Slapping the person blocking his path to death with a single palm, Yan Zhaoge smiled upon hearing Ah Hu's question, "He's really able to keep his composure. He is an experienced and prudent person, because over in the southeast, there are also experts sitting over there."
The Southern Exalt Zhuang Shenyuan had left for the central Jun Heaven Territory and not received any news of him for a long time, making it hard for him to return.
Out of consideration for safety, the longtime elder of Phoenix Ritual Mountain's Wutong Slope who was stationed at Circumference Mountain was' Treasured Branch Suppressing Peak 'Zhang Shuren, who had always been known for being conservative and prudent.
If he took the initiative to search for Yan Zhaoge, the southeast might be able to find a weakness and directly charge into the lands of the southern Blazing Heaven Territory.
At that time, with Yan Zhaoge working together from the inside, the defences of the southern Blazing Heaven Territory at the border would directly collapse.
Right now, Zhang Shuren was standing firm and did not move. He was responding to the changes by remaining unchanged. Although he was being conservative and showing weakness, at least he did not seek to make any mistakes.
Guarding the border, whatever Yan Zhaoge's whereabouts were, if he wanted to return to the southeast, he would still have to bump into them at the end of the day.
It was not just the southeast and south. The borders of the nine Territories of the World beyond Worlds were actually all very long, so long that ordinary people would be unable to measure or imagine it.
However, there were many obstacles between the two levels. Not to mention ordinary people, even Martial Saints would find it difficult to cross.
There were only a limited number of checkpoints that were convenient for people to pass through.
The most convenient place between the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory and the southern Blazing Heaven Territory was between the Royal Reed Sea of the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory and Circumference Mountain of the southern Blazing Heaven Territory.
While the border was still very long, it was sufficient for Zhang Shuren of the ninth level of the Martial Saint realm to look after it.
No matter where Yan Zhaoge went, this old man would still be able to block him in time.
Blocking Yan Zhaoge's path, they also blocked the path of the martial practitioners of the southeast into the southern Blazing Heaven Territory.
When Peng He and the others arrived, Yan Zhaoge would have no way of escaping at all. At the same time, it would also be sufficient for him to continue keeping the experts of the southeast at bay.
"I heard that this old man is a stubborn figure who has caused many headaches in the southern Blazing Heaven Territory and Phoenix Ritual Mountain's Wutong Slope," Yan Zhaoge smiled, "Still, I never intended to avoid him in the first place."
Saying thus, Yan Zhaoge patted Pan-Pan's head. Pan-Pan yawned lazily, spreading his claws and continuing to dash through the air.
Walking on the road, the scenery in front of them changed.
The shadow of a mountain gradually appeared on the distant horizon.
As they continued to approach, the originally flat terrain of the hills suddenly became towering peaks.
Yan Zhaoge knew that they had arrived at the Announcing Peace Mountain Range in the east of the southern Blazing Heaven Territory.
After exiting the Broad Dong Mound Plains and entering the Announcing Peace Mountain Range, one would have to pass through the Announcing Peace Mountain Range to reach the easternmost tip of the southern Blazing Heaven Territory, Circumference Mountain, which led to the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory.
The Announcing Peace Mountain Range was similarly extremely vast. While it was slightly smaller than the Endless Mountain Range, it was not inferior to the Royal Reed Sea or the Setting Sun Mountain Range in the southeast.
The Announcing Peace Mountain Range was even vaster and vaster than lower worlds like the Eight Extremities World and the Floating Life World.
The terrain here was even steeper than the Endless Mountain Range.
For ordinary people, the environment here was vile and not conducive to survival. Since ancient times, there had been very few people here.
Gradually, there were Martial Dao experts who established their own sects here and gradually flourished.
For the sake of development, the powerful powers constantly changed the terrain of the Announcing Peace Mountain Range, moving people in from outside. Only then did the treacherous Announcing Peace Mountain Range gain a bit of humanity.
However, it was only in places close to the major martial arts sects and aristocratic families that the population was denser.
The rest of the land was still a vast mountain range that was rarely visited by humans.
