Chapter 459: Terrifying Seams

"The crack in the northern range? That's where the Refining King resides!"

"Yeah! The Refining King is not to be trifled with. In every Observing Heaven Assembly, he has devoured quite a few geniuses."

"What can we do? We have an agreement with the Refining King that as long as he doesn't leave the crack in the northern range, it's fine."

"Back then, the Refining King was just a prisoner in the Earth Immortal Realm, used to hinder the participants. Who would have thought that he's still alive after thousands of years."

The star officials discussed fervently. The Refining King was not considered much in their eyes, but in the Observing Heaven Realm, he was one of the strongest.

Even though Dongfang Ji was very strong and talented, if he accidentally ventured into the crack in the northern range, he would probably be in mortal danger.

The veiled woman shook her head and smiled. She was one of the Three Star Officials, the only female among them. No one knew her real name, and they all called her the Black Butterfly Fairy.

"You've all overlooked the true geniuses, a bunch of fools!" the Black Butterfly Fairy thought coldly, her beautiful eyes seemingly filled with endless expectations.

...

Qin Jun was still unaware that Yang Jian's summons had alarmed the Eighteen Star Officials, and even if he knew, he wouldn't care too much.

With Yang Jian around, what did he have to fear!

If it weren't for the fact that he was still in the Earth Immortal Realm, the Yang Jian summoned might have the cultivation of the Supreme Mystic Immortal Realm!

After all, Yang Jian was someone who could rival Sun Wukong in battle. Of course, there might be a slight gap between him and the peak Sun Wukong who had consumed the elixir from the Supreme Old Lord, otherwise the Jade Emperor wouldn't have sought the help of the Tathagata Buddha.

But he wasn't disheartened. After all, the system had said that as long as there was enough opportunity, Yang Jian would still be able to grow. As for opportunities, he wasn't worried. The Mythical Mall was the greatest opportunity, and besides, the Observing Heaven Assembly was held for the sake of contending for the flow of qi, which was nothing but another word for opportunity.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for drawing the Insight Pill!"

The system prompt sounded, causing Qin Jun's eyes to light up.

The Insight Pill was a precious treasure, worth millions of reputation points. Although his reputation points had been rapidly increasing since he became the ruler of the Southern Domain, it hadn't experienced explosive growth yet, as the news hadn't fully spread. Therefore, millions of reputation points were still a considerable amount for him.

After taking the Insight Pill, his comprehension ability would increase for a short period of time.

If he used it when comprehending divine abilities later, it might double his effectiveness.

Qin Jun's mood became even better, and he even started to whistle, causing Qi Xie and Zhao Yun to exchange a glance. They were both curious about the effects of the Earth Crystal extracted from the Earth Ape's body, which made Qin Jun so happy.

Little did they know that the reason for Qin Jun's joy wasn't the Earth Crystal.

Flying all the way.

About half an hour later, Qin Jun and his two companions landed by a river. The river was three zhang wide and stretched in front of them, its length unknown. There were many large trees on both sides of the river, and the ground was littered with white bones, creating a gloomy and terrifying atmosphere.

Qin Jun went to the river to wash his face. The further they flew, the hotter the air became. He was fine, but Zhao Yun and Qi Xie were already sweating profusely.

"Should we change direction?" Qi Xie couldn't help but suggest to Qin Jun. For some reason, the further he went, the more uneasy he felt, as if there were terrifying dangers waiting for him ahead.

Qin Jun looked at Zhao Yun. Although he remained silent, he kept wiping his sweat.

The temperature here was already beyond what ordinary people could endure. Even with their Earth Immortal Realm cultivation, they were still sweating profusely, indicating the high temperature.

"Alright!"

Qin Jun nodded. Although he possessed the extremely hot Demon Bloodline and was proficient in the Three Flaming True Fire, he didn't want to take unnecessary risks.

At this moment, he suddenly noticed blood flowing in the riverbed, and there were even two human heads, their eyeballs still intact, revealing bone-chilling white skulls.

"Heads... obviously freshly dead. Could they be participants?"

Qin Jun frowned and looked upstream. The river was surrounded by mountains on both sides, so he couldn't see the end of the river, and the bare mountains seemed like evil spirits.

Something's not right here!

Qin Jun's frown deepened. Standing behind him, Qi Xie also saw the two human heads in the river, making his scalp tingle.

"Let's leave quickly!" Qi Xie gritted his teeth.

He knew very little about the Observing Heaven Realm, but the encounters with the Earth Ape army and the Earth Dark Barbaric Boar earlier indicated that the Observing Heaven Realm itself harbored countless dangers.

Qin Jun stood up and said, "Let's go!"

Zhao Yun, carrying his silver spear, looked around vigilantly. He had felt uneasy since the incense stick was lit, so he had taken out his silver spear to guard against any sudden danger.

The three of them didn't continue forward in the original direction, but instead strolled upstream.

In Qin Jun's view, danger represented opportunity. Besides, he felt that it should be safer upstream than continuing forward.

Silence prevailed along the way.

They soon flew over several mountain peaks, and what came into their view was an extremely wide crack, at least a hundred zhang wide, and it was so deep that its end couldn't be seen, as if it divided the entire Observing Heaven Realm in half.

Qin Jun's pupils constricted. He saw that the upper reaches of the river actually extended into the crack, meaning that the river flowed up from within the crack.

Thankfully, Newton didn't travel through, or else he would have been scared to death.

"Don't go forward, you'll die."

A cold voice suddenly entered the ears of the three people, startling them as they turned to look. They saw a heroic man in golden clothes standing on the peak of the nearby mountain.

How is that possible!

Qin Jun became cautious. He had clearly noticed that there was no one on the peak of that mountain before, so how did someone suddenly appear there?

Zhao Yun and Qi Xie also looked at the man in golden clothes as if facing a great enemy. He had a handsome face, and his long hair was tied with a golden hairpin.

It was none other than Dongfang Ji!

But Lord Qin still didn't know that he was the Eastern Pole.

"What do you mean?" Lord Qin asked in a deep voice, activating the array secret words as he spoke, trying to probe the other's mind, but was blocked by an invisible force, causing a storm of shock in his heart.

"An hour ago, two people flew over and were then pulled into a crack in the ground by a black hand."

The Eastern Pole looked at the crack indifferently, his eyes full of fear.

At the same time, the eighteen star officials in the Observation Heavenly Palace were also nervous, hoping they wouldn't go in.

"The Eastern Pole is a rare talent. The King of Refinement has existed for too long and has already reached the strength to be expelled. Should we remind him?" Yao Xu, one of the seven star officials, asked, touching his chin. As soon as he said this, many star officials nodded, including the Black Butterfly Fairy.

The Black Butterfly Fairy was not concerned about the Eastern Pole, but about Lord Qin.

Although she was looking forward to Lord Qin's performance, she could see at a glance that Lord Qin's cultivation was only at the level of a Earthly Immortal at the moment. If he were to encounter the King of Refinement, it would be a dead end for sure.

The Grand Star Official shook his head and said with a smile, "Even the best talent, if they die prematurely, it means their luck is not good. The Lord has not expelled the King of Refinement, he has his own intentions. We cannot interfere without authorization!"

Although he was smiling, his tone revealed an unquestionable authority.

Third update! Don't complain about Yang Jian's low cultivation level. This is already the highest realm Lord Qin can summon, and the text has already explained that this version of Yang Jian is not in his strongest state.

(End of this chapter)