Chapter 2340: Volume 11: The True Immortal Descends to the World, Chapter 2322: Black Scorched Peak

Suddenly, a flash of spiritual light erupted from the giant black ship. A streak of white escape light shot down from it, and after just a few flickers, it stopped above the head of an elderly man of an alien race with a full head of white hair. It was actually a beautiful young girl who looked no more than fifteen or sixteen years old.

"Fellow Daoist, is this the Red Melt Mountain Range?" The young girl, who appeared quite young, swept her gaze around before asking the elderly alien man in a gentle tone.

The elderly alien man's cultivation was only at the early Foundation Establishment stage, and he happened to be one of the few people with the highest cultivation level in this area.

"Answering the Senior, this is indeed the Red Melt Mountain Range." The elderly alien man was completely unable to sense the girl's specific cultivation realm; he only felt that her aura was unfathomable, so he replied tremblingly.

"I found the right place after all. Since this is the Red Melt Mountain Range, do you know where Black Scorched Peak is located?" The girl was overjoyed upon hearing this and asked hurriedly.

"Senior wants to go to Black Scorched Peak? That is one of the central areas of the Red Melt Mountain Range. It is extremely dangerous inside and has long been listed as a restricted zone." The elderly alien man replied in shock.

"A restricted zone? That makes it even more likely to be the right place. You don't need to worry about whether it's dangerous; just tell me how to get there." The girl laughed instead.

"Yes... if Senior and the others want to go to Black Scorched Peak, you only need to head west all the way. When you get close to the center of the mountain range, you will see three black mountain peaks arranged in a 'pin' shape; that is Black Scorched Peak." The elderly alien man was startled and replied timidly.

"Very good, these few spirit stones are a reward for you." The girl nodded, raised her hand to toss a few top-grade spirit stones to the old man, and then transformed back into a ball of white light, shooting high into the sky. After a few flickers, she returned to the giant ship.

A moment later, the giant black ship flashed with multicolored light and flew toward the depths of the mountain range amidst a rumbling sound.

Below, the elderly alien man held the top-grade spirit stones in his hands, his face filled with wild joy.

These top-grade spirit stones were nothing to high-tier cultivators, but to an existence at the Foundation Establishment stage, they were naturally a massive fortune.

However, when the old man sensed the envious and jealous gazes of the others around him, his heart skipped a beat. He hurriedly put away the spirit stones and immediately flew away from the area in a rush.

Not long after the old man flew away, several other alien cultivators with similar cultivation levels also left the area silently.

The other low-tier Qi Condensation alien cultivators saw this and had strange expressions on their faces, but none of them said anything. They lowered their heads and bowed, continuing to search for fire-attribute spiritual objects.

The giant black ship was naturally Han Li's Demon Spirit Holy Ship, and Han Li himself was standing at the front of the ship, gazing into the distance toward the center of the mountain range.

Beside him, Xue Po, Zhu Guo'er, and the others stood with their hands at their sides.

"It is truly unexpected that the Helian Merchant Alliance would hold this auction in such an eye-catching place. The low-tier alien cultivators here seem completely unaware of it." Han Li spoke up suddenly.

"Senior Han, at the very least, only those above the Void Refinement stage would know about this auction; the local alien cultivators naturally have no qualifications to know. However, calculating the time, the auction should be held within the next month or two. I believe many experts from various races have already arrived here. At the auction, perhaps Senior might even have other unexpected gains." Xue Po stepped forward half a step and replied respectfully.

"Unexpected gains... I hope so. However, now that my cultivation has reached this realm, there are very few things that can catch my eye. But if other Mahayana existences are willing to bring out some good things at this auction, that would be a different matter." Han Li nodded and said casually.

"Senior, rest assured. Based on the experience of this junior attending in the past, there will certainly be many Mahayana existences like Senior coming. Moreover, besides attending the auction, these seniors will mostly conduct private personal exchanges. Even if Senior doesn't gain anything at the merchant alliance's auction, I believe you will certainly have gains at such gatherings." Xue Po said with a light smile.

"Private exchanges... that is indeed worth looking forward to." Han Li said with a flicker of interest in his expression.

Half an hour later, three strange mountain peaks, each about ten thousand zhang high, finally appeared in the mountain range ahead.

The three peaks stood in a 'pin' shape in the middle of a pile of rubble covered in black-red stones, and a pungent smell of sulfur drifted over with the gusts of hot wind.

As soon as the giant black ship approached within a hundred li of these three peaks, it was immediately intercepted by a team of alien guards riding giant eagles.

These guards were all wearing black armor, carrying bows and blades on their backs, and their faces were completely covered by masks. However, each of them was tall, nearly two heads taller than ordinary human beings.

The giant eagles they sat on were also pitch black and unusually large. As they flew, gusts of strong wind rolled incessantly, looking very majestic.

