Chapter 40

Scarlet flames filled the air.

Threads of a sweet and decadent aura continuously dispersed in this secret room.

"Haha, it's working! After today, I, Chen Huan, will be able to get out of this predicament and advance to the upper echelons of the sect!

"Advancing to the Golden Bridge or Primordial Core realm in the future will be nothing difficult!

"Even the position of Sect Master is within my reach."

Chen Huan felt the fire poison in her body being expelled.

The shackles on her body and mind, as well as the feeling of being constantly threatened by the fire poison, were also rapidly weakening.

In fact, her cultivation base was showing signs of advancing.

She had a feeling that once she completely eliminated the fire poison in her body, her cultivation would rise to the ninth layer of the Divine Sea.

When Chen Huan thought of this, her face couldn't help but turn red. She let out a seductive sound that made one's imagination run wild.

"Heh heh! What a show, but it's a shame.

"I see that your ambitions are great, but your fate is miserable. All your hard work and suffering is for naught in the end."

Jiang Chen spoke indifferently, as if he was an adult who had heard a child rambling about their unrealistic dreams.

"Haha, what do you know? You're just a lowly laborer. How dare you spout nonsense here?" Chen Huan shouted angrily.

Who was she?

The number one law enforcement deputy of the Skyfire Sect's Law Enforcement Hall!

If not for the fire poison in her body, she might have already become a sect elder.

With her age and talent, it was not impossible for her to reach a much higher level in the future.

Jiang Chen was just a lowly laborer. How dared he mock her? He was simply courting death.

"No! There's something wrong with you!"

Chen Huan's pupils constricted violently. She finally noticed Jiang Chen's abnormality.

Silence.

It was too quiet.

He did not look like he was corroded by the fire poison at all.

Once the fire poison entered one's body, it would corrode one's organs and bring about extreme pain.

Jiang Chen had eaten Sun Grass before and might have been able to resist the fire poison in the sect arrays. However, the amount of fire poison she was channeling now was over a hundred times that. It could be said that even if a piece of steel was here, it would immediately corrode.

But now, not only did Jiang Chen look completely fine, but he was also full of energy when he spoke just now, and he seemed extremely lively!

This was not how a person who had been infected by fire poison should behave!

At the thought of this, Chen Huan couldn't help but freeze.

"Eh? Why did you stop? Don't stop. Continue!" Jiang Chen's voice sounded again, still full of vigor.

"Who are you? Who exactly are you?"

At this moment, no matter how slow Chen Huan was, she couldn't help but find something deeply wrong with this laborer, Jiang Chen.

According to her senses, the person in front of her was only at the second layer of Qi Inspiration. His muscles and bones were ordinary, and he did not seem to have any profound cultivation.

As for the rest, she could not tell.

However, it could also be that this person's cultivation was not lower than hers. He might be using some cultivation technique or treasure to hide his aura.

No matter what, this person was definitely not the same laborer from the Firesmith Hall.

Could it be that someone had switched places with him long ago?

Was it her enemy?

Her expression darkened, and she grabbed two Divine Fire Thunder Bombs from her storage bag.

Jiang Chen said in a straightforward manner, "Me? Who else could I be? I'm just a lowly laborer of the Skyfire Sect's Firesmith Hall."

"Since you're not willing to tell me, then I won't force you to—"

As she spoke, Chen Huan activated her magic power. The two Divine Fire Thunder Bombs in her palm flickered with a red light before being tossed toward Jiang Chen.

At the same time, a flame ignited on her body, and she immediately retreated backwards.

"Trying to leave? I haven't had enough yet, how can I let you escape?!"

The corners of Jiang Chen's mouth curled up into a smile. Vigorous magic power shot out in an instant. The moment it came into contact with the two Divine Fire Thunder Bombs, it immediately turned into golden flames.

Chen Huan watched in disbelief as the two Divine Fire Thunder Bombs were vaporized before they could even make a sound.

"What kind of flame is this?!

"A senior from the sect? But who?"

Chen Huan was at a loss for words. She was terrified.

These Divine Fire Thunder Bombs were two single-use spirit tools that she had refined. In terms of power, they were equivalent to her full-power strike.

Furthermore, it was simple to activate, and no magic power fluctuation would be produced when using it. It was very stealthy, and ordinary people would easily get blown up if they didn't know about it.

However, she could never have imagined that one day, someone would be able to counter the Divine Fire Thunder Bombs in such a way.

And why did this person's flame feel so unfamiliar?

In Chen Huan's memories, it seemed that no one in the entire sect used this kind of flame.

Those flames were pure, vast, blazing, and masculine. They gave her the feeling that they were as hot as the sun in the sky. When they shone on her body, they actually gave her a scorching feeling and made her feel very uncomfortable.

"What kind of flame is this—?!

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Chen Huan's face had suddenly turned deathly pale.

She seemed to recall something from more than thirty years ago. That day, a golden sun had suddenly appeared above the Skyfire Sect.

The Three-Legged Golden Crow even appeared faintly in the center of that great sun, with the True Dragon and the Fire Phoenix swirling around it.

That day, there was a rumor in the sect that someone had awakened the Authentic Solar Fire, ranked first among the Nine Great Heavenly Flames!

However, the entire sect had been turned upside down, but no one had been able to find out who had awakened this flame. In the end, it was determined to be an abnormal phenomenon and left unsettled.

But now!

In front of Chen Huan, these golden flames gave her the feeling of the Authentic Solar Fire.

Authentic Solar Fire!

Jiang Chen's flames were Authentic Solar Fire!

This was even more shocking to Chen Huan than if Jiang Chen had been a Golden Bridge elder in disguise.

"Jiang Chen, this is all a misunderstanding.

"Listen to me. Since you have awakened the Authentic Solar Fire, let's join forces. I guarantee that you will become the sect master of the Skyfire Sect.

"By then, you would be able to feel at ease at every corner of this world."

Chen Huan's breathing became hurried.

The Authentic Solar Fire, the number one of the Nine Great Heavenly Flames!

Those who had awakened this type of flame would definitely be able to reach the Primordial Core realm, and perhaps even the Profound Connection realm.

If one became a Profound Connection-realm cultivator, it would mean that he was already standing at the peak of the entire cultivation world.

As long as she could rely on this guy, she would definitely be able to achieve meteoric success in the future.

At the thought of this, Chen Huan's face flushed red. She couldn't help but wink at Jiang Chen.

"To show my sincerity," she said, "from now on, even I may be at your disposal…"