Chapter 344
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Chapter 344 The Gathering of the Strong!
“Your master doesn’t seem very willing,” Fang Yu smiled.
“It’s fine, that’s just how my master is. Now that she knows your identity, she won’t say anything more,” Jiang Ruolan said.
“Alright,” Fang Yu agreed.
At this moment, Jiang Ruolan noticed Liu Liansha behind Fang Yu and asked, “This is…?”
“Just a servant, no need to pay attention to her,” Fang Yu said.
Hearing Fang Yu’s words, Liu Liansha was so angry her teeth itched.
Afterward, Fang Yu walked beside Jiang Ruolan and Ling’er, following Guo Cuiyun.
Seeing Fang Yu following them, Guo Cuiyun’s face was full of disgust.
“Ruolan, since you know him and let him follow, I won’t interfere. But if we encounter any danger later, I absolutely will not help these two,” Guo Cuiyun glanced at Fang Yu and said harshly, “Two Innate Realm martial artists daring to come to such a place, truly ignorant of their limitations!”
Jiang Ruolan looked embarrassed but didn’t dare to refute Guo Cuiyun’s words, only giving Fang Yu an apologetic smile.
Fang Yu naturally didn’t take Guo Cuiyun’s words to heart.
He was quietly observing Ling’er walking in front of him.
After Dao Tian appeared, Ling’er’s mood seemed to improve considerably. She kept talking with Fang Yu, and later even chatted with Liu Liansha.
Ling’er’s intelligence was far beyond that of an eight-year-old child; in many ways, she was more like an adult.
During their conversation, Liu Liansha’s gaze toward Ling’er grew increasingly surprised.
This was her first time seeing such a talented little girl.
Seeing Ling’er so close to Fang Yu, Guo Cuiyun’s face was full of displeasure.
But she didn’t voice it, instead quickening her pace.
In her view, Fang Yu was merely an Innate Realm martial artist; if she moved a bit faster, he wouldn’t be able to keep up.
What she didn’t expect was that Fang Yu completely matched her rhythm, showing no signs of strain.
“Hmph, it seems he does have some skill, otherwise he couldn’t have saved Ling’er and Ruolan back then,” Guo Cuiyun thought.
After running at this pace for nearly an hour, the group finally left the forest and reached a position where they could see the Blazing Flame Mountain Range.
In the distance, seven volcano craters in the mountain range simultaneously shot out enormous beams of light, each beam a different color, brilliant and spectacular.
The group stopped in their tracks, staring at the marvel before them.
Especially Ling’er, whose face was full of excitement, so thrilled that she clenched her little fists and bounced up and down.
“It’s so beautiful,” Jiang Ruolan said, her eyes gleaming as she looked ahead.
Liu Liansha even took out her phone and frantically photographed the distant Blazing Flame Mountain Range.
“Fang Yu, are you going up to these mountains later? Take me with you?” Liu Liansha moved close to Fang Yu’s ear and whispered.
Fang Yu glanced at Liu Liansha and said, “I might not go up, and if I do, I won’t take you.”
Liu Liansha glared at Fang Yu angrily and turned her head away.
After standing and watching for quite a while, the group continued forward.
Soon, they could see that the ground three to four kilometers from the Blazing Flame Mountain Range was already covered with a thick layer of golden lava.
The lava was still spreading outward at an extremely slow pace.
The further they went, the more they could feel the rising temperature around them.
With lava covering the ground, the only way to reach the Blazing Flame Mountain Range was to fly over using true qi.
At the very edge of the lava, a large number of martial artists had gathered.
Most of these martial artists were Innate Realm practitioners who had not reached the Master level.
Unable to project their true qi externally, they naturally couldn’t fly over the lava and could only stand at its edge, staring helplessly at the seven-colored light beams in the distance.
Looking ahead, they could see many Master-level martial artists already flying toward the Blazing Flame Mountain Range.
The closer one got to the mountains, the more one could feel a pure spiritual energy.
This energy was clearly emanating from the seven volcanoes ahead.
“Wuji Daoist’s legacy… there must be many good things,” Fang Yu thought.
As they approached the large group of martial artists, they could hear many sighing in disappointment.
“Sigh, came all this way, but can’t even get close to the Blazing Flame Mountain Range.”
“Nothing we can do. The temperature of this lava could instantly burn us to ashes! We can only enter after the lava cools down.”
“So many Masters have flown over… by the time the lava cools and we can enter, there won’t be anything left.”
The Innate Realm martial artists were dejected.
Knowing that treasures were right in front of them but having no chance to obtain them was the most frustrating and stifling feeling.
Guo Cuiyun looked at Ling’er, then at Jiang Ruolan, and said, “You two stay here first. I’ll approach the Blazing Flame Mountain Range to check the situation. If conditions are favorable, I’ll send a message to Ling’er, and then Ling’er can come in.”
After speaking, Guo Cuiyun gave Fang Yu a cold glance, as if mocking his inability to fly, then turned and leaped into the air, speeding toward the Blazing Flame Mountain Range.
“Ah, she’s finally gone,” Liu Liansha said, as if granted a reprieve.
Guo Cuiyun was truly an unlikable woman.
