Immortal Palace Longevity

"Wait a minute. This location seems to be not far from the ruins of the "Changnan Ancient Road"?"

Turning back and looking deeply at the direction in which the third-order Fire Bird was leaving, Liu Yu had a flash of inspiration and suddenly thought of something.

According to records in ancient books and information given by the Seven Nations Alliance, the direction in which the third-order fire sparrow left seems to be not far from the location of the "Changnan Ancient Road".

With this thought flashing through his mind, he immediately lowered his light and started searching on the ground with very little vegetation.

Trying to find some clues to verify your guesses.

With a clear goal in mind, Liu Yu scanned carefully with his spiritual consciousness, and it didn't take long before he found a clue.

This is a brown rock the size of a palm, but there is a deep track mark on it, which looks very much like the mark of a wheel.

"Perhaps this was originally an ordinary piece of soil that was run over by passing wheels when the "Changnan Ancient Road" still existed."

"Later, the "Changnan Ancient Road" was regained control by the demon clan, and the former buildings were destroyed. Under the high temperature environment of the Xinghuo Mountains, the soil gradually solidified into rocks."

After wiping off the dust, Liu Yu looked at the brown rock carefully, pondering its past in her mind.

Looking at the continuous volcanoes in the distance, he was not surprised at all that the road that once belonged to the human race had become what it is now.

For high-level monks, it is too easy to move mountains and fill seas.

Even Liu Yu now can barely move some hills using magic.

Not to mention the fourth- and fifth-level demon cultivators who move mountains and fill the seas, burn mountains and cook the seas, just taking it easy.

Perhaps back then, the Xinghuo Mountains were not so large.

It was only later that after the connection between the Central Territory and Tiannan was severed, in order to destroy the "Changnan Ancient Road", the Fire Phoenix Clan expanded their scope here and brought this place under their direct jurisdiction.

"So, if you keep walking in this direction, you can reach the Central Territory?"

Liu Yu guessed in his mind.

Some of the volcanoes here do seem "dwarfed" compared to the main body of the Xinghuo Mountains a thousand or two thousand miles away.

And if you look carefully, you can obviously find traces of man-made movement, which is not natural.

In this way, everything makes sense.

The Fire Phoenix Clan has put the "Changnan Ancient Road", the safest road from Tiannan to the Central Territory, under their direct control, making the originally safe road extremely dangerous. Naturally, the Central Territory monks will not foolishly confront it head-on.

Over time, there has been no attack from the monks, so it is normal for the defense to be lax.

What's more, the Xinghuo Mountains are not directly bordering the Central Territory. There are many powerful demon forces in the middle, so they don't need to be constantly guarded.

"As a former ancient road, it will definitely receive the attention of the Demon Clan Royal Court. It is definitely not a wise choice to follow the ancient road."

"However, the defense here is relatively lax, so it can be used as one of the backup breakthrough points to break through the blockade."

"We'll keep an eye on it later."

With this in mind, Liu Yu put the brown rock back to its original place and restored it to its original state in great detail.

Then with a turn of mana, the "Wall of Divine Consciousness" surrounded the surroundings and returned to the temporary cave built by the "Ice Soul Mysterious Light Array".

He tried his best to avoid the demon cultivators along the way without any thought of taking action. He left silently without being noticed by any demon cultivators or monsters.

…

"Click"

There was movement from the formation, and Gao Jianhan, Mu Yunyan, and Zhuo Mengzhen, who had been waiting for news, immediately became alert when they heard the sound.

When he found out it was Liu Yu, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fellow Taoist Qingyang, how is the situation?"

With a pair of eyes fixed on Liu Yu, Mu Yunyan couldn't wait to speak.

At the moment, they are "out of ammunition" and their cultivation level is improving as slowly as a turtle. Zhuo Mengzhen is doing better, but the other two are suffering a lot.

After all, Gao Jianhan and Mu Yunyan are already quite old. They participated in the "Chang'an Project" this time because they wanted to give it a try and see if they could have a chance to conceive a baby.

But after nearly thirty years, they still haven't reached the Central Territory, and both of them started to get anxious.

If more time is wasted, even if the final plan succeeds, the two of them will lose the chance to condense their babies.

Gao Jianhan had the "Golden Scale Fruit" and his situation was slightly better, but Mu Yunyan could no longer sit still.

“There were some serendipities.”

