Ji Hong led nearly fifty Black Armor Army soldiers to leave early the next morning, while Teng Qing Shan, Guan Lu and thirty top masters of the Return to Origin Sect stayed behind.

  The eyes of the red scales beast's armor are not just for Yuansu. There are still many people lingering at the foot of Flame Mountain.

  ……

  It's been 26 days since Ji Hong left!

  In the late afternoon, Teng Qing Shan walked down the mountain alone with a revolving gun in his hand.

  "Master Teng is back!" The cultivators of the Returning Origin Sect's campsite enthusiastically greeted Teng Qingshan as he returned. Ever since they witnessed his battle with numerous experts at the center of the Lava Lake, everyone had a clear understanding of Teng Qingshan's strength. He was definitely a powerhouse on the Earth Ranking, and should be ranked quite high on it!

  "General Teng, have you found that Red Scaled Beast?"

  "Haha, with so many of you unable to find it, I think it's hard for me to find it too." Teng Qing Shan laughed and responded.

  "Hmph." A cold snort came over.

  Hong Qing Shan turned her head to look, Guan Lü Tong led a cold face from her exclusive large account: "So many people, just waiting for you!"

  "Haha, let's eat, let's eat." Teng Qing Shan laughed and didn't want to argue with Guan Lü anymore.

  "Provoked a woman, alas!" Teng Qing Shan sat beside the table, glanced at Guan Lu next to him and secretly sighed, "Didn't I just win once? I've already reserved quite some strength. Didn't let you lose too badly, now you're still giving me the cold shoulder." Teng Qing Shan felt helpless.

  Twenty-six days ago, Ji Hong just left.

  According to Guan Lu, she and Teng Qing Shan each led half of the men into the mountain to search. However, Teng Qing Shan said he wanted to go in alone, letting Guan Lu lead all the experts by herself. This made Guan Lu very dissatisfied. For some reason, they ended up mentioning a duel!

  Knowing that Qing Mountain is strong, this pass is still harder to compare.

  Chen Qing Shan let Guan Lu lose by a narrow margin, so as not to make him too embarrassed.

  Who would have thought... Teng Qing Shan can act alone now. But Guan Luan's opinion of Teng Qing Shan has become even greater.

  "Teng Qing Shan!" Guan Lü and Teng Qing Shan sat at the same table for dinner, solemnly saying, "It's been 26 days already. That Red Scale Beast is probably about to molt. Now that we're entering the Flame Mountain, the danger has greatly increased. I think you shouldn't act alone, come with us instead. It'll be safer."

  Hong Qing Shan smiled: "General Guan, if the Red Scale Beast fully transforms, and we try to fight it head-on, that's just asking for death."

  The green light is blocked.

  Even the strongest warriors would fear the three-clawed Crimson Scaled Beast after its transformation; whoever goes to fight it head-on is simply seeking death.

  "Searching for scales isn't about using force, we have to rely on this." Teng Qing Shan pointed to his head, "Don't worry, General Guan, I'm confident."

  "Hmph." Guan Lu's face turned cold.

  She kindly let Teng Qing Shan join forces with her, but Teng Qing Shan didn't appreciate it at all.

  Teng Qing Shan looked at Guan Lü's cold face and smiled softly, saying: "Commander Guan, I'll tell you a secret."

  "Hmm?" Guan Lu furrowed her brow and looked at her.

  "Actually, you're quite pretty when you're not always frowning. If you smiled more often, I'm sure many people in the sect would be after you." Teng Qing Shan teased with a smile, Guan Lü's eyes widened instantly and she was stunned for a moment, she was notorious for being icy cold in the Return to Origin Sect.

  And at a young age, she holds a leading position. With that air of authority, which ordinary young man would dare to pursue her? In front of her, one might even tremble with fear when speaking.

  Guan Tongling stared at Tan Qing Shan, gritted his teeth, and finally...

  "Hmm."

  In a rage, he threw down his chopsticks and General Guan rushed straight into the big tent.

