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Chapter 1185: Chapter 1061: Success_2
Although this place belongs to the Dragon Lake’s sphere of influence, it is relatively far from the Flood Dragon, so there’s no need to worry about being discovered.
Time slipped by unnoticed; the four reunited. Each of them had captured some devil beasts, though the grades weren’t very high—only Fourth Rank and Fifth Rank.
Through cross-examination, Li Chengsheng and his group obtained a complete and safer map of the Secret Realm.
If they acted according to the map described by the black serpent, they might accidentally intrude into the territory of other Seventh Rank devil beasts, which could leave them dead or severely wounded.
Li Chengsheng sought to break his bottleneck, not to throw away his life!
The difference between Void Refinement and Integration is colossal; they wouldn’t last even a single round in direct confrontation.
"Let’s go. Be cautious. After all, this is a Seventh-Order Secret Realm." Li Chengsheng carefully erased their traces and aura, flying toward the south. 𝓃𝓸𝓿𝓹𝓾𝓫.𝓬ℴ𝓶
According to the information obtained from those devil beasts, the southern part of the Secret Realm is sparsely populated with devil beasts due to the omnipresent volcanic eruptions. Moreover, there’s no Seventh Rank devil race influence there.
Armed with this knowledge, Li Chengsheng immediately decided to head south.
An area full of volcanoes meant an abundance of Fire Attribute spiritual objects, with the potential for mutation, possibly yielding pure Yang spiritual objects.
The absence of Seventh Rank devil race influence suggested that the southern region was safer and more suitable for their training.
Li, Yang Li, and Yang didn’t disagree. After all, finding suitable spiritual objects would benefit them significantly.
Heading south, Li Chengsheng and his group did not encounter any cultivators along the way, though they did spot a few devil beasts. Jointly, they killed those beasts, progressing smoothly toward the southern volcanoes.
"Is it because the Secret Realm is vast and cultivators are relatively rare?"
Li Chengsheng pondered momentarily but decided not to dwell on it, focusing instead on searching for opportunities.
Although there were no Seventh Rank devil beasts in the southern region, conflict with devil beasts was unavoidable during treasure hunting.
Li Chengsheng welcomed every challenge. Unless his life was in direct danger, he forbade Yang Li and the others from intervening, using each battle to wear down the bottleneck obstructing his path.
As for whether it would work, that remained uncertain.
Rumble—
One day, as Li Chengsheng and the others walked among the volcanoes, they suddenly heard an earth-shattering explosion.
What followed was intense seismic activity, as if the apocalypse had descended.
Startled at first, Li Chengsheng and his team quickly regained their composure, transforming into streaks of light as they flew toward the source.
Having spent more than ten days in the southern volcanoes, they’d grown accustomed to volcanic eruptions, but none as violent as this. It might signal rare treasures being pushed out by the magma—something they could not afford to miss.
Besides them, devil beasts that heard the commotion hurried over.
Clearly, everyone recognized that this volcanic eruption was extraordinary.
Despite their speed, Li Chengsheng’s group arrived to find many devil beasts already occupying the area, their strange and eerie gazes scrutinizing these few incompatible outsiders.
"Chengsheng, should we retreat for now?" Yang Li frowned, secretly transmitting his thoughts.
Li Chengsheng did not respond, his intense gaze locked onto the towering, enormous pillar of fire, sensing an opportunity within it!
Yang Li, noticing this, understood his answer immediately and sighed. He nonetheless steeled himself, alertly guarding their surroundings.
Yang Li knew Li Chengsheng was not reckless. While the situation was unfavorable, his insistence on staying must mean it was of vital importance.
The only thing capable of pushing Li Chengsheng to take such a risk was the possibility of breaking through to Integration.
Moreover, they possessed life-saving spiritual objects; if danger arose, they could at least escape alive!
"When Chengsheng acts, give your all to support him. I will conserve my mana to unleash a full burst if the situation turns against us, ensuring we can all escape safely."
Yang Li gave instructions, not due to cowardice or lack of power, but because his speed was the fastest among them!
