by Feng Yise
Leng Qiuling's brows furrowed and she said, "Ye Yuan is my Thousand Soar Imperial Capital's guest. If he isn't in this team, then I'll leave too."
Xu Xing's face changed, immediately overflowing with jealousy.
He did not expect that Leng Qiuling actually had just little regard for his face, and was actually put in a dilemma for a moment.
"Humph! I'll give Junior Apprentice Sister Leng face. Today's matter, this Xu remembered it!" Xu Xing said with a cold snort.
Bang!
Suddenly, a violent fire wave attacked. Everyone turned pale with fright.
"Xu Xing, this wave of fire is too strong. You guys take care of yourselves! Remember, don't split up!" Ji Kang's voice came over at this time.
"Got it, Elder Ji!" Xu Xing said in a clear voice.
Finished talking, he turned to everyone again and said, "Everybody, we'll join hands for this wave of fire, all heed my command! Junior Apprentice Sister Leng, you hide behind me."
Xu Xing had a righteous appearance that was unflinching in the face of death as if everything was within control.
Leng Qiuling originally did not want to answer, but seeing Ye Yuan wink at her, only then, did she retreat.
"Ahh, ahhh, ahhh …" Another series of screams came over. Some weaker martial artists were still burned to death or seriously injured.
"Ye Yuan, right now is the juncture of life and death, could it be that you plan on hiding at the back like a girl?" When Xu Xing saw that Ye Yuan also shrinked back at the back, he could not resist saying in a cold voice.
But Ye Yuan smiled and said, "You all are powerful, I'm just a rookie. It's safer to hide at the back."
The words incurred numerous scornful looks.
These young heroes all felt that this Ye Yuan was simply too shameless.
However, they already had no time to be scornful of Ye Yuan.
"Everyone listens to the command. Use your strongest attacks and meet the fire wave! Release!" Xu Xing gave a fierce cry, his long sword suddenly attacking.
A sword emerging, it was akin to a rainbow cutting across the sky, welcoming that wave of fire.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Multicolored divine essence undulations revolved around inside the mountain range, meeting the blazing fire in unison.
Puu, puu, puu …
Even though these were all distinguished folks among the junior generation, the Immortal Wind Grand Array was seriously too strong. The enormous shock wave knocked their bodies flying backward, fresh blood spewing wildly.
Xu Xing's entire person appeared somewhat wretched, the clothing on his body was also significantly scorched.
However, the flames only paused slightly for a moment and staged a comeback.
Xu Xing's face changed and he roared to the back, "Everyone quickly run! These flames are unstoppable!"
As he said, how could he still care about Leng Qiuling, turning tail and running?
Bang!
The flames immediately burned a large area, screams echoed out together.
Quite a number of young heroes did not have time to escape and were directly devoured by the large fire.
Xu Xing and the group of geniuses covered their heads and scurried away. No idea how long they fled either, finally escaping the engulfment of the flames.
But the moment he turned his head back, Xu Xing discovered that Leng Qiuling's traces were long gone, and his expression could not help changing.
"Zhuo Han, you saw Junior Apprentice Sister Leng?" Xu Xing looked at the extremely wretched Zhuo Han and asked in a solemn voice.
Zhuo Han still had not caught his breath until now. Seeing Xu Xing inquire, he could not help shaking his head and said, "D-Didn't see! Everyone was all fleeing on their own, how could I care about her?"
Xu Xing's brows furrowed. Straining his eyes and looking into the distance, he discovered that the road when they came was long already engulfed by the large fire, becoming a sea of fire.
Chapter 1862 - Door of Four Symbols
A young hero said, "Senior Apprentice Brother Xu, just now, in the mayhem, I seem to have seen Junior Apprentice Sister Leng and that Ye Yuan get engulfed by the flames!"
Just now, a large wave of fire pounced over, engulfing many people all at once.
Leng Qiuling dying inside was nothing strange.
"Damn it!"
