Chapter 58: Beast Flame, Beast Flame, Beast Flame!

Relying on his extraordinary perception, Lin Fan led Yue Qingcheng and the others as they swiftly advanced in a certain direction.

Along the way, they felt increasingly intense fluctuations of fire-attribute spiritual energy, as if telling them that they were walking on the right path.

Soon, a dilapidated palace came into their view.

Could this be the Beast Flame Temple?

Everyone felt a secret sense of astonishment as they gazed at the crumbling structure before them.

That was the very sanctuary that had once housed numerous beast flames.

Now, it had become a witness to the vicissitudes of time, with broken walls and ruined pillars reflecting its past glory and present desolation.

The main entrance of the palace leaned heavily to one side, half of its door charred and twisted, as if having endured the baptism of countless infernos.

The other half was buried beneath rubble and broken bricks, revealing only a corner of the exquisitely carved lintel. The divine beast relief upon it was incomplete, allowing one only to vaguely perceive a trace of ancient coercion.

Cracks crisscrossed the walls as if torn apart by immense force, and massive stones frequently detached from above, crashing to the ground with a dull thud.

The murals originally meant for decoration were now reduced to mottled colors, recounting tales that could no longer be deciphered.

Stepping into the interior of the hall, the ground was paved with mottled flagstones, and weeds grew profusely between the cracks. Every step produced a hollow echo, resembling a walk through an uninhabited ancient city.

The display stands that had once held the beast flames had collapsed, replaced by weathered pedestals standing in solitary isolation.

The surrounding corridor pillars were either toppled or snapped, each displaying the undeniable marks of time.

The stained glass windows on the ceiling were shattered beyond recognition, sunlight streaming through the gaps to cast multicolored lights and shadows onto the floor, yet forever incapable of restoring the magnificence of yesteryear.

Upon the lofty dome, the pearls and gemstones once embedded were long gone, leaving behind only hollowed-out grooves and hanging broken chains.

Some formerly opulent decorations lay scattered in the corners, covered in thick layers of dust and stripped of their former luster.

The air was suffused with an intertwined scent of scorching heat and dampness, and an occasional breeze blew through the gaps, stirring up a mist of dust as if the temple were silently recounting the vicissitudes and changes it had endured.

Standing amidst these ruins, everyone could not help but feel a boundless sense of emotion.

Of this once supremely glorious Beast Flame Temple, only the shadows of history and the scars of time remained.

And their arrival here was precisely to search for that lingering vestige of the beast flame origin amidst these ruins, fulfilling the pursuit held within Lin Fan's heart.

This doesn't seem to have any signs of beast flames existing here at all.

Gu Ningyun knitted her delicate brows and murmured softly.

Her words echoed the inner thoughts of everyone present.

Those gathered here were martial artists of at least the peak Divine Dan realm; how could they possibly fail to sense something as blazing as a beast flame?

Clearly.

The beast flames of this Beast Flame Temple had evidently been completely plundered and taken away by former enemies.

Everyone turned their gazes toward Lin Fan, only to see the young man with his eyes slightly closed, as if trying to capture a sliver of hope that was about to slip away.

Lin Fan stood within the dilapidated Beast Flame Temple, his eyes lightly closed, his inner self as calm as still water.

Although the desolate ruins outside silently spoke of past glory and vicissitudes, his mind and spirit were entirely immersed in his own world.

He circulated the Burning Heaven Refining Qi Art, a unique cultivation method that granted him a perception of fire-attribute spiritual energy far surpassing ordinary people, enabling him to capture those faint and concealed energy fluctuations.

Within this expanse of ruins, it seemed as though all fire-attribute spiritual energy had been devoured to the last by some force.

Yet Lin Fan did not give up, knowing that the aura of a beast flame could not possibly vanish entirely into nothingness.

Just at that moment, his brows twitched slightly as he sensed a fluctuation unlike any other.

It was an aura of blazing fire deeply buried underground, as though suppressed beneath heavy seals.

Had it not been for Lin Fan possessing the Burning Heaven Refining Qi Art, such a faint aura would have been virtually impossible to discover.

"The beast flames here have not disappeared; they have been concealed."

Lin Fan opened his eyes, a resolute light flashing within his gaze, and spoke to the others.

Everyone immediately perked up, looking at the young man with curiosity, as if awaiting the method by which he would find the beast flame.

They saw Lin Fan begin to move slowly, every step appearing steady and resolute.

Following the faint trail of fire-attribute aura, he traversed the broken walls and collapsed pillars, finally arriving at the very center of the temple.

This place looked no different from anywhere else, but Lin Fan knew the secret lay right beneath his feet.

He took a deep breath, then suddenly leaped into the air, driving his palms downward with a rolling wave of heat.

"Boom!"

With a deafening crash, dust billowed into the air.

Before the astonished gazes of everyone, a massive pit appeared on the ground, carved out entirely by the force of Lin Fan's palm strike.

The edges of the pit were covered in cracks, clearly showing that the ground here was far from ordinary, having been reinforced by special means.

Following the appearance of the pit, an intensely potent fire-attribute aura surged upward from below, scorching and tyrannical like a volcanic eruption.

The group retreated one after another, dodging the searing flames capable of incinerating almost anything.

At the bottom of the pit, a cluster of crimson flames could be faintly seen leaping about, resembling a fire seed buried deep beneath the earth, waiting to be discovered.

"Found it!"

Lin Fan let out a low shout, a flash of excitement crossing his eyes.

Without the slightest hesitation, his figure flickered as he leaped down into the pit, heading straight toward the mysterious crimson flame.

Yue Qingcheng's eyes flashed with brilliant clarity as she gazed at the youth in wonder, pondering inwardly just how he had managed to locate a beast flame that had lingered here for so many years.

After all.

The powerful figures who had plundered the Beast Flame Temple back then were likely none weaker than the Divine Soul realm, and some might even have reached the Cave-Heaven realm.

Even they had failed to find it, yet it had been discovered by a youth merely at the peak of the Divine Dan realm.

This fellow truly possessed a degree of mystery!

Through their interactions over this period, she had long since known that Lin Fan hailed from the Tianfeng Empire—an extremely remote empire within the land of Myriad Domains, where the strongest figure of the empire was barely at the Divine Soul realm.

An empire of that caliber could never possess the profound foundation required to nurture such a talented youth.

This could only mean that the youth had encountered extraordinary fortuitous encounters.

Down in the pit, Lin Fan approached the cluster of crimson flames, clearly sensing the ferocious power contained within the fire and its distinct spirituality.

Was this the beast flame?

The Burning Flame Valley must have hidden this beast flame so deeply precisely to prevent those who had originally plundered the temple from discovering it.

Viewed in this light, this beast flame likely concealed even deeper secrets.

However.

For Lin Fan.

No secret, no matter how great, was more important than the flame before him right now.

"I need to enter secluded cultivation right here. Lady Qingcheng, Lady Ningyun, everyone, I must ask you to stand guard for me."

Down in the pit, Lin Fan raised his head to look at the group and spoke in a deep voice.

Since he lacked a means to store the beast flame, his only option was to refine it right here.

Even though.

He was well aware that the present moment was far from the correct time for secluded cultivation.

"Rest assured, as long as I am still standing, I will never allow anyone to disturb you!"