Chapter 132: A Thousand-Mile Dash to Finally See the Ancient Palace

The ground beneath their feet grew increasingly scorching; before long, one could see thick heat rising in some places, or small amounts of subterranean rock-gas venting out.

"What a hot place, this couldn't be a Mars, could it!" the Tianhu girl exclaimed.

"I don't know, let's go! We shall fly across," Mengchen said.

It was truly too hot here; if not for using Divine Power to resist the heat currents, their soles would likely be roasted.

"Stinky little brother, if you want to fly across, then you should also undo the restrictions on your big sister!" the Tianhu girl said with a charming expression.

At this moment, she and Yuechan Xianzi, lacking Divine Power to suppress the heat, were constantly hopping on one foot, switching between their feet.

"Fine! Don't play any tricks on me after I undo them, otherwise... hmph!" Mengchen warned.

"There is a great opportunity here; little brother is so heroic, only a fool would play tricks," the Tianhu girl said righteously.

Following this, Mengchen cast a sidelong glance at Yuechan: "I'm not worried about you, little fox, but as for my saintly wife here, I'm afraid she's a bit worrisome."

"Hmph, shameless wretch, stop spouting nonsense, who is your wife." Hearing this, Yuechan cast a cold glare.

Upon hearing this, Mengchen also said coldly: "Hmph! It was thanks to me, this 'shameless wretch,' that you were saved earlier. Just look! See how the Butian Sect you always trusted treated you."

This sentence seemed to strike her sore spot; in an instant, her gaze turned stern and cold, her fists clenched tightly, and her mind was filled with the ruthless face of her Main Body.

Subsequently, her tone gradually softened, no longer so full of hostility: "I count it as you saving my life, but do not think that by this you can make me swallow my pride and let you bully me. At most, our past grievances are settled, and from now on, we owe each other nothing."

"A married couple talking about who owes whom, how distant!" the Tianhu girl interjected at this moment.

Upon hearing this, Yuechan coldly snapped: "Witch, you shut your mouth!"

"Eh... Sister Yuechan is so fierce! The saintly fairy is about to turn into a resentful woman!" After the Tianhu girl finished her snide remark, she walked to the side and said no more.

"Never mind about owing or not, first of all, you are the wife I captured, you aren't escaping in this lifetime," Mengchen replied.

Hearing the word 'wife,' anger flared on Yuechan's pretty face, but recalling the earlier talk of settling grievances, she forcefully suppressed her rage and said in a softened voice: "Your strength is not bad, but why do you act so rogue-like? I already said our past grievances are wiped clean, why are you still pestering me?"

"This isn't pestering, this is a fact. You and I have already bowed in ceremony; marriage is a lifelong matter, how can you treat it so casually," Mengchen said with a straight face, looking very solemn, as if he were serious.

"You... I..." Yuechan was speechless for a moment; what kind of person was this! To speak of such a shameless matter with such solemnity.

"Enough, I don't feel like arguing with you, anyway you can't escape my grasp." Having said that, Mengchen used his methods to undo the seal on her Divine Power, and then undid it for the Tianhu girl as well.

Without Divine Power to resist the heat currents here, it was truly unbearable; he really didn't have the heart to keep watching the two of them hopping on one foot.

After recovering their Divine Power, the Tianhu girl and Yuechan finally no longer had to hop on one foot.

At this very same instant, Mengchen was already on high alert, striking an exaggerated combat pose, staring fixedly at Yuechan, as if ready to engage in a great battle with her at any moment.

"What are you trying to do!" Yuechan noticed this and became cautious, looking at his exaggerated posture as she asked.

"Recovering your Divine Power, how would I know if you'll suddenly lash out and hurt someone," Mengchen said with a serious face.

Hearing this, Yuechan arched her brows and said: "I said our past grievances are settled, so they are settled; I will naturally not go back on my word."

"Good! My wife understands the greater good, that is naturally for the best." Saying this, Mengchen put away his exaggerated combat posture.

Once the word 'wife' was uttered, Yuechan's gaze sharpened, but she did not explode. Mengchen was a mystery in her heart, impossible to see through, so she endured and dared not act rashly, lest she fall back into the passive situation of having her Divine Power sealed.

"Alright, let's go!" At this time, Heizi suddenly spoke, and with the Kunpeng wings manifesting behind him, he flew out toward the front first.

