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第一千六百一十五章 通灵火珊瑚

However, Lin Xuan did not retreat in fear. Although the safest method would be to follow this demoness's memory and find something that could retrieve the treasure, doing so would waste a lot of time—more than just one or two days.

If someone else knew about the presence of the treasure here, wouldn't he end up with nothing but empty hopes?

Rather than take such a risk, it was better to try his luck. The Phantasmal Heavenly Fire had never let him down before; even that Sovereign Demon Tyrant King, who was an old monster at the Profound Void stage, was greatly wary of it.

Lin Xuan wasn't entirely confident about this plan, but he felt there was still a 90% chance of success.

Moreover, if anything went wrong in the middle, Lin Xuan was confident that he could protect himself.

With his mind racing, Lin Xuan carefully weighed the pros and cons. It seemed feasible.

Since he had made up his mind, Lin Xuan no longer hesitated to waste time.

He waved his sleeves, and several green array flags flew out.

It was a stroke of luck that he knew so many miscellaneous skills; otherwise, finding the treasure would have been much harder with just the "Four Symbols Azure Dragon Array" array flag available. He could set up an array with water attributes.

The Ten-thousand Year Fire Coral was a material far more precious than the Southern Bright Separation Fire in terms of fire attributes. It wasn't just any ordinary material; it was a spirit-possessed object.

To be spirit-possessed meant that this material had absorbed solar and lunar essence, gaining some degree of intelligence. While not comparable to human or transformed beast intelligence, it was no longer a mere lifeless stone.

In fact, such materials were already on the path of cultivation.

It was similar to how certain ginseng spirits or other ten-thousand-year-old spirit herbs gained consciousness, but minerals had much more difficulty achieving this state compared to plants.

Legends said that once mineral intelligence could match human intelligence, its power would be terrifying.

At worst, it could rival an old monster at the Profound Void stage.

At best, it might even challenge a Spirit Separation or Tribulation Transcending cultivator.

Of course, these were just legends in ancient texts. Lin Xuan had never seen such a thing and couldn't make judgments based on them.

With his hands moving like a wheel, he cast several spells, quickly setting up the array flags as usual.

The entire Coral Island was now encircled by the array.

Then, Lin Xuan hid behind a large stone. He flipped his left hand, revealing a red cloth in his palm.

This item had been obtained at an auction on Red Leaf Island.

The first item he bid on was hidden under a sacrificial tray to shield it from cultivators' divine sense scans.

In other words, this object could block divine senses. If Lin Xuan hadn't been too confident and hadn't used the收敛气术 to hide his trail initially, there would be an 80% chance that the two demons wouldn't have discovered him.

But then, he might miss out on the Ten-thousand Year Fire Coral altogether. Sometimes, choices could bring both fortune and misfortune.

Shaking his head, Lin Xuan dismissed these thoughts. He first used the收敛气术 to conceal himself, then covered himself with the red cloth without hesitation.

From past experiences, Lin Xuan knew he couldn't be too confident. The Ten-thousand Year Fire Coral was something new to him; if it could detect his presence and escape before he fell into its trap, he would regret it deeply.

In fact, the two demons coming here for treasure didn't mean that the Ten-thousand Year Fire Coral was hidden here.

As a spirit-possessed object, it wasn't like ordinary minerals. It had intelligence and could move freely.

The island in front of him was made of coral mines. The spirit-possessed treasure often came to absorb the pure essence from the corals… Lin Xuan didn't quite understand what exactly it absorbed but knew that it greatly benefited its growth.

Just as people often went to a restaurant with nutritious and delicious food, this was similar.

After hiding his aura, Lin Xuan glanced at the array flags around him before closing his eyes.

Through soul searching techniques, he already knew that the Ten-thousand Year Fire Coral usually came here about every seven days. He had been waiting for three days without seeing any signs of it. It must have just left, so if he stayed another four or five days and nothing went wrong, the Ten-thousand Year Fire Coral would definitely show itself.

Even if his luck was bad and he had to wait a bit longer, that wouldn't be much time in the eyes of cultivators. Besides, this place was remote, and it was unlikely for other cultivators to pass by, so the chances of interference or treasure theft were slim.

Lin Xuan's worries were unnecessary.

After just one day and night, an inconspicuous small object entered his line of sight.

Lin Xuan immediately intensified his收敛气术 and turned his head without making a sound.

Seeing that mischievous little creature clearly, Lin Xuan almost bit his tongue. It was a white puppy about a foot long with bright black eyes that were incredibly adorable but kept looking around cautiously, showing high alertness.

Was this the Ten-thousand Year Fire Coral?

Lin Xuan couldn't help feeling speechless. If not for being in the depths of the sea and the puppy having no trace of demonic aura, he wouldn't have made such a judgment.

But he was hesitant. He immediately injected his法力 into both eyes, making them glow with five colors.

Lin Xuan intended to verify its identity first; if it turned out to be just an ordinary puppy, he would regret wasting so much effort.

Cough, cough, better safe than sorry. If this wasn't the Ten-thousand Year Fire Coral, Lin Xuan wouldn't have had the heart to deal with such a small dog.

With extreme caution to avoid alarming it, everything about the little creature became clear under his Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye.

Sure enough, it was the incarnation of the Ten-thousand Year Fire Coral. Its pure fire power was astonishing and far exceeded that of Southern Bright Separation Fire. And there was no sign of its presence on the surface; without expertise in spirit eye secret techniques, one might easily mistake it for an ordinary puppy.

Lin Xuan was overjoyed but controlled his emotions, not acting rashly.

The Ten-thousand Year Fire Coral was extremely rare and difficult to obtain. The one before him was just its incarnation. He had to capture it, seal it with secret methods, then force it to lead him to the main body; otherwise, trying to get such a secret treasure would be wishful thinking.

Fortunately, its intelligence only opened up to that of a puppy. If it could transform into a human, the incarnation and the main body could merge, no longer separating. Its power far exceeded his own Separation-Combining cultivator.

Then, it wouldn't just be setting a trap for treasure; he would be courting death.

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