  Hong Qing Shan took a glance at Guan Lu's back and smiled as he shook his head, comfortably taking a sip of wine.

  "Women!" Teng Qing Shan sighed, in the previous life's assassination organization, he had seen all sorts of female assassins - seductive and cold-blooded. He had even seen women colder than Guan Tongling. For example, his wife 'Xiao Mao' was a woman as cold as a machine!

  Only when she's with Tan Qing Shan does she reveal her feminine side.

  In fact, towards this icy and unfeeling Guan Luan, Teng Qing Shan had a thread of goodwill in his heart.

  Maybe...

  It's because of his wife from his past life, who was also this kind of cold person.

  "If I had such strength in my past life, many tragedies would not have occurred." Teng Qing Shan took another sip of wine, although somewhat melancholic, but his mood was very calm. "In the world of my past life, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was thin, and there were no strange objects like the Black Fire Spirit Root."

  Looking back on these 26 days, Teng Qing Shan also felt some astonishment.

  In fact, he acted alone because... He entered the mountain, not to search for the Red Scaled Beast, but to secretly practice the Tiger Shaped Divine Movement Technique.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, the "Tiger Shape Divine Technique" indeed reactivated his body's potential and absorbed energy.

  However, the absorption of the 'Black Fire Spirit Root's mysterious energy' hidden in Teng Qing Mountain is related to the time spent cultivating! The longer Teng Qing Mountain cultivates the 'Tiger Shape Divine Technique', the more energy it absorbs. Moreover, this progress is at an almost constant speed.

  For twenty-six days in a row, Mount Qingcheng has been rising by almost the same amount every day!

  "Twenty-six days, and my physical strength has increased by another 10,000 jin. And it seems that this is far from the limit." Teng Qing Shan was also amazed at the enormous energy contained in the Black Fire Spirit Root. Up to now, adding the initial sudden increase of 20,000 jin of strength, he had already increased his strength by a total of 30,000 jin!

  Physical strength, from 180,000 catties to 210,000 catties!

  Less than a month's work.

  "This Black Fire Spirit Root is lucky to have fallen into my hands! If it were other warriors, they would all cultivate internal energy instead of increasing physical strength. The Black Fire Spirit Root would be wasted on them." Teng Qing Shan also sighed for those in history who had been eaten by other warriors' Black Fire Spirit Roots.

  What a waste!

  It has increased its strength by 30,000 jin and is still increasing at a constant speed.

  "Like Sima Qing, the Innate Expert, the explosive power of his Innate True Yuan was probably around 200,000 jin. Teng Qing Shan still clearly remembered that battle a few days ago, "I only increased my internal energy by 60,000 jin of strength in an instant, and it heavily injured him. Of course... this also had to do with Sima Qing being relatively weak himself!"

  Teng Qing Shan is very sober!

  Killing Sima Qing, Teng Qingshan thought he was invincible.

  "Based on Sima Qing's strength, it is estimated that he is at the first level of the three pre-heavenly realms, 'Xuandan'! Moreover, this Sima Qing is skilled in flexible close combat and escape, truly facing a fierce battle, still lacking. " Teng Qingshan guessed that Sima Qing should also be a bottom-tier character among the pre-heavenly strong.

  It's as if they were both peak masters of a later generation.

  Like the divine sword 'Wu Yue', it can easily kill a group of top martial artists.

  Even if they are congenital 'virtual elixirs', there should be a distinction between high and low.

  "However, I can take advantage of the crushing surname and kill Sima Qing. At least against the 'Void Elixir' masters who are above the first heaven, I still have a thread of confidence." Teng Qing Shan also didn't belittle himself.

  "Tomorrow, enter the mountain and start searching for the Red Scaled Beast!" Teng Qing Shan immediately stopped thinking about it.

  ******

  The next morning, now in the deep autumn of September, the weather had also cooled down.

