Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 519 In the Hundred Flowers Mountain Range

"Asleep... um..." Elder Kang's brows furrowed even deeper.

He actually knew that these disciples had dined at Qunfang Pavilion with Fang Shouming last night.

But at the time, he didn't pay much attention to it.

After all, Fang Shouming was treating everyone to dinner and trying to win over his fellow disciples, so he had no reason to meddle in other people's business.

He had had quite a bit of contact with Fang Shouming, this disciple.

This child is clever and quick-witted, and always strives to climb the ranks. Although he might lag behind in some minor matters, he can't possibly be late for the crucial journey to the secret realm…

Given Fang Shouming's character, the simple excuse of oversleeping and being late didn't quite hold water. Time flowed on, dark clouds began to gather, and the gray-white clouds pressed down little by little.

The cicadas' cries were loud and piercing, as if they wanted to tear the sky apart, and the air was becoming increasingly humid and sultry.

Elder Kang looked up at the sky and finally made up his mind.

No more waiting!

For the sake of just a few people, it took so long; that's already giving him a lot of face.

It was not his responsibility that he did not arrive in time.

"Disciples, listen to my command! Follow me!" He leaped down the steps and headed out of the city.

The disciples followed suit and left together.

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Wildflowers bloom in profusion, their vibrant colors stretching across the entire hillside.

South of Licheng, beyond the Shili Mountain area, lies a continuous mountain range covered with a dense, indistinguishable array of wildflowers and grasses, obscuring the mountain's original colors and emanating an intoxicating fragrance.

This is the Hundred Flowers Mountain Range, and also the headquarters of the Myriad Flowers Palace.

Unlike Jingtianzhuang, which placed its headquarters by the lake, Wanhua Palace chose a mountainous area that was easy to defend and difficult to attack as its headquarters.

This approach may also be related to the Wanhua Palace's ruthless approach, where they either don't act at all, or when they do, they leave no room for compromise.

Although the mountain is not very high, it is extremely steep and rugged, with dense vegetation. With this terrain advantage, the Wanhua Palace, situated on high ground, is very easy to defend.

At this moment, at the foot of Baihua Mountain, a middle-aged man dressed in the uniform of an elder of Jingtian Village was followed by a group of robust and energetic young people.

"Once we reach this mountain, this is the true territory of the Myriad Flowers Palace. Everything will be arranged by me; do not act on your own initiative."

Elder Kang turned around and instructed everyone, "Don't touch what you shouldn't touch. Don't take what you shouldn't take. Do what I tell you to do, understand?"

The disciples all nodded in agreement.

Elder Kang nodded in agreement.

Fang Shouming wasn't in the group, and there was no clique opposing him, so their movement was much faster than expected.

So even though it was early morning and we were a little late, we still arrived near the Palace of Ten Thousand Flowers ahead of schedule.

He took out a map from his pocket and examined it carefully.

Unlike righteous sects like Jingtianzhuang, Wanhua Palace is both righteous and evil, and its disciples are mostly skilled in unorthodox methods such as hidden weapons, mechanisms, and poisons.

In particular, Xu Feihong, the current master of Wanhua Palace, has a vicious nickname of "Thousand-Handed Flying Rainbow, Deadly with a Delicate Hand". She is a top expert in Yunzhou and a master of hidden weapons and poisons.

Therefore, the reputation of Wanhua Palace in the martial arts world is not good. In order to guard against possible enemy attacks, Wanhua Palace had long ago set up countless traps, mechanisms, hidden weapons and poisons in the Hundred Flowers Mountain Range, making it as airtight as an iron barrel.

And they change locations and species from time to time.

This created a mountain path known only to members of the Wanhua Palace.

If you don't know the path up the mountain and rush up, the best outcome will be that you get injured by various traps and hidden weapons and be forced to turn back.

The worst outcome... would be turning into fertilizer for wildflowers in the mountains.

Otherwise, how could the flowers on this mountain bloom so profusely and vibrantly? It's all thanks to countless martial arts practitioners and some unsuspecting locals who risked their lives to create this spectacle.

This has made this place a forbidden zone that no one in the area dares to approach, and it is sparsely populated.

The map that Elder Kang was holding was the temporary safety passage provided by Wanhua Palace to the public.

After the secret realm ends, this temporary mountain path will be blocked and covered again by hidden weapons and traps.

"This way..."

Elder Kang roused himself and took the lead.

From the outside, Baihua Mountain is picturesque with pleasant air, but once you go inside, the experience is completely different.

The air was even more humid and stifling, making it hard to breathe even with just a few breaths.

The rotten, withered leaves on the ground were deep enough to bury your calves, and the waist-thick rotten wood would completely crumble if you stepped on it. Insects and beasts swarmed around, and you could accidentally crush something, leaving a puddle of yellow slime.

The environment here seems to perfectly match the characteristics of the Wanhua Palace, a heretical sect.

Setting traps, mechanisms, and hiding poisons were all extremely convenient for them. Elder Kang's method of leading the group forward was also different from the usual one.

Sometimes they had to walk on trees, sometimes they had to skim over old trees, and every now and then they had to stop to lighten their weight, split up the group, and pass through many times.

Even though everyone involved was a martial arts master, they were thoroughly exhausted by these chaotic methods.

The fatigue here is not physical exhaustion, but more of a mental exhaustion.

You have to be constantly on guard, walking carefully to avoid traps lurking in the shadows. It's truly exhausting.

"This Wan Hua Palace... why do they act so furtively... like women, without the slightest bit of courage to confront them head-on..."

Meng Ren couldn't help but complain. He had always admired muscles, passion, and violence, and he was also the kind of person who liked to confront things head-on.

He naturally found such disgusting trap designs extremely repulsive.

"Shh, just go your own way and don't talk too much." Han Yi glared at him.

With the aid of the control panel and his keen senses, he was able to detect that there were people hiding in many secluded corners around him.

Each of them was dressed in camouflage clothing that closely resembled their surroundings, their breathing deep and their gazes concealed.

Han Yi was neither surprised nor surprised by this discovery.

Among these dozen or so people, even the weakest among them were martial arts masters, and all of them were true martial arts masters.

This level of combat power is roughly equivalent to a small sect mobilizing its entire force. Its destructive power is astonishing; it could easily conquer even a small county town.

Even if Wanhua Palace and Jingtian Manor have no enmity and even cooperate with each other, Wanhua Palace would not allow such a large group of people to wander around its territory and would definitely keep an eye on them.

Elder Kang seemed to have noticed the people secretly watching him, but he showed no surprise. He simply looked at the map and continued walking forward.

Soon, the group arrived at a sparsely wooded area where they could see white stones dotting the hilltop ahead, resembling a cluster of buildings.