Eternal Heavenly Emperor-Chapter 399 - 389: Misunderstanding

Chu Hao and He Luo did not disturb anyone; they both hoped to come quietly and leave quietly to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Some rules cannot be broken.

They arrived at the island, silently.

The island was large and also featured a volcano, an active one at that, continuously flowing with dark red magma. Under the extreme heat, copious amounts of steam rose, making the island appear from afar like a mystical mountain shrouded in cloud and mist, a truly spectacular sight.

With He Luo leading, they could easily avoid the island’s guards and land quietly.

"Young master, are you seeking the Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire in order to merge with them and enhance your physique?" He Luo asked.

Chu Hao nodded, confirming that this was not a secret Fat Cat could know. He asked, "Is that difficult?"

"Of course!" He Luo’s expression immediately turned very serious, "It’s nearly impossible!"

"Why?" Chu Hao asked, his gaze shifting towards Fat Cat, wondering if this deceitful cat was unreliable yet again.

"The Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire is naturally generated by the earth and sky. Although it doesn’t have immense power like Martial Artists, it possesses terrifying temperatures. Depending on the type of Spiritual Fire, most require a War Venerate’s cultivation level to merge," He Luo explained.

He paused, looking at the Barbaric Girl, and continued, "I’ve heard that in Ancient Times, some Body Cultivators used Spiritual Fire to temper their bodies, refining themselves to godliness."

—That the Barbaric Girl was an Innate Body Cultivator was certainly something that couldn’t be hidden from the eyes of a War Venerate.

"A War Venerate?" Chu Hao asked.

He Luo nodded, saying, "Generally speaking, War Venerate is the minimal requirement, and even... not even a War Emperor can guarantee success. Only a War God would suffice. But with a War God, there would be no need to merge with the fire."

Chu Hao glanced at Fat Cat again, who just showed a hint of disdain without arguing.

"I’m hungry!" the Barbaric Girl suddenly said, patting her tiny stomach pitifully.

Chu Hao couldn’t help but rub her little head, saying, "Alright, let’s eat first." He had already treated this girl as his own sister.

"Don’t touch my head, it makes me stupid," the girl pouted, showing dissatisfaction.

"Who says?"

"Sister Qingcheng."

That Demoness just loved to spout nonsense, Chu Hao chuckled, saying, "Don’t believe her."

Watching from the side, He Luo couldn’t help but reveal a smile. The young master’s bloodline was purer than any ancestor in history, and the Gu Clan’s Ancestral Artifacts were activated by bloodline. The purer the bloodline, the greater the power they unleashed.

Moreover, the young master’s martial arts talent was so terrifying. If there was also an Innate Body Cultivator as the Mansion Master’s Wife, then this combination would be immensely strong.

Even restricted by bloodline and not possibly advancing to War God, if he and the Innate Body Cultivator both reached War Emperor level, the two together, along with an Ancestral Artifact, could definitely defeat an ordinary War God.

Killing God in Emperor Cultivation Level, if they could achieve such a feat, then the He Family would surely be famous for all time.

Chu Hao naturally had no idea what He Luo was thinking; he never considered having any relations other than treating Yun Cai as his most beloved little sister.

After they had eaten their fill, they headed towards the volcano.

Although He Luo was convinced that Chu Hao couldn’t merge with the Spiritual Fire, if they could capture a cluster of Spiritual Fire now, it could be preserved in the family heritage site, Flame Mountain, for fusion once Chu Hao advanced to War Venerate.

Soon, they reached the top of the volcano. With their abilities, not to mention the heat from the magma eruptions, even stepping directly on the magma posed no issue, especially for Chu Hao and the Barbaric Girl as Body Cultivators. They did not even need to use Star Force, as their bodies naturally insulated them from the heat.

Chu Hao even felt as though he was immersing in a hot spring. His Taiyang Body was stimulated; each cell transformed into a Flame Furnace, refining the heat of the magma at a terrifying rate, becoming his own power.

"After discovering a mining vein on this island, our family once conducted a thorough investigation. It was mentioned that someone glimpsed a cluster of Spiritual Fire here. Since it was only seen once and only that person saw it, the family did not take it seriously," He Luo said.

The Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire could not only be used for merging and enhancing physique or tempering the bodies of Body Cultivators, but also in Alchemy and weapon crafting. In fact, it is said that forging Divine Artifacts requires Spiritual Fire, as ordinary fire cannot provide such high temperatures.

Therefore, if it is confirmed that there is indeed a cluster of Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire here, the He Family would definitely deploy a powerful force to capture it, as its value is immense, worth a tenth of a Third Rank mining vein.

However, a mining vein would take at least a hundred years to fully yield its value, but Spiritual Fire is a one-time deal with a higher cost-performance ratio.

"You two wait here; I’ll go down first to check the situation," He Luo said. If the power of this Spiritual Fire was too strong, he might have to retreat, and he naturally did not want Chu Hao and the other to face danger.

