Ye Lin smiled slightly upon hearing Qi Mengmeng's words.
"Senior Sister, it's fine, I'm confident."
"Alright, since you insist, I won't say more. Just bring me the Crocodile King's demon core and crocodile hide, and the task will be complete."
Seeing Ye Lin's insistence, Qi Mengmeng felt helpless.
She had been the Mission Pavilion's supervisor for several years and had seen many Disciples take on extremely difficult tasks.
In the end, they either died or were crippled.
The Nameless Mountain's rules state that once a task is accepted, one must either give up or complete it.
And if one dies during the task, it is considered a death in vain.
"Thank you, Senior Sister, I'll be taking my leave."
Seeing this, Ye Lin cupped his fists and bowed to Qi Mengmeng.
Watching Ye Lin leave, Qi Mengmeng shook her head and smiled slightly.
"The seven-colored fruit, three immortal flowers, and colorful lotus seeds—the three items are gathered. As for the underground magma, that's very easy to handle."
On the way, Ye Lin pondered slightly.
Now, as long as he found the underground magma, he could begin Body Tempering.
Once successful, his Physical Body strength would inevitably reach the Golden Core Stage.
At that time, he could fight a Golden Core Stage Cultivator with just his Physical Body.
His combat power would increase linearly.
Cultivators who Cultivate both Physical Body Realm and Cultivation Realm simultaneously are extremely rare.
Halfway there, Ye Lin took out the map Xuan Hu had given him earlier and slowly unfolded it.
The map depicted the entire Outer Sect area.
As for the Inner Sect, it was extremely mysterious.
According to the records in the Scripture Pavilion's books, the Nameless Mountain's Inner Sect and Outer Sect are completely separate.
The Outer Sect has three Grand Elders overseeing all matters, while the Inner Sect is located in an independent space.
It is like a fairyland on earth, and the lifelong goal of Outer Sect Disciples is to enter the Inner Sect.
As long as one becomes a Nameless Mountain Inner Sect Disciple, even the worst off would be a Soul Transformation Stage mighty expert.
However, the Inner Sect assessment is extremely strict; the minimum requirement for the Inner Sect assessment is Nascent Soul Stage Cultivation, and out of ten Nascent Soul Stage Outer Sect Disciples, it's possible that none will pass the assessment.
It's hard to imagine that a Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivator has a Lifespan of five thousand years; in the outside world, they could make a great power stand for five thousand years without falling.
Yet, on Nameless Mountain, they can't even become an Inner Sect Disciple, which makes people sigh with emotion.
"This is it."
From the map, Ye Lin found the place he needed.
Lava Mountain.
The name is very special. Lava Mountain is a huge volcano, and within the volcano, extremely hot magma flows, and this is Ye Lin's destination for this trip.
"Hmm? Lava Mountain is only a thousand li away from Crocodile Valley. Perfect. After the Body Tempering is successful, I'll go to Crocodile Valley to complete the task and also get the Qi Concealing Pill."
"At that time, Little Red will be able to soar openly between heaven and earth. With Little Red's Divine Beast fate, it won't take long for it to Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Stage."
"When that happens, with its Divine Beast Bloodline fully Awakened, I will be able to obtain the Phoenix Desiring Heaven Art."
After thinking everything through, Ye Lin put away the map and flew towards his destination.
After flying for about a few dozen minutes, Ye Lin had already reached his destination.
Before him was a huge mountain range, and at the summit, there was a huge opening. Looking down from above, it resembled a large bowl.
And in the center, blood-red magma flowed.
Even from several kilometers away, Ye Lin could feel waves of heat washing over him.
"According to the book, I need to be in the magma, using its extremely high temperature to Temper my skin, and with the medicinal power of the three treasures to harmonize, I can achieve the final effect."
Ye Lin flew to the center of the mountain peak, looking at the magma beneath his feet, and muttered to himself.
Then, Ye Lin took off his clothes. The clothes he was wearing were impervious to water and fire. If he didn't take them off, the clothes would automatically block the magma's temperature, and then, it wouldn't have any effect at all.
Afterward, Ye Lin took out the seven-colored fruit, three immortal flowers, and colorful lotus seeds, and swallowed the three treasures one by one.
Immediately, an extremely vast medicinal power surged wildly within his body.
And within his body, the seven-colored fruit, three immortal flowers, and colorful lotus seeds intertwined, emitting vigorous vitality.
Ye Lin didn't dare to delay and immediately plunged into the magma.
Pain, it was too painful.
As soon as he jumped into the magma, Ye Lin felt a bone-piercing pain spread throughout his body.
And his skin turned extremely red.
With his current Physical Body strength, he could completely drink magma like water.
However, within his body, the colorful lotus seeds radiated brightly, and a terrifying force scorched his internal organs.
And his surface skin, under the terrifying energy of the colorful lotus seeds, became extremely fragile.
It magnified the magma's temperature hundreds of times infinitely.
Feeling the changes in himself, Ye Lin didn't dare to be negligent and immediately activated the Star Art. Instantly, the terrifying energy within his body began to spread throughout his body under the guidance of the Star Art.
The entire process was extremely grueling. Even though Ye Lin had experienced various hardships along the way, he still lost some control of his mind.
Just like that, time passed bit by bit, and the aura on Ye Lin's body also grew stronger bit by bit.
If one looked down from above, they would only see the magma within the entire volcano converging madly towards Ye Lin.
Ye Lin's entire body was already enveloped by the magma.
The magma was like a fiery red giant egg, encasing Ye Lin within it.
Mysterious light flowed on the surface of the giant egg.
Just like that, in the blink of an eye, three days passed.
And the magma that had originally been flowing had now dried up.
And the temperature of the surrounding heaven and earth also slowly dropped as the magma decreased.
Crack, crack.
Just then, two crisp sounds were heard, and cracks appeared on the surface of the magma.
Crack, crack.
Subsequently, the sounds were incessant, and the cracks became more and more numerous.
Boom!
Suddenly, a violent explosion sound came, and the entire giant egg directly exploded into fragments.
A terrifyingly powerful shockwave emanated from the giant egg. The shockwave hit the surrounding mountain walls, directly shattering them.
Without the obstruction of the mountain walls, the remaining magma flowed down the cliff.
At the center of the giant egg's explosion, Ye Lin stood quietly in mid-air with his eyes closed.
At this moment, Ye Lin's entire body was completely uncovered, his skin as smooth as jade, and his muscles clearly defined.
His entire body looked like a perfect work of art.
As if carved by the Heavenly Dao itself.
The next moment, Ye Lin slowly opened his eyes.
And on his body, with the opening of his eyes, a terrifying power was reviving.
Like an ancient beast that had been sealed for an incredibly long time.
"Core Formation Stage Middle Stage, beyond my expectations."
Ye Lin looked at his body, muttering to himself, his excitement uncontrollable.
He had originally thought that his Physical Body strength would stop at the Golden Core Stage Early Stage.
Unexpectedly, reality gave him a huge surprise.
Now his Physical Body strength was at the Golden Core Stage Middle Stage Realm.
And his Cultivation Realm was also at the Golden Core Stage Middle Stage.
With his current Physical Body strength, he could withstand the attacks of a Golden Core Stage Middle Stage Cultivator without any harm.
"Too strong, truly too strong. Now, even if I only use my Physical Body strength, I can definitely hammer a normal Golden Core Stage Middle Stage Cultivator to death."
Ye Lin took out his clothes and slowly put them on, his eyes filled with uncontrollable excitement.
If he went all out, he could now go head-to-head with a Golden Core Peak Cultivator.
This was the benefit of simultaneously improving both Physical Body and Cultivation.