Xiyao, who was to the side, had remained silent, only watching longingly at everything between Mengchen, Yuechan, and the Tianhu girl.

The moment Heizi left, she also manifested a pair of wings and flew out.

"Let's go!" Mengchen called out to the Tianhu girl and Yuechan.

The Tianhu girl went without saying; now that there was surely a great opportunity, she was naturally eager. As for Yuechan, she hesitated for a brief moment; she knew this little bald monk would absolutely not let her leave easily. Furthermore, since there was an opportunity here, it was worth fighting for, so after manifesting a pair of Zhenhuang Wings behind her, she flew out.

"She also knows the Zhenhuang Precious Technique?" Watching Yuechan fly away, Mengchen muttered to himself: "I suppose she should also know the True Dragon Precious Technique. Looking at it this way, I still have a chance to obtain the Butian Technique, the Zhenhuang Precious Technique, and the True Dragon Precious Technique."

Finally, Mengchen unleashed the Kunpeng wings and soon caught up with them; the group was basically moving abreast, not separated too far.

Looking out from here, it was nothing but a desolate plain, and the ground was fire-red.

Flying along for nearly several hundred to a thousand miles, they didn't see a single blade of grass, nor a single living creature; all that met their eyes was the endless fire-red ground.

And from time to time, bursts of white smoke steamed up from the ground, carrying a burnt, pungent, and unpleasant smell.

"Didn't that old man say that countless living creatures had already entered here? Could it be a lie?" Mengchen muttered in his heart, beginning to doubt what the old man had said.

Having traveled over a thousand miles here, there was clearly not even a shadow of a person, so where could there be countless living creatures.

As they gradually pushed forward, they all felt as if they were walking toward Mars, and it was becoming hotter and hotter.

Until they had flown another hundred or so miles, the smoky, fiery smell became even more pungent, and the entire earth seemed to be burning.

Suddenly, a huge fierce bird flew across the sky, its wings spanning several dozen zhang, kicking up a wild, hot wind that made Mengchen and the others feel the heat wave rushing toward their faces, and also caused their clothes, as well as the hair of Yuechan, the Tianhu girl, and Xiyao, to dance in the air.

"After traveling so far, we've finally seen living creatures."

On the back of that huge fierce bird were a few human-like figures; they turned their heads to look back with lecherous expressions, all revealing lascivious thoughts.

"Wow-gaga! To think there are such beauties in the world! And three of them appearing all at once, it simply makes one unable to stop their imagination from running wild."

"Just a little bald monk, how is he worthy of such good fortune? Why don't we go and slay that bald monk and claim the beauties for ourselves."

"Forget it, obtaining the opportunity is more important, we'll talk about it later."

The fierce bird circled, disappearing into the clouds, only after carefully observing the beauty of Yuechan, the Tianhu girl, and Xiyao from multiple angles did it finally leave.

Mengchen narrowed his eyes, and the three women also wore solemn expressions; they made no indication regarding the malicious gazes from the clouds and simply continued forward.

"Awoo roar..."

In the distance, a loud roar came, and a giant rhinoceros, red all over and emitting flames, appeared. It was surging with firelight, standing ten zhang tall and twenty to thirty zhang long, fierce and robust.

That thick rhinoceros horn was like a sharp sword, its entire body covered in swirling firelight; this was a very powerful fierce beast.

Clearly, the flames emitted from its body allowed it to remain unaffected by the terrifying heat of the ground.

At this moment, they became astonished, knowing they were about to approach their destination.

The number of living creatures they saw was increasing, which also signaled that a crisis was about to arrive.

When an opportunity or rare treasure appears in the world, it is feared that it will immediately trigger a great storm.

Upon reaching this area, what erupted from the ground was no longer hazy white steam and smoke, but real flames, with temperatures high enough to steam a person alive. Moreover, in some places, the land was completely submerged by magma, and the terrifying high temperature made the magma look as if it were boiling, bubbling with magma foam.

Here, except for a few living creatures that did not fear the flames and magma on the ground, the majority of the other creatures were advancing through the high air.

Finally, after advancing another few miles, a massive, heaven-piercing Ancient Palace appeared in the distance, and the scent of thick blood began to emerge along the path.

Clearly, many living beings here had already engaged in a bout of slaughter before heading toward that Ancient Palace.

The second chapter for today is presented,

(End of this chapter)