Translator: CinderTL
Through a process of elimination, the group determined that the Teleportation Array could transport a maximum of five people at a time.
After two teleportations, everyone arrived at the next area.
Following the brief weightlessness caused by the teleportation, Song Wen found himself in mid-air, with a snow-covered mountain below.
Song Wen surveyed his surroundings, his brow gradually furrowing.
He had assumed that there would be another array on this side of the Teleportation Array, allowing him to return to the Divine Blood Hall's mountain gate.
But now, he was suspended in mid-air—where was the Teleportation Array?
"Brother Gou Jun, is there any way to return to the area where the mountain gate is located?" Song Wen asked.
"No," Gou Jun replied, his tone somewhat stiff.
Hearing this, Song Wen's heart sank slightly.
The inability to teleport back thwarted his original plan.
He had intended to secretly break away from the group and return to find Xue Mei. But now, it seemed that was impossible.
Although Xue Mei had not appeared yet, Song Wen believed she would definitely come to the Divine Blood Hall.
Fortunately, outside the Divine Blood Hall, Song Wen had left some clues for Xue Mei.
Once she saw them, she would know Song Wen's whereabouts.
Since he was here, he might as well make the best of it.
Song Wen began to examine the snow-covered mountain before him.
The mountain was about ten miles high, its entire body covered in thick snow, with only a few areas revealing brown rock.
Around the base of the mountain, there were some low-lying vegetation.
Within the mountain, some demon beasts were hidden.
These demon beasts were at most at the mid-third-tier level of cultivation, and they were all trembling in fear, retreating into their dens due to the aura emitted by Song Wen and the others.
"The spiritual energy here is incredibly dense," Song Wen remarked with some astonishment.
The spiritual energy of this snow-covered mountain was several times denser than that of Tiancang Mountain.
Gou Jun said, "The spiritual energy here is nothing special. The Soul Hall and Blood Corpse Mountain have even denser spiritual energy. The Divine Blood Gate chose to build the Divine Blood Hall here for a reason."
After a pause, Gou Jun continued.
"There are many Spirit Herbs on this snow-covered mountain. If any of you are interested, you can search for them. However, be cautious of the demon beasts in the mountain. Although we haven't detected any fourth-tier demon beasts yet, it doesn't mean they don't exist here."
Yang Yu chimed in, "We should definitely search thoroughly. We might find information related to the 'Fallen Immortal Blood.'"
The snow-covered mountain wasn't very large, and a Nascent Soul cultivator's Divine Sense could easily cover the entire area.
The so-called search was essentially looking for any hidden caves or caverns in the mountain.
After a round of searching, they indeed found a cave.
This cave was located at the base of the mountain, covered by thick ice and snow, and concealed by a formation that made it invisible to both sight and Divine Sense.
The one who found this cave was Gui Ni of the Profound Yin Sect.
He summoned a black Ghost Banner, and as the banner waved, a swarm of ghostly creatures emerged.
These creatures were all first-tier Fierce Ghosts, weak in strength but numerous in quantity, making them perfect for scouting.
The ghostly creatures searched all over the mountain. Eventually, one of them passed through a several-mile-thick ice crevice and found the underground cave.
Believing that the cave might contain treasures, Gui Ni took the lead, breaking through the ice layer and arriving outside the cave.
The formation on the cave wasn't particularly sophisticated, and it was dismantled by Gui Ni in just a few moves.
Gui Ni's Divine Sense swept through the cave dwelling, and his face immediately showed disappointment.
The cave dwelling spanned several acres, but it was completely empty. Aside from a Teleportation Array carved into the ground, there was nothing else.
"Everyone, there's a Teleportation Array here," Gui Ni said to the group above ground.
Upon hearing this, the disappointment on their faces was slightly tinged with relief.
The disappointment stemmed from the fact that there was nothing of value inside the cave dwelling.
The relief came from the absence of treasures, which meant Gui Ni couldn't monopolize any benefits.
The group entered the cave dwelling, searched it thoroughly, and then gathered around the Teleportation Array.
"Everyone, we now have two paths to choose from. Which one should we take?" Gou Jun asked.
The 'other path' he referred to was naturally the Teleportation Array he had used before.
"In my humble opinion, we should follow the path that Gou Jun took. Gou Jun obtained that stone slab in Corpse Blood Mountain, and there might be other information related to Divine Transformation there. It's just that Gou Jun was injured by a zombie and forced to retreat from the Divine Blood Hall, so he might have missed something," Mi Hai said.
"Then let's follow the master's suggestion and head to Corpse Blood Mountain first," Gou Jun said.
Under Gou Jun's lead, the group arrived at the other side of the snowy mountain. At the foot of the mountain, they found another cave with a Teleportation Array inside.
Through the Teleportation Array, they arrived at a vast square.
The square was filled with an extremely dense black mist.
This black mist was a mixture of Yin energy and ghost energy, so thick that it not only obscured their vision but also distorted their Divine Sense.
Song Wen discovered that even with his Nascent Soul late-stage Divine Sense, he could only probe a few miles ahead.
This made Song Wen extremely uncomfortable, and the other nine felt the same, including Gui Ni, who was a ghost cultivator.
Gui Ni took a deep breath of the ghost energy and spoke in a low voice.
"The Yin energy here is too dense. There are likely many powerful ghost creatures."
As he spoke, he released a hundred first-tier Fierce Ghosts, clearly intending to use them as cannon fodder to scout the surroundings.
Gou Jun said, "Gui Ni is right. The last time I was here, I was chased by several fourth-tier ghost creatures. Fortunately, I found the Soul Hall in time and discovered the Teleportation Array inside. Otherwise, I would have perished here."
As if to confirm Gou Jun's words, as soon as he finished speaking, the black mist nearby began to churn, and a ghost creature with a green face and fangs rushed out.
This was a third-tier early-stage Ghost King.
The Ghost King pounced on the nearest Fierce Ghost.
A first-tier Fierce Ghost was no match for a third-tier Ghost King and was instantly torn apart, becoming its meal.
"Seeking death!"
A mere third-tier Ghost King dared to kill the Fierce Ghosts he had sent out to scout, and Gui Ni was visibly angered.
With a roar, a strand of Spiritual Power shot out.
The Ghost King's soul body exploded instantly, turning into fragments of soul that drifted amidst the overwhelming Yin energy.
These drifting soul fragments, like fresh flesh, immediately attracted the attention of other ghost creatures.
The black mist from all directions began to churn violently, like boiling water.
"Damn it! The ghost creatures here have been alerted," Gou Jun said with a grave tone.
Gui Ni also realized that his earlier actions had been reckless and quickly recalled all the first-tier Fierce Ghosts into the black Ghost Banner.
The others summoned their Mystic Treasures, standing ready for battle.
"Brother Gou Jun, in which direction did you say the Soul Hall is located?" Yang Yu asked.
"It's been too long, and with no way to determine direction here, I'm not entirely sure. However, it should be in that direction," Gou Jun replied, pointing towards a certain direction with uncertainty in his tone.
With no other means to determine their bearings, the group had no choice but to fly in the direction Gou Jun had indicated, planning to first avoid the horde of spirits that had been drawn to them.
(End of the Chapter)
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