Online game: Thunder Tyrant, I have infinite critical hits!

Not long after Jiang Yanfei entered the third rift, more than ten figures suddenly emerged from the rift on the lower right.

Leading the group was none other than the peerless War God.

"You are all the best assassins and thieves in the guild. This mission is simple: follow Jiang Yan and, under no circumstances, let him discover you!" The Peerless War God's eyes gleamed with wisdom. "If he finds anything good, contact me immediately!"

"Yes, boss!" The dozen or so people shouted softly, then simultaneously entered stealth mode and entered the left-side rift.

Jiang Yan, standing high above, witnessed the entire scene, yet remained completely unmoved.

Turning around and entering the crevice, Jiang Yan walked very slowly because there was almost no visibility inside, and he had to feel his way forward with both hands.

He dared not make any light out, lest he reveal the location of the crack.

After walking for more than half an hour with great difficulty, Jiang Yan finally arrived at the end of the crevice!

This is a stone chamber. Pushing open the stone door, dim light shines down from the ceiling.

Jiang Yan looked up and saw that there were more than a dozen luminous pearls embedded in the ceiling. However, due to the long time that had passed, the pearls were covered in dust, so their light was somewhat dim.

After entering the stone chamber, Jiang Yan closed the door, then raised the [Ice Sorrow] and used the tip of the staff to simply sweep the dust off the luminous pearl.

Soon, the stone chamber became bright and spacious.

Jiang Yan looked around. The stone chamber was extremely simple, with only a stone table and two stone benches. On the stone table was a chessboard with black and white pieces scattered around it. Right next to the stone door, there was a black piece.

In addition, an ancient painting hangs on one side of the stone chamber.

Moreover, whether it's a chess game or an ancient painting, there are white exclamation marks floating around!

Jiang Yan went to the stone table and first looked at the chess game.

The black and white sides are locked in a fierce battle, with two large groups of stones intertwined and interdependent. A beginner would likely be instantly disoriented by such a sight.

Jiang Yan didn't know how to play because he had never studied Go. After watching for a long time, he said he couldn't understand anything.

Fortunately, there was hidden information. Jiang Yan stared at the white exclamation mark on the chessboard and immediately knew where to place the black piece.

Jiang Yan did not go down immediately, but instead went to the ancient painting again.

The painting depicts a continuous mountain range, lush and verdant, shrouded in white mist, teeming with life!

Upon closer inspection, Jiang Yan discovered that the mountain range in the painting was none other than the Flaming Mountains!

"Was this what Flaming Mountain used to look like?" Jiang Yan was somewhat surprised, then looked at the white exclamation mark on the ancient painting: "A great supernatural being severed the world and sealed a region into the painting. Solve the puzzle to enter."

This... Jiang Yan raised an eyebrow.

Sever the world and seal it into a painting?

Is this something a human can do?

Moreover, why sever the world?

Could it be...? At this moment, Jiang Yan suddenly remembered the four stone carvings outside.

Could it be that the world of birdsong and fragrant flowers at the end of the river, depicted on the stone carving, is the Flaming Mountains?

The Qinghui clan originally intended to invade the Flaming Mountain via the river, but the world was severed, and the real Flaming Mountain was sealed in the painting, causing the Flaming Mountain to become barren. At the same time, the river turned into a glacier, freezing the Qinghui clan.

Jiang Yan analyzed the situation in his mind, and then searched the stone chamber again, but unfortunately found nothing more.

So he went to the stone table, picked up the black piece, and placed it on an empty spot in the lower right corner.

The black piece was placed on the board, and the game instantly shone brightly, its brilliance surging towards the ancient painting.

When the ancient painting absorbs the bright light, the world within it suddenly becomes hazy.

Jiang Yan walked over quickly and heard a system notification in his ear:

[Ding~ Congratulations to the player for discovering the hidden map: Flaming Mountain!]

[Enter/Decline]

Jiang Yan immediately chose yes.

The next instant, a strange gust of wind captured Jiang Yan in the painting.

As the world spun around him, Jiang Yan felt a chaotic blur of things flashing by. When the dust finally settled, he realized he had arrived at a place that seemed strangely familiar.

It's exactly the Flaming Mountain from the ancient paintings!

