This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

He appeared to be a rational man on ordinary days, but in reality, he was quite the opposite, an extremely emotional person.

If it weren't for his utmost sincerity and emotionality, how could he have disregarded his own life to drag the Jiaolong Demon King to mutual destruction?

The actions of Lu Qingshan and Qin Yitian, who entered the Spiritual Abyss to save him, made him feel that he owed them a very, very large debt of gratitude, so immense that he didn't know whether he could ever repay it.

"Now that there's an exit, our top priority is to find this exit and leave this realm," Xue Zhuyong concluded, staring at Mo Yan's face.

Mo Yan's feelings were very complicated at this moment.

Since waking up, he had never looked directly at Xue Zhuyong.

He previously resigned himself to his imminent death.

A dying man's words are kind. So he no longer wished to pursue too much and forgave Xue Zhuyong before falling unconscious.

But, as fate would have it, he did not end up dead.

Then came the problem: his current situation was like a wealthy landlord who had given his land to all his tenants before his death only to miraculously come back to life, which was exceedingly awkward.

To take back his words was something he couldn't do.

But to say that he truly held no grudges against Xue Zhuyong in his heart was also impossible.

Shaking his head, Mo Yan stopped dwelling on this matter.

These worries should be dealt with later. The most important thing now was to find the exit to leave this place and return to the outside world.

"The world's understanding of the Longevity Whale only scratches the surface, what the small world it nurtures is really like is never mentioned.

Our biggest problem right now is that we have too little information," Lu Qingshan analyzed. "So the best thing for us now would be to find a native of this realm who can communicate with us, to obtain some valuable intelligence."

"However, although there are living beings in this realm, it seems there are none with whom we can communicate."

Mo Yan's eyes flickered slightly, "Perhaps, I could find a native that meets Lu Daoist Brother's requirements?"

"Hmm?"

Mo Yan stretched out his left hand and opened his palm; in his palm, a green flame suddenly sprouted, quickly morphing into a humanoid shape with clear facial features.

"Is this the Flame of Life's Fire Spirit?" Lu Qingshan realized.

"Drip drip drip drip!" The Fire Spirit bounced around joyfully in Mo Yan's palm, chirping non-stop.

"You can call him Yan," Mo Yan indicated the Fire Spirit and introduced, "It was he who saved my life, and furthermore, he is the Netherfire nurtured by this realm, the oldest and most primitive creature here, the native that Lu Daoist Brother is looking for."

"What is the reason that the Flame of Life would actively acknowledge you as its master?" Lu Qingshan asked curiously.

As soon as Lu Qingshan posed the question, Qin Yitian, who stood elegantly beside him, pursed her lips, and her eyes, bright as lustrous gems, glanced subtly and furtively at Lu Qingshan.

Lu Qingshan did not notice Qin Yitian's small gesture.

"It's just that my luck has been rather good," Mo Yan sighed and recounted what he knew, "This small world is called the Flame Spirit Realm.

As Lu Daoist Brother saw earlier, the Flame Spirit Realm is neatly divided into two distinct parts, one green and one red, one brimming with life, the other desolate and lifeless."

"However, long ago, the Flame Spirit Realm was not as it is now.

Back then, there were no green plants in the Flame Spirit Realm; everywhere was like the land under our feet now, filled with lava, albeit desolate, yet paradoxically teeming with vitality.

And the reason this realm is known as the Flame Spirit Realm is because, under the influence of that surging vitality, within the lava, a unique creature was born, the Flame Spirit.

The Flame Spirits looked identical to the lava, blending into it, indistinguishable from their surroundings.

And Yan too was nurtured in that environment until he gradually gained sentience."

"Here, this is the paradise of the Flame Spirits, the domain of the Flame Spirits."

"Only times change; one day, another type of creature appeared in the Flame Spirit Realm, the Wood Spirit.

The Wood Spirits, dependent on green vegetation for their existence, live within plants just like the Flame Spirits live in lava.

Under the effect of vitality, the population of the Wood Spirits began to grow rapidly. Experience exclusive tales on empire

These Wood Spirits devoured area after area of lava land, transforming it into another landscape lush with verdure.

The Flame Spirits require lava to survive, and with the lava land being devoured, they would gradually lose their vitality and die off."

As the Wood Spirit Clan expanded, they were no longer content with their corner of the realm and gradually developed to the point where they wanted to share the Flame Spirit Realm territory equally with the Flame Spirit Clan, whose numbers have since dwindled by more than half."

If it were just an equal division, that would have been acceptable, but the Wood Spirit Clan still was not satisfied and kept on squeezing the living space of the Flame Spirits.

The Flame Spirit Clan also tried to resist.

But it seemed that there was some external manipulation at play, helping the Wood Spirits to dominate this world, effortlessly thwarting the Flame Spirits' offensives.

The resistance of the Flame Spirit Clan failed."

"Therefore, the world today, unlike what you think of the Flame Spirits, the Wood Spirits each occupying half the territory, the Flame Spirit Clan's land actually comprises less than one-tenth of the Flame Spirit Realm now," Mo Yan continued.

Lu Qingshan fell silent.

He had now understood the twists and turns in the evolution of the Flame Spirit Realm.

The external will causing mischief that Yan spoke of was actually the will of the Longevity Whale.