234 Returning to Lingyun Town (1/2)

Lan appeared in front of the four friends the following morning as he had said he would. He quickly looked over them and noticed that they were all in peak condition. Nodding his head, he knew that they had spent the night cultivating and relaxing.

”Follow me,” he said casually and led them through his mansion. They walked through corridors and halls before reaching the lake side. Shockingly, Xue Wei found that the center of the mansion belonging to Prophet Lan was actually a small hut that seemed to be thousands of years old.

It was a hut that was worn down and seemed as if it could collapse at any moment. This hut was only large enough to house a single person.

”This is?” Xue Wei asked, puzzled. Why had Lan brought them here? Lan noticed Xue Wei's expression and smiled sadly. ”This is the greatest treasure in the entire universe,” he said seriously.

Xue Wei could see multiple emotions swirl in Lan's eyes, and his smile seemed to carry a profound sadness within it. It was clear that this was a treasure to Lan because of the memories it held.

The four said nothing, but none of them had disdainful expressions either. They all understood the sentimental value this hut held to Lan even if they were not aware of the story behind it.

Still, the emotions that Lan had for it could be sensed through the air and all of them felt veneration towards this house that, after the passing of thousands of years, still stood there as a part of his memories. No one knew exactly how long it had stood there. In fact, this hut was more than fifteen thousand years old. It had seen the rise and fall of empires, the rise and fall of continents, and everything that had happened to this world.

Lan did not stop there. He led them down to the water and stepped into the lake that was bordering the hut. ”Follow me,” he said. The others stepped into the lake without any hesitation.

As the water soaked their boots, they felt the coolness wash over them, before they suddenly felt space warp around them: everything turned black, and when they returned to reality, they stood in another lake.

This lake was much smaller than Baixing Lake. The water was much colder too, and there was no doubt that this was a completely different area. They had teleported!

Xue Wei knew that the strongest of experts were capable of manipulating space itself to teleport from one point to another, but he had never expected that it was possible to bring others along with you.

Only now did he realize that Lan was much stronger than he had ever expected. Of all those he had either met or come to know about, he had never encountered anyone as strong as Lan.

”Okay, you guys, go do your thing. We are very close to Lingyun town now,” Lan said with a dismissive wave of his hand.

”You have one month. After a month, I will have finished the trans-dimensional tunnel to the Demon Phoenix Continent.”

Xue Wei nodded his head. ”In that case we will get going now. We will return as soon as we have washed this place with blood!” he said with cold eyes.

”Where do we go first?” Bai Tianyi asked. Hei Gou snickered. ”We go to Lingyun Town,” he said with certainty.

”Back in the day, that was where they ambushed. I am sure that some of their PrimordialBeast Hunters will be waiting for us there.”

Xue Wei nodded his head and smiled, but the smile was not a gentle one. It was a smile that was filled with dense killing intent.

”Back then they really forced us into a terrible situation. We were fighting for our lives every day, we were chased through half of the continent, and we were never at peace. Now it is time to return the pain! Now it is time to gain vengeance for Tie Haolong!” Xue Wei said. With an overwhelming momentum, he started moving towards Lingyun town, moving so fast that only afterimages remained where he had stood moments before.

Lin Xiao, Bai Tianyi and Hei Gou could sense his anger and rage that was sparked every time he thought about the past. They hurried after him.

Snow was blanketing the ground. The temperature was low and the wind was strong, but these four experts advanced with complete disregard for the weather.

It only took them an hour to reach Lingyun Town. The town was as eerily quiet as it had been the last time Xue Wei had visited it. The entire village was in ruins.

Some had already collapsed, the snow falling through the broken roofs and walls into what used to be the homes of people.

Some of the walls that had no snow on them had old traces of blood from when Chu Huiyin had caused every person in the city to implode with her pressure alone.

The city seemed deserted, but Xue Wei did not believe it was completely without people as they knew he would return at some point, He spread out his spiritual energy, scanning the surroundings.

Exactly as he had predicted, he found traces of life within the house that used to belong to the village head. This was one of the few buildings in the entire village that had not collapsed.

Xue Wei landed on the soft snow and started walking towards it. He had sensed that there were four experts within, with all four being Heavenly Warriors.