On a mountain path.
A man, a woman, and a little fox were walking along.
"Master, where are we going?"
Lan Yu asked curiously from beside him. After leaving the Academy, she had realized that Chu Kuangren was not wandering aimlessly, but had a destination.
"The ruins of the Valley of Ten Thousand Fires."
Chu Kuangren said.
"The Valley of Ten Thousand Fires..." Lan Yu looked thoughtful. "That rings a bell. It seems to have been a Daoist Tradition from long ago."
"Yes."
Chu Kuangren nodded.
He had come out this time precisely to collect the Red Lotus Karma Fire that He Yun had mentioned in the Valley of Ten Thousand Fires. This thirteenth-ranked divine flame was immensely powerful. If he could merge it into his Phoenix Fire, it would be a tremendous help to him.
"Huh? Why did the sky go dark?"
Just then, Little Fox gave a soft exclamation.
The sky above them had darkened. Looking up, they saw that it was not the sky turning dark at all. A massive warship was falling from the sky, blocking out the sunlight overhead.
"What the hell is going on?"
Little Fox cried out.
Their figures flashed as they dodged the warship.
With a thunderous boom, the earth shook. The warship crashed into the ground, stirring up waves of sandstorms.
"Where do you think you're running, girl? Hand over the Fire Dragon Shield!"
Just then, a cold, fierce shout rang out.
Several figures then rushed out of the warship's wreckage.
At the very front was a woman with delicate, pretty features, but her hair hung loose over her shoulders, and she was in a sorry state.
Several cultivators were pursuing her.
Even the weakest among them was a Half-Immortal.
There was even an Immortal among them.
The woman's cultivation was