In the void, a streak of escaping light flashed past at high speed.
It was Yuan Chen, who had just left the Taichang Realm.
Although, as Ling Taichu had said, the Ruins of the Underworld problem might be temporarily resolved, they could not place all their hopes on that Divine Mountain.
Thus, finding Fang Xiao was still extremely important.
The coordinates of the Profound Yellow Spiritual Gourd happened to lie in the void corresponding to the Extreme North Ice Plains.
Therefore, it would not take Yuan Chen much time to get there.
Whether he would be able to see Fang Xiao, however, was difficult to say.
After all, after returning to the Taichang Realm, he had secretly entered the Sea of Mist and made a trip to the Extreme North Ice Plains.
He had wanted to witness for himself the heavenly fire capable of threatening Void Refining cultivators.
Yet by the time he arrived, he had not encountered even a flicker of flame. All that remained was a boiling sea steaming with scorching vapors.
The Extreme North Ice Plains, once comparable to the North Sea, had actually vanished from the world entirely.
Yuan Chen felt a chill rise in his heart. Though he had not seen that sea of fire, the fact that an entire region had been destroyed by it spoke volumes of its terror.
Thus, Yuan Chen was torn inside as well.
After all, there was no way to estimate when the tribulation aura would fully dissipate.
The Taichang Realm needed Fang Xiao, but Fang Xiao's safety was equally important.
He hoped Fang Xiao would emerge from seclusion, yet he also hoped Fang Xiao would remain in closed cultivation.
Bearing such conflicting feelings, Yuan Chen traveled by escape light for several days.
He drew ever closer to the