After walking to the main seat and sitting down, Liu Yu slowly took a sip of the spiritual tea and spoke slowly.

Next, he did not hide anything and told the terrain conditions he observed and the information about the third-order fire sparrow that he accidentally discovered.

Of course, the conjectures about the possible existence of human monks behind the Xinghuo Mountains and the "Changnan Ancient Road" were also expressed.

Liu Yu's calm voice sounded in the narrow hall, and the three of them listened quietly.

"Although the defense is relaxed, there are still about ten demon cultivators. If we want to force our way in, we may not be able to do it."

"If you are entangled by a demon cultivator and fall into a quagmire of fighting, I'm afraid it won't take long for the transformed demon cultivators from the Spark Mountains to arrive."

After hearing the news, Mu Yunyan was a little disappointed and sighed softly.

She realized that she might be delayed for a while.

However, in this situation, it was useless to be anxious. Mu Yunyan could only try his best to calm down his anxious state of mind.

"Fellow Daoist Qingyang, can you use your spiritual beast again to see if you can get through it?"

Gao Jianhan rarely spoke.

The spiritual beast he was referring to was naturally Xiao Qing.

After embarking on the road of transforming into a dragon, Xiao Qing was able to reach the upper level in the spirit demon bloodline.

And the demon clan respects strength, and ordinary demon cultivators dare not question him at all.

Therefore, several times, when encountering extremely dangerous situations, Liu Yu released Xiao Qing and several people hid in his mouth.

Using the trick of "hiding in the mouth of the beast", they successfully passed several checkpoints.

However, any third-level demon cultivator could not appear out of thin air. After using this trick to fool people several times, Liu Yu stopped using it.

After all, Xiaoqing's identity could not withstand any investigation. Once it was exposed at the critical moment, the four people would fall into the trap.

Moreover, the demon clan was not stupid. As long as they suspected Xiaoqing, this trick could not be used again.

"No, after the previous few times, the demon clan must have begun to suspect."

"Using Xiaoqing again is too risky."

Liu Yu shook his head slightly and rejected Gao Jianhan's proposal.

Three times of using Xiaoqing, each time the four people "disappeared out of thin air", and this half-dragon and half-snake demon cultivator happened to appear, which was almost impossible not to arouse suspicion.

He did not dare to underestimate the wisdom of demon cultivators, so after three times, he resolutely stopped sending Xiaoqing.

Moreover, the Xinghuo Mountains are the territory of the Fire Phoenix Clan. Its bloodline is at the same level as the dragon, and Xiaoqing's bloodline is not enough to make the Fire Phoenix Clan afraid.

If he showed up in a swagger, he would definitely be questioned, and then everything would be bad.

"Okay."

Seeing Liu Yu's firm attitude, Gao Jianhan nodded lightly and did not continue to insist.

Seeing that there was no shortcut, the four of them could only follow the old method, continue to observe for a while to collect information, and then formulate a strategy for crossing.

After chatting for a while, the four of them returned to their rooms.

On the stone bed, Liu Yu sat cross-legged and practiced breathing to restore his energy and rest for a day.

The next day, under the watchful eyes of his three teammates, he set off again.

This time, Liu Yu focused his main energy on the previous discovery.

Observe the movements of the former "Changnan Ancient Road", now the dead volcano, and try to find out the activity patterns of the demon cultivators to see if they can find a gap.

...

Time flies, and with Liu Yu's frequent outings and the anxious waiting of the three people, three months passed in a flash.

"Crack"

A dead branch on the ground suddenly broke, and the low-level demon beast that heard the movement looked over there, but there was no place there.

They twitched their noses, and no new smell appeared in the air.

After watching for a while without any new discovery, the low-level monsters quickly lost patience and lowered their heads to do their own things.

Although the "Green Soul Veil" is likely to be discovered if the monster cultivators scan carefully, it is almost impossible to detect these low-level monsters, so it is still very useful.

Zhuo Mengzhen activated the "Green Soul Veil", and the four of them put away the formation and moved forward carefully. They came to a rocky stone forest and looked at the dead volcanoes in the distance.

"Fellow Daoist Qingyang, is this the place you are talking about."

"Is this really part of the "Changnan Ancient Road"? "

After looking at the mountains in the distance for a while, Mu Yunyan looked back with a hint of disbelief in her eyes.

