The Alternative Way of Enlightenment

Chapter 42: Set them on fire
While running, Li Desheng looked back and saw the huge dragon vein crawling and the blood lake. It really looked like a giant dragon lying dead there, spitting out a large mouthful of dragon blood before dying.

After seeing the scene in front of him, Li Desheng was so scared that he ran even faster and didn't dare to look back.

After running for more than ten miles, Liu Shan and Ye Fan gradually stopped. The old knife handle who followed closely behind also stopped. Although his cultivation was far superior to the two, in this dangerous place full of dangers, he always controlled his speed and did not surpass the two, but just hung behind.

After taking a breath, the old knife handle said to the two of them: "Thank you for your reminder, otherwise I would have been trapped this time."

"We just have keen spiritual perception. We still have to rely on you, Old Knife Boss, to lead the way." Liu Shan said modestly.

Liu Shan understood that although he and Ye Fan had learned something from the Source Book of Heaven and could explore the terrain and perceive crises, they were still not as good as the old knife-holder in this dangerous Taichu Ancient Mine.

After all, Lao Daobazi's job is to take people to visit the outskirts of the Taichu Ancient Mine. Although he was accidentally dragged into the ancient mine this time, he must have other means, and his own cultivation is much higher than the two of them. If he really wants to leave, he will probably pay some price and he will definitely be able to get out.

The sky was getting darker and darker, but the group was still walking slowly forward. Everyone knew that they would definitely encounter more terrifying things at night, so they didn't dare to walk fast. They were all carefully observing the terrain and calculating every step they took.

Gradually, a thin layer of mist rose around. Liu Shan had been observing. When he saw the mist, he hurriedly called out to Lao Daobazi.

"It's foggy. Something's wrong. Should we stop and prepare for a possible crisis?"

After hearing Liu Shan's words, the old knife holder did not answer. He just looked at the fog around him with a serious expression. He was not sure about the specific direction now, and he became more and more confused as he walked.

Now there is fog all around. If you leave quickly, you may step into danger without knowing it. If you don't leave, you will lose your vision and may be attacked by monsters in the fog. Now you are in a dilemma.

While Lao Daobazi was thinking about it, the fog around him had become thicker and thicker, completely blocking everyone's vision. Now they could not leave even if they wanted to.

"Everyone be careful and alert." Liu Shan shouted loudly, and then he summoned the Lihuo Divine Furnace to protect himself and Ye Fan.

After a while, Liu Shan felt that there were some special gazes in the thick fog, staring at them. Something strange appeared in the fog, and they were being stared at.

"There are monsters in the fog, everyone be careful." Liu Shan could only use his voice to warn everyone. His cultivation was too low now, and it was impossible for him to break the situation with violence.

"It's so frustrating! When I become an emperor in the future, I will directly flatten the Taichu Ancient Mine and swallow up all the Dark Supremes inside!" Liu Shan was filled with hatred. Ever since he entered the Taichu Ancient Mine, he had been chased around like a dog.

The more he thought about it, the more unhappy he became. Liu Shan said to Ye Fan, "Let's fight back! We will use the field to protect the surroundings and attract the weird things in the fog to start attacking. Then I will directly release the colorful cloud flames from the fire domain that I collected before to burn them to death!"

Ye Fan thought for a while and nodded. He then said to Liu Shan, "After releasing the five-colored cloud flame, no matter what the effect is, we must run quickly!" Ye Fan didn't know how effective the five-colored cloud flame was against these unknown weirdnesses. He thought it would be better to be safe.

Liu Shan nodded, and then said loudly to everyone: "We need source stones to set up the field. If you trust us, you can contribute source stones."

These people did not dare to hesitate and took out a lot of source stones from their bodies, even Old Daobazi was no exception.

Liu Shan actually didn't care about their little tricks. But he couldn't just let the two brothers do the hard work and pay the money. These people had to pay something, and he and Ye Fan were not fools.

Most of the source stones were used to set up a field around it. Then Liu Shan burned all the remaining source stones, and injected all the essence in the source stones into the Lihuo God Furnace, waiting for the strange attack field.

After a while, the field was indeed attacked.

The attacks became more and more frequent. "No more waiting." Liu Shan summoned the Fire God Furnace and smashed it towards the place where the attacks came the most.

The moment it was smashed, the crystal cover of the Fire God Furnace opened, and beautiful five-colored cloud flames flowed out.

Crackling, all you could hear was the sound of burning and roaring.

"Run," Ye Fan shouted to the others, and then he started running ahead.

Liu Shan did not run immediately. He took back the Lihuo Divine Furnace and then practiced the Star Secret Art. The golden light around Liu Shan quickly gathered together and turned into a divine bird that flew towards the colorful cloud flames.

