308: Obtained the Flame Key

Frenzy Ape Dao Province, Mad Ape Mansion!

Looking at the ruins before him, Yuan Fei’s expression was terrifyingly grim.

Just as his Clan Chief had said, he felt no trace of that person here, which basically confirmed that the one who killed the Young Clan Chief was this individual.

“Elder Yuan, it’s been investigated! However, the one who attacked wasn’t of the Yao Race, but of the Human Race, and their strength is extremely formidable. They only used three moves to annihilate the Mad Ape Clan, then plundered the Mad Ape Clan’s treasury and left Free and Easy!”

“This is a recording crystal someone captured during the battle. I’ve assessed it, and this person’s cultivation is at least at the Peak Dao Lord Realm!”

Hou Luo cautiously stepped forward and said, handing a crystal stone to Yuan Fei.

Yuan Fei watched the recording crystal, seeing a Xuan-robed youth defeat the Mad Ape Clan Chief with one move, then obliterate him with another, and finally absorb the entire Mad Ape Clan as blood Qi with a third move.

“This person’s methods are decisive and ruthless, and they are of the Human Race. It’s indeed possible!”

Yuan Fei narrowed his eyes. They had offended quite a few Human Race forces, and several Dao lineages were not weaker than the Blood-Eyed Demon Ape Clan. However, because their clan was deep within the Demon Clan Territory, those Human Race forces had no way to reach them.

Now, with a Human Race individual appearing, he wondered if the Human Race had made a move? If it truly was those Human Race individuals, were they secretly colluding with those Demon Clan forces?

In just a few breaths, Yuan Fei thought of many things!

He turned to Hou Luo and said coldly and indifferently, “Issue a wanted order, search the entire Demon Monkey Heaven Realm for traces of the Human Race. All Human Race individuals are to be detained and have their identities verified. Those with unclear identities are to be arrested and imprisoned, awaiting identification by our clan.”

“Also, help me inform the other Heaven Realm Lords that anyone who provides information on this Human Race individual will be rewarded with one million Chaos Profound Crystals; if this person is captured, the reward will be one High Grade Supreme Dao method, three High Grade Great Dao Spirit Treasures, and ten million Chaos Profound Crystals!”

Hou Luo’s pupils constricted upon hearing this. This reward even tempted him.

Though he was a Heaven Realm Lord, he only possessed one Great Dao Spirit Treasure, and his clan only had one Medium Grade Supreme Dao method.

Ten million Chaos Profound Crystals was also a considerable sum. Chaos Profound Crystal Stones were cultivation materials for Dao Lord Supreme Sovereigns, superior to Chaos Prime Crystals.

The entire Demon Monkey Heaven Realm’s annual tax revenue was only ten million.

It could be said that this reward was irresistible for many Heaven Realm Lords.

However, Hou Luo was also aware of his own strength. If he were to encounter this individual, he would not act rashly.

“Elder Yuan! The Human Race individuals who can come to this place…”

Hou Luo looked troubled upon hearing this.

The Human Race individuals capable of entering the Demon Clan Territory were either traitors to the Human Race, desperate outlaws, or merchant caravans from major forces coming to do business with the Yao Race.

The first two were fine, but if it was the latter, there would be endless trouble.

Yuan Fei said indifferently, “No need to worry. Our clan will bear all consequences!”

“Yes, Elder Yuan, I will go and handle it immediately!”

Hou Luo breathed a slight sigh of relief upon hearing this.

With the Blood-Eyed Demon Ape Clan’s backing, he wasn’t afraid of Human Race forces. He was relieved because Yuan Fei’s suspicion of him would be reduced to the absolute minimum, and for the Azure-Eyed Demon Ape Clan, that was enough.

He dared not delay, and after assenting, he immediately went to carry out the task.

Yuan Fei naturally deliberately set the bounty so high. The purpose of doing so was to mobilize the strong cultivators of the entire Dao Domain. He refused to believe this person could escape the entire Dao Domain.

A Dao Domain is vast. Without a teleportation Dao array, a Dao Lord Realm cultivator simply cannot leave the Dao Domain in a short time.

A Dao Lord Early Stage cultivator would need a hundred years to cross a Dao Domain without using a teleportation Dao array; even an Immortal Dao Lord would need a day.

