Chapter 102: Six Mystical Flames

Lu Zheng's gaze rose to the source of the voice. It was a fair woman dressed in pink robes. Her hair was as black as ebony and a crimson hairpin held it in place.

Her eyes were an emerald green and her jawline was incredibly detailed. Not only was she beautiful, she also exuded an aura that made one feel lesser beside her.

Standing before her was a dark skinned man with blue hair and a single green horn. His expression changed as he stared at Lu Zheng and exclaimed: "It's you!"

Lu Zheng gazed at the man and thought for a while: "Ah? Fancy meeting you here"

"You know him?" Big Boss ignored Lu Zheng and questioned Adara.

"Hmph!" Adara snorted. This man was one of her suitors and she disliked him greatly. "Of course I do, Lu Zheng here is my fiancé"

"What!?" Big Boss bellowed in rage that the entire temple shook.

Ripples formed on the walls of the temple, absorbing the impact. Surely, a high grade formation had been engraved into the walls.

Lu Zheng was also surprised by Adara's words.

"Derek, leave now" The fair woman said calmly.

"Three Peaks Mountain Lord! But…" Big Boss was surprised.

"You know the rules. Noise is unacceptable in this place. Leave!" Three Peaks Mountain Lord was unbelievably firm.

"Hmph!" Derek snorted. As he walked out, he intentionally bumped into Lu Zheng with his shoulder.

However, Lu Zheng didn't falter at all. Instead, Derek found himself on his butt.

"Hehehe. What tripped you?" Lu Zheng teased him.

Derek gnashed his teeth angrily as he stood up. He stared at Lu Zheng angrily and made a throat cutting gesture.

Lu Zheng completely ignored him as he turned to Adara: "Since when was I betrothed to you?"

Adara smiled and did not reply. Instead, she cupped her fists at Three Peaks Mountain Lord: "Greetings, I have returned"

Three Peaks Mountain Lord returned the greeting before asking: "Who is the man?"

"He… is a friend" Adara's voice trailed off as Three Peaks Mountain Lord walked towards Lu Zheng.

"Those flames… what are they?" Three Peaks Mountain Lord was curious.

"It's nice to meet you too" Lu Zheng smiled, ignoring the question.

"Oh, do not mind my manners" Three Peaks Mountain Lord smiled warmly before cupping her fists.

Lu Zheng returned the greeting and answered: "These are the Vermillion True Flames, a Mystical Flame"

Three Peaks Mountain Lord felt her body shake as Lu Zheng's words entered her hearing.

"Mystical Flames!" Adara was also shocked. Her opinion of Lu Zheng rose instantly.

Three Peaks Mountain Lord was a Grandmaster artificer. Her knowledge on flames was very wide.

She had heard of Mystical Flames before but she had always disregarded them as myths.

The African Union was the greatest force on Earth. If Mystical Flames did not exist there, she refused to believe that they would be anywhere else.

Now however, her horizons had been widened.

"There are only six Mystical Flames" Lu Zheng continued as Adara and Three Peaks Mountain Lord gawked at him. "The Deathly Corpse Flame, Spectral Spark Flame, Life Fire, Nirvana Flame, Profound Yin Cold Flame and the Vermillion True Flame, among them, the Vermillion True Flame is the strongest"

"Are you willing to trade it?" Three Peaks Mountain Lord offered. "I have a plethora of cultivation materials, surely some of them would catch your attention"

Lu Zheng smiled as he shook his head: "The Vermillion True Flame is bound to my bloodline. Even if it wasn't, I would never sell the Mystical Flame"

Lu Zheng was being honest. Mystical Flames were exceedingly strong and they were all bound to different bloodlines.

Even though there were methods of severing the bond, no one in their right state of mind would agree to the deal.

Adara felt like smacking Lu Zheng in the head.

She had been searching for a way to purchase thousand year thunderblitz trees from Three Peaks Mountain Lord but the latter was resolute.

Now, she was willing to offer Lu Zheng a deal but the other out rightly turned her down.

Three Peaks Mountain Lord felt a pang of disappointment when Lu Zheng suddenly said: "Of course, I can sell my blood to you. With the right knowledge, you can ignite it into the Vermillion True Flame"

Drops of Vermillion Blood swirled around Lu Zheng as they combusted simultaneously into the crimson Vermillion True Flame.

Three Peaks Mountain Lord felt her breathing become disorderly as she asked: "How much do you want for it?"

Lu Zheng smiled warmly as the wisps of Vermillion True Flame died out: "A thousand year thunderblitz tree for every drop of my blood"

Adara felt her heart quicken as a wave of adrenaline took over her. She knew that her dreams of getting the thousand year thunderblitz trees had been revitalised.

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My apologies for the late update, I am deeply sorry. I was caught up in some personal issues but not to worry, I will compensate by making five chapter updates for the rest of this week. 

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