Volume Two: Fishing in Troubled Waters - Azure Dust Whirlsand

Although the Black Sun Ancestor now knows how to find the murderer, his most important task is to relocate the sect's mountain gate to another location. As for avenging his son, now that he has a method to find the murderer, the Black Sun Ancestor is at ease.

"Hmph, I'll let you live a little longer. Once I've settled everything within the sect, then..." A cruel glint appeared on the Black Sun Ancestor's face. He wanted nothing more than to tear the murderer apart alive, but the sect's foundation was paramount!

Black Sun Ancestor also felt some regret. He had almost gone mad because of his son's death. After determining that the murderer was a Demon Emperor-level figure from the Blood Kill Gate, and with no evidence to prove it, Black Sun Ancestor even further and decided to hunt down all Demon Emperor-level figures from the Blood Kill Gate! He would rather kill them all than let any go! As a result, the Blood Kill Gate began to hunt down Black Sun Sect.

"Depart!" The Black Sun Ancestor coldly issued the order, and the eight Star Brilliance of the Black Sun Sect were activated. These eight Star Brilliance belonged to the Black Sun Sect. Fortunately, the Star Brilliance could change size, but as their size increased, their defensive power decreased.

Eight Star Brilliance traversed the starry sky of the Demon Realm, heading towards the chaotic southernmost region.

Inside the inner hall of the Tianxin Sect's residence.

"Zhong Heng, I'm entrusting the affairs of City of Heavenly Chasm to you now. If anything comes up that you can't handle, just go directly to Wu Feng. He's the Immortal Realm's administrator in City of Heavenly Chasm! Wu Feng and I have a pretty good relationship, so just let him handle anything, hehe. He has a lot of influence!" Zhang Xingfeng said to Zhong Heng with a smile.

Zhong Heng nodded, feeling somewhat annoyed. He thought to himself, "There's really nothing much to do here, just selling immortal artifacts and making connections with other immortal forces. The True Person actually made me do such trivial things!"

Zhang Xingfeng immediately saw through Zhong Heng's thoughts and said with a smile, "Zhong Heng, do you think befriending forces in the Immortal Realm is a small matter? This is crucial to whether our Tianxin Sect can become a legend in the future! Do you really think Little Dragon can handle such a thing?" Zhang Xingfeng glanced at the dejected Little Dragon, smiled, and continued, "As for Yu Yan, hehe, Yu Yan hasn't even Tribulation Transcendence yet. If she negotiates with them, the result is predictable. After all, those Immortal Realm experts would never respect a cultivator. Could it be... could it be that you're suggesting my master take charge of this?"

Zhong Heng was taken aback. He glanced at Tianchenzi and Fairy Yuxian, who were chatting intimately, but he couldn't tell what they were talking about. However, Zhong Heng knew that Tianchenzi probably didn't have the mind to take charge of these matters.

Feng Yu Yan, however, remained sullen and silent beside Zhang Xingfeng.

Little Dragon suddenly said unhappily, "Second Brother, why didn't you take me this time? I have the Dark Gold Divine Armor now. What's there to worry about? Second Brother, please take me..." Little Dragon was almost pleading.

Zhang Xingfeng's expression hardened. "Little Dragon, you should know that even Nine Heavens Profound Immortal who enter the Ancient God Forbidden Zone almost always perish. Countless Nine Heavens Profound Immortal have entered throughout history, and only a handful have emerged alive. According to Wu Feng, these few were all late-stage Nine Heavens Profound Immortal! The reason I dared to enter is threefold: First, my power is Limitless Power, and I've reached the Nine Heavens Profound Immortal realm. In terms of strength alone, even Nine Heavens Profound Immortal is no match for me. Second, it's due to my Divine Sense. Third, and this is my greatest source of confidence, is that I possess the life-saving items, Tianyu and the Dragon Spirit."...

Upon hearing this, Little Dragon immediately cried out, "Second Brother, you're right! The Dragon Spirit and the Heavenly Universe are both life-saving treasures! Just let the Dragon Spirit stay with me. As soon as a crisis arises, I can immediately enter the Dragon Spirit. That's fine, isn't it? Second Brother, you already have the Heavenly Universe, that's enough. Second Brother, it's settled then!" After saying this, Little Dragon blinked and stared at Zhang Xingfeng, as if afraid that Zhang Xingfeng would not agree.

