Snatching Chestnuts from the Fire

Before him lay a blood-red earth, a blood-red sky, blood-red trees, blood-red stones; even the air drifted with an unmistakable layer of blood red.

It seemed that the Will of Heaven truly existed in the unseen. The Demon King's trap had failed just like that, though someone had clearly helped from behind the scenes. As for who it was, he had no way of knowing.

Ye Tian had originally wanted to call out to the Hongyi Woman hidden within his divine consciousness. Ever since passing through several spacetime realms, the Hongyi Woman had not appeared again. Yet this time, she still gave no response, leaving Ye Tian somewhat puzzled.

However, he could still sense the Hongyi Woman's existence. He was not at all afraid that she might use some trick, for the extraordinary treasure known as the Book of Life and Death lay within his divine consciousness. With but a single use of the Book of Life and Death, no matter how profound the Hongyi Woman's cultivation was, he could erase her completely.

What lay before him was a world. With a mere sweep of his senses, Ye Tian could tell that the spiritual energy here was exceedingly dense. Compared to the worlds he had passed through before, it was not a difference between heaven and earth, but the spiritual energy here was plainly a notch superior.

For him to suddenly appear in this world could not have been ordinary. Since someone had wanted him to come here, they surely had a purpose. He might as well see what was so strange about this place.

Coming back to himself, Ye Tian looked toward the distant mountaintop. There, green trees cast deep shade, butterfly shadows fluttered gracefully, and the murmuring of running water never ceased. The floral fragrance was faint, elegant,