Supreme Alchemist
Chapter 2297 - 2297 2287 Shadow Mountain

2297: Chapter 2287: Shadow Mountain 2297: Chapter 2287: Shadow Mountain Long Yan looked around in a confused state, wondering, where is this?

He saw that the surrounding palaces appeared as though nestled in the clouds, with magnificent architecture shining golden under the dazzling red Sun, adding a touch of ethereal beauty to the city amongst the clouds.

In the sky, a flock of immortal cranes flew by, resembling a scene from a painting.

“Is this…

the Holy Domain?”

Long Yan had seen scenes like this before in certain books.

He only remembered that the surrounding scenery resembled the legendary Holy Domain.

He was previously in front of General’s Tomb and seemed to have had a battle with the person who came to abduct Lingxi; in the end, he defeated the opponent by using the energy from the Black Sun.

Looking at the handful of black Divine Fire in his hand, Long Yan showed a helpless bitter smile on his face and couldn’t help but feel fortunate in his heart.

With this situation, he was probably a wanted criminal in the Holy Domain as well.

However, Long Yan found it a bit strange.

He heard Elder Xuehe mention that the connection between this Sacred Continent and Saint Que had already been severed—why did he still ascend to this Holy Domain?

After much thought, Long Yan couldn’t find a satisfying answer and could only put the matter aside for now, focusing intently on the present scenery.

It had been many years since anyone from the Star Domain had ascended to the Holy Domain.

“It seems this place has been abandoned.”

Long Yan looked at a wooden sign covered with thick weeds in front of him and muttered to himself.

There was no need to worry about Seven-Star Hall for now.

With Luo Pin’s help and his own recorded evidence, the Sky Clan probably couldn’t stir up any trouble.

The current environment was a dense jungle, where the True Qi was even richer than inside Saint Que.

What Long Yan urgently needed to do now was to find Lingxi’s whereabouts.

He felt that since Lingxi was only betrothed to Long Qingli, she must still be inside the Emperor Clan.

Heading to the Emperor Clan would surely lead him to Lingxi.

But first, he had to get out of this forest.

Looking at the forest in front of him, which was like a maze, a bitter smile emerged on Long Yan’s face.

Meanwhile, in some dark corner of the Sacred Continent, a pair of blood-red eyes suddenly appeared in the darkness, followed by a strange laugh.

“The barrier I set up in the Star Domain has actually been broken through.”

“It seems the plan has changed; it should be moved up the schedule.”

A strong fluctuation emerged from the darkness, confirming the Master’s displeasure.

These past two days had been rather depressing for Long Yan.

The area of the great forest was vastly beyond his imagination.

In two days, he had already wandered in circles within this forest several times but had yet to find a way out.

“This is truly bizarre.”

The continual mental tension made Long Yan feel irritable.

Surrounded daily by dense foliage, he felt nearly nauseated.

Although he managed to find a narrow path, it turned out to be a dead end, and he ended up back where he started.

Considering the physiques of cultivators, it’s possible for them to go a long time without eating.

However, Long Yan had just battled heavenly tribulation before arriving here, and now his stomach growled with hunger, and he couldn’t muster any strength.

Everywhere were things like tree bark and plants, and Long Yan had not seen a single living creature.

“Could this forest really be a dead woodland?”

Long Yan stroked his own wild-man-like beard, as he made his way to the side of a brook that he had discovered the day before and that had since become his temporary stronghold.

But as if the heavens were looking after Long Yan, on what had been an uneventful day with no wildlife in sight, he suddenly found a group of immortal cranes frolicking in the water.

To someone starving, this scene was akin to heaven.

So, Long Yan caught one, plucked its feathers, and began to roast it over a fire.

It’s worth noting that he used the Divine Fire as a tool for roasting the crane.

If the Nine Suns Cauldron knew that Long Yan was using the Divine Fire for such a purpose, who knows whether it would jump up in anger.

This serving of Immortal Crane meat was clearly the most delicious meal Long Yan had ever tasted; it wasn’t much, but it was enough to satisfy his hunger.

If nobody comes looking for him later on, Long Yan would find this whole affair to be absolutely perfect.

“Did you eat my Xiaohong?”

A maiden barely reaching Long Yan’s waist stood before him.

Clad in simple clothes, she radiated an otherworldly charm that could not be concealed.

Her delicate face was flushed with excitement.

“No, I didn’t.”

In a hurry, Long Yan hid the leftover bones of the Immortal Crane behind his back, his own face coloring with a blush as if he had been caught stealing.

“Really?”

The girl looked at Long Yan skeptically, plainly disbelieving.

It was her first visit here, and she discovered that one of her caged Immortal Cranes was missing.

It might not have been noticeable if it were an ordinary crane, but the missing one happened to be the smallest that she was raising, so it was immediately apparent.

“Yes, really.

But let’s not talk about this.

Little girl, do you know where we are?”

In his haste to change the subject, Long Yan coughed awkwardly twice and stowed the remaining bones inside the Azure Dragon Ring.

Who would have thought that such a wondrous item would end up being used by Long Yan to dispose of incriminating evidence?

“This is Shadow Mountain, how come you are here alone?”

The girl gave Long Yan a look as if he were a simpleton, her face showing disdain.

To her, this seemed like knowledge even a three-year-old child should have.

It was unbelievable to her that Long Yan would ask such a foolish question.

“Cough cough, I am a cultivator who has recently ascended to this place and, not knowing the way out, have been wandering around this forest for quite some rounds.”

Long Yan helplessly explained to the girl before him.

After all, the girl was his only hope of finding a way out.

These days, just looking at the green tree leaves was driving Long Yan crazy.

Thinking of Lingxi being caught and taken back made him anxious.

“Ascension?

What’s that?”

The confusion on the girl’s face deepened as she continued to size up Long Yan, thinking that this man might be an idiot.

“In short, just know that I’m new here and not very familiar with things around this place.”

Long Yan did not sense any True Qi from the girl, which meant she was an ordinary person who did not know the ways of cultivation.

“Alright.”

The girl slightly nodded.

Though most of what Long Yan said was beyond her understanding, it sounded impressive, and he did not seem like a bad person; probably just a traveler lost in the depths of Shadow Mountain.

The girl’s family had lived in Shadow Mountain for generations, rarely going out.

“Well then, I’m not very clear about the way out either, I’ll take you back to our village and you can meet my father, he should know.”

The people of the mountains had a certain simplicity about them; after pondering for a moment, the girl decided to take Long Yan back to the village and ask her father for directions.