face of that serene and secluded cave mansion. As for how far away the origin was from this cave, Ye Tianfan didn't know.

  Not to mention how far away it is, but whether there are five elements of origin over there is also unclear. It's possible that even if you turn the place upside down, there might not be any.

  Ye Tianfan confirmed the direction and walked in that direction, while Xie Qianqiu was a bit route-phobic. Although he felt that Ye Tianfan's route was a bit strange, he didn't notice it and followed closely behind him.

  As they walked and walked, they gradually came to the foot of a mountain. When they arrived here, both of them felt some heat, Ye Tianfan was fine, but Xie Qianqiu was somewhat uncomfortable.

  Xie Qianqiu had no choice but to mobilize some of his true yuan and infuse it throughout his body, finally dispelling that dry feeling.

  "We're here," Ye Tianfan said. "What I need is probably somewhere around here. If it's not here, then it doesn't exist."

  Having heard Ye Tianfan's words, Xie Qianqiu curiously asked: "Younger brother, have you been here before? Are you very familiar with this place? Otherwise, how would you know so much?"

  Ye Tianfan wouldn't reveal his own secrets, so he said: "This is also my inference based on the environment here. The air here is the driest, which means this is the most likely place where the fire element's origin exists. If it doesn't exist here, then it can't be found anywhere else."

  "Really, young master? You're so clever! I never noticed these details before, but you were able to infer so much from them. Let's go take a look!" Xie Qianqiu exclaimed in admiration.

  Ye Tianfan felt a bit embarrassed about bragging to his senior sister, but since she told him to hurry up and find it, he thought it was justified, so the two of them decided to go look for it.

  Because this mountain is quite high and large, with a height of over 1,000 meters, the two decided to split up and search separately to see if they could find it.

  The two of them searched for half a day, but here except for some withered plants, there was nothing left, making Xie Qianqiu let out a big sigh, possibly having no hope.

  Ye Tianfan was also somewhat disheartened because he felt that his perception of the balance of the five elements was completely useless here.

  Everything here seems almost the same, and with Ye Tianfan's current understanding of the five elements, it is not enough to see the difference.

  Listening to his senior sister complaining over there, Ye Tianfan also felt a bit frustrated, so he didn't say anything and just stood there in silence.

  At this moment, Ye Tianfan relied on his understanding of the five elements balance to feel that the spiritual energy around him was changing rapidly. He also felt a faint sense of danger and became vigilant.

  Ye Tianfan observed his surroundings and found that the danger came from the top of the mountain. Therefore, Ye Tianfan extended his divine consciousness to the mouth of the mountain.

  Ye Tianfan's divine sense observed that the temperature above was higher than below, and there were also fissures, with red, flame-like magma oozing out from beneath the fissures.

  Ye Tianfan observed that the heart was secretly worried, it seemed that the volcano was about to erupt. However, what made Ye Tianfan strange was that this place didn't seem like a dead volcano anymore.

  But now is not the time to think about these things, so Ye Tianfan shouted loudly: "Sister, run quickly, the volcano above is about to erupt." After that, he rushed down the mountain.

  Xie Qianqiu also reacted quickly to Ye Tianfan's words and swiftly followed in his footsteps.