302: To Fengqi Mountain, the Land of Blazing Flames

In the mountains.

A cave dwelling.

Xie Weilou sat cross-legged on the ground, carefully observing the ten thousand souls banner.

Inside the ten thousand souls banner, the space was boundless and pitch-black, like a vast, dark cosmic void, filled with a dense, cold deathly aura.

One hundred and sixty thousand malevolent souls roamed and roared within, creating an extremely eerie scene, as if forming a Nine Nether Purgatory.

There were three Dragon Transformation Realm souls: Dragon Old Freak, Nether Master, and Brutal Ox.

There were seven Profound Manifestation Realm souls.

The rest were ordinary remnant souls.

Dragon Old Freak and the other ten soul entities were more powerful; they each occupied a distinct area, and the other remnant souls dared not approach them.

“Soul entities not only need to be numerous, but also powerful,” Xie Weilou mused.

Of the one hundred and sixty thousand malevolent souls, only the three Dragon Transformation Realm and seven Profound Manifestation Realm souls were truly noteworthy.

He could destroy one hundred thousand demon beasts with a single palm, and other powerful Dragon Transformation Realm or Divine Court Realm cultivators could naturally do the same. These ordinary remnant souls, to those true powerhouses, didn't even qualify as cannon fodder; they would only be unilaterally slaughtered.

If he intended to use these ordinary remnant souls to fight, he would be completely misguided. The best approach was to let the more powerful soul entities devour these ordinary remnant souls.

“The most pressing matter is to first strengthen Dragon Old Freak’s soul entity.”

Xie Weilou examined Dragon Old Freak’s soul entity.

Dragon Old Freak was a Divine Court Realm cultivator in his lifetime, and Divine Court Realm cultivators refine their souls, making their soul entities more formidable with immense growth potential, which is incomparable to the Dragon Transformation Realm.

Currently, Dragon Old Freak’s soul entity was merely a faint remnant, less than one ten-thousandth of his peak strength.

If he could help him reach his peak state, Xie Weilou would have some assurance when facing Divine Court Realm cultivators.

Without hesitation, Xie Weilou immediately formed hand seals. Inside the ten thousand souls banner, the roaming remnant souls instantly froze.

“Go, devour them!”

With a wave of Xie Weilou’s hand, Dragon Old Freak’s soul entity, as if discovering delicious food, immediately pounced on the remnant souls, frantically devouring them…

In a flash.

Seven days passed.

Dragon Old Freak had devoured fifty thousand remnant souls, and his soul entity became more solidified, emanating a terrifying pressure.

The surrounding soul entities dared not approach him, only able to hide far away.

“Not bad!”

Xie Weilou stared at Dragon Old Freak’s soul entity, a smile appearing on his face.

Even after devouring fifty thousand remnant souls, Dragon Old Freak still hadn't recovered to his peak state. To fully recover, he would need to devour an unknown number of remnant souls.

However, the aura emanating from him at this moment was extremely formidable. Previously, Dragon Old Freak could contend with a Dragon Transformation Realm Peak cultivator, but definitely couldn't kill one.

Yet, the current Dragon Old Freak’s aura was even fiercer. Xie Weilou felt that if he were to face an ordinary Dragon Transformation Realm Peak cultivator, he might be able to kill him.

If he were to devour all the remaining remnant souls, this old monster might even be able to unleash Divine Court Realm combat power.

A single Divine Court Realm cultivator is worth infinitely more than countless ordinary remnant souls.

Unfortunately, there were other matters to attend to at the moment, so he couldn't let him continue devouring. Seven days had passed, and it was time to investigate Phoenix Perch Mountain.

“…”

Xie Weilou put away the ten thousand souls banner and walked out of the cave.

Outside the cave.

Lin Qinghuang, dressed in a gray robe and with a changed face, stood with her hands behind her back, silently gazing at the sky.

Noticing Xie Weilou emerge, she withdrew her gaze and looked at him: “Fifteen thousand Demon Soldiers in Northern Nether City were all slaughtered by you. Impressive!”

