Immortality from Taming Elephant-Chapter 418 - 202: Fire—Red Lotus Karmic Fire, The Pilgrimage Road (Part 3)

Chapter 418: Chapter 202: Fire—Red Lotus Karmic Fire, The Pilgrimage Road (Part 3)

"Qi Force is being suppressed? What other dangers are in there?" Xu Guang asked with a frown.

Zhang Fan nodded, "Our ancestor fell very suddenly back then. I heard from the elders that our ancestor was researching some Ancient Demons’ remains, hoping to break through to become a Martial Saint. The Holy Land changed, and some elders say that those Ancient Demons were resurrected."

Just hearing these things, Xu Guang could feel the danger in the Holy Land.

Suppressing Qi Force, suspected presence of Ancient Demons lurking, yet this place is called the Holy Land by people from Zhang Family Village?

Zhang Fan’s expression was somewhat conflicted, "Brother Xu, your physique is strong, and General Wei’s pure physical strength is almost invincible. In the Holy Land where Qi Force is suppressed, you and General Wei’s strength is immense, you..."

Xu Guang looked deeply at Zhang Fan.

Zhang Fan told Xu Guang that countless people from Zhang Family Village had ventured to the Holy Land over millennia.

He thought of a pit he had seen earlier on Lanshan, buried with countless white bones that faintly showed signs of resurrection.

Whether this was related to Zhang Family Village’s ancestors was unknown.

A day later.

On the horizon stood a solitary mountain, nearly a thousand meters high, devoid of soil or the dead trees commonly found in the Ghostly Land.

There was even a cycle of day and night here; it was morning, and light from some unknown source illuminated the mountain, although it was so faint one had to come within five miles to see it.

Xu Guang approached to inspect it.

The entire mountain was made of blood-colored crystal stone, incredibly hard, as if meticulously polished, massive and emitting a faint glow, towering thousands of meters, nearly impossible for an ordinary person to climb.

He tried scratching the rock face with a finger and found it was as hard as refined iron; this blood-colored rock was quite peculiar.

"Is this your Holy Land?" Xu Guang asked, looking at Zhang Fan.

Zhang Fan nodded, "There are many secrets here."

Not reckless, Xu Guang planned to observe for a while.

Half a day later.

Indeed, they found traces of Barbarians, moving in and out of Blood Mountain with heavy guard; those Barbarians that weren’t slain largely guarded this place.

Xu Guang stood watching, discussing with Ah Wei.

Matters on Lanshan were crucial to his Martial Artist Profession’s extraordinary potential; perhaps here was the only safe path to the Upper Blue Mountain.

Yet, danger lurked with Qi Force suppression, suspected revival of Ancient Demons’ remains, and hundreds of Barbarians present; although most were only Innate and Fifth Grade, the three Third Grade Barbarians posed the greatest threat.

He observed from a distance for several days, discovering the Barbarians congregated at a fissure in Blood Mountain; Zhang Fan said this was the Holy Land path to Lanshan.

He used the Barbarians to ascertain the danger on the Holy Land path.

Attracted some Fierce Ghosts as well, with Third Grade Barbarians suppressing them on the Holy Land path.

Xu Guang pondered internally.

If Zhang Fan hadn’t lied, with Qi Force suppressed, if Third Grade Barbarians could emerge alive, did it mean the suspected Demons weren’t revived or had gone elsewhere?

He concentrated and calmed himself.

Attempted to sneak into the valley.

An eerie oppression emerged, with Qi Force wildly contracting within, like encountering a natural enemy.

Yet he discovered another aspect; Ancestor Qi was not suppressed!

It even seemed faintly active.

Thus, the power he could wield in the valley was stronger than anticipated.

He didn’t venture too deep, just assessing the valley’s risks.

Attempted numerous times consecutively.

Besides perceiving the valley’s eerie suppression, he also observed the Feng Shui, as such an eerie place surely had unusual Feng Shui.

Made some discoveries, requiring further depth.

Finally, after three days.

He decided to enter with Ah Wei.

Solely relying on physique, Third Grade Barbarians couldn’t match such a mythical beast as Ah Wei.

With Third Grade Barbarians able to leave alive, there was no reason he couldn’t.

Zhang Fan was overjoyed; having witnessed General Wei’s terrifying physique, he believed if Xu Guang entered, under equal loss of Qi Force, Barbarians were no match for Ah Wei.

