Chapter 263

The eruptions of hundreds of volcanic islands around the huge pillar of seawater had stopped, but the smoke, dust, and water vapor they created had turned this area of the sea into a foggy area, making it difficult to see far away.

Only a little more than two hours had passed, and the reinforcements sent by the sect would not be able to arrive in such a short time no matter how fast they were. Even with the speed of Jindan Grandmaster, it would take ten to twelve hours to arrive.

Of course, they could not wait that long because there was a teleportation array here. Unfortunately, it was not a direct teleportation array to the main island of Penglai Island, so the reinforcements could only go to the nearby islands, such as Bright Moon Island's Tide Mill, and then use the teleportation array to come here.

Therefore, with the speed at which the news spread, the sect's reinforcements should arrive in about four hours.

But this was not the reason for the Penglai disciples here to just watch. After leaving a few disciples to wait for reinforcements and guard the mine, a few deacons led the other disciples into the fog to search for the disciples who had gone missing during the patrol.

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Shi Xuan turned into a cool breeze and flew along the tunnel, heading towards the outside. When passing a certain corner, Shi Xuan accidentally saw the corner of an inner disciple's clothes. Judging by the color and style of the clothes, it should be Ma Yuanjing's.

Ma Yuanjing also entered this Flame God Mountain? Where is he now? Questions like these immediately entered Shi Xuan's mind.

Not daring to delay, Shi Xuan continued to escape along the tunnel, this time more careful. His Geng Metal Sword Qi needed to be nourished for a few months before he could use it again. If he encountered Ma Yuanjing, he would definitely die.

Unexpectedly, Shi Xuan did not encounter any difficulties along the way, and after a quarter of an hour, he arrived at the exit.

The exit was a beautifully decorated arched door, and it was foggy outside. Shi Xuan was a little worried and used several spells to detect the outside. After confirming that there was not too much danger, he breathed a sigh of relief.

After turning into a breeze and escaping into the fog, Shi Xuan immediately flew close to the surface of the sea with the Thousand Elephants Invisible Sword. At the same time, he determined his position according to the direction of the sea.

When Shi Xuan's soul power was mostly depleted, and he stopped to recover with elixirs, a few figures flew in front of him. Looking closely, he saw that they were disciples of Penglai.

"Are those the disciples of my Penglai Sect in front?" The few cultivators who flew over asked from afar.

Shi Xuan shouted loudly, "I am Shi Xuan, an outer sanctum disciple. May I know who you are?"

The other side heaved a sigh of relief. Then, a familiar voice sounded, "Brother Shi, I'm Yan Wanxiao. These are the disciples who guard the mine." The disciples couldn't suppress their joy and whispered to each other, "We finally found another disciple." The sect had never been stingy with rewards for rescuing fellow disciples, and it could be counted as a large amount of good deeds.

Hearing Yan Wanxiao's voice, Shi Xuan flew over on his sword. When he saw that Yan Wanxiao was in the same sorry state as him, he couldn't help but smile. "How did Senior Brother Yan escape from that huge earthquake?" Yan Wanxiao's hair was messy, and there were many burn marks on his body. His Taoist robe was also tattered, and one could barely tell that it was Penglai's clothing.

Yan Wanxiao also looked scared. "When Junior Brother Meng and I were patrolling, we encountered a huge earthquake and fainted on the spot. Then, we were washed to the periphery by the sea, and we encountered a volcanic eruption. That's why we became like this. As for Junior Brother Meng, I think he should have a protective item given to him by Master Meng, so he should be fine. "

Shi Xuan understood that Yan Wanxiao was reminding him that Meng Yuchang should be fine, and that he should be careful. However, no one knew better than Shi Xuan whether Meng Yuchang was fine or not. Shi Xuan also pretended to be scared. "My experience was similar to Senior Brother Yan's, but my Taoist robe was more damaged, so I could only change on the spot. Then, I flew back to the center without knowing the direction. As for Senior Brother Ma, I didn't see him. "

Just as the two of them were about to continue their conversation, another loud noise came from afar. The fog was pushed away, and what appeared in front of Shi Shuan and the others was a towering and majestic mountain of flames. Purplish blue flames erupted from within the mountain, burning a layer of the seawater to the ground.

