Chapter 647: Canglan Gorge

"If that's settled, then it's agreed!"

Zhou Qingmei's gaze swept over the group: "Everyone... let's combine the maps!"

"Let's see where the Nine Heavens Mystic Fire is hidden."

She extended her jade hand, and a token fell into the void.

Then Beichen also pulled out a token.

He Pingsheng and Longyue Xianzi each retrieved their own tokens.

The four tokens' fronts were nearly identical; only the maps on their backs differed.

"Combine..."

Zhou Qingmei uttered a soft command.

Pah...

Pah-pah-pah...

The four tokens fused together, their maps aligning perfectly.

At that moment, a brilliant light erupted from the tokens, surging into the void and forming a blue light screen in midair.

Upon the screen appeared a map.

At the map's center was a red dot, with four characters beneath it: Canglan Gorge!

Boom...

The map shattered violently, revealing scene after scene of real imagery before them.

It was the gorge's landscape.

The gorge was deep and dark, surrounded by countless white waterfalls cascading down, filling the entire valley with mist and vapor.

After several breaths, the vision collapsed.

Then the tokens separated.

Everyone looked at each other.

"Where is this?" someone asked.

"Forget where it is!" Beichen frowned: "Something's wrong... Isn't this supposed to be the Nine Heavens Mystic Fire?"

"You're telling me the Nine Heavens Mystic Fire is near a gorge full of vapor and endless waterfalls?"

"Does that even make sense?"

This question left everyone silent.

Indeed!

That was the Nine Heavens Mystic Fire!

A single strand of heavenly fire wouldn't it evaporate all surrounding vapor?

Besides!

This heavenly fire has sentience—how could it possibly dwell in a place drenched in mist?

"Forget about that for now!" Zhou Qingmei said: "The arrow is on the string—we must shoot!"

"The tokens are now complete—we must go and see for ourselves. Would any of you abandon this quest just because the place is full of vapor?"

Obviously not!

So everyone shook their heads.

Zhou Qingmei continued: "The question now is: where exactly is Canglan Gorge?"

"Does anyone here know?"

From the map alone, it was impossible to tell.

After all, the map was too small!

No one knew where Canglan Gorge lay.

"Let me ask..." He Pingsheng raised his head, gazing beyond the pavilion and waving: "Hao Cang, come here!"

"Yes..."

Hao Cang hurried over.

He Pingsheng asked: "On the Fire Heaven Continent, is there a place called Canglan Gorge?"

Previously, He Pingsheng had ordered Hao Cang to memorize every detail of the map.

The fellow had spent years memorizing it!

"Yes!" Hao Cang's reply stunned them all: "My lord, there are currently sixteen places on the Fire Heaven Continent named Canglan Gorge!"

"They are located in the Hongnong Divine Nation of Tianfeng Emperor Domain, the Yuling Divine Nation of Zixiao Emperor Domain, the Baize Divine Nation of Jin Gang Emperor Domain, and..."

Hao Cang recited them like a merchant listing his wares.

He Pingsheng waved his hand: "List all these locations for me, ordered from nearest to farthest."

Soon after, Hao Cang handed He Pingsheng a prepared list.

He Pingsheng held the geographical list and addressed the group: "I have the exact locations of all Canglan Gorges. If any of you know which one holds the treasure, speak now—we'll go straight there!"

"If none of you know, we'll follow this list, checking each location in order from nearest to farthest."

"What do you all think?"

With no better option, they agreed.

"Open!" He Pingsheng wasted no time—he activated the Silver River Sky Shuttle, and lifted everyone into the air.

After all, the sixteen Canglan Gorges were scattered across sixteen different Emperor Domains on the Fire Heaven Continent.

Without He Pingsheng's Silver River Sky Shuttle, flying there individually would take a hundred years at least.

"Too fast..."

"My heavens..."

"Sss... this..."

"What level of treasure is this?"

Seeing He Pingsheng produce such a treasure, the others drooled with envy.

He Pingsheng smiled but said nothing.

He had fully refined the Silver River Sky Shuttle.

It bore thirty-one layers of sealing arrays—a top-grade Heaven-Piercing Magic Treasure.

Also called an Emperor Weapon.

Yet this Emperor Weapon was notoriously useless; Mahayana Emperor Realm cultivators scorned it.

Once one reached the Mahayana Emperor Realm, one could open spatial passages at will, arriving anywhere in the Spirit Realm instantly—no need for the Silver River Sky Shuttle.

Thus, calling it the most useless Emperor Weapon in the Spirit Realm was no exaggeration.

Of course, He Pingsheng had considered the principle of not flaunting wealth.

But...

That applied to cultivators far stronger than himself.

Before these three novices, what did it matter if he revealed it? Would they dare kill him for it?

The Silver River Sky Shuttle moved swiftly; once all its sealing arrays were activated, its speed surpassed that of imperial-domain intercity immortal ships by several times.

Three months later, they reached the first Canglan Gorge.

Too bad!

This was not the gorge shown on the map.

"Not it!" He Pingsheng shook his head: "Everyone, rest. Next one."

Another month passed, and the five arrived at the second Canglan Gorge!

Then the third!

The fourth!

The fifth!

The sixth...

After six and a half years, He Pingsheng finally halted at the eleventh location named 【Canglan Gorge】.

And this eleventh Canglan Gorge was indeed the true destination.

"This is it... this is it..."

"Huh..." Hao Cang stared at the vast gorge ahead, exhilarated.

After six long years of searching, they had finally found it.

"Yes, look—you can see it must be here!"

Longyue sighed.

The journey had been grueling.

He Pingsheng stood in midair, gazing downward.

Endless mountains stretched before him.

Among them, countless gorges.

Yet only this one gorge was special.

Water from the mountain peaks converged here, cascading down in rows of waterfalls.

The entire gorge was nearly surrounded by waterfalls.

Countless fine mists rose from the gorge, and when struck by sunlight, they shimmered into seven-colored hues.

He Pingsheng's gaze swept across, but his spiritual sense and attention were not on the waterfall.

He was searching for Nine Heaven Mystic Fire.

At the same time, He Pingsheng's brow furrowed: there was not a trace of Nine Heaven Mystic Fire's aura here.