Chapter 391 - 251: Red Sun Realm

Chapter 391: Chapter 251: Red Sun Realm

"I’ve sent you the information. Go back and prepare thoroughly. Stay safe. Go on now!"

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May. All of nature reached for the sun, growing lush and strong.

The Flowing Silver Frost Wind Armor had three modes it could switch between.

When in battle, activating Radiant Armor mode would cause the armor plates to emit a blinding radiance, enhancing Inner Qi output and bolstering defense.

In this state, Yu Fei was the most dazzling guy on the battlefield, complete with his own combat effects and cosmetic skin.

The second mode was ’Subdued Silver.’ When activated, the armor’s appearance would become dim and extremely ordinary. This mode passively concealed the Martial Artist’s presence, making them difficult to detect. It even had some effect against support-type Martial Artists.

The final mode was ’Godspeed.’ Yu Fei found this mode to be of little use to him. Its principle was to collect the energy a Martial Artist passively dissipated and use it to provide additional propulsion.

However, Yu Fei’s own essence, qi, and spirit were perfectly contained, leaking nothing. Unless he actively supplied the armor with his Inner Qi, the mode’s purpose would be defeated.

Right now, Yu Fei was carrying a rather low-quality longsword. He wore the Flowing Silver Frost Wind Armor, which looked worn and old with its ’Subdued Silver’ mode active, as he headed toward a special border realm Ye Shuping had directed him to.

The Red Sun Realm.

This was a realm equivalent to a semi-lethal zone. Every year from August to the following March, the temperature within the realm would rapidly rise from 70 degrees to 2,000 degrees before gradually falling again, returning to 70 degrees by the next March.

This created an environment where an Inner Qi Martial Artist could barely survive.

Therefore, the window for exploration was a mere five months.

Even a Martial Saint couldn’t last long in such extreme high temperatures.

A Martial Saint was still a carbon-based lifeform and, by all accounts, highly flammable.

The realm produced a large quantity of precious Yang-attribute resources. However, due to its unique nature, no organization or individual could occupy it long-term. After much negotiation, the Red Sun Realm became a large, open resource zone.

Even so, not many Martial Artists were willing to risk their lives in the Red Sun Realm, because it was simply too dangerous.

The information Ye Shuping had provided included a simple introduction: the Martial Artists active in this realm year-round were mostly in the Spirit Intent and Gang Qi realms, and there were plenty of Grandmasters as well.

It would be best for Yu Fei to keep a low profile on this trip.

Those who dared to risk their lives in the Red Sun Realm were rarely weak.

’Ye Shuping really is reliable,’ he thought. ’This time, he even gave me a special formula to enhance my absorption of the Violet Qi from the East, though I need to find the necessary resources in a border realm myself.’

The Red Sun Realm had already been open for over a month. Ye Shuping had set a condition: Yu Fei had to leave by July at the latest. Even if he couldn’t find the resources, he should just stick to his regular cultivation routine and not act impulsively.

Of course, due to Yu Fei’s terrifying perceptive abilities, Ye Shuping had explicitly stated that he had arranged for two Grandmaster-level Guardians for him, and he made a special point to emphasize it.

These two would only step in to save his hide and bring him back if Yu Fei found himself in a truly fatal situation. It was completely impossible to expect them to clean up his messes like Tang Lihui had.

Furthermore, due to the unique nature of the Red Sun Realm, if a real accident were to happen, even the two Grandmasters might not be able to save him.

Ye Shuping had been frank, and Yu Fei accepted it completely.

’Only an idiot would turn down having Guardians. My own safety is more important than anything.’

No matter how confident Yu Fei was, if he encountered a Gang Qi Martial Artist who was also a heavenly prodigy, he wouldn’t necessarily be their match.

Let alone Grandmasters.

After all, Xu Wei had suppressed him with a single, casual wave of Sword Qi. Even though his strength had increased considerably since then, he wouldn’t dare claim he could face such an attack with ease.

The difference between them at the Spirit Intent level was just too great.

The Red Sun Realm was located in the eastern region of the Yu Kingdom, in Zhaoyang City, Mingchuan Province.

In the Old Era, this place was home to one of the top three sects in the world, known as the Celestial Yang Sect.

During the transition from the Old Era to the New, the Celestial Yang Sect was suppressed by the Grand Ancestor acting alone, setting the course for the entire world.

Afterward, the Celestial Yang Sect’s lineage was severed, and it was now a famous tourist attraction in the Yu Kingdom.

Yu Fei bought a ticket at the foot of the mountain and began climbing the stone steps.

