159: Infiltrate the Xuanhuo Altar

Chapter 159: Sneaking into the Xuanhuo Altar

After leaving Shui Yue's room, Su Han did a simple disguise.

Looking at the 'old man' in black in the bronze mirror, he nodded with satisfaction.

After all, Su Han was different from Gui Li...

Gui Li was a member of the Ghost King Sect at that time, and originally an enemy of Incense Valley, so breaking into the Xuanhuo Altar was just breaking in.

But now, the Qingyun Sect and Incense Valley haven't completely fallen out yet.

Especially since the other party had offered help when his Master was being besieged, some superficial effort still needed to be made.

After confirming his disguise was fine, Su Han came to the Cave Heaven.

He didn't go into the room to visit You Ji, who was imprisoned there, but instead went directly to find Little Grey.

Chirp chirp chirp~

Seeing his Master, Su Han, arrive, Little Grey, who was originally playing alone by the river, immediately rushed excitedly towards Su Han.

Su Han squatted down and hugged Little Grey, "Let's go, you have a fortunate encounter today."

Chirp chirp?

Little Grey seemed a bit confused, not knowing what 'fortunate encounter' meant, but still obediently came and sat on Su Han's shoulder.

"You'll understand when the time comes."

Su Han smiled, then took Little Grey out of the Cave Heaven.

Then, silently, he headed towards the Xuanhuo Altar of Incense Valley.

Before coming to Incense Valley...

Su Han had already decided to come to the Xuanhuo Altar, and naturally had noted down its location in advance.

'The Xuanhuo Altar is located in the heavily guarded southern area of Incense Valley, standing within a vast sea of fire.'

'Around it are several strange rock pillars, rising abruptly from the sea of fire, with giant trees clinging to them, their strange branches and leaves flourishing.'

'Furthermore...'

"There are also strange rocks at the Xuanhuo Altar, artificially carved into two Eight Desolation Flame Dragons, looking mighty and solemn, guarding the entrance of the Xuanhuo Altar.'

'Seeing those two Eight Desolation Flame Dragons means you've found the entrance to the Xuanhuo Altar.'

This was a general description of the Xuanhuo Altar that Su Han found in the Qingyun Sect's collection of texts about Incense Valley.

He wasn't sure if the Xuanhuo Altar was exactly as described in the book, but the general location was definitely correct.

Therefore.

After Su Han arrived within a hundred li of Incense Valley again, he found a general direction.

Immediately after.

Su Han took Little Grey and silently flew on his sword through the dark clouds towards the southern side of Incense Valley.

In his heart, he had both anticipation for Xiao Bai, the Nine-tailed Sky Fox, and needed to maintain high vigilance at all times.

After all...

This Xuanhuo Altar was a crucial area for Incense Valley.

A slight mistake could cause the entire Incense Valley to be alarmed.

Whether he could leave safely was another matter.

But exploring the Xuanhuo Altar? There would definitely be no chance in the short term.

At this moment, Little Grey obediently lay on Su Han's shoulder, as if sensing his Master's tension, remaining motionless.

As the man and the monkey gradually approached Incense Valley, Su Han suddenly felt a faint Spirit Energy fluctuation ahead.

It was extremely weak, like the ripples caused by a breeze sweeping across a lake.

However.

Relying on the keen senses provided by the Asia Saint trait, Su Han immediately realized this was a warning barrier set up by Incense Valley.

"As expected!"

Su Han's heart tightened, and he secretly rejoiced that he had been vigilant in advance.

If he had been slightly careless and stepped into that warning barrier, this attempt would have been considered a failure.

Su Han stopped, standing in the clouds, carefully sensing the warning barrier.

Then, facing the anti-air formation ahead, he descended to the ground.

Only after adjusting his direction did he continue forward.

Every one of his movements was extremely slow, afraid of causing even the slightest disturbance.

Only after confirming the area ahead was safe did he take Little Grey and bypass the range of the warning barrier.

The process was like walking on a knife's edge, every step filled with danger.

Next, Su Han became even more cautious, extremely careful.

After all, he had already reached the territory of Incense Valley, and every inch could hide unknown barriers.

Until he was only about a li away from Incense Valley, there was almost no safe space left around.

Su Han lightly tapped his brow, and a third dark golden flame eye appeared between his eyebrows, constantly scanning the surroundings.

Relying on the ability of the Heavenly Eye, Su Han finally found a relatively safe route.

As for Little Grey, he remained obediently lie on Su Han's shoulder the entire time, not making a sound, his breathing becoming extremely faint.

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After bypassing the biggest obstacle, the warning barrier, Su Han stopped to find his direction.

Immediately after, he continued to move towards the direction of the Xuanhuo Altar.

At this moment, the tension in his heart did not decrease at all; instead, it grew stronger as he got closer to his target.

Soon, Su Han stood still.

He could clearly feel the temperature of the surrounding air slowly rising at this moment.

At the same time, there was a strange smell in the air.

Su Han took a simple sniff, "The smell of sulfur..."

Instantly, his eyes lit up with joy.

After all, sulfur indicated magma, volcanoes...

However.

Just as Su Han was carefully confirming where the smell was coming from.

Suddenly, he heard a faint sound of footsteps.

Although the footsteps were faint, in this silent environment, they sounded like a thunderclap in Su Han's ears.

Su Han quickly stopped moving and fixed his gaze towards the direction the sound was coming from.

He saw a team of Incense Valley Disciples patrolling in his direction.

Su Han inwardly cried out that something was wrong, his body instantly tensed up.

He gently patted Little Grey, signaling him not to make a sound.

Little Grey blinked his eyes, seemingly understanding Su Han's words, and tightly closed his mouth, not daring to even breathe heavily.

As for Su Han, he hid behind a concealed rock and simultaneously set up a formation to isolate his aura.

By this time, that team of Incense Valley Disciples had walked not far from Su Han.

Su Han could clearly hear their conversation.

He saw the leading Disciple say sternly, "Today, Elder Shangguan Ce is away discussing important matters with the Sect Head."

"Therefore, only we are left to guard this place."

"Although it's absolutely impossible for outsiders to break into our Incense Valley, all of you must still stay alert, patrol diligently, and must not slack off in the slightest."

"Let Elder Shangguan Ce see us in a new light."

"Did you hear that?!"

The other Disciples responded one after another, "Yes, Senior Brother."

And hearing their words, Su Han's eyes lit up, "Shangguan Ce isn't here?"

"The place Shangguan Ce guards is precisely the Xuanhuo Altar, so it seems I haven't taken the wrong path."

For a moment, a trace of excitement flashed in Su Han's eyes.

And just as Su Han was waiting for them to leave, someone in the team spoke up curiously again.

"Senior Brother, what do you think the Qingyun Sect is here for this time?"

Hearing this, the leading Disciple replied disdainfully and proudly, "Hmph, the Qingyun Sect is merely here to beg us to join them in dealing with the Ten Thousand Poison Sect."

"Tch~"

As soon as these words were spoken, a Disciple immediately let out a scoff.

"Beg us to join them in dealing with the Ten Thousand Poison Sect?"

The leading Disciple smiled and nodded, saying proudly, "That's right."

"You guys didn't know, did you?"

"Two years ago, an Elder from the Ten Thousand Poison Sect named Bai Du Zi actually infiltrated the heartland of the Qingyun Sect and almost killed one of the Qingyun Sect's contemporary geniuses..."

...named Su Han."