“We will leave in three days.”
For the past three days, David was busy practicing dual cultivation with Huo Ling’er every day until Huo Ling’er was too weak to get up anymore.
David knew that this trip to the Twelve Heavens would take many years before he could meet Huo Ling’er again and play with her.
Let’s enjoy as much fun as we can at once.
Three days later, in front of the gate of Dihuo Pavilion.
Huo Fentian led the elders to see them off. Huo Ling’er, with tears in her eyes, slipped a dark red gold jade pendant into David’s hand: “This is the Earth Fire Pavilion’s protective talisman. If you crush it at a critical moment, it can release the Earth True Fire shield. You must return safely.”
David accepted the jade pendant and nodded solemnly: “Sure.”
Earth Fire Ancestor had changed into a simple gray robe and was standing to one side with his hands behind his back, his aura completely hidden, just like an ordinary old man.
The Red Cloud Demon Lord was as arrogant as ever.
Under David’s feet, followed the little fire unicorn, Wangcai.
Master Xuanwei stood on the other side with Lin Xiao and Su Qianyue.
The old Daoist priest had changed into a clean Daoist robe, and the broken whip had been repaired. His expression returned to its usual calm, but deep within his eyes, there was still sadness and unwavering determination.
“The teleportation system is ready.”
Huo Fentian said in a deep voice, “This formation leads to a hidden valley on the outskirts of the Twelfth Heaven Ancient Battlefield Ruins.
David nodded: “Understand.”
He glanced once again at the mountains surrounding the Earth Fire Pavilion, at Huo Fentian and Huo Ling’er, as well as the elders and disciples who had come to see him off.
Then, he turned around and stepped into the teleportation array.
The three—Earth Fire Ancestor, Red Cloud Demon Lord, Little Fire Qilin, and True Man Xuanwei—followed closely.
The teleportation array shone brightly, and space distorted violently.
A moment later, the seven figures disappeared into the towering pillar of light.
Looking at the empty teleportation array, Huo Ling’er finally couldn’t hold back her tears.
Huo Fentian gently patted his daughter’s shoulder, his gaze fixed towards Twelfth Heaven, his expression extremely serious.
“Young master must come back alive.”
“The future of Eleventh Heaven may rest on your shoulders.”
Ruins of an ancient battlefield, in a valley on the edge of the valley.
The space distorted for a moment, and the seven figures staggered to the ground.
This was a desolate valley, the sky was an oppressive dark red, and the air was filled with the faint smell of blood and decay.
The surrounding mountain walls were an unnatural charred black, as if they had been burned by terrifying high temperatures.
Countless skeletons littered the ground, some human-shaped, some animal-shaped, and some bone fragments from creatures whose origins were completely unrecognizable.
In the distance, the ruins of dilapidated ancient buildings could be vaguely seen, and gray-white vengeful spirits floated in the air, appearing and disappearing.
“This is the ancient battlefield?” David frowned.
The murderous aura, hatred, and death energy that could still be felt in the air, even after thousands of years, was still so strong that it felt terrifying.
Master Xuanwei swung his whip, and a bright beam of light enveloped everyone, isolating them from the decaying atmosphere of the outside world.
“It’s true. This place is the remains of a great battle in ancient times. It is said that there were beings at the peak of the Upper Immortal Realm or even higher who died here. The spatial structure is very fragile and contains various strange rule fragments, so few cultivators dare to explore it deeper.”
He pointed to the east: “Three thousand miles to the east lies Tian Shu City, the most prosperous city in the eastern part of Twelfth Heaven. But now it is probably in ruins.”
David looked in that direction and saw a faint gray-white pillar of light shooting into the sky on the eastern horizon. Even though it was thousands of miles away, he could still feel the cold and deathly reincarnation aura contained within.
That was the mark of the Evil Path Temple.
“Let’s get out of here first.”
Earth Fire Ancestor suddenly spoke, his turbid eyes sweeping across the surrounding void, “Something has been disturbed.”
Before those words could finish being spoken, the grey-white vengeful spirits hovering in the distance suddenly turned their heads in unison, their dark eye sockets staring at the seven people in the valley.
A moment later, a shrill scream echoed throughout heaven and earth!
Countless vengeful spirits, like sharks that smelled blood, rushed in from all directions!
FAQ Novel
Q: Why is a character prevented from joining an expedition?
A: Due to concerns about their cultivation level and the inherent dangers of the journey.
Q: Who offers to act as a guide for a perilous journey?
A: An elder with knowledge of the terrain and hidden paths volunteers to assist the group.
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