"That's... the mark of the Yu Kingdom Imperial Family."
Li Rui gazed at the intricate flame patterns on a stone pillar somewhere on Funiu Mountain.
He had seen this design before.
It was within the Nine Dragon Sealing Heaven Grand Array deep in the Yu Kingdom imperial palace.
Never in his wildest dreams had he expected to see it again now, in Funiu Mountain of the Chaos Demon Plains in Central Province.
Ever since he had entered the Celestial Realm, the Holy Emperor of Yu Kingdom had told him many secrets of Yu Kingdom, including that this flame pattern had been personally carved by the Grand Ancestor Emperor.
Combined with True Monarch Heifeng repeatedly asking him about Taihua Province, Li Rui could not help suspecting that Funiu Mountain had some profound connection to Taihua Province.
It is said that when Yu Country Grandfather Zhu Yuanlong established the Yu Dynasty, he revered the virtue of fire and created the Divine Fire Mark.
It should not be a coincidence.
Li Rui pondered.
Just as he was thinking, the voices of two Funiu Sect disciples suddenly rang out beside him.
"Damn it, the bitches from Southern Zhengyang Province really are fierce. But this is the Chaos Demon Plains—there's no room for these Sword Cultivators to swagger about. Call Senior Brothers and Martial Uncles. We'll rush them together."
"Go!"
A series of piercing whooshes followed.
Such scenes were not uncommon on Funiu Mountain.
As a demonic sect, it was nothing more than killing or being killed.
When they could not win, they called for reinforcements. There was no need to speak of honor anyway; being able to beat an opponent to death in a mob was also a skill.
But Southern Zhengyang Province...
At those words, Li Rui's heart stirred.
With a flash, he