Chapter 17: The Mountain Treasure Appears, Heading to Stone Village!

"Your Majesty, I wish to travel to the Cangmang Mountains in the Desolate Region for some training. Could I perhaps borrow your Pegasus carriage?"

After spending some time explaining to Huo Ling'er the precautions needed when practicing the "Burning Art," Zhu Chen immediately got down to business, asking the Fire Emperor for his mount.

Obtaining the "Original True Interpretation" was his most urgent priority right now.

Therefore, his next plan was to head to Stone Village to see if he could borrow the "Original True Interpretation" from Shi Yunfeng.

And while he was at it, he would visit the future "Great Wife" of the Willow Deity.

However, the journey from the Fire Kingdom to the Cangmang Mountains was long. Flying there himself would be too exhausting and time-consuming, and he might even encounter some difficult-to-deal-with ferocious beasts.

Thus, Zhu Chen set his sights on the Fire Emperor's Pegasus carriage.

The Fire Emperor's Pegasus mount could travel thirty-six thousand miles in a single day, as swift as a bolt of lightning. Most importantly, it had a spacious carriage; sitting inside was incredibly comfortable.

When he had gone to the Fire Kingdom's ancestral lands before, he and Huo Ling'er had traveled using this very carriage.

"What did you say? You want to go to the Cangmang Mountains too?"

Hearing that Zhu Chen intended to go to the Cangmang Mountains, the Fire Emperor thought he was also going there to snatch a rare treasure and immediately cautioned him: "Although your cultivation has broken through to the Cave Heaven Realm, I heard from the Spirit Guardian that the Primordial creatures competing for treasures there this time are extremely powerful. With your current cultivation, going there would be nothing short of seeking death. This trip is absolutely forbidden."

His tone was exceptionally firm.

While he called it a reminder, he was actually warning Zhu Chen that with his current level, going there was suicide.

However, upon hearing the words "rare treasure" from the Fire Emperor's mouth, Zhu Chen understood everything instantly.

Rare treasures in the Cangmang Mountains? Wasn't that the inheritance of the Supreme Hall?

He had previously wondered why Xiao Hong, who usually stayed in the Fire Kingdom's ancestral lands, had suddenly rushed to the capital.

So that was the reason.

It seemed the timeline had already reached the point where the Four Great Ferocious Beasts were fighting over mountain treasures.

Zhu Chen stole a glance at the Fire Emperor.

He knew his prospective father-in-law was a cautious man and certainly wouldn't go into danger himself.

Thus, using the excuse that he needed to catch Sun Fish for cultivation and required Huo Ling'er's help, he pulled her away and left.

"Sigh... child, the reason I won't let you go is for your own good. Recently, beasts have been gathering near the Cangmang Mountains; even powerful Primordial beasts like Qiongqi and Zhu Yan have appeared. With your current cultivation, going there is certain death..."

With the Fire Emperor's shrewdness, he naturally understood the little scheme Zhu Chen was playing.

However, he wasn't worried about Zhu Chen playing tricks.

Because both Zhu Chen and Huo Ling'er were being secretly protected by experts from the Fire Kingdom that he had dispatched.

If they tried to sneak off to the Cangmang Mountains, those experts would inevitably come to inform him.

As long as the two of them didn't reach the Cangmang Mountains in an instant, he would have enough time to intercept them.

...

After taking Huo Ling'er away, Zhu Chen didn't go to the outskirts of the city to catch Sun Fish. Instead, he took her hand and began strolling through the capital.

"Zhu Chen, weren't you going to catch Sun Fish? Why did you bring me here?"

On the crowded streets, being held so openly by Zhu Chen, Huo Ling'er's face burned bright red. However, she did not pull her hand away, as this was how the two of them used to stroll through the streets when they were children.

Perhaps due to preconceived notions, her heart had gradually accepted Zhu Chen, and she had already decided that he was the man she wanted to spend her life with.

The humans of the Desolate Region were generally precocious, especially those cultivators who had come into contact with cultivation.

Even though Huo Ling'er was only seven or eight years old, she actually understood everything she was supposed to.

"Ling'er, do you want to go play in the Cangmang Mountains?"

While Zhu Chen appeared nonchalant as he strolled with her, his divine sense transmission landed directly in Huo Ling'er's ears.

As soon as Huo Ling'er heard that Zhu Chen wanted to take her out to play, her eyes lit up.

