Chapter 570 - Chapter 570: Chapter 561: Braving the Hundred Refinement Bridge, The Conspiracy of Fire Cloud Tunnel_2 (2/2)

Even his purple marten was unable to exert much strength.

On the other hand, Qin Niu welcomed the challenge and went on a rampage against the incoming Fire Carapace Insects.

In the blink of an eye, he had killed three Fire Carapace Insects.

The remaining few were frightened into a panicked escape.

“Let’s go!”

Qin Niu took the lead, running towards the front.

Each of these Fire Carapace Insects was a Demon Insect, numbering around seven or eight in total. This constituted an incredibly formidable fighting force.

They needed to consume earth fire to grow, and here in the ice-cold Great Snow Mountain, the conditions were not suitable for their survival. Only two possibilities remained: either the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect had deliberately placed them here to increase the difficulty for people trying to pass through, or other challengers had released the Fire Carapace Insects to stop others from passing.

The Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect did not need to go to such lengths.

That left only the last possibility.

Chi Jinglei was the prime suspect.

After all, the cultivators of Fire Cloud Tunnel were experts with fire.

Having run less than seven or eight miles forward, they could already see the world of vitality on the other side, and a natural bridge made from ancient tree roots was faintly visible amid it.

A redhead, Chi Jinglei, was sitting right at the bridge; astoundingly, he wasn’t in a hurry to cross.

“Chi Jinglei seems to be setting up a Teleportation Array!”

Master Xu looked closely and then said with doubt and surprise.

“A Teleportation Array?”

“Yes, definitely setting up a Teleportation Array. But what’s he trying to do?”

The two accelerated their pace.

They soon arrived at the bridge and now had a clearer view. Chi Jinglei was indeed setting up a Teleportation Array, and he had completed it.

“This looks a bit like a Teleportation Array!”

Master Xu, with his broad knowledge, directly recognized the array that Chi Jinglei was setting up.

“A single-phase array disk, configured with the Three Talents and Nine Palaces and, moreover, with the Nine Palaces Reverse Application—this is an unidirectional summoning Teleportation Array! What does Chi Jinglei want to do? Is he trying to summon a more powerful creature to help him pass through? ”

Master Xu muttered to himself, then shook his head repeatedly.

“No, that’s not it, that’s not it. The stronger the creature summoned through the Hundred Refinement Bridge, the stronger the challenge becomes, and the difficulty of passing through increases exponentially. Chi Jinglei is a cultivator from Fire Cloud Tunnel; people from the Fire Cloud Tunnel hold high positions in the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect, so he couldn’t be unaware of these secrets.

So, what exactly does he want to summon with the unidirectional summoning Teleportation Array?”

No one knew the answer.

Qin Niu, however, felt an impending major crisis. The sky was growing darker, and the Great Snow Mountain behind them seemed to come alive, the howling winds growing wilder, and the blizzard swirling. It was like a primordial beast about to awaken in the night.

“Regardless of what Chi Jinglei intends to do, we must hurry to cross the bridge up ahead. Staying here is a death sentence.”

Having said that, Qin Niu resolutely made his way towards the Hundred Refinement Bridge.

Chi Jinglei, seeing him and Master Xu arrive alive, merely glanced at them indifferently, then focused on controlling his Teleportation Array. The few Fire Carapace Insects that had run away were now guarding around Chi Jinglei’s Teleportation Array.

Master Xu naturally understood the situation and, without a word, followed Qin Niu in crossing the Hundred Refinement Bridge.

This bridge seemed to have existed for hundreds of years; the ancient tree roots twisted together, leading to the other side.