Mu Jinyu's worries did not materialize.
As the overwhelming sea of fire swept towards him, not only did he not feel any high temperature or discomfort, but he also felt as if he was soaking in a hot spring, or like returning to the womb, absorbing nutrients with warmth enveloping his entire body, making him feel extremely comfortable.
"This is..."
Mu Jinyu couldn't help but open his eyes, seeing that he was indeed being burned by the sea of fire, but his body wasn't hurt at all, which made him a bit puzzled.
At this moment, he still hadn't realized that he had actually arrived at the second stage of the sea of fire. He only remembered that in the first stage of the sea of fire, the flames would burn his body, and since he hadn't reacted in time at first, his hair was burnt and curled up quite a bit.
"Why is this happening? Could it be that this sea of fire doesn't actually harm people, and I ran dozens of miles in vain at the beginning? But I clearly felt that the sea of fire would hurt people, didn't I?"
Mu Jinyu was puzzled and speculated, "Or maybe, I have actually arrived at the second stage of the sea of fire?"
While passing through the two stages of the Sword Mountain, Mu Jinyu had already understood that the Sword Mountain and the sea of fire challenges might both have more than one stage.
Since the Sword Mountain could have two stages, why wouldn't the sea of fire have two stages?
What puzzled Mu Jinyu was why, upon entering the second stage of the sea of fire, he had almost no awareness of passing the first stage successfully.
Based on this point, he was still not sure if he had indeed reached the second stage of the sea of fire.
Or, could it be that this stage of the sea of fire challenge actually has two variations?
At first, it burns people, and then it stops burning people?
Mu Jinyu couldn't figure it out, so he planned to ask the Sect Leader after he got out.
Then, he felt that his whole body's flesh and blood were becoming increasingly strong and powerful under the scorching of the sea of fire, just like when he was in the Heavenly Sword Pool absorbing the Sword Origin to refine his body.
"This sea of fire is indeed very beneficial!"
Mu Jinyu stopped thinking too much and quickly activated the cultivation method of the "Dragon-Elephant Prison Suppression Technique," frantically devouring the surrounding fire element to refine his body!
"Boom!!"
Mu Jinyu felt that he had made another breakthrough, at least his pure physical strength had increased by several horsepower.
As for whether he had advanced from the strength of one elephant to two elephants, he wasn't sure and would have to wait for verification to know!
Mu Jinyu thought, regardless of whether he had the strength of two elephants now, if possible, dammit, he would refine himself to the strength of three elephants in one go!
He continued to greedily devour the fire element to refine his body!
He didn't know how much time had passed.
Suddenly!
"Jinyu, Jinyu..."
Lost in his cultivation, Mu Jinyu suddenly heard a familiar female voice.
The voice was very familiar, but vaguely, he couldn't recall who it was.
So, he couldn't help but open his eyes, wanting to see who was calling him.
Mu Jinyu struggled to open his eyes; he didn't know if it was because he hadn't opened his eyes for a long time or what, but as soon as he opened them, his vision went dark, and it was a bit difficult to see.
The figure standing in front of him also appeared vague, but vaguely, the figure seemed very familiar, very much like...
Very much like Gu Xiyan?
Thinking this, he gradually felt his vision starting to clear, then he saw that Gu Xiyan was indeed standing right in front of him, her delicate face filled with surprise and excitement.
Because of her overwhelming emotion, even the corners of her eyes were moistened with tiny tears, making her look pitifully touching.
"It really is her," Mu Jinyu's heart trembled.
"Xiyan, you... how are you here?"
Seeing Gu Xiyan appear, Mu Jinyu was taken aback.
His first reaction was, how long had he been cultivating in the Kunlun Ruins?
Three years had passed, and Gu Xiyan came looking for him because he hadn't gone out to find them?
Just as he was thinking this, Gu Xiyan heard his astonished words and said with a face full of grievance and sorrow, "It's been three years, you haven't come to find us for three years. I... I came to find you, I miss you so much..."
Saying that, Gu Xiyan threw herself onto Mu Jinyu, wrapping her arms around his neck, her red lips proactively seeking his.
Mu Jinyu was still thinking how three years had passed suddenly, but his mind felt a bit muddled and he couldn't clear his thoughts.
Facing Gu Xiyan's fiery passion, his train of thought was completely disrupted.
After a long while, he separated from Gu Xiyan, then breathlessly asked, "Xiyan, did you come alone? Where are Sister Mei, Linglong, Qingya, Qiaoxia?"
As soon as he finished speaking...
He heard several delightful giggles.
Mu Jinyu turned his head and saw Mei Yinxue, Xu Qingya, Yu Linglong, Lin Qiaoxia, and those who had originally come with him to the Kunlun Ruins, Wen Rou, and Jian Ruyan, all standing beside him.
"You all came?"
Seeing the ladies he hadn't seen in a long time, Mu Jinyu felt both ashamed and guilty. His lips moved a few times, but he didn't know what to say.
"Jinyu, I missed you so much!"
"Young Master Mu, I finally see you again..."
"Jinyu, Jinyu..."
At this moment, the ladies' eyes glistened as they spoke, walking toward him emotionally.
Mu Jinyu couldn't help but swallow hard, feeling a fire burning in his heart, causing his body temperature to rise constantly.
Just as he was about to let out a beast-like roar and pounce on them, he suddenly felt something was off!
Jian Ruyan, why didn't she avoid staying with the others and was also coming toward him?
With a "boom," it was as if a lightning bolt struck through Mu Jinyu's mind, instantly dispersing his evil thoughts and waking him from the fiery passion!
"Huff... Huff..."
Mu Jinyu suddenly opened his eyes, with flashes of lightning passing through his gaze.
He gasped for air, cold sweat covering his face, and his eyes carrying a trace of lingering fear.
Looking at the familiar sea of fire surroundings, Mu Jinyu felt a wave of fear in his heart, realizing that he had almost fallen for the third stage of the sea of fire just now.
Fortunately, Gu Xiyan and the others were always shy and never agreed to play with him together; moreover, Jian Ruyan was not his woman. It was this realization that made him notice something wrong!
"This stage is really terrifying, manifesting whatever I desire. Luckily, luckily..."
Mu Jinyu panted heavily, recalling the perilous moment just now, and then saw the sea of fire world before him, with the flames gradually extinguishing.
Afterward, with a loud bang, this illusionary realm started to shatter like a mirror and exploded with a bang!
"Phew..."
Standing inside the Blood Sword Sect, Mu Jinyu suddenly awoke and let out a long breath.
He turned around to look behind him but didn't see the blood-red door arch and couldn't see the figures of Yun Ge and the others around him.
"Huh? Did I pass the Sword Mountain Fiery Sea? Or is a new challenge starting?"
Mu Jinyu furrowed his brows, his heart becoming cautious, and stayed on guard against possible danger.
"Shoo, shoo, shoo!!"
At this moment, a few figures suddenly appeared in the sky, descending toward him.
Mu Jinyu, with a guarded look, was ready to make a move when they called out, "Senior Brother, don't attack, you have passed the Sword Mountain Fiery Sea. We are here to take you inside."