Journey to Central Province! Planning Yao Lao's Rescue!

Journey to Central Province! Planning Yao Lao's Rescue!

Above the Yun Lan Sect plaza, Xiao Yan watched the Dark Giant Axe draw upon the energy of heaven and earth. Feeling the terrifying power contained within it, his expression changed slightly.

But when he saw Jiang Han beside him remaining calm and composed, the worry in his eyes vanished.

Rumble, rumble, rumble!

The Dark Giant Axe frantically absorbed the energy of heaven and earth, continuously building momentum.

Accompanied by Wu Protector's low roar—

The Dark Giant Axe let out a trembling hum.

Under countless gazes, the Dark Giant Axe spun wildly.

When its might reached its peak, it shot forth!

Jiang Han's gaze sharpened as the terrifying aura of a Venerable spread outward.

With him at its center, the surrounding void thundered. An invisible giant spatial hand formed and reached for the Dark Giant Axe.

Boom!

The spatial hand crushed the Dark Giant Axe with devastating force.

Then, before Wu Protector's rapidly constricting pupils, the invisible giant hand seized him like a Heaven and Earth Dharma Image.

No matter how Wu Protector struggled, he could not escape.

Seeing Wu Protector's twisted, agonized expression, Yun Shan turned and tried to flee.

Yet before he had flown a hundred meters, the space around him seemed to be crushed by an immense force.

Pfft!

Yun Shan spat out a mouthful of blood.

He was violently crushed apart by that force.

His corpse plummeted toward the ground.

Bang!

In an instant, a deep crater was smashed into the center of the vast plaza.

After seeing the miserable state of the figure in the crater, the group of disciples closest to it turned deathly pale in fright.

"The former Sect Master is dead... dead!"

"Run!"

Recalling what Jiang Han had said earlier, the disciples finally came to their senses one after another.

However, they had not run very far.

Three-colored flames descended from high above, sweeping across the Yun Lan Sect like a vast ocean in an instant.

Frantic footsteps, miserable wails, terrified screams, and hissing flames... all intertwined!

Meanwhile, the new disciples who had left in the first wave and already reached the foot of the mountain looked back at the sea of fire engulfing the plaza, each of them feeling immensely fortunate.

"I am a protector of the Soul Hall! With your strength, you must know something about the Soul Hall, right?"

Wu Protector glanced at the raging sea of fire below, panic flashing through his eyes.

But when his gaze returned to Jiang Han, he forcibly calmed himself.

"I know you want to save that old fellow, but do you think the Soul Hall is somewhere just anyone can enter?" Wu Protector sneered.

Hiss! Hiss!

Jiang Han said nothing and directly enveloped Wu Protector in three-colored flames.

After plumes of white smoke and miserable howls—

"Stop, stop! I'll talk, I'll talk!"

Wu Protector's weak voice rang out.

"I'll tell you where Yao Chen is being held. Spare my life." Wu Protector offered his terms.

From beginning to end, Wu Protector had merely been talking to himself.

Jiang Han paid him no heed at all.

Under the scorching three-colored flames, Wu Protector's flesh soon turned into a mass of charred meat, leaving only his barely surviving Soul Body.

Host has stared continuously for five seconds.

Target is a Soul Body. Does the host wish to extract its inherited power and purify it?

Jiang Han immediately made his choice.

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After the gaze ended, Jiang Han's cultivation had not changed, but streams of information had appeared in his Sea of Consciousness.

They contained the Dou Techniques and secret arts Wu Protector had learned, as well as the memories of his life.

He did not need the answer from Wu Protector's mouth.

Better safe than sorry!

With the System as his safeguard, he trusted the information he had extracted himself more.

"Big Brother, why did you kill him just like that? You haven't even asked where Teacher is being held!"

Watching Wu Protector disperse like cooking smoke, Xiao Yan looked anxious.

"Western Region of Central Province, Dead Souls Mountain Range."

Jiang Han looked at Xiao Yan and gave him the answer.