“Please forgive her,” Jiang Ruolan apologetically said.
Ling’er looked around, watching the surrounding martial artists and the Masters flying toward the Blazing Flame Mountain Range, then turned to ask Fang Yu, “Dao Tian, aren’t you going in?”
Jiang Ruolan glanced at Ling’er, her eyes somewhat reproachful.
Although Dao Tian was quite strong, he was still just an Innate Realm martial artist who couldn’t fly using qi.
Wasn’t Ling’er hurting Dao Tian’s pride by bringing this up?
Fang Yu didn’t mind at all. He took out a string of candied haws from his storage pouch and handed it to Ling’er: “Here, for you.”
When Ling’er saw the candied haws, her eyes lit up, and she exclaimed with joy, “Dao Tian, how did you know…”
“Eat up,” Fang Yu said.
Ling’er took the candied haws, bit off one, her face full of happiness.
Jiang Ruolan looked at Fang Yu, about to express her gratitude.
At this moment, however, a burst of exclamations erupted from the martial artists ahead.
“Young Master Wu Dong of the Wu family has arrived!”
All the martial artists looked up at the sky in the distance.
They saw a man standing on a giant sword emitting blue light, flying at extreme speed toward the Blazing Flame Mountain Range.
“So impressive… as expected of the Wu family’s eldest son. That sword under his feet, isn’t that their family’s heirloom, the Giant Spirit Sword?”
The martial artists exclaimed continuously, looking enviously at Wu Dong in the sky.
Wu Dong stood on the giant sword with his hands behind his back, his face expressionless.
He swept his gaze over the crowd of martial artists, his eyes contemptuous.
As Wu Dong and his giant sword gradually disappeared into the distance, the discussions among the martial artists didn’t diminish.
After a while, another wave of exclamations arose.
“Is that blue-glowing figure the second young master of the He family, He Wei, the famous martial arts prodigy from the central region?”
“The fairy-like woman beside him should be his fiancée, Princess Man Tong of the Man family, right?”
“Look behind, isn’t that Han Qi from the Han family of Huaibei?”
One exclamation after another rang out.
Various well-known young masters from prominent families appeared one after another, rushing toward the Blazing Flame Mountain Range.
During this process, Fang Yu saw several familiar faces.
Han Qi and Han Tianyue from the Han family of Huaibei, Zhong Yuan from the Zhong family of Jiangnan, and several sect leaders he had previously met at Fallen Immortal Valley…
These people flew at extremely fast speeds, unwilling to fall behind.
They knew that within the seven volcano craters ahead, extraordinary treasures were definitely hidden!
Whoever reached the Blazing Flame Mountain Range first would gain the advantage!
“With so many family heirs and sect leaders going in, what hope do we Innate Realm martial artists have?” many martial artists lamented.
Of course, most Innate Realm martial artists had come here with just a glimmer of hope.
But the cruel reality completely shattered their fantasies.
In the martial world, the strong ruled, and the weak had no voice.
Many martial artists, disheartened, turned to leave.
“Hey, with so many people going in, aren’t you going in yet?” Liu Liansha, seeing Fang Yu looking around but not moving, couldn’t help but ask.
“What’s the rush? Let’s observe the situation first,” Fang Yu said.
The reason Fang Yu was still waiting here was to see if the person he was looking for was among those flying in!
The natural phenomenon caused by the Blazing Flame Mountain Range had shaken several nearby regions.
As such, the disciples of Purple Flame Palace might also have received the news and come here.
At this moment, standing at the edge of the lava, Fang Yu could easily spot them.
Just as Fang Yu was thinking this, an extremely powerful aura came from the distant sky.
A tremendous pressure enveloped the three to four hundred martial artists present.
All the martial artists’ expressions changed as they turned to look at the sky.
They saw a black shadow flash through the air, moving like lightning, rapidly flying toward the Blazing Flame Mountain Range.
The aura emanating from him was terrifying!
Especially when he passed over the martial artists, they all felt a coldness rising from their feet, instantly chilling their entire bodies!
But because this figure moved so incredibly fast, no one could clearly see his appearance!
Only Fang Yu saw this figure’s appearance.
It was Chen Luo!
Chen Luo’s speed was extreme, disappearing from view within seconds.
Fang Yu looked in the direction Chen Luo had gone, slightly frowning.
He could sense that Chen Luo’s aura contained some ancient essence, completely different from their last encounter at Baichuan Mountain.
Shortly after Chen Luo left, more and more Innate Realm martial artists prepared to leave.
They all knew there was no point in waiting any longer.
None of them had any chance of obtaining the treasures inside the Blazing Flame Mountain Range.
But just then, a piercing laugh suddenly echoed through the sky.
“Hahaha… so many weak Innate Realm martial artists gathered here like ants? All wanting to go in? Fine, I can help you! I’d like to see what you can do once you’re inside!”
Before the voice faded, a black shadow descended from the sky.
He stood with his back to the martial artists, raising his right hand toward the lava ahead.
A terrifying aura erupted from his body.
“Boom!”
A beam of light shot out from his right palm, blasting into the lava layer ahead, forcibly creating a wide path!
