263: Chapter 263 Arrival in the Fire Domain

A few days later, the shop rented by Chen Changqing and the other had been quiet ever since it closed.

A few unfamiliar faces gathered at a certain teahouse to observe.

"Senior Brother, that couple hasn't opened their shop in a long time. Could they have noticed that we escaped?" asked a thin man among the five.

The leading man in brocaded clothes glanced over with a puzzled look, "That shouldn't be possible. We didn't show any flaws; they shouldn't have noticed us."

"Lvyang, later you go inquire at the surrounding shops and be sure to investigate the daily habits of these two people. Junior Martial Uncle told us to keep an eye on this place, and remember, nothing must go wrong. When Junior Martial Uncle and the others finish solving the matters over there, they will come deal with this couple."

"Understood," replied the thin man.

Just as these few people were still here observing Chen Changqing and the other, the two of them were no longer in Yunxia City.

"Brother, you said before that you have a treasure map, and the place where Master Jiuyan passed away is within that Fire Domain?" Li Qingling asked doubtfully.

"That's right, but after so many years, I don't know if it still exists," Chen Changqing explained.

After receiving this treasure map, he investigated through Yunxia City and indeed discovered that a Master Jiuyan had once existed in Tang Country.

However, that Master Jiuyan was the previous Sect Master of the Yanhuo Sect. Later, for some unknown reason, he betrayed the Yanhuo Sect, killed multiple Yanhuo Sect Cultivators, and his whereabouts became unknown afterward.

It was just that this matter had been several hundred years ago. Over these hundreds of years, who knows how many people had explored the place where Master Jiuyan passed away.

Li Qingling nodded.

The two of them headed all the way towards Yanhuo City like this.

Fire Domain.

Bursts of dazzling red light erupted from beneath the ground.

Seeing this, quite a few Cultivators immediately turned on their heels and ran.

"Run quickly, they are coming!" someone among them shouted loudly.

After a while, as the ground's surface arched upward, massive figures drilled out from underground.

Taking a closer look, those were Flame Beasts with single horns, bodies covered in red scales, golden pupils, and fish fins on their backs.

These Flame Beasts were of a violent temperament and possessed formidable strength; even the weaker ones were at the Second Rank, and the stronger ones even reached the Fourth Rank level.

Every once in a while, Flame Beasts would group up and come out to move around, and their purpose was very simple. Because their main food was Liuyan ore containing a massive amount of fire-attribute Spiritual Qi, once they ingested a certain amount of violent fire Spiritual Qi into their bodies, the fire Spiritual Qi that had not been thoroughly refined within them would remain in their bodies continuously.

Once this fire Spiritual Qi could not be released, their Physical Body would suffer day and night from the devastation of that violent fire Spiritual Qi.

Therefore, every once in a while they would come out to move around, with the purpose of completely dispersing the violent fire Spiritual Qi remaining in their bodies.

Roar!

At the rear of the Flame Beast herd, a Flame Beast much larger than ordinary Flame Beasts appeared. As soon as it appeared, it spewed a large amount of magma from its mouth, continuously scorching the surrounding land.

The escaping Cultivators felt terror in their hearts upon seeing this.

"That is? A Third-Rank Flame Beast!"

Roar!

As that giant Flame Beast roared again, a wave of scorching aura erupted and attacked the large number of Cultivators before it.

"Quickly dodge!" someone reminded the companion beside him.

However, that scorching aura bombarded them at a speed far exceeding these Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

In the blink of an eye, along the entire path, more than a dozen Foundation Establishment Cultivators were hit head-on, and before they could even let out a trace of wailing, they were completely dissolved within the Fire Domain.

Seeing this, the surviving Foundation Establishment Cultivators were terrified in their hearts and immediately scattered and ran.

Fleeing separately, the greater their chances of survival, because there was only one such Third-Rank Flame Beast; it was simply impossible for it to attack everyone at the same time.

