Chu County, in a wine house of Huai City.

  A man wearing a linen garment is sitting at a table by the window, drinking wine and eating dishes. At his waist, he has tied a long sword.

  "Sir, your big plate of mutton!" The little waiter ran over with the dish and placed it on the table. "Please enjoy, sir." He then turned around and left, but as he walked away, he accidentally bumped into the man's left arm. Strangely... the sleeve of that left arm was blown up by the waiter.

  One arm!

  His left arm is broken!

  The man glanced at his left arm and continued drinking and eating meat with indifference. The broken arm was a long time ago, in the past he had been desperate, crazy, but time smoothed everything out, twenty years of bitter practice, once again possessing great strength, he was more calm and more terrifying than the son of heaven twenty years ago.

  Yesterday afternoon, in Chucheng, Chu State, the Iron Clothes Sect sent out an elite team of over a hundred experts to Xuyang State. The leader of the team was the elder of the Iron Clothes Sect, 'Wei Canglong'. Ten years ago, he was one of the top experts listed on the Earth Ranking. Behind the one-armed man, a group of martial artists at a nearby table started discussing among themselves.

  The one-armed man let out a cold laugh.

  Wei Canglong?

  This world has a constant stream of top-notch experts emerging, and if one doesn't progress, they will be replaced by later generations. Wei Canglong was once ranked on the Earth Ranking ten years ago, but only managed to reach 71st place, and now he's already been surpassed by even stronger experts. Of course, being able to briefly stay on the Earth Ranking also represents the true strength of that Iron Clothes Sect elder.

  "Tie Yi Men sent a master to Xuyang County, what are they trying to do? Could it be that Tie Yi Men wants to control Xuyang County?"

  "You're wrong, you know? Yesterday, in the Xu Yang County's Flame Mountain area, news spread that a Red Scale Infant Beast was born! And it even appeared in a village called 'Jin Family Village' and ate people. Many warriors discovered it and killed their way into Flame Mountain. That was just a one-zhang-tall infant beast! Do you know what the appearance of a Red Scale Infant Beast means?" The young warrior said proudly.

  The one-armed man's body trembled slightly.

  Red Scale Young Beast?

  "When the Red Scale Beast appears, it means that there is a Black Fire Spirit Fruit and a Black Fire Spirit Root! If a top-notch martial artist of the younger generation eats the Black Fire Spirit Fruit, they will become a pre-heavenly strong expert!" The young martial artist said, and this sentence caused an uproar. "It's just that Black Fire Spirit Root, eating it can directly make one a first-rate martial artist!"

  The one-armed man took a sip of wine, his eyes becoming even more profound.

  Crimson Scale Cub? Black Flame Spirit Fruit?

  "Waiter! The bill!" said the one-armed man indifferently.

  "Alright, sir." The shop assistant ran over, "That comes out to be six straps and twenty big coins in total."

  He casually tossed down about seven or eight pieces of silver: "Is that enough?" The young waiter, who had been handling silver for years, felt the weight in his hand and immediately replied: "It's enough, it's enough."

  The one-armed man immediately walked out and led the horse, rushing towards the Flame Mountain area.

  "Kurohibi no Kajitsu! I must have it!" The one-armed man's eyes gleamed with a cold intensity.

  ……

  A scene that happened in the wine building is very common, Huai City is a generation close to Flame Mountain, so almost the next day the news was transmitted to this side. The news was spreading wildly in all directions, faster and faster, crazily opening up in all directions.

  Many warriors, either for the sake of competing for the Black Fire Spirit Fruit or for the sake of competing for the Black Fire Spirit Root.

  Even just to see the excitement.

  Everyone knows that Flame Mountain will be very lively in the next one or two months. The whole Yangzhou, as well as Qingzhou to the north, all the masters of these two states have time to rush to Flame Mountain. So many masters gathering together will be a rare grand occasion. Perhaps we can see many powerful masters, such as those from the "Earth List", "Hidden Dragon List" and "Young Phoenix List".

  ……

  A merchant caravan slowly proceeded along the official road.

  A merchant caravan like this one, which has gathered a large number of merchants, will generally invite many guards. The strength of the guards also varies, and those with strong abilities can comfortably sit in the carriage. Unless necessary, they are too lazy to take action.

  Squeak, squeak.

  The wheels rumble on a cargo truck. A young man, dressed in simple clothes and barefoot, sits cross-legged with his eyes closed, holding onto the hilt of his saber with his left hand.

  No one dared disturb this young man.

  At first, the other guards looked down on this young man who was dressed in simple clothes and barefoot. Two of the guards even tried to extort him, but... The other guards only saw a flash of blood, and those two guards had already fallen to the ground with their throats cut open. Only then did these guards become frightened.

  The other party drew his sword and killed two people, then sheathed it.

  They didn't even notice!

  The speed of drawing his sword and the swiftness of its unsheathing were too frightening. From then on, these guards did not dare to provoke this barefooted young man again.

  "Just now, when we were resting at the guest house, did you guys hear? At the border of Xuyang County, Huoyan Mountain, a Chi Lin young beast appeared. That Chi Lin young beast, once it grows up and eats the Hei Huo Ling fruit, can be over 3 zhang tall and 5-6 zhang long..." The other guards continued to move forward while discussing this news.

  The barefoot young man who was originally closing his eyes to cultivate his spirit opened his eyes.

  "Hei Huo Ling Guo? Hei Huo Ling Gen?" The barefoot youth's eyes narrowed, like the cold and fierce gaze of a lone wolf.

