Chapter 361: Entering the Mountains

Chapter 361: Chapter 361: Entering the Mountains

"This..."

Ji Chen paused for a moment upon hearing this, then frowned.

He clearly did not wish to travel with these so-called Di Race, as their goals were not aligned.

"Why? Does the young friend think that traveling with my Qin Family puts you at a disadvantage?"

Seeing Ji Chen silent, an Elder present couldn’t help but snort coldly.

Ji Chen turned his gaze towards him and said, "I mean no such thing, it’s just that the Qin Family enters the Emperor’s Fall Mountain Range for the Emperor’s Weapon, while I seek the Holy Medicine. Our goals are simply not the same."

"Indeed, that is so."

Qin Wenchang spoke up, "It is understandable that the young friend does not wish to travel with us. The Qin Family will not force the issue."

"Buzz!"

As he spoke, he flipped his palm and then tossed a map to Ji Chen.

"This map marks several places, all information our Qin Family has gathered over the years exploring the Emperor’s Fall Mountain Range. The locations of the Holy Medicine are on it, but you should know, Holy Medicine is sentient and will change its position. Even if you go to those places on the map, you might not see a trace of them."

Ji Chen carefully looked at the markings on the map, some on the mountain range’s outskirts and some quite deep inside.

Moreover, many areas on this map were blank, probably unexplored by the Qin Family, likely hiding many unknown dangers.

If he wishes to find the Holy Medicine, he must cross these blank areas, and what he will encounter is hard to say.

"Thank you."

He cupped his hands towards Qin Wenchang, then carefully stored the map away, intending to leave.

"The young friend really won’t consider?"

Qin Wenchang spoke again, "Several locations you seek the Holy Medicine could align with our Qin Family’s route tomorrow. Traveling with our Qin Family team offers you good security assurance, especially now with the impending battle. If you fall in the mountain and cannot resist external enemies, that would be too unfortunate."

"Thank you, Elder, for your concern. However, I have always been accustomed to solitary travel."

Ji Chen politely refused again. After saying this, he finally bid farewell and left the Qin Family.

...

Returning to his residence, Ji Chen did not go to sleep but sat cross-legged in the courtyard, intending to adjust his state and enter the Emperor’s Fall Mountain Range directly tomorrow.

Time slowly passed, gradually the distant void brightened.

Ji Chen slowly opened his eyes, did not speak, but directly got up and walked outside.

Early morning in Divine River City, many cultivators were already moving around.

Ji Chen noticed that the direction these people were heading was the same as his, clearly indicating they intend to leave the city.

Like Ji Chen, they did not plan to join any Emperor Clan team but chose to travel solo into the Emperor’s Fall Mountain Range.

Soon, Ji Chen left Divine River City.

"Whiz!"

From the void behind him, suddenly came the sound of wind-breaking.

Ji Chen looked up, discovering a large group of cultivators flying out from the city, led by various powerful Emperor Clan members.

Clearly, these Emperor Clans had recruited enough people and were heading towards the Emperor’s Fall Mountain Range early in the morning.

"Whiz!"

Without hesitation, Ji Chen also leaped up, following behind these Emperor Clan teams, fast away.

Before long, a patch of Endless Mountains appeared up ahead.

From afar, the mountains seemed to be dyed red with blood.

The vegetation in the mountains was all a blood-red color, said to be from an ancient war where two Emperor Venerables died here, their blood spilled covering the region into its current appearance.

The vegetation absorbed the power of Emperor’s Blood, transforming, with some ancient trees living for ten thousand years directly becoming spirits.

In front of the Endless Mountains, the various Emperor Clan teams descended in succession, looking to trek into the mountains.

In fact, only this method can be used to travel in the mountains because within the Emperor’s Fall Mountain Range, Emperor’s Blood condenses, causing a Forbidden Power to appear in this region.

Anyone entering the mountains cannot Control the Sky, and the Spiritual Sea dries up, making it difficult to use any Cultivation.

This is one of the main reasons it has not been fully explored by the Nine Great Emperor Clans over the years!

Unable to use cultivation, entering the mountains is akin to being a mortal, and if encountering any danger, survival for anyone is uncertain.

However, some possessing Secret Treasures, relying on powerful Magical Treasures, can still briefly use some Spiritual Power or activate Holy Weapons in the mountains.

Ji Chen traveled solo, choosing a different mountain path from the Emperor Clans, evidently not wanting to enter the mountains at the same time with these powerful forces. With too many people, it’s hard to say they wouldn’t alarm some Demon Beasts inside, bringing danger.

Moreover, with a Hongmeng Body, his physical body is already a Saint, though unable to use Cultivation, in the mountains, with the Hongmeng Body, ordinary Demon Beasts should not trouble him.

"Buzz!"

Indeed, upon stepping into the Emperor’s Fall Mountain Range, Ji Chen sensed a vast Forbidden Power rushing at him.

This Forbidden Power is colorless and shapeless, yet incredibly strong, constantly suppressing around Ji Chen’s body, trying to push him out.

But soon, Ji Chen discovered that perhaps due to the special nature of the Hongmeng Body, this terrifying Forbidden Power did not invade his Spiritual Sea, his Cultivation was not suppressed, maintaining Great Saint Realm strength!

Such a discovery was undoubtedly good news for Ji Chen.

However, to avoid alarming anyone, he opted for walking instead of Controlling the Sky.

The originally quiet mountains became lively as large groups of cultivators surged in.

There were only a few paths into the mountains, and many cultivators chose the same path as Ji Chen to enter.

But the speed of everyone varied, so after entering the mountains, the group quickly spread out.

Some lingered in the outskirts, not planning to delve deeper, but wanted to find useful items in these edge areas.

Others quickly entered the mountains, aiming to seize opportunities first.

Ji Chen traveled neither fast nor slow, positioned in the middle of the crowd.

He took out the map, after confirming the nearest location of the Holy Medicine, he headed directly towards it.

Along the way, there were cultivators’ figures everywhere.

Under ancient trees, beside huge rocks, there were marks freshly excavated by others.

Ji Chen paid them no heed, continuing towards the direction marked on the map.