“Thank you!” Although Tie Yuan had been brought back from the brink of death, opening his mouth had still caused him to feel a slight feeling of hoarseness. At any rate, Sky Fire was no ordinary fire. If it weren’t for that, the Dawnsource Crystal Water that Chen Feng had used on Tie Yuan alone should have been enough to let Tie Yuan jump about vigorously.

“You’re welcome. Your condition has stabilized. However, the grade of the fire earlier is simply too high. Its power of destruction is too formidable. There are some fire poison remaining inside your body. In order to fully recover, you will have to properly focus on recovery efforts in the future,” Chen Feng said.

“Unfortunately, I can no longer continue exploring this planet. If I stay, I will only end up becoming a burden to everyone.” Tie Yuan shook his head as he struggled to sit up.

“You can always just come again.” Feng Jian comforted him.

Next up, they divided the items stored within the grotto-mansion. After that, they worked together to set up a small teleportation array to send Tie Yuan back to the large-scale teleportation array on Eternal World.  

“Although Senior Brother Tie was wounded in the end, we managed to gain a considerable harvest. This many Immortal crystals will be enough for our cultivation needs for quite some time,” Feng Jian said.

“Yes. Unexpectedly, I would be able to get a million Immortal crystals. These are Immortal crystals we’re talking about here. Normally, whenever I link up to the Immortal Plane, the immortal energy I absorbed would be insufficient for my cultivation needs. Due to that, I had to use Sacred crystals, causing my cultivation rate to become slow. Now that I have these Immortal crystals, my cultivation level will surely rise up quickly,” Hu Xian’er said happily.

“Junior Brother Chen, why did you choose the branch instead of Immortal crystals?” Lan Ling cast a puzzled look at Chen Feng.

When they were dividing the items earlier, Chen Feng had chosen not to take the Immortal crystals. Instead, he chose a fiery-red branch. The power of fire flowed within it and it seemed as though the branch itself was made from fire.

Although they could see that the power of fire within it was strong, they did not think that it was as valuable as the Immortal crystals.

Chen Feng was the only one who believed otherwise. As someone born in the Longevity Clan, he possessed some level of understanding towards the situation within the various Celestial Planes. Due to that, he was able to realize that this branch was from the Skyfire Clan’s Divine Skyfire Tree. It was on the same level as the Longevity Clan’s Longevity Tree. Those trees were the roots and foundation of the various clans.

In other words, the value of this branch was similar to that of a branch from the Longevity Tree.

“This branch came from the Skyfire Tree. It is a good item! No matter how many Immortal crystals you may have, you will not be able to buy this thing,” Chen Feng said smilingly.

Hearing that, they shook their heads. It didn’t matter if Chen Feng was telling the truth or not. For them, what they needed most were Immortal crystals, not a tree branch of unknown origin and functions.

“Tower, this branch contains the essence laws of the Divine Skyfire Tree. If you devour it, it should prove useful, right?” Chen Feng secretly asked Tower.

“It’s not too useful. The biggest issue here is that this branch is too small. Not to mention, it is just the end part of a branch. You should keep it and absorb the power of fire inside it.” Tower rejected it.

Chen Feng then pondered for a moment before saying aloud, “The old man from earlier is still alive, neither did he leave this planet. I fear that he will attack us again. I suggest that we either leave this grotto-mansion or return to Eternal World. Or, do you want to take a gamble and go search for his other grotto-mansions?”

“Other grotto-mansions? That’s right! That old man must surely have more grotto-mansions. If we can get even more Immortal crystals, that would be great.”

“However, I fear that it will be dangerous.”

“The path of cultivation is full of dangers to begin with. This is a good opportunity. We can give it a go. Besides, we might not be able to find it.”

“Makes sense.”

“In that case, let’s move out!” After quickly coming to an agreement, they all split up to search around. They would quickly contact each other the moment they found something.

Using various methods, they quickly left each other’s line of sight. Chen Feng’s eye technique was activated and his gaze kept scanning his surroundings. However, after spending a few days on it, he was incapable of finding anything.

Planet Voidsoul was simply too big while the old man’s grotto-mansions were well hidden. Thus, finding them was quite difficult.

Even so, that did not discourage them. At any rate, they had come here to train themselves and explore Planet Voidsoul. While searching for the grotto-mansions, they also encountered other things. Some encountered monsters, dangerous terrain and some encountered the hostile cultivators from the other Holylands.

Despite that, all of them shared the same thought. Unless absolutely necessary, they will not summon their companions over.

Ten days quickly went by and they finally received a summon from Chen Xing’er.

By using their Sensor Talismans, they were able to quickly find Chen Xing’er. She was hiding at the bottom of a remote valley. Contrary to what they were expecting, there were no fights around her.

“Hide your auras!” Chen Xing’er hastily sent them a secret vocal transmission.

Shocked, they quickly hid their auras as they cast puzzled looks at Chen Xing’er.

“What is it? Did you find the grotto-mansion?”

“I didn’t find the grotto-mansion. However, I saw something peculiar. Look there.”

