Chapter 422 382 Chapter First Mountain
After about the time it takes to brew a pot of tea, the Aurora Holy Boat finally arrived at the edge of the shining light orb.
From a distance, the shining light orb looked very small, but only when they truly approached it did they realize that it was dozens of times larger than the thousand-zhang-long Aurora Holy Boat.
In the pitch-black Outer Domain Void, the entire shining light orb was like a beacon tower flashing with endless light.
When the boat finally steadied at the edge of the shining light orb, Ye Chen saw that within the orb there was a vortex of five-colored light.
Not only did Ye Chen notice the peculiar vortex of five-colored light, but the other Adventurers did as well.
Seeing all the Adventurers aboard the boat peering at the five-colored light vortex inside the light orb, the elderly ancestor of Heavenly Evolution and Mystery Heavenly Saint said with a smile, "This five-colored light vortex is the void vortex that leads into the inner space of the Five Elements Mountain. Step into this void vortex, and you will be directly transported to the realm of the First Mountain within the Five Elements Mountain, officially starting your three-month expedition."
"After three months, on the day the expedition ends, you will be teleported from the ninety-nine teleportation points within the Five Elements Mountain, back through this void vortex. At that time, we will be waiting here for your return."
"Now, all those who are to participate in the expedition to the Five Elements Mountain, prepare to enter this vortex!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
After the words of the Elderly Ancestor of Heavenly Evolution and Mystery Heavenly Saint fell, all the Adventurers on board stood up.
They had finally arrived at the Five Elements Mountain.
The expedition to the Five Elements Mountain, filled with great dangers but also possible immense rewards, was finally about to begin.
At this thought, everyone's hearts fluctuated intensely.
Even many of the Adventurers who were visiting this expedition site of the Five Elements Mountain for the first time began to hesitate and fear.
"Let's go, we're not newcomers to the Five Elements Mountain, let's head in first," said Jin Lieyang to the other two Saint Heirs in the crowd, after casting a glance and giving a gentle smile to Huo Mei'er standing next to Ye Chen, he took a step into the void, leaving the boat, and then walked straight towards the five-colored light vortex.
"Haha, then we'll go ahead!"
The other two Saint Heirs, seeing that Jin Lieyang had taken the lead, also smiled and nodded at the other Adventurers before following Jin Lieyang's steps.
In an instant, all three of them disappeared into the vortex of five-colored light.
Watching the backs of these three Saint Heirs, Jin Lieyang, disappear, Ye Chen then glanced at Huo Mei'er beside him. By chance, Ye Chen noticed a deep hatred in her beautiful eyes.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Hatred?
Ye Chen was taken aback.
He remembered that when Huo Mei'er first saw Jin Lieyang, she had whispered to him that Jin Lieyang was not to be taken lightly and had asked him to be extra careful.
Later, Ye Chen specifically asked Huo Mei'er what she meant by that, but Huo Mei'er just smiled lightly and did not elaborate.
At that time, Ye Chen guessed that there might be some connection or even a likely rift between Huo Mei'er's home in Leaving Fire Continent and Jin Lieyang's Xuanjin Continent.
Now, seeing the look of hatred deep in Huo Mei'er's eyes, Ye Chen felt even more certain about his speculation.
The relationships between the five major holy sites were probably not as simple as they appeared!
Perhaps Huo Mei'er's presence at the Five Elements Mountain and even Jin Lieyang's arrival had something to do with each other.
Thinking of the name Jin Lieyang, Ye Chen recalled when he was at the Taixuan Sect, he had also met a fellow sect brother named Jin Lieyang.
However, that Jin Lieyang had perished in the Heavenly Saint Ancient Tomb.
It's common for warriors from the same continent to have the same name, let alone across different realms of the thirty-three continents, where countless others also share the same names.
The Jin Lieyang brother from back then left a very good impression on Ye Chen, but this Saint Heir Jin Lieyang, just as Huo Mei'er had mentioned, gave Ye Chen an odd feeling—as if beneath his warm exterior, he was hiding very deep thoughts!
Ye Chen couldn't help but seriously take notice of this Jin Lieyang.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
As the three Saint Heirs led by Jin Lieyang stepped into the vortex of five-colored light and completely entered the Five Elements Mountain, the other Adventurers naturally didn't want to fall behind and flew into the void vortex like locusts.
In the end, all of them disappeared into the vortex, vanishing from sight.
"Let's go as well!"
"I have been to the Five Elements Mountain three times before. The five giant mountains inside are akin to five small continents, all immensely huge."
"Once we fly in, all of us will probably be teleported to different locations; we can only encounter each other if we charge forward through the mountains."
"The biggest chance for a rendezvous is in the 'Five Elements Divine Temple' inside the Third Mountain. Inside the Five Elements Divine Temple, there are comprehension insights of the Heavenly Void Law left by strong Adventurers from previous expeditions to the Five Elements Mountain—almost every Adventurer who reaches the Third Mountain will go there to observe these insights."
