The new Divine Dark Dao Sect was located outside of the Kingdom of the Nine States.
It was situated in a place known as the North Cang Mountain Realm.
Thinking about it, that made sense. The Divine Dark Dao Sect had almost been hunted into extinction by the Heavenly Court, so establishing their sect again in the Kingdom of the Nine States would be akin to suicide. As such, they pretty much had no choice but to escape to elsewhere.
The North Cang Mountain Realm was located somewhere in the west of the Kingdom of the Nine States and the southwest of the Sinister Spirit Beast Cesspool.
It was not a big place, with only a landmass equivalent to about two large states, but it was a very extraordinary place.
This was because it was the territory of one of the Tai Chu Continent’s first-rate tribes, the Stone Tribe.
The members of the Stone Tribe weren’t fond of battle and preferred to seclude themselves from the world in order to cultivate. As long as the Divine Dark Dao Sect kept a low profile and didn’t stir up too much trouble there, no one would really be able to notice them.
An Lin didn’t know how dangerous this trip was going to be.
As such, he brought Xiaolan and Little Na with him as well.
The university couldn’t do anything about these students who were regularly ditching classes. They were already so bad*ss that attending classes was more like taking a holiday, while traveling was cultivation for them.
“An Lin, you say we’re going to the new Divine Dark Dao Sect? Even if there is an inheritance there, it’s far too dangerous. Shouldn’t we think about this?” Xu Xiaolan had heard about the Divine Dark Dao Sect before. This was a sect that was even more powerful than the Vermilion Bird Sect!
Even though they had kept a low profile for countless years, God knew what they were up to.
“Don’t worry, there are no Dao Integration Stage mighty figures in the new Divine Dark Dao Sect. You’re Xu ‘invincible below Dao Integration Stage’ Xiaolan, so what’s there to be afraid of?” An Lin spoke with a smile.
Xu Xiaolan: “… You’re always spouting nonsense like this!”
Tina sat on An Lin’s shoulder and kicked her tiny little legs around with a grin on her face. “I devised a new divine technique recently, which is super effective for running away. From now on, you can call me Ti ‘uncatchable below Dao Integration Stage’ Na!”
“That’s great!” An Lin gave her a thumbs-up.
Xu Xiaolan looked at the standup comedy duo beside her with a speechless expression.
“Xiaolan, how about you show me some love too?” An Lin turned toward Xiaolan with anticipation on his face.
Xiaolan pursed her lips. She knew what An Lin was thinking.
She adopted a fake smile. “An Lin is very awesome too. Who can break through his body of the War God and turtle shell combination? We should call him An ‘impenetrable defense below Dao Integration Stage’ Lin!”
An Lin nodded with satisfaction.
Xiaolan had finally praised him.
“I’m very impressive too, woof!” Da Bai chimed in in high spirits. “My speed can easily outstrip all Soul Formation Stage cultivators. Please call me, Da ‘fastest below Return to Void Stage’ Bai!”
Return to Void?
Everyone ignored him.
Da Bai: “…”
“Can’t you pay a few fake compliments at least?” Da Bai was on the brink of tears.
An Lin posed a question, “What rank is below the Return to Void Stage?”
Da Bai: “…”
“It’s only normal that trash like that is unable to catch up to Da Bai,” Tina said.
“You need something with Dao Integration Stage in the name for impact. How about Da ‘horniest below Dao Integration Stage’ Bai!”
Tears flowed down Da Bai’s face.
These b*stards were too powerful for him to communicate with!
An Lin instantly stood up for Da Bai. “Don’t look down on my Da Bai! My Da Bai lusts for all species of living beings, he’s hornier than even Dao Integration Stage super mighty figures!”
“Please stop! I want some peace and quiet, woof!” Da Bai wailed with a suicidal expression.
Thus, everyone continued onward as they chatted and joked among themselves.
They used several teleportation spell formations and passed through many territories.
