Da Xuan Martial Saint

Chapter 185 Flowing Fire_2

The blade had been forged.The disaster situation remained unchanged for the time being.

The Five Viscera had undergone two more tempering processes.

Having nothing urgent left to do, Chen Mu could now take the time to conduct a detailed exploration along the Qingping River Domain, on one hand, dealing with some water demons to prevent the spread of disaster, and on the other, probing for any other disturbances in the earth's veins.

In fact, stumbling upon an earth pulse eruption at just the right time and place, as he had before, was a stroke of good luck: it was generally very difficult to accurately predict such events, unless one dived deep into water and treaded through the mud step by step to sense it. Still, this required an Artistic Conception close to the earth's veins like Gen Mountain or Dui Ze.

Or, by comprehending a higher-level Artistic Conception like the Kun Earth, one could more accurately sense the flow of the earth's veins within a certain range.

Without the ability to predict in advance, it was often the case that an earth pulse would erupt suddenly and from a great distance, and by the time one rushed there, one would usually have missed the opportunity to slip underground through the breach and explore.

After all, the flow of the earth's veins was swift; within moments, it would seal completely, and by then, being trapped deep underground, surrounded by the power of the veins, not to mention the Five Viscera Realm, even beings of the Six Viscera Realm would be in danger of being trapped and perishing.

Like before.

Chen Mu was the first to slip into the underground through the gap and also the fastest to pick up three Spiritual Objects, but by the time he was returning, the breach in the earth's veins was already crowded, and staying a bit longer for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea would lead to it sealing completely.

Of course, the speed of the breach's closure depended on the extent of the earth pulse eruption and the size of the resulting gap: the smaller the gap, the faster it would close, the larger the gap, the slower it would heal, and often, the subterranean area within would also be expansive.

Though it was deep into the night, shrouded in heavy fog.

But for someone like Chen Mu in the Five Viscera Realm, mere visual confusion couldn't affect their sense of direction, and with Chen Mu's strength of stride, he could quickly cover the hundred li to the riverbank in no time at all.

Compared to daytime, the speed of the river's flow had not slowed down much; it was still very turbulent with rolling sand and mud.

"First, head to the uppermost stream..."

Chen Mu looked towards the source of the flooding along the water's edge.

Having encountered disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect during the day, who had come downstream from the upper reaches, it was estimated that the actions of these sect members involved patrolling along the bank all the way to the uppermost stream and then traveling down the middle of the river domain, in repeated

Jingyu County was under the Xue Family's control, and they naturally had many ideas about the spiritual objects that could be obtained from the disturbances in the Earth's Veins during the disaster. Xue Lin was also exploring within this area.

At this moment, Xue Lin's gaze was filled with gravity.

Now, with many sect disciples investigating the River Domain, the Qingping River area was brimming with all sorts; even though he had reached Major Achievement in Bone Tempering and mastered the Separating Fire Artistic Conception, he still moved cautiously everywhere, daring not to act rashly.

After all, not to mention those true transmissions and stewards of the Five Viscera Realm, even merely the leading individuals among the inner sect disciples from various sects were beyond his capacity to overcome. He had to keep a respectful distance and naturally dare not provoke anyone while exploring the river area.

"Just now, who was that person?"

After escaping a considerable distance, Xue Lin looked back, but soon shook his head, dismissing the thought.

His mastery in the Separating Fire Artistic Conception wasn't adept at perception, which was even more suppressed under the current celestial conditions. He naturally had to keep out of everyone's way, hoping only to find something overlooked by others, or at the very least to make some gains by killing a few demonic creatures.

That said.

The person responsible for all the dispatching in the Qingping River area, the Metropolitan Commander of the Inspectorate, seemed to be Chen Mu, who might be just as cautiously exploring this region of the river domain right now. While his own strength had improved, he wondered how Chen Mu was faring.

A flicker of light flashed in Xue Lin's eyes. He held no illusions about competing with the true transmissions of the great sects who had entered the Five Viscera Realm, but Chen Mu, also from Yu County and still among his goals, was different. However, he was very self-aware; even having reached Major Achievement in Bone Tempering, he was probably still no match for Chen Mu, at least not without making further progress.

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