Shi Xuan looked at the scene in front of him with his mouth wide open. He knew that the Nan Ming Li Fire Lake had erupted. If he had left a little later, he would have turned into a wisp of smoke. But wasn't the timing of the eruption too coincidental?

However, this also relieved Shi Xuan of his worries. Originally, he wanted to pretend to be injured and return to the sect first. In this way, even if Meng Li used a secret technique to find out that he had killed Meng Yuchang, he could say something to the Disciplinary Hall. Any cultivator with a normal IQ would be able to see who was deliberately preparing to kill him. Yong Xiang would definitely not protect him, but that would expose his Taoist techniques. But at that time, would Taoist techniques be more important than his life?

As for now, Shi Xuan was relieved. Even if Meng Li used a secret technique, he would only see a ball of Nan Ming Li Fire.

The eruption soon ended, and the fog rushed in from the outside, turning the place into a world of fog and smoke again. Shi Xuan suppressed his doubts and followed Yan Wanxiao and the others to search for other disciples in the fog.

The disciples were also very curious about the Mountain of Flames, so they subconsciously moved closer and closer to the Mountain of Flames in the direction of the Flaming God Mountain.

The moment the fog was blown away by the wind, Shi Xuan seemed to see a tall middle-aged cultivator with a high crown and robes with fire patterns on it. He had wide sleeves and an unsophisticated appearance. He walked from the direction of the Flaming Islands to the sky above the Flaming God Mountain.

Walking? Not flying?! Shi Xuan thought his eyes were playing tricks on him. He wanted to look again, but his vision was blocked by the fog again.

"Let's go, there seems to be a disciple in front? Let's go take a look, "Yan Wanxiao said to the others. Shi Xuan didn't want to look anymore, so he followed Yan Wanxiao with doubts.

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In the sky above the Flaming God Mountain.

The unsophisticated middle-aged cultivator looked around and muttered to himself, "Luckily we made it in time. Lao Dao had long predicted that the Flaming God Mountain would appear in this period of time, but he didn't expect it to be today. We were blocked by that old ghost, and we almost didn't make it in time. "After saying that, he struck one ancient talisman after another on the Flaming God Mountain.

As more and more talismans were added, the Flaming God Mountain gradually shrunk. It started out at several thousand zhang, but in a short while, it became a few hundred zhang.

At this moment, the unsophisticated cultivator's expression froze, and he stopped his action of striking the talismans. He revealed a sincere smile and said to the east, "Fellow Daoists, this Flaming God Mountain is the object of Lao Dao's tribulation, but it isn't compatible with your cultivation method. It won't be of much use if you take it home, so why don't you give it to Lao Dao?"

Seeing that there was no movement from the east, the unsophisticated cultivator made up his mind and said, "I, Zhu Yanzi, owe you two a favor for this. I will definitely repay it in the future."

At this moment, two cold snorts came from the east. Then, a cloud of thunder appeared, and a clear Qi suddenly appeared. Then, it quickly went far away, and disappeared in a breath's time.

Only then did Zhu Yanzi heave a sigh of relief. He wasn't afraid of a one-on-one, but he didn't expect two old monsters to come together. He could only take a step back. Luckily, this Flaming God Mountain wasn't of much use to them.

He continued to strike out talismans, and with a point of his finger, he held the Flaming God Mountain in his palm. He took a step in the direction of the Flaming Archipelago, and appeared on the horizon. With another step, he disappeared.

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Shi Xuan and the others found a few more outer sect disciples in succession. In addition to the news from the other teams, the ones missing now were only Meng Yuchang and Ma Yuanjing. Of course, the other outer sect disciples were also unlucky. When they were found, they were already corpses, charred and incomplete. They should have directly encountered the volcanic eruption when they were above the crater of the volcano.

