601: Join the Wu Family Caravan

In Changhe Province, a travel-worn figure appeared; this person was none other than Ji Wuchang.

More than half a year had passed since leaving Yingtian City. Ji Wuchang had crossed several provinces and finally arrived in Changhe Province.

The reason he came here was naturally because Li Xueqin had told him there was news of the Heavenly Dragon Profound Lotus here.

Zhou Haotian had already taken Jiang Qiye to the Jiangshan Academy, and Ji Wuchang had been separated from them for over three months.

During these months, besides his Cultivate, Ji Wuchang had been hunting Vicious Beasts to hone himself!

Looking at the three words "Changhe Province" on the border stone monument, a slight smile couldn't help but appear at the corner of his mouth.

After entering Changhe Province, he was completely out of the Southwest region, and the atmosphere of immortal cultivation here was becoming increasingly dense.

He hadn't been lazy these past six months. Using the cultivation base from his Check-ins, he had trained all his Battle Techniques to Great Perfection, including the "Mountain Fist"!

His cultivation base had naturally progressed further to the Dao Severing Realm Second Stage; the progress wasn't considered large.

The reason for this was due to Ji Wuchang's own suppression.

Zhou Haotian had also told him that for every hidden acupoint opened in the Dao Severing Realm, it was best to spend more time honing oneself.

He had already opened two hidden acupoints, but the attributes he obtained were Fire and Earth, two of the Five Elements.

He glanced at the System panel:

[Host: Ji Wuchang]

[cultivation base: Dao Severing Realm Second Stage]

[root bone: Heaven Rank Medium Grade]

[luck points: 66,111]

[Special Abilities: Divine Soul Devouring, Puppet Clone Technique, World-Extinguishing Yu Wang Heavenly Eye]

[System Mission: None]

[Note: 113 years of unused cultivation base, can be used at any time.]

Ji Wuchang looked at those 113 years of cultivation base, and a smile couldn't help but appear at the corner of his mouth. He was finally wealthy for once!

In Ji Wuchang's hand was a Jade Token given to him by Li Xueqin. This Jade Token could be used to contact the person who had sent her the news about the Heavenly Dragon Profound Lotus.

Li Xueqin had a friend in her early years whose background was quite mysterious and was not from Heavenly Star Province.

Later, when this person left, they wanted to take Li Xueqin with them, but Li Xueqin refused!

Her goal had been extremely firm since she was young: to be a Queen!

That Revered Master of hers had said that if there was anything, she could be contacted; as they were once Revered Master and disciple, she would help as much as possible.

Because Li Xueqin had heard Ji Wuchang mention the Heavenly Dragon Profound Lotus, she had sent the people of the Snow Net to search, but there was no news. Only then did she think of this friend.

Ji Wuchang put away the Jade Token. He had already contacted the owner of this Jade Token, and the other party had told him to come to Baixiang City in Changhe Province.

He took out a map, a map of Changhe Province that he had prepared in advance.

After determining his approximate position, he found where Baixiang City was located and couldn't help but frown slightly.

According to the map's description, if he wanted to go to Baixiang City, he first had to pass through a very dangerous place in Changhe Province, Changhe Ridge.

This was a mountain range, very large, stretching for ten thousand miles.

It wasn't impossible for him to take a detour, but the distance would be much further.

Zhou Haotian had told Ji Wuchang that he must arrive at the Jiangshan Academy within a year and a half. Now, only one year remained.

But the Jiangshan Academy was still very far from here, requiring him to cross a distance of more than twenty provinces.

If he only traveled by road, he might not actually make it in time; he could only use a teleportation array.

But for now, he had to get his hands on the Heavenly Dragon Profound Lotus first, as it was a necessity for Ji Yaoyao.

During this time, Ji Wuchang rarely disturbed Ji Yaoyao because she was in closed-door cultivation refining her Primordial Spirit. Now, she had recovered to about ninety percent of her Peak.

