Deep in the night.

Atop a barren mountain peak that didn’t grow a blade of grass, Nie Tian and Dong Li stuck out their heads from behind a huge rock and gazed off into the distance.

There were a few caves halfway up this mountain peak, which they had already examined on their way up to the mountaintop.

Some of the caves stretched deep into the belly of the mountain. Apparently, powerful equipment forgers had once used them to forge spiritual tools.

This was an extinct volcano that had long since been drained of flame power and earthflame essence.

Bathed in chilly moonlight, Nie Tian scanned the vicinity with the help of his nine Heaven Eyes.

He spread them as far as he could in every direction. Floating high in the sky, the Heaven Eyes covered an extremely large area around him.

Through them, he noticed that people seemed to be moving about on a remote volcano, which had smoke and blazing flames rising from it.

Under the night sky, streams of lava poured down the volcano with twists and turns, making them look like...