Finally, a mountain range, which pierced into the clouds, appeared before their eyes.
“That’s the North Cang Mountain Realm up ahead. Make sure to try and not attract any attention when we pass through,” An Lin spoke.
Da Bai immediately switched from corkscrew propeller mode to silent stealth mode.
The Stone Tribe liked peace and quiet and detested any commotion.
As such, An Lin and the others decided to be good tourists and not get on the tribe’s bad side.
A series of lush, beautiful mountains pierced directly into the clouds, creating a marvelous, scenic spectacle to behold.
There were all types of birds singing around them, and iridescent light appeared in the sky from time to time.
Everything was extremely pure and glorious here. It was like paradise.
An Lin and the others enjoyed the magnificent scenery as they flew toward their destination.
“The new Divine Dark Dao Sect is located on the southeastern border of the North Cang Mountain Realm on top of a divine mountain over a hundred thousand feet tall. The top half of the mountain is covered in ice and snow, while the bottom half is covered in fiery red autumn maple leaves, so it’s quite easy to spot,” An Lin said as he looked at the map in his hands.
“Red and enticing on the bottom, soft and white on top. That is indeed quite easy to spot, woof!” Da Bai spoke.
An Lin, Tina, and Xu Xiaolan all turned toward Da Bai with disdainful expressions.
“What? Why are you all looking at me like that? Woof!” Da Bai’s chest constricted.
“I don’t know why, but I feel like everything that comes out of your mouth is a little weird.” Tina blinked her emerald eyes with a hint of disdain on her face.
“Discrimination! This is pure discrimination! Woof!” Da Bai spoke with a grief-stricken expression.
No one had a response to this.
Da Bai was right. This was indeed discrimination.
Da Bai: “…”
Everyone began to search the southeastern border of the North Cang Mountain Realm.
It had to be said that this really was an extremely beautiful place. Glorious flora and fauna could be seen everywhere, and there were no aggressive beasts. There were also no particularly dangerous places, so it really was a perfect location to relax.
“Xiaolan, we should set up a holiday abode here, what do you think?” An Lin was very fond of this place.
“That’s a great idea! We can find a scenic place with rich vital energy. I could easily live here for a few centuries,” Xu Xiaolan replied with a dainty smile.
“You haven’t even gotten married yet, and you’re already thinking about things like this? Woof!” Da Bai was astonished.
He was then attacked by two terrifying pairs of piercing eyes.
Da Bai instantly shuddered and didn’t dare to speak anymore.
After searching for three days, everyone finally arrived at a divine mountain that was identical to the one described on the map. Not only was it extremely massive, but the maple leaves on its bottom half also made it look like it had been set alight, creating a marvelous spectacle to behold.
“We’ve found the mountain, but where is the Divine Dark Dao Sect?” Xu Xiaolan unleashed her divine sense, but she was unable to detect anything.
“Let’s go to the summit.” An Lin could sense something peculiar on the summit.
Soon, everyone arrived at the summit.
On the glacial summit of the mountain, there were some plants growing, which exuded astonishing frost power.
There appeared to be a few spirit-rank plants that exuded extremely rich energy fluctuations. If it weren’t for An Lin holding him back, Da Bai would’ve already pounced on and eaten them.
“Hold on, Da Bai, those belong to that senior up ahead,” An Lin said.
“Senior?” Da Bai was confused. There was someone else here?
An Lin and Xu Xiaolan made their way over to a grey, moss-covered rock and extended respectful salutes.
“Apologies for stumbling into your territory, Senior. We offer our apologies,” An Lin said with an apologetic expression.
The stone didn’t say anything. Instead, it was only silently looking at the sun, which was gradually setting into the clouds.
Only now did Da Bai discover with astonishment that the stone on the border of the mountain’s summit was a little strange-looking. It looked a little like a gigantic human constructed entirely from stones, and it seemed to be surveying the scenery in the far distance.
