Cultivation: the Rise of a Live-In Son-In-Law-Chapter 290 - 288: Saintess Xihua Journeys to Cloud Leaf City, the Hidden Secrets of the Broken Soul Forbidden Land...

Chapter 290: Chapter 288: Saintess Xihua Journeys to Cloud Leaf City, the Hidden Secrets of the Broken Soul Forbidden Land...

"Why do I, as a Saintess, have the feeling that I’ve been deceived?"

Saintess Xihua felt somewhat bewildered.

However, she couldn’t quite put her finger on exactly where she’d been misled.

"Oh well, if I truly can’t find that pretty boy..."

She might as well consider this experience as a journey of training.

During this time, Saintess Xihua had gathered plenty of rumors about the Northern Territory.

Her original intention was to use her wisdom to sift through these rumors and find some useful clues.

But after reading so much, instead of finding clues, her head just felt even more muddled.

Among these rumors, she thought of a remote small town where there supposedly lived a mysterious Martial Arts Grandmaster with unfathomable power...

A faint curiosity flickered in Saintess Xihua’s beautiful eyes.

"Cloud Leaf City... the name itself sounds poetic. I should go take a look."

Having made up her mind, Saintess Xihua took out a map of the Northern Territory, found the location of Cloud Leaf City, and gracefully set off.

...

On the other side.

After spending a day, the two finally arrived outside the Broken Soul Forbidden Land.

Only part of the Broken Soul Forbidden Land lies within the borders of the Northern Territory.

The other part extends deeply into the Demon Saint Province.

Looking at the vast, endless forbidden land before them, a solemn expression appeared in Youluo’s eyes.

"It’s said that within the Broken Soul Forbidden Land, there exists a constant spiritual attack, and if you can’t withstand it, you might completely succumb."

"However, Master Husband, you happen to have cultivated the Spiritual Awareness Technique, so you should be immune to quite a bit."

After thinking for a moment, Lu Ye said, "Perhaps you should just wait for me outside."

"No, no, there’s no need. As long as Youluo takes precautions, there shouldn’t be any major issues; the Nine Nether Race isn’t very afraid of spiritual attacks." She quickly waved her hand.

Having finally reunited with Lu Ye, Youluo was unwilling to wait outside.

The Poisonous Forest from before was unavoidable as she was indeed entirely defenseless against poison.

But concerning spiritual matters, as long as she took care to close off her sensory perception as much as possible.

Additionally, with her unique physique from the Nine Nether Race, most of the time there wasn’t a significant issue.

Nodding, Lu Ye surveyed his surroundings and found that the Broken Soul Forbidden Land felt even more desolate than the Black Tide Forbidden Land.

No signs of life were visible, let alone any exploration teams.

This place seemed like somewhere entirely forgotten by the world.

Within the Broken Soul Forbidden Land, there were a few small volcanoes.

The Fire Flame Essence Stones, formed by absorbing fiery energy, were quite likely to appear in these locations.

After a brief moment, the two entered the forbidden land.

Instantly, it seemed as though the sounds from the outside world couldn’t penetrate the forbidden land, leaving everything shrouded and eerie.

As they ventured deeper, the air indeed began to exhibit a kind of invisible fluctuation.

Launching an unseen assault on one’s sea of consciousness.

For Lu Ye, who had fully grasped the Purple Extreme Divine Refining Technique and was approaching full proficiency, this level of attack was hardly disruptive.

Lu Ye glanced at Youluo again and found that she too remained unaffected, which somewhat put his mind at ease.

"If Spirit Cultivators hadn’t been completely wiped out, this place must have been a paradise for them."

"The Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures here were beyond the reach of ordinary cultivators, and this place could also hone their spiritual power." After thinking for a moment, Lu Ye said.

"Yes indeed! Master Husband, what if many years ago... this was a place created by powerful Spirit Cultivators to temper the spiritual power and awareness of their juniors?!"

