Pathway

This reminded Ju Feng of Lang Hai and Liu Luoyang. The remarkably powerful martials arts he had seen them displayed. Truly beyond words.

Shi Lingxin assigned some of the body cultivators to stay guard while he arranged a few to himself. He opened the secret entrance to the large area under the circle of flame wirh the springster and turned to the few cultivators.

"Come with me."

This circle of Springflame was literally, a lake of Springflame. Inside the large area that resembled a conjecture of chambers, they found a relatively high amount of Iranium gold and silver coins. The place was not short of artifacts too. One low-grade luminous artifact, one pure-grade heavenly artifact and two high-grade worldly artifacts. This was more successful than they had anticipated. Together with the Iradium coins they found in the other circle of flame, it was a heavenly blessed voyage.

"We are out of time here. We leave now."

The most difficult part now, was getting home. The only possible route back would be through the argonian pass. If they want to, safely, navigate their way through the argonian pass, they had to move before dawn. They had chosen the argonian Bardarth ceremonial day to use the pass. The argonians would be busy with their ceremonial festivity and focus less on the pass. Though, there was the dangers of the scrounging scavens, it had worked for them in the distant past.

This circle of Springflame was literally, a lake of Springflame. Inside the large area that resembled a conjecture of chambers, they found a relatively high amount of Iranium gold and silver coins. The place was not short of artifacts too. One low-grade luminous artifact, one pure-grade heavenly artifact and two high-grade worldly artifacts. This was more successful than they had anticipated. Together with the Iradium coins they found in the other circle of flame, it was a heavenly blessed voyage.

"We are out of time here. We leave now."

The most difficult part now, was getting home. The only possible route back would be through the argonian pass. If they want to, safely, navigate their way through the argonian pass, they had to move before dawn. They had chosen the argonian Bardarth ceremonial day to use the pass. The argonians would be busy with their ceremonial festivity and focus less on the pass. Though, there was the dangers of the scrounging scavens, it had worked for them in the distant past.

It was a risk they had to take.

Under the cover of the invisibility array, they silently left the area. Few hours on the Iling ocean, they arrived at the they arrived at Ralat river where they diverted towards the argonian pass. As they neared the mountainous region of the pass, they could feel the eerie atmosphere that enveloped the whole area. Since they couldn't turn back, they forged ahead silently. The invisibility formation was still active.

They were at the middle of the mountainous area, when they were all frozen in place. The cloudy mountain tops became clearer. Ten golden core scaven cultivators, led by two peak stage golden core cultivators, were at the top of the mountains. They were accompanied by two green robed argonian cultivators. Large white orbs of ice were floating around them.

Frozen Stars lock.

No escaping this one from the inside. Once it's locked, everything inside including the spacetime, would be frozen. The Orbs would then start to come together, hence, shrinking the spacetime inside the lock. This would eventually cause the spacetime to implode, thereby, killing all that was inside.

As the orbs were getting dangerously closer, a golden colored portal suddenly opened. The energy released from the opening of the portal, swiftly dispersed the orbs, thus, releasing the spacetime of the area.

Ju Feng and the other cultivators, apart fron Shi Lingxin, were not aware of entering the frozen lock. It was as if nothing had happened. It appeared as if the spacetime was flowing naturally the way it should be. Except, they had stopped moving at the middle of mountainous region and were sorrounded by an army of scavens and two argonians.

And a portal, that was opening in front of them.

A white robed elderly man with a flowing white hair, white eye brows and long white beards, came out of the portal. He was holding two small bags with intricate designs of pure beauty.

Almost simultaneously, two more portals opened and two men stepped out of the portals respectively. One was wearing a gold-lined emerald green robe while the other was wearing a glowing midnight black robe. Their ancient and powerful presence, couldn't be mistaken in any circumstances.

Despite masking their auras, the divine presence of the three rulers had caused the cultivators to fall on their knees and bowed deeply. How could they even look at the faces of their mighty rulers? They could suffer grave consequences despite not knowing who the rulers were.

The white-robed elderly man gave the two men a curt nod as he spoke.

"Highest Giraq, King Lhunox. I meet you two well."

"Sovereign Yin Qiang. We meet you well."

Highest Giraq and king Lhunox returned the curt nod.

"And I believe your visit here is not interfering with these juniors' affair, sovereign Yin Qian."

"Sovereign Yin Qian wouldn't intentionally do that, would he?"

"King Lhunox, don't you know me before now? But since you mentioned it, wouldn't they be spoiling this beautiful day and the gift I brought, as promised? If they continued disrupting this lovely peace?"

Sovereign Yin Qiang displayed the two bags as he smiled at the two rulers.

Almost simultaneously, two more portals opened and two men stepped out of the portals respectively. One was wearing a gold-lined emerald green robe while the other was wearing a glowing midnight black robe. Their ancient and powerful presence, couldn't be mistaken in any circumstances.

Despite masking their auras, the divine presence of the three rulers had caused the cultivators to fall on their knees and bowed deeply. How could they even look at the faces of their mighty rulers? They could suffer grave consequences despite not knowing who the rulers were.

The white-robed elderly man gave the two men a curt nod as he spoke.

"Highest Giraq, King Lhunox. I meet you two well."

"Sovereign Yin Qiang. We meet you well."

Highest Giraq and king Lhunox returned the curt nod.

"And I believe your visit here is not interfering with these juniors' affair, sovereign Yin Qian."

"Sovereign Yin Qian wouldn't intentionally do that, would he?"

"King Lhunox, don't you know me before now? But since you mentioned it, wouldn't they be spoiling this beautiful day and the gift I brought, as promised? If they continued disrupting this lovely peace?"

Sovereign Yin Qiang displayed the two bags as he smiled at the two rulers.