As for those Foundation Establishment Cultivators targeted by the Third-Rank Flame Beast, their faces turned pale and despair was evident on their expressions.

After another moment, the Foundation Establishment Cultivators who died at the hands of the Third-Rank Flame Beast had already exceeded thirty-odd people.

Fortunately, taking advantage of this opportunity, the remaining Foundation Establishment Cultivators had already gone far away.

The Third-Rank Flame Beast was not interested in these Human Race who had already escaped; it had just come out to get some fresh air and casually kill a few Foundation Establishment Cultivators for fun.

In the Fire Domain, they Flame Beasts were the true overlords; those Human Race dared not and would not do anything to them.

Several hours later, those Flame Beasts returned to their nests.

As for those Foundation Establishment Cultivators who escaped with their lives, they did not dare to enter the Fire Domain to search for treasures again in the short term.

"This group of Flame Beasts is simply utterly devoid of conscience," some Foundation Establishment Cultivators rebuked angrily.

"Depending on the Fire Domain as this natural perilous land, they regard us Human Race as mere ants. Just the Human Race who have died at their hands over the years are definitely not less than a hundred." Another person said with eyes full of hatred.

Do not look at a hundred as not being much; actually, those able to enter the Fire Domain were at least Foundation Establishment Cultivators. Every few years, over a hundred Foundation Establishment died. It had to be said that the Fire Domain was indeed a Forbidden Ground for the Human Race.

Quite a few Foundation Establishment Cultivators returned to Yanhuo City to make further plans, while a portion remained at the outer market town to continue waiting.

Many of them came from various cities, having painstakingly crossed thousands of miles to arrive outside the Fire Domain; how could they be forced back by just a little danger?

A few days later.

Chen Changqing and Li Qingling finally arrived at Yanhuo City.

The two of them spent more than half a year setting out from Yunxia City, passing through regions controlled by two of the Lower Thirteen Cities, before finally arriving at Yanhuo City, one of the Middle Nine Cities.

As soon as they arrived, they heard that a large batch of Flame Beasts was slaughtering Human Race Cultivators everywhere inside the Fire Domain, causing no Human Race Cultivators to dare to enter the Fire Domain presumptuously now.

If it were just some Foundation Establishment Cultivators dying, that would be one thing, but according to rumors they learned, this time the Flame Beasts also attacked when encountering Purple Palace Cultivators, causing three Purple Palace Cultivators to also lose their lives in the Fire Domain.

Now Yanhuo City was not only heavily guarded, but it also organized a large number of Cultivators to enter the Fire Domain and counter-kill that group of Flame Beasts.

Chen Changqing and the other were newcomers and had not yet understood the situation, so naturally they would not join these Monster Hunting Teams right upon arrival.

"I didn't expect such a thing to happen in the Fire Domain," Li Qingling sighed with emotion.

Chen Changqing nodded.

Along this journey, their attention had been focused on the Badao Sect and Xiyang Sect.

These two factions had fought until now without ending. Among them, the Xiyang Sect had lost three Purple Palace Cultivators, dozens of Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and thousands of Qi Refining Disciples.

On the other hand, the Badao Sect far surpassed the Xiyang Sect in strength. If not for the three lineages within their Sect restraining each other, their losses would have been even smaller.

However, no matter what, the Xiyang Sect was still a Golden Core Sect; how could they be easily resolved by the Badao Sect? At least the two of them had inquired about it.

The Badao Sect had lost two Purple Palace Cultivators, over twenty Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and hundreds of Qi Refining Disciples.

For other factions, such casualties would be enough to cause destruction, but for these two Golden Core factions, it did not reach the degree of hurting their vital bones.

Moreover, the Golden Core Masters of both families seemed to intentionally allow the Cultivators below to kill each other.

Because for the two families, they could mutually consume a portion of their battle strength through war, and at the same time, it was also to give latecomers a chance to rise to power.

If there were no such opportunity, given the current power distribution of Tang Country, sooner or later there would be internal chaos.