However, Human Race Immortal Dao Lords would not easily step into the Demon Clan Territory. Individuals of this level have too much destructive power, and Demon Clan Immortals would not allow them to enter.

Under these circumstances, that Human Race individual could not leave the Dao Domain in a short time. The only concern was whether the opponent would hide among those few forces.

Blood Ape Heaven Realm.

Yuan Tongtian received Yuan Fei’s message. When he learned that the Human Race had attacked, he wished he could invade the Human Territory, but if they did that, no one would avenge him if he died.

He approved of Yuan Fei’s bounty and simultaneously dispatched spies to probe those few forces with whom he had grievances, to see who was friendly with Human Race forces.

As the bounty from the Blood-Eyed Demon Ape Clan spread, the Sky Ape Dao Domain was shaken. Not to mention the first-rate forces, even the second-rate forces, Loose Cultivators, and so on, were all stirred up.

Although there were cautious individuals who were not swayed by the bounty, more Yao Race members were mobilized.

For a time, the Human Race in the Sky Ape Dao Domain faced difficulties from various Yao Race forces. The merchant caravans of major forces were fine, at most only questioned, but other Human Race individuals did not have such good fortune. They were either captured or killed, and the remaining ones went into hiding.

Somewhere on Tu You Mountain, ninety thousand zhang underground, the nine-dragon carriage quietly floated.

Xu Qing, who had stirred up the Sky Ape Dao Domain, had not left the Frenzy Ape Dao Province at all. Instead, after annihilating the Mad Ape Clan, he had returned here.

Perhaps Yuan Tongtian hadn’t expected that Xu Qing would employ a ‘light under the lamp is darkest’ strategy, returning to this very spot.

However, with the nine-dragon carriage, even if Yuan Tongtian arrived here again, he would not be able to detect Xu Qing’s traces.

That day, he had absorbed a lot of blood Qi energy, but much of it was only stored in the System space and not refined. This retreat was for the purpose of absorbing and refining this energy.

Streams of pure and dense blood Qi energy were stirred up by him, forming a blood-red energy cocoon that enveloped Xu Qing.

Every cell in Xu Qing’s body seemed to be stimulated, devouring madly and greedily.

To Breakthrough to the Universe Realm, Body Refining must Breakthrough, otherwise, it would be impossible to bear the vast energy of the Universe System.

He fully operated the Eight Nine Arcane Art, his entire body glowing.

At this moment, countless Great Dao surged around Xu Qing, condensing into Dao runes, emanating a terrifying aura.

Under these circumstances, Xu Qing’s Body Refining cultivation gradually strengthened, his Physical Body continuously tempered and reinforced, impacting the shackles of the Dao Lord Middle Stage.

While Xu Qing was quietly Cultivating, in the Lower Realm’s Blazing Sea region.

The Sky Gazing Pavilion group was unceremoniously thrown out of the sea of fire, looking disheveled.

“Who exactly is this person? Why did he snatch our temple’s sacred object, yet not kill us?”

The young man looked at the sea of fire below with lingering fear, a hint of shock on his face.

“Perhaps he had old ties with our Heavenly Temple!”

The white-bearded Elder’s eyes were full of helplessness. Who would have thought that a sure-fire plan would not only benefit someone else but also result in the loss of their temple’s sacred object?

Yet, he couldn’t defeat the opponent, and if the opponent hadn’t held back, he would have already perished.

“Elder, what do we do now?”

The young man looked at the white-bearded Elder. After what had happened, he didn’t know how to report it to the higher-ups.

“It’s fine! I will personally report this matter to Elder Jiu. This is our temple’s sacred object. No matter who it is, we will retrieve it, even if we have to search the entire Void Realm!”

The white-bearded Elder said faintly. He was well aware of the importance of this sacred object to the temple. At that time, even stronger individuals would make a move.

“Let’s go!”

The white-bearded Elder waved his hand. The Sky Gazing Pavilion members quickly gathered, then piloted their warship away.

In the Void Realm, a figure watched the Sky Gazing Pavilion members leave the area.

“The Flame Heaven Key is mine!”

A laugh echoed, then disappeared from the spot.