176: Chapter 176: Accepting All Comers

Night falls.

The new outpost is brightly lit.

Deputy Commander Tie Xiong roasted a Yao Beast leg, the fragrance wafting everywhere.

Captain Zhao Wuji took out a jar of spirit wine from his storage ring, and everyone sat around together, drinking and eating meat, lively and bustling.

Xiao Ran sat on a high spot, watching these people.

Suddenly, a familiar voice came through the Soul connection.

"Xiao Ran, where are you?"

Xiao Ran's eyes lit up.

"Changsheng? Did you have a Breakthrough?"

Li Changsheng's voice carried a smile: "Early Stage of Spirit Severing, just stabilized my Realm."

Xiao Ran laughed loudly: "Good! That's great!"

Li Changsheng asked again: "How are things in the Far North Land?"

Xiao Ran briefly recounted his experiences over the past few days.

Wan Hua Pavilion, the three top courtesans, Luoxia Sect, the new outpost...

Li Changsheng listened and was silent for a moment.

"Are you there to reclaim land or to go on vacation?"

Xiao Ran laughed: "Both. By the way, when are you coming?"

The two had agreed long ago.

The Far North Land was where the two would display their talents.

Both fell silent at the same time.

A moment later, Xiao Ran suddenly said.

"Changsheng, do you still remember what we said when we first had our Transmigration?"

Li Changsheng asked: "What did we say?"

Xiao Ran looked at the night sky in the distance and said softly.

"This cultivation world is divided into black and white; you are the biggest in white, I am the biggest in black. We brothers decide what happens in these northern lands."

A flash of excitement crossed Li Changsheng's eyes.

"Of course I remember."

Xiao Ran stood up, standing with his hands behind his back.

"The Far North Land is the first step."

...

Supreme Dao Palace, in Li Changsheng's cultivation room.

Li Changsheng sat cross-legged, clear Qi flowing around his body.

After his Breakthrough to the Early Stage of Spirit Severing, his aura was more solid than before, his Innate Dao Embryo resonating with heaven and earth, faintly showing signs of returning to simplicity.

A moment later, he opened his eyes.

The conversation with Xiao Ran just now had him feeling great.

So he immediately began to organize the items in his storage ring.

This was his habit.

A few handy Magical Artifacts, some Medicinal Pills, and the map of the Far North Land exchanged from the Sect.

"That's about it."

Li Changsheng muttered to himself.

Suddenly, a soft knock came from outside the door.

"Junior Brother Li, it's me."

It was Su Qinghan's voice.

Li Changsheng was stunned.

Su Qinghan? Why did she come?

He stood up to open the door.

Outside the door.

Su Qinghan wore a white dress, her long hair like a waterfall, the cold moonlight spilling onto her, making her appear even more otherworldly.

Only, between her brows, there was a trace of imperceptible fatigue.

"Senior Sister Su?"

Li Changsheng stepped aside.

"Please come in."

Su Qinghan walked in and looked around.

"Junior Brother Li is leaving?"

Li Changsheng nodded: "Leaving tomorrow, going to the Far North Land."

Su Qinghan was silent for a moment, then suddenly said: "I'm going too."

Li Changsheng was stunned.

"Senior Sister Su, you want to go to the Far North Land?"

Su Qinghan nodded.

"I've stayed in the Sect for too long, I want to go out and walk around."

Li Changsheng looked at her.

Su Qinghan's state had been wrong lately; she had been Cultivating desperately, as if she were avoiding something.

He tentatively asked: "Did Senior Sister encounter a Heart Demon?"

Su Qinghan's body stiffened slightly.

She didn't answer, just walked to the window and looked at the moon outside.

"Junior Brother Li, what kind of place do you think the Far North Land is?"

Li Changsheng thought for a moment.

"Dangerous, chaotic, but also full of opportunities."

Su Qinghan nodded.

"That's good, I need such a place."

She turned around, looking at Li Changsheng, a trace of determination flashing in her eyes.

"Call me when you leave tomorrow."

Afterward, Su Qinghan disappeared from the spot instantly.

She didn't give Li Changsheng a chance to refuse.

Li Changsheng stood there, the corners of his mouth twitching.

He shook his head, took out the communication jade talisman, and sent a message to Xiao Ran.

