After nearly half a day of escape, Su Qian and the others finally got rid of the army of fire fireflies and landed near a mound.
During this period, although most of them used various means to hide their physical breath with Su Qian's reminder, there were still some who were careless and were entangled by the fire fireflies.
When the others saw this situation, even if they wanted to help, they did not have the strength to do so. They could only watch as those people were burned by the fire of time and turned into dust one by one.
At this time, although everyone had escaped from danger, many of them still looked a little pale and had a look of lingering fear.
Han Li found a corner with few people and sat down cross-legged. He adjusted his breath and rested.
Su Qian stood on a high ground and looked back at the distant sky. There was a huge dark red cloud of insects slowly moving away. Only then did her face slightly relax.
"I didn't expect there to be so many fire fireflies here. Fortunately, Fairy Su knows the characteristics of the fire fireflies. Otherwise, we may not have been able to escape." Valley Master Fu let out a long breath and said to Su Qian gratefully.
"Valley Master Fu is too serious. I don't know much about it. I was lucky to read a few ancient books about this insect." Su Qian said faintly.
Valley Master Fu bitterly smiled and said, "This pagoda is full of mysteries. God knows what other traps are waiting for us at the back."
"Speaking of which, Sect Fellow Shi was the first person to retreat after seeing the army of fire fireflies. Have you encountered these fire fireflies before?" Su Qian ignored Valley Master Fu and suddenly looked at Han Li. Her beautiful eyes flashed as she asked.
When the others heard this, they also recalled this matter. All of their gazes turned toward Han Li, who was sitting in a corner, and many of them wore expressions of disdain.
"Sect Fellow Shi, since you know about it, why didn't you tell us about it? Are you trying to get us killed?" Jin Liu stared at Han Li and said coldly.
The rest of the people's eyes also became unfriendly.
"No, no, I just encountered this fire firefly in another secret territory and suffered from this strange insect. That's why I know about it." Han Li quickly waved his hand and pretended to be flustered as he explained.
"Really?" Jin Liu snorted.
"Fellow Daoist Shi has always been good at escaping, and he happened to be at the end of the team. When he found that the situation was not good, he naturally moved even faster."
Valley Master Fu said indifferently, causing most people to lose interest in investigating Han Li's motives.
Susie looked deeply at Han Li before shifting her gaze away. Clearly, the situation was not looking good, and she could not be bothered to waste her energy on a cowardly person.
Han Li didn't care about the opinions of the people around him. He just chuckled to himself.
Although the matter of the Fire Year Fireflies was a good opportunity for him to act alone, he did not intend to do so. After all, he did not know much about the situation in the tower. He planned to stay with the team for a while before making any further plans.
"Alright, let's discuss what we should do next. Should we continue forward?"
An old man with a slightly hunched back said. This person was the leader of a small clan, and his cultivation base was at the early stage of Taiyi realm.
After a series of tough battles, there were only a few Taiyi realm cultivators left in Han Li's group.
There were originally four Taiyi realm cultivators in Tianshui Sect. One of them followed Han Li into the golden door and perished inside. Now there were only three of them left.
The other Taiyi realm cultivators were Valley Master Qing Suo, the Black Fragrance House Master, the hunched back old man, and a bearded man. There were seven of them in total.
"This Time Tower is a barren land. Along the way, we did not gain anything. We encountered all kinds of dangers and suffered heavy losses. Now we are the only ones left.
I think it is not wise to continue forward rashly. "The Black Fragrance House Master was a young woman in a pink dress. Her name was Yan Ying. She said uneasily.
Hearing this, many others nodded in agreement, including the hunched back old man.
"House Master Yan and Daoist Ba, do you mean to retreat halfway?" Su Qian glanced at the Black Fragrance House Master and the hunched back old man and said.
"Fairy Su, it's not that we are afraid. It's just that this Time Tower is too dangerous. Those metal beasts had almost wiped us out. Now, there are so many fiery fireflies here. We don't know what's ahead.
With our strength, it's too dangerous to continue forward. "The hunched back old man shook his head and said.
Su Qian heard this and became silent.
"Daoist friends, you don't have to be so pessimistic. This is the secret realm of that Tai Sui Immortal. Although there are some dangers, there will definitely be treasures. Maybe it's not far ahead.
Although those fiery fireflies are troublesome, we know their habits. Plus, we are not slower than them. As long as we are careful and don't get surrounded by them, it's not a big deal.
Besides, it was not easy for you to enter this Time Tower. Are you really willing to leave without any harvest? "Jin Liu said.
This team was led by the Heavenly Water Sect. Now, the morale of the whole team was low. If the Black Fragrance House Master and the hunched back old man quit at this moment, the whole team would almost collapse.
Jin Liu's words were quite reasonable. The Black Fragrance House Master and the hunched back old man came here with expectations for the things in the tower. Hearing this, they also showed hesitation on their faces.
