Following the only path leading out of the oversized rat's home, Zu Fei and Feng Chen soon reached the end of the path as they reached the outside in the form of a small platform about to collapse at any moment hanging out from the side of a large canyon with a raging river passing by below.
Light coming down from above as both of them began inspecting their surroundings.
Crack!
Splash!
The platform they found themselves on after leaving the ancient maze, was way less safe than they had first imagined as part of the platform cracked off and fell into the raging river below. Forcing both of them to step back.
Even if they would not die from falling into the raging river passing through the canyon below, they did not want to find out what kind of demon beasts might be laying in wait for them down there if they did happen to fall…
They were after all still in the Burning Mountain Range where demon beasts could be found everywhere! For there to be some hiding in the turbulent river below would not be surprising at all.
On the other hand, it would be more surprising if there were no demon beasts hiding in the river below them…
"There are a few stone steps carved into the cliffside leading out from here! We should try and make our way out before this platform collapses under our weight; it also looks like we have made it far enough away from the place where those demon beasts were fighting… If we reach the surface again, we should be safe."
Inspecting the canyon that they now found themselves in, Feng Chen quickly spotted the rough stone steps located besides the collapsing stone platform both he and Zu Fei were standing on.
The stone steps were old but were carved directly into the cliffside of the canyon. Allowing for them to survive for a long time. Even if most of the original stone steps were now missing. The structure of the path leading from the stone platform to the top of the canyon still remained in place.
Even though it would be hard for normal mortals to traverse the broken-down path, it would be simple for cultivators like Feng Chen and Zu Fei.
Whoosh~
Bang!
Like this, both Feng Chen and Zu Fei jumped over towards the stone path carved into the side of the cliff located just beside the stone platform, as the stone platform itself collapsed under the force and crashed into the turbulent river below.
The small space where a bridge should have been located in the past connecting the stone platform and the stone steps engraved into the cliffside of the canyon, was easily covered by Feng Chen and Zu Fei as they landed on the first few steps of the path leading out of the canyon without any problems.
Roar!
Several weird roars could be heard from below as the stone platform crashed into the turbulent river passing through the canyon.
Feng Chen and Zu Fei turned and watched the place where the stone platform had fallen. Only to feel a shiver go down their spine as several small fish the same colour as the river below surfaced and devoured the stone platform before disappearing from sight again.
The weird roars from earlier should have come from the small fishes numbering in the thousands as the stone platform had disturbed them.
"W-what are those… Fish…?"
Zu Fei could not help by feel fearful as she had watched the large school of fish devour the stone platform, they had been standing on moments ago. The aura given off by those fish were in the Core Formation Realm! There were even a few bigger ones giving off an aura comparable to someone in the Nascent Soul Realm!
The truly scary part, however, was not this but simply the sheer number of them… Even if it was only those in the Core Formation Realm down there, if a Nascent Soul Realm Expert fell into the turbulent river, there would be no way for him to make it back up after being swarmed by the fishes hiding below the surface…
"I have no idea…"
Feng Chen truly had no idea what kind of demon beast the fish below them were, as he was equally scared and speechless.
Before he had gone out to search for the sect master of the Raging Flame Sect, he had heard a few rumours about there being Domain Lord Realm demon beasts in the deeper regions of the Burning Mountain Range… But the dangers laying inside the Burning Mountain Range was far more deadly than he had ever imagined! And they hadn't even reached what could be considered the deeper regions yet!
At the same time, it also helped Feng Chen understand why even Empires with people above the Domain Lord Realm did not dare to try and conquer the Burning Mountain Range… It looked like what was truly hiding inside the deeper regions was something far above just a few Domain Lord Realm demon beasts…
"We should get out of here as fast as possible and find out where we are. After that we will find the place where the sect master of the Raging Flame Sect is hiding and head back before we encounter yet another accident along the way…"
Thinking over their current situation, Feng Chen did not want to give up on dealing with the sect master of the Raging Flame Sect, as he said this to Zu Fei before both of them made their way out of the canyon. Looking back down on the turbulent waters below from time to time.
…
"We should be at the Death Eater Canyon… What an interesting name… The sect master of the Raging Flame Sect should be hiding in a place not far from here. Looks like we got quite lucky and even ended up close to that place!"
Standing beside the edge of the canyon, Feng Chen smiled happily as he found out that they were not far from the place that he had tracked the sect master of the Raging Flame Sect down to.
The place in question was a small volcano inside the Burning Mountain Range where the fire qi between heaven and earth was especially high and pure at the same time, a perfect place for cultivators focusing on fire related cultivation mantras and techniques to enter a seclusion.
The place would most likely have been more popular, if not for the fact that it was relatively far inside of the Burning Mountain Range.
Other than that, human cultivators specialising in fire related mantras and techniques were not the only ones who benefited from the rich fire qi around the volcano…
Giant fire lizards also known as lesser dragons, were among some of the most dangerous demon beasts as they could fight cultivators far above their own realm, especially loved to live around volcanos such as the one where the sect master of the Raging Flame Sect should be at…
Even if they were not comparable with divine beasts such as real dragons, they were still known as lesser dragons in recognition of their strength and the faint amount of dragon blood running through them!
"But how would that person even be able to cultivate in such a location without being found by the fire lizards…?"
Thinking about the dangerous location they were about to move towards, Zu Fei could not help but ask in a doubtful tone.
It had to be known, just like the prideful dragons, fire lizards were just as prideful. Never letting anyone else enter their territory. Let alone allowing some random human cultivator to freely cultivate in their home and absorb their precious fire qi…
"Well… We will find out when we get there, it should not be too difficult to lock onto him after reaching the volcano. At that time, we should also be able to find out why the fire lizards are not attacking him."
Not too sure about why the fire lizards had not chased the sect master of the Raging Flame Sect away, Feng Chen could only shake his head and wait until they reached the volcano themselves to find out the situation by themselves.
"But… We should probably try and avoid getting close to that place…"
Referring to the mountain where the large fight between demon beasts had happened, Zu Fei pointed in the direction they came from, as even from far away, a terrifying aura could still be felt as the fighting was still ongoing. Showing no signs of ending anytime soon.
With the stamina of demon beasts above the Nascent Soul Realm, the fighting might even continue over the next few days. Not ending even after they had dealt with the sect master of the Raging Flame Sect and were preparing to leave the Burning Mountain Range…
"Yeah…"
Nodding his head as he also agreed, Feng Chen and Zu Fei soon made their way towards the volcano.
Doing their best to keep a distance from the fight happening in the place they came from.