As all the ferocious beasts in the entire Crimson Flame Planet roared and rushed out of the sealed regions, the screens of light formed by the sealed regions started flashing at the same time. Once they flashed nine times in succession, a loud bang that could shatter the sky and earth rang in the air.
In the mid of that bang, all the seals placed on the surface of the planet by the ferocious beasts of the alien races shattered with a bang. As they did so, the sky and earth within Crimson Flame Planet trembled, and with some unknown method, Tian Lin opened up a gigantic gap on the ground at the center of the planet. That gap was a gigantic ravine that was several hundreds of thousands of feet long and had a depth that could not be measured.
An incredibly thick wave of earthen aura erupted from within the ravine. That earthen aura was so thick that it gained color. It was a brownish yellow fog that filled most of the sky in an instant, causing the area to become so indistinct that one could not even see their own fingers.
Tian Lin's voice reverberated anxiously in the indistinct brownish yellow fog.
"The seal has been broken. We will immediately enter the depths of the ground and gather at the bottom." As Tian Lin's voice traveled into the air, the fog howled and rose into the air. That was the sound of the group charging into the ravine at full speed.
The yellow fog dyed the sky in this place, causing the murky sky of Crimson Flame Planet to look like the face of an old man, and it was covered in a waxy yellow hue.
Su Ming sensed his surroundings with his Atman in the fog. The area around him might be indistinct, but the others should have already stepped into the ravine. Only he was still outside.
Behind him, the Crimson Python Phoenix was staring into the distance. Its presence was slightly agitated, and there was also a faint hint of unease in it. Besides, its body was too big, so it was difficult for it to follow Su Ming into the depths of the ground.
Su Ming patted the Crimson Python Phoenix's gigantic head, and a glint appeared in his eyes. He turned into a long arc that charged into the ravine. The bald crane followed closely behind him. As for the Crimson Python Phoenix, it hesitated for a moment before it waited outside the ravine.
The earthen aura in this place was thick, and when it blew against Su Ming's body, he felt as if it was sticky. He could not help but slow down slightly, as if he was moving through water. As he stepped into the ravine and charged forward, the mutt that was the bald crane wrinkled its nose. As it sniffed the earthen aura, a dazed look appeared in its eyes.
"Damn it, why does it feel so familiar? I feel like I've bathed in a place with even denser Earth Qi than this place before. "I seem to remember that when I was bathing, there were a few women beside me …" The bald crane shook its head. It did not know why, but ever since it came to the Barren Lands of Divine Essence, it would occasionally feel a sense of familiarity, as well as a dazed feeling.
As Su Ming charged forward, he was surrounded by darkness. The ravine was incredibly deep, and it greatly limited his divine sense and Atman. He could only use it to cover an area of less than a thousand feet, and the deeper he went, the thicker the earthen aura would gush out, causing it to be difficult for him to increase his speed, and the area that his divine sense could cover would also become smaller.
Su Ming's expression was aloof, but there was wariness in his eyes. He might not be fast, but he was moving forward at a steady pace. In fact, he could vaguely sense Ye Shen Tong and Sun Kun's presences ahead of him. Clearly, these two people might have come down earlier, but it was still difficult for them to continue increasing their speed in the earthen aura.
As for Tian Lin and old Long Li, they might not be within the range of Su Ming's divine sense, but they were definitely not too far away.
Yet at that moment, Su Ming's expression suddenly changed. His footsteps instinctively came to a halt and he looked towards his storage bag. During that instant just now, he had sensed a tremor and signs of awakening from within his storage bag.
Su Ming was momentarily stunned, then surprise and delight immediately appeared in his eyes, but they instantly returned to normal.
"But fellow Daoist Su, what happened behind us?" Almost at the instant Su Ming's expression returned to normal, due to his sudden stop, Sun Kun's footsteps came to a halt, and he spoke cautiously in the earthen fog.
"It's nothing. I just suddenly remembered that the fog here is so thick that it'll be difficult for us to move even an inch further down." Su Ming moved and continued charging forward.
"That shouldn't be the case. The speed at which the earthen aura erupts is incredibly fast, but once it leaks out, it'll be more suitable for us to move around." As Sun Kun spoke, he slowed down slightly. Once Su Ming arrived, he moved side by side with him. His figure might have been indistinct, but his voice was incredibly clear.
"I hope that's the case." When Su Ming answered, he charged forward with Sun Kun.
As the two of them charged forward, Sun Kun's voice suddenly became much softer, and he spoke to Su Ming so softly that only the two of them could hear him.
"Fellow Daoist Su, you have to be careful of Ye Shen Tong. This person is hostile towards you because he doesn't need much power of World Planes to come here. He was attracted by the physical power of the alien race's mighty cultivator. He should be the same as you, fellow Daoist Su, and has found a way to absorb the physical power of those alien races." Once Sun Kun, who looked like a shopkeeper, sent his words into Su Ming's ears like threads, he no longer spoke. His face, which was hidden in the fog, was smiling and friendly, as usual.
"Oh? Thank you for your warning, fellow Daoist Sun, "Su Ming said calmly, his expression as calm as ever.