The others who wanted to quit also showed some unwillingness on their faces.
"If we encounter these insects again, listen to my instructions. I may have a way to help you avoid the pursuit of these insects." Su Qian said.
"Well, let's move forward for a while and make a decision according to the situation in front." The Black Fragrance House Master and the hunched back old man exchanged glances and nodded.
"Hehe, opportunities are obtained from danger. This tower has been covered in dust for a long time. I believe it won't disappoint us." Jin Liu said with a smile.
"Since no one has any objections, let's move forward." Su Qian said.
The group quickly resumed their journey and continued to fly forward.
Han Li naturally had no objections. If most of them really retreated, he had planned to act alone in advance.
Thus, he patted his butt and got up, continuing to hang at the back of the team.
Most of the people present scoffed at Han Li's actions, but none of them said anything. Almost everyone had the same thought in their minds, and that was that even if they were to obtain any benefits from the pagoda, they definitely wouldn't let Han Li take advantage of them.
For the rest of the journey, everyone was much more careful than at the beginning. Naturally, their speed of advancement was much slower.
The group traveled forward in relative peace for less than an hour. At the back of the team, Han Li's eyes moved. He quietly glanced to the right, but did not say anything.
But at this moment, Su Qian, who was at the front of the team, suddenly stopped.
"Be careful, another Fire Year Fluorescent Insect has appeared. Follow me!"
After saying that, the woman immediately turned around and flew towards the ground on the left.
Han Li was also a little surprised that Su Qian could also discover it in advance.
It seems that the power of this woman's spiritual sense is not much worse than his own.
When the others heard "Fire Year Fluorescent Insect", they hurriedly used their physical body aura concealment technique and followed behind.
The group quickly landed on the ground and hid behind a low mountain.
Su Qian raised her hand and waved, and a small yellow flag flew out of her sleeve, then turned into a large yellow mist, shrouding everyone in it.
The yellow mist fluctuated for a while, and soon disappeared into the void.
The group had just hidden when there was a buzzing sound in the sky in front of them. A red cloud of insects appeared in the distant sky and quickly flew over. The scale was even larger than the previous group of Fire Year Fluorescent Insects.
Everyone hid behind the mountain, not daring to make a sound. Fortunately, Su Qian's immortal weapon was quite powerful. The insects in the sky did not find them and quickly flew over.
The group of people heaved a sigh of relief and waited for the swarm to fly away before walking out.
Han Li glanced at the insects in the distance, and his heart moved slightly.
The insects this time, as well as the previous swarm, gave him the feeling that they were patrolling.
After confirming that the insects had completely left, the group immediately set off and continued forward.
In the following journey, the group encountered several groups of Fire Year Fluorescent Insects one after another. Fortunately, they discovered them in advance and avoided them in time.
After another half a day, the terrain in front of them changed again, and a series of red mountains appeared.
The mountains were densely packed with countless volcanoes of different sizes, some were tens of thousands of feet high, but some were only a few hundred feet high.
Most of the volcanoes were still in a state of activity, and in the midst of the loud rumbling, they kept spewing hot magma into the sky.
A thick layer of black and red fire clouds appeared in the sky, and everywhere was filled with the pungent smell of sulfur. The temperature was several times hotter than before, and the Fire Attribute Yuan Qi in the void was extremely rich.
Everyone's spirits were lifted, and they sped up and flew in.
"Ah!
This is the Golden Flame Sacred Stone! "
The eyes of a loose Gold Immortal cultivator lit up and he flew down to the crater of a volcano. With a wave of his hand, he unleashed a great hand of red radiance, which then pulled out a golden stone from the mountain wall. The surface of the stone flashed with flame-like golden light.
"Dark Flame Spirit Jade!" Another person also found a piece of red Spirit Jade.
"Dragon Flame Grass!"
"Heaven Fire Crystal!"
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There were many kinds of precious Fire Attribute Spiritual Materials in this volcanic area, and when everyone entered, they quickly found all kinds of Spiritual Materials and rushed to collect them.
Han Li was not interested in most of these materials, but he also casually collected some along with the others.
After a round of searching, everyone had a small harvest, and naturally, their confidence was greatly boosted. Under Su Qian's lead, they continued to go deeper into the volcanic area.
"Be careful, there are more Fire Year Fireflies!" Su Qian suddenly reminded again.
At this time, everyone was no longer as flustered as before, and under Su Qian's arrangement, they gathered in an orderly place again, hiding their traces.
Not long after, a huge red swarm of insects appeared in the distant sky, but it was more than ten times larger than the swarm they had encountered before. They blotted out the sky and covered the earth as they flew out, like a large dark cloud pressing down on the border, blotting out the sun.
Seeing this situation, everyone was shocked. Although they were under the cover of Su Qian's Immortal Artifact, they could not help but feel a little frightened.