Chapter 1510 - 1509: Revisiting Old Haunts

Chapter 1510: Chapter 1509: Revisiting Old Haunts

The vast and boundless Nine Provinces Land.

Southwestern frontier region.

This is an endless expanse of treacherous mountains and waters, where a dense white mist envelops the sky nearby, permeated with a highly corrosive miasma.

Suddenly, in the sky not far away, the space abruptly twisted, creating a whirlpool like a black hole. An extremely violent spatial fluctuation burst out from the whirlpool, sending intense ripples throughout the entire sky.

Soon after, two figures emerged from the whirlpool, and as they appeared, they were thrown out from the black hole-like whirlpool, looking very disheveled.

The figures, a man and a woman, landed on a mountaintop. These two were none other than Ling Chen and Hong Ye, who had just been teleported back from Yingzhou using the ancient teleportation array.

"This teleportation array is indeed in disrepair, almost couldn’t make it back."

After stabilizing himself, a look of lingering fear appeared on Ling Chen’s face. The teleportation journey had been extremely unstable, and if not for good luck and a short duration, they might have been buried in the spatial crack, never to return.

"Master, what is this place?"

Beside him, Hong Ye, after tidying her clothes, looked around at their surroundings, and couldn’t help but frown. This place, with its treacherous mountains and waters, was supposed to be the center of the Tianyuan Continent, the Nine Provinces Land?

Hearing this, Ling Chen began to pay attention to the surrounding mountains and rivers. His body soared into the air, overlooking the vast expanse of forest, and then his eyes suddenly narrowed.

"This place... is actually the Desolate Land?"

After observing for a while, Ling Chen recognized the area; it should be located deep in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, the Desolate Land in the southern part of the Five Kingdoms, without a doubt!

He had been teleported back to the Cloud Outland!

"Master knows this area?"

Hong Ye couldn’t help but look at Ling Chen, her face showing much less concern. Since Ling Chen knew the place, it must undisputedly be part of the Nine Provinces Land.

"This is indeed part of the Nine Provinces Land, albeit rather remote."

Looking into the distance, a glimmer appeared in Ling Chen’s eyes, and he said with a faint smile, "The most important point is, this is my homeland."

"Homeland?"

Hong Ye was taken aback; she could hardly believe that Ling Chen’s homeland was in such a remote and desolate place.

"I didn’t expect to return here, but no matter, it’s a good opportunity to see my old friends."

Ling Chen calculated that it had been four or five years since he left the Five Kingdoms with Ling Yin and Xia Yunxin. Returning now to the old land, touring familiar places, filled his heart with much emotion.

This was once the place of his growth, where he spent his youth, experienced the lows of life, and enjoyed good times. Ultimately, he defeated Shentu Yan, who intended to unite the Five Kingdoms’ Martial World, bringing peace to the entire Cloud Outland.

Liu Feiyue, Xiao Muyu, Lin Ya, Nie Wu Xiang... Ling Chen recalled each name with extreme clarity.

Since he was here, Ling Chen intended to properly meet these old friends.

"By the way,"

Just as he was about to set off, Ling Chen looked towards Hong Ye and specially instructed, "From now on, don’t call me master, just call me by my name. Master, master, it sounds awkward."

"Call by name directly? That’s not proper."

Hong Ye shook her head and then said, "If you don’t like me calling you that, I’ll call you young master from now on."

"That’s fine too."

Ling Chen nodded, and then looked into the distance, "Let’s go, this is the Desolate Land, so we should first check out the Barbarian Tribe."

At the mention of the Barbarian Tribe, a image of a young girl in animal skin clothes immediately flashed in Ling Chen’s mind. When he first arrived at the Hundred Thousand Mountains, Nina was only thirteen or fourteen years old. By now, she must have grown up.

With this thought, Ling Chen waved his hand, and a huge Flying Sword formed under his feet. Stepping onto the Flying Sword, Ling Chen and Hong Ye vanished into the sky.

In the Barbarian Village.

The houses of the barbarians were mostly constructed from wood, simple and unadorned, squared and unpretentious, with corners and doorways and edges of walls adorned with fierce animal bones. The more ferocious the beasts, the more common they were, presumably a custom of the barbarians to showcase the homeowner’s bravery.

In the central square of the village.

A group of barbarian youths in animal skin clothing gathered together, watching the events in the square. In their view, several young barbarian experts were engaged in fierce combat with each other.

Three barbarian youths as towering as iron towers were besieging a comparatively slender young woman. She, too, wore a dress made of animal skin. Although she appeared to be only eighteen or nineteen years old, her appearance was quite beautiful, not in the typical feminine beauty, but in a sunny beauty. Her figure was incredibly striking, with curves in all the right places, white skin, and a voluptuous chest that moved heavily, but it in no way hindered her agile speed, akin to a cheetah.

Bang bang bang!

The fight didn’t last long before the sounds of collision abruptly echoed. In the amazed eyes of the surrounding barbarian youths, the three robust young barbarian experts were almost like cannonballs as they were sent flying, landing heavily on the ground, creating three large pits, appearing extremely disheveled.

"Have you all not been cultivating properly? You’re too weak!"

The voluptuous and beautiful young woman frowned and shouted coldly.

"It’s not that we’re too weak, but that Nina, you’re too strong. There isn’t a single young man in the tribe who can rival you."

One of the young barbarians who had been knocked down crawled up with a wry smile on his dust-covered face.

Nina crossed her arms in front of her chest, her charming face still icy cold, "Stop making excuses. Remember how you used to call me ’useless Nina’? But now, why do I keep advancing, while you haven’t improved at all?"

The three young barbarian experts were left speechless. Indeed, five years ago, Nina was known as ’useless Nina’, considered weak by everyone. However, after meeting Ling Chen, her life changed. ’Useless Nina’ quickly grew into an invincible force.

"It seems staying here won’t help me improve any further."

Nina shook her head silently. Her cultivation speed wasn’t particularly fast. Even now, she hadn’t reached the Sky Apex Realm. Within the barbarian tribe, she was considered an exceptional talent, but in the entire Cloud Outland, she was nothing special.

"Yet, with the current Five Kingdoms in chaos, it’s not the right time to go there for training."

As she pondered, suddenly, in the distant sky, a stream of light rapidly shot over, carrying an exceedingly sharp aura, moving towards their position!

"What is that?"

Nina’s beautiful eyes widened in shock; even from afar, the sharp aura made her heart pound, her soul tremble, and filled her with extreme terror.