Qin Di said goodbye to his master and left the cave. Seeing that the rain had stopped outside the temple, he rode the white tiger and continued westward.
He didn't go through populated areas but only traveled through the deserted areas. He enjoyed the natural scenery on the south bank of the Tongtian River and three months passed. During this time, his dantian was constantly refining and compressing wood elemental liquid and fire elemental liquid. His power was constantly improving.
One day, he stood on the river bank and suddenly saw several corpses floating toward him from upstream.
These corpses weren't ordinary people. It was obvious that they were martial artists or Perfected Cultivators. They were all strong and had all kinds of wounds on their bodies. Obviously, they had died an unnatural death.
Qin Di couldn't bear to see this. He threw several fireballs and burned these corpses to ashes.
From this day on, he saw three to five corpses almost every day. Sometimes, he saw more than ten.
Qin Di cremated these corpses one by one and picked up a few tokens from them in case he needed them.
This was only the bank of the Tongtian River. As for how many corpses were floating in the middle of the river, no one knew.
Qin Di's heart was heavy. He thought to himself, "The autumn wind blows and the clouds fly. The world is in chaos. It seems that the further I go, the more turbulent it will be."
As expected, after a few days, he found more corpses floating down from upstream. Sometimes, there were thirty or forty corpses floating down as if they were attending a temple fair.
He also saw a "corpse" floating over. It wasn't dead yet. Its neck was pierced by a sword, but its heart was still warm.
Qin Di used the skill of "giving spring to withered wood" on the "corpse." After ten minutes, this person came back to life.
This was a middle-aged man who looked about forty or fifty years old. Because he was a Perfected Cultivator, he didn't know his real age. His power was only at the late stage of Foundation Building. His face was pale and bloodless. After he woke up, he kowtowed to Qin Di and said, "Thank you for saving my life, benefactor."
Qin Di helped him up and asked, "Brother, what's your name? Which sect are you from? How did you end up like this? "
This person replied, "Reporting to Benefactor, I am Xingzhe. I was originally from the Celestial Artifact Sect. Sun Lake is not far from here. Benefactor, don't go any further. It's extremely dangerous ahead. It's better to turn back. "
Qin Di said, "Tell me, what's the situation around Sun Lake?"
Fang Xingzhe heaved a sigh of relief and said, "There were originally 36 sects in the vicinity. However, after the large-scale upheaval and slaughter, there are only four major sects left. They are known as Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter."
"Among them, the Spring faction is led by Cheng Xuchun of the former Heavenly Talisman Sect. It integrates the Gold Pill Sect, the Great Evolution Sect, the Celestial Tool Sect, and some affiliated sects. In total, it has one Peak Void Step expert, two Mid Void Step experts, and several Early Void Step experts. It occupies the Morning Sun Peak on the east side of the Sun Lake. I am a disciple of the Spring Series. "
"The Summer faction is led by Shi Naixia of the Ten Thousand Flames Sect. It integrates several sects. It also has one Peak Void Step expert and three Mid Void Step experts. It occupies the Crimson Stone Peak on the south side of the Sun Lake."
"The Autumn faction is led by Ancestor Qiu of the Black Tiger Sect. It has one Peak Void Step expert and four Mid Void Step experts. It is the strongest and occupies the White Bone Peak on the west side of the Sun Lake."
"The Winter faction is led by Wu Laidong, the sect leader of the Yin Ghost Sect. Its strength is second only to the Autumn faction. It occupies the Yin Mist Peak on the north side of the Sun Lake."
Qin Di's eyes lit up when he heard this. He asked, "In that case, the Spring faction is not weak and can compete with the other three factions. How did you suffer such heavy injuries? I saw that many of the dead disciples were carrying the tokens of the Great Evolution Sect and the Celestial Tool Sect. What's going on? "
Fang Xingzhe panted for a while and answered, "Since thirty years ago, there has been fighting around the Sun Lake. Although it has been continuously integrated, the fighting has never stopped. Many people die every day. Among the four sects of the Spring faction, we were the strongest in the beginning. Other than Cheng Xuchun of the Heavenly Talisman Sect, there was another Peak Void Step expert. That ancestor came from the Jindan Sect, and his name was Gu Xutian. But ten years ago, something unexpected happened. Some people said that Ancestor Gu suddenly went crazy and jumped into the Sacred Fire Lake alone. Then, he never came back.
Qin Di was speechless. "He jumped into the Sacred Fire Lake and died? That's strange. "
"Yes! Since then, only Ancestor Cheng Xuchun of the Heavenly Talisman Sect was left to support the Spring faction. Although Ancestor Cheng was also at the peak of the Void Step, he was good at drawing talismans. His fighting skills were weaker. After all these years of fighting, the talismans he had accumulated were all used up. Therefore, the strength of the Spring faction was relatively weak and suffered losses when fighting with others. "
"These two days, Ancestor Qiu's men attacked us and we suffered heavy casualties. Therefore, most of the corpses you saw were our men."
Fang Xingzhe reminded him again, "Benefactor, you can't go any further. Once you step a thousand miles away from the Sun Lake, no matter who you are, as long as you don't wear the emblem of our faction, you will be killed first. I don't dare to go back anymore. Since I've died once, I've repaid the sect for nurturing me. From now on, I'll go to another place and live a peaceful life. "
Qin Di said, "If that's the case, give me your identity token. I'll go ahead and take a look."
Fang Xingzhe took out the token and tried to persuade him. Seeing that Qin Di was determined to go forward, he could only sigh and said, "Benefactor, be careful. I'll tell you about the terrain in front. The structure of the Sun Lake is very unique. There are mountains in the lake, lakes in the mountains, and mountains in the lake. It's like a lotus flower, with petals stacked on top of each other. The lake outside is the Sun Lake. The lake is very deep and there are many high-level spiritual fishes. Don't fall into the water or you'll die. There are four peaks in the middle of the Sun Lake, which are occupied by the four peak-stage Void Step cultivators of Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. The four peaks form a circle, and in the circle, there's a Sacred Fire Lake. The lake is filled with lava. In the middle of the Sacred Fire Lake, there's a tall mountain, which is called the 'Sacred Mountain' by the cultivators here … It's a pity that I don't know many people in the Celestial Artifact Sect. Sigh, most of the people I know have died in battle … "
Qin Di listened patiently. After a long while, he mounted the white tiger and continued to move forward. After traveling for another few hundred miles, he saw a vast and boundless lake.
The Sun Lake was located on the southern bank of the Tongtian River. It was like a shiny grape hanging on a long grape branch.
Qin Di kept the white tiger into his Heavenly Abode. Then, he rode on the wind and flew forward.
As far as the eye could see, it was bright red in front of him. In the middle of the four mountains, there were flames spewing out. Streams of spiritual fire flew into the sky. Some of them flew into the distance, causing many cultivators to fight over them. Some of them landed and fell into the Sacred Fire Lake within the mountains.
Qin Di saw countless spiritual fires dancing in the air and felt happy in his heart. "Ha, what a good place. I didn't expect the spiritual fire resources here to be so rich!"
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