Suddenly, the seawater below started to move, surging towards a certain area in the center. Even the fog and dust seemed to have the same tendency.

The disciples noticed the abnormality. They looked at each other and unanimously decided to retreat first. Therefore, they rode on various kinds of artifacts and flew outwards. As they were worried that they would meet with danger, everyone used all their skills. Shi Xuan also added a small Clear Wind Escape when he was riding on his sword light.

Halfway through their flight, the suction force of the vortex in the center grew stronger. The disciples were extremely glad. If they had left a little later, it would be hard to say whether they could fly or not.

Very soon, the disciples flew out of the fog-filled sea and returned to the island where the mine was. Then, they saw the seawater flowing towards the center, and the fog and dust also rapidly shrinking downwards.

After a quarter of an hour, the fog dissipated, and everything was calm. Shi Xuan and the few disciples who were with him just now looked at each other. Where did the majestic Flaming God Mountain they saw previously go? It couldn't be that their eyes were playing tricks on them. So many disciples saw it!

However, Shi Xuan still had a guess. Could it be that the ancient cultivator with the high crown and imperial robe sealed the Flaming God Mountain? How much magic power did he have? Could it be that this was the legendary Primordial Spirit Daoist?

Right at this moment, the teleportation array in the center of the island lit up. A few Elders walked out from within, and among them was the Megrez Peak's Head, Meng Li. He held an extinguished glass lamp in his hand, and flew over with a livid expression. He shouted loudly, "When the accident happened, who was with Yuchang?"

Yan Wanxiao stood out with a deathly pale face, and said with a salute, "It was me. But I had already fainted at that time, and I don't know where Junior Martial Brother Meng went. But Junior Martial Brother Meng's strength is extraordinary, you should be able to escape safely. "

"Hmph! Escape safely?! Don't you recognize this soul lamp? Yuchang's soul lamp has already been extinguished! "Meng Li said angrily.

Meng Li didn't hold back, and executed the Lie Detection Technique to interrogate Yan Wanxiao. But what Yan Wanxiao said was the truth, so the light naturally didn't change.

Another white-haired Elder walked to Meng Li's side, and pulled him back. "Senior Martial Brother Meng, it shouldn't be him. Don't you remember? When the accident happened, Yuchang's soul lamp was always lit, and it was only extinguished two hours later. He should have encountered something at the place where the flames erupted. "

"Hmph." Meng Li withdrew the Lie Detection Technique with an unsightly expression, and then brought a few Elders to the sea of flames to investigate.

After that, a few more batches of Inner Court disciples rushed over through the teleportation array.

Meng Li and the others naturally couldn't discover Meng Yuchang in the sea of flames, and could only turn their direction towards Ma Yuanjing. Thus, they investigated Shi Xuan who was with Ma Yuanjing. Other than the corner of Shi Xuan's clothes, he really didn't see Ma Yuanjing again, so he naturally said whatever he wanted to say. This caused the Elders to somewhat suspect that Ma Yuanjing and Meng Yuchang had a dispute over some treasure, and so Ma Yuanjing killed Meng Yuchang and fled. But the news that came from the sect was that Ma Yuanjing's soul lamp had also been extinguished.

The two Qi Drawing Stage cultivators were dead, but the interrogation of the Out of Body Stage cultivators was relaxed, and even the Lie Detection Technique was not used! Because no Elder was willing to believe that an Out of Body Stage cultivator could kill two Qi Drawing Stage cultivators!

In the end, Meng Li didn't give up, and used the Soul Summoning Technique. Although the soul of the Yin Spirit Stage's predecessor disappeared when he died, he could use the dead's clothes to hook up with the aura left by the deceased before he died, and finally obtain some information.

Shi Xuan understood that the aura left by Meng Yuchang had already dissipated completely when the Nan Ming Li Fire Lake erupted, so he wasn't afraid. He watched the whole process of Meng Li's technique, and there was no doubt that he had shamefully failed.