Everything in front of her really makes it hard to associate it with the "Changnan Ancient Road".

A continuous volcano, with low-level monster cultivators everywhere, and several powerful third-level monster cultivators in the continuous volcanoes, it is really hard to associate it with the word "road".

Although most of the immortal cultivators fly to travel, when Tiannan was still in the expansion stage, there were indeed many Qi-refining cultivators and mortals who walked to Tiannan, and there was indeed a ground road.

According to the records, it was about several dozen feet wide.

"That's right."

Hearing this, Liu Yu retracted his gaze, lowered his head and scanned the brown rock with ruts on the ground, and said with great certainty.

Looking at the mountains in the distance, at this moment, he suddenly remembered a song that was familiar to the secular world:

Pulling arrows to find the ruts of the ancient road,

Huagai swallowed in the twilight,

When the wolf smoke came, I rode to the clouds and left the dust behind,

The world is the only one who is so talented!

Nodding, there was still a hint of disbelief in his eyes, but Mu Yunyan had already believed most of it at this time.

Recalling the records in ancient books and the information given by the Seven Nations Alliance, after some comparison, the "Changnan Ancient Road" was indeed in this direction.

"It is hard for us to imagine the power of the Nascent Soul Transformation Realm, which can change the environment on such a large scale and turn the ancient road into a volcano today."

"It is really terrifying!"

Looking at the endless volcanoes and feeling the rich fire attribute aura in the space, Zhuo Mengzhen sighed.

When this was said, everyone fell silent.

"Fellow Daoist Qingyang, are you really not considering trying your spirit beast again?"

"I think its bloodline is very extraordinary, and it is at the upper level among the spirit monster bloodlines. Maybe it can still get through?"

Moving her eyes, Mu Yunyan asked unwillingly.

Using the same method, she got through three times in a row. This woman is not unaware of the danger.

But if the smuggling fails and becomes a forced entry, the risk will be even greater.

For her, it is better to take out Xiaoqing and try again. If she is lucky enough, she may be able to pass through the Xinghuo Mountains without any danger.

"Any third-level demon cultivator cannot appear out of thin air."

"Third-level demon cultivators are at the top of the entire demon race, and there are records in the demon king's court."

"Because of the three previous deployments, Xiaoqing is likely to have been exposed. We must not take risks again, otherwise it will be no different from walking into a trap."

"Fairy Mu, don't take this chance again!"

When saying this, Liu Yu turned his head and looked at Mu Yunyan, his eyes meaningful.

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The proposal was ruthlessly rejected, and Mu Yunyan smiled awkwardly, but did not say anything else.

It is impossible to defeat her, and she is someone else's spirit beast. If they don't use her, there is nothing they can do.

In the past three months, Liu Yu has run around the Xinghuo Mountains, and basically observed the terrain and the strength of the defense.

The final conclusion is - unfathomable.

Except for the place that was noticed first, it is impossible to be sure how many demon cultivators there are in other places, and whether there will be transformed demon cultivators suddenly appear.

In this place, because the fire sparrow appears once every half a month, the defense strength has been almost figured out.

Every half a month, the third-level fire sparrow will carry the iron essence cage and transport a cage full of word cultivators to somewhere in the Xinghuo Mountains.

Escorting these cultivators may be for other things, but it is more likely to be used as food for demon cultivators!

The area around the Xinghuo Mountains is also dangerous. There are fourth-level demon beast tribes or Jedi, and because of the special distribution, if you don't want to force your way into the nest of the fourth-level transformed demon cultivator, you will have to pass through the Xinghuo Mountains more or less in the end.

Compared with the Sparkling Mountains, the four people still know a little information, but they know nothing about the surrounding situation.

Even if there are records in ancient books, Liu Yu and others dare not believe it. Who knows if there will be changes after so many years?

If the plan is made completely according to the recorded information, and the actual situation is inconsistent, then I am afraid that not even a complete body will be left!

Therefore, after comprehensive consideration, the four people can only focus on the Sparkling Mountains. If they don’t find a good breakthrough, they can only aim at the location of the distant "Changnan Ancient Road".

However, even if there are only ten demon cultivators here, the possibility of several people relying on the "Green Soul Yarn" to sneak over is very small, so Gao Jianhan, Mu Yunyan, and Zhuo Mengzhen are still hesitating and can’t make a decision.

"Or, let's wait and see for a few months?"

