277: News about the Fire God's Feather and the Flame Key

Xi Yan Divine Continent!

Located at the westernmost end of the Eternal Continent, its west borders the Asura Sea, its northeast is the North deep Lake, its east adjoins Central Continent, and its southeast contains the Black Water Lake and the Land of Chaos. It is also the continent with the most bandits among the Five Continents!

The entire Divine Continent has few mountain ranges, consisting mainly of deserts, Gobi, and grasslands, but its mineral resources are extremely rich!

Although there are many dangers, many merchant associations come here every year to acquire various minerals and then sell them throughout the Eternal Continent.

Two ancient forces exist throughout the Xi Yan Divine Continent. All forces revere these two forces, which are the Chaos God Hall and the Asura Hall. They are extremely mysterious and never reveal themselves to the outside world!

These two forces are also Peak-level forces.

To enter the Xi Yan Divine Continent, one must cross a vast desert, which is the Xi Yan Desert.

Those who can survive here all possess Cultivation. Ordinary Mortals can only live in oases. To leave an oasis, one must become a Martial Artist, and only Martial Artists with Cultivation above the Venerable Realm are qualified to set foot in the outer desert.

Because within the desert, besides various Yao Beasts hidden beneath the sand, the most dangerous element is humans.

Sand bandits are one of them; some act alone, others appear in groups. If one encounters sand bandits, there is basically no hope of survival.

To cross the entire Xi Yan Desert, the minimum Cultivation is the Emperor Realm, and this is only if one possesses an accurate map. Otherwise, if one mistakenly enters certain restricted areas, even a Saint King would be lost.

However, the Xi Yan Desert has one advantage: Martial Artists who Cultivate fire-attribute techniques will see their Cultivation speed significantly increase here, as there are many fire veins gathered beneath the Xi Yan Desert.

Therefore, it attracts many fire-attribute Martial Artists, and even some alchemists and Artifact Refiners come here, because high-Rank flames occasionally appear here.

His cousin, Xu Fen, was able to shine brightly precisely because he obtained a Great Sun Burning Heaven Flame here, a miraculous flame that can grow into an Emperor Flame.

In the Ancient Era, a Great Emperor once obtained the Great Sun Burning Heaven Flame and refined a Great Emperor of an alien race.

Xu Qing encountered many such flames on his journey, but the highest Rank was only a Supreme Flame, which was of no use to him.

He also did not take them, leaving them to await a truly suitable Legacy holder.

Beyond the desert lies the Gobi. The environment in the Gobi is slightly better than the desert; although water sources are scarce, there is a good amount of vegetation. However, compared to the desert, there are not many powerful individuals in the Gobi of the Xi Yan Divine Continent, which is limited by the scarcity of Heaven And Earth Treasure.

However, beyond the Gobi are grasslands. From here on, it is the prosperous area of the Xi Yan Divine Continent. Many creatures inhabit the grasslands, with wolf packs being the most numerous; all sorts of wolf packs, numbering over a hundred species, live here.

And wolf packs have become one of the two most dangerous troubles on these grasslands, the other being horse bandits.

“Panlong City!”

Xu Qing arrived at a colossal city. The entire city spanned millions of li, which is extremely rare in the Xi Yan Divine Continent. There are only about a hundred such colossal cities in the entire Xi Yan Divine Continent, and without exception, the lowest-Rank force capable of controlling such a city is a top-tier force.

Xu Qing's principle when traveling for leisure was to visit any city he encountered, first for the food, and second for the fine wine.

However, this time Xu Qing descended upon this city for another reason besides the two.

Soaring Dragon Residence!

The largest restaurant in Panlong City, its owner comes from the City Lord's Mansion of this city, the super force Panlong Mansion.

At this moment, in a private room, Xu Qing released his Dao thought, letting it spread in all directions.

“Tsk tsk tsk! Playing quite elaborately!”

In a certain private room, a scene of passionate love was unfolding, one Dragon and three Phoenixes. Originally, it was thought the male lead was something, but he turned out to be a three-second man.

Xu Qing scorned him for a moment, then swept his gaze further, finally finding the person he was looking for.

