“The natives are chasing us!”
The two ancestors who had stayed behind in Sword Scar Canyon fled over, and behind them, a group of natives dressed in animal hides, wielding stone spears and stone axes, pursued relentlessly.
Su Yun immediately summoned the Void Boat.
Lin Shiyu and Li Lingfei had yet to rendezvous; if surrounded by such strong natives, it wouldn’t be a joke.
“Quick, get inside!”
The teams from Guanghan Palace and Mount Taihua Sacred Land hurriedly boarded the Void Boat.
The two ancestors being chased scrambled anxiously into the Void Boat.
Su Yun promptly activated the Void Boat.
As the Void Boat began to lift off, the natives hurled their stone spears and stone axes in unison.
Various weapons rained down like hailstones.
The Void Boat was struck repeatedly by stone spears and stone axes, shaking violently.
“This is bad. The Void Boat is damaged; it might not be able to enter the void.”
Su Yun’s expression changed.
The natives of this Ancient Star truly were insane, disregarding everything and acting purely out of brute force.
“Abandon this artifact and escape using the Spatial Talismans.”
Lu Changsheng made a decisive call.
Any hesitation would mean their doom—death was the only road ahead.
Su Yun hesitated. “But if we do that, without the Void Boat, how will we return?”
“I have another one.”
“You do?”
“There’s no time to explain.”
Lu Changsheng took out a Spatial Talisman, and the talisman’s spatial ripples enveloped the group.
The next moment, Lu Changsheng and his party vanished from the interior of the Void Boat and reappeared thousands of miles away.
The natives broke into the Void Boat, only to find that Lu Changsheng and his party had disappeared without a trace.
One of the natives, who appeared to be a priest, produced a turtle shell, tracing through time and space to pinpoint Lu Changsheng’s exact location. A warped spatial rift appeared before him.
The natives stepped into the spatial rift one after another, continuing their relentless pursuit.
Lu Changsheng repeatedly used Spatial Talismans, but almost every time, they were quickly caught up to, leaving him frustrated.
These natives were not only ferocious but their methods were on par with the strongest experts of the Three Realms. It was as if they were determined to eradicate all intruders on this Ancient Star.
“These natives don’t seem isolated from the world. Their resemblance to cultivators from the Immortal Realm is uncanny.”
Elder Ancestor of the Lin Clan couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off about the natives.
That these natives could even track the power of Spatial Talismans was simply extraordinary.
“Ahead, there are no more spatial markers left. It seems we’ll have to resort to random jumps.”
Having been chased repeatedly, Lu Changsheng had no choice but to use Spatial Talismans to make a blind jump, landing in an unfamiliar location.
Here was a vast desert, its reddish-brown rocky sands seemingly ablaze, and the air was like boiling heatwaves, drenching everyone in sweat.
Even those with Immortal Emperor Realm cultivation were sweating profusely.
The heatwaves seemed to penetrate their True Qi barriers.
Lu Changsheng’s party, maneuvering on Immortal Swords, ventured into the desert, trying to use the heatwaves to mask their presence.
The ancestors of Guanghan Palace employed their sect’s exclusive cultivation technique, the chilling aura of which helped them resist the heatwaves.
“Who would’ve thought Guanghan Palace’s cultivation technique could be used like this…”
The ancestors of Mount Taihua were envious upon seeing Guanghan Palace’s ancestors remain calm and composed amidst the fiery desert, while their own group was drenched in sweat.
Who could’ve expected Guanghan Palace’s technique to have such an unexpected application?
“Aooowuuu~ It’s too hot! This Daoist is going to turn into a roasted dog!”
Daoist Earth Hound kept sticking his tongue out, looking like he’d just been fished out of a pool.
Even Su Xiaoqi, an Immortal Emperor Realm cultivator enduring the high temperatures, appeared flushed with discomfort.
This place posed a grave threat even to those in the Immortal Emperor Realm; only Divine King Realm or Immortal Realm experts could withstand it in the desert.
Lu Changsheng retrieved a crystalline Snow Lotus, and as soon as it appeared, the surrounding heatwaves visibly dissipated, bringing a refreshing chill to Su Xiaoqi and Daoist Earth Hound.
Kunlun Holy Land had given Xia Ningxue the Heavenly Pond Ice Lotus, and she had passed it on to Lu Changsheng. It turned out to be unexpectedly useful.
“Changsheng, have you noticed something?” Elder Ancestor of the Lin Clan suddenly alerted Lu Changsheng. “Take a look below; is there anything unusual?”
Following Elder Ancestor’s suggestion, Lu Changsheng looked down, only to see below a massive reddish-brown mountain range stretching millions of miles into the distance.
“This mountain range is unbelievably huge…”
Even Lu Changsheng was taken aback.
Even in the Immortal Realm, such a mountain range would be considered a colossal wonder.
“It’s not just this mountain range. Look to the sides.”
Elder Ancestor of the Lin Clan pointed out the issue.
Lu Changsheng turned to look around, and near this mountain range were several equally massive mountain ranges, all appearing to converge on the same location.
Ascending to a higher vantage point, the party finally discerned the layout of the desert’s mountain ranges and was stunned.
In the broad expanse of the desert, nine immense winding mountain ranges sprawled like nine giant dragons clawing their way toward the desert’s center.
At the very center, a volcanic crater emitted an astonishing heat, with hot waves even seeping out from the nine colossal mountain ranges, turning the vicinity into a barren desert.
“So the heatwaves are originating from here.”
“What could possibly be at the center of the desert?”
“That looks like a massive volcano.”
“Rather than a volcano, it feels more like a rupture in the earth.”
“The natives don’t seem to dare pursue us further; why don’t we investigate?”