As the two of them spoke, a loud bang came from ahead of them, as if something had shattered. When Su Ming's pupils shrank, Tian Lin's voice came from below.
"This is the end. Fellow Daoists, please slow down."
After a moment, when Su Ming and Sun Kun closed in, their vision immediately cleared up. The Earthen Aura might still be erupting violently in the depths of the crack, but their vision had become much clearer.
This was a crack that was as long as a canyon. The lower part of the crack was like a horizontal line, and there were seven spots on it. The seemingly endless Earthen Aura was gushing out from these seven spots, and it was surging upwards.
That was why once they reached the bottom of the crack, their vision became much clearer. Besides the seven spots where Earthen Aura was gushing out from, most of them could be seen.
Tian Lin's entire body was withered, but there was a gentle layer of light covering his body. It gave him a rather illusory feeling, and his presence was also much stronger than a month ago.
Clearly, he had already executed the Forbidden Art that allowed his Nascent Divinity to revert back to his physical body.
By his side, Old Long Li crouched down and cast his gaze on the stones on the ground. A large number of them had shattered at that moment, and it was clear that the booming and shattering sounds just now had come from there.
Ye Shen Tong was not too far away. He was looking around, but his gaze was mostly on the Earthen Aura. No one knew what he was thinking about.
Su Ming and Sun Kun's arrival attracted Ye Shen Tong and Tian Lin's gazes. Ye Shen Tong let out a cold chuckle and no longer bothered with them. As for Tian Lin, he nodded towards Su Ming and Sun Kun.
"This is much better than what I expected. This is the depths of the seal on the ground. You can also consider it as the threshold. Fellow Daoist Long, you've already tested it just now. The walls here are clear, and it looks like they can be broken with one strike. This means that our location is correct. This … is the edge of the seal on the alien race's mighty cultivator.
"It's like an eggshell, and the Earthen Aura spreading out from the seven holes is the Earthen Aura that has gathered in the seal over the countless years.
"We can rest for a while and keep our power at its peak while we wait for the Earthen Aura to disperse a little more. By doing so, we'll have a higher chance of success once we enter the sealed region of the alien race's mighty cultivator." Once Tian Lin finished speaking, he sat down cross-legged by the side and closed his eyes to meditate.
The slightly hunchbacked Long Li seemed to have finished his observations. He, who had always been a man of few words, also sat down in the distance with an aloof expression. Sun Kun gave Su Ming a friendly smile. Once he swept his gaze across the area, he sat down in another corner. The three of them were not close to each other. Clearly, the closer they got to the seal, the more distant they became from each other.
Su Ming took a few steps forward and also chose a corner near the stone wall to sit down. His expression was calm, and once he sat down, he did not make a single sound. However, he spread out a hint of his divine sense and fused it into his storage bag to observe the item that had caused his heart to tremble and caused ecstasy to appear on his face!
At that moment … there was a shattered jade box in his storage bag. That jade box had already been reduced to pieces, but there was … a crimson poisonous wasp lying on one of the pieces!
The poisonous wasp flapped its wings lightly. At the instant Su Ming's divine sense landed on it, the wasp lifted its head swiftly, and its body instantly disappeared into Su Ming's storage bag.
Yet after a moment, the poisonous wasp reappeared. It was still crouching on the stone fragment, as if its previous disappearance was just an illusion. It allowed Su Ming's divine sense to land on its body and let out a faint buzzing sound. There was a gentle tone to that sound, and it did not reject Su Ming's divine sense.
'It's finally awake! ' Su Ming quelled the excitement in his heart. This sort of emotion was incredibly rare to him ever since he came to the Barren Lands of Divine Essence.
This poisonous wasp was the one he had obtained in the World of Nine Yin in the past, the one that contained the God Ascension Nectar!
In the past, after some hesitation, Su Ming had chosen to leave a Brand on the poisonous wasp and use the method to take it in as his pet to slowly wait for it to wake up. By doing so, he would be able to perfectly obtain the God Ascension Nectar once it woke up.
After so many years, it had finally woken up on this day, and at the instant Su Ming's divine sense touched the poisonous wasp, he immediately felt his heart tremble in fear. This wasp was strong, and if it could harvest the God Ascension Nectar, then it was definitely not an ordinary creature!
Besides, this poisonous wasp was already on the verge of extinction and no longer existed in the world. If this one had not been sealed in the Crimson Stone, it might not have appeared in the world.
'With this poisonous wasp around, my chances of obtaining a serendipity in this place will be slightly higher. ' Su Ming's expression did not change. When he retrieved his divine sense, a focused glint suddenly appeared in his eyes. He saw Ye Shen Tong in the distance. At that moment, he was taking huge strides towards the small hole that was spewing out earthen aura, which was the closest to this place. That earthen aura was the strongest in this place, and it swept through his body, causing Ye Shen Tong to stop when he was thirty feet away from the hole. Once he sat down cross-legged, sweat broke out on his forehead. He was actually using the earthen aura as pressure to train in this place.
Tian Lin's eyes lit up, and he said languidly, "Good idea, Fellow Daoist Ye. Using the earthen aura here as pressure to train can allow us to get used to the environment in the seal ahead of time."
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