Behind the Soaring Dragon Residence, in a separate courtyard, a group of white-robed individuals had taken up residence in an elegantly decorated courtyard.

At this moment, in a secret room within the courtyard, three white-robed individuals were secretly plotting something.

Among the three, one was an old man, appearing somewhat ethereal and immortal; one was a middle-aged man, looking like a scholar well-versed in literature; the last one was a thin man, unremarkable in appearance, looking very ordinary.

But the Cultivation of the three was not weak. The thinnest man, with the lowest Cultivation, was a One-Step Quasi-Emperor, and the old man was even an Eternal Giants.

“Are you sure it's here?” the middle-aged man asked.

“Reporting to Milord, your subordinate has confirmed it. Three days later, at the Panlong Auction, that item will be put up for auction! I controlled an auction manager and confirmed it is that item!” the thin man affirmed.

The middle-aged man asked again, “Can it be stolen?”

“No, guarding the treasure vault is a Seven-Step Quasi-Emperor, and all auction items have Restrictions placed on them. Once they leave the treasure vault, they will trigger a Formation alarm!”

The thin man said with difficulty.

“Oh, right, Milord! This is the auction entry ticket your subordinate purchased!”

The thin man presented a golden entry ticket.

“Well done! You may withdraw now!”

The middle-aged man took the entry ticket, then waved his hand.

“Yes!”

The thin man bowed and retreated, then closed the secret room door and left the secret room.

“Revered Master, why don't we just seize it!”

The middle-aged man looked at the old man, his expression turning fierce, and said.

“Seize it?” The old man shook his head, “Improper! Too many variables! Moreover, this Panlong Mansion is not an ordinary force; there is a Half-Emperor. I'm afraid the moment we make a move, we'll be suppressed here!”

“Furthermore, others don't understand this item and can't discern its true nature, only taking it for a Quasi-Emperor item. If we seize it, it might attract unwanted attention!”

“Don't we have entry tickets? We'll participate in the auction!”

“Yes, Revered Master!” the middle-aged scholar clasped his fists and said.

At this point, the two dispersed.

To prevent any surprises, Xu Qing observed for several more hours, confirming there was no movement, before giving up. However, he also left a wisp of his Incarnation to monitor this group of white-robed individuals.

“What exactly is it that makes them so concerned? Could it be...”

Xu Qing's eyes lit up. His Dao thought swept across the city and quickly found the Panlong Auction House.

The huge auction house was located on the central street, becoming a landmark of Panlong City.

Xu Qing's objective was clear: he went straight to the treasure vault. He didn't know what was being auctioned, but he swept through everything anyway. Item after item of precious goods was scanned by him, but he did not find what he was looking for.

“Strange! Could it be that it's not?”

Xu Qing stroked his chin, a look of confusion on his face.

“System, do you know the purpose of those people's trip?”

Xu Qing asked.

“Ding! Ten million family points!”

“Here you go! Here you go!”

Xu Qing realized that ever since his net worth had skyrocketed, the System had completely become an old miser.

“Ding! They are here for the key to the Tomb of Que Yu. At the Panlong Auction, there is a fire jade item carved with a Vermilion Bird, which is one of the Fire God keys!”

“Fire God Que Yu? Who is this? Ten million family points, and you only give me this much information?”

“Fire God Que Yu: A main god in the Ancient Heavenly Court's Fire God Department whose true form was a Heavenly Fire Flame Sparrow. He was ordered by Yan Tian to leave the Heavenly Court with the Key of Yan Tian. After Que Yu's death, he left behind three Vermilion Bird Tokens to open his tomb. Two of them have already been obtained by the Sky Gazing Pavilion!”

Xu Qing was shocked!

It was actually the Key of Yan Tian. Now he understood the purpose of these people.

These white-robed individuals were none other than people from the Sky Gazing Pavilion. It was the System's reminder that made him realize their identity, which is why he followed them to Panlong City.

He didn't expect these people to be here for the Vermilion Bird Token.

This means the Yan Tian Secret Key is very likely inside the Tomb of Que Yu!

Xu Qing's eyes immediately lit up.