  "In the blink of an eye, more than three months have passed." Teng Qing Shan walked alone on the Flame Mountain, sighing incessantly. In early June, he had escorted goods to Chu Prefecture, taking nearly twenty days. He had then stayed in the Flame Mountains for over two months. When he left Jiangning, it was still the scorching heat of June; now the weather had cooled down.

  Teng Qing Shan was like a nimble monkey, swiftly advancing on the great mountain.

  He also doesn't bother to take a detour.

  Climbed all the way up to a high mountain, then jumped down from the cliff top, internal energy circulating, body weight greatly reduced, plummeting towards the gorge!

  Pomelo!

  The ground shook violently and a pit appeared, with cracks spreading around it. Teng Qing Shan walked out smiling.

  "Hundred-meter cliff, internal energy and physical strength combined, can indeed easily unload the impact force." Teng Qing Shan immediately rushed into that cave, starting to enter the underground magma lake area.

  Teng Qing Shan's first search location — underground!

  ……

  Many warriors said that after the battle, the Red Scale Beast would undergo a transformation and leave the underground to find a secret place on the surface. So many people are searching for it on the surface!

  They say so with their mouths, but many warriors also understand in their hearts——

  Red scales beast, it's probably underground!

  Because of the underground, there is a tunnel maze! One by one, the tunnels are pitch black inside. Some tunnels are extremely high and can fully accommodate the Red Scale Beast's movement. Some tunnels are shorter. However... everyone has an intense fear of the pitch-black tunnels where their eyes cannot see anything.

  So I don't want to go.

  ******

  "Gurgle, gurgle..." The lava lake was bubbling as usual.

  Teng Qing Shan directly stepped into the tunnel, walking very slowly, with a wheel gun ready to attack at any time.

  "My eyes, in the dark, can actually see so far." Teng Qing Shan was amazed in his heart. In the pitch-black tunnel, Teng Qing Shan could see dozens of zhang away (nearly 100 meters). It must be known that a month ago, Teng Qing Shan could only see clearly several zhang in this tunnel.

  Since practicing "Tiger Shaped Divine Movement", Teng Qing Shan's eyesight has significantly improved in dark situations.

  And hearing is also improving.

  "And when I burst out with physical strength, my whole body skin will become slightly dark red! The degree of toughness has also been significantly improved." Teng Qing Shan's changes over the past 26 days have left him in awe. Skin showing a faint dark red color, becoming more and more tough... This made Teng Qing Shan think of the demonic beast!

  "Red Scale Beast! I remember when I first hunted a Red Scale Cub, it suddenly burst into flames, its whole body turned bright red and its speed increased greatly."

  "My body's strength is bursting out now, and my skin will also be slightly dark red. Just a slight dark red, generally unnoticeable."

  Teng Qing Shan is not an idiot.

  He sensed that this must have something to do with the 'Black Fire Spirit Root'!

  For the first time, the energy of Hei Huo Ling Gen was actively absorbed, and Teng Qing Shan's vision, hearing, skin, etc. did not change. But now that he is actively cultivating and absorbing that energy, he has begun to undergo gradual changes.

  "At least, in dark situations, I have the advantage! And physical defense is also stronger. Of course... no exaggeration like the Red Scaled Beast!" Teng Qing Shan couldn't help but admire the Red Scaled Beast. When it was young, its body strength was ordinary, but its scales were terrifyingly strong.

  Teng Qing's performance has improved, but the improvement is not obvious.

  "Huh?"

  Hong Qing Shan walked casually, but suddenly turned his head to look in the distance. About a dozen zhangs away, a huge crimson skull was staring back at him.

  "Red Scaled Beast! Red scaled armor? It, it has completely transformed!" Teng Qing Shan was shocked in his heart, "Huh, I look at it, it doesn't have any reaction at all, can the Red Scaled Beast not see me?"

  Teng Qing Shan was unclear about the Red Scaled Beast's eyesight.

  Similarly, the Crimson Scaled Beast thought that Teng Qingshan could not see it tens of meters away! In its eyes, humans were blind in a completely dark environment.

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