"If we get scattered after entering, let's plan to meet at the 'Five Elements Divine Temple' in the Third Mountain."
The Skyscraper Palace Master carefully instructed Ye Chen and the other adventurers from the Barbaric Wilderness Continent before taking the lead to fly into the vortex of void.
After nodding at Huo Mei'er, Ye Chen followed the Skyscraper Palace Master and the adventurers from the Barbaric Wilderness Continent into the vortex of void.
Behind Ye Chen, Huo Mei'er, accompanied by two maidservants and eight Heavenly Saint maidens, also flew into it.
Within moments, the thousands of adventurers on the flying boat had all vanished into the vortex of void, entering the Five Elements Mountain.
Seeing that all the adventurers had left the Aurora Holy Boat and were embarking on their exploration of the Five Elements Mountain, the ancestors of the Heavenly Evolution and the Mystery Heavenly Saint exchanged glances and sighed, "Who knows how many of these people will be able to return alive, and how many will make good discoveries."
"Let's go, we'll come back here in three months to pick them up."
After a series of sighs, the ancestors of the Heavenly Evolution and the Mystery Heavenly Saint flew back into the Aurora Holy Boat. The Aurora Holy Boat then departed from the shining orb, returning to the Heavenly Evolution Continent.
The entire pitch-black Outer Domain Void returned to tranquility, with only the lighthouse-like shining orb still floating in the darkness.
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Traversing!
A strange sense of traversal!
This feeling was as if he were being transmitted from the Ancient Teleportation Formation to the Heavenly Evolution Continent.
However, this sensation quickly vanished, and soon after, Ye Chen found himself landing on a vast green plain.
Ye Chen marveled at the immensity of the green plains, then raised his head to look forward, only to see an even higher plain ahead, and if he looked even higher, he could faintly make out more stacked plains!
Ye Chen took flight from the massive green plain and stood in the farther reaches of the void looking down at these layered green plains, and suddenly it dawned on him.
This was no vast green plain at all!
This was clearly an enormous green stone, and ahead, massive green stones could also be seen. All the green stones stacked together, and he was indeed standing amidst the steps of a colossal mountain!
Flying for nearly half an hour from these steps to the side, Ye Chen saw the astonishing giant trees and waterfalls!
The First Mountain!
By then, Ye Chen knew that this was the first location, the first gigantic mountain, of the Five Elements Mountain adventure.
"The First Mountain is this big!"
"Just one green stone stair used for climbing the mountain is like a vast green plain!"
"I'm afraid the whole First Mountain spans tens of thousands of miles. Just to fly out from here to the Second Mountain would probably take days!"
"The Skyscraper Palace Master said that once everyone enters the First Mountain, they will be transported to different places. As immense as the First Mountain is, thousands of adventurers within it are like drops of rain in the sea, hardly likely to meet one another."
Ye Chen felt a profound sense of awe in his heart.
Then, taking out the map of the Five Elements Mountain he had prepared earlier, Ye Chen began to fly in the void, searching for his location on the map.
Once he had determined his position, Ye Chen shot towards the other side of the mountainside.
Ye Chen planned to go directly through this mountainside to reach the other side of the First Mountain, then cross the void chasm between the First and the Second Mountain, and proceed deeper into the Second Mountain.
After collecting information about the Five Elements Mountain, Ye Chen knew that within the First Mountain there were countless Five Elements Phantom Beasts that would attack adventurers, including Five Elements Phantom Beasts with the strength of latter stages of Heavenly Saints.
However, the First Mountain had the least amount of treasures, and it wasn't very beneficial for comprehending the Five Great Heavenly Void Laws.
In the Second Mountain, there were places where the Five Great Heavenly Void Laws were explained, and he could even witness the birth of the Five Great Heavenly Void Laws' origins. There, comprehending the Five Great Heavenly Void Laws would be far better than on the First Mountain.
Even better were the "Five Elements Divine Temples" in the Third Mountain for comprehending the Five Great Heavenly Void Laws.
With only three months for this adventure through the Five Elements Mountain, Ye Chen certainly wouldn't waste time in the First Mountains and hurriedly headed to the later colossal mountains.
With such plans in mind, the other adventurers also harbored the same intentions.
Viewed from the entire First Mountain, the two to three thousand adventurers were now scattered in different places, immense as the mountain was.
Huo Mei'er, at that moment, was a full twenty thousand miles away from Ye Chen, having been transported to a mountain hollow.
The very first to set out, the Saint Heir Jin Lieyang, was already in the Second Mountain and had entered a giant fiery pool within it.
The one closest to Ye Chen wasn't anyone else, but surprisingly Ao Lei!
When Ao Lei entered the Five Elements Mountain, those four late-stage Heavenly Saints guarding him all entered one of his spatial treasures. Their transportation did not separate them, so the five of them were still together.
At that moment, Ao Lei was only a mere three hundred miles away from Ye Chen.
What neither party knew was that as they flew, the distance between them was getting closer and closer.