Seeing that vast expanse of fire sea behind him, Xu Xing was extremely remorseful and angry. He finally managed to take fancy on a woman and she was actually burned to death just like this.
But Zhuo Han had an excited look because he heard that Ye Yuan was dead too.
"Senior Apprentice Brother Xu doesn't need to be like this. There are plenty of other fishes in the sea. Although that Leng Qiuling was quite good-looking, there are still some who can match up to Senior Apprentice Brother Xu with some difficulty." Zhuo Han urged him.
Sure enough, the moment Xu Xing heard, his expression became much better and he switched to a regretful expression as he said with a nod, "Be that as it may, with Junior Apprentice Sister Leng dying in the sea of fire, I'm still very upset!"
Zhuo Han smiled and said, "Senior Apprentice Brother Xu is indeed somebody who values sentiments, Zhuo Han admires!"
"Eh, you guys, look! There seem to be people walking inside that sea of fire!"
Suddenly, a young man shouted.
Everyone got a big shock and used doubting gazes to look over.
It was fine if they did not look, but when they saw it, each and every one of them was shocked until their jaws hit the ground.
Amidst the sea of fire, there were indeed two figures vaguely visible, coming over to their side.
"This … How is this possible? Such a terrifying sea of fire, there are actually people who can move inside it."
"Yeah, I saw it clearly just now, a Fourth Firmament Celestial Deity powerhouse was instantly burned to ashes, how can there possibly be people moving around inside it?"
"Hang on, this seems to be a male and female. They look rather familiar!"
No need him to say, everyone already saw clearly. These two figures were precisely Ye Yuan and Leng Qiuling!
Ye Yuan held Leng Qiuling with one hand, disappearing and reappearing inside the sea of fire as if they would be engulfed at any time.
But those violent flames were seemingly avoiding the two of them. They were very safe from beginning to end.
Zhuo Han's face almost became green, looking at this scene full of disbelief.
Swoosh!
Ye Yuan leaped, bringing along Leng Qiuling and directly jumping out of the sea of fire.
Naught a scratch!
Everyone did not quite dare to believe their eyes. Inside such a berserk sea of fire, they could actually remain completely unscathed!
Ye Yuan looked at Xu Xing and said with a look of amus.e.m.e.nt, "This Senior Apprentice Brother Xu, didn't you say that you wanted to protect Junior Apprentice Sister Leng earlier? Why did you run even faster than a rabbit?"
Xu Xing's expression choked up. He pledged in all solemnity just now with the appearance of a peerless hero, saying to protect Leng Qiuling.
But when he fled, he completely did not even look at Leng Qiuling and ran faster than everyone else.
"Junior Apprentice Sister Leng, I …"
Xu Xing was just about to explain, but heard Leng Qiuling say indifferently, "Senior Apprentice Brother Xu's body is priceless, how can you risk your life? Moreover, Senior Apprentice Brother Xu and I are neither kith nor kin, there's also no need to stay behind to save me."
Toward Xu Xing, Leng Qiuling looked down on him from the bottom of her heart.
Everyone said that a friend in need is a friend indeed, it was not false at all.
Along the way, Xu Xing was always doing his best to please and woo. But when it really reached the critical moment, he was not reliable at all.
Such a person was not worthy of undertaking any responsibility at all.
Xu Xing they all retr
eated too suddenly, laying Leng Qiuling b.a.r.e inside the sea of fire all of a sudden.
Leng Qiuling was caught off-guard and almost lost her life in the sea of fire.
At the eleventh hour, it was still Ye Yuan who stepped forward bravely and brought her out of the sea of fire.
But towards Ye Yuan, Leng Qiuling was also extremely shocked in her heart.
The surroundings were clearly all wildly dancing fire snakes, but they seemed to turn a blind eye to the two of them. She completely did not understand what happened.
All in all, places where the fire snakes arrived at, wails of doom filled the lands. Yet, the two of them could stand aloof without paying attention to others. It was truly incomparably magical.
