C923 Southern Ancient Ridge
C923 Southern Ancient Ridge
"What? A type of White Snake Spirit Beast that can attack a Profound Monarch, leaving behind a white snake pattern flame, making it impossible for a Profound Monarch to get rid of it?" Han Kai was surprised when he heard Ling Xiao's words.
"That's right. I wonder if senior brother has heard of what kind of Heavenly Flame this is?" Ling Xiao nodded and replied.
Han Kai fell into deep thought. After a long while, a strange divine light burst out from his old eyes and he said, "If my guess is correct, it should be a kind of mutated Spirit Beast nurtured by Earth Fire that is infinitely close to the Heavenly Fire.
Ling Xiao listened carefully. He also wanted to know. Was it the flame of memory?
"The white flame that can transform and hide is probably the third most powerful flame in the Earth Fire! Only it can nurture that kind of medicinal Spirit Beast, it can store flames and leave behind injuries that can transform and heal!" Han Kai said affirmatively.
"I also feel that it might be the Extreme Flame Shape Flame. It said that it had appeared in the ancient times!" Ling Xiao said excitedly.
"You have great luck. This fire has a great chance to evolve into a Heavenly Fire. Even I, this old fellow, am tempted!" Han Kai looked at Ling Xiao with envy and said.
Any kind of earth fire was very precious, not to mention a high grade earth fire that could advance to heaven fire. It was even harder to find.
However, it wasn't easy to keep it. One should know that even a Profound Monarch of Middle Rank Chi Gang was at a disadvantage!
"Haha, there's no helping it. I have a good character!" Ling Xiao said with a smile, as if the Alien Flame already belonged to him.
"If Qi Yang wasn't young, I might have put my face on the line and asked you to give it to me!" Han Kai showed how much he doted on Qi Yang with just one sentence.
"Don't worry, Senior Brother. Let's work hard on his foundation first. It won't be a problem to find a kind of heavenly fire for him in the future!" Ling Xiao said.
If it was any other Earthly Fire, Ling Xiao might have been able to give it away. He must have a Heavenly Fire. The lack of a fire source didn't affect him much, but the key was that this fire source had a great effect on him.
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A month's time passed in a hurry. Just as he had said, Chi Gang had recovered his Profound Monarch of Middle Rank cultivation base and reached the Advanced Profound Monarch realm with the help of a Supreme Grade Profound Monarch Pill.
As his cultivation base increased, he had gained a place in the Xiao Ao Palace.
After Chi Gang successfully broke through, he immediately found Ling Xiao. He fulfilled his promise and brought Ling Xiao to the dangerous place he found.
The Southern Abyss belonged to the four major powers, the Ouyang family, the Violet Thunder Sect, the Myriad Flower Sect, and the Gu Clan.
Above this region... There were also all sorts of forbidden areas in this region. Among them, the Southern Ancient Ridge was the most.
This was a place with continuous mountain ridges. It had existed for who knows how many tens of thousands of years. It was an existence that was on par with the Death Mountain Range and the other forbidden areas in the Central Region.
There were all kinds of towering ancient trees, exotic flowers, herbs, and many Spirit Beasts that resided there.
According to legend, the Southern Ancient Ridge was the Ancestral Land of the Divine Beast and Phoenix Clan. They lived in the depths of the Southern Ancient Ridge and were rarely seen in the world.
However, the Green Luan Sacred Bird had once appeared here. It was a high grade medicinal Spirit Beast that contained the bloodline of the Phoenix Clan.
Ling Xiao and Chi Gang traveled day and night from the Xiao Ao Palace, hurrying a month's journey before arriving at the Southern Ancient Ridge.
Ling Xiao leaned against this vast and boundless mountain ridge and murmured, "It's said that one relies on the mountain to eat the mountain, and one relies on the water to eat the water. Although this forbidden region's ancient ridge is dangerous, it still feeds the people of the Southern Abyss.
"That's right. If there wasn't such a mountain ridge, it wouldn't have allowed the four great powers to gather here!" Chi Gang sighed with emotion.
He belonged to the Southern Abyss. He had once established a mercenary group in the Southern Ancient Ridge. He had a great reputation and was someone the four major powers wanted to rope in.
However, after he was injured and passed his mercenary group to his sworn brothers, he rushed to the Xiao Ao Palace. Now, he could be considered to have returned to his old home.
"En, let's go. I don't have much time to bear the burden here!" Ling Xiao replied softly. He flew towards the depths of the Southern Mountain Range. He was worried that something bad would happen. If someone else took the Extreme Flame earlier, it would be a huge loss.
Chi Gang didn't dare to delay and immediately led the way at full speed.
The place where Chi Gang was injured was in the depths of the Southern Ancient Ridge. Both of them were Profound Monarch warriors. It took them a few days to get close to the place even though they were flying at full speed.
However, when they got close to the place, something unexpected happened.
"This place has been sealed off by the Ouyang family, and no one is allowed to enter!" A group of Celestial Sovereign and Earthly Sovereign warriors dressed in uniform stopped Ling Xiao, Chi Gang, and the others and shouted.
They were all riding Sixth Rank Spirit Beasts, looking especially majestic.
"Oh no, could it be that someone else beat them to it?" Ling Xiao immediately shouted in his heart.
"Palace Master, this..." Chi Gang also had the same thought and asked Ling Xiao.
"This is not the exclusive land of Ouyang family. Go straight there!" Ling Xiao said lightly and dashed forward.
"How dare you trespass? You guys are tired of living!" The leading Peak of Celestial Sovereign knew that the two of them were extraordinary, so he didn't attack immediately. Instead, he warned them once again.