"What fresh air!" Jiang Yan took a deep breath and felt refreshed.

He looked at the continuous mountain range in front of him and felt as if he had returned to the Broken Sky Mountain Range.

Then he turned around and looked behind him, where a mist shrouded the area. Jiang Yan tried taking a few steps, and then a system notification appeared: [Leave the Flaming Mountain?]

Jiang Yan chose "No".

He exited the fog and turned to enter the forest.

The mountains and forests were lush and green, seemingly full of life, but when Jiang Yan entered, he found that there wasn't a single living creature there!

There wasn't a single wild monster—no snakes, rats, insects, jackals, tigers, leopards, birds, or beasts!

The entire mountain forest was so quiet it seemed to have been frozen in time!

Until Jiang Yan saw a mushroom.

This mushroom is enormous, with a cap the size of a basketball. It looks quite eerie, yet it exudes a rich, pleasant aroma.

Jiang Yan used his gathering skills.

[Ding~ Congratulations, player! You have successfully collected a 200-year-old white mushroom.]

That's right, this is just an ordinary white mushroom, but it has been growing for two hundred years!

Jiang Yan checked the properties and discovered that this mushroom could actually be used to refine pills and make medicine!

That's outrageous!

Jiang Yan put away the white mushroom and continued on his way. Not long after, he saw another white mushroom that was just as huge!

Jiang Yan was initially very excited, picking any white mushrooms he saw. But the deeper he went, the more he discovered that these mushrooms were everywhere, and the older and larger they were, the further in he went!

This isn't some dead zone at all; it's clearly a treasure trove of natural resources!

Moreover, the Flaming Mountains stretch for hundreds of miles; how many rare and precious natural treasures must be hidden within them?

"They're all mine, all mine!!" At this moment, Jiang Yan's eyes turned red, wishing he could swallow this fiery mountain whole!

"Calm down! Calm down!" Jiang Yan kept taking deep breaths, forcing himself to calm down.

But it's really hard to bear!

With this Flaming Mountain, he no longer needs to worry about the problem of spiritual herbs. He can just come here to collect whatever he needs. In that time, all kinds of spiritual pills and medicines can be continuously refined from the hands of alchemy talents!

Jiang Yan was overjoyed; he truly hadn't expected such a great opportunity to be here.

It was so big that he wondered if it was a dream.

Jiang Yan pinched himself hard; it hurt!

This is not a dream!

Jiang Yan excitedly moved forward quickly, venturing deeper into the Flaming Mountains. Along the way, he saw all sorts of exotic flowers and rare herbs, a sight that dazzled the eye.

"I can't take it anymore, I can't watch any more."

Jiang Yansheng was afraid of becoming addicted, and besides, there were many [War God Temple] players outside. If he were to leave the rift and happen to be seen by their invisible assassins or thieves...

Jiang Yan took a deep breath, suppressing his immense reluctance, and turned to leave.

Upon arriving back at the outer edge of Flaming Mountain, Jiang Yan glanced at the mountain before resolutely stepping into the mist.

[Do you want to leave the Flaming Mountain?]

Yes!

In the mist, a strange wind swept up Jiang Yan, carrying him out of the ancient painting.

Back in the stone chamber, Jiang Yan gazed greedily at the ancient painting. Just as he was about to leave, a thought suddenly struck him.

"Can I take this ancient painting with me?"

Once the thought crossed Jiang Yan's mind, he found it hard to control himself.

He immediately reached out, and to his surprise, he easily took down the ancient painting.

The moment he took down the ancient painting, the chessboard on the stone table shattered into pieces with a cracking sound.

But Jiang Yan didn't have time to pay attention to that. He excitedly put the ancient painting into his backpack and took it out again. After doing this several times, he unfolded the ancient painting again, wanting to enter it once more!

But this time, nothing happened.

The ancient painting remains an ancient painting, and he still stands in the stone chamber.

Can't get in?

I rely on!

Could the chessboard be the only key?

As Jiang Yan was filled with fear and trepidation, he suddenly noticed that the white exclamation mark on the ancient painting, after a moment of blurring, became clear again.

Could it be new hidden information?

Jiang Yan quickly stared: A great supernatural being can seal off a region and create an independent small world that can be integrated into the mountains and rivers to form a secret realm!