Hearing Leng Qiuling said so, Xu Xing's heart seemed to have been pricked.
In so many years, Leng Qiuling was the first woman who moved him. He did not expect that in a blink of an eye, the two people's relationship actually became like this.
He used venomous eyes to look at Ye Yuan. He attributed this incident to Ye Yuan.
...
Inside a valley ahead, a group of True God powerhouses had long already arrived.
Ye Yuan swept a glance over and discovered that these True God powerhouses were all carrying wounds from head to toe. Their numbers also reduced a little.
Clearly, this Immortal Wind Heavenly Fire Grand Array's power was extremely strong. Even True God powerhouses found it hard to avoid the outcome of death too.
Currently, in the valley, apart from the Thousand Soar Alliance's powerhouses, the other itinerant cultivators were all taking a rest on their own too.
In truth, the itinerant powerhouses that came this time were several times of the Thousand Soar Alliance in terms of numbers. Among them also had quite a few True God level powerhouses.
But in this place, no one dared to employ the strength of True God Realm at all. Otherwise, being annihilated was just a matter of an instant.
Someone complained in the crowd, "The Heavenly Sun Mountain Range is so big. We haven't found the entrance to the abode yet and so many people already died! This place wouldn't be a hoax, right?"
"Isn't that so? This Four Symbols Grand Array is too terrifying. It's simply purgatory on earth! It wouldn't be that we couldn't even find the entrance and we'd all be dead, right?
Regardless of whether it was the Thousand Soar Alliance or those itinerant martial artists, the expression on everyone's face was very ugly.
Clearly, this was also what they were worried about.
The Four Symbols Grand Array that Heavenly Empyrean Immortal Grove laid down was too terrifying, eradicating them was like playing.
But so many people died and they had not even seen the entrance to the abode. So how could they not be depressed?
Rumble!
Right at this time, in the four directions of the valley, four stone doors rose up from the ground, making the earth quake.
"The key to open up the abode lies inside these four stone doors! Inside each stone door contains a drop of Empyrean-level Sour Symbols true blood. When you collect the four symbols true blood, you'll be able to open this Empyrean's abode, and obtain this Empyrean's legacy!"
A voice was akin to rolling thunder, making everyone's faces wildly ecstatic.
Empyrean-level Four Symbols true blood, that was a massive lucky chance!
If one could obtain a drop of Empyrean-level Four Symbols true blood, even if they did not enter the abode, it was also sufficient to benefit for life.
The crowd started seething with excitement once more.
Especially Ji Kang, his two eyes were practically glowing.
His realm had always been stuck at peak True God Realm and kept being unable to break through.
He knew that he had already exhausted his potential and was completely unable to break through to the Empyrean Realm anymore.
But, if let him obtain a drop of Empyrean-level Four Symbols true blood, then he might very likely break through to the Empyrean Realm!
Swoosh!
Virtually without the slightest hesitation, Ji Kang immediately rushed towards the stone door on the east side.
That stone door was the Door of Azure Dragon.
At this time, how was the Thousand Soar Alliance still useful? These True God powerhouses all moved swiftly, moving towards the four stone doors
Whoever was a step slow, the lucky chance might be snatched away by others.
"Young Master Ye, which stone door are you planning to go?" Leng Qiuling asked rather curiously.
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Vermilion Bird true blood should be the bloodline most suited for you! Why don't we enter the Door of Vermilion Bird?"
Leng Qiuling looked at Ye Yuan in surprise. Hearing the meaning in his words, if they obtained the Four Symbols true blood, he was actually going to give to her?
"This … Young Master Ye, are you not planning on obtaining for the Four Symbols true blood?"Leng Qiuling asked.
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Just Four Symbols true blood, also not something remarkable. Come on."
Chapter 1863 - Vice Fire
In front of their eyes was a boundless desert. Under the blazing sun, the entire world was akin to a heating stove.
Entering the Door of Vermilion Bird, it was quite a scene.
