Chapter 446 - 308: Gathering 3
"This Realm’s influence spreads this far?"
He Xijun and Chen Zhanyun couldn’t help but gasp.
It was common knowledge that the wider an Evil Spirit’s reach, the more easily it could gather blood food, allowing it to grow immensely powerful in a short amount of time.
"How did you obtain this information? Were you caught up in the last Ghost City incident?"
He Xijun asked.
"No. The information comes from that one—the person who led you here. This is the second time he’s been caught up in this."
Zhuang Li explained.
That one...
He Xijun and Chen Zhanyun instantly realized who he meant—the man who used the Red Heart Sect’s Golden Fire.
"That reminds me, I wanted to ask—who is that man? And was that really our Red Heart Sect’s Golden Fire he was using?"
He Xijun asked, her expression puzzled.
"That’s what I wanted to ask you. Since when did your Red Heart Sect have someone who could manifest Golden Fire while only at the Blood Strengthening realm? Why have I never heard of him? Is he a new talent from your sect?"
Zhuang Li asked in return.
’Manifesting Golden Fire at the Blood Strengthening realm?!’
Chen Zhanyun was stunned. ’So he isn’t a sect Steward or a senior brother at the Refining the Internal Organs realm, but a disciple who’s only at the Blood Strengthening realm?!’
’There are only so many disciples at the Blood Strengthening realm. How could I not have heard of an expert like that?’
"Impossible!"
He Xijun blurted out.
As a highly regarded disciple in the sect, she knew more of its secrets.
Originally, her goal had been to manifest Golden Fire at the Blood Strengthening realm, but she had later abandoned that idea.
Outsiders believed that for a Red Heart Sect disciple, manifesting Golden Fire at the Blood Strengthening realm was simply a matter of extreme difficulty, requiring exceptional talent to achieve. But He Xijun knew that talent alone was not enough.
To achieve this, one also needed the aid of a Dao Source Marvelous Treasure. The one belonging to the Red Heart Sect, however, had shattered three hundred years ago. That was why for the past three hundred years, no one had been able to manifest Golden Fire at the Blood Strengthening realm.
Thinking back to its glory days, the Red Heart Sect had been the orthodox lineage of the Spirit Official Dao, immensely prosperous and powerful. There was a reason it was now reduced to clinging to a small corner of the Heqing Dao.
"It’s not for me to say whether it’s possible or not. You’ll understand when you see it for yourself."
Zhuang Li was puzzled by He Xijun’s strong reaction, and his mind raced as numerous thoughts flashed past.
’He Xijun doesn’t know him? He’s in the Red Heart Sect but has hidden his identity and strength?’
’Why?’
He Xijun fell silent as well, her mind also flashing with countless thoughts.
WHOOSH!
Suddenly, a faint light flashed. Qi Ziliang, enveloped in the aura of an Earth Escape Technique, appeared in the courtyard. Behind him were three other figures.
One of them was a burly man with a thick beard, wide, staring eyes, and a bald head. His attire was similar to Qi Ziliang’s, only the insignia on his leather armor was a metal arrowhead.
A man from the Geng Metal Hall of the Five Elements Gang.
The other two, both disciples of the Yin Mountain Sect, wore black robes and had pale faces. Their robes were emblazoned with a continuous range of pale mountains.
"There’s no one else around. I could only find these three for now."
Qi Ziliang said.
Quick introductions were made all around.
The burly man from the Geng Metal Hall was named Lu Ren. Of the two from the Yin Mountain Sect, the taller one was Luo Xianrong and the shorter one was Xiong Dafeng.
The three had met shortly after entering the Ghost City and had been traveling together since. By combining their strength, they had managed to survive numerous dangers.
Zhuang Li briefly explained the situation and their plan to the newcomers, and all three readily agreed to join them.
After all, the expert wreathed in Golden Fire was the reason they had gathered in the first place.
Just then—
WHOOSH!
A noise from outside the courtyard made everyone whirl around. Zhao Xuanqi, bare-chested, leaped into the courtyard.
The man was back!