"Later, because the legacy of Spirit Cultivators died out, this invisible spiritual attack became frightening, regular folks weren’t able to defend against it, and that’s why it became a forbidden land where no living soul dares tread?"

The more Youluo spoke, the more excited she became.

She felt that Lu Ye, with just a casual remark, seemed to have uncovered some truth.

Lu Ye chuckled, pondered for a moment, and then nodded, "Perhaps that’s indeed a possibility."

Finally, a few minutes later, the two entered deeper into the Broken Soul Forbidden Land and encountered the first fierce beast living within.

The fierce beasts here gave Lu Ye a sense that their intelligence was seemingly higher than those in the Black Tide Forbidden Land.

This was clearly just a Tier One late-stage fierce beast, but it somehow exuded a slightly wise demeanor.

Glancing at the two humans who entered the forbidden land, it merely looked at them twice before swiftly turning away, showing no inclination to attack or a base craving for human blood.

"That fierce beast seems quite smart, running away so quickly," Youluo remarked with curiosity.

"Its intelligence is indeed higher than that of fierce beasts outside, perhaps because it has been in this spirit-refining environment for a long time, resulting in a higher intellect," Lu Ye said calmly.

Within the Broken Soul Forbidden Land, there existed a rudimentary map.

Lu Ye had casually purchased one in the small town nearest to the forbidden land.

The map marked extremely dangerous locations and the distribution of volcanic craters.

At this moment, he unfolded the map to check the location of the nearest volcanic crater from where they stood.

After a moment, Lu Ye pinpointed a location, finding the nearest volcanic crater about eighty li away.

...

Such a distance was covered in the blink of an eye for the two of them.

Looking around at the now crimson-red land, the air had also become scorching hot.

Lu Ye glanced into the distance, at the small volcanic crater that seemed to constantly exude heat.

Retracting his gaze, he began to search around for the Fire Flame Essence Stone he needed.

In the world of Martial Dao, volcanoes weren’t as terrifying to cultivators.

Many fire attribute cultivators even trained beside volcanoes for extended periods, using fire to temper their bodies.

Youluo also chose a direction, earnestly helping Lu Ye search for his target Essence Stone.

Their luck didn’t seem too favorable; within just five minutes, they hadn’t found what they needed.

Suddenly, a distinct tremor came from afar, as though something was about to erupt from underground.

"The volcano is going to erupt..."

Narrowing his eyes, Lu Ye looked toward the increasingly fiery volcanic crater.

The next moment, boom!

Blazing lava burst from beneath the earth, reaching the sky.

Subsequently, a deluge of fiery lava scattered, cascading down from the mountaintop, sizzling as it fell onto the surrounding ground.

The rugged ground bore conspicuous scorch marks.

Suddenly, Lu Ye noticed two distinctly conspicuous crystals amid the erupting lava.

"Fire Flame Essence Stones?"

After a quick consideration and under Youluo’s astonished gaze, Lu Ye’s body flashed as he darted toward the descending lava! 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

The distance from the volcanic crater was still one hundred to two hundred meters.

After the lava erupted, its searing power decreased markedly every interval.

Now, as Lu Ye charged straight toward the volcanic crater, the temperature soared past a thousand degrees.

However, with a wave of his hand, Lu Ye unfurled a Grandmaster’s Protective Shield.

Instantly, this terrifying heat that ordinary cultivators couldn’t withstand was sealed off.

With a sudden blast of Grandmaster’s Source Qi, Lu Ye scattered the scalding lava beside the two Fire Flame Essence Stones.

Encasing the two Essence Stones in Source Qi, Lu Ye swiftly retreated from the volcanic crater.

The heat emitted from the erupting volcanic crater was indeed terrifying!

Even with the protective shield up, Lu Ye could distinctly feel the shield dissolving rapidly under the high temperature.

To maintain the shield, his internal Grandmaster’s Source Qi was also depleting quickly.

This natural force of the world was truly formidable.

Moments later, seeing the rank of the Fire Flame Essence Stones in his hand, Lu Ye’s expression froze.