Cloud Map Tribe.

In front of a grand hall, a tall man named Tu Mu stood with his hands behind his back. Behind him were sixteen burly warriors pushing four wooden carts, each loaded with sea demon beast meat and other food resources.

"Grand Commander, what's all this?"

Lin Chang'sheng walked over, saw the vast amount of food, and his eyes flashed instantly.

In this Spirit-Seizing Land, food is the most precious resource.

"Younger Brother Long, I promised you a look at those mummies, but the mummies are kept by Fire Radiance Tribe. If we want to check them out, we need to pay in resources. All this is for the Fire Radiance Tribe chief. Let's go!"

Tu Mu looked at Lin Chang'sheng and explained.

"This... thank you!"

Hearing that, Lin Chang'sheng clasped his fists in gratitude.

"No need for thanks—you help me, I help you!"

Tu Mu laughed heartily, waved to the sixteen warriors behind him, and said, "Move out!"

At once.

The four wooden carts slowly rolled out of Cloud Map Tribe, heading towards Fire Radiance Tribe.

Meanwhile.

Inside a grand hall of Cloud Map Tribe, Zhang Nian and Shao Yicheng were seated.

"Outrageous! Just to win over that guy Long, they're giving so much food to Fire Radiance Tribe! How can someone like that be our tribe's chief?!"

Shao Yicheng's eyes showed bitter resentment.

"Brother Shao, don't panic. Doing this will only weaken his prestige. When his reputation drops, if he has an 'accident' in the outer sea, you and I will naturally take over Cloud Map Tribe!"

Zhang Nian allowed a faint smile.

"Mm, Brother Zhang, you're right!"

Shao Yicheng nodded.

.......

Fire Radiance Tribe.

The territory size was about the same as Cloud Map Tribe, and Fire Radiance Tribe was close to Fire Radiance Dunes!

Fire Radiance Dunes is a deadly zone within Spirit-Seizing Land.

It might just be the only exit from Spirit-Seizing Land, but no one has ever made it out!

It's an endless stretch of dunes, scorching yellow sand baked by the sun, burning hot, crawling with fire-attribute demon insects and demon beasts — normal people can't possibly make it through.

Many cultivators have ventured deep into Fire Radiance Dunes, but in the end, all of them died, their corpses rolling down the dunes as mummies!

Fire Radiance Tribe has a population similar to Cloud Map Tribe.

They've also got three commanders. The Grand Commander Xuan Feng is of medium build, a refined middle-aged man, equal in strength to Tu Mu, at the peak of Martial Arts Grandmaster. When he saw Tu Mu bring food to exchange for a look at the deceased cultivators' mummies, he immediately nodded in agreement.

In this Spirit-Seizing Land—

Food is the hardest form of currency!

"Immortal Master, to be honest, our Fire Radiance Tribe picked up more than three hundred mummies from beneath the dunes. They're all cultivators who exhausted their magical power, or had some left, tried to escape Spirit-Seizing Land, and ultimately failed!"

"There are quite a few Immortal Master's belongings as well. Please feel free to have a look."

Xuan Feng ordered the warriors to collect the food, then led Lin Chang'sheng and Tu Mu to a stone fortress, introducing as they walked. "These dried corpses, we keep all of them here, in excellent condition!"

The stone fortress was built entirely of massive rocks; inside, small compartments housed all the dried corpses and mummies. The place's proximity to Fire Radiance Dunes meant it was dry, so the mummies were all well preserved.

Still, some had turned black.

Lin Chang'sheng walked into the fortress, and the first thing he saw was a female cultivator, her face pitch black. Beside her sat a gray bag.

Lin Chang'sheng checked compartment after compartment, discovering that most of the mummies had one of those bags next to them!

As if they were part of the display.

"That's... a Storage Bag!"

Seeing the bag, Lin Chang'sheng's heart skipped—his divine sense could reach three feet now, why not try this Storage Bag?

"Commander Xuan Feng, may I take a look at this bag?"

Lin Chang'sheng eyed the Storage Bag and asked.

"Immortal Master, go ahead! I heard from those cultivators that this is a Storage Bag, but no one's been able to open it. When Immortal Masters are sucked in, their magical power and divine sense can't be used. These storage bags are basically useless!"

Xuan Feng looked at the Storage Bag and said.

"All right."

Lin Chang'sheng nodded, picking up the Storage Bag and pressing it to his brow.