In the Royal Reed Sea, people mostly resided on larger islands or smaller continents. Still, it was still the sea that occupied more land that people were unable to stand on.
Meanwhile, the treacherous mountains of the Announcing Peace Mountain Range were actually about the same as the great sea.
There was a saying that barren mountains and unruly rivers produce unruly people.
Whether or not this was too extreme could be ignored for now. Still, the more vile the environment was, the more likely it was that brave and ruthless people would be born.
If they caused trouble and hid within the mountains, it would be very hard for their enemies to find them.
The reason that the longtime Zhang Shuren of Wutong Slope had not taken the initiative to hunt down Yan Zhaoge was partly to guard against the experts of the southeast and partly because the environment of the Announcing Peace Mountain Range was too complicated.
Theoretically speaking, this might be the most suitable hiding place for Yan Zhaoge in the entire southern Blazing Heaven Territory.
If he really hid within, even ninth level Martial Saints would be hard pressed to find him.
Still, if that happened, he would be heavily surrounded here. As more and more experts of the south gathered here, it would be hard for him to leave the Announcing Peace Mountain Range.
According to the guesses of those of the southern Blazing Heaven Territory, Yan Zhaoge would most likely hide within the Announcing Peace Mountain Range and wait for a chance to strike.
When the experts of the southeast attacked Circumference Mountain, Yan Zhaoge would make use of that chance to charge out of the Announcing Peace Mountain Range, receiving reinforcements from the experts of the southeast as he fled back to the southeast.
Because of this, the experts of the south were pondering on how to deal with this.
Not long after Yan Zhaoge entered the Announcing Peace Mountain Range, he intercepted a local martial practitioner and obtained a piece of news from him.
"The peak powers of the Announcing Peace Mountain Range are going to meet at the main peak of the north, Vast Spirit Mountain, discussing a strategy to deal with me?" A playful expression appeared on Yan Zhaoge's face as he looked at that martial practitioner of the south, "It is not just the Announcing Peace Mountain Range. Peak experts will also be coming from the surrounding areas of the Announcing Peace Mountain Range?"
While Zhang Shuren remained at Circumference Mountain, many of the other experts of the south had been enraged by Yan Zhaoge as they wanted to teach this arrogant junior of the southeast a lesson.
Circumference Mountain included, a great number of experts from the surrounding areas of the Announcing Peace Mountain Range wanted to head over to Vast Spirit Mountain to surround and kill Yan Zhaoge first.
Zhang Shuren silently agreed to this.
His primary responsibility was still to deal with the experts of the southeast on the other side of the border.
Zhang Shuren was happy to see Yan Zhaoge, a factor of internal strife that had suddenly appeared, confined to Circumference Mountain.
That martial practitioner of the south said fiercely while feeling timid inside, "Surnamed Yan, don't be arrogant. While the terrain of the Announcing Peace Mountain Range is complex, our ancestors have lived and developed here for thousands of years."
"Even those from other parts of the southern Blazing Heaven Territory would not be able to get a clear sense of the path after entering the mountain. Yet, we are very clear about it."
"As long as all the sects advance and retreat together, spreading the net wide, we will be able to find you very quickly!"
Hearing his words, Yan Zhaoge stroked his lower chin, smiling, "Why go through so much trouble?"
That martial practitioner of the south was taken aback.
"Since you are a native of the Announcing Peace Mountain Range, you should be very familiar with the way to the main peak of the north, that Vast Spirit Mountain, right?" Yan Zhaoge asked.
The other party instantly looked like he had bitten his tongue, "You … what do you want to do?"
"Why go through so much trouble for me?" Yan Zhaoge said nonchalantly, "Lead the way. This Yan will just make a trip to that Vast Spirit Mountain."
That martial practitioner of the south was rendered wide-eyed and tongue-tied, "… Are you mad?!"
"I should be the one thanking you for saving me a lot of trouble." Yan Zhaoge laughed loudly, "Fighting all the way from the Endless Mountain Range to here is really not satisfying at all. Let me see how many heroic figures there are here."
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