Zhang Xingfeng retorted angrily, "Nonsense! Do you know why it's said that in the Ancient God Forbidden Zone, even Nine Heavens Profound Immortal has a slim chance of survival? One reason is that many terrifying restrictions are difficult even for Nine Heavens Profound Immortal to break, let alone someone who only possesses the strength of Great Luo Golden Immortal. You don't even have the slightest power to resist. Because of my Limitless Power, I am now definitely at the peak of the Nine Heavens Profound Immortal realm, and historically, there have been Nine Heavens Profound Immortal who have succeeded, although the probability is frighteningly low."

At this moment, Feng Yu Yan's expression suddenly changed. "Brother Feng, if you're not confident, please don't go in, okay? It's far too dangerous there."

Zhang Xingfeng smiled at Feng Yu Yan and said, "Yu Yan, don't worry. My original intention was to go in with some important figures. Even if something goes wrong and I get trapped in the restrictions, I can still enter the Heavenly Universe. At worst, I can cultivate there! I can refine some of the three great immortal pills of the Immortal Realm to improve my cultivation. When I reach the Immortal Monarch realm, I won't have to worry!"

Upon hearing Zhang Xingfeng's words, Feng Yu Yan felt relieved.

Zhang Xingfeng also knew that if he were to cultivate slowly inside, it would probably take hundreds or even thousands of years to break through. So if he was really trapped, the only option was to refine immortal pills. He had already prepared two of the three great immortal pills.

One day later, Zhang Xingfeng left the City of Heavenly Chasm.

Driving the Star Brilliance, Zhang Xingfeng quickly arrived at the outer edge of the Ancient God Forbidden Zone. Zhang Xingfeng immediately put away the Star Brilliance and carefully observed the Ancient God Forbidden Zone with his Divine Sense.

From afar, the Ancient God Forbidden Zone resembles a colorful sphere of light, though this sphere is terrifyingly large. Brilliant rays of light flicker within the sphere, which is enormous, ten times larger than a typical star. However, the surface of this sphere is covered by a beautiful "cyan robe," which, upon closer inspection, is revealed to be endless sand.

Suddenly, Zhang Xingfeng's Divine Sense detected a large group of experts gathering not far away. He immediately used his Divine Sense to observe them carefully.

"Fellow immortals, this time the Southwest Five Sects are cooperating once again. Together we will enter this Ancient God Forbidden Zone to retrieve the treasures and artifacts. Of course, the rules are the same: whoever obtains them first will keep them for their sect. No sect is allowed to steal them; otherwise, they will become enemies of the other four sects!" A middle-aged man in flowing white robes addressed the nine people before him.

The others nodded; this was a rule that had been established over millions of years, and everyone knew it.

These ten individuals were from the Southwest Five Sects the Immortal Realm. It's important to understand that no sect dared to send all its top experts. After all, if their experts died inside, it would be a terrible tragedy. Therefore, generally, stronger sects would only send two people. However, acting alone would be too weak, posing no threat to the seven major powers of the Immortal Realm! Thus, cooperation became inevitable. The forces that entered were all alliances of sects large and small within the Immortal Realm; although the individuals themselves were weak, their combined strength was considerable.

The Southwest Five Sects hold a far higher status than the insignificant Wuyang Sect. Just look at the fact that each of the Southwest Five Sects has produced two Immortal Monarch. This tells you the true strength of the Southwest Five Sects, while the Wuyang Sect only has one Great Elder who is Immortal Monarch. Moreover, this is only a portion of the strength of the Southwest Five Sects.

The Southwest Five Sects are also strong contenders for the divine artifacts in every Divine Descent.

"Jin Lande, why is there so much more and more 'Azure Dust Whirlsand'? Alas, back in the day, there wasn't this much 'Azure Dust Whirlsand.' Now, even entering it is incredibly difficult!" one of the immortals said to the leading immortal.

Jin Lande nodded, glanced at the ubiquitous 'Azure Dust Whirlsand' surrounding the Ancient God Forbidden Zone, and smiled, saying, "Back then, even Nine Heavens Profound Immortal could enter using their power. But now, the Azure Dust Whirlsand is getting denser and denser, making entry increasingly difficult. Among Nine Heavens Profound Immortal, unless they possess defensive artifacts, there's little hope of entering. Just getting into the Ancient God Forbidden Zone from within the Azure Dust Whirlsand is a real challenge!"

A female immortal standing nearby agreed, saying, "Fellow immortal is right. The concentration of this 'Azure Dust Whirlsand' is increasing. The difficulty of entering has also increased significantly. Without defensive artifacts, even Immortal Monarch like us would need to expend a great deal of effort to enter!"

Jin Lande suddenly said loudly, "Alright, let's go in as soon as possible. The Southwest Five Sects Fengyuan Gate and other major sects have already dispatched quite a few experts."

The crowd responded and immediately began flying towards the 'Azure Dust Whirlsand'.