Ji Yaoyao had once shown Ji Wuchang the power of her Primordial Spirit. Ji Wuchang only felt as if he had fallen into a mire, unable to move even an inch.

He took a deep breath, his body blurred, and he flew towards the direction of Changhe Ridge.

"Recruiting! As long as you are at the Six Gods Realm or above, you can come and sign up. Generous pay!"

At the foot of Changhe Ridge, there was a temporary village with about a hundred households. This was one of the entrances to Changhe Ridge.

Those settled at the foot of Changhe Ridge were naturally not ordinary commoners; they were all Loose Cultivators, and mobile ones at that.

The houses here did not belong to them but were built by a Sect called the Dali Sect to be rented out to those Loose Cultivators.

Although Changhe Ridge was dangerous, the rewards were equally massive. The Vicious Beast furs, inner cores, beast souls, medicinal herbs, and so on inside were all popular items with high prices.

Because of this, many Loose Cultivators would come here to try their luck.

When Ji Wuchang arrived, he heard many people shouting "recruiting." After asking around, he understood.

Changhe Ridge was too dangerous; people entering often needed to form groups so they could look out for each other.

He asked over a dozen people, and all gave the same answer.

"The Wu Family Caravan is recruiting! We're crossing through Changhe Ridge. Those with courage, come and sign up. Minimum cultivation base is Six Gods Realm. We're still short three people!"

Just then, Ji Wuchang heard a voice coming from afar and saw an old man standing there, exuding the pressure of the Dao Severing Realm Seventh Stage.

Hearing the old man's voice, many people around showed mocking smiles.

"Crossing through Changhe Ridge? That's just looking for death. In the deepest parts of Changhe Ridge, there are quite a few Rank 7 Peak Vicious Beasts!"

"Exactly. Last time, the Zhang Family Caravan had a group of thirty people led by someone at the Celestial Phenomenon Realm Sixth Stage, and didn't they end up being completely wiped out?"

"Sigh, I don't know what's going on with Changhe Ridge lately. Even in the outer areas, you can see Rank 5 Vicious Beasts. Many Loose Cultivators have died inside!"

"I always feel like there have been a lot of people coming to Changhe Ridge recently, many of them unfamiliar faces, and some even have people at the Celestial Phenomenon Realm leading them. It's really strange!"

"Perhaps something we don't know about has happened inside Changhe Ridge!"

Among the crowd, there was much discussion. Regarding the Wu Family Caravan's recruitment, many people stood far away.

Because they knew very well that wanting to cross through Changhe Ridge was simply too dangerous!

Hearing the discussions around him, Ji Wuchang's mind moved instantly, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He hurriedly stepped forward.

He was going to cross through Changhe Ridge anyway, but he wasn't familiar with it at all.

Therefore, he needed to find a guide who was familiar with the terrain. The caravan in front of him was just right!

"Senior, this Junior is Jiang Qiye. I would like to sign up to join the caravan!"

Ji Wuchang directly used Jiang Qiye's name instead of his own.

The reason for this was that he had enemies here.

During the Heavenly Star Dynasty's Thousand Cities Great War, Hou Liangyun had wanted to kill him. The Hou Family members he led were from Changhe Province.

Later, after leaving Yingtian Prefecture, two Hou Family Elders at the Celestial Phenomenon Realm Fifth Stage had ambushed him, and one was killed on the spot by Zhou Haotian.

But one person had escaped using a special secret technique. Ji Wuchang remembered this person's name: Hou Shangtian.

This time he came to Changhe Province, he only wanted the Heavenly Dragon Profound Lotus and didn't want to cause trouble. After all, the current Hou Family was extremely powerful to him.

Ji Wuchang didn't want to expose his identity as soon as he arrived in Changhe Province and then be hunted everywhere by the Hou Family.

Therefore, he used Jiang Qiye's name. Anyway, his Junior Brother was currently with their Revered Master, so there was no need to worry!