"Time is almost up." Li Ling unconsciously stroked his long beard and glanced at the surroundings, lightly speaking.
Ye Kai had been waiting for a while and was getting a bit impatient. Hearing this, he perked up, nodded, and smiled slightly at the old man. "Don't worry, this time I have Tong Dashan and the others with me. As long as we stay focused, there won't be any problems. Plus, there's the Talisman Treasure you gave me; if anyone gets on my nerves, I'll just give them a taste of it, hahaha..."
"You lazy brat!"
Hearing Ye Kai's shameless words, Li Ling's hand trembled as he stroked his beard, nearly pulling out a few strands. He turned his head and scolded with a laugh, "Old Man hasn't seen someone like you in ages..."
At that moment, a fierce wind suddenly swept through the vast gorge, howling like a dragon. After a moment, the wind dissipated, replaced by an endless thick fog that quickly enveloped the entire gorge.
"Hey!"
Ye Kai raised his eyebrows in surprise. "This fog is quite strange! My Divine Sense can't penetrate it at all!"
Li Ling seemed to have anticipated this and did not stop everyone from using their Divine Sense to probe. After a while, he slowly spoke up. "This is no ordinary mist. Even you lot in this group, let alone Old Man here, would find it quite difficult to penetrate with Divine Sense."
Several hours passed as everyone began to inquire about their leader's situation when suddenly the atmosphere changed again. A visible ripple of chaos spread through the air.
At the same time, the restrictions set up by the group of experts around the gorge began to tremble violently. Above in the sky, countless Earth Spirit Energies gathered together; thunder roared, rocks clashed, and the mountains shook as if they were about to collapse.
With a sound like tearing fabric coming from deep within the gorge, a dark and deep entrance appeared.
"Go inside! Remember, if something goes wrong, retreat; if you can't escape, fight; if you can't win, fight for your lives! Absolutely do not hold back!"
Li Ling suddenly turned around, his aura spilling forth as he fixed his gaze on the group of cultivators below Golden Core Stage behind him. In a cold voice, he said, "The passage will only be open for six hours—hurry! Remember, in three months at most you will be teleported out. Go now!"
With the entire gorge protected by restrictions and many powerful experts watching over them, no one dared to challenge his authority.
Ye Kai had received special instructions from Li Ling, a Divine Transformation Stage Cultivator, along with a Jade Eye Tablet that detailed the situations he might encounter and various Material Treasures.
According to the information, each group of entrants would appear in different locations, with a high possibility of ambushes. As long as one was cautious of the fierce beasts within, the difference between those who entered early and late was minimal.
After bowing respectfully to Li Ling once more, Ye Kai led his Elite Guardian Cavalry into the seemingly swirling black passageway, transforming into a streak of light.
Following him, groups of cultivators flew into the passage one after another.
...
Ye Kai's luck wasn't too bad; he wasn't directly teleported next to disciples from other sects or thrown into a fierce beast's lair only to be torn apart without any chance to react.
However, although the worst-case scenario did not occur, his situation was far from good.
As soon as he regained his senses and looked up, Ye Kai's expression changed drastically.
He found himself in a terrifying Volcanic Region.
After a long struggle, he had expended nearly all his energy to stealthily navigate through the Lava Mountain Area, which was filled with surging waves of scorching heat.
He had indeed managed to sneak through.
Feeling cold all over, he watched as strange fierce beasts bathed in the bubbling lava. He dared not reveal any trace of his presence; otherwise, he would surely meet a gruesome end.
He didn't know how much time had passed when he finally arrived at a volcanic basin and stepped into the core of this perilous area.
He looked again at the Spirit Resonance Jade Talisman, which had no sheen at all. It was clear that the Elite Guardian Cavalry from Qin Wangfu were at least a hundred miles away from him at that moment.
After some thought, he decided to proceed towards the destination indicated on the Jade Eye Tablet provided by Li Ling, the Divine Transformation Stage Cultivator.
The atmosphere grew increasingly heavy, and Ye Kai became more cautious. The creatures here were undoubtedly terrifying; even the slightest intrusion of foreign energy could plunge one into a state of destructive frenzy.
Just then, he heard a piercing sound coming from afar. Ye Kai suddenly looked up, "How could anyone come here?"
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Hiding carefully behind a gray stone, he peered out and saw that an entire area about ten miles away was shrouded in a strange aura, resembling a massive black vortex rising ominously.
Ye Kai held his breath, feeling increasingly anxious as a gigantic head emerged from a massive Lava Vent, staring intently at that eerie place.
He cautiously backed away; no matter what was happening there, if a fight broke out and he was this close, it would be impossible not to be discovered.
Resolute in his decision, he quickly concealed himself and began to retreat swiftly.
"WIKI, how is it? Can the Multifunctional Detector be used?" Ye Kai whispered as he hid deep within a crevice, watching two Flame Unicorn Rhinos battling in the distance.
"Lord God, all one hundred Multifunctional Detectors are currently destroyed!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Kai's expression darkened immediately. "All destroyed?! This illusion is too terrifying. There are many Flying Beasts in the air and ferocious beasts around."
Time passed.
Outside a basin filled with rolling lava, Ye Kai moved quickly with a vigilant expression. As long as he could pass through this area, the dangers ahead would still be present, but at least there would be a considerable stretch of land free from ferocious beasts.
At the end of the road lay a desolate mountain. He immediately took out a bottle of strange dark green powder and lightly sprinkled it over himself before resolutely moving forward.
The surroundings were barren rocks, and the reddish-brown lava stones emitted an intense heat. However, at this moment, the air was thick with the scent of blood. Peering ahead, he saw that the valley was covered with the massive corpses of bizarre ancient beasts.
In the barren gorge ahead, the rocks were exposed in a bright red hue, and the stench of blood and decay wafted far away. It was hard to imagine how many Evil Beasts had died here to create such colored stone and soil.
“Roar!!!”
“Bang!”
Suddenly, a gigantic corpse was hurled from afar, crashing down onto the pile of bodies with a loud thud.
Ye Kai observed closely; the corpses resembled Cyclopes from Western fantasy, each towering at least ten meters tall. Their dark skin was marked with mysterious purple patterns, and their grayish-blue hair framed muscular bodies that looked exceptionally formidable.
“How am I supposed to get past this?” Ye Kai pondered as he gazed at the mysterious cave in the distance.
According to records, there was a treasure inside that was very important to him. However, looking at all these corpses and sensing the ominous aura enveloping this area made him uncertain about his next move.
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