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Xue Zhuyong's face was slightly pale, but seeing the complete annihilation of the Jiao King's life fluctuations, he felt a great relief.

All the entanglements, whether it was the Jiao Clan's destruction of the Mo Family in the past or the current feud between Mo Yan and the Jiao Clan, seemed to end with the fall of the Jiao King.

Mo Yan threw a bottle of pills to Xue Zhuyong, without saying much more, he flew to the body of the Jiao King, took out a sharp knife-like magic artifact from his storage ring, and began to get busy.

Xue Zhuyong took the pill given by Mo Yan, hesitated for a moment, suddenly smiled, took the pill, and started to treat his injuries.

Mo Yan's knife gently slid over various parts of the Jiaolong Demon King's body. Like a skilled chef butchering cattle, he expertly harvested all the useful materials from the Jiao King's body.

As a top Artifact Refiner, he had always been quite adept at this task.

First, he peeled open the Jiao King's back and extracted the most precious dragon sinew from inside the Jiao King's body.

Dragon sinew could be used to refine whip-like magic artifacts or as the bowstring for bow-type magic artifacts, and it was very valuable.

Then, Mo Yan precisely stripped the teeth and bones of the Jiaolong Demon King.

Dragon teeth could be used to refine small ornamental magic artifacts, and dragon bones could be used as raw materials for mainstream attack magic artifacts such as swords and knives.

Finally, Mo Yan took out a white jade bottle magic artifact filled with liquid to collect the Jiao blood.

Demon Beast blood was an essential material for Talisman Masters to make talismans and was always one of the best-selling spirit materials.

Unfortunately, all the dragon scales had been wasted by the Jiao King, otherwise, using them as raw materials could have refined high-quality defensive artifacts due to their magic-dampening effects.
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Mo Yan clicked his tongue, naturally expressing his regret.

As for Jiao Yan, its body had already been reduced to ashes under the aftermath of their assault.

After collecting all the useful Spirit Materials from the body of the Jiao King, Mo Yan lifted his hand, and all the Spirit Materials floated in front of Lu Qingshan and Qin Yitian.

"These Spirit Materials are from the Jiaolong Demon King, and they are extremely valuable, but slaughtering the Jiao King was my personal wish. You two were willing to lend a hand, which was a huge help to me, and I can't thank you enough. I have no intention of keeping these materials, so naturally, they are all yours," Mo Yan said slowly.

The value of the physical body Spirit Materials of a Fourth Grade peak Demon Beast was unimaginably high.

Mo Yan made it clear that he wanted to use this gesture to repay some of the favour for Lu Qingshan's consecutive assistance.

Lu Qingshan did not act pretentiously and accepted all the Spirit Materials.

When someone wants to repay a favor, if you refuse, it actually makes them feel uncomfortable.

...

When Xue Zhuyong had slightly adjusted and stood up, a sharp light suddenly flashed in Mo Yan's eyes, "Then next, we shall head to that mysterious place to see if we can find a way to leave the Flame Spirit Realm!"

Lu Qingshan naturally had no objections.

This time, they flew for a whole day before arriving at their destination.

A lava waterfall cascading down from the sky blocked their path, its sight strikingly magnificent.

Before the lava waterfall, Yitian murmured in a language they couldn't understand, his voice carrying a tone of authority.

The next moment, countless red sparks emerged from within the lava waterfall, like a sky full of fireflies.

In the lava, there appeared to be numerous members of the Flame Spirit Clan!

After the Flame Spirits appeared, the lava waterfall parted like curtains, revealing a huge passageway before them.

"Let's go, our destination lies ahead," said Mo Yan, leading the way into it.

The three did not hesitate and followed him.

After they passed through the lava waterfall, the parted lava waterfall slowly closed back again.

This time, however, the Flame Spirits did not hide back into the lava; instead, they floated in the air, seemingly observing their movements.

...

The sight before them was a vast expanse of dull yellow cloud sea.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

The fierce and swift wind swept through the cloud sea, almost tearing Lu Qingshan's body apart.

Qin Yitian's long hair, tied with a silver ribbon, also began to flutter under this strong wind.

The violent wind dispersed the cloud sea, turning it into clusters of mist, but these mists quickly regathered into dark clouds as they floated and ascended.

This cycle repeated, forming a dense cloud sea.

But the most peculiar thing was in this dull yellow cloud sea, there seemed to be an extremely long, almost invisible, milky white luminous strip suspended, resembling a river heading deep into the cloud sea.

Within the luminous strip shone brilliant, resplendent starlight, spectacular and magnificent.

"This is the strange place Yan mentioned," Mo Yan said in a profound tone to Lu Qingshan, "Ever since his birth, this cloud sea has existed in this world. Just now, that waterfall of magma coming from the sky, was the source of the Flame Spirit Realm's magma, as for this river, it is the source of all life in the Flame Spirit Realm, called the River of Longevity."

"Because this river continuously brings life to the Flame Spirit Realm from an unknown land, and has never stopped since ancient times, hence it is called the River of Longevity."

"Hasn't the Flame Spirit Clan ever tried to explore its origin?" Lu Qingshan asked.

"This cloud sea blocks all Spiritual Power," Mo Yan said. "And the Flame Spirit Clan only has spirit forms, not physical bodies, so they cannot enter the River of Longevity."

Lu Qingshan tapped his forehead, somewhat helpless.

Since even the Flame Spirits have never entered the River of Longevity, it signifies the unknown, everything is unknown.

A clever woman can't cook without rice; if there's no useful information at all, he couldn't think of any leads.

Lu Qingshan fell into deep thought.

Mo Yan also started to ponder.

For a while, only the sound of the wind echoed at the edge of the cloud sea.

After a long time, Lu Qingshan's eyes gradually brightened.

"What does Master Mo think?" Lu Qingshan spoke out, breaking the silence.

Mo Yan and Lu Qingshan exchanged glances, and looking into Lu Qingshan's eyes, Mo Yan suddenly smiled. "It seems I'm thinking along the same lines as Daoist Lu."

Xue Zhuyong frowned and asked, "What are you planning to do?"

"Since no one from the Flame Spirit Realm has ever set foot in the River of Longevity, then it's up to us to pave the way," Mo Yan said gravely.

"This unknown Spirit-Nullifying land might harbor any dangers, still unknown," Xue Zhuyong shook his head.

Lu Qingshan and Mo Yan exchanged a smile, saying leisurely, "Under these circumstances, considering the dangers and being afraid to explore doesn't make much sense if we want to leave the Flame Spirit Realm.

Everything must be taken as it comes."

Xue Zhuyong fell into silence.

Lu Qingshan methodically distributed roles. "In that case, Master Mo and I will go in, while Manager Xue and Miss Qin wait outside," he said.

"Since the River of Longevity is a Spirit-Nullifying land, cultivation isn't very important. Manager Xue is still unwell with injuries, and not in a condition as good as Master Mo and I, so it's most suitable for Master Mo and me to enter the River of Longevity.

Besides, someone needs to stay outside as support." Before Xue Zhuyong could object, Lu Qingshan actively explained.

Qin Yitian, who had been standing silently aside, suddenly spoke up, "Okay, then we'll wait for you outside."

With Qin Yitian saying that, Xue Zhuyong had no choice but to agree.