Chapter 291: 176, Wu Tian, Wu Xin

Land of the Four Pillars, four mighty pillars prop up the heavens, dividing the entire Land of the Four Pillars into four regions. Since the lands were unnamed, these four areas were also nameless and known only by simplistic labels derived from the four pillars themselves.

North Gate Pillar Land, South Gate Pillar Land, West Gate Pillar Land, and East Gate Pillar Land.

Of these four regions, the East Gate Pillar Land was the most prosperous, a true sacred ground for cultivation packed with divine herbs and countless Mountain-Sea Beasts. Even the Mountain Sea Jiao, at Shenxu Heaven already stuff of legend, had revealed its presence in East Gate Pillar Land.

Even the mortals of this land, though unable to practice Cultivation Techniques, could glean some skills simply through instinctual breathing and exhaling, like pulling electricity from the void and spitting water and fire.

Thus, in East Gate Pillar Land, the most common sight was that of powerful beings giving sermons.

Powerful Being is a term of respect.

And those referred to as Powerful Beings, without exception, were individuals who had left their mark on the path of becoming True Immortals with three verifications.

This was not like the three verification ascended masters of places such as Sword Mountain, Upper Clarity Temple, Sword Temple, and Western Tuo Mountain. Those who could be called Powerful Beings in the Land of the Four Pillars each carried at least a Thousand Years of Dao with them.

South Gate Pillar Land was far less prosperous than East Gate Pillar Land.

One could tell simply from the fact that listening to a Powerful Being’s sermon there required the entry status of a high-level cave dwelling.

However, although the prosperity of the path to immortality in South Gate Pillar Land could not compare with that of East Gate Pillar Land, the places cultivators needed to be wary and guarded against dangers were twice as many as in East Gate Pillar Land.

First and foremost was the infamous Blood Spring, which revealed its presence in South Gate Pillar Land on multiple occasions, but fortunately, each appearance was as fleeting as a shooting star, merely startling the cultivators of South Gate Pillar Land.

Then, there was Gui Xu.

This was an extremely mysterious and terrifying place which, to this day, even True Immortals dared not delve deep into.

Following that were Mang Mountain and Stone City, two dangerous locales well-known throughout the Land of the Four Pillars.

Though these dangerous locales enlisted various powers of the South Gate Pillar and the special position of the Mountain Patrol Envoy, it’s better to say they served as warning canaries in a mine rather than suppressors.

The primary function was that of an early warning.

If this were not the case, the position would not have fallen so far that it required an alternative form of pardon, coupled with vast benefits, to persuade someone to hold the post.

Mang Mountain, this dangerous locale, had thirty-eight hundred Mountain Patrol Envoys assigned to it.

Each Mountain Patrol Envoy was responsible for one entrance to Mang Mountain.

These entrances, some were mountain ridges, others were valleys, some were forests, and still, others were merely a stone monument or a thatched hut.

Because only half of Mang Mountain materialized in the Land of the Four Pillars, with the other half perpetually in void.

And of these entrances to Mang Mountain, those termed as “mountain ridges” were the most dangerous.

Heavenly Ghost Ridge Mountain was one of them.

Therefore, when Tan Shuchang arrived with a map at the base of Heavenly Ghost Ridge Mountain, it had only a long-deserted Mountain Patrol Temple with no cultivator in sight.

But Tan Shuchang had known well in advance.

The Mountain Patrol Envoy of Heavenly Ghost Ridge had been consecutively consumed by nine predecessors.

And each one had been an Immortal with centuries of Dao.

Thus that Red Lotus Taoist, upon knowing the Mountain Patrol Envoy’s region appointed from above, couldn’t help but ask Tan Shuchang if he had offended someone.

After all, such shallow schemes wouldn’t target the Red Lotus family. If someone truly wanted to kill him, they would have openly set up a life and death arena. As long as the cultivation level wasn’t too disparate, even if he were to die on the platform, that old ancestor of his house wouldn’t bat an extra eyelid.

So the most likely possibility was that someone wanted to kill Tan Shuchang or force him to submit.

At this moment, Tan Shuchang had already descended from the clouds.

And true to its half-real, half-illusory nature as part of Mang Mountain, the scenery he saw upon landing at Heavenly Ghost Ridge changed instantly.

It was as when he first entered Peach Blossom Wondrous Realm years ago.

Looking down from above the clouds, Heavenly Ghost Ridge appeared barren. There were no trees, no wild grass, only countless bizarre rocks.

And this jagged rocky landscape undoubtedly carried a touch of horror amid its desolation.

However, when Tan Shuchang arrived in front of the Mountain Patrol Temple, the surroundings swiftly morphed into a gloomy forest. Looking around, there was no end in sight, and even the sun, though still visible, cast rays that held no warmth.

After pondering for a moment, Tan Shuchang took out the Blood Fairy Lotus.

Immediately, the chill of the place dissipated, and from the Blood Fairy Lotus, a wave of heat was released, causing invisible figures in the air to scream as they materialized, then turned to ash one by one.

Despite these eerie happenings, Tan Shuchang didn’t spare a glance from beginning to end.

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Because whether they were ghosts or other sinister entities, he had sensed them upon landing. However, feeling no threat to himself, he had not bothered to act.

“This item is indeed marvelous, deserving of being a secret treasure of a cultivation family from the Land of the Four Pillars.” Tan Shuchang nodded slightly because the Blood Fairy Lotus, being just a lotus and not an enlightened relic, could not unleash power on its own. This scene was merely an effect that came with the lotus.

Then, using the Blood Fairy Lotus as a source of fire, Tan Shuchang finally walked into the Mountain Patrol Temple.

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