Chapter 377: Chapter 377: Put it down, this is my Magic Artifact!

After a long while, Lu Chen finally came to his senses.

"He might be too excited."

Lu Chen thought to himself that it might still take a while to go and register at the sect.

Sitting idly here was making him restless, so he turned his attention to the pit that was emitting Earth Fire.

Next to it, there was a forge for Artifact Refining, which Zhu Chongjiu would probably move over when he needed to refine Magic Artifacts, using the Earth Fire for the process.

"Why not take a look at this Earth Fire and see what’s different?"

With a flicker in his eyes, Lu Chen came up with an idea.

But he was also worried that he might become too immersed in observing the Earth Fire and not notice when Zhu Chongjiu returned.

So, he walked towards the entrance of the cave and placed the Mysterious Iron Spear at the entrance.

"Spear Spirit, you must help me keep watch. Alert me if someone comes back."

The Spear Spirit hastily replied, "Rest assured, Master. I will keep a vigilant watch."

Lu Chen nodded, then walked over to the edge of the pit. After circling it, he chose a spot where the fire wasn’t too intense and used the Hateful Heaven Pupil Technique to look into the depths of the pit!

Under the Pupil Skill, all he could see was a crimson glow.

The deeper the color, the more it indicated that the concentration of Fire Spiritual Power was rich.

"It’s much stronger than the fire at the Fire Marshland back then. From this, it’s clear that this Earth Fire is stronger than my current Spiritual Fire," he murmured to himself, circling the pit, trying to observe the fire veins below as best as he could.

He focused intently, completely absorbed as he had guessed he would be earlier.

Meanwhile, an unusual sensation spread up Lu Chen’s forearm. He was utterly unaware that the Spiritual Fire, hidden within, had quietly crawled out from his forearm and settled on the edge of the pit.

"Eh..."

Suddenly, Lu Chen made a discovery.

The mighty Fire Spiritual Power within the earth’s veins had divided a strand that was slowly beginning to flow out of the pit.

This strand was extremely fine, imperceptible without the Merciless Heavenly Pupil Technique.

Following the trail of that Fire Spiritual Power, Lu Chen watched as it eventually settled on the Spiritual Fire!

"Are you the one absorbing it?"

At first sight, Lu Chen was surprised, wondering where this Spiritual Fire had come from.

But upon a second look, he recognized it. Wasn’t this the very Spiritual Fire he had obtained from the Five Elements Formation?

It was actually...

Absorbing the Earth Fire?

Lu Chen opened his mouth but said nothing, his eyes fixated on the Spiritual Fire.

The Spiritual Fire was undergoing subtle changes that, despite their minuteness, couldn’t escape his keen eyes under the power of the Pupil Technique.

"Why doesn’t the Spiritual Fire just jump into the pit to absorb it directly?" Lu Chen wondered to himself.

But as soon as he noticed the location of the Spiritual Fire, he had an epiphany!

"The grade of the Spiritual Fire is not as high as that of the Earth Fire. If it enters the pit, it might even get absorbed by the Earth Fire... which means Spiritual Fires can devour each other!"

Lu Chen gained a whole new understanding of the Spiritual Fire, and it didn’t seem like a bad thing for his fire to be able to do so.

"Seems like coming to the Casting Gear Pavilion was the right decision after all!"

Lu Chen’s heart gradually filled with joy, knowing that he would definitely have opportunities to refine artifacts in the future. When the time came, he would summon the Spiritual Fire to the side for cultivation.

Kill two birds with one stone!

In the last fight with Chen Gaoshang, aside from not having a spell to command Spiritual Fire efficiently, the strength of his Spiritual Fire was also a factor.

Seeing the Spiritual Fire become powerful was likely to fortify his strength!

Just as Lu Chen was feeling elated, suddenly, there came the sound of footsteps from outside!

Lu Chen immediately snapped back to reality, and right on cue, the Spear Spirit reminded him, "Master, three cultivators are approaching!"

Three people!

Lu Chen was startled and, without caring that the Spiritual Fire was still absorbing energy, recalled it back into his forearm. As he had just done so, he heard the Spear Spirit’s voice in his mind exclaim in panic, "Master, it’s bad! These three people are trying to take the spear away!"

What!

Lu Chen’s face changed abruptly; the spear was one of his lifelines. What would he do if it was stolen?

Immediately, his expression became severe. Channeling Spiritual Power under his feet, he dashed towards the entrance of the cave!

Seeing three figures with their backs to him, one of them examining the spear, Lu Chen suddenly shouted, "Put it down, that’s my Magic Artifact!"

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