A Record of A Mortal's Journey to Immortality

Chapter 724: Fire Toad Ancient Beast

“It’s simple. Fellow cultivator Xuanjizi and I want to team up with fellow cultivator Han once more. The three of us will go to Fallen Demon Valley to retrieve treasures. Once we find the treasures, our strength will naturally increase greatly, and we won’t have to fear anyone anymore,” said the Marquis of Nanlong, his gaze flickering as he spoke calmly.

Han Li didn’t respond immediately after hearing this. Instead, he narrowed his eyes and silently stared at the two opposite him.

Upon hearing that the black ring was the rumored Two Polarity Rings, he immediately recalled the other ring he had received from Senior Sister Nangong Wan.

If he wasn’t mistaken, that ring should be the Yang Ring.

He never thought that just after he had gathered both rings, he would immediately learn their purpose.

Han Li chuckled bitterly to himself, feeling that this coincidence was truly extraordinary.

“From what fellow cultivator Nanlong said, you have already obtained the method to enter Fallen Demon Valley. But I wonder, even with the help of the Two Polarity Rings, how confident are you that you can find the treasures and return safely? Fallen Demon Valley is known as the most dangerous place in Tian Nan, not something to joke about. I don’t want to end up dying for wealth,” Han Li sighed, his words filled with hesitation.

Upon hearing Han Li’s words, the Marquis of Nanlong and Xuanjizi exchanged a glance. After a moment, the Marquis of Nanlong said in a deep voice:

“Since fellow cultivator Han has asked, I won’t deliberately keep it secret. According to Master Cangkun’s last message, Fallen Demon Valley is indeed fraught with dangers. One careless step could lead to being sucked into the ever-changing spatial rifts, and many parts retain ancient forbidden seals, which are impossible to fully guard against. Honestly, taking a fellow cultivator inside isn’t a problem; we have about 80-90% confidence in entering the valley safely. But searching for treasure is another matter. The more dangerous the place, the higher the chance of treasures. What we might encounter inside—neither I nor Master Cangkun can say for certain. Since Master Cangkun suffered a great loss of cultivation, he never ventured too deep into the valley’s center, only searching the outskirts for treasure. However, this also shows that no one has ever truly obtained the valley’s genuine treasures since the Wild Era. Taking some risks will definitely yield a bounty.”

As he spoke, a hint of temptation crept into the Marquis’s voice.

“Of course, if fellow cultivator Han really doesn’t want to take such risks, you can sell the Two Polarity Rings to the two of us. We may not have much, but we can offer some spirit stones. Honestly, ancient cultivators had many pills with incredible effects. If obtained, breaking through the mid-to-late nascent soul stage would be only a matter of time. It’s even possible to uncover the secret behind the disappearance of transformation spirit realm cultivators. After all, once a cultivator enters the transformation spirit realm, do they truly ascend to the legendary spiritual world, or is there some other unknown event? Our Tian Nan immortal cultivation world has long lost this knowledge. Fellow cultivator, don’t you want to find out the truth?” Suddenly, Xuanjizi spoke up.

A sharp light flashed in Han Li’s eyes. After pondering for a moment, he said something that deeply surprised the two:

“If I’m not mistaken, the two of you are very eager for me to join the expedition to Fallen Demon Valley. May I ask why? After all, there are many nascent soul cultivators around; why must you drag me along?”

As soon as these words came out, the expressions on the Marquis of Nanlong and Xuanjizi’s faces stiffened. Then an awkward look appeared.

The Marquis of Nanlong pursed his lips, chuckled bitterly twice, and revealed a helpless expression:

“Actually, even if fellow cultivator Han hadn’t asked, I would have mentioned this matter. Aside from the forbidden seals and spatial rifts, there are several wild ancient beasts still surviving in Fallen Demon Valley. One of them is the fire toad ancient beast, which should have been extinct long ago. Although this fire toad has no developed intelligence, it has lived for countless hundreds of thousands of years, covered in heavenly scaled demonic fire, incredibly powerful. According to Master Cangkun’s last words, its fiery core is even more potent than the fire cores of nascent soul cultivators by several times. When I saw your display of the blue cold flame that instantly froze a nascent soul cultivator’s magic body, unlike ordinary ice-type cultivation techniques, I thought it should be able to counter this fire toad.”