After doing everything, Liu Shan didn't care about the results. He just ran away without looking back, following Ye Fan and the others.

The divine bird Vermilion Bird flew towards the colorful cloud flame, and after merging with the colorful cloud flame, it disappeared directly into the colorful cloud flame.

At this time, the five-colored cloud flame became even more intense! Then the five-colored cloud flame began to grow larger, and actually turned into the shape of a divine bird. It turned out that the Suzaku statue absorbed the five-colored cloud flame.

The Vermilion Bird flapped its wings lightly, and its entire body turned into flames. The flames spread out, burning all the monsters and weird things around. None of them escaped. The flames were like a thorn in the flesh, and all the monsters could only slowly dissipate in the roar. No one saw this scene, and Liu Shan and his companions just ran away with their heads covered.

I don’t know how long I ran. Liu Shan observed the situation around him. The fog was no longer visible around him, and I didn’t know where I was running to.

"Everyone, please stop." Liu Shan shouted.

"Old Knife Boss, where are we now?" Ye Fan asked.

The old knife handle began to calm down and observe the surroundings. After a while, he said with fear on his face: "It's over, we have entered the depths of the Taichu Ancient Mine!"

When everyone heard his words, their faces became even uglier. Is it really impossible to get out?
Liu Shan's face also looked a little ugly. Did he have to go through all the roads again as in the plot?

There was no other way. Liu Shan knew that the old knife-holder had tried his best, and now he could no longer rely on him. He could only rely on Ye Fan’s luck as the protagonist.

Liu Shan and Ye Fan discussed it and decided to use the method recorded in the Yuantian Book to work together to deduce a way out.

One used the Source Heavenly Divine Eye to observe the terrain and check the patterns in the land, while the other began to deduce by referring to the Source Heavenly Book.

In this way, the two of them worked together, calculating as they walked, stopping and starting, and actually reached a high ground.

"Look what kind of humanoid creature that is?" Li Desheng said to Liu Shan and the others.

Liu Shan and Ye Fan were observing the terrain, so they asked the rest of the people to be alert to their surroundings and report any situation to them in time.

After hearing Li Desheng's words, Liu Shan looked and saw three figures appearing on the distant horizon. Their figures were vague and their specific shapes could not be seen clearly.

"Is it another unknown monster? Let's run away quickly. These human-shaped monsters must be even more terrifying," Li Desheng said fearfully.

Liu Shan was a little hesitant after hearing this. He was not sure whether these three figures were the Yaoguang Saint Son and others mentioned in the original text.

If it wasn't them, but a strange humanoid, then they would definitely run. If it was the Saint of Yaoguang and the others, then they wouldn't have to flee, but would instead join forces, after all, the strength of those three was quite strong.

The three figures in the distance seemed to have discovered them, and then they turned around and ran away.

"Chase." Liu Shan is now certain that these three figures are the Holy Son Yaoguang and his companions.

Ye Fan quickly grabbed Liu Shan and said, "Are you crazy? Why are you rushing to die?"

"They must be human beings who were accidentally dragged into the Taichu Ancient Mine just like us. If it was the forbidden and strange things of the Taichu Ancient Mine, how could they have seen us and turned around and fled? If we catch up with them, we can communicate and see if there is a way out. Even if there is not, it will be safer if we work together."

After saying that, Liu Shan chased after him. The others also suppressed their hesitation and followed him.

After chasing for a while, Liu Shan stopped when he saw the crowd gradually dispersing behind him. He had a moment's time, and these people could not keep up with him at all.

However, the Taichu Ancient Mine is too dangerous. It is not safe for Liu Shan and Ye Fan alone. If there are more people, at least there will be someone to support them when they escape.

They stopped chasing after Saint Yaoguang and the others, and after everyone gathered together, they began to move forward slowly again.

Not long after walking, a pine forest appeared in front of them. Liu Shan looked at Ye Fan helplessly. Following the protagonist, some risks and opportunities could not be avoided.

Liu Shan said to the people behind him, "A pine forest suddenly appeared. It's quite strange. Let's go in and take a look. You guys wait outside first."

"Why don't you just not go in? It would be very dangerous if they suddenly appeared in front of you." Someone advised. He was afraid that Liu Shan and Ye Fan would not come out and abandon them.

Ye Fan also stopped, he felt there was no need to take the risk.

Liu Shan glanced at him and said, "This is similar to a place recorded by our sect. Our ancestors may have been trapped there. Now that we have encountered it, we would be unwilling not to go in and take a look."

When the others heard his explanation, although they felt that something was wrong, they didn't know what to say. After all, they still had to rely on the two of them to lead the way.

(End of this chapter)