Back then, the Grand Ancestor’s great battle had left the Celestial Yang Sect’s three mountains and sixteen peaks in utter ruin.

After the New Era began, the surviving ruins of the mountain gate underwent continuous renovations, eventually becoming the ’must-see’ tourist destination it is today.

Yu Fei had learned about this piece of history in his general education classes. Now that he was here, he thought he might as well spend half a day paying his respects to the site.

But it wasn’t long before he gave up on that idea.

The place was littered with all sorts of mass-produced souvenirs and various types of fast food.

’Every brick and every tile was brand new, made within the last few decades.’ Yu Fei mused, ’If the disciples of the Celestial Yang Sect were resurrected, they probably wouldn’t even recognize the Celestial Yang Sect scenic area of today.’

So, with a flicker, he vanished from sight and used a movement technique to rush toward Flowing Mist Lake at the back of the mountain.

In the Old Era, the Red Sun Realm was a secret and treasured domain of the Celestial Yang Sect, one of its most critical core areas. The entrance was located in Flowing Mist Lake.

Yu Fei moved swiftly, arriving at the outskirts of Flowing Mist Lake in no time.

This area was no longer open to ordinary tourists. It was surrounded by man-made natural barriers that were impossible for non-Martial Artists to cross.

Looking at the artificial stone cliff, which stood several hundred feet tall, Yu Fei leaped to the top with a light step.

For an open border realm like this, the entrance management was rather lax.

Previously, without these barriers, some ordinary people would wander in out of curiosity and lose their lives. Rather than expending manpower to guard the area, it was simpler to just create an artificial chasm.

’Say what you will, that’s a very Martial Artist-like solution.’

’Yu Fei figured that since the martial world didn’t have anything like a Banishing Spell or some kind of Array, the crude martial artists just piled up high walls to physically block people off.’

As soon as he entered the platform behind the artificial barrier, his eyes were met with all kinds of shops and stalls, densely packed with flashing LED signs.

"Buying Radiant Crystals, Four Flames Grass at high prices..."

"Specialty Frost Armor store, lowest prices guaranteed, starting at just 998..."

"From Holy Origin Hall, a full range of Anti-Fire Elixirs! Buy ten, get one free! Repeat customers get 20% off or more..."

"Frost-Charm Beauties, silky-smooth massages to dispel the heat and soothe your inner fire. Professional technicians at your service..."

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"Hmm?"

Yu Fei couldn’t help but take a second look, secretly making a mental note.

He had already prepared a large amount of supplies for his trip to the Red Sun Realm, so he didn’t need to buy anything else. Besides, not many of these shops at the realm’s entrance were legitimate, and it was easy to get ripped off.

Outside of the various supplies purchased from ’Level-All,’ the martial world had no laws to protect consumer rights.

That was why ’Level-All’ had quickly dominated the major markets right after its launch. Although its prices were often higher, the quality was guaranteed.

However, private physical stores still held a vast market. There were always discerning customers who could buy acceptable goods at low prices.

Yu Fei continued downward and, before long, arrived at his destination.

He had reached Flowing Mist Lake.

The entrance to the Red Sun Realm was at the bottom of the lake. For some unknown reason, the Cross-Border Black Fog here was particularly strange, having opened up at the lakebed.

Yu Fei, clad in his dusty gray armor, pulled down his wolf-head visor to conceal his identity. Looking like an ordinary treasure hunter, he drew no attention from the people coming and going.

As one of the few open and resource-rich border realms, many people were entering and exiting, mostly in small teams. Solo travelers were rare.

The unique environment of the Red Sun Realm was unsuitable for exploration by large-scale battle groups of a hundred or more. Instead, small teams of ten or fewer, who could support each other, often yielded good returns. By the same token, if a group was too small, it was easy for things to end in disaster if they ran into trouble.

Steam constantly roiled off the surface of Flowing Mist Lake, making the water’s surface appear jet-black at a glance. Yet if you were to take a sample of the water, it would be perfectly clear.

This was due to the presence of the Cross-Border Black Fog at the bottom of the lake, which created this coloration.

Yu Fei stepped onto the water’s surface and immediately felt its high temperature—a good sixty-plus degrees.

He didn’t struggle, simply letting the weight of his armor pull him down to the lakebed. A familiar sensation washed over him as his five senses vanished and all his perceptual abilities failed. He suddenly felt a little uneasy.

After mastering his sensory Secret Technique, the various abilities derived from his five senses had become an integral part of his daily life. Their sudden failure triggered a primal, instinctual unease.

A moment later, Yu Fei’s vision flooded with light as a wave of heat washed over him. He had arrived in the Red Sun Realm.