diskusbooks Chapter 1868: News Has Arrived!
Chapter 1868: News Has Arrived!
“Kingman!” he called out in a deep voice.
Jinman immediately stepped forward.
"Immediately contact our informants in Iron City and the three mining towns in the Western Regions, and activate the highest-level security interrogation code. I need to know everything that has happened in the past six hours, no matter how small!"
Mingchuan's eyes sharpened. "Furthermore, have Ye Chuhan dispatch a team of elite Wind Feather Guards to the Yantie City area under the guise of patrolling the trade routes, to conduct an immediate on-site investigation! Be quick!"
"Okay!" Jin Man accepted the order and hurried away.
Mingchuan stared at the mirror, his fingers unconsciously tapping on the armrest of the jade chair.
Yueyao... have you already made your move?
The goal is not a direct attack, but to create chaos and undermine the foundation?
His mind raced through the location, resources, and relationships with various factions of Ironclad City… and a clear idea emerged:
She wanted to create a festering sore in the Western Regions, and then burst it? Let panic and chaos spread like a plague?
"It's not that easy." Mingchuan's eyes flashed with a cold light. "If you want to play dirty tricks, I'll play along."
"Order Jizhou: the Zhan Tang Hidden Edge Squad will immediately set off secretly to infiltrate the Western Regions, find those rats, and then wipe them out!"
Chaotic sky and sea, concave valleys and rocky ridges.
Master Lingxu regulated his breathing for a moment, barely managing to suppress the stinging pain in his soul that had been exacerbated by the spell he had just cast.
He scanned his surroundings warily, especially the mirror at the valley entrance and the gray fog further away.
The lunar beacon has been sent; now all he can do is wait and remain hidden.
Time passed second by second, and against the eternally dark backdrop of the Chaotic Sky Sea, the faint moonlight that enveloped the valley appeared even more tranquil, yet also more abrupt.
Suddenly, Master Lingxu frowned, realizing that the Mirror of Truth was emitting extremely subtle fluctuations of spiritual energy!
It's like a resonance triggered by the transmission wave being received by the mirror!
"Has information been sent back? Or is it sending out monitoring data from this location?" Master Lingxu's heart skipped a beat.
The response from the Jimie Zen Monastery was faster than he had anticipated.
We must leave as soon as possible; this place has become a beacon.
Just as he was about to set off, the soul tablet in his arms that sensed the blue-faced fox began to throb once more.
This time, it was much clearer than before. Master Lingxu immediately discovered that the Green-Faced Fox was moving in this direction at a considerable speed!
"That's great..." Master Lingxu's spirits lifted.
The fact that the Blue-Faced Fox was able to pinpoint the direction and arrive so quickly indicates that she was in good condition and had a very keen sense of the Taiyin beacon.
Once the two reunite, their combat strength and survivability will be greatly enhanced.
He temporarily suppressed the urge to move immediately and decided to wait a little longer, providing the Blue-Faced Fox with clearer guidance.
At the same time, he also needed to observe whether the Jimie Zen Monastery would send more people due to the continued abnormality in this area.
He carefully adjusted the Shadow Veil, blending himself perfectly with the shadow of the rocks. His breathing almost stopped, but his consciousness, like the most sensitive spider web, meticulously perceived every movement within a radius of several miles centered on the valley.
Lava canyon, deep within a fissure.
Despite the excruciating pain, the Crimson Flame Fox extended a faint wisp of its divine consciousness along the cracks in the rock wall deep within the fissure.
As he expected, the internal structure formed by this type of high-temperature melting is not dense.
After passing through a narrow and winding passage, the divine sense suddenly opened up to a small natural cave. The cave walls were dark red and still warm. In the center was a small pool of bubbling hot lava, which made the cave glow with a red light.
But this is not the way out.
The cave was a dead end; the only entrance was the crack he had come from.
"Damn it..."
The Crimson Flame Fox cursed under its breath and was about to withdraw its divine sense when it suddenly stopped!
At the edge of that small pool of lava, he actually saw several man-made stone slabs!
The stone slab was half-buried in the scorching ash, its surface engraved with indistinct patterns in a rough and ancient style, unlike any rune system he had ever seen before.
What made his heart race even faster was that in the center of one of the larger stone slabs was a fist-sized metal block, dark in color but with a faint reddish-gold luster!
The metal block emitted an extremely pure aura, containing an ancient and undying scorching Dao rhythm. With just his divine sense, he felt a subtle resonance and longing in the almost depleted fire-type spiritual power within his body.
"This is... Primordial Fire Essence?! Or is it a companion mineral marrow of some kind of innate fire-type spiritual material?!"
The Crimson Fox was both surprised and delighted.
This thing is a priceless treasure for fire-type cultivators. It can not only quickly restore fire essence, but also temper one's natal fire and improve the quality of cultivation techniques!
Normally, he would definitely risk going to investigate.
but now……
Outside, the sounds of the lava dragon crashing against the rock wall were waning, as if it were getting tired, but it hadn't left; its heavy breathing could be heard just outside the crack.
The internal injuries worsened, and the fire poison and metal evil raged.
The mysterious lunar beacon points in a direction that is calling…
A flicker of struggle crossed the Crimson Flame Fox's eyes, which was quickly replaced by resolute determination.
The opportunity is right in front of me, but life is more important. Old Man Lingxu and Green-Faced Fox may need help, so I must escape and reunite with them as soon as possible!
He took a deep breath, stopped looking at the stone slabs and metal by the lava pool, and withdrew his consciousness.
The problem now is, how do we lure away that stupid dragon outside?
His gaze fell on several darker-colored rock formations on the inner wall of the crack, which faintly emitted energy fluctuations.
It is a fire-evil crystal formed by long-term erosion by high-temperature earth fire and metallic evil energy. It is extremely unstable and will explode when subjected to violent impact or stimulation by spiritual energy of a specific frequency. It is quite powerful.
An adventurous plan took shape in his mind.
He carefully adjusted the remaining fire elemental power within his body, condensing it into several extremely tiny fire spikes, like needle tips, aiming at the most vulnerable structural points of the fire elemental crystals.
"Whether it works or not depends on this..."
The Crimson Fox gritted its teeth and suddenly shot out several fire spikes at the same time!
Puff puff!
With a subtle sound, the fire spike accurately hit its target.
The fire crystals on the inner wall of the crack suddenly lit up with a dazzling red light!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A series of explosions erupted within the narrow crack, spraying violent flames mixed with metal fragments inward.
The Crimson Flame Fox was prepared; it curled up and concentrated the last bit of protective spiritual light on its back.
The intense shockwave propelled him forward, and the already cracked rock wall finally succumbed to the pressure of the series of explosions, collapsing in large areas!
Outside the crack, the lava dragon, which was resting against the rock wall, was startled by the sudden and violent explosion and the collapse of the rock wall and jumped away.
Before they could react, a dim line of fire shot out like an arrow from behind the collapsed rock wall, hurtling wildly toward the direction above the canyon, shrouded in gray mist!
"Roar!!!"
Enraged, the lava dragon thought its prey was about to escape. It pushed off with all four legs, cracking the ground, and its massive body leaped up, relentlessly chasing after the line of fire!
Unbeknownst to it, the line of fire, after rushing into the gray fog, drew a strangely large arc, circling around to the side that was slightly angled to the direction indicated by the Taiyin beacon. The Crimson Flame Fox wanted to lure it far enough away before turning to merge with it!