Tumor Sword Immortal

Chapter 314 Arrival
Yuezhou, Changlan Kingdom, is located east of Thirty-Six Water Bays, where human footprints gradually become rare.

First, vegetation becomes sparse, the soil dries out, and eventually cracks appear.

As I continued forward, scorching winds began to relentlessly sweep across the land, and the cracked earth beneath my feet seemed to be spewing out waves of heat.

Having traversed this land that felt like it had been baked by fire, the road ahead will slowly begin to show a different path.

Some dark yellow grass blades appeared here and there, interspersed with one or two bright red flowers.

As the soil receded, deep red, translucent stones were exposed along the road, with wisps of pure fire energy moving within them as if they were alive.

Looking up, behind that enormous curtain of light, the earth stretched out its arms, scalding lava splashed out from time to time, and serpentine creatures leaped up, emitting eerie shrieks in mid-air.

The nine cultivators from Changlan Kingdom stopped here.

The leader, a hunched old man with thinning hair, leaned on a polished bamboo cane and looked around on the scorching hot ground.

The others didn't dare to make a sound either. After waiting quietly for a moment, the old man raised his cane and pointed, walking in a certain direction.

After passing two mounds, in a sunken flat area, the group saw dozens of cultivators dressed in various styles resting in a makeshift camp, clearly separated from each other.

Almost at the same time the old man appeared with his men, a hearty laugh rang out in the camp.

A middle-aged cultivator wrapped in a thick cotton coat came over and called out, "Senior Hai, it's been more than ten years! I just felt that my divine sense was somewhat familiar, so I guessed it must be you!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the people following the old man all stiffened.

Upon detecting the divine sense probe, it was discovered that this middle-aged man wrapped in cotton clothes was also a Heavenly Consciousness Realm cultivator with divine sense!
I originally thought that it was already unusual for Qianbo Island to invite the senior from the sea to lead the team in this Liancheng Illusion, but I didn't expect to see another Heavenly Consciousness Realm expert outside of this illusion.

Despite the smiling faces opposite him, Old Hai couldn't offer a kind word. He slammed his cane on the ground and sneered, "Are you afraid others won't know how sharp your divine sense is?"

From a distance, they could quickly discern who was approaching. Although Geng Tianshi, who was wrapped in a cotton coat, was younger, his keen senses were clearly superior to those of Elder Hai.

Geng Hun smiled and didn't refute.

Sixteen years ago, Qianbo Island had a conflict with the Geng family of Fan Kingdom. Although Geng Hun is now the Supreme Elder of Chaohai Academy and has to consider the conflict between sects, hatred is hatred and resentment is resentment. He can still make you feel disgusted.

Elder Hai was too lazy to argue with him. With a wave of his hand, he led the younger generation of Changlan Kingdom straight down the slope and began to instruct them to set up camp.

The old man, ignoring the heat, sat on a rock, his eyes darting left and right.

Because Changlan Kingdom was closer, they set off later. At a glance, there were already seventy or eighty people in this camp, and most of Dongzhou had arrived.

Besides Hai Hong himself, and Geng Hun from Chaohai Academy whom they had just met, there were three other Heavenly Consciousness Realm cultivators resting in the camp.

That makes five.

Hai Hong thought to himself that the leader of Yunhu Mountain was indeed charismatic, especially since they had Xun Fu, a divination expert, on their mountain. Subconsciously, everyone would believe more of his warnings.

But as his gaze shifted to the enormous light screen not far away, Hai Hong's doubts deepened.

After all, if something really happens to the Liancheng Fire Vein, the first to suffer will definitely be the Changlan Kingdom.

This is the ancestor of all the earth's veins in the Nine Provinces...

Thinking of this, he turned his head again and looked at the young people who were going to the Fire Vein.

Do you remember what I told you the other day?

The talents selected by Changlan Kingdom this time were all geniuses at the Kaifu Realm. They were originally searching for materials to build a camp when they suddenly heard Hai Hong's question and they were all stunned.

