The sect asked me to marry, and I cultivated to the pinnacle of martial arts!

Chapter 288 The Holy Maiden Xihe heads to Yunye City, the secrets of the Forbidden Land of Broken Souls...

"Why do I have this feeling that I've been deceived?"

Saintess Xihe was somewhat bewildered.

However, she couldn't quite pinpoint exactly where she had been deceived.

"Sigh, forget it, if I really can't find that pretty boy..."

I'll just consider this trip as an opportunity for self-improvement.

During this time, Saintess Xihe collected many rumors about the Northern Territory.

Originally, I wanted to use my wisdom to find some useful clues from the rumors.

But after looking at it for a long time, instead of finding any clues, the more I looked, the more dizzy I became.

Among these rumors, there was a remote little town where a mysterious martial arts master of unfathomable strength was living in seclusion...

A hint of curiosity flashed in the beautiful eyes of Saintess Xihe.

"Cloud Leaf City... the name sounds very poetic, let's go take a look."

Having made up her mind, Saintess Xihe took out a map of the Northern Territory, located the location of Yunye City, and drifted away.

the other side.

After a day's journey, the two finally arrived outside the Forbidden Land of Broken Souls.

Only a portion of the Forbidden Land of Broken Souls is located within the northern border.

The other part has already penetrated deep into the Demon Saint State.

Looking at the vast, boundless forbidden area before her, a solemn expression appeared in Youluo's eyes.

"I've heard that there's a kind of mental attack that exists in the Forbidden Land of Soul Severance at all times. If you can't withstand it, you might be completely destroyed."

"However, my lord, you happen to have cultivated a spiritual awareness technique, so you should be immune to a lot of things."

After thinking for a moment, Lu Ye said, "Otherwise, you can wait for me outside."

"No need, no need. As long as Youluo is careful, there won't be any major problems. The Nine Nether Clan isn't very afraid of mental attacks." She quickly waved her hand.

Having finally managed to get back by Lu Ye's side, why would Youluo be willing to wait outside?

There was nothing that could be done about the poison in the past, as she truly had no resistance to poison.

However, as for the mental aspect, one should try to shut down one's five senses as much as possible.

In addition, due to her special physique from the Nine Nether Clan, she is mostly fine.

Nodding, Lu Ye looked around and found that the Soul-Severing Forbidden Land was even more desolate than the Black Tide Forbidden Land.

As far as the eye could see, there was not a single living person in sight, let alone an explorer team.

This place is like a place completely forgotten by the world.

Within the Forbidden Land of Broken Souls, there are several small volcanoes.

The Fire Essence Stones, formed by absorbing the energy of fire, have a high probability of appearing in these places.

A moment later, the two entered the forbidden area.

Instantly, all the sounds from the outside world seemed unable to penetrate the forbidden area, and the surroundings appeared gloomy and eerie.

As they ventured deeper, an invisible fluctuation indeed began to appear in the air.

It launches an invisible, intangible attack on a person's consciousness.

For Lu Ye, who had already thoroughly mastered the Purple Extreme Refining Spirit Technique and was about to become proficient, this level of attack was indeed of little use.

Lu Ye glanced at You Luo again and found that she seemed unaffected, which reassured him slightly.

"If spiritual cultivation had not been completely eradicated, this place would probably have been a paradise for spiritual cultivators."

“The rare and precious materials inside are not only beyond the reach of ordinary cultivators, but they can also be used to hone their spiritual power,” Lu Ye said after a moment of thought.

"That's right! My lord, you said that many years ago... could this place have been created by a powerful spiritual cultivator to hone the spiritual power and spiritual awareness of future generations?!"

"Later, because the spiritual cultivation tradition was severed, this kind of invisible mental attack became terrifying. Ordinary people simply couldn't defend against it, which led to this place becoming a forbidden zone that no living person should approach?"

The more Youluo talked, the more excited she became.

She felt that Lu Ye's casual remark seemed to have uncovered some truth. Smiling, Lu Ye pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Perhaps it really is possible."

Finally, a few minutes later, the two entered the Forbidden Land of Souls and encountered the first ferocious beast living in the forbidden land.

The ferocious beasts here seemed to have a higher level of intelligence than those in the Black Tide Forbidden Land.

This is clearly only a late-stage Tier 1 ferocious beast, but it gives off a slightly wise feeling.

He glanced at the two humans who had entered the forbidden area, then quickly turned and left without any intention of attacking or any instinctive craving for human blood.

"This ferocious beast seems to be quite intelligent, running so fast," Youluo said curiously after taking a look.

"Their intelligence is indeed higher than that of the ferocious beasts outside. Perhaps it is because they have been in this environment for a long time, which has tempered their spirits, that their intelligence is higher than that of ordinary ferocious beasts," Lu Ye said calmly.

There is also a simple, rough map within the Forbidden Land of Broken Souls.

In a small town closest to the Forbidden Land of Broken Souls, Lu Ye casually bought a serving.

It marks some extremely dangerous places and the distribution of volcanic craters.

At this moment, he opened the map to see where the nearest volcano was from his current location.

A moment later, Lu Ye located the nearest volcano, which was about eighty miles away.

This distance was easily covered by the two of them.

Looking around at the land that had turned completely red, the air had become scorching hot.

Lu Ye looked again at the small volcano in the distance, which seemed to be radiating heat at all times.

Turning his gaze away, he began searching his surroundings for the Fire Essence Stones he needed.

In the world of martial arts, volcanoes are not so terrifying to cultivators.

Many fire-attribute cultivators even spend years cultivating near volcanoes, using flames to temper their bodies.

Youluo also found a direction and tried her best to help Lu Ye search for the target spirit stone.

The two seemed to be having bad luck; in less than five minutes, they still hadn't found what they needed.

Suddenly, a distinct tremor came from afar, as if something was about to burst forth from the ground.

"The volcano is about to erupt..."

With a sharp look, Lu Ye gazed at the increasingly scorching crater.

The next moment, boom!
The towering flames and molten lava gushed directly from the ground, reaching the sky.

Subsequently, large amounts of hot lava scattered and tumbled down from the mountaintop, scorching the surrounding ground.

The rugged ground was scorched with distinct marks.

Suddenly, Lu Ye noticed two crystals that stood out conspicuously in the erupting volcanic lava.

"Fire Flame Stone?"

After a moment's thought, to Youluo's astonishment, Lu Ye flashed forward and rushed towards the receding volcanic lava!
Previously, the distance to the crater was about 100 to 200 meters.

After the molten lava erupts, its intense heat diminishes considerably over time.

Now, Lu Ye rushed straight towards the crater, where the temperature reached over a thousand degrees.

However, with a wave of his hand, Lu Ye erected a Grandmaster-level protective shield.

It instantly isolated this terrifying temperature, which ordinary cultivators could not withstand at all.

Suddenly, a burst of Grandmaster-level Origin Qi was unleashed, blasting away the scalding molten lava next to the two Flame Essence Stones.

Lu Ye used his Origin Qi to envelop the two essence stones and quickly left the crater.

A volcano erupting at high temperatures is indeed terrifying!
Even with the Grandmaster-level protective shield in place, Lu Ye could clearly feel that his shield was rapidly melting away under the intense heat.

In order to maintain the protective shield, the Grandmaster's Source Qi within his body was also being consumed rapidly.

This force of nature is indeed formidable.

A moment later, after seeing the grade of the Fire Essence Stone in his hand, Lu Ye was stunned.

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