It takes about eight days to travel from the Flower Immortal Sect to the Yin Corpse Gorge.
On the way, one must pass through the Qiankun Academy.
In the void, a figure suddenly appeared, blocking the path of the three companions of Ling Chen.
The person turned around and looked at the three of them: "Young Master Ling, Mr. Shen, Elder Zhong, long time no see!"
The three companions of Ling Chen were pleasantly surprised.
Gu Ruoxu smiled and said, "The Sect Leader of your Flower Immortal Sect has asked me to take you to the Yin Corpse Gorge, so here I am."
Upon hearing this, Ling Chen was even more delighted.
"Thank you very much, Young Master Gu!"
Ling Chen quickly expressed his gratitude.
He had witnessed the abilities of Gu Ruoxu before, capable of instant teleportation over a hundred miles. Such speed was much faster than flying through the void.
Gu Ruoxu smiled and said, "Young Master Ling, there’s no need to be so polite. You have also helped me greatly."
The Void Body Refining Technique provided by Ling Chen helped Gu Ruoxu comprehend the Void Secret Technique.
"Then, are you three ready?"
With that, Gu Ruoxu suddenly appeared in front of the three companions.
Then, a mysterious power enveloped the three of them.
Afterward, he moved through the void with the three of them.
Each leap was a hundred miles in distance.
By the next day, the four of them appeared outside the Yin Corpse Gorge.
Gu Ruoxu’s abilities were astonishing.
But they consumed a lot of energy.
They needed to take a break in between.
Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been able to make the journey in a day.
"Young Master Gu, thank you for your trouble, you can head back now!"
The journey had saved them six days, and Ling Chen was already quite grateful.
He didn’t want to drag Gu Ruoxu into the perilous place as well.
"Young Master Ling, I’m also curious to witness the legendary Netherworld Ghost Flame!"
Ling Chen looked appreciative and said, "Young Master Gu, this Yin Corpse Gorge is one of the ten perilous places."
Gu Ruoxu said, "If you all can enter, why shouldn’t I be able to? After all, I do possess a Divine Body!"
"Alright then, Young Master Gu, please be careful!"
Entering one of the ten perilous places, even someone with such exceptional skills as Gu Ruoxu wouldn’t dare to use them recklessly.
So, the four of them proceeded into the gorge.
Upon entering the Yin Corpse Gorge, the whistling wind in the gorge sounded like crying and lamenting, sending shivers down one’s spine.
Moreover, there was a strange icy presence that assailed them.
Even with spiritual power protecting them, it couldn’t be completely blocked.
However, it was still within a bearable range.
The four continued along the gorge.
At the same time using Heaven and Earth Power to probe their surroundings.
In two hours, they didn’t detect any cultivator or spirit beast presence.
"Let’s take a break!"
Ling Chen suddenly suggested.
He discovered the secret of the icy presence in the Yin Corpse Gorge.
It was an erosion of the mind.
As an Empire-grade Divine Thought Master, he didn’t feel much.
Shen Xing and Gu Ruoxu, possessing Divine Bodies, also showed no anomalies.
However, Great Elder Zhong Ling’s face appeared somewhat pale.
This presence couldn’t be blocked by spiritual power and Heaven and Earth Power alone.
It was pervasive and stealthy.
"Great Elder, are you alright?"
Zhong Ling smiled weakly, but their face displayed evident exhaustion.
Ling Chen suggested, "How about this, why don’t you enter my inner world?"
If a Great Emperor had their mind eroded and turned insane.
It would not only render them useless to Ling Chen but might even endanger the three of them.
"Have you found any traces of the Netherworld Ghost Flame?"
Ling Chen shook his head.
The Yin Corpse Gorge was long, and the Netherworld Ghost Flame was likely deep within the gorge.
They had only traversed about ten miles, still far from the depths.
Only after two hours, they already felt mental exhaustion.
Spending more time might truly lead to a complete loss of mind and madness.
After resting for a quarter of an hour, the three resumed their journey.
Ling Chen checked with Elder Zhong Ling, who felt much recovered in the inner world.
The deeper they went into the gorge, the stronger the aura of bewilderment grew.
Ling Chen understood why the Yin Corpse Gorge was deemed a perilous place.
Such an intense icy aura could probably only be resisted for a short time by ordinary Great Emperors.
Only Divine Thought Masters and Divine Body owners were exceptions.
This Yin Corpse Gorge was simply a perilous place for Spiritual Power Practitioners!
The icy aura in the Yin Corpse Gorge was even heavier.
Moreover, eerie wails seemed to echo from all directions, as if descending into a living hell.
The three of Ling Chen advanced at an increasingly slower pace.
Suddenly, strange laughter echoed from the mist ahead.
Sending chills down their spines.
The three immediately stopped, drew their weapons, and remained alert.
Before long, a woman in red emerged from the mist.
The moment she saw the three of Ling Chen, her laughter abruptly stopped, and she let out a piercing shriek: "Ghost!"
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Leaving only that one word "Ghost" echoing in the gorge.
The three stood dumbfounded.
Who are you calling a ghost?
The sound of sobbing reached them from up ahead.
Another woman, dressed in white, appeared.
She took one look at the three of Ling Chen and didn’t flee.
Instead, she boldly approached them and asked, "Have you seen Xiao Hong? A girl dressed in red?"
The three didn’t reply.
Instead, they watched the woman in white with extreme caution.
The woman in white nodded in disappointment and also retreated into the mist.
Once the woman in white disappeared.
The three companions halted their progress.
"Did you notice, neither of these two seemed to have any spiritual power or Divine Soul aura!"
Ling Chen pointed out.
As a Divine Thought Master, he was extremely sensitive to auras.
"Yes, they seemed just like ordinary people!"
Shen Xing shook his head and said, "That can’t be right! Even Great Emperors can’t withstand this icy presence; ordinary people would go mad upon entry."
Gu Ruoxu said, "Could it be that these two are not mad?"
"These two might not even be human!"
Ling Chen suddenly suggested.
When these two women appeared, the Red Lotus Karma Fire within Ling Chen’s Divine Soul fluctuated slightly.
For something to affect the Red Lotus Karma Fire , it must be a fire of similar strength.
He even speculated that these two women might also be Soul Fires.
Judging by color, the woman in red seemed like the Red Lotus Karma Fire.
After all, there wasn’t just one Red Lotus Karma Fire in the world.
The woman in white, however, felt like the genuine Netherworld Ghost Flame.
It’s said that the color of the Netherworld Ghost Flame is white.
"Not human? Could they be spirit beasts disguised as humans?"
Shen Xing said, "If only Xiao Qing were here."
As far as they knew, only spirit beasts could transform into human form.
If Xiao Qing were present, with its Divine Beast Bloodline, it could likely subdue these two women.
Shen Xing quickly replied, "A disciple of our Flower Immortal Sect, possessing a pair of Heavenly Eyes, able to discern if someone is a spirit beast in camouflage, and even see the spirit beast’s true form."
Xiao Qing’s identity as a Divine Beast was too sensitive.
So, he concocted an excuse.
"Could there be such a magical person in this world?"
Gu Ruoxu exclaimed, intrigued.
Then, he looked at Shen Xing and said, "If there’s a chance, I must witness this."