Xie Weilou chuckled, “If you were to unleash that treasure pagoda, I estimate all the demon beasts in Northern Nether City would instantly have their souls annihilated, leaving no remnant souls behind.”

“Hehe!”

Lin Qinghuang rolled her eyes.

Xie Weilou lightly smiled, “Next, let’s go to Phoenix Perch Mountain! With those powerhouses scouting ahead, we should have a much easier time.”

Lin Qinghuang smiled faintly, “Being a step late naturally has its advantages, but aren’t you afraid that all the good things will be taken by them beforehand?”

“You said before that that place is extremely extraordinary. How could truly good things be so easily taken?”

Xie Weilou shook his head.

Lin Qinghuang said, “You’re right! The map of Phoenix Perch Mountain actually came from the Xia Emperor’s imperial family and is an outer map. Ye Guhong also went to Phoenix Perch Mountain before and obtained that Phoenix Blood, but he only explored the outer perimeter and didn't delve into the true interior.”

“Later, Yan Wugou obtained the map, and the maps of the demon race and Nine Heavens Tower both came from him. They are also outer maps. No one knows what the true interior of Phoenix Perch Mountain is like.”

That area was extremely extraordinary. Even if a Divine Court Realm cultivator went there, it wouldn't be guaranteed that he could take all the good things.

If they went to fish in troubled waters and pick up some bargains, they might get good things.

“Then let’s go directly to Phoenix Perch Mountain.”

Xie Weilou murmured softly.

Their figures moved, flying towards the distance…

— — — — — —

Outside the Great Xia territory, in the northeast, a hundred li away, there was a huge volcano named Fire Cloud Mountain.

The volcano spewed lava, and dense fiery mist permeated above, making the sky a dull gray. Lava flowed down from the crater, forming a Scarlet Flame waterfall.

The blazing flames flowed for ten thousand meters, scorching everything in their path, leaving no life and no blade of grass.

One hundred meters in front of Fire Cloud Mountain.

Xie Weilou and Lin Qinghuang gazed at the lava waterfall ahead.

According to the map, this lava waterfall was the entrance to Phoenix Perch Mountain. The true Phoenix Perch Mountain was hidden within a secret realm, which is why it had rarely been found over the years.

“Let’s go!”

Xie Weilou and Lin Qinghuang exchanged glances, then immediately rushed towards the Scarlet Flame waterfall.

Buzz!

The moment they approached the Scarlet Flame waterfall, a peculiar force struck, and their bodies instantly vanished.

A few breaths later.

The two reappeared. What now stood before them was a vast fiery region.

The ground was broken, lava flowed, and some lava islands floated upon it. There was no vegetation to be seen, and fiery toxins permeated the air, making it difficult to breathe.

And ten thousand meters ahead, there were continuous Scarlet Flame Mountain Ranges, permeated with dense fire attribute energy.

Further in the distance, there were two even larger mountains. These mountains pierced directly into the dim nine heavens. One was filled with terrifying Scarlet Flame, and the other with ferocious Thunder.

Those two massive mountains undoubtedly held many treasures.

“Thunder Mountain?”

Xie Weilou’s eyes narrowed. From afar, he could already feel the power of the thunder on that mountain.

That thunderous power was even fiercer than the power of the Thunder Mountain that Song Shenfeng had taken him to before, making his soul tremble and his blood surge.

If he could cultivate there for a period, he might be able to cultivate his Ten Thousand Tribulations Thunder Punishment Body to the fourth layer.

As long as he cultivated to the fourth layer, he would be able to deduce the Profound Manifestation prototype.

“…”

Lin Qinghuang looked forward.

On the ground were some incomplete human, demon, and devil corpses, as well as the remains of some unknown fire beasts. These remains were all left recently.

Xie Weilou looked in one direction and smiled faintly, “There are people in that direction. Let’s go take a look.”

“Mm!”

Lin Qinghuang nodded lightly.

The two rushed forward…