Chapter 1458: Chapter 1458: Encounter with Enemy! Chapter 1458: Chapter 1458: Encounter with Enemy! During these two days,

Commander Ren pretended to discuss the details of the upcoming mission with Ye Qiubai, but in reality, he was there to discuss Sword Dao with him…

Throughout the discussion of Sword Dao with Ye Qiubai, Commander Ren had become increasingly shocked.

Not only in practical combat, but even Ye Qiubai’s understanding of Sword Dao was far beyond his own.

It could be said that they were not even on the same level.

Commander Ren couldn’t help but sigh, “Brother Ye is truly a natural-born swordsman. I should thank you. My understanding of Sword Dao has improved quite a bit these past two days.”

Ye Qiubai smiled and waved his hand, “Commander Ren’s Sword Dao has also benefited me a lot. There’s no need for politeness as we learn from each other.”

How does the saying go?

A master always carries the heart of an apprentice.

Because of pride and pampering, such a person would inevitably be completely devastated by someone from outside this world and wouldn’t go far on any path.

Commander Ren looked outside the cave dwelling at the sky, where the sun was about to rise.

He then said, “Brother Ye, although the mission is simple, since you have not done it before, I should discuss the details with you.”

Ye Qiubai joked, “Oh? Are we finally getting down to business?”

“Cough cough!” Commander Ren coughed with his fist at his mouth, his face slightly red; it was unclear whether it was because of the fire poison or something else, and he didn’t pick up on the topic, continuing, “The Divine Fire Pill is a hard currency on Shenxuan Island. Even for us, we need to use them during some special times, not to mention those disciples of lower realms… Of course, Brother Ye, you are an exception.”

“So every once in a while, we need to go around the Shenxuan Fire Tree to look for materials to refine the Divine Fire Pill. The materials aren’t hard to find and normally, it wouldn’t require someone of my status to perform this task.”

He continued as his expression turned serious, “But as you know, Brother Ye, during special times, if we encounter people from the other eight branches, combat will inevitably occur. If one’s strength is not enough, they could rob us of the Divine Fire Pill materials.”

“The last two times we were robbed, which caused a severe shortage of Divine Fire Pill materials, which is why the commander has sent you and me to lead the disciples to gather materials.”

Ye Qiubai nodded, “So, you’re saying a fight might happen, right?”

“That’s right.”

“Should we hold back when we strike?”

After all, they were all people from the same sect.

However, Commander Ren shook his head fiercely, “There’s no need to hold back because the others won’t either. They’ll do everything in their power to weaken the other branches’ fighting capabilities so that they can have an advantage when climbing the Shenxuan Fire Tree in ten days.”

Ye Qiubai nodded, “I understand now.”

Since Ye Qiubai now belonged to the Black Fire branch, naturally, he would follow their rules.

“Alright, let’s move out, the disciples are waiting for us.”

With that, the two of them walked towards the foot of the mountain.

Near the foot of the volcano in the direction of the Shenxuan Fire Tree, Huo Shuyun and ten other disciples stood in line waiting. Upon seeing Commander Ren and Ye Qiubai arrive, they immediately said solemnly, “Greetings to Commander Ren and Guest Elder Ye!”

Commander Ren and Ye Qiubai nodded, and following Commander Ren’s lead, they all headed towards the Shenxuan Fire Tree.

As they got closer to the Shenxuan Fire Tree, the concentration of fire poison and the power of the Fire Dao Law also became stronger.

Ye Qiubai could feel strands of origin power there, and naturally, the closer they got to the Shenxuan Fire Tree, the more abundant the origin power became.

Setting aside the fire poison, this place was indeed a paradise for cultivators with a fire attribute.

Along the way, Commander Ren took out a bright red small stone and said, “This is the material we are looking for, the Divine Fire Stone.”

“Grinding the Divine Fire Stone into powder is the main component for the Divine Fire Pill.”

There were rings of patterns on it.

Ye Qiubai took a glance to memorize it, then extended his senses to scan the surroundings.

When they were only about five hundred miles away from the Shenxuan Fire Tree, the frequency of finding Divine Fire Stones also began to increase.

Almost every few thousand steps, they would find one or two stones.

Commander Ren and Ye Qiubai were not searching for the Divine Fire Stones; that was the task of Huo Shuyun and the others.

Instead, Ye Qiubai and he needed to be constantly vigilant of their surroundings to prevent being attacked by others.

There were no trees around, only large rocks protruding from the ground, creating a craggy and uneven landscape.

After picking up another Divine Fire Stone, Huo Shuyun couldn’t help but wipe the sweat from her face.

The fire poison and the power of the Fire Dao Law here were somewhat overwhelming for disciples like her.

“But thankfully, it looks like it’s going smoothly this time.”

Another disciple smiled and said, “It looks like we’ll be returning full-handed this time.”

“Well, another half a day and the collected Divine Fire Stones will be enough to support the next climb of the Shenxuan Fire Tree.”

Commander Ren heard this and frowned, “Don’t let your guard down!”

Huo Shuyun and the other disciples quickly nodded solemnly.

At that moment, Ye Qiubai stopped and said softly, “There are two groups of people coming towards us, from the northeast and southwest directions.”

Commander Ren was stunned; he was also trying his best to sense the surroundings, but he didn’t detect anything.

However, three breaths after Ye Qiubai finished speaking, Commander Ren’s expression also became serious, “We’ve been discovered, get ready for battle!”

Ye Qiubai glanced at Commander Ren and said, “It seems they’re coming straight for us, having locked onto our position.”

Commander Ren couldn’t help but curse, “These bastards, they want to kick our Black Fire branch out of the game first!”

After cursing,

a hoarse voice came from the northeast direction.

“Commander Ren really has quite the temper!”

Meanwhile, a voice from the southwest direction also came through, “The Black Fire branch is the weakest, naturally, it doesn’t deserve to compete with us for the prize, which is quite normal, isn’t it?”

As Commander Ren’s complexion turned ugly, he explained to Ye Qiubai, “That old fart is Commander Yang of the Blue Fire branch; the other one is Commander Lin of the Mysterious Fire branch.”

“That old fart is stronger than me, being in the late stage of the Ancestral Realm. I’m no match for him, but I can hold him off…”

Before Commander Ren could finish, Ye Qiubai said, “Then I’ll take him on, and you handle the other one.”

Commander Ren nodded, “But the number of their disciples too…”

The two other branches combined had over twenty disciples.

And their overall strength was also a notch above Huo Shuyun and the others.

Ye Qiubai said calmly, “Leave them to me; you just focus on fighting the commander of the Mysterious Fire branch.”

Hearing this, Commander Ren had no doubts and nodded, “I’ll leave it to you, I’ll come over to help you as soon as I can!”

With that, Commander Ren rushed to Commander Lin’s side, and without any further words, the two began battling fiercely.

Commander Yang looked at Ye Qiubai, puzzled, “Hmm? I’ve never seen you before; who are you?”

Ye Qiubai did not waste words, he drew out the Yuncang Sword, and a resounding sword cry pierced the sky!

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