Chapter 28: Opening the Passage

"There is no passage to enter the underground magma lake?"

Wei Yang frowned slightly, "I remember in the original story, there were a dozen intricate passages leading directly to the underground magma lake?"

Then he realized, "Ah, in the original story, when Xiao Yan found the core magma lake, Medusa had already been there and had taken away the Green Lotus Core Flame. Beneath the magma, only a Green Lotus seat was left."

"Those passages were probably forcibly created by Medusa using her formidable cultivation strength."

Thinking of this, Wei Yang looked down at the sand underfoot and smiled helplessly, "Looks like I'll have to burrow through the sand."

The distance from the ground to the underground magma lake is about more than two hundred meters deep!

When creating the passage, it slopes downward rather than straight down, which makes the distance even longer.

The first hundred meters down is all sandy layers, making it difficult to open up a passage without the risk of collapsing.

"Brother Yang."

Ye Xian'er lightly tapped her toes on the sand and gracefully leaped over like a white butterfly, "Did you find it?"

"Yes, found it, just beneath our feet." Wei Yang tapped his foot on the yellow sand under him and smiled.

"Congratulations, Brother Yang, you've finally found it after searching for so long!" Xian'er also smiled happily upon hearing the news.

Then she looked at the sand underfoot and asked, "Is it very deep below? How do we get down there?"

"About more than two hundred meters deep, we'll open a passage downwards," Wei Yang replied.

He then smiled and asked, "Over the past month, you've been tempering your battle energy in this environment. How does it feel? I might need your help later."

Xian'er was very pleased to hear this, raising her small head and excitedly clenching her fists, "I've gained a lot! My battle energy has become much more refined, and I'm much more skilled at controlling it. Although my realm hasn't improved, I feel my overall strength is much stronger than before."

"Brother Yang, you were right. I advanced too quickly in realm and couldn't control my power well. I didn't feel it much before, but after this tempering, I realized how superficial my control over my power was."

"This time, I can definitely help you, Brother Yang."

Wei Yang also felt happy for her, affectionately rubbing Xian'er's little head, and said with a smile, "I'll see your performance this time."

"Yes." Ye Xian'er nodded earnestly, clenching her small fist.

"Next, let's open a passage first!" Wei Yang took Xian'er and left the current spot, estimating the approximate distance, and stopped at a relatively hidden location under the nearby sand dune.

"Using Furious Lion Blaze Art combined with Furious Lion Howl, we can unleash the power comparable to earth-tier battle skills, so opening a passage shouldn't be difficult!"

Saying this, Wei Yang extended his right palm, a hot red battle energy appeared in his hand, and he pushed it towards the front sand dune.

A red lion about two meters tall and over five meters long appeared before him.

With the lion's appearance, the surrounding temperature instantly became scorching hot, causing the air around to start distorting.

Strong soul force surged out from Wei Yang's forehead and poured into the red lion.

As more soul force flowed in, the lion's size began to gradually shrink, but it became more solid.

At the same time, its aura also grew increasingly powerful and terrifying.

The surrounding fire attribute energy was faintly drawn in, being devoured and absorbed by the red lion.

After a moment, the red lion's body noticeably shrank a circle, but its aura was several times stronger!

Looking at the majestic red lion exuding endless might, Wei Yang let out a breath.

It was done; an enhanced version of Furious Lion Howl!

The commanding red lion, surrounded by a layer of red flames and exquisitely detailed fur with faint golden strands, stood there emitting a terrifying temperature, causing the yellow sand beneath its feet to begin showing signs of melting.

"Your turn, go!" Wei Yang thought.

The lion assumed the posture of a skyward roar but emitted no sound, then transformed into a streak of red light, rushing harshly towards the ground.

The terrifying temperature and its own formidable power caused the sand it touched to instantly melt.

It was like a hot knife through butter.

With the red lion continuously advancing and tilting downward towards the underground target, leaving behind a passage with a surface formed by crystalline rock.

Wei Yang stood in place, continuously controlling the red lion with soul force, leading it downward, creating a passage toward the underground magma world filled with fire attribute energy sensed by his soul.

At this speed, it would reach in a moment!

...

Underground magma lake.

This was a vast, fiery red high-temperature world.

Silent, scorching, and unchanged for millennia.

But at this moment.

Boom!

A streak of red fire light burst through a patch of lava above the magma lake, and with terrifying power, crashed hard onto the magma lake below.

Instantly.

Boom!!!

The originally calm magma lake surged massively, tossing up huge waves of magma, slamming into the void.

Each wave was formed of searing magma capable of rapidly incinerating a battle master to ashes.

It took a while for it to gradually calm down.

...

Outside.

Wei Yang sensed that the passage had been completely opened and let out a small breath of relief, retracting the remaining soul force.

His face turned slightly pale, and his breathing was a bit hurried, clearly much consumed.

But fortunately, the passage was now opened.

"Brother Yang." Ye Xian'er came over, looking at Wei Yang with concern.

Wei Yang smiled, showing he was fine, then sat cross-legged to meditate and restore.

As his cultivation method circulated, the surrounding fire attribute energy quickly poured in, entering Wei Yang's body, later absorbed and refined by the method.

In the hot desert environment during the day, Wei Yang was like a fish in water.

Whether it was combat power, endurance, or recovery, everything was significantly enhanced.

After twenty minutes, Wei Yang opened his eyes again, a glint flashing in them.

At this moment, he had restored his previous consumption of battle energy.

He stood up, looking at the newly opened passage.

During this time, the crystalline rock layer around the passage wall had completely cooled and solidified, forming a stable, secure path.

"Xian'er, let's go down." Wei Yang, in a good mood, opened his arms.

"Yes." Xian'er nodded with a smile, came over, and pounced into Wei Yang's arms, hanging onto him like a sloth.

Wei Yang hugged Xian'er, looking down at the little beauty in his arms and teasing her with a smile, "Xian'er seems to have gained some weight, becoming a little fat pig."

"You, you're horrible, I'm not a fat pig!" Xian'er immediately wriggled in protest, pinching him.

After a pause, she looked up nervously and asked, "Really gained weight?"

"Hahaha." Wei Yang couldn't help but burst into laughter at her reaction.

Immediately, holding her, he formed a protective layer with battle energy over their bodies, and with a move, entered the passage.

At the same time, his soul force surged swiftly, and the sand at the entrance of the passage was swept in by an invisible force, covering it to prevent anyone passing by from noticing anything unusual.

With the passage opened and secured, he felt a sense of relief fill him.