Rebirth of the Prime Dragon Master
Chapter 992 Treasure Hunting

After walking a few meters inside the mahogany brown cave, Rocky saw the narrow stone roadspiraling downward in twists and turns. From all the way up here, he couldn't see how deep downthe road went or where it ended.

Amidst the clouds of steam that rose up from the depths, Rocky walked down along the narrowstone road with Robin. The deeper he ventured into the cave, the hotter it became. Soon, he wasdrenched with sweat, despite being protected by his spiritual power and having Robin around tocool him down.

It was so hot that he could barely breathe. He frustratedly wiped the sweat off his head. It wasobvious that he had underestimated the high temperature in this Fire Wave Mountain. However,since he was already here, he didn't want to go back empty-handed.

Mustering all of his strength, he continued down the road. He felt so hot and uncomfortable that hecouldn't even keep proper track of time. He could have been walking for five minutes or for fivehours, he did not know. When he finally reached the end of the stone road, he found himselfstanding on a stretch of flat stone. There were many small holes on the ground. From time to time,magma spurted out of these holes and splashed on the ground, causing steam to rise up.

Across this dangerous stretch of stone lay his destination: a magma lake in the center of the FireWave Mountain.

"Let's go." Rocky nodded at Robin. Both of them instantly turned into shadows and dashed towardthe other side as soon as they could. However, as if the mountain had sensed their presence,magma began to spurt continuously out of the holes, splashing in all directions.

Robin immediately let out a howl of warning and, at the same time, sent a gigantic claw made of iceto protect Rocky from being burnt by the magma. It then spewed out a stream of cold air tocounteract the splashing magma. They sped up their pace and successfully passed through thedangerous stretch of stone, finally arriving at the magma lake.

"I'm afraid it won't be easy to stay here for three days." Rocky felt heat rolling off him the momenthe got close to the magma. Even the air here was distorted by the heat waves.

However, he had no other choice. In order to refine the spiritual crystal, he would have to endurethis torturous environment.

Without any delay, he took out the spiritual crystal, threw it into the air, and sent it flying above thelake with his spiritual power. Then, he gradually withdrew his spiritual power, letting the crystaldescend bit by bit until it reached the surface of the lake.

If he withdrew his spiritual power all at once, the spiritual crystal would fall directly into the lake andbe melted by the high temperature. Therefore, he had to maintain his spiritual power such that thespiritual crystal would sit on the surface of the magma lake.

In order to keep the flow of his spiritual power continuous and stable, he took out the Sea BlueMagic Jade to help him. Once everything was in place, he closed his eyes to get some rest and tofocus on keeping the spiritual crystal suspended.

Somehow, despite the excruciating environment, Rocky endured for three days and three nights.Finally, it was time for the spiritual crystal to transform. It rose and shone brightly above the lake,but after a few moments, the light dimmed and disappeared. Then, the crystal grew a hard blackshell on the outside before floating over to Rocky.

Holding the crystal in his hand, Rocky examined it carefully. This was the semi-finished product afterthree days of refining. Whether it could become a completed product depended on the last step.However, the notebook hadn't given a clear description of the last step, which led Rocky to believethat the author must have encountered an obstacle in the last step and failed to get a completedproduct.

According to the records in the notebook, waiting for the right time was important to complete therefinement.

Right now, the crystal looked just like any other ordinary ore. What would be inside the black shell?A bright and shining diamond, or a mass of black dregs? He couldn't tell until it was opened, but heneeded to give it a thorough consideration first.

The author had also recorded a couple of other methods to refine crystals in the notebook, butobviously, none of these methods had succeeded, so Rocky didn't take the trouble to try any ofthem himself.

Besides, he had agreed to go to the Hell of Dragon Fang with Woods, so he needed to go and joinWoods as soon as possible. He quickly put the spiritual crystal away and left this living hell.Meanwhile, in the field outside Woods’ mansion, three dozen cultivators had gathered, includingLucilla, Queenie, Lucas, another spirit manipulator of the Divine Stage, and other six spiritmanipulators of the Supernal Stage. The rest of them were all masters of the Heavenly Stage.

This was the treasure hunting team that Woods was going to bring to the Hell of Dragon Fang withhim. It was the strongest squad that he could put together in such a short time.

This expedition was crucial for him as it would decide whether he would become the emperor'ssuccessor. Needless to say, he had personally selected and organized the team.

The masters at the Heavenly Stage were in high spirits at the thought of the journey they wereabout to embark on. It was a rare opportunity for them to make contributions and to draw theprince's attention. If they were lucky and able to help Woods replace the treasure first, they would berewarded handsomely if and when Woods became the successor. Moreover, they could secure agood future for themselves. Right now, a high position and great wealth were within their reach; allthey had to do was succeed. Thus, they were driven to try their best and do anything they could tohelp Woods.

In contrast, the masters of the Supernal Stage were much calmer. Firstly, they already had fame andprestige in the Timber Deity Empire, and secondly, they were at their forties or fifties, so they had nobig dreams or goals. However, their presence here still indicated that there was something theywanted to get out of this. After all, things would be much easier for them and their clans if they wonthe favor of the future emperor. It was a worthwhile trip. Of course, unlike the young men, theirdignity didn't allow them to show their excitement on their faces.

While the middle-aged masters somewhat pretended to be calm, Lucas and the other master of theDivine Stage were genuinely calm as they had already found their inner peace at this age.

"Your Royal Highness, do you have any idea where Mr. Rookie is?" Lucas asked after greetingWoods

"I have no idea, but he told me that he would be away for three days.” Woods shook his head with afrown.

"Three days? I hope he's doing okay," Lucilla said, worried that something would happen to Rockywhile he was away.

"Come on. He's more cunning than a fox. Even if something happens to him, he will get away beforeanyone else!" Queenie said indifferently. However, she couldn't help but glance at the gate fromtime to time.

"Your Royal Highness, I suppose we'd better set out as soon as possible. As far as I know, the otherprinces set out a couple of hours ago. Maybe that Mr. Rookie will catch up later,” an old man in ayellow robe said. He was the other master at the Divine Stage.

"Elder Brook, I think Mr. Rookie will be here soon. Let's wait a little longer," Lucas cut in beforeWoods said anything.

This master of the Divine Stage was an elder from another big clan which supported Woods.Although the strength of their clan was modest, this old man was by no means ordinary. Otherwise,he would not have become a master of the Divine Stage, and Woods would not have asked him tocome. Because of his power, he was arrogant in every aspect and seldom took anyone seriously.

In fact, there was another elder in the Cao Clan whose strength was not inferior to that of Lucas andthis elder. But it had been a long time since he had made a public appearance, so Woods had endedup choosing this elder instead.

Among all the treasure hunting teams led by the princes, Geoffrey's team was the most powerfulone, while Woods' team was the second strongest. With the help of these two unrivaled masters atthe Divine Stage and eight masters at the Supernal Stage, Woods hoped that he could get what hewanted.