Zhang Xingfeng, standing some distance away, was utterly shocked. Looking at the 'Azure Lichen Luo' above the Ancient God Forbidden Zone, he exclaimed in surprise, "My god, how can it be so powerful? This sand is actually called 'Azure Dust Whirlsand'! The name sounds incredible, but judging from what those people said, this Azure Dust Whirlsand is terrifying. Just crossing it is so difficult! What exactly is inside the Ancient God Forbidden Zone?"

"Hmm... Why did you ten leave so quickly? I'm going to follow you! But first, arm yourselves!" Zhang Xingfeng immediately had the Rou Jin transform into battle armor, and followed the forces of the Southwest Five Sects into the boundless 'Azure Dust Whirlsand'.

Zhang Xingfeng plunged headlong into the Azure Dust Whirlsand.

Immediately, Zhang Xingfeng felt a powerful impact, but fortunately, he possessed the Rou Jin Battle Armor, which allowed him to easily withstand it. Even without the armor, Zhang Xingfeng's physical body could barely withstand it. Suddenly, Zhang Xingfeng's expression changed. "How can this be? My Divine Sense is here, but the coverage area is only a thousand feet, only one ten-thousandth of what it used to be!"

Tianyu's voice immediately rang out. "Zhang boy, the Ancient God Forbidden Zone is different from the outside world because there are special restrictive formations within Ancient God Forbidden Zone, which suppress Divine Sense!"

Zhang Xingfeng nodded knowingly.

However, Zhang Xingfeng was unaware that his Divine Sense had been suppressed to one ten-thousandth of its original power. If other immortals who had entered the realm heard this, they would go mad, because the Divine Sense of immortals in the Immortal Realm was suppressed to one millionth of its original power! Even Immortal Monarch could only observe a few hundred feet, a distance even shorter than Zhang Xingfeng's. Immortal Emperor, on the other hand, was much stronger; even suppressed to one millionth, their divine sense could still reach tens of thousands of feet!

The reason why the Nine Heavens Profound Immortal are in danger is because they can only observe a distance of about ten zhang (approximately 33 meters). This is equivalent to being blind in the perilous Ancient God Forbidden Zone, since a distance of ten zhang is simply insufficient to react to danger!

This is also the fundamental reason why the Nine Heavens Profound Immortal survived nine deaths and one life!

The reason Zhang Xingfeng's suppression was a hundred times less than that of an immortal's Divine Sense is because Zhang Xingfeng's Divine Sense is inherently of a higher level! If a deity were to enter, their Divine Sense would not be suppressed at all!

"The pressure from this Azure Dust Whirlsand seems to be increasing!" Zhang Xingfeng frowned. He could clearly feel the pressure on the Rou Jin growing stronger, and the closer they went to the Ancient God Forbidden Zone, the greater the pressure became!

Zhang Xingfeng scanned the ten Immortal Monarch not far away with his Divine Sense, and couldn't help but feel furious. "They are ten Immortal Monarch, how could they be so cunning!"

What Zhang Xingfeng saw was that the ten Immortal Monarch had actually formed an array to resist the pressure of the 'Azure Dust Whirlsand'. With the ten Immortal Monarch working together, it was naturally easy, which naturally frustrated Zhang Xingfeng.

"Watch out, the Yingyan Boar Wind is coming! Wind Settling Art!" Jin Lande immediately transmitted his voice to the nine Immortal Monarch around him. They had been to this Ancient God Forbidden Zone several times and knew some of the dangers, and had already devised solutions. Zhang Xingfeng, however, was unaware of this...

Zhang Xingfeng's Divine Sense suddenly detected a swirling wind frantically rotating within the 'Azure Dust Whirlsand,' seemingly heading directly towards the Ten Immortal Monarch and Zhang Xingfeng's direction. The Ten Immortal Monarch' hands flashed with light as they continuously formed hand seals, striking the center of the group. Suddenly, all the hand seals merged, creating a ripple-like energy shield that protected the ten individuals. The swirling wind, passing the Ten Immortal Monarch, only slightly disturbed the ripples on the energy shield; it posed no real threat.

"Kid, that's the Yingyan Boar Wind, extremely vicious, with terrifying heat poison. Even Immortal Monarch would have to defend against it with all their might. Be careful, try not to let it touch you! However... this Yingyan Boar Wind is quite rare in the vast Azure Dust Whirlsand. Of the immortals who enter it, probably only one in ten groups will encounter it. How unlucky you are!" Tianyu mocked.

Zhang Xingfeng, however, remained focused, circulating the Limitless Power throughout his body, and heavenly fire suddenly erupted.

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