After conquering the Empress, I proved my Dao with the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace!

"hateful!"

Before the mountain range, Gao Peng and Du Sen of the Green Dragon Gang roared angrily.

They were just a hair's breadth away from capturing Qin Chuan before he entered the mountains.

Before long, three cloud boats stopped behind the two.

"Second Chief, what should we do next? Should we continue pursuing them?"

Hearing his subordinate's words, Gao Peng's expression turned icy, and he said in a cold voice, "Of course we have to chase him! Block every intersection and then search slowly inside. I don't believe he can hide anywhere!"

Du Sen, standing to the side, had a gloomy expression and ordered the Du family members, "You are all to go into the mountains to search, just like the people from the Azure Dragon Gang."

This person must not be allowed to escape, or the Du family will lose all face!

Seemingly having thought of something, Dusen continued, "Send more people to Fireflame City to bring over some more manpower. I want him to have nowhere to escape!"

As he spoke, he looked in the direction Qin Chuan had left, his eyes filled with even deeper resentment.

He was determined to go all the way since he had already made his move; he wanted to see the person alive or dead!

……

On the other side, Qin Chuan continued to advance through the mountains.

"In the short term, these people will definitely try to block us from all sides. Our only option now is to push deeper in and see if there are any other ways out..."

With this in mind, Qin Chuan activated the meager profound energy he had just recovered from taking the pill and continued to advance deeper into the area.

For now, the deeper you go into the mountains, the safer it becomes.

However, the depths of the mountains are also fraught with danger.

There are quite a few mythical beasts in this area.

Within just a short time of entering this place, Qin Chuan encountered no fewer than five mystical beasts.

Fortunately, these mystical beasts were not of high rank; the highest was only a third-tier mystical beast, which Qin Chuan dealt with easily.

They continued forward, dealing with the occasional mystical beasts that appeared, until the sky gradually darkened.

Looking up at the dim sky, Qin Chuan frowned and muttered, "The mountains are most dangerous at night. Let's find a place to rest first."

Immediately, Qin Chuan began searching for a relatively safe and secluded place in the vicinity.

Perhaps because they hadn't ventured deep into the mountains, Qin Chuan searched the surrounding area but couldn't find a suitable place.

So they went deeper into the area.

Although the deeper you go, the more dangerous it becomes, but if you don't find a safe place, it will be even more dangerous when night falls.

Moreover, higher-level mystical beasts have wider territories, and there is less chance of other lower-level mystical beasts disturbing them.

Even with good luck, you won't encounter high-level mystical beasts.

With this in mind, Qin Chuan continued to venture deeper into the area.

Before long, the sun gradually sank below the horizon, and the surroundings began to grow darker and darker.

Fortunately, as darkness fell completely, Qin Chuan found a cave at the foot of a cliff.

After dealing with the mythical beasts inside, he set up a defensive array at the cave entrance before returning to the cave with peace of mind.

As long as the formation is not destroyed, it can be used repeatedly, and he carried it with him.

After doing all this, Qin Chuan entered the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace space with a thought.

Upon entering, Qin Chuan immediately sat cross-legged.

After swallowing some pills to restore his Xuan power, he began to replenish the depleted Xuan power in his body.

"puff!"

Suddenly, Qin Chuan turned pale and coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"Green Dragon Gang, Du family, I'll deal with you sooner or later..."

After wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, a murderous glint flashed in Qin Chuan's eyes as he muttered to himself.

The reason he vomited blood was because he had been consuming his Xuan energy for a long time, which led to overexertion and his body could no longer cope.

After taking a deep breath, Qin Chuan closed his eyes and silently circulated the Great Void Limitless Technique.

As the technique was practiced, more and more profound energy gathered and entered his body…

……

In the blink of an eye, two months have passed.

At this moment, Qin Chuan, who was cultivating, slowly opened his eyes, and a sharp light flashed within them.

"call!"

After exhaling a breath of stale air, Qin Chuan clenched his fist, a look of surprise on his face.

"It seems I've actually benefited from this misfortune; I'm actually close to breaking through..."

Over the course of two months, Qin Chuan recovered from his injuries while simultaneously cultivating.

He felt that his cultivation had improved considerably, and there were faint signs that he was about to break through to the third level of the Profound King realm.

All of this was due to the fact that he had previously overdrawn his profound energy.

But Qin Chuan also understood that this method was fine once or twice, but if used too often, his body might not be able to handle it.

"We should go out and see if the Green Dragon Gang and the Du family have left."

After a moment's hesitation, Qin Chuan withdrew from the space of the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace and returned to the cave.

Although two months had passed inside the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace, only half a day had passed outside.

At this time, it was already bright outside.

Qin Chuan had just stepped out of the cave when he was stunned.

Within a radius of several dozen feet outside the cave, all the vegetation was withered and lifeless.

"What...what's going on?"

Qin Chuan was stunned by what he saw.

"Something unusual has probably happened. Even the spiritual energy in the surrounding area is being absorbed into the space of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Furnace."

At this moment, Empress Yaoxi's voice slowly rang out.

Qin Chuan was taken aback. "An anomaly?"

Empress Yaoxi nodded, "I can't say for sure either, but it should be related to the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace."

"It's probably because you've overdrawn your profound energy, causing you to frantically absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which has also affected the external world."

"It can be like this?" Qin Chuan frowned, not expecting it to be like this.

Seemingly sensing Qin Chuan's worry, Empress Yao Xi said quietly, "However, you don't need to worry too much. This is probably because you overdraw your profound energy."

It won't affect your normal cultivation in the future, and you can even find places rich in profound energy later on; your cultivation speed might even be faster.

Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan's eyes lit up, and he nodded in agreement.

There are places on the continent that are filled with mysterious energy; these places are called secret realms.

I'm afraid I'll have to look for places like this in the future...

Gathering his thoughts, Qin Chuan glanced around.

The surrounding area was all withered and yellow grass; if one looked from the sky, the unusual situation would be immediately noticeable.

"This place is no place to stay any longer; we must leave as soon as possible!"

With this in mind, Qin Chuan no longer hesitated and immediately set off to continue deeper into the mountains.

Along the way, Qin Chuan tried his best to erase his traces while proceeding cautiously and avoiding conflicts with the mystical beasts.

"The Green Dragon Gang and the Du family are truly persistent!"

After a moment, Qin Chuan frowned, slowly squatted down, and looked ahead through the dense forest.

Several cloud boats could be seen flying overhead from time to time, indicating that they had not given up the search.

This caused a flicker of apprehension in Qin Chuan's eyes, leaving him no choice but to continue venturing deeper into the area.

Normally, he could have hidden in the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace and slowly cultivated until everyone left.

However, he had already promised Master Ma and Master Jia that he must return as soon as possible, so he naturally couldn't waste too much time here.

As they ventured deeper into Qin Chuan, the cloud boats in the sky gradually disappeared from sight.

Just when he thought the danger was temporarily over and was about to breathe a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, three fourth-tier mystic beasts darted out from the bushes on one side and surrounded them.