Chapter 952: Sulfurous Flame Blood Clouds

Chapter 952: Sulfurous Flame Blood Clouds

Not long after Chen Yang vanished into the crimson mist, a string of strange sounds akin to draconic roars and thunderclaps began to ring out incessantly.

Before long, a tremendous aura began to sweep through the air in all directions, causing the nearby crimson mist to churn violently.

Everyone's expressions changed slightly upon seeing this, and it was clear from the commotion that these Sulfurous Flame Blood Clouds truly were extraordinary things.

Right at this moment, both Shi Chuankong and Xuanyuan Xing detached themselves from the group before darting into the crimson mist, while Sun Tu sped away in another direction immediately thereafter, followed closely by Fang Chan.

Han Li hesitated momentarily, then also abruptly vanished from the spot.

In the blink of an eye, everyone in Han Li's group had disappeared.

An eager look appeared on Zhu Ziqing's face upon seeing this, and she was just about to leave as well when Zhu Ziyuan grabbed onto her arm to stop her.

She was just about to complain when E Kuai said, "You can search for Sulfurous Flame Blood Clouds, but make sure you don't spread out too much in case you get lost. Our main objective is to enter the restricted area, and compared with the holy remains, Sulfurous Flame Blood Clouds are all too insignificant."

Sun Tu and the others gave affirmative responses from afar, but none of them turned back.

E Kuai's brows furrowed slightly upon seeing this.

"City Lord E, these people must be reined in! They're no longer even respecting your authority!" Fu Jian harrumphed coldly.

"It's inevitable that they'll be tempted to go after something as precious as Sulfurous Flame Blood Clouds, so just let them be. Fortunately, there aren't any hazards present in this area, so there won't be any major mishaps," E Kuai replied.

An indignant look appeared on Fu Jian's face upon hearing this, but he didn't say anything further.

"If you want to go and search for blood clouds, then you can all go as well, but make sure not to go too far," E Kuai said to Fu Jian and the others.

Fu Jian, Shao Ying, Zhu Ziyuan, and the others were all ecstatic to hear this, and they hurriedly thanked E Kuai before departing as well, leaving only E Kuai and Mistress Liu Hua behind.

"You're not going with them, Fellow Daoist Liu Hua?" E Kuai asked.

"An old man like me can't compete with those young people anymore. Besides, even though there are no natural hazards present in this area, there's no guarantee that there won't be any backstabbing, so it's safer to stay with you, City Lord E," Mistress Liu Hua replied with a smile.

"I suppose that's true," E Kuai replied with an amused smile before continuing onward, but at a far slower pace than before.

"Come to think of it, didn't you say that there Sulfurous Flame Blood Clouds are supposed to be quite rare? How is it possible that two have suddenly appeared at once?" Mistress Liu Hua asked.

E Kuai merely gave a faint smile and offered no response.

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After traveling some distance into the crimson mist, Han Li stopped in his tracks, then channeled his Spirit Refinement Technique to release his spiritual sense to scour the surrounding area.

Close to an hour later, another chorus of draconic roars rang out, clearly indicating that someone had just obtained a Sulfurous Flame Blood Cloud, but it was unclear who it was.

In terms of spiritual sensory range, Han Li was confident that he wouldn't lose to E Kuai or anyone else, yet he hadn't found even a single Sulfurous Flame Blood Cloud up to this point.

"Is it not a little unbecoming of a city lord like yourself to pick on a cultivator from my Green Goat City, Fellow Daoist Fu?"

Immediately thereafter, Chen Yang emerged from the crimson mist up ahead.

It was unclear exactly how many profound acupoints had opened using that Sulfurous Flame Blood Cloud, but his aur was clearly more powerful than before.

Fu Jian stopped in his tracks as he said, "There must be a misunderstanding, City Lord Chen. We only just so happened to be searching for Sulfurous Flame Blood Clouds in this area. Congratulations on the breakthroughs that you've made."

Duan Tong also stopped in his tracks as the profound acupoints on his body faded away.

"I see. In that case, it appears I was mistaken," Chen Yang said with a faint smile.

"If there's nothing else that you wish to speak to me about, then I'll be taking my leave now," Fu Jian said as he took a glance at Han Li, then turned to depart with Duan Tong.

"Are you alright, Fellow Daoist Li?" Chen Yang asked as he turned to Han Li.

"It's a good thing that you arrived just in the nick of time, Fellow Daoist Chen," Han Li replied with a faint smile.

"With your powers, I'm sure you would've been fine even without my intervention, but Fu Jian is a very close subordinate to E Kuai, so try to avoid any direct conflicts with him unless there's no other alternative," Chen Yang cautioned.

After that, Chen Yang took a glance at the front of Han Li's robes, then quickly departed as well, making no mention of the two Sulfurous Flame Blood Cloud that Han Li was carrying.

Following Chen Yang's departure, Han Li sped away in another direction, and after about fifteen minutes, he had arrived in a relatively safe area.

Once there, he pulled out the two Sulfurous Flame Blood Clouds with an excited look in his eyes.

Such an exceptional bodily refinement treasure was undoubtedly going to be highly sought after even in the outside world, let alone in a place as barren and lacking in cultivation resources as the Scalptia Spatial Domain.

However, it felt a little strange to him that something so extraordinary seemed to be so easy to obtain in this area.

Perhaps this is why the Great Ruins are such an alluring place to the cultivators of both cities.

With that in mind, Han Li was just about to devour a Sulfurous Flame Blood Cloud when another chorus of draconic roars rang out from afar, indicating that someone else had found another Sulfurous Flame Blood Cloud nearby.

Han Li returned his gaze to his two Sulfurous Flame Blood Clouds, then devoured them both at once.

With someone else refining a Sulfurous Flame Blood Cloud nearby, this was the perfect cover for him to do the same thing.

In the next instant, his entire body shuddered, following which his skin turned bright red, and the two Sulfurous Flame Blood Clouds transformed into a burst of intense heat that spread through his body.

It was as if a flame had appeared in his stomach, scorching all of his internal organs to inflict such excruciating pain upon him that even he couldn't help but give a muffled groan, despite his tremendous mental fortitude.

He clenched his fists tightly as he fought through the agony.

No one had told him that devouring Sulfurous Flame Blood Clouds would be such a painful process, and it didn't seem like Chen Yang had suffered anywhere near as much earlier.

However, what he failed to consider was that Chen Yang had only devoured a single Sulfurous Flame Blood Cloud, while he had devoured two at once.