Chapter 2178: Green Hills Remain, Streams Flow On

But in the next instant, Ye Chenfeng saw a figure sitting cross-legged within the rock layers, with streaks of Sword Glow guarding him all around.

"I get it now. So Ye Tiannan discovered a great opportunity here. He probably killed the Imperial Family expert, then started Cultivation right here."

Ye Chenfeng muttered to himself.

Now he could vaguely feel Ye Tiannan’s aura steadily climbing, the whole person like a sword that split heaven and earth.

"Forget it, I’ll give it back to you first!"

Ye Chenfeng secretly tossed that Broken Sword out; the Broken Sword seemed to resonate with Ye Tiannan, spinning once before guarding Ye Tiannan’s body.

Ye Tiannan didn’t know how long it would take him to exit seclusion, so Ye Chenfeng set up a Sword Array around him.

At this time, Duan Tianyang and the Black Sun God arrived. Duan Tianyang took one look at Ye Tiannan: "So you’re Cultivating here!"

With those words, Duan Tianyang actually reached out to touch Ye Tiannan.

"Chi!"

But a Sword Glow suddenly burst forth from the Broken Sword, forcing Duan Tianyang back in an instant.

"Business first."

The Black Sun God gave a reminder, and only then did Duan Tianyang drop it.

The further down they went, the narrower the bottom of the volcano became.

Although the volcanic magma had all been absorbed by Ye Chenfeng, there were still remnants in the rock layers, and the temperature was extremely high.

Only existences like the Black Sun God and the others could endure; anyone else would have turned to ash long ago.

No one knew how deep into the volcano they had gone; the temperature rose ever higher, growing more and more scalding.

"If I’m not wrong, beneath this should definitely be magma, magma even more terrifying than what we saw before."

Duan Tianyang said.

"Then split it open now!"

The Black Sun God slammed a punch into the rock layer, and instantly, boiling magma surged toward them.

But Duan Tianyang and the Black Sun God took the brunt of it, forcibly tearing open a path through the magma.

Ye Chenfeng and the others naturally followed.

They dived through the magma for an unknown length of time; the temperature gradually dropped, turning incomparably icy cold.

The deeper they went, the colder it became. At their sides it was already an ice-and-snow world, and utterly dark.

"So it’s true, beneath Mount Fuji is connected to the ocean! And the deep ocean at that!"

The Black Sun God exclaimed.

Ye Chenfeng also realized that they had now descended into the depths of the sea, though he had no idea which sea region they had reached.

Right then, a terrifying aura rose from below.

Even the Black Sun God felt several degrees weaker in front of this aura; whatever this thing was, it seemed to pose an immense threat to her.

"No, something down there is sleeping. It’s emitting this aura, it’s like it’s snoring."

Duan Tianyang said in astonishment.

"What?"

The Black Sun God’s eyeballs were practically about to pop out.

A merely sleeping creature could inspire fear in her with its aura alone—if it woke up, what then?

Ye Chenfeng naturally also sensed how powerful this creature was; "unfathomable" was the only word that fit.

This thing was hidden in the darkness here, but even after Ye Chenfeng swept his gaze around, he still couldn’t see it clearly.

If they made too much noise, they might very well wake it.

Ye Chenfeng gave the Black Sun God a warning.

"What exactly did Ye Chenfu leave inside back then?"

The Black Sun God murmured.

"I understand now! What Ye Chenfu left is most likely related to this terrifying creature! The Island Nation’s ancient Imperial Family, Takamagahara and the rest have never acted because this thing is sleeping. They’re probably waiting for it to wake. It’s just that the time hasn’t come yet, but because of Ye Tiannan, everyone thought he might disturb it—yet he didn’t."

Duan Tianyang analyzed.

The Black Sun God nodded: "Then what should we do now? From what I’ve managed to find out, they won’t enter here until a month from now. It’s said that if you don’t come according to the agreed time, what you bring will be destruction."

"Then we’ll come back after a month. I also feel this thing is terrifying."

Duan Tianyang said.

Ye Chenfeng naturally didn’t want to give up, but even after searching the area, he still couldn’t find that terrifying creature.

Moreover, he vaguely felt that something here was suppressing him; it might very well trigger the Yin Yang Sorcery.

Since Ye Tiannan was fine, and this creature would only awaken in a month.

Ye Chenfeng chose to withdraw for now as well.

On the other side, Duan Tianyang and the Black Sun God also retreated.

But around Mount Fuji, countless powerhouses had already gathered.

Duan Tianyang unleashed a heaven-shocking, ghost-crying sword strike, forcibly carving out a path and pushing back the Island Nation Martial Arts World.

Ye Chenfeng ended up with some leisure.

Afterward, the Black Sun God told everyone what had happened, and only then did matters settle.

But the whole world knew that a major event would happen at Mount Fuji a month from now.

On this side, Ye Chenfeng kept tracking Duan Tianyang, but when he’d followed him to a certain place, Duan Tianyang suddenly sneered: "You’ve tailed me for this long and actually think I haven’t noticed?"

Ye Chenfeng narrowed his eyes, shocked inside.

Duan Tianyang had actually noticed him; even that damned old man hadn’t detected him back then.

At this point, continuing the tail was meaningless. Even if he made a move to control Duan Tianyang, it wouldn’t help much; after all, Duan Tianyang still had his old man behind him.

His old man was the key figure. He couldn’t startle the snake by beating the grass now.

"The green hills remain and the waters flow long; we’ll meet again in days to come."

Ye Chenfeng shouted, then withdrew.

"Where are you going next?"

The Black Sun God asked.

"Come with me to Northern Europe."

Ye Chenfeng said.

Deep in Northern Europe, Iceland.

Ye Chenfeng, Li Xie, and the Black Sun God arrived here.

"I really didn’t expect the one who came to be him."

The Black Sun God sighed.

"Next time I find his old man, I definitely won’t let him go."

A cold light flashed in Ye Chenfeng’s eyes.

"Hm? There seem to be people up ahead?"

Li Xie said warily.

Not far ahead was a group of people, all wearing professional gear like expedition jackets.

"Don’t worry, they’re probably just a few people here for adventure."

The Black Sun God said.

There were six of them in total, four men and two women—handsome men and beautiful women.

The men in particular were tall and well-built; at a glance, they clearly trained regularly.

"Qianqian, Yun Yun, look, there really are others here!"

One of the men, Xie Longsheng, couldn’t help saying.

Wen Qianqian’s face blossomed into a smile: "I told you long ago, only here can you see the most beautiful aurora."

Wang Hanyun echoed: "Right, if you don’t come here to see it once, your life’s incomplete."

Another Western youth, Jiesta, said with some concern: "But this place is really a bit dangerous. I once flipped through an old book in my family’s archives, and it recorded that this place is a Forbidden Land. Supposedly there are Demons here."

"Hmph, how could that be? All the Forbidden Lands nowadays have already been listed on the world forum—the Nine Great Forbidden Lands, and this place isn’t among them. If this was a Forbidden Land, it would have been designated long ago in the new world order."

Xie Longsheng immediately refuted.

At this moment, Wen Qianqian spoke: "You don’t know. My father once said there’s a great opportunity here. Many Superpower Users and Martial Artists have repeatedly gone in to explore. It’s said that twenty-seven groups have gone so far, and not a single group has returned. I’ve heard that before long, the eyes of the world’s cultivators will turn to this place. After all, the Cultivation resources here still haven’t been mined."