The Mount Zhangshan Mountain Range is actually part of an uninhabited realm. This place is weak in divine spiritual qi and the rules are vague and unclear. Because of this, there are usually no treasures in this place, and no one is willing to open a cave to cultivate in this place.
Adding to this, the location that Mount Zhaosan was in was not very good, and although it was relatively close to Mount Calvary, that was the equivalent of a third-step powerhouse like Ning Cheng. For the average starry sky cultivator, the place that was truly close to Jiaquan Mountain was the Meteoric Immortal Boat Void Market.
The fact that the Starry Sky Wheel Artifact Spirit was on Mount Jaina was something that Mang Yong had told Ning Cheng, and Ning Cheng believed that Mang Yong would not make a blind statement. If Mang Yong had told him blindly, he would not have been able to recognise his Starry Sky Wheel.
With Ning Cheng and Yu Qing’s speed, even a hundred million miles of the Zhangshan Mountain Range would only be a stone’s throw away.
In just less than half a column of time, Ning Cheng landed with Yu Qing outside the tumbling lava lake on one side. This was still him and Yu Qing coming unhurriedly, if he had been alone, he could have even landed here from beyond the Nether Mountain Range in just one step.
“Huh, there’s even a cave here? Who would be cultivating here.” Yu Qing saw the cave at the edge of the lava lake and gave a startled eek.
All along the way, Yu Qing’s mind was on Ning Cheng while talking to him, and she did not even bother to pay attention to the surroundings. Ning Cheng, on the contrary, had long since seen a cave at the edge of the magma lake as mentioned by Mang Yong at the beginning, and this cave had a divine sense shield formation, and he did not use his divine sense to break this divine sense shield formation.
“There is indeed someone cultivating here, rather this lava lake is very uncomplicated.” Ning Cheng’s divine sense swept into this lava lake.
The magma lake was ten thousand feet in circumference, and the magma inside was maroon in colour, like a boiling frying pan with watery tofu placed in it, tumbling endlessly. The scorching heat was overwhelming. The temperature on the surface of the lava lake seemed to be in the normal magma temperature range, but every ten feet or so deeper, the temperature doubled.
With Ning Cheng’s strength, he was surprisingly unable to see the bottom of the magma lake. The further down his divine sense went, the deeper the blockage became, and when he was about to approach the bottom of the magma lake, his divine sense would even be scorched, so it was clear how remarkable this magma lake was.
Only after hearing Ning Cheng’s words did Yu Qing’s divine sense penetrate into the magma lake. Immediately, she sensed that the magma lake was not ordinary, her divine sense was even weaker than Ning Cheng’s, and the depth of contact was even shallower, so she withdrew her divine sense, again unable to see clearly what was at the bottom of the magma lake.
“Big brother, with such a temperature, will something happen to that artifact spirit in it?” Yu Qing spoke with some concern.
Ning Cheng was also a little puzzled, and before he could answer Yu Qing’s words, he dropped his gaze to the cave not far away. The ban on that cave had been moved and the person inside was about to come out.
“It’s been a long time, Brother Ning’s strength has long surpassed mine by a great deal.” A figure hurriedly walked out from the cave mansion and cupped his fist in salute to Ning Cheng.
Ning Cheng smiled faintly, “I was wondering who was cultivating here, but it turns out to be Daoist Friend Mang.”
There was only one purpose for Mang Yong to cultivate here, and that was to wait for him here. Otherwise, to cultivate in this place where the rules were weak and the divine spiritual qi was void would be to seek fish from a log. Looking at Mang Yong’s realm, he had already reached the late stage of Hedao, so it was evident that this person’s qualifications and opportunities were equally remarkable. Ning Cheng remembered that when he and Mang Yong parted ways at Jiaquan Mountain, Mang Yong had only entered Dao Yuan.
At the same time, this fellow’s luck was not generally good either, when the Calvary Sea gathered, Ning Cheng thought that this fellow had fallen long ago, but he never thought that he would still be alive now.
“Brother Ning, I am here specifically to wait for you.” Mang Yong hurriedly said.