"This damn place, can't see the end at a glance. Where can we even find the Vermilion Bird true blood?"
"Most likely, it's deep in the desert. Don't delay anymore. Keep delaying and others will beat us to it!"
Upon hearing this, the crowd poured towards the depths of the desert-like tidewater.
"Ye Yuan, let's set off too," Leng Qiuling said.
But Ye Yuan smiled and said, "More haste, less speed. It's already so dangerous outside, so why would this desert not be dangerous at all?"
Leng Qiuling's face changed. In this boundless desert, she could not feel the slightest danger.
It seemed that apart from being a little hot, there was nothing peculiar.
"This … Then what should we do?"
Ye Yuan said, "You cultivate an ice-attribute cultivation method. So revolve your cultivation method and you'll naturally be safe."
Leng Qiuling was not quite certain what it meant, but she still followed Ye Yuan's instructions and did it.
On Leng Qiuling's body, cold air gradually grew. Her entire person seemed to be a lot colder too.
After doing this, the two walked toward the depths of the desert unhurriedly.
"Heh, these two people are really doing unnecessary things, this place has no danger at all and they actually started revolving divine essence. When they really encounter danger, see what they use to face the enemy."
Seeing the divine essence on Leng Qiuling's body, a series of mocking sounds immediately came over.
In everyone's view, this kind of action was undoubtedly very foolish.
Constantly revolving one's cultivation method would continue depleting the divine essence within the body. Once encountering a battle, one would not be able to deal with the enemy at their peak state.
"ARGHH!!"
Right at this time, a scream suddenly came from the crowd ahead. Then, his entire person caught on fire.
Everyone's face changed, immediately retreating far away from that person.
Very soon, that person on fire burned into nothingness, like he evaporated into thin air.
Everyone's faces changed one after another, not understanding what happened.
He was perfectly fine, why did he suddenly catch on fire?
Someone said in a panic, "This … What happened?"
Just as everyone was anxious and doubtful, several more people right at the front suddenly caught on fire, then burned into nothingness.
At this time, everyone finally knew that this was not some incidental event.
Inside this desert, concealed dangers that they did not know.
"E-Everybody be careful! This fire is too formidable!"
"Ho
w the hell did that person burst into flames?"
"I … I'm not playing anymore! I want to leave this place!"
...
Several cl.u.s.ters of flames made everyone immediately become alert.
Some people were even clamoring about wanting to leave.
But they barely walked two steps when a cl.u.s.ter of flames shot straight out, burning them into nothingness.
The group of powerhouses was dumbfounded with shock, completely unaware of what was going on.
Leng Qiuling looked at Ye Yuan rather amazedly. She felt that Ye Yuan making her revolve her cultivation method was likely in order to ward off this flame.
But what in the world was this?
Those powerhouses all did not dare to advance deep in anymore.
But there was no use at all, there were still many people who were directly burned away by the flames.
This way, Ye Yuan two people who were originally advancing slowly walked to the front ranks of the crowd instead.
The two of their abnormal states immediately attracted quite a number of people's attention.
"Why are the two of them fine?"
"Eh, the two of them have been constantly revolving their cultivation methods since entering this space! Previously, we were still mocking them all along, could it be that there's something fishy going on?"
"I understand! This … This is vice fire1!"
The one who spoke was a True God powerhouse.
Mentioning the name vice fire, that True God powerhouse's own expression also changed drastically, and was in a state of disbelief for a while.
Not just him, the other people's faces similarly changed dramatically.
"Vice fire is born in heart, without the slightest omen! Its power is immense! Legends have it that vice fire can burn everything, turning into nothingness."
When Ye Yuan heard everyone's surprised and bewildered voices, the corners of his mouth could not help smiling slightly.
These people finally reacted to it.
The Vermilion Bird was a divine beast of fire. Its attainment in the laws of flame was exceedingly deep.
This vast expanse of desert was actually a sea of vice fire.
Walking in this desert, one must maintain tranquility of the mind, rippleless like an old well.