"Several Seniors, ahead is our alliance's restricted zone. Without a token, I'm afraid you cannot continue forward." Although the leading guard blocked the way, seeing the massive size of the giant ship and the dense, visible puppet armored soldiers on it, he naturally knew that the people on the ship were not to be trifled with. He bowed respectfully first before speaking in a low voice, not daring to show the slightest neglect.

"A token? Does this refer to this item?" Xue Po whispered to Han Li before floating down from the bow of the ship.

She raised her fair wrist, and a streak of white light flew out.

The leading guard took the white light into his hand and looked at it carefully. It was a white, misty token. On one side was an exquisite, unknown spiritual pattern, and on the other was a pale silver character for "Alliance".

"So it is a Guest Elder. You naturally have the qualifications to enter the restricted zone. I will have someone personally lead you Seniors over." After the leading guard checked the token in his hand, he immediately returned it with both hands and said without hesitation.

He had no intention of questioning Han Li, Bai Guo'er, and the others standing at the front of the giant ship.

Xue Po nodded, took the token back with one hand, and flew back to the giant ship.

Thus, apart from leaving one person behind, the team of guards left the vicinity and continued to patrol other areas.

Under the guidance of the remaining guard, the giant black ship flew slowly toward the three black mountain peaks.

Along the way, they encountered several other teams of patrolling guards, but seeing that there were already giant eagle guards leading the way, they did not come forward to block them again.

A distance of over a hundred li was naturally covered in an instant by the Demon Spirit Holy Ship.

Just as the giant ship was about to fly directly above one of the black mountain peaks, a strange fluctuation suddenly appeared in the void ahead. After a blur in front of the entire mountain peak, a huge milky-white light gate appeared, nearly a thousand zhang high.

Near the light gate, there were hundreds of strange buildings of various sizes floating, some round and some square, and many guards riding giant eagles were entering and exiting incessantly.

As soon as the giant black ship approached the vicinity, it naturally attracted the gazes of the many guards near the buildings.

Just then, after a hum, the giant ship stopped on its own a few li away from the light gate.

Han Li frowned slightly. After sweeping his spiritual sense around, he immediately sensed a strange restrictive fluctuation and roughly understood what was going on.

At this moment, the giant eagle guard leading the way had already pulled the neck of his giant eagle and stopped to the side of the giant ship. He explained to everyone on the ship: "Entering through this Profound Heaven Gate will take you directly into the restricted zone. However, there is an order from above that all flying treasures are strictly prohibited within the restricted zone. Therefore, I am afraid you Seniors will have to put away the flying ship before you can enter the Heaven Gate. I can only send you here; without formal authorization, I cannot go forward."

"Understood, you may go." A faint instruction from Xue Po came from the giant ship.

Then, with a rumbling sound from the giant black ship, countless runes surged out, and ten thousand rays of multicolored light rolled up, causing it to vanish into thin air with a flicker.

When all the light converged, only Han Li and his group remained in the original void.

The giant eagle guard was startled. After bowing to Han Li and the others again, he urged his giant eagle to leave the area.

Han Li led Zhu Guo'er, Xue Po, the Fossil Ancestor, and others, and flew swaggeringly toward the huge light gate.

Although the giant eagle guards near the light gate looked at Han Li and the others with curious eyes, no one rashly stepped forward to block them, watching as the group disappeared into the light gate after a few flickers.

"What? Another Mahayana fellow Daoist has entered the Profound Heaven Gate? Very good, I understand. I will immediately send someone to welcome them. You all continue doing your own work." An old man with fiery red hair spoke to a stone wall in front of him that clearly displayed the image of the black-armored guards.

This place was a completely enclosed hall. Apart from the stone wall standing in the middle of the hall and a few meditation cushions, there was nothing else.

It was just that the four walls of the hall were inlaid with various colorful gemstones, and a faint layer of blue mist drifted in the air, making everything in the hall appear quite mysterious.

After the old man pondered for a moment, he shook his sleeve, and a flash of red light vanished instantly. The image of the guards on the stone wall disappeared, replaced by the image of the giant black ship with an astonishing aura, as well as some blurred figures looming on it.

The red-haired old man narrowed his eyes and stared at the giant ship for a moment before frowning. Suddenly, he raised one hand and cast a magic art, which vanished into the stone wall instantly.

With a "pfft" sound, the figures on the giant black ship zoomed in at an incredible speed, as if magnified more than ten times, becoming much clearer on the stone wall.

The faces of Han Li, Xue Po, and the others became vaguely visible in the old man's eyes.

The old man's gaze only swept over Xue Po, the Fossil Ancestor, and the others before quickly falling onto Han Li's seemingly ordinary face.

"Eh? This person's appearance is somewhat familiar. It seems I have seen him somewhere before?" The red-haired old man let out a soft sound and muttered to himself. ===== CHAPTER 2341 =====