"Xiao Ran, Su Qinghan is coming to the Far North Land."

A moment later, Xiao Ran's message came through.

"What?"

Li Changsheng: "She said she's leaving with me tomorrow."

"I don't know why, but I feel like she has encountered a Heart Demon."

Xiao Ran was silent on the other end.

For a long time.

He replied with one word.

"Good."

Li Changsheng laughed.

"You bastard, you're enjoying life again!"

...

Far North Land, Eternal Night Residence.

Xiao Ran stood in front of the newly completed main hall, looking at the communication jade talisman in his hand, speechless for a long time.

Su Qinghan is coming to the Far North Land?

Isn't that a coincidence?

He had been worrying a few days ago about where to find a girl as exciting as Su Qinghan.

Today, the main person is coming herself!

By then, wouldn't it be...

Xiao Ran thought while putting away the jade talisman, turning to look at the Poison Barrier Forest in the distance.

That gray, hazy mist surged endlessly under the moonlight, like a giant gray vortex.

"Business first."

...

The next morning.

Xiao Ran handed over the outpost affairs to Song He and Patrol Captain Bai Qiushui.

"Deacon Song, keep a close eye on the outpost affairs."

"Junior Brother Bai, you are responsible for the operation of the outpost; Deputy Commander Tie Xiong, Captain Leng Yue, Captain Zhao Wuji, you assist."

Everyone nodded.

"Elder, are you going out?"

Xiao Ran nodded.

"That's right, I'm going to the Poison Barrier Forest."

After saying that, he turned into a black light and disappeared from the spot.

The Poison Barrier Forest was very close to Sunset Mountain.

So Xiao Ran arrived there in the blink of an eye.

In the distance, the gray-black mist in the Poison Barrier Forest surged endlessly, and the air was filled with a pungent smell.

There were faint hissing sounds in the mist, like countless venomous snakes flicking their tongues.

Xiao Ran stood on the edge and took a deep breath.

The mist entered his throat, carrying a burning sensation.

But the Myriad Dao Guixu Body automatically operated, swallowing and converting the toxins into pure spiritual power.

"Comfortable."

He narrowed his eyes.

Immediately, he stepped forward and entered the Poison Barrier Forest.

The mist instantly swallowed him.

...

In the Poison Barrier Forest, the gray-black mist was so thick one could barely see their own fingers.

Xiao Ran did not put up a protective spiritual light; instead, he took a deep breath and inhaled the surrounding poisonous mist into his body.

The Myriad Dao Guixu Body operated frantically, swallowing and converting the toxins.

"Awesome!"

He stretched his muscles and bones, feeling even more energetic than when he was outside.

The ten thousand poison bead in his palm heated up slightly, greedily absorbing the surrounding poisonous mist.

He continued to walk inside.

After walking for about the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, a rustling sound suddenly came from the front.

Xiao Ran stopped.

In the mist, a pair of ghostly green eyes lit up.

Following that, a second pair, a third pair...

More than a dozen pitch-black venomous snakes darted out of the mist, each as thick as an arm, covered with dark red patterns.

They flicked their tongues, and the venom dripped onto the ground, corroding small pits.

These venomous snakes were Yao Race creatures produced by the influence of the Poison Barrier Forest.

Although their Cultivation was about at the Golden Core Early Stage, under the blessing of the poison barrier, they could exert Cultivation at the Golden Core Middle Stage and above.

Ordinary Golden Core Middle Stage cultivators might not even be their match.

However, they were facing Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran raised his hand, and a Guixu Demonic Light struck out.

The gray-black vortex swallowed the venomous snakes in the front, instantly churning them into powder.

The remaining venomous snakes were enraged and rushed up frantically.

Xiao Ran did not dodge or avoid, letting them bite him.

The fangs pierced his skin, and the venom was injected into his body.

The Myriad Dao Guixu Body operated frantically, swallowing and converting the venom.

"The taste is not bad."

Xiao Ran laughed.

He raised his hand and waved, strangling all the remaining venomous snakes.

Then he continued to go deeper.

The further he went, the thicker the poisonous mist became.

Poison scorpions at the Nascent Soul middle stage, poison centipedes at the Late Nascent Soul Stage, poison toads at the Nascent Soul Great Perfection... they surged up one wave after another.

Xiao Ran accepted all comers, swallowing them all.