Chapter 1073: Chapter 53: Birth!

Jiang Lian didn’t care about the two little tails behind her, just rushed into the Earth Fire Rift with her sister Huan Yue.

In fact, after fighting outside for so long, she also had a feeling that “the people inside might have already slipped away.”

However, the external passage of earth fire is formed during the violent pressure that shatters the crust, usually only having one exit.

As she delved deeper underground, she indeed did not encounter any branch or fork along the way.

Jiang Lian was slightly at ease, and asked Huan Yue:

“During your journey here, did you notice any illusion traces?”

“Not at all.” Huan Yue shook her head.

This made Jiang Lian feel uneasy again. After all, eliminating the possibility of an empty city stratagem, if there are no illusion obstacles along the way, it can only mean that the people inside have long been gone.

Sure enough, even when the two heavenly demons reached the deep earth fire location, not a single figure was found.

“They must have run away.” Huan Yue noticed her sister’s extremely ugly expression and quickly said cautiously.

Compared to “finding the wrong place,” it’s naturally easier to accept “coming late and letting them escape,” although she didn’t have any evidence for it.

“Indeed.” Suddenly Xu Yinglian said from not far away, “There’s a furnace below, indicating someone once forged magic artifacts here.”

“If it weren’t for your obstruction, where would they have had the chance to flee?” Jiang Lian coldly asked.

“Without us blocking, they would have escaped.” Xu Yinglian patiently commented.

An Zhisu didn’t speak, just looked at the nearby rock wall with a somewhat suspicious expression.

“This rock isn’t right.” She secretly communicated with Xu Yinglian.

Xu Yinglian asked curiously:

“What’s wrong with it?”

“There’s no air holes on the surface.” An Zhisu stated, “Look at the nearby rock walls.”

Xu Yinglian glanced to the side and indeed found something fishy.

Originally, this seabed passage was melted by the eruption of earth fire, resulting in rock walls appearing as uneven mud like formations, with the outer layer being porous and loose, quite distinctive.

But the section of rock wall discovered by An Zhisu was extremely dense and solid. Although at first sight it looked no different from the surrounding rock walls, upon closer inspection, it lacked any air holes.

“Earth Escape Technique?” Xu Yinglian stood in front of the rock wall, touching it for a moment, thoughtfully said, “If it is Earth Escape Technique, it can indeed change the shape of the earth and rock it passes through.”

“Earth Escape, huh.” Jiang Lian and Huan Yue exchanged a glance and both transformed into black mist, rushed towards that rock wall–and directly permeated inside.

“What now?” An Zhisu saw that the two heavenly demons were not affected by the rock wall barrier and immediately panicked, started slashing the rock wall with her sword.

After slashing for a while, she turned around angrily at Xu Yinglian, but didn’t speak.

In the past, she might have accused her outright, but since they fought side by side earlier, she managed to suppress her anger.

“If you don’t say something about this, do you really want to fight these two heavenly demons again?” Xu Yinglian asked her in surprise.

“I’m not afraid!” An Zhisu said proudly.

“I didn’t say you were afraid to fight.” Xu Yinglian said patiently, “But fighting them more has no meaning… So why are you here?”

An Zhisu was silent for a moment, then said:

“Since Qing Heng’s organization has been collecting fragments of the Heaven-Mending Stone from everywhere, they will definitely come back here to mend the heavens.”

“Correct.” Xu Yinglian said, “What I seek is Changgeng… and seeing that demon head seems to be looking for Old Demon Wei, perhaps everyone’s goal is the same, truly there’s no need to fight.”

An Zhisu remained noncommittal; how can humans possibly coexist peacefully with heavenly demons?

Seeing the other not speaking, Xu Yinglian sighed.

That Dong You had quietly withdrew from the battle before and is now nowhere to be found, could it be he left with the people here?

Recollecting Dong You’s special attitude towards that person in the Feather Courtyard Gate secret realm, Xu Yinglian secretly made a guess.

Yet, speaking of these few who came up empty, moving the time forward, Chen Guanshui opened the way with the Five Elements Divine Light, leading Shi Liuli and the Kunlun Mirror swiftly through the underground.

The soil ahead melted away, only to coalesce at the rear.

The Kunlun Mirror continuously scanned the direction of the earth fire below, providing guidance to Chen Guanshui.

Shi Liuli used art calculation to ascertain the situation in the rear, knowing that the fight over there had ceased, and after the two heavenly demons had arrived, she suddenly said:

“Simply moving like this, there’s a chance they might catch up.”

“Among them, none know art calculation, how can they possibly track us?” Chen Guanshui asked in confusion, turning to look at the Kunlun Mirror, only to see a puzzled expression on its face, evidently having done nothing.

“Tracking someone doesn’t necessarily require art calculation skills.” Shi Liuli said blandly, “The Five Elements Divine Light opening the way is not much different from Earth Escape.”

“Earth Escape leaves traces, how can the Five Elements Divine Light be flawless? It was never designed for stealth.”

“Then what do you suggest?” Chen Guanshui valued Liuli’s intellect greatly, so directly asked her.

“We can’t rely solely on the Five Elements Divine Light to open the way.” Shi Liuli proposed, “After traveling some distance, we can first descend into the earth fire, protect ourselves with the Five Elements Divine Light, then choose another direction to proceed.”

“Even if they have means to track us, they surely won’t dare venture into the earth fire, thus blocking the pursuers.”

Chen Guanshui agreed it made sense, then changed the direction of the Five Elements Divine Light, guiding the two down into the earth fire.

The earth fire was extremely fierce and intense, ordinary cultivators–even with fire-repelling magical treasures–could hardly withstand such terrifying heat, but the Five Elements Divine Light, worthy of being an immortal sect secret technique, simply circled around and not a trace of fire poison or heat could penetrate.