  He couldn't help but smile: "These guards are right, this time it will definitely attract tens of thousands of warriors! I've been wandering the world for eight years, and those so-called post-heavenly peak warriors can't even withstand one move from me! This time, with masters gathering, it's also the time for me, 'Yan Tie', to make a name for myself after eight years of bitter training! At the same time, I'll be listed on the 'Hidden Dragon List' and the 'Earth List'. Master will know about it, he'll definitely be delighted! If I can get the Black Fire Spirit Fruit again...

  Thinking of this, the barefoot youth no longer hesitated.

  The barefoot youth slung the bundle beside him and leaped forward.

  Wow!

  He kicked one of the guards riding a war horse into the air and sat on the horse himself, pulling the reins hard, causing the horse to gallop rapidly.

  "My horse!" the guard shouted repeatedly.

  Pomelo!

  A hard object hit his head, and when the guard looked down, it was a few pieces of gold.

  "Too petty." The guard cursed in a low voice, "My warhorse also cost nearly 100 taels of silver, and they didn't even give me a little more." That guard ran quickly and temporarily got on the cargo truck, sitting on the cargo truck.

  "Brother, that killer god can give you gold, and you'd be lucky if he did. If not, what can you do?" The other guards chuckled.

  "Where did that killer go?"

  "Who knows, he's gone for good, but on this side, I've always had a bad feeling in my heart!"

  The guards left halfway, and the merchants didn't care, nor could they control it. Moreover, the merchants paid half of the silver in the middle of the journey and the other half at the destination. They were not afraid that the guards would run away, as they wouldn't lose out anyway.

  *******

  Whether it's to get the Black Fire Spirit Fruit or the Black Fire Spirit Root, or just to join in on the excitement. Or perhaps to take advantage of the gathering of experts and make a name for oneself, one by one they all rush towards Flame Mountain!

  There are some ascetics who travel the world, eating wind and sleeping in dew, they are all for the sake of making a name for themselves, this is a good opportunity!

  There are also successful and famous people who yearn to become renowned figures in their field!

  There are also those who bear deep hatred and want to rapidly increase their strength for revenge!

  There's quite a crowd!

  There are some disciples of hidden and extraordinary strong masters who have emerged, wanting to make their names known throughout the world!

  ……

  In short, people of all shapes and sizes are rushing towards Flame Mountain.

  *******

  Xu Yang County, inside a luxurious mansion in Huacheng.

  This is a stopover for Guiyuan Sect in Huacheng, and Teng Qingshan and others temporarily stayed here.

  "These two days, Flame Mountain is indeed lively." Teng Qing Shan stood by the window of the building, sipping his wine and occasionally glancing at the distant streets. "Flame Mountain has attracted so many warriors in just two days, with hundreds gathering! And on that side, three inns have been opened one after another!"

  There are too many people, and the powerful warriors don't care about money.

  The inns can take advantage of this to make a big profit, so three more inns were built one after another around Huoyan Mountain.

  "But that little red scale beast is indeed cunning! It hasn't appeared for two days, and I've searched the Flame Mountain three times without finding any trace of it." Teng Qing Shan also tried every means to search for it, but couldn't find the little red scale beast. The little red scale beast apparently sensed danger too.

  But one thing is certain - the Crimson Scaled Beast will not leave its lair unless it has eaten the Black Fire Spirit Fruit.

  "Brother is really diligent." Teng Qing Shan glanced at the distant courtyard below, where his brother Teng Qing Hu was practicing the gun technique "Lianghuo Wushi".

  "Huh?" Teng Qing Shan glanced sideways, discovering a large number of people wearing black heavy armor and riding black war horses appearing in the distance on the street, among whom many were not wearing heavy armor.

  The first two people, Teng Qing Shan recognized at a glance!

  That silver-haired, cold-eyed person is the First Leader 'Ji Hong', and that woman with an icy expression, wearing a black uniform, is the Fourth Leader 'Guan Lu'.

  Bang! Bang! Bang!

  Hong Qingshan immediately went down the stairs and walked towards the front door, where the person in charge of this post, 'Yang Ta', was already waiting.

  "Two noble leaders." Yang Ta said respectfully, "These war horses, hand them over to my people, and you gentlemen come in to rest." He waved his hand, and immediately a group of servants ran over to lead the horses away.

  A mighty crowd of people, led by Ji Hong and Guan Lv, walked in.

  "Your Excellency." Teng Qing Shan bowed his hands to the two people in front of him.

  "Haha, Qing Shan!" Ji Hong looked at Teng Qing Shan and a smile appeared on his face. He walked over and patted Teng Qing Shan's shoulder, "You've really brought honor to our Return Origin Sect this time, actually defeating Meng Tian! Haha... by the way, I'm asking you, was that Meng Tian really killed by you?"

  Meng Tian's corpse was gone, and at that time there were no people around, so nobody knew whether it was Teng Qing Shan who killed him.

  "Of course it was I who killed him." Teng Qing Shan said.

  "Alright, alright." Ji Hong's smile grew thicker as he turned around, "This is General Guan! This time, I and General Guan, under the orders of our Master, have brought thirty elite Black Armor soldiers and thirty core disciples. Although many experts have gathered for the birth of the Red Scale Beast, we from the Return to Origin Sect must obtain that treasure! Qing Shan, don't hold back when the time comes!"

  Whether it is defeating Meng Tian or killing Meng Tian.

  Hong Qingshan has at least the strength of a "Di Bang" expert, and can play a big role in competing for the Hei Huo Ling fruit.

  "Yes, General Tong." Teng Qing Shan replied, but suddenly glanced behind Ji Hong and was taken aback. His gaze locked onto a man wearing heavy armor with a strong build, who also looked at Teng Qing Shan with confusion.

  "This brother, you, are you not Li Jinfu?" Teng Qing Shan still clearly remembered the genius from Li's village who carried a 122-pound wolf-tooth club back in the day.

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