“Hey, are you done complaining?”
Chen Fan interrupted the ceaseless chatter of the Burning Incense Valley disciple. His powerful aura descended, suppressing the person like a mountain.
Feeling the formidable aura, the disciple stiffened and hastily looked up, pleading for mercy. “Don’t kill me, don’t kill me! I don’t want to die yet.”
Rolling his eyes, Chen Fan retracted his aura. “Don’t worry, I won’t kill you. I just want to ask you a few questions.”
He was never one to kill the innocent indiscriminately.
He would only show no mercy to his enemies and would consider every possible means to exact revenge. That was what Chen Fan was like.
“Ah, you’re not killing me! That’s great! What do you want to ask? Just go ahead and ask whatever. I won’t hide anything from you,” said the Burning Incense Valley disciple eagerly, relieved.
Chen Fan asked, “How many days are left until the end of the training at Dragon Mountain Blessed Land?”
Although Chen Fan and Qin Yao had survived jumping off the Scarlet Cliff, they had lost consciousness when they fell, so they were unaware of how they reached the dragon blood pool or the duration of their stay.
“Ah, there are still five days left,” blurted the Burning Incense Valley disciple, afraid Chen Fan would get offended and kill him if he answered slowly.
Chen Fan nodded and asked, “How many people have broken through to the Yuanfu realm in Dragon Mountain Blessed Land?”
They had spent four to five days in the spider’s nest. During this period, those fortunate enough might have stumbled upon opportunities, resulting in a surge in their cultivation.
It was also possible that someone had broken their shackles and stepped into the Yuanfu realm, like Zhong Li.
The disciple replied, “As far as I know, it seems Wang Fuchen is still the only one, but Zhong Li, Chu Qing, and Xuan Feixue all seemed to have gone into secluded cultivation somewhere. They should have obtained something great.”
Those three were Qi Grandmaster experts from the three great sects. After ten days in Dragon Mountain Blessed Land, they must have obtained plenty of benefits.
They would try to raise their cultivation levels to contest the Ice Jade Snow Lotus and their final rankings.
They were only a step away from the Yuanfu realm. They might have obtained precious herbs or fruits, enabling them to break through.
Chen Fan’s gaze suddenly turned sharp like a sword, piercing into this Burning Incense Valley disciple’s mind, making him feel like thousands of swords stabbed his heart.
So scary... thought the disciple.
“Where is Wang Fuchen?” Chen Fan asked coldly, his tone filled with killing intent.
He had to kill Wang Fuchen!
He could no longer wait to find Wang Fuchen to seek revenge.
Though suspecting Wang Fuchen was close to the Black Sea Demon Cave, Chen Fan sought confirmation to avoid any mistakes.
“Ah? You’re going to look for Wang Fuchen?”
The question surprised this Burning Incense Valley disciple. Is he tired of living? You should hide if you didn’t die from that disaster and wait for the training to end. Are you thinking about taking revenge on Wang Fuchen? That’s simply looking for death!
“Speak!” Chen Fan shouted coldly.
The disciple shivered and hurriedly said, “I heard he led a group of his sect’s disciples to the Black Sea Demon Cave three days ago, likely aiming for the Ice Jade Snow Lotus. However, I don't know if he's still there.”
Chen Fan nodded and said, “Alright, you can go.”
The disciple immediately ran away frantically.
Qin Yao smiled and said, “Xiaofan, it looks like they all think we’re dead and have become ghosts. Those two Burning Incense Valley disciples earlier looked terrified.”
Chen Fan said, “Can’t blame them. Falling from Scarlet Cliff would typically lead to certain death. However, those two Burning Incense Valley disciples are overly timid for martial artists. They've brought shame to their sect. I wonder if their elders are vexed at their behavior.”
“Where do we go now? To the Black Sea Demon Cave?” Qin Yao asked.
Wang Fuchen had gone to the Black Sea Demon Cave three days ago, aiming for the Ice Jade Snow Lotus necessary to obtain the first place.
However, many demon beasts gathered in the Black Sea Demon Cave, and Black Flood Dragons ruled the cave. It was much stronger than the Devil-Faced Spider King, so Wang Fuchen couldn’t obtain the Ice Jade Snow Lotus easily.
Furthermore, no one had heard from Wang Fuchen in the past three days, so his group should still be inside the cave.
“Of course. Wang Fuchen has already spent three days inside that perilous cave. If he dared to venture there, he must be confident in obtaining the Ice Jade Snow Lotus. We’ll head over there, kill him, and snatch the Ice Jade Snow Lotus he had so much trouble obtaining.”
An icy cold light flickered in Chen Fan’s eyes.
He very much wanted to witness Wang Fuchen's face upon exiting the Black Sea Demon Cave with the lotus but seeing him outside.
What would Wang Fuchen look like after he had snatched the lotus from him?
“Alright, I’ll come with you,” Qin Yao said.
Chen Fan accepted her assistance readily.
Qin Yao was strong, and when confronting Wang Fuchen, she could handle the other disciples from the Floating Cloud Sword Sect.
With their decision made, the duo confirmed their direction and sped off.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Two figures traversed the moonlit landscape, swiftly passing through rivers, paths, forests, lakes, grasslands, swamps, and deep mountains. Along the way, they encountered astonished onlookers.
Chen Fan and Qin Yao hurried toward the Black Sea Demon Cave, determined to make Wang Fuchen pay dearly. Their goal was to render Wang Fuchen's efforts in obtaining the Ice Jade Snow Lotus futile.
“The Black Sea Desert is just ahead!”
After a night-long run, Chen Fan finally spotted the expansive desert on the horizon.
The yellow sand stretched for miles, adorned with countless dunes and mountains, creating a desolate landscape.
Various vegetation, including towering cacti, cereus, and Eyries Cactuses, populated the desert. Some cacti rivaled the height of multiple individuals stacked together, resembling sky-reaching trees. The Eyries Cactuses surpassed the size of houses.
Chen Fan extended his senses slightly and discovered some hidden demon qi deep in the desert.
Beneath the sand, demon beasts lurked, including snakes, poisonous scorpions, desert centipedes, venomous insects, sand foxes, and sand wolves.
However, these demon beasts were all very low leveled, only at tier-one, third- or fourth-level. They didn’t have the qualifications to cultivate inside the Black Sea Demon Cave.
Chen Fan did not pay attention to these weak demon beasts or waste any time on them. He and Qin Yao charged into the desert, charged into the desert's depths, searching for the Black Sea Demon Cave.
Armed with a rough map of Dragon Mountain Blessed Land, they swiftly navigated based on the markings on it.