268: Chapter 268 The Place of Passing Away

"Let's go. First, we'll look for Master Jiuyan's land of passing away, then go to Yanhuo City to exchange for the rewards, and finally leave Tang Country!" Chen Changqing said to Li Qingling.

The two of them gathered up all the Flame Beasts they had slain earlier and then left.

Master Jiuyan passed away deep within the Fire Domain, and it was unknown whether anyone had found it over all these years.

...

"What on earth is going on with those two?" the burly man said in a deep voice.

"Unclear. However, those two are definitely not as simple as they appear on the surface. With people like this, you either avoid making them enemies or befriend them." The middle-aged man Xiao Che looked somewhat absent-minded.

He had crossed blows with that man and completely failed to see through the other party's concealed aura. In this situation, either the Cultivation Technique used to conceal the aura was too formidable, or the other party was simply that powerful.

Regardless of which situation it was, it was an existence he was unwilling to provoke. Who knew what stood behind the other party?

Especially since he was a Genius hailing from the Qinglian Sword Sect, and his Master was also a Golden Core Master, he came into contact with far more than others did.

For instance, the three countries of Tang, Chu, and Zhao could travel to the Five Dynasties through the Fire Domain.

The Five Dynasties could likewise come to their side.

This was also why he chose to back down, because he was truly afraid of encountering that kind of monster, or some old freak standing behind them.

The other three said no more. They were neither Loose Cultivators nor from powerful Sects such as the Qinglian Sword Sect, but rather from some Purple Mansion Sect or some Purple Mansion Family.

If they were in Yan Country, a Purple Mansion power would be enough to deter all sides, but in Tang Country, the right to speak of a Purple Mansion power was far from being that great.

Moreover, the Purple Mansion powers in Tang Country had undergone countless successions.

In Tang Country, the higher Golden Core powers fought amongst themselves, and the lower Purple Mansion powers likewise had their conflicts.

Furthermore, such conflicts were never stopped by anyone. Therefore, even if they were wiped out, no one would help.

Their group thus wordlessly left the Fire Domain and returned to Yanhuo City.

...

The earth of the Fire Domain was constantly scorched by high temperatures, and flames erupted everywhere across the rolling mountain ranges.

There were almost no living creatures here; whatever existed were fire-attribute Yao Beasts such as Flame Beasts.

The Fire Domain did not only have the single species of Flame Beasts; there were many other Yao Beasts as well. It was just that during this period of time, the Flame Beasts rioted everywhere, causing other Yao Beasts to either be driven away or swallowed by them.

Therefore, during this period, Chen Changqing and his companion hardly found any other Yao Beasts.

As the largest race in the Fire Domain, Tier 3 Flame Beasts were not the strongest existence among the Flame Beasts. Above them were several Tier 4 Flame Beasts, but these Tier 4 Flame Beasts resided deep within the Fire Domain year-round and almost never came out.

Therefore, as long as Chen Changqing and the other did not step into their territory, their problems would not be big.

However, within the Fire Domain, the danger did not solely come from those Tier 4 Flame Beasts.

There were also other Tier 4 Yao Beasts, as well as the dangers of the Fire Domain itself.

There were some extremely dangerous areas within the Fire Domain. Even if a Golden Core Master were stained by a shred of the flames there, they would have a headache for a long time. If Purple Palace Cultivators like them encountered it, they would probably be burned directly into ashes.

Half a month had passed since they last defeated those four Purple Palace Cultivators, and during this period, they encountered life-and-death crises several times.

One of the times was being targeted by a Tier 4 Fierce Fire Demon, almost being casually resolved by the other party. The rest of the times were because of the Fire Domain itself; once they encountered a flame frenzy, with a large amount of flames flowing like molten lava. Fortunately, they fled quickly, thus escaping death.

Although they encountered quite a few dangers along the way, they were already very close to Master Jiuyan's land of passing away, about several hundred miles away.

Master Jiuyan's land of passing away was located among a mountain range, surrounded entirely by giant red trees. These giant trees were Blazing Sun Trees, and Flowing Flame Trees were unique products of the Fire Domain. Originally, these giant trees were all ordinary mortal things, but under the nourishment of the Fire Domain's Spiritual Qi for countless years, they slowly transformed into Blazing Sun Trees.

Most of these Blazing Sun Trees were at the Tier 1 level, with only a few at the Tier 2 level. Whenever they encountered them, they would casually collect them.

Rumor had it that there were also Tier 3 levels, but most of these Tier 3 levels grew in extremely dangerous places, so they did not have the idea to take risks.

Although these Blazing Sun Trees could serve as Materials for refining fire-attribute Magical Artifacts, what they feared most right now was that lingering nights would lead to many dreams.

In the few years since coming to Tang Country, every time they went out they encountered waylays and ambushes. They did not know if it was a problem with their luck, or if Tang Country was simply like this.

In Yan Country, relying on their Purple Mansion identity, apart from a few people, they almost did not need to worry about anyone being detrimental to them.

Even if someone were detrimental to them, with their combat prowess, they could quickly resolve the enemy.

"It's right ahead." Chen Changqing picked up the map, checked the surroundings while proceeding along the guidance.

Li Qingling was behind. She nodded silently. Along this road, she didn't speak much, mainly because the surrounding temperature was far higher than the outer perimeter. Even though she was a Purple Palace Cultivator with magical power protecting her body, she could still feel the scorching heat around her.

If it were a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, they would probably have been steamed ripe by this high temperature.

"Are you alright?" Chen Changqing also noticed Li Qingling's complexion. He immediately took out a Water Origin Pill and fed it to her.

The Water Origin Pill contained a large amount of water Spiritual Qi, and taking one could ensure that for the next few hours, the two of them would be spared from being baked by flames in the extreme harsh environment of the Fire Domain.

However, he did not have many Water Origin Pills left on hand. As a Tier 3 Medicinal Pill, the Water Origin Pill could fetch three to four thousand Spirit Stones on the market. In Yanhuo City, the selling price of this kind of Medicinal Pill was even more expensive, once exceeding five thousand Spirit Stones.

The two of them had only bought twenty in total.

Over the past few days, they had already consumed fourteen, plus the one just now, leaving them with five on hand.

After searching Master Jiuyan's land of passing away, regardless of whether there were any gains, they had to leave immediately; otherwise, their Water Origin Pills could not support them in safely leaving this place.

Chen Changqing's strength was much stronger, so it wouldn't be a big problem, but Li Qingling had after all just stepped into the Purple Mansion; facing this kind of extreme environment, she indeed had no method to resist it.

After Li Qingling finished taking a Water Origin Pill, her complexion looked a bit better. The two of them stopped lingering and immediately seized the time to hurry toward Master Jiuyan's land of passing away.

An hour later, they finally arrived at their destination.

"Hmm?"

Chen Changqing brought Li Qingling down from mid-air, looked around, and then looked at the map, discovering that the two of them indeed had not found the wrong place.

But here?

This was a valley, with only rock walls on four sides in front of them, and some flames in the corner, with nothing else besides that.

Li Qingling was somewhat puzzled and said, "There is nothing here at all, and we didn't take the wrong path. Could it be...?"

Chen Changqing nodded and flicked his hand casually. Under his immense strength, three deep pits instantly blasted out from the rock walls on all four sides...

And one cave entrance.

"Sure enough, this place was concealed," Chen Changqing said.

"I'll go in and take a look first. Qingling, you wait outside. If I haven't come out after the time it takes to burn an incense stick, you run straight away."

"But...?" Li Qingling wanted to say something, but Chen Changqing reached out to press against her lips and stroked her head.