He was secretly appalled in his heart when he saw Ning Cheng, he thought that he had fallen to the late Mixed Yuan stage and that Ning Cheng would be no more than that at most. Now he could not see Ning Cheng’s cultivation level at all, Ning Cheng was like an ordinary person, without any half-way difference.
Mang Yong would never think that Ning Cheng was really an ordinary person, he had dealt with Ning Cheng not once or twice. He could never seem to see Ning Cheng’s cards clearly, and this made him extremely scornful of Ning Cheng in his heart. It was not very realistic for Ning Cheng to cross over to the third step, and it was likely that he was already a Dao Harmonious Perfection.
Ning Cheng nodded, “Dao friend Mang, if you have something to say, please say it.”
His deal with Mang Yong had ended a long time ago, it was just that he hadn’t been free to collect the Starry Sky Wheel Artifact Spirit.
“I wonder if Brother Ning knows about Lookout Mountain?” Mang Yong hurriedly said carefully, he guessed that Ning Cheng was stronger than him. Moreover, he had concealed something from Ning Cheng when he had traded with him back then. The Starry Sky Wheel Artifact Spirit was in the lava lake, but this lava lake did not allow one to go in and check it out without the strength of a Perfect Harmony Daoist.
“I know, the Gate of Creation opens just before Mount Lookout.” Ning Cheng said, he had once befriended the Lookout Mountain Daoist Monarch, only the Lookout Mountain of the Lookout Mountain Daoist Monarch was a fake, the real Lookout Mountain was the one after the Jiaquan Mountain. The real Lookout Mountain would only appear when the Gate of Creation was about to open.
Mang Yong said gruffly, “Brother Ning, then do you know that Mount Wang has already appeared?”
“Lookout Mountain has appeared?” Ning Cheng was startled in his heart, the appearance of Lookout Mountain would mean that the Gate of Creation was about to open. It looked like he would have to hurry up and collect the Starry Sky Wheel’s artifact spirit before going back to prepare to grab the Gate of Creation.
Mang Yong said with certainty, “Lookout Mountain has truly appeared, and although it is an outline, the weather is overwhelming, the aura of gods and spirits is compelling, and the rules of the heaven and earth dao rhythm are clear beyond compare. Countless people are frantically flocking to Mount Wang, some wanting to cultivate closer to Mount Wang, and some wanting to get some chance at the foot of Mount Wang.”
“How many years has it been since the appearance of Lookout Mountain?” Ning Cheng hurriedly asked.
“Almost a thousand years ……”
“That’s not possible.” Ning Cheng interrupted Mang Yong’s words, extremely puzzled in his heart. There was no reason for him not to know about the appearance of Mount Hope for a thousand years. Even if the news did not reach the Tai Su Realm, he was still partially powerful in the Xuanhuang Outer Heaven.
Mang Yong hurriedly explained, “Brother Ning, Mount Hope was only confirmed in the last two or three years, and before that it was only an outline. It was because countless people wanted to get closer to Lookout Mountain, but even if they were fast, they could only see the outline of that mountain and could not go before it at all. Three years ago, the outline of Lookout Mountain became clearer and clearer before someone confirmed that it was Lookout Mountain.”
“Then why did you stay here and wait for me?” Ning Cheng no longer wanted to stay here much longer after he knew that Lookout Mountain had appeared.
“Brother Ning, I have been at Calvary Mountain, in fact I have known for a long time that the outline was Lookout Mountain, and I knew that if I wanted to get close to Lookout Mountain, it would still be difficult to do so with my second step strength ……”
Ning Cheng interrupted Mang Yong once again, he understood what Mang Yong meant and said in a light tone, “So you plan to use my Starry Sky Wheel to send you to Mount Wang?”
If Mang Yong was looking for cooperation with him here, then he must not know what he was doing in the Chaotic Void. Otherwise, if he was given ten thousand guts, Mang Yong probably wouldn’t dare to stay here and wait for him. Mang Yong was also considered a well-informed person, and the only possibility that he didn’t know about the Chaotic Inner Realm was that this guy hadn’t been out for long, or had just come out of the Jiaquan Sea.
