Cultivation Starts with Rejuvenation

The ordinary communication talisman doesn't have any position-sensing effect, but the one with Xiao Changfeng was specially given to Li Ji'an by Xiao Changfeng after he came out of seclusion.

He said that if you encounter danger outside, you could communicate with him at any time.

At that time, after benefiting from the Great Marsh Mountain ruins, Xiao Changfeng gained a lot of spiritual resources, valued by the Sect's Elder Zhen Danfang, and after a dozen years of seclusion, he reached the late Foundation Establishment stage, almost near Perfection. Li Ji'an was only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, and Xiao Changfeng proudly claimed he could ensure Li Ji'an's safety.

Unfortunately, not long after, he was dispatched to the Boundless Domain.

Li Ji'an did not hesitate much; he immediately reported this to Master Jade Pill and asked him to inform the current sect overseer, then flew towards the Flame Mountain.

Three months later, Li Ji'an came to the junction of the eastern Cangyun State and the Flame Mountain Forbidden Land for the third time.

Stepping onto this scorching land, he sensed that Xiao Changfeng's position was still farther north.

This further affirmed Li Ji'an's suspicions.

However, the closer he got to the Flame Mountain area, the stronger the earth fire became, the scorching waves rushed forward, and his divine sense was obstructed.

A month later, he could already see the earth fire surging up, the power emitted by the azure flames exerting pressure on his late Foundation Establishment stage body-protecting dharma shield.

At the same time, divine sense perception could not extend beyond five zhang around him.

And in his perception, Xiao Changfeng's position was still within, and the sensing was much weaker than outside.

"Little Fire, it's your turn!" Li Ji'an could only halt and summon the Little Fire Spirit.

As soon as the Little Fire Spirit appeared, sensing the surrounding flames, it was instantly a bit excited. However, in just a moment, as if sensing some invisible pressure deep within the Flame Mountain, it immediately wanted to retreat back into Li Ji'an's Dantian in terror.

Li Ji'an glanced towards the deeper parts of the Flame Mountain but couldn't sense anything.

In fact, back when he was at the assembly in Golden Splendor Immortal City, Li Ji'an, in order to refine higher grade pill medicine, attempted various methods for the Little Fire Spirit to advance, one of which was to bring it into the Flame Mountain area to seek opportunities.

However, at that time, the Little Fire Spirit had already told Li Ji'an that although it was born on the outskirts of the Flame Mountain and had a natural affinity for all the world's flames, it never dared to enter the Flame Mountain area.

Because since it was young, it had sensed a terrifying pressure inside that seemed to want to devour it.

"Don't be afraid, you don't need to go too deep; if you really feel you can't go any further, come back." Li Ji'an gently patted Little Fire, encouraging it.

The Little Fire Spirit glanced again at the depths of the Flame Mountain, trembling slightly, but ultimately steeled itself and headed in the direction Li Ji'an specified.

Watching the Little Fire Spirit gradually disappear into the azure flames, Li Ji'an immediately connected to the Little Fire Spirit through the spirit contract.

Six years ago, after years of observation, Li Ji'an confirmed that Gugu and the Little Fire Spirit had no ulterior motives towards him despite lacking a spirit contract, and to ensure that he saw Du Haizang's death personally, he bound Gugu with a divine soul contract again, and did the same for the Little Fire Spirit.

Not long after, the Little Fire Spirit easily passed through the azure flames and advanced another layer.

In his vision, the azure flames gradually transformed into a bluish-purple, more formidable, but the Little Fire Spirit still moved as if there was no one around.

Even in perception, Li Ji'an could feel that the Little Fire Spirit was quite benefitted in the bluish-purple flame, with countless fire spiritual mechanisms continuously gathering towards it.

"Indeed, it benefits it!" Li Ji'an nodded secretly. When the Little Fire Spirit devoured Fu Hanxing's lifebound fire lotus back then, its spirituality grew, subsequently advancing to the Second Tier. He guessed that the endless fire domain of the Flame Mountain could promote its advancement, but it never dared to step in.

With Li Ji'an's constant encouragement and the nourishment of fire spiritual mechanisms, the Little Fire Spirit gradually became less fearful.

Moreover, Xiao Changfeng's position did not enter further into the fire domain. According to the terrain and the fire spirit's sensing, Li Ji'an judged that the entire Flame Mountain radiates from the inside out, with the outer layers growing larger and arranged in a ring shape around the center of the Flame Mountain.

Thus, the Little Fire Spirit proceeded along the bluish-purple flame area towards the northeast.

Half a month later, the Little Fire Spirit had approached the region where Xiao Changfeng was sensed, and this place was already over ten thousand miles away from Cangyun State. Even further north, crossing the fire domain would reach the Boundless Domain.

Previously, through interrogating Du Haizang, Li Ji'an had roughly understood the situation in the Boundless Domain.

The southernmost part of the Boundless Domain borders the Flame Mountain, and the entire southern region of the Boundless Domain is a spirit-starved land, filled with black water, unsuitable for cultivators to dwell or cultivate, known to be desolate within a million miles.

"Be careful!" On this day, as the Little Fire Spirit searched the area as instructed by Li Ji'an, suddenly, among the bluish-purple flames not far away, a figure was sitting cross-legged.

After half a month of adaptation, the Little Fire Spirit was increasingly at ease, wandering among the flames daily, like a fire spirit.

Especially in this vast fire domain where divine sense is impeded, the Little Fire Spirit flickered and leaped among the flames, making it hard for others to notice.

When the Little Fire Spirit merged with a clump of ground flames, Li Ji'an carefully examined the person through its view.

The person was dressed in a black robe.

Upon closer inspection, the robe was woven from black feathers.

The black feathers were shiny black, with a metallic cold gleam.

The person was almost entirely wrapped in the feather robe, exposing only a pair of sinister triangular eyes.

The triangular eyes were fixated on a deeper point within the fire domain.

Following the gaze, Li Ji'an discovered another figure in the innermost layer of bluish-purple flames, close to a deeper layer of dark blue flames.