Seeing his serious manner, Chu Hao knew he wouldn’t be persuaded and simply nodded, saying, "We’ll wait here for Uncle Luo."

He Luo leaped into the volcano’s mouth, his figure rapidly descending, soon submerged in the magma, and disappeared without a trace.

Chu Hao sat on one side, calm and unhurried. But the girl lacked such patience, and, unable to wait any longer, she started to play with Fat Cat. Watching them play for a while, Chu Hao asked, "Fat Cat, I can integrate the Spiritual Fire without any problem, right?"

"There was a slight problem initially, but now that your physique has improved further, that problem has become even smaller," Fat Cat thought for a moment before saying.

Indeed, this Fat Cat was not at all reliable. Chu Hao remembered it had urged him to find and integrate with a Spiritual Fire even before he had eaten the Thousand Illusion Fruit when his physique was still at the twentieth flow.

"Even back then, I had a way, but it would have just made you suffer a bit," Fat Cat seemingly read Chu Hao’s thoughts and immediately spoke up.

In response to that, Chu Hao had no doubts at all; this clever cat had never harmed him. However, there was no such thing as unwarranted favor or hatred in the world, so why did it treat him differently? 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Just because of the Taiyang Body? Chu Hao didn’t believe it.

"Fat Cat, what flow has my physique reached now?" Chu Hao asked. He now understood that in a battle of talents, physique was extremely important, like with Xiaocao. If it wasn’t for the Phoenix Blood Jade, Xiaocao would have easily subdued you unnoticed.

"Seventeenth Flow, maybe Sixteenth Flow," Fat Cat thought for a moment before saying, "How disappointing, how could I care about which specific flow it is? Unless it’s the top five, I’m too lazy to even give it a second glance."

Chu Hao couldn’t help grinding his teeth; this damned cat’s mouth was too nasty, capable of provoking anyone in seconds.

"Clever cat, you will someday suffer because of your sharp tongue."

"Hahaha, I am naturally auspicious, covered by the fortune of heaven and earth, how could I possibly suffer? Hush, silence, someone is coming!"

Fat Cat shut its mouth and pointed its paw down the mountain.

In just an instant, whoosh whoosh whoosh, a group of six people had already arrived swiftly, an old man accompanied by five young people. The five youths were merely at the Cultivator level, but the aura of the old man was as profound as the sea, utterly inscrutable.

Definitely not just a War General, at least a War King, possibly even a War Venerate, but the gap was simply too vast for Chu Hao to make any judgments.

"To think you would talk about love here, quite romantic huh?"

"And brought a cat along, it seems you have never experienced slaughter, too naive indeed."

"Are they from the He Family?"

All five youths were saying this, guessing at Chu Hao’s identity, with a very unfriendly gaze.

"Young man, what’s your surname?" the old man spoke, asking Chu Hao.

"Chu, Chu Hao," Chu Hao told the truth. From the conversation of those five young people just now, it was clear they were from the Gu Clan of the Chu Family, who were currently in a dispute over a mining vein with the He Family.

With He Luo far away and unreturned, and the old man so terrifyingly powerful, it was better for him to keep a low profile.

"Huh, you are also named Chu?" those five were very surprised, wondering how such an unreliable person could appear in their Chu Family. They had initially thought he was someone from the He Family and naturally wanted to mock him a bit, but turned out he was actually from their own clan.

"Surname Chu!" Chu Hao nodded.

The six of them believed him without a hint of doubt.

In large clans like theirs, the surname was a matter of pride; if one could escape a deadly feud with a rival clan by concealing their name, their own clan would cleanse themselves of such a member once it came to light.

— Wishing to discard even the surname, such a person was surely a traitor, better to be killed early to avoid greater losses later.

Ironically, though Chu Hao was of He Family blood, he wore the Chu surname.

"Elder Tian, what should we do?" one of them asked the old man.

The old man thought for a moment, then said, "Let’s go down together, this mission is top secret, we cannot let it leak!"

"Yes!" The five young people nodded at once, and then one of them said to Chu Hao, "You come down with us."

Chu Hao did not argue but simply nodded. Obviously, whether he agreed or not, the old man would not let him leave, he had to be dragged along if necessary. He signaled to the Barbaric Girl with a glance, hinting that she should remain silent.

The girl was naive but not dumb, immediately nodding her head and obediently stood next to Chu Hao, grabbing a corner of his clothes as if she was a fragile girl unfamiliar with the ways of the world.

"Elder Tian, this girl has no trace of cultivation, she probably can’t go down with us, right?" A young man, charmed by the girl’s appearance, pleaded with the old man, thinking such a pretty girl would certainly die instantly if she jumped into the magma.

"Foolishness!" Elder Tian scolded sternly, "Could a normal person stand here?"

After a slight pause, the five youths had a sudden realization—this place was near a volcanic vent, terribly hot, and even they had to activate their Star Force to withstand it. How could an ordinary girl stand there as if nothing was amiss?

"Innate Body Cultivator!" Elder Tian suddenly uttered these two words. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to qidian.com to vote and support me. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)