Unexpected Gain

Fiery Rock Desert.

According to legend, this blazing red world had become a death zone after being swept by the aftermath of a battle between a great Mahayana ancestor and the previous Demon Emperor.

Red sand filled the sky here. Every grain of sand and every stone on the ground was a fiery orange-red, and the slightest touch would instantly ignite them, forming a sea of flames that water could not extinguish.

After the five teams from White Emperor City arrived here, they quickly dispersed, each claiming a section of territory and advancing in a fan-shaped formation to search for traces of heavenly fire.

The exploration area assigned to Yuan Ming's Fifth Brigade was exceptionally vast.

Wang Fulong, the Setting Sun Sect elder leading the group, briefly divided up several directions, splitting the team further into smaller squads led by Void Return Stage cultivators.

"Wan Tianren, you are at the Void Return Stage?" Wang Fulong looked at Yuan Ming and asked.

"Early Void Return Stage," Yuan Ming emphasized.

"Then you and Wei Ling will lead a team to search the westernmost area." Wang Fulong pondered briefly before speaking.

"By your command." As the words rang out, a young scholar dressed in Confucian robes and wearing a square kerchief stepped forward.

Yuan Ming looked over at him, and the scholar returned his gaze with a gentle smile.

"Wei Ling is at the Void Return Mid Stage. With the two of you leading, there should be no cause for concern. If you encounter danger or discover anything, Wei Ling will notify me with a talisman arrow. Once I receive the message, I will provide support at once," Wang Fulong said.

"Very well." Yuan Ming clasped his fists.

With that, Wei Ling randomly selected seven or eight Nascent Soul Cultivators and twenty to