Traveling through the Immortal Realm: Starting from Becoming a Top-Level Furnace Cauldron

Fall into the outside of the stone forest.

Lu Yuguan was wearing a fitted light armor that Zhang Xiu had tailor-made for him.

"You know what, Lord Zhang is always reliable." Lu Yuguan said in surprise while holding Xiao Zhima.

Zhang Xiu coughed lightly twice. "Mr. Lu has made great contributions to the affairs of Nanzhou. This set of light armor is a small gift from me, purely out of personal admiration."

Lu Yuguan felt warm in her heart. Although Zhang Xiu was a civil servant, he was very caring towards the soldiers in the barracks, which was rare.

Li Chonglin snorted as he rode on horseback, "Don't praise him too much. He's been getting cocky lately."

"Oh, Your Highness is absolutely right, very well said!" Zhang Xiu praised him generously, even giving him a thumbs-up. "Seeing that the demon cultivators are about to be eliminated, I am also very happy!"

The corners of Lu Yuguan's mouth twitched. Zhang Xiu was really a funny guy.

Zhao Zimo led a group of monks from the northern border on horseback and passed by Li Chonglin, giving him a handsome look.

"what happened?"

Seeing Li Chonglin's stiff expression, Lu Yuguan asked in confusion.

"It's okay, I feel like someone's eyes are inflamed." Li Chonglin said coldly.

Lu Yuguan tilted his head in confusion: "Who is it?"

"Meow?"

Xiao Zhima also raised the same question.

Li Chonglin turned his head without answering. He held the dragon-patterned sword at his waist and stared at the stone forest not far away.

According to Commander Li, the Southern Expeditionary Army had already divided into four groups and entered the Stone Forest at dawn, but now there seems to be no movement, which is really strange.

"What are you standing there for?" Lu Yuguan waved his hand in front of Li Chonglin.

"The main force has entered the stone forest. Several hours have passed and there is no news. It's really outrageous." Li Chonglin analyzed.

"Your Highness, are you overthinking this?" Chen Xian, wearing mithril gloves, approached the two men and said with a smile, "The main force is so powerful, and Commander Li and Minister Bai are both Jindan-stage masters. There won't be any problems."

Lu Yuguan was stunned and asked, "Is my father so powerful?"

Chen Xian rolled his eyes at him and said, "Brother Lu, you are so naive. Minister Bai relied on his elegant swordsmanship to ensure that the Bai family would sit firmly on the throne of the four great families in Kyoto."

"I really can't tell..." Lu Yuguan couldn't help but exclaimed, "I thought he was just a civil servant."

After saying that, he glanced at Zhang Xiu twice.

Zhang Xiu:?

Li Chonglin said solemnly, "Chongjiu and the others have been captured, and the disciples sent by the other two families have also disappeared without a trace, and we don't know whether they are alive or dead."

Lu Yuguan pursed his lips and said, "Come to think of it, Bai Ming is also missing. If he was captured together with His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince, there is at least hope of being rescued."

Li Zhonglin patted his back and said soothingly, "Don't worry, Yuguan, once we wipe out the demon cultivators, everyone will be safe."

"Ok!"

Lu Yuguan nodded heavily.

He naturally wanted to return to Kyoto as soon as possible. It was not that he missed the comfortable life, but this South Continent was too dangerous and he had to be worried all day long.

"Uu——"

A monk in front turned his horse around and ran towards them. Only when they got closer could they see that it was Zi Xiaoya, who was dressed warmly.

"What? You don't recognize me when I'm wearing armor?" Zi Xiaoya asked casually.

Lu Yuguan couldn't help but frown, "You're wearing thicker clothes than me, aren't you afraid that it will hinder your movements?"

"Don't compare your skinny arms and legs to mine," Zi Xiaoya said speechlessly, "I'm not only good at taming beasts, I'm also good at physical training!"

Lu Yuguan suddenly understood.

"What's the situation ahead?" Li Chonglin asked.

Zi Xiaoya: "I just checked in with Zhao Datou and the others, and they found no signs of demonic cultivators outside the stone forest."

Li Zhonglin said in a deep voice: "Is there not even any trace of a fight?"

Zi Xiaoya shook her head: "No."

Lu Yuguan listened to the conversation between the two and fell into deep thought.

A large number of troops from the Southern Expedition entered the Stone Forest, so there would at least be traces of trampling. However, nothing has been found at the moment, which is really incredible.

"Could it be that we came too early?" Lu Yuguan asked.

"Impossible, the letter clearly states it's today." Zhang Xiu interrupted.

Li Chonglin grabbed the reins and said with a firm look, "No matter what, we can't just sit there and wait. Let's go in and take a look."

"Your Highness, isn't this too risky?" Zhang Xiu looked worried. "The situation inside is unclear. What if something unexpected happens?"

"We are here to wipe out the evil cultivators. If we are still timid now, what kind of cultivators are we?" Li Chonglin said resolutely.

Lu Yuguan nodded without hesitation: "That's right, if we go in earlier, we might be able to help them."

Chen Xian flexed his hands, which were clad in mithril gloves, and replied calmly, "I am willing to accompany Your Highness."

"Why are you whining like that?" Zi Xiaoya stretched her back. "I've been waiting for revenge for a long time!"

"Meow!"

Little Sesame also stretched out his paws and shouted.

Seeing everyone's high morale, Li Chonglin's eyes became sharp. "In that case, let's go in together. Even if there's an ambush, we can support each other and deal with it."

"it is good!"

Zhang Xiu said anxiously, "If you all go in, we have to leave some people outside. If something goes wrong, there won't be anyone to help."

Li Chonglin thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Master Zhang is absolutely right. You take the other soldiers and stay here. If we don't return one day, you can make the final decision."

After everything was arranged, everyone, including the Northern Territory Monks, entered the Stone Forest together.

"Yuguan, don't stay too far away from me." Zhao Zimo said, holding a giant axe.

Just as Lu Yuguan was about to speak, Li Chonglin pulled him over.

"Don't worry, with me protecting you, no one can hurt you." Li Chonglin said in a deep voice.

When the others saw them pulling each other like this, they just watched silently without saying anything. Perhaps they were already used to it.

Lu Yuguan broke free from the two men's hands: "Don't worry about me, I can protect myself." After that, he summoned the green bamboo stick and held it in his hand, holding the shivering little Zhima in his arms.

Li Chonglin said nothing more upon seeing this. Zhao Zimo shrugged his shoulders and walked in front holding the giant axe.

Zhou Zhou quietly approached Chen Xian and held his hand while no one was paying attention.

"What are you doing?" Chen Xian asked in a low voice.

"To protect you." Zhou Zhou replied.

Chen Xian's cheeks turned red.

"If we meet a demon cultivator that we can't defeat, I will take you away first." Zhou Zhou said seriously.

Chen Xian: “…”

The crowd continued to walk deeper into the stone forest. The surroundings were eerily quiet, with only the sound of their footsteps and soft breathing echoing in the stone forest.

The further we went in, the thicker the fog became, completely blocking our view and making it almost impossible to see what was happening five steps ahead.

"This ghost fog is getting thicker and thicker!"

Zi Xiaoya waved her fists, trying to disperse the fog in front of her, but as soon as she dispersed it, the fog quickly gathered back.

"We are no different from being blind. It would be terrible if we accidentally fall into a trap." Chen Xian said.

At this moment, a faint and miserable scream came from a distance. The sound kept echoing in the stone forest, which was creepy.