A new beginning: the great voyage!
Crimson Flame Hell - Above the Nether Yang!
There stands a palace there, the residence of Nether Flame Lord...
Named: Nether Yang Hall!
"Did you obtain the first treasure of heaven and earth born in the Crimson Flame Hell?"
"With such good fortune, you will surely have a place in the Crimson Flame Hell in the future. However, you are still inexperienced and need much more training..."
Nether Flame Lord murmured softly, "Although I am confined to the Fourth Heaven, it doesn't mean my abilities are limited to leaving the Fourth Heaven..."
He simply raised one hand.
A seed of ghostly blue flame condensed at his fingertip; this was his innate divine Divine Ability, an extremely domineering means of attack...
Its name is: [Nether Yang Heavenly Fire]
Then, Nether Flame Lord gently blew, and the spark of fire was blown away, seemingly traversing a hundred miles of Void, before lightly landing on Qin Daoran's neck...
The spark then transformed into a faint flame mark, making it difficult to detect.
at the same time--
Li Shan, the ancestor of the Xi Mountain Li Clan, a vassal of the Qin Clan clan, requests an audience with Qin Mingyi, wishing to use the Qin Clan's precious land to Core Formation...
Li Shan was, after all, Qin Mingxi's dao companion, and could be considered half family.
Therefore, the Core Formation at Li Shan was approved.
Later, Li Shan successfully underwent the Four-Nine Lightning Tribulation in the Fourth Heaven and the Earth Nether Abyss, thus forming his Core Formation. After forming the Core Formation, his Dao Law returned to Heaven and Earth...
This, however, made the Earth Nether Abyss even stronger.
The Li Clan also successfully advanced to the third rank of the Great Qin Immortal Clan, marking their rise to prominence. Furthermore, as a Golden Core cultivator...
Only now was Li Shan truly qualified to discuss further cooperation with the Qin Clan.
A few days later--
The Great Qin Fourth Fleet departed from the Seven Lights Sea and will travel northward along the Northern Continent Shelf, eventually passing through the Northern Nether Sea...
Thus, they reached the western sea area of the Northern Continent and continued westward...
Arrived at the Silent Sea.
A place called: Immortal-Seeking Island!
The reason for going here is that more than fifty years ago, Li Shan wiped out a Golden Core Immortal Clan, and accidentally found in the clan's records...
Having learned of the Silent Sea, Immortal-Seeking Island!
According to records, a secret realm exists on this island...
The ancestor of this Golden Core Immortal Clan was a cultivator who emerged from this secret realm, and later, that secret realm became the domain of this Immortal Clan...
A cornerstone of our enduring strength!
Unfortunately, later, the Great Qin Dynasty unified the Northern Continent, and this clan, due to their resistance, had their Golden Core cultivators killed by the Great Qin, and were subsequently exterminated by Li Shan...
This secret was only then discovered by Li Shan.
The reason Li Shan waited until now to reveal this secret to the Qin Clan was due to his own ulterior motives. If he had revealed it as Dao Foundation cultivator...
At most, the Qin Clan would only remember one of his merits.
However, if he were to inform them as Core Formation True Person, the increased influence would allow him to gain more benefits for the Li Clan...
Even if he doesn't touch this secret realm, the Qin Clan's future granting him some access would be enough for the Li Clan to prosper for generations to come, ensuring peace and prosperity for all eternity...
Qin Mingyi naturally wouldn't dwell on such petty thoughts.
In comparison, this secret realm is the real focus. According to records, the Immortal Clan that was wiped out there had a history of over five thousand years...
In other words, that secret realm has existed for at least five thousand years!
It might be a secret realm left behind by some High Antiquity cultivator. After so many years, that realm must be extremely vast...
For the Qin Clan now...
The primary goal is to perfect the Fourth Heaven, so they are particularly keen on exploring the secret realms left behind by ancient cultivators, although in recent years...
They did indeed find quite a few ancient secret realms, but most of these realms have already disappeared.
Or perhaps the secret realm is too small, only a few hundred thousand square kilometers, a tiny place, where even Third-Tier spiritual objects are pitifully few...
Finally, we have a clue to a great secret realm.
The Qin Clan, naturally, spared no effort in their investigation, thus dispatching an entire Great Qin fleet, along with two Golden Core cultivators, Li Shan and Qin Minghan, leading the expedition...
In addition, the Dragon King Hanli, Mo Li, secretly accompanies him from the bottom of the sea.
Twenty Dao Foundation cultivator and ten thousand Qi Condensation cultivators—this force wouldn't just conquer a secret realm, it could wipe out a Golden Core realm...
None of these are difficult tasks!
A typical Golden Core realm can only mobilize cultivators at this level, or even weaker ones...
Even they might not be able to assemble such an army!
This trip can also be seen as a disguised trial within the Qin Clan, with over a hundred Qin Clan members participating in the operation...
Of the Eight Sons of Dao Heaven, all but Qin Yingjie, who were in seclusion, were on this trip!
Another unassuming figure, also blending into the crowd, was none other than Qin Daoran, who had recently undergone a transformation...
He was originally twenty-four years old when he finally succeeded in condensing his Qi Condensation.
Among the Qin Clan disciples, this was only considered below average, a semi-free-range situation, but after obtaining the crimson pearl...
He broke through all the way to the sixth level of Sixth Layer of Qi Condensation Sixth Layer of Qi Condensation, at the age of 24.
This is quite remarkable; this speed is comparable to those prodigies with a spiritual awakening of three or four inches, naturally making him one of the best among the collateral disciples...
Many even believe that Qin Daoran will definitely return to the Seven Families in the future!
Besides these rising stars...
Among those accompanying him was Qin Xuanhai, one of the former Seven Heroes of Dao Xuan!
Qin Xuanhai is also a low-key person. He has already Dao Foundation Fifth Layer and is a strong candidate for the Qin Clan to break through to the Core Formation in the future...
Two people from the Qin Dynasty's three generations also came.
Qin Mingyuan and Qin Mingle also accompanied them. Both of them had already Dao Foundation Ninth Layer Perfection and were only missing an opportunity...
You can then ascend to the Golden Core stage at any time!
This trip was also intended to seize the opportunity to seek a breakthrough...
And so, the Great Qin fleet embarked on its grand voyage. The main difficulties of this voyage lay in two areas...
One option is to use the route through the Northern Nether Sea.
That place was, after all, a paradise for sea monsters, and also an area that the Great Qin had not yet set foot in, making it the most threatening location on this trip...
However, the Qin Clan had other motives for taking this path.
We hope to take this opportunity to gain a preliminary understanding of the situation in the Northern Nether Sea, draw up nautical charts, and prepare for future actions...
The second challenge is finding the location of Immortal-Seeking Island!
Li Shan only knew the approximate location of Immortal-Seeking Island and a token pointing to it, and wanted to Immortal-Seeking Island into the vast Vast Sea...
Finding a deserted island is incredibly difficult, as you can imagine.
However, these are all things for later. As the saying goes, there are always more solutions than problems. After all, this is the first time we've traversed this route...
It's normal to encounter more difficulties.
If you encounter a mountain, move it; if you encounter a river, build a bridge; if you encounter difficulties, then solve them...
Cultivation is like rowing against the current; if you don't advance, you fall behind. If you do nothing and don't try anything, then what's the point of cultivating immortality?