"You... you are the commander of the Red Flame Mercenaries, Chi Gang?" Another Celestial Sovereign of High Rank from the Ouyang family recognized Chi Gang and shouted.
"That's right, it is this emperor!" Chi Gang replied.
The Ouyang family had tried to recruit him, but he was not moved. If it wasn't for the fact that he was injured, he wouldn't have chosen to join the Xiao Ao Palace. Besides, he was tired of the life of mercenaries and wanted to live a peaceful life. That was why he had made such a decision.
The Ouyang family was an ancient power, and it was the first time that they had joined the Dongfang family. However, these families were very serious. Although he was a Profound Monarch warrior, he was still a Profound Monarch warrior. If he were to join them, he would become an outsider. He definitely didn't have any status. This was one of the reasons why he decided to go to the Xiao Ao Palace. At least, the bargaining chip that the Xiao Ao Palace offered was very sincere. It was another sect without any heredity. If he went there, he would definitely be placed in an important position. In the end, it proved that he had made the right choice to join the Xiao Ao Palace.
"Could it be that your Red Flame Mercenaries think that you can fight against the Ouyang family?" Although the Celestial Sovereign of High Rank knew Chi Gang's power, it was still not afraid of Chi Gang. It stared at him and said.
"I'm sorry. I am no longer the commander of the Red Flame Mercenaries. If you really threaten me with the Red Flame Mercenaries, I will destroy you all right now." Chi Gang said with a frown.
Although he had left the Red Flame Mercenaries to others, it did not mean that he had no feelings for the Red Flame Mercenaries.
"I'm just stating a fact. Even though I know that the Ouyang family is working here, I still dare to force my way in. Do you really not take our Ouyang family seriously?" The Celestial Sovereign of High Rank replied confidently.
When Chi Gang wanted to say something, Ling Xiao said, "Let's go. There's no point in saying more!
"It's medicinal Sect Masters!" Chi Gang replied.
Immediately after, the two of them flew over from the sky above Ouyang Zong's group.
The people of Ouyang family were about to attack, but the two of them were already thousands of meters away. It was impossible for them to stop them.
"Send a message to the elders at the front!" The Peak of Celestial Sovereign shouted. He rode on his Spirit Beast and led the team to chase after them.
At the same time, another person shot out a ray of light towards the sky. Immediately after, a loud explosion was heard, and a firework shaped spark was released.
"Palace Master, this is the Ouyang family's signal!" Chi Gang said to Ling Xiao.
"It doesn't matter. This is not the Ouyang family's territory. There's no need to be afraid of them!" Ling Xiao said confidently.
Chi Gang nodded and did not say anything else.
After flying for a while, they arrived in front of a tall cliff.
The side of the cliff seemed to have been cut in half by some divine weapon. It looked extremely steep and dangerous.
"It's right under the cliff in front!" Chi Gang pointed at the cliff and said.
Ling Xiao nodded slightly and said, "The fire element here is stronger than anywhere else.
Ling Xiao was sure that it was nearby. The Demon Spirit Heavenly Fire Pearl in his sea of consciousness was already jumping a little.
"Palace Master, there are a few Spirit Beast corpses over there!" Chi Gang pointed at the few areas below and said.
Ling Xiao also saw it. He replied, "The blood is not dried yet. It should be done by the Ouyang family.
In this place, Spirit Beasts were everywhere. If someone intruded, there would naturally be Spirit Beasts appearing and attacking.
Right at this time, several dozen shadows flew out from under the cliff.
These were obviously people from the Ouyang family. They were riding on Ouyang familys, holding spirit artifacts in their hands as they rushed towards Ling Xiao and Chi Gang.
"Who are you? How dare you trespass into the restricted area of the Ouyang family? You're tired of living!" The leader was a Profound Monarch of Middle Rank warrior who shouted loudly. He held a pair of bronze hammers and sat on a Seventh Order Desolate Bull with a threatening look on his face.
Apart from him, there was also a Seventh Order Desolate Bull. Apart from him, there were also two low-level Profound Monarch warriors and dozens of Celestial Sovereign warriors.
With such a group of people moving out at the same time, it was obvious that they had discovered something amazing.
"Chi Gang, how dare you challenge the prestige of the Ouyang family?" A low Profound Monarch recognized Chi Gang with a single glance and shouted.
Chi Gang must have lived in the Southern Ancient Ridge for more than eight hundred years, and he was also a talented rogue cultivator. There must be a lot of people who knew him.
"So it's Elder Lin. My Palace Master and I have come here. It seems like it has nothing to do with the Ouyang family!" Chi Gang replied.
That low level Profound Monarch was called Ouyang Lin. He was the person who had invited Chi Gang to join the Ouyang family.
Apart from his name, the Profound Monarch of Middle Rank was called Ouyang Feng, and the other low-level Profound Monarch was called Ouyang Ke, and they were all direct elders of the Ouyang family.
Seeing that their clothes were slightly damaged, It was obvious that they had just experienced a great battle.
"No matter who you are, leave immediately or you will be killed without mercy!" Ouyang Feng shouted with a gloomy expression. Immediately, the Qi of a Profound Monarch of Middle Rank was unleashed.
"What a big tone! Even if Ouyang Hong is here, she wouldn't dare to speak to me in such a loud voice!" Ling Xiao replied with his hands clasped behind his back.
At the same time, Chi Gang, who was beside him, unleashed his Qi of a high Profound Monarch.
"What a powerful Qi! You... you're a high Profound Monarch?" Ouyang Feng stared at Chi Gang and asked.
To be able to cover his Qi, he must be a high grade Profound Monarch. There was no doubt about it.
"If you know what's good for you, get out of the way. We are going to the bottom of the cliff!" Chi Gang said indifferently.