Should peril truly arise, he could swiftly carry the other three away.
"Understood." Li and Yang Li nodded.
Li Chengsheng silently listened to their exchange without responding. After a moment, he suddenly darted ahead.
He had been searching for the spiritual object causing his earlier sensations within the magma pillar. Upon pinpointing its presence in that instant, he moved decisively, without even notifying Yang Li and the others.
Fortunately, they had been keeping an eye on Li Chengsheng and followed immediately upon seeing his movement.
The devil beasts nearby, though unaware of the object’s significance to Li Chengsheng, were determined to prevent his success, launching attacks without hesitation.
Li and Yang Li rapidly deployed their Divine Powers to block the incoming attacks from a distance, mitigating disruptions to Li Chengsheng.
Their defense was arduous; after all, facing dozens of devil beasts inevitably meant some attacks slipped through.
Thankfully, Li Chengsheng remained partially vigilant toward the surroundings, intercepting missed attacks in time.
Under the siege of numerous devil beasts, the group of four fled awkwardly into the magma pillar.
By then, several devil beasts had already entered the pillar ahead of them, having decided to seize the treasure themselves once they couldn’t stop Li Chengsheng’s group.
To the surprise of those devil beasts, they found a few spiritual objects—common ones that often surfaced during volcanic eruptions.
If these were the only treasures present, they certainly wouldn’t warrant such excitement from that cultivator.
"Chengsheng, can you locate the treasure?"
"Follow me." Without hesitation, Li Chengsheng sped toward a specific direction.
The group, skilled in manipulating flames, was almost impervious to the searing temperatures of the magma, moving swiftly as though walking on flat ground.
Before long, Li Chengsheng lunged forward, his hand grabbing onto the treasure he had sensed.
"This is..."
Li focused his gaze on the object Li Chengsheng held—a withered branch adorned with a few scattered leaves. Just as he was about to ask, his eyes met Chengsheng’s, which burned with overwhelming excitement that defied comprehension.
"This is a Fusang Branch!"
Li Chengsheng exclaimed with fervor, "The legendary branch growing on the Sun Star, where the Three-legged Golden Crow rests!"
The reason for his overwhelming excitement was clear: this piece of Fusang Branch represented his chance to break through to Integration!
Containing enormous amounts of Solar Laws, the Fusang Branch gave Li Chengsheng confidence in advancing his realm to achieve his long-awaited Integration.
Li Chengsheng’s ability to sense and locate the Fusang Branch was thanks to his prior refinement of True Sun Fire.
If Li Chengsheng had not refined True Sun Fire while still in the Void Refinement Realm, he wouldn’t have perceived the Fusang Branch’s presence and might have missed the opportunity like others.
"Hahaha! Indeed, rather than wandering aimlessly, it’s better to simply trail behind you all; it’s far easier to find treasures this way."
Suddenly, a burst of laughter echoed nearby. In a blur, a Sixth Rank devil beast appeared before them.
"Hand over the Fusang Branch, and I’ll spare your lives."
"You, a mere Sixth-Rank devil beast, dare demand our surrender?" Li responded with disdain.
"Oh? Is that so?"
The devil beast didn’t get angry, instead letting out a thunderous roar. Soon, a swarm of devil beasts gathered around it, sneering, "Now? Feeling threatened enough?"
Dozens more devil beasts arrived on the scene, most of them Sixth Rank!
Li Chengsheng’s face grew grim. Facing such a lineup, survival would require them to use their trump cards!
"Hold tight!"
Yang Li shouted and immediately transformed into his true form—a golden Spirit Crow so dazzling that, if not for the lack of a third leg, one might mistake him for the mythical Sun Divine Bird, the Three-legged Golden Crow.
Li Chengsheng and the others swiftly clung to Yang Li’s talons. In the blink of an eye, he turned into streaks of light, shooting out at maximum speed, far too fast for the devil beasts to intercept.
"Damn it!"
"Chase after them! Stop them at all costs!" The initially appearing Sixth Rank devil beast bellowed furiously.