However, she didn't know how to use divine sense transmission yet, so she could only lower her voice as much as possible and whisper to him, "Of course I do! I dream of playing outside, but Father won't agree. Do you have any good ideas?"

"Alright, then follow my instructions in a moment, and we will definitely be able to slip out without being discovered by those followers..."

After finishing the transmission to Huo Ling'er, Zhu Chen immediately summoned the Chat Group.

Since the two chatterboxes, Xiao Yan and Lin Dong, had both gone off to cultivate, the group was currently extremely quiet. The most recent message was a selfie from Naruto Uzumaki.

Zhu Chen opened the member list, and his gaze instantly locked onto Han Li's name.

[Zhu Chen: @Han Li, is Brother Han here?]

[Han Li: What does Fellow Daoist Zhu require of me?]

Han Li responded quickly.

[Zhu Chen: Great! I've run into some trouble and need to borrow your Spirit-Hiding Veil. Also, could you give me a copy of your Qi-Concealment Technique?]

[Han Li: You actually know that I possess the Spirit-Hiding Veil treasure?]

Han Li regretted sending that message immediately.

The novel texts for people like them were all sent by Zhu Chen; how could the other party not know he had a Spirit-Hiding Veil?

So, he immediately sent a second message.

[Han Li: My apologies for the impropriety just now. I am currently in seclusion, and the Spirit-Hiding Veil is not in use for the time being, so you may borrow it. As for the Qi-Concealment Technique, I will upload it immediately.]

[Zhu Chen: Thank you. I will remember this favor.]

Han Li said no more, silently transferring the Spirit-Hiding Veil treasure to Zhu Chen, and then uploaded the "Qi-Concealment Technique" to the group.

However, seeing how readily Han Li agreed, Zhu Chen actually felt a sense of foreboding.

The Qi-Concealment Technique was one thing.

But the Spirit-Hiding Veil was currently "Old Monster Han's" ultimate escape tool.

It wasn't normal for him to lend such a divine tool so readily.

Forget it, deal with the mountain treasure matter first.

Since it was sudden, Zhu Chen didn't overthink it.

After obtaining the Spirit-Hiding Veil, he immediately handed it to Huo Ling'er.

Then, using divine sense transmission, he read the instructions for the "Qi-Concealment Technique" and Han Li's insights regarding the technique to her.

Huo Ling'er was naturally intelligent, and with the addition of Old Monster Han's insights, she could learn such a basic spell almost instantly.

"Are you ready?"

"Mm, I'm ready."

"Good, then let's begin..."

Zhu Chen confirmed the plan with Huo Ling'er, then bought a bag of flour from a street vendor and squeezed it hard.

—BANG!

The flour exploded, sending up a massive cloud of dust.

The figures of the two were instantly swallowed by the powder.

But in the very next second, they burst out from the dust, flapping their wings and flying toward the outskirts of the city at an incredible speed.

"Not good! The Holy Son and the Princess are trying to shake us off! Chase them!"

Seeing this, the Fire Kingdom experts protecting them in the shadows immediately gave chase.

However, they failed to notice that in a corner of the street, beside an inconspicuous pile of junk, a transparent figure invisible to the naked eye had silently departed the area.

"Wow! Zhu Chen, this treasure clothing is so useful! Once I put it on, no one can see me. And where did you learn that transformation technique? It looks so much fun..."

"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and steal the Pegasus carriage..."

"Oh, okay!"

With the cover of the Spirit-Hiding Veil and the Qi-Concealment Technique, Huo Ling'er raced toward the stables near the Fire Emperor's Palace at top speed.

Meanwhile, Zhu Chen had used a transformation technique to turn into a toad and hide in Huo Ling'er's arms.

There was no other way; there was only one Spirit-Hiding Veil, and if he didn't do this, they wouldn't be able to hide both of them.

Speaking of this transformation technique, it was something Naruto Uzumaki had uploaded along with the "Multi-Shadow Clone Technique" last time.

The two people who had lured the Fire Kingdom experts away earlier were also fakes created by Zhu Chen using shadow clones and transformation techniques.

It had to be said.

Although the ninjutsu from the Naruto world wasn't particularly powerful in terms of raw destructive force...

Sometimes, they were actually quite useful!

At least they were much more useful than those trashy soul skills from certain low-level planes.

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