Mang Yong said very seriously, “That’s exactly it, Brother Ning, Mount Wang is theoretically impossible to walk to at all. But I don’t think that’s because it’s impossible to walk, but because there isn’t enough speed. As long as one has enough speed, one can definitely reach Lookout Mountain. I thought of Brother Ning as soon as I came out of seclusion, and only after Brother Ning’s Starry Sky Wheel and Starry Sky Wheel Vessel Spirit had fused would there be a real chance of getting close to Lookout Mountain.
Brother Ning also knows that I am about to complete my Dao Harmony, and I can be sure that I can complete my Dao Harmony in the process of approaching Mount Wang. I believe that Brother Ning has already taken half a step into the third step, and with our strength, how many people can stop us before we reach Lookout Mountain?”
Ning Cheng laughed in his heart, just how long had this Mang Yong been in seclusion? With the chaotic void shattered, there was no telling how many strong people had come out, besides, with the Gate of Creation opening, strong people from the rest of the world would also come over. Two Hopewell Daoists just wanted to fight it out in front of Mount Hope, how thick a nervous system did they have to have?
“So you deliberately came here to see if the Starry Sky Wheel Artifact Spirit is still there, if not, you will give up, if so, you will wait here for me to fetch the Starry Sky Wheel Artifact Spirit?” Ning Cheng’s tone remained flat and uneventful.
Mang Yong hurriedly said, “That’s exactly it, Brother Ning, this opportunity is really rare.”
“Not interested, I am going to search for the Starry Sky Wheel Artifact Spirit, please also give way to Daoist Brother Mang.” Ning Cheng did not hesitate to refuse.
What a joke, he was a strong man of the Realm of Harmony realm going to collaborate with a fellow who had not yet crossed the third step and had to bring him to Mount Wang? Besides, what benefit would he get from this cooperation?
“Brother Ning shouldn’t be too busy to reject it first, you know that even if we have half stepped into the third step and want to compete for the Gate of Creation, it’s still not enough. I know a secret, the secret about Mount Lookout. As long as we can reach this place ahead of time, there is a good chance that we can truly cross over to the third step when the Gate of Creation opens ……” When Mang Yong said this, he deliberately paused and then looked at Ning Cheng.
He was not afraid that Ning Cheng would not agree, the Gate of Creation was destined to be a battlefield for the strongest of the Third Step, and if they wanted to gain a foothold in the Gate of Creation, they would have to cross over to the Third Step.
Ning Cheng did not expect that Mang Yong still had this kind of self-knowledge, knowing that the Gate of Creation was a place where the third step was contested. Unfortunately, he did not see that he had long since crossed into the third step, and had even fused the Dao Rhythm of Hongmeng and succeeded in merging the realms.
Recently, he had even grafted on Jian Mu and taken his strength to another level. However, many of the people around him had not crossed into the third step, so if he could obtain this secret from Mang Yong, he would have more helpers in the future when the Gate of Creation opened.
“What exactly is the secret?” Ning Cheng stared at Mang Yong and asked.
Mang Yong let out a chuckle, “Once we reach Mount Wang, I will definitely bring Brother Ning over.”
Ning Cheng ignored Mang Yong as he said to Yu Qing, “I’m going down to look for the Starry Sky Wheel, are you going down with me, or are you staying here to wait for me?”
“Of course I’ll go down together.” Yu Qing swept a glance at Mang Yong and said in his heart that he actually traded crossing over to the third step with Ning Cheng, this fellow was simply extremely good.
“Good, let’s go then.” As he spoke, Ning Cheng pulled Yu Qing’s hand and jumped into the lava lake.
The tumbling and sizzling lava lake automatically parted into a channel after Ning Cheng jumped down. Mang Yong, who remained outside the magma lake, was somewhat dazed as he suddenly realized that he seemed to have gotten something wrong.
Was Ning Cheng really a Hedao?