Following Chen Xing’er’s finger, they quickly saw a bunch of human figures standing not far away.

The reason they regarded them as human figures was because these fellows were very different from the cultivators that they would usually encounter.

Their number was quite high, at least 100 of them. Some were wearing animal hides and some chose to go bare-chested. Some were skinny while some were highly muscular. And yet, every single one of them radiated formidable power. 

At first glance, Lan Ling’s group had assumed that they were a bunch of barbarians worshipping some holy object.

The worshipping process was very convoluted and there was no way to tell which Demon God they were worshipping. However, their sacrifices were rather unusual. The sacrifices were actually the students from the Holylands who had come to this planet for training.

There were students from all four of the Holylands there. All of them were bound using a special technique, their cultivation bases sealed. Additionally, there were also people posted to specifically keep watch over them, making escape an impossibility.

A strange language could be heard as the worshipping ceremony entered its next stage and one student after another was killed. Their essence, energy and soul power surged out to fall upon the altar, releasing roars and sounds of struggling as they did. However, they could not stop themselves from getting devoured.

Space trembled and a passageway appeared up in the sky. All of the essence, energy and soul power from the students entered the passageway before disappearing completely. It was as though there was a monster hiding on the other end of the passageway, devouring them all.

As for the remaining students, they cut quite the wretched sight. Tied up and incapable of making a single sound, they could only watch as terror descended upon them.

“What are they? They look like cultivators from Savage World.” Chen Feng and the others quickly discussed the issue.

“There are some differences here. They do not appear like cultivators from Savage World to me. The cultivators from Savage World cultivate savage power. Although they are sometimes barbaric, their techniques have an upright atmosphere. It is unlike the atmosphere of evil that these fellows are exuding.”

“Yes. From what I can see, the ceremony that they are conducting make them look like demons from Hell.”

“Let’s not talk about that for now. What should we do? Some of the captured students are from our Absolute Academy.”

“Naturally, we’ll have to attack! Kill them all!”

“Don’t be reckless! They have numbers on their side. Not to mention, they are also very strong. They are capable of capturing so many students. Even if we rush forward, it would be useless. I fear we will only end up getting captured as well in the end.”

“What then? Are we supposed to just stand by and watch as the students from our academy get killed in such a brutal fashion?”

“Let’s think of a way. Eh, where’s Chen Feng?” As they were discussing the issue, they suddenly noticed that Chen Feng was nowhere to be seen. All of them grew shocked. Chen Feng had disappeared in such a silent manner that none of them noticed it.

“Did something happen to him?”

“Probably not. Chen Feng is very strong. He can even put up a fight against an Ascendant Immortal. He will surely be fine.”

“Maybe Chen Feng noticed something and did not have the time to tell us.”

“Careful!” It was then that Feng Jian, the one with the highest cultivation base amongst all present, sensed a change in the energies of their surroundings. However, it was already too late.

The space around them fluctuated as everything became a blur. Countless peculiar-looking runes and restrictive lines appeared, becoming like mountains and rivers charging towards them.

After just one wave of the attack, all of them were left sprawling on the ground. Only one person was left standing, Chen Xing’er.

“What's going on?” Lan Ling shouted.

Chen Xing’er smiled. It was a very strange smile. As they felt a chill running down their spines, Chen Xing’er swiftly attacked, utilizing a special technique to restrain Lan Ling, Feng Jian and Hu Xian’er. Next, she grasped to bring all three with her as she headed to the altar.

“Xing’er, what is wrong with you?” Hu Xian’er shouted.

“She’s not Xing’er. Look there!” said Lan Ling, who was beside Hu Xian’er.

Somewhere not far away from them was another Chen Xing’er, bound and kneeling on the ground. She was looking at them with a look of apprehension.

“Two Xing’ers? But they are identical! How?”

“Only one of them is the real one. The one who captured us must definitely be a fake.”

“Yes, I am a fake.” The Chen Xing’er who captured them snickered. Her voice had changed. Next, energy streams flowed around her and her appearance changed to that of a completely different female cultivator.

This female cultivator was both tall and muscular. She exuded a slightly heroic atmosphere. However, judging by the clothes she wore, Lan Ling and the others could tell that she was a companion of the hundred plus cultivators there.

“Who are you?” Feng Jian shouted.

“Unexpectedly, I would end up making a mistake. One got away. However, he did not manage to go too far. Consider yourselves unlucky. All who came to Planet Voidsoul will die here.”

“Naturally, your deaths will not be in vain. Rather, all of you will die a glorious death. You will be giving your lives for the great master. From another point of view, you fellows will receive eternal life after your deaths.”

When she said that, her face took on a very solemn expression. Even the other cultivators in animal hides were affected by her words. In unison, they shouted. This time, they reverted to using a peculiar language. Due to that, Lan Ling and the others were incapable of understanding a word they said.

“Looks like we can only wait for Chen Feng to rescue us.”

“Yes, this is really embarrassing. Unexpectedly, we would encounter so many peculiar incidents in this trip. Thankfully, Chen Feng is with us, otherwise we would be in absolute trouble.”