Published: March 3, 2025
Chapter 589: Sudden Arrival!
"Wait a minute. This direction seems to be not far from the ruins of the 'Changnan Ancient Road'?"
Turning back to deeply gaze at the retreating direction of the third-tier Fire Sparrow, Liu Yu's mind suddenly sparked with a thought.
According to ancient texts and the information provided by the Seven Nations Alliance, the direction the third-tier Fire Sparrow departed seemed to be close to the location of the 'Changnan Ancient Road.'
As this thought flashed through his mind, he immediately descended with escape light, searching on the sparsely vegetated ground.
He attempted to find some clues to validate his speculation.
With a clear target, Liu Yu meticulously scanned with his spiritual consciousness, and before long, he found a trace of evidence.
It was a palm-sized brown rock, but surprisingly, there was a deep groove on it, very much resembling a mark made by a wheel.
"Perhaps this was originally an ordinary piece of dirt, which, when the 'Changnan Ancient Road' still existed, was compressed by passing wheels."
"Later, when the 'Changnan Ancient Road' was taken over by the demonic race, the previous structures were destroyed, and in the high-temperature environment of the Starfire Mountain Range, the dirt gradually solidified into rock."
Wiping off the dust, Liu Yu carefully examined the brown rock, pondering its past.
Looking afar at the continuous volcanoes, he felt no surprise that the road, once belonging to the Human Race, had transformed into its current state.
For high-level cultivators, moving mountains and filling seas is indeed too simple.
Even Liu Yu now could barely manage to move some small hills with his magic.
Not to mention the fourth and fifth-tier demonic cultivators, moving mountains, filling seas, and burning mountains were merely trivial tasks.
Perhaps in those years, the range of the Starfire Mountain Range was not as vast.
It was only after severing the connection between the Central Domain and Tian Nan that the Fire Phoenix Clan expanded their territory here, integrating this place under their jurisdiction to destroy the 'Changnan Ancient Road.'
"So, if I keep going in this direction, I might reach the Central Domain?" Liu Yu speculated in his heart.
Some of the volcanoes here indeed appeared "shorter" compared to the main body of the Starfire Mountain Range, which was one or two thousand miles away.
Moreover, upon closer inspection, it was evident that there were signs of human movement, not formed naturally.
Thus, everything made sense.
The Fire Phoenix Clan incorporated the safest 'Changnan Ancient Road' leading to the Central Domain into their jurisdiction, turning a previously safe route into an extremely dangerous one. Naturally, cultivators from the Central Domain wouldn't be foolish enough to confront them directly.
Over time, it was normal for the defense to become relaxed without facing attacks from cultivators.
Moreover, the Starfire Mountain Range did not border the Central Domain directly; there were many formidable demonic forces in between, eliminating the need for constant vigilance.
"As a former ancient road, it must have been the focus of the demonic race's royal court. Proceeding along the ancient road is certainly not a wise choice."
"However, the defenses here are relatively lax, making it one of the potential breakthrough points for bypassing the blockade."
"I'll observe further."
With this in mind, Liu Yu returned the brown rock to its original place, meticulously restoring it.
Then, he shifted his magical power and created a 'wall of spiritual consciousness' surrounding them, returning to the temporary cave dwelling established with the 'ice soul profound light formation.'
He avoided demonic cultivators along the way, harboring no intention of making a move. He left silently, unnoticed by any demonic cultivators or beasts.
...
"Crack!"
As the formation made a sound, High Sword Cold, Mu Yunyan, and Zhuo Mengzhen, who had been waiting for news, immediately became alert.
Upon realizing it was Liu Yu, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.