The information extracted from Wu Protector's Soul Body revealed that after being transferred twice, Yao Chen had ultimately been imprisoned in a branch hall within the Dead Souls Mountain Range.

Aside from several dozen Earth-class protectors, that branch hall also had so-called Heavenly Venerables, all of whom were Dou Zun-level experts.

As for how many stars they possessed, he did not know.

Central Province, the central region of the Dou Qi Continent.

It was broadly divided into four parts: the Northern Region of Central Province, the Southern Region of Central Province, the Western Region of Central Province, and the Eastern Region of Central Province.

This was where the strongest experts of the Dou Qi Continent gathered. Dou Emperors and Dou Zongs were as common as weeds.

Because of its vast territory, some of Central Province's larger cities possessed a special means of transportation known as Space Wormholes.

The creators of Space Wormholes were usually the peak experts or senior figures of the cities where they were located.

Naturally, the families of these peak experts also amassed enormous wealth through their ownership of Space Wormholes.

In terms of factions, they were generally divided into One Hall, One Tower, Two Sects, Three Valleys, and Four Pavilions.

The One Hall referred to the Soul Hall, an especially mysterious faction in Central Province. Not to mention its headquarters, even its branch halls were exceptionally well-hidden, and few knew of them.

The Wu Protector Jiang Han had killed earlier came from a Soul Hall branch hall.

The One Tower referred to the Pill Tower, the sacred land in the hearts of alchemists throughout the Dou Qi Continent.

The fame of the Pill Tower Three Great Heads was known to everyone in Central Province.

The Two Sects referred to the Heavenly Underworld Sect and the Flower Sect.

Although these two sects could not compare to the Soul Hall or the Pill Tower, they were second only to them. Their ranks were filled with powerful experts, and both were colossal forces.

The Three Valleys were Ice River Valley, Sound Valley, and Flame Valley, none of which could be underestimated.

The Four Pavilions were Starfall Pavilion, Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion, Yellow Spring Pavilion, and Wind and Thunder Pavilion.

Because the Four Pavilions stood in the four cardinal directions of Central Province, they were also known as the Four Square Pavilions.

Besides those factions, Central Province also had many other forces that were far from weak.

Any one of those forces, if placed in the Gama Empire, would be an overlord-level existence.

A faction like the Yun Lan Sect would at most be a third-rate force in Central Province, attracting little attention.

Besides human factions, there were naturally also Magical Beast factions.

Half a month later.

"Big Brother, aren't we going to the Western Region of Central Province? Why have we come to the Southern Region?"

Xiao Yan looked at Jiang Han in confusion. By now, he had gained a sufficient understanding of the distribution of forces across the Dou Qi Continent.

"Of course, we're here to find some help."

Jiang Han led Xiao Yan out of a Space Wormhole and said, "Didn't old Yao ever tell you about Wind Venerable?"

At those words, Xiao Yan's eyes lit up, and delight appeared on his face. "Big Brother, are you saying Wind Venerable is in the Southern Region?"

"Right ahead."

Jiang Han pointed at the continuous mountain range ahead.

Unlike the other Three Pavilions, Starfall Pavilion was located in the Heavenly Star Mountain Range and was the most mysterious of them all.

If Wu Protector's memories had not contained a method of entry, then even with Jiang Han's current strength as a Dou Zun, he would have found it difficult to locate the entrance.

After flying through the boundless mountain range for another quarter of an hour—

Jiang Han came to a stop.

Xiao Yan swept his gaze around. Other than the lush forest, there were no buildings nearby. It was simply an ordinary Forest Sea.

Before Xiao Yan could speak, Jiang Han grabbed at a patch of empty space.

The next moment—

Before Xiao Yan's astonished gaze, a spatial gate slowly emerged.

"Who goes there? How dare you trespass into my Starfall Pavilion!"

The moment Jiang Han and Xiao Yan passed through the gate, a sharp, hostile shout rang in their ears.

(End of Chapter)