Chapter 2620 - 2619: The Palace Within the Volcano, Old Lady's Promise

Because throughout the journey, it was almost always Jiang Zhuoshi and Shen Heilong accompanying the Old Lady in conversation.

Like Jiang Shoutian, without being proactively asked, he dared not speak rashly.

The road behind the mountain was relatively rugged.

When the crowd reached here, they saw overgrown weeds on both sides growing recklessly.

Some of the weeds could even grow as tall as a human.

And the path beneath their feet was a pitted dirt road.

It's hard to believe.

That such a large family would leave the back mountain unadorned.

Leaving the back mountain to look like a wild mountainous area.

Upon seeing this scene, Xu Zimei frowned slightly.

He didn't mind these wild mountains and weeds.

Instead, in his view, he could clearly feel the space here was different.

As if two different spaces were connected together.

And the junction of these two spaces didn't feel particularly abrupt, as if they seamlessly merged together.

From this point, it was evident.

This place was not forcibly connected by humans.

More like a double-layered space emerging from the self-evolution of nature.

At least Xu Zimei had never seen such a double-layered space.

It's only because his strength was strong enough.

Even slight fluctuations in space could be felt by him.

Otherwise, any relaxation might lead to missing the special feature of this space.

...…

At the forefront, the Old Lady spoke.

"How have you prepared?"

"Mrs. Qiu, everything is ready. You just need to absorb the Ancient Energy, then you can seek the Immortal Soul," Jiang Zhuoshi said confidently.

"The effects of the previous attempts were indeed good, I also hope there won't be any mistakes this time," the Old Lady said calmly.

"Rest assured, we dare to guarantee with our own heads," Shen Heilong vowed assuredly on the side.

The Old Lady nodded satisfactorily.

Then she continued to say.

"Your Heaven and Earth Clan has been in this territory for many years now, hasn't it?"

"Thirteen hundred years," Jiang Zhuoshi said seriously.

"At that time, I was merely a young boy."

"However, in my heart, the memories of the Heaven and Earth Clan are always so clear."

The Old Lady smiled.

"Rare that you have the heart," she said.

"After things are settled here, your two clans should move to the foot of the Heaven and Earth Clan's mountain."

"Although it's not the most important location, it will provide a place for you to inhabit."

Upon hearing the Old Lady's proactive promise, Jiang Zhuoshi and others were overjoyed.

What they sought was precisely these things.

If they could let their clans have better development, going to the Heaven and Earth Clan would be one of the few paths they could choose.

"Thank you, Mrs. Qiu," Jiang Zhuoshi and Shen Heilong expressed their gratitude simultaneously.

"We will never forget the Lady's kindness.

Our two clans wish to sculpt a statue for the Lady, to worship for generations, eternally remembering her kindness."

Hearing this, Mrs. Qiu waved her hand slightly.

She smiled and said, "I'm always clear about rewards and punishments. Since you have contributed to me, how could I possibly not reward you?"

"If so, I'm afraid no one would be willing to work for me anymore."

The Old Lady lifted her head to look at the back hill.

She asked, "When can we arrive?"

"Inside, the Cold Pond is stored beneath the volcano, and we've done it for safety," Jiang Zhuoshi hurriedly led the way.

At this time, Xu Zimei noticed the surroundings began to change.

On both sides, it was first flowers, grass, and trees, no longer wild grasses growing savagely.

Instead, there were mostly fire series trees.

Such as Flame Dragon Grass, Blazing Sun Flower, Blood Scorching Tree, etc…

These fire series flowers, grasses, and trees seemed to indicate that the group had reached the volcano.

Yes, the so-called back hill, its true core was a volcano.

From the appearance, probably no one would think this seemingly ordinary peak could be an erupting volcano at any time.

As the surrounding flowers, grasses, and trees began to disappear, the group arrived in a cave within the fiery mountain wall.

All around was red soil.

It looked like an artificially excavated opening.

Xu Zimei gazed around silently, recording the situation here in his mind.

But he was currently interested in two things.

The first was the Old Lady's method for immortality.

What exactly was it?

The second was the person from the Old Universe mentioned by Jiang Shoutian, what kind of existence he was.

It was clear that the Xuntian Clan was very discreet about this living being from the Old Universe.

Probably even the Old Lady didn't know about this matter.

Finally, when the group proceeded from the fiery cave to the innermost part, reaching the end.

The view before them seemed hollowed out.

A Flame Palace standing in the volcano appeared before them.

This Flame Palace seemed as if nature had crafted it intricately.

The whole structure blending in colors of gold and red.

The architectural style of the palace had a bit of a Western touch.

On top was a particularly large oval-shaped dome.

From the top of the dome, all the volcanic flames erupted.

From afar, it looked like a raised Holy Fire.

Surrounding the palace were some smaller oval-shaped structures.

They were clustering around the central large oval.

That's not all.

At the center of the palace was a blooming flower petal.

This petal was without visible pistil because inside black qi penetrated out, with countless skulls emerging from within.

These skulls spread along the petal in all directions.

Covering the entire palace and its surrounding walls almost completely.

This palace looked like a destination for evil.

A source of darkness.

Moreover, behind this palace, a dark shadow unexpectedly appeared, looming.

However, the shadow remained hidden, preventing anyone from seeing its true face.

For a moment, the amount of information was somewhat overwhelming.

Xu Zimei didn't hastily use his Divine Soul to perceive the surroundings.

Because if he acted too rashly, it might alert the snakes and lead to suspicion.

He had come this far; there was no way he would let his efforts go to waste now.

So Xu Zimei remained calm.

And even without using his Divine Soul to perceive, Xu Zimei knew there were many strong presences nearby.

It's important to note that within the Xuntian Clan, Jiang Zhuoshi was just the previous Clan Leader.

There were many older folks more ancient than him, who hadn't appeared yet.

Even if the Old Lady came, these ancestors wouldn't appear.

After all, they represented the heritage of the Xuntian Clan.

They're the true trump card of the Xuntian Clan.

Except for the generations of Clan Leaders, no outsider is aware of the existence of these ancestral Clan Leaders.

Even though Xu Zimei is now the Young Clan Leader, he doesn't know.

Seeing this palace, Xu Zimei couldn't help but think.

"Could it be that the person from the Old Universe is imprisoned here?"