With Yuying deploying her Emerald Mistfire to block Beigong Xuan, Lu Yun squeezed through the crack over the snake’s head with Situ Zong and the rest of the peerless immortals.

“Why’s it so hot in here?!” Scorching heat slammed into them as soon as they flew over the behemoth of a body. Caught off guard, many screeched loudly with pain. If they hadn’t been peak peerless immortals, they would’ve been scorched to death upon arrival. Meanwhile, Lu Yun wasn’t affected at all, as he had hellfire protecting him.

“What’s going on?” Stunned, he muttered to himself to collect his thoughts, “The phoenix nest is of the fire element, but the layout of water and fire has reversed the two elements. It doesn’t make sense for it to be so hot.”

They’d arrived at the former nest that had been turned into a tomb; the tunnel Beigong Xuan had blockaded was the passage between the dragon and phoenix nests.

“Wait, that’s not right! There are two layouts here! There’s a layout of water and fire in each of...