Upon hearing Hua Lianxin’s words, a glint appeared in Lin Chen’s eyes.
Lin Chen was in dire need of resources at this moment, and if he could secure an entire vein of Redflame Firestone for energy provision, Divine Sun City would never lack resources again.
The Second Soul Division exchanged a look with Lin Chen’s true self and immediately requested Hua Lianxin to take them to her hometown.
Upon hearing Lin Chen’s request, Hua Lianxin agreed without any hesitation.
The help Lin Chen provided her far surpassed the value of the Redflame Firestone; even if there were an entire vein of the ore, Hua Lianxin never thought of claiming it for herself. Now, all she wanted to do was to help Lin Chen.
Thus, the trio directly flew out of Divine Sun City, heading towards Hua Lianxin’s hometown.
While Hua Lianxin’s hometown was some distance from Divine Sun City, all three were martial artists capable of flight, and they arrived there within half a day.
When they reached the mountain range, Lin Chen discerned the directions and found it was under the jurisdiction of Floral Transfer Palace. It seemed they had to be careful and discreet while searching for the Redflame Firestone vein to avoid detection by the Palace’s people, as it could lead to disputes.
Among the Seven Great Sects, the Six Sects opted to conceal their presence and seal their gates after the battle in Divine Sun City, avoiding attracting the attention of the Black Cloud Sect.
At the same time, they were also wary of the Jade Cauldron Sect and other sects.
After all, the Eastern Domain was in complete disarray, its former alliances scattered; now everyone was solely focused on self-preservation, with no room for talk of factions.
Take the Jade Cauldron Sect, for example; if driven to a desperate situation without resources, it was not impossible for them to launch an assault on the Floral Transfer Palace.
But Lin Chen would only do so as a last resort.
Upon reaching the mountain range, Lin Chen learned that Hua Lianxin’s parents were not martial artists and had unfortunately perished in a hill bandits’ raid many years ago.
As such, Hua Lianxin had not returned for many years and found the place very unfamiliar.
She only vaguely remembered the approximate location her father had told her about, where he had accidentally discovered Redflame Firestone in the mountains.
Although Hua Lianxin didn’t remember the exact place, Lin Chen’s Second Soul Division could sense it.
Being endowed with the Blue Lotus Divine Flame, the Second Soul Division had a strong perception of the flame attribute power and quickly sensed the location of the vein.
Hence, Lin Chen’s true self, and his Second Soul Division, along with Hua Lianxin, immediately set off towards the mountain range, and upon reaching it, the trio stopped in front of a massive peak.
"So that’s it; the vein lies underground. There are signs of landslides on this peak. It seems like your father was just lucky to have found a piece of Redflame Firestone back then. This Redflame Firestone vein appears to have gone unnoticed by everyone."
"Such a well-concealed spot indeed; anyone who doesn’t have a strong perception of fire attribute power would realistically not find this Redflame Firestone vein. It looks like we’re going to strike it rich this time."
Lin Chen said calmly, then immediately a powerful Soul Power radiated from his body, sweeping around him.
The entire configuration of the mountains around him was clearly pictured in his mind, and he realized that to reach the vein underground, the distance was surprisingly deep.
If they were to excavate this vein, even if they mobilized all of Divine Sun City’s power, it would be impossible to dig through the mountain range within a few days.
Such movement of personnel would inevitably draw the attention of other surrounding forces. By then, this vein of Redflame Firestone could become a highly coveted item, difficult to claim without resorting to the sword.
"Fortunately, there is a path that goes directly underground, though I wonder if it’s a trap."
Were it not for Lin Chen’s strong Soul Power and the Second Soul Division’s remarkable perception of fire attribute power, the path leading down to the underground would be genuinely difficult to detect.
As the three descended further underground, Lin Chen felt the fire attribute power in the air growing increasingly intense.
Stones of various quality grades of Redflame Firestone began to appear around them.
The Quality Grade of Redflame Firestone determines the strength of the fire attribute energy within; similar to Spirit Stones, there are also Low Grade, Middle Grade, High Grade, and Supreme Grade.
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And now, after descending nearly a kilometer, High Grade Redflame Firestones began to surface around them.
The value of these High Grade Redflame Firestones was such that one could match the value of nearly a hundred Top-Quality Spirit Stones.
"We really are going to make a fortune. I wonder if there will be Supreme Grade Redflame Firestones further down."
Looking at the sparkling stones that looked like they were emitting tiny sparks of high heat, Lin Chen felt somewhat excited.
He immediately quickened his steps, heading deeper into the underground.
"Young Master Lin Chen, I... I’m afraid I won’t be able to accompany you any further. The temperature around us is too high; I can’t bear it," Hua Lianxin said, sweating profusely while continuously releasing Cold Ice Power to resist the surrounding fire attribute power.
"If so, Miss Hua, please return the way you came and wait for us at the exit," Lin Chen advised Hua Lianxin, and then he continued to move deeper into the underground with his Second Soul Division.
After following the path downward for half an hour, they finally encountered Supreme Grade quality Redflame Firestones, and in a staggering quantity.
Lin Chen was both shocked and thrilled as he quickly began collecting the Redflame Firestones with his Spiritual Sense into the space of the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron, while marveling to find that there was a river in the distance.
However, it was no ordinary river but one comprised entirely of flame magma.
The magma kept bursting with scalding bubbles, releasing countless waves of heat and explosive sounds of air.
"No wonder there are so many Redflame Firestones here; it turns out that beneath this mountain range lies a Flame Vein."
"With this Flame Vein, Divine Sun City’s energy supply is secured," Lin Chen said, his lips curving into a smile as he raised his hand and took out a Jade Token.