Master of Heaven and Earth - Chapter 126 - Souls and Spirits Realm

The Lansi tribe is a major clan on this planet, controlling nearly half of the territory. As soon as Leng Yan and his group disembarked, they were already under scrutiny.

“How dare he come here with just the heaven and earth dharma form? Is he looking for death?”

“How has this kid’s strength improved so quickly? Not long ago, he was only in the unification realm!”

“Hmph, he probably used some secret technique that cut off his future.”

…

The Elders of the Lansi tribe were quite focused on Leng Yan, as he was there to abduct their saintess.

Currently, the attitude towards Leng Yan within the Lansi tribe was divided into two factions. One side insisted that Leng Yan must be killed to prevent him from getting involved with the saintess; the other believed that given Leng Yan’s exceptional talent, if he could bring value to the Lansi tribe, they might as well forgive him. After all, isn’t the saintess meant to create value?

The Lansi tribe’s saintess, although considered to hold a high status, actually wielded no real power, being merely a puppet of the Elders. Throughout history, the saintesses were used for political marriages to strengthen the Lansi tribe’s power!

Thus, Shui Yunyao could very likely become a bargaining chip for the Lansi tribe to ally with other major clans!

Leng Yan had to rescue Yunyao.

“Lead him into the Souls and Spirits Realm. Only by coming out alive will he have the qualification to see the gates of the Lansi tribe!”

Since the Lansi tribe is extremely well-known on Lansi Star, anyone you ask would know about them, but no one knew the exact location of their clan.

After all, being a major clan, the location of the Lansi tribe doesn’t actually belong to this world; they had opened a small world of their own, setting the entrance on Lansi Star!

It is worth noting that finding a small entrance is much harder than locating a clan! After much inquiry, Leng Yan finally found someone who knew the way, spending fifty thousand spirit elixirs to obtain the information he sought.

What he didn’t know was that this person was from the Lansi tribe, and they didn’t realize the horror that awaited them.

The Souls and Spirits Realm, a place where countless demonic beasts reside, is one of the habitats reserved for demonic beasts on Lansi Star. If it weren’t for the fear of the beasts causing mutual destruction, human cultivators would have long since flattened this area. Besides, they also needed a place to temper the younger generation, which is why they didn’t fully exterminate it.

However, today, Leng Yan and his group stumbled into this place.

According to the stranger’s directions, by crossing through the Souls and Spirits Realm, they would eventually reach the entrance teleportation formation of the Lansi tribe, which would allow them to teleport into the Lansi tribe.

Not long after entering the Souls and Spirits Realm, night fell. They hadn’t encountered much trouble along the way, only dealing with a few weak demonic beasts, which they easily dispatched without needing Leng Yan to lift a finger.

However, with night falling, traveling through the demonic beast forest at night was risky. To be cautious, Leng Yan decided to set up camp and rest until dawn.

They found a high ground, lit a campfire, and took turns standing watch.

“Leng Yan, why do I feel something is off?” Xuelan suddenly whispered to him.

Indeed, Leng Yan felt the same-setting the Lansi tribe’s teleportation portal in such a dangerous forest was not a good idea for their own people. So, either the stranger had deceived them, or there was a safer route.

“Let’s take it one step at a time; there’s no point in worrying too much now,” Leng Yan said after a moment of contemplation, sounding helpless.

As the night deepened, one of the junior brothers was on patrol while the others rested, knowing that danger could appear at any moment, and they needed to be fully alert.

Suddenly, the sound of dry branches snapping echoed from a distance. The patrolling junior brother immediately became alert, jumped down from the tree, and joined the others, quietly transmitting the message: “There’s something happening!”

Everyone who had been resting immediately focused, grouping close together.

The surroundings were unnaturally still, allowing them to hear each other’s heartbeats. Such silence indicated the presence of a terrifying looming threat had frightened away other creatures.

They all understood: danger was imminent.

Sure enough, the enemy couldn’t hold back; a demonic beast charged forward, crushing a large tree in its wake, indicating it was of considerable size.

A giant python’s head broke through the dense underbrush and appeared before them, terrifying in the glow of the campfire, with a snake’s tongue over a meter long flicking from its massive mouth, hissing ominously.

Its serpent-like gaze fixed on them, as if it had spotted a delicious meal.

Suddenly, the giant python’s eyes narrowed, and it opened its gaping maw wide, lunging at them. The group quickly dodged, and the python snapped at nothing but air.

“Spread out! Don’t stand together and become its target!” Leng Yan shouted loudly.

The group immediately dispersed, forming a surrounding formation around the giant python.

The giant python turned its attention to Leng Yan and charged at him. Leng Yan quickly reacted, performing a hand seal as fiery light flickered in his palms, then landed a punch directly on the giant python’s rushing head.

Although the giant python didn’t suffer any significant damage, it still felt pain and let out a cry. From its mouth, it shot out a green toxic arrow aimed at Leng Yan.