Zhuo Mengzhen felt a little guilty and spoke tentatively.

After the voice fell, Mu Yunyan and Gao Jianhan nodded one after another. They all felt that Liu Yu's method was too "reckless".

After crossing the blockade line ahead, the trump cards prepared by the sect for them have been exhausted, and they really have no confidence to "sneak" through.

If they are discovered by the demon cultivators, they will be unable to escape!

"This place is a dormant dead volcano, and the spiritual veins are at most the third-grade upper grade, and it is one or two thousand miles away from the main body of the Starfire Mountains."

"Even if we start a fight, the Fire Phoenix Clan will not be able to detect it for a while."

"And after crossing the blockade line, referring to the location of the ancient road, it is very likely to meet the cultivators of the Central Region. What are you still hesitating about?"

Liu Yu frowned, glanced at several people, and said slowly.

Because of his strong strength, he did not consume important trump cards when crossing the blockade line ahead.

So the "Instant Thousand Miles Talisman" and the "One Qi Qiankun Talisman" are still lying quietly in the storage ring.

For him, as long as a few teammates attract the attention of the demon cultivators, and use the "One Qi Qiankun Talisman" with his own strength, the possibility of getting away safely is very high.

So this action, Liu Yu highly praised it and tried his best to persuade the three people.

If the data is correct, the Spark Mountains are not far from the "Annan Protectorate", so teammates are not that important.

However, the three are not ordinary people. They are keenly aware of the hidden crisis. If they break through from here, they may become stepping stones.

So no matter how Liu Yu tells them, they still refuse to give in.

After a pause, giving the three people some time to think, Liu Yu continued:

"After three months of exploration, this place is the weakest defense that Liu can find."

"If it is changed to other places, the defense will only be stronger."

"If you don't believe it, you can explore it yourself and then make a decision."

This place is indeed the weakest defense, and the risk of passing through is relatively small.

If you choose this place as a breakthrough point, the three people are most likely to become stepping stones, but there is also hope of escaping.

If you choose other places, it is almost a 10-10 chance of death!

Therefore, Liu Yu is not worried that the three people will not obey, because he is telling the truth. Neither he nor several good teammates have a better choice.

Hearing this, Gao Jianhan, Mu Yunyan, and Zhuo Mengzhen frowned and remained silent.

Too much is as bad as too little. Seeing this, Liu Yu did not urge them. This time he just brought the three out to see the actual situation and let them be realistic.

"I hope my "good teammates" will make the right choice."

This thought flashed through Liu Yu's mind.

The night was deep, and it was time for the third-level fire sparrow to appear again. He turned his head and continued to look towards the direction of the dead volcano.

"Hee~!"

Sure enough, not long after, a clear cry came from the distance, and a red light quickly came from the north.

It was the third-level fire sparrow, it was still holding the iron cage, and there were many ragged human monks in the cage.

These monks had dull eyes, bloodstains under their torn clothes, some even missing arms and legs, and there were traces of bites on the wounds.

It seemed that these monks had suffered inhuman torture and had lost all hope. Their eyes were dull, as if they had accepted the arrangement of fate.

After the Fire Sparrow appeared, demon cultivators appeared in several dead volcanoes, and locked onto the demon with their auras, waiting for it to show its token before letting it go.

"Chee!"

Another sharp cry, the Fire Sparrow looked at several demon cultivators with contempt, and quickly flew away with the iron cage in its mouth flapping its wings.

But before the demon flew far, it suddenly paused and let out a cry:

"Third Princess?!"

"Hmm?!" Liu Yu, who was eavesdropping secretly, understood this demonic language and turned his head to look into the distance.

Its body was like a white crane, with deep red feathers, long tail feathers and a graceful and slender neck.

Its pupils were golden red, as if burning with flames, exuding the noble temperament of a natural king!

It was a genuine fire phoenix!

And its cultivation level was as high as the amazing third level, equivalent to the peak of the golden elixir!

"Not good!"

The moment Liu Yu saw the fire phoenix, his heart trembled, and he immediately withdrew his prying consciousness and surrounded several people with the "wall of consciousness".

But the next moment, he felt a gaze suddenly looking over.

A strong sense of crisis spread throughout his body in an instant, and Liu Yu suddenly felt a sense of horror!

ps: This is a chapter of "Afternoon", and there is another chapter before one o'clock.