In the southern part of the Heavenly Fire Continent lay a rolling expanse of Crimson Mountain Range. Upon a Heaven-Propping Giant Peak that soared into the clouds stood numerous buildings. At the mountain's foot stood a golden stele over a hundred zhang tall, inscribed with the four characters: "Green Flame Marketplace."
Green Flame Marketplace was a marketplace established by the Wu Clan. The Wu Clan was one of the seven great factions of the Heavenly Fire Continent, and a Primordial Unity Golden Immortal resided permanently in Green Flame Marketplace to deter petty villains.
A red escape light appeared in the distant sky and flew swiftly toward Green Flame Marketplace.
After the red escape light came within a million li of Green Flame Marketplace, it slowed down.
The escape light faded, revealing a red flying boat more than ten zhang long. Three men and two women stood aboard it, including Shen Long, Shen Lie, and Shen Mei.
"Daoist Qian, Green Flame Marketplace is up ahead."
A graceful red-skirted woman pointed ahead as she spoke.
"This time, we have Senior Gan to thank for coming to our aid. Otherwise, Aunt Xingyu and I would have perished, body and soul extinguished."
The handsome white-shirted youth spoke gratefully.
"Madam Chen is too courteous. It was merely a small effort. As members of the Human Race, how could we sit idly by and watch you be killed by Foreign Cultivators?"
Shen Long said modestly.
They had only just arrived on the Heavenly Fire Continent when they encountered Chen Xingyu and her nephew being pursued by two foreign Golden Immortal Cultivators.
Chen Xingyu came from the Chen Clan of Golden Locust Valley, and the Chen Clan was related to the Wu Clan by marriage.
Naturally, Shen Long would not stand by with folded arms. He had