He gritted his teeth, taking out a purple Jade Ring, already broken, with only half remaining, from his bosom.

"This is a Jade left by our ancestor; if Brother Xu can ascend Lanshan, this Jade Ring might aid you."

Zhang Family Village was besieged by Barbarians, and as the strongest of the younger generation, the village elders gave Zhang Fan this Jade Ring, intending for him to make a gamble at Lanshan when push came to shove.

But now, to solidify Xu Guang’s resolve to enter, he presented this valuable item.

Xu Guang looked at him in surprise, "Aren’t you afraid I’ll obtain your ancestor’s legacy, giving me the Jade Ring?"

Zhang Fan gave a bitter smile, "It’s said our ancestor left a legacy on Lanshan, but our Zhang Family Village has guarded it for millennia without obtaining it. If you truly can get it, consider it your destiny, and our gratitude from Zhang Family Village."

Xu Guang regarded Zhang Fan with a newfound respect.

Zhang Fan looked at Xu Guang frankly, indicating he was not lying.

Xu Guang said nothing more; with Zhang Fan accompanying him, he was confident that whether in the valley or outside, he could easily suppress the other, not worrying about any underhanded tricks.

Thus far, what Zhang Fan said was all true.

They began preparing supplies needed for entry, food, water, healing items, various materials.

Half a day later, they exchanged a glance and promptly rushed into the valley.

"Who goes there!"

A Barbarian was startled, took out a horn from his waist, and was about to summon troops of Barbarians.

But suddenly, a ground spike emerged and pierced him entirely, hanging in mid-air, swaying gently.

A rain of blood fell.

Like a tiger among a flock of sheep.

Without the appearance of Third Grade Barbarians, the Fifth Grade and Innate ones were identical before Xu Guang.

Fourth Grade was the highest combat power deployable without alerting an Ancient God’s attention from the Void Realm.

Their goal was not to slaughter all the Barbarian Dogs but to infiltrate the valley.

Otherwise, being blocked by Third Grade Barbarians outside the valley, Xu Guang and General Wei would stand no chance.

Only within the valley would Xu Guang and Ah Wei have an opportunity to slay the Third Grade Barbarians.

The ground was littered with nearly a hundred Barbarian corpses as the two and the beast charged into the valley, turning into a streak of light, quickly fleeing.

Barbarians outside halted only to keep sounding the horn to summon Third Grade Barbarians.

The valley’s terrain was complex; after traversing a few kilometers, they encountered seven or eight crossroads.

Fortunately, Zhang Fan was familiar, leading them through a series of twists and turns.

It was as if they had entered the underworld.

In the deep, dark underground world, passages were about seven or eight meters high, not overly cramped, with smooth walls inside that seemed to emit light, at least not pitch black.

No encounters with Third Grade Barbarians along the way.

The Barbarians who invaded Zhang Family Village should also be familiar with the terrain here, and inevitably, they would meet.

After traveling several dozen miles.

At a fork in the path, Xu Guang suddenly stopped.

"What’s wrong?"

Zhang Fan asked.

Xu Guang didn’t answer; they had encountered many forks along the way, and because of the strange Feng Shui here, Xu Guang had been observing changes.

Until this moment, he vaguely formed some hypotheses.

He reached out, summoning a ball of red flame, illuminating the walls and reflecting a blinding blood light.

"Has anyone from your Zhang Family Village ever mentioned that these passages resemble blood vessel flows within some kind of organism?"

Rumble!

Like thunder exploded in Zhang Fan’s mind, his expression was horrified.

"Brother Xu... What do you mean?"

Xu Guang shook his head, uncertain about his conjecture.

Yet the intricate network of blood-red passages interweave, intersecting like blood flow within a body.

He recalled Zhang Fan mentioning the Array Breaking Martial Saint, in his last moments, studied the remains of Ancient Demons.

More alarming conjectures arose.

Could this be inside that Demon?

After wandering for an unknown length of time, they gradually realized they were lost.

Zhang Fan, initially calm, began to show signs of panic.

"The Holy Land path seems to be changing!"

Xu Guang remained calm, yet a realization arose within.

No wonder this place claimed so many Zhang Family Village warriors.

But alongside another question, if those people perished within these passages, having traveled so long, it’s odd they hadn’t encountered a single corpse.