Reacting swiftly, Leng Yan summoned chaotic energy, creating a large shield that he held in front of himself.

The two sides clashed within a matter of breaths, allowing the others to finally react and join forces against the threat.

The giant python, unable to contend with their combined might, retreated, and the surroundings fell silent once more.

The group quickly expanded their divine sense and discovered that the giant python had burrowed underground, rapidly heading toward one of the junior brothers.

“Be careful of your feet!” Leng Yan warned urgently.

However, it was too late. The junior brother didn’t fully comprehend the danger in time and was bitten on the right thigh by the giant python. Its sharp fangs tore through the flesh, causing significant damage.

“Ah, my leg!!”

Leng Yan’s expression darkened instantly. He drew out the Immortal-Slaying Sword, channeling the power of thunder and lightning, and leaped upward with great force.

Seizing the giant python’s moment of attack, he shouted, “Die!” plunging the sword down into its mouth. The Immortal-Slaying Sword immediately surged in length and tore through the python’s skin.

Then, with his left hand, he infused the power of thunder and lightning into the sword, sending it directly into the giant python’s body through the wound.

The giant python writhed in agony, ejecting Leng Yan’s sword, and began to contort violently in place.

The tremendous power of thunder and lightning was wreaking havoc on the python’s internal organs!

The gigantic twisting of the python was so extreme that one of the group members, unable to dodge, was struck in the chest by its massive tail and sent flying.

The others hurried to disperse, allowing the giant python to thrash about.

A quarter of an hour later, the area surrounding them was ravaged and turned to ruins, and the giant python gradually came to a stop.

It slowly began to lose its life force.

Leng Yan stepped forward and extracted the giant python’s soul, imprisoning it.

He then broke through the lifeless skin of the giant python and retrieved a dark, gelatinous mass-the python’s gallbladder.

Afterward, he activated a magical technique to gradually refine the gallbladder, which eventually turned into a pool of black liquid. Leng Yan pushed his hands forward, sending the black liquid into the body of the junior brother who had lost a leg.

“Normal snake gallbladders can detoxify their own toxins, and this one can too,” Leng Yan explained without looking back.

Instantly, the junior brother began to cough up blood, staining the ground crimson.

Leng Yan knelt down and grasped the junior brother’s hands, channeling wood element power into him.

The junior brother’s right leg began to grow at a visible rate, quickly sprouting into a normal-sized thigh.

Having completed this, Leng Yan took out a considerable quantity of primordial spirit elixirs and crushed them, starting to restore his spiritual power.

That night, they knew things would not end well.

Sure enough, throughout the night, Leng Yan and his group faced five waves of attacks from the Thundercloud Lions, Black Crow Beasts, and other creatures.

Fortunately, they managed to survive the night, but they did lose a team member. The junior brother had fought until exhaustion and was captured by the Fire Golden King, leaving his fate unknown.

Leng Yan didn’t hold back; he drew out fifty primordial spirit elixirs, nearly exhausting his savings. “Hurry and recover; greater challenges await us in the Lansi tribe!”

…

Finally, before night fell once again, they emerged from the Souls and Spirits Realm. At the edge of the forest, they indeed found a massive teleportation formation. It seemed the stranger hadn’t deceived them; otherwise, Leng Yan would have pursued him to the ends of the Earth to exact vengeance on his entire clan!

Inside the Lansi tribe.

“They actually made it out; this is amusing,” one elder mused.

“Second Elder, is the saintess ready? We can’t have her causing chaos at the wrong moment,” the elder seated on the main throne asked his companion.

“Don’t worry; I’ve taken the saintess to the back mountain and placed her under house arrest,” the Second Elder replied.

“Let’s go and meet this genius,” the Grand Elder said, descending from the throne and making his way towards the main hall.

Leng Yan turned to scan the group, his expression resolute. He nodded to them before stepping into the teleportation formation.

The others quickly followed, and Leng Yan infused his spiritual power into the formation, causing it to begin operating.

After a dizzying swirl, they found themselves on solid ground, looking around to see towering buildings in front of them.

A massive, grand gate loomed ahead, with a gigantic city surrounded by high walls. Patrol teams occasionally flew by overhead.

“Who goes there? How dare you trespass into the Lansi tribe! Surrender immediately!” A guard team noticed Leng Yan and his group. The captain stepped forward to block their path, questioning them loudly.

“This is Leng Yan from Longmu Star. I come to visit and hope you will announce my arrival,” Leng Yan replied with a respectful bow, maintaining an air of confidence.

“Leng Yan? Leave at once, or I won’t hesitate to pursue you!” the guard captain responded impatiently.

“Refusing an invitation, then you’ll face the consequences!” Leng Yan’s voice turned cold as he suddenly struck, annihilating the entire guard team and capturing their souls.

Afterward, he amplified his voice with magical power and roared, “Leng Yan has arrived at the Lansi tribe!” His words echoed throughout the grand city of the Lansi tribe.