They all laughed and said, "We'll listen to Elder Hai." Including Qianbo Island, many sects in Changlan Kingdom, together with the imperial court, made some preparations specifically for Luo Chen's warning.

The cultivators from Changlan Kingdom will not need to seek or compete for opportunities when entering the Liancheng Fire Vein. All possible benefits will be provided by the various sects and the imperial court. Their main purpose is to explore the true nature of the Fire Vein and the stability of the illusionary barrier.

Hai Hong sighed. Sometimes he had to say that Dongzhou benefited while Changlan paid the price. Why didn't this fire vein grow in Maizhou?

He had just let out a sigh.

Suddenly, a shadow swept over him.

Many cultivators in the camp looked up and exclaimed in surprise: "A flying artifact!"

Hai Hong glanced sideways and saw a huge metal disc flying towards the camp.

Out of basic vigilance, Hai Lao used his divine sense to search for the past.

Unexpectedly, just as they got close, they were blocked by another upright and powerful divine sense.

This consciousness is profound, like the consciousness of an angel, yet its aura is clean and clear, suggesting that it is not very old.

Hai Hong felt that the cultivation method the other party practiced seemed familiar, probably from a certain sect in Dongzhou that he had seen before.

Before he could come up with an answer, Geng Hun on the other side had already come out of the camp to greet him again, smiling and calling out to the sky: "Master Pei, you've come a long way and must be tired!"

A huge disc slowly descended, and a woman wearing a Taoist robe stepped out first.

Perhaps Yu Xuchengfeng was a little tired, as a few strands of her long hair covered her forehead. She raised her hand to brush them away, revealing a beautiful face, and smiled at Geng Hun who was coming to greet her: "Senior Geng, how have you been?"

Strictly speaking, Pei Lan and Luo Chen are of the same generation, and Pei Lan is actually of a higher generation than Geng Hun. However, when traveling, it is not a bad thing for the elders of other families to give her more face.

We are Yunhu Mountain, not Zhangsheng Palace. When facing the Heavenly Consciousness Realm, we should be more natural in our methods.

What? You mean the Transformation Realm?
Then my Maizhou Dao Sect has its own majesty.

Following closely behind Pei Lan were Xing Ye, and many other cultivators from Xiao Chen Kingdom who were participating in the Liancheng Illusionary Realm.

Returning to the Liancheng Fire Vein, the scorching heat that burned her skin was familiar to Pei Xia, yet it also evoked a sense of nostalgia.

Last time, although he successfully obtained the fire seed, the cultivation of the Fire Virtue Body still made him suffer for several months, and he was once on the verge of death in the East Sea.

This place is indeed a bit eerie. If it weren't for a series of coincidences that propelled him here, Pei Xia would never have thought of coming back a second time in his life.

Apart from Pei Xia, everyone else had their own surprise on their faces.

The land of fire veins, aside from anything else, has an abundance of spiritual energy far surpassing other so-called blessed lands.

Especially Cheng Huoxiao from the Luoyan Sect, with pure fire spirits moving around him like a fish in water.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Pei Lan instructed Pei Xia and the others to set up the camp first, while she went inside to greet the other Heavenly Consciousness Realm experts.

If Luo Chen hadn't reminded them, these old guys wouldn't normally care about any illusionary trials.

Including Pei Lan, there are now six Heavenly Knowledge Realm experts present, which is quite significant in the entire Eastern Continent.

Pei Lan was the youngest, but Yunhu Mountain was renowned. When the six met, she took the initiative to start the conversation.

"Before leaving, my senior brother instructed me to conduct a thorough inspection before entering, to keep a close watch during the process, and to check for any omissions at the end," Pei Lan raised her hand and clasped her fist towards the seniors. "It's rare to be so meticulous, so there's no need for the juniors to go. Let's all work hard and check the illusion barrier in the next couple of days, shall we?"

(End of this chapter)