His three-foot divine sense instantly probed inside.

"Was this mummy once a Qi Refining Cultivator?"

Lin Chang'sheng pushed his divine sense into the bag, 'saw' a bunch of porcelain vials—Qi Condensing Pills, Spirit Storage Pills, plus a Qi Refining technique manual, a Fireball Technique scroll, and a pile of herbs and demon beast materials.

Who knows how old these herbs were—they all looked withered, their efficacy gone.

Lin Chang'sheng put down the Storage Bag, and stepped toward the next mummy.

This one was a male cultivator.

Tall and big-boned, another storage bag by his side.

Lin Chang'sheng had zero interest in the mummy itself. All he cared about was finding hope of escape, and Storage Bags—if he could get something good inside, all the better.

Lin Chang'sheng picked up the male cultivator's Storage Bag, sending his three-foot divine sense in.

Suddenly, his heart stirred. Inside this Storage Bag, he found lots of materials, herbs, porcelain bottles, quite a few Yuan Condensing Pills and Essence Pills.

There were also two technique manuals—the covers read: [Vajra Bright King Body] and [Celestial Yang Qi Technique].

Plus several tier-two talismans.

"This Storage Bag is loaded!"

Lin Chang'sheng eyed the bag, delighted inside, but outwardly stayed calm as he set it down and moved to the next mummy.

Next up—

Most were Qi Refining Cultivators, and among them, he found four Storage Bags that his divine sense couldn't penetrate; there seemed to be restrictions on those bags!

"Could those be Golden Core Stage Storage Bags?"

Lin Chang'sheng's eyes showed deep thought as he mused to himself.

Only Golden Core Storage Bags blocked his divine sense. Sect records said Golden Core Stage cultivators always placed restrictions on their Storage Bags.

"Commander Xuan, none of these are much help for my escape!"

Lin Chang'sheng glanced at Xuan Feng, eyes flashing, and asked, "Commander Xuan, I've heard a cultivator named Jiang once entered Fire Radiance Dunes, but his body was never found. Is that true?"

He'd made up his mind—he was taking every Storage Bag in here!

It was a massive haul!

"Immortal Master, it's true. That Jiang cultivator—my ancestor saved him, I think his name was... Jiang Yu—something—Kun? I have to check the records to be sure."

Commander Xuan thought for a moment and said.

"Jiang Yukun? Yu Kun Divine Monarch?"

"No way!"

Upon hearing Commander Xuan, Lin Chang'sheng's heart jolted. He immediately asked, "Commander Xuan, how many years ago did Jiang Yukun enter Fire Radiance Dunes?"

If it really was Yu Kun Divine Monarch, that meant fate had brought them together!

You have to understand—

Yu Kun Divine Monarch was the strongest Golden Core in the Southern Domain Cultivation Realm!

The question was, did he come in before reaching Golden Core, or after?

If he came in before forming his Golden Core, that would mean Jiang Yukun made it out of Spirit-Seizing Land!

"I really need to check the records about that... but..."

Commander Xuan glanced at Lin Chang'sheng, then Tu Mu, smiled mysteriously and said nothing.

"Commander Xuan, I won't take advantage for free. You help me check the records, I'll send you more food!"

With that, Lin Chang'sheng unleashed the Vajra Undying Body. Instantly, golden light burst from his body, and an overwhelming aura erupted outward!

"This... Immortal Master, I'll check right away! No need for more food!"

As Lin Chang'sheng's terrifying power radiated, Xuan Feng's eyes went wide, full of disbelief.

"So Younger Brother Long was hiding his strength. His horizontal training exceeds Martial Arts Grandmaster by far!"

Tu Mu stood nearby, his mind rocked by the immense aura coming from Lin Chang'sheng.

"Okay, go ahead! What I promised you, I won't forget!"

Lin Chang'sheng nodded again.

Xuan Feng immediately welcomed Lin Chang'sheng into the tribe's main hall, ordering the clansmen to take good care of him, then hurried off to dig into the records.

Tu Mu just watched Lin Chang'sheng, his expression complicated.

About half an hour later—

Xuan Feng rushed back, clutching several ancient, yellowed tomes, and set them respectfully in front of Lin Chang'sheng, saying, "Immortal Master, here are the records about the Jiang cultivator. His name truly was Jiang Yukun, and he entered Fire Radiance Dunes approximately three hundred and thirty years ago!"

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