Long Chen knew very little about the Day of Coexistence of the Nine Suns. He thought it would be like that for an entire day, but he never thought it would only last for two hours. That way, there would be much more time. Moreover, the coexistence of the Nine Suns meant that the temperature in the surroundings would rise by several times. If it continued for an entire day, perhaps a large number of mortals would die. A mere two hours should not have such a great effect.
"Seventh brother, don't worry. Big sister and the others should have stopped all the pursuers. We don't seem to have seen a single pursuer along the way, so you just need to relax and absorb it when the time comes. The Emperor Flame Pearl will absorb the power of the Nine Suns into your body. The nine suns correspond to your nine apertures. Even the apertures that have been opened before will be opened again," Lan Ling 'er said with a smile as she hurried over to Long Chen's side.
Long Chen nodded. In reality, he had nothing to worry about with the protection of two Earth Martial Realm experts.
In the blink of an eye, the sky brightened. On this day, the sun rose from the east and its golden light covered the entire ground. Long Chen seemed to hear the sharp cry of a bird before seeing the figure of a golden bird flash through the fire-red sun.
"This means that by noon, nine suns will definitely be born," Jian Chen sighed emotionally.
Long Chen raised his head and saw that the towering figure of the Lianyun Mountain Range had already appeared in front of him. At first glance, it was indeed a mountain range with no end in sight. The countless peaks were like layers upon layers of waves surging towards the end of the sky, all the way to the clouds. No wonder this mountain range was called the Lianyun Mountain Range.
"We're here. Then let's hurry into the depths of the Lianyun Mountains. In order to prevent being disturbed, the deeper the better." Lan Ling 'er stretched, revealing her enchanting curves. Her full chest seemed to be on the verge of bursting out.
It was a pity that Long Chen and Jian Chen pretended not to see her sexy actions. This made Lan Ling 'er feel a little defeated. She secretly scolded the two men for being insensitive. They must have some difficulties in some way …
Without stopping, the three of them continued on their way. Soon, they entered the depths of the Lianyun Mountain Range. As soon as they entered, Long Chen and the others heard a shout. Then, a ragged man with gray hair and a dirty face rushed out from the front. His whole body was stained with blood and there were many claw marks on his body. It seemed that he had been attacked by a Demonic Beast.
Sure enough, a ferocious tiger pounced out from behind him and instantly pressed him to the ground. Then, it opened its bloody mouth and bit towards that person's head. If he was bitten, his entire head would definitely be torn off. At that time, one could imagine how tragic it would be.
The man kept shouting for help, especially when he saw Long Chen and the others, he shouted even louder.
Before Long Chen and Jian Chen could move, Lan Ling 'er took out a rock from the ground and threw it suddenly, directly piercing the tiger's head. The tiger fell limply onto the man's body, immediately losing all signs of life.
Originally, Long Chen felt that their identities were sensitive, which was why he was conflicted over whether to save them or not. However, after some thought, he realized that the person before him was only a minor figure who had not even reached the Heavenly River Tier. He probably did not know Long Chen and the others, so he obviously would not expose their whereabouts.
Seeing that they had been saved, they were overjoyed and hurriedly crawled over. They kowtowed to Long Chen and the others and said, "Thank you for saving our lives. This lowly one will never forget it. May I know your names so that this lowly one can repay you?"
"Don't bother with names. It's nothing, not worth mentioning," Jian Chen said.
Afterwards, he quickly entered the Lianyun Mountains with Long Chen and Lan Ling 'er, disappearing from the man's vision in the blink of an eye.
Only now did the man raise his head. His face was filled with doubt as he murmured, "Bai Fa … Bai Fa, there's a city a hundred kilometers away from here. I heard that a young Martial King from the Wushu Alliance appeared there. He's a supreme genius, but the Martial King betrayed him afterwards. He's so powerful, so he shouldn't be Jian Chen."
Thinking up to there, his face immediately became excited.
"Reporting the location of a cultivator on the Bounty Board can earn a hundredth of the reward. Jian Chen's bounty is ten million Heaven's Link Pills. If I report this to the Wushu Alliance, wouldn't I be able to get a hundred thousand Heaven's Link Pills?"
Thinking up to there, the man hurriedly rolled off the ground and fled from the Lianyun Mountains as if he did not care about his life …
However, Long Chen and the others had no idea that an act of kindness would lead to trouble like this.
"Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I've been home," Jian Chen suddenly said as he looked towards the south.
"Where is your home?" Long Chen asked.
"It's in this direction, a hundred kilometers away. There's a city called White City. That's where I grew up. However, my parents passed away when I was young, so I wasn't very well liked by my clan. I was often bullied, but that's all in the past. I've already taken my revenge," Jian Chen said rather emotionally.
His experiences were rather similar to Long Chen's.
In the beginning, Long Chen disliked the people of the Yang family, but he no longer disliked them because they were on a completely different level.
When there was still an hour until noon, Jian Chen came to a stop. At this moment, they were in a deep valley. The valley was very secluded and was filled with flowers and trees. No one had been here for a very long time, so the flowers and trees were all very lush.
"We're already in the depths of the Lianyun Mountains. If we go any further, there'll probably be a few powerful daemonic beasts. They might come and cause trouble once you cause something with the Emperor Flame Pearl, so this place is fine."
There were still two hours left, so Long Chen could make ample preparations. He found an empty spot in the valley and sat down on a large, clean rock. He then raised his head to look at the sky. The sun was currently slanting to the east. In another two hours, the sun would reach the center.
At this moment, the sun looked like it was burning in flames. Most people should have noticed the abnormality of the sun. The surrounding temperature had risen a lot. Long Chen could vaguely feel a burning sensation on his skin even without transforming into the dragon soul.
"Kitten, are you ready?" Long Chen asked. Whether he could obtain the Golden Crow's soul fragment would depend on Kitten's strength.
"Of course. As long as the Golden Crow is alive, it's not my opponent. How can its soul fragment escape from me?"
Kitten rubbed its belly and said complacently. After a pause, it continued, "But the power that I've gathered for such a long time is going to be used up again because of you. Tell me, how are you going to thank me?"
"Can I find some pretty cats for you?" smiled Long Chen.
"Brat, you bastard. You know that I can't do anything right now, yet you're still joking with me," said Kitten furiously.
Long Chen smiled and said seriously, "I'm still weak right now. I'll naturally remember the Samsara Beast's help. You were the one who saved my life. If I become successful in the future, I'll be able to live a good life. Of course, I won't forget about you, Kitten."
Kitten knew that Long Chen was talking to it very seriously.
It knew Long Chen's personality.
"Whatever. With your appearance, you'll be useless no matter how much you cultivate. I'll just treat it as me helping you out of benevolence since you're working hard."
Long Chen could not be bothered with this stubborn fellow.
At this moment, Lan Ling 'er was near Long Chen. She circled around Xiao Lang and studied him. Xiao Lang was rather speechless. Was he really that cute right now? Why did all these girls, whether it was the ten-year-old Huangfu Qi or the twenty-something Lan Ling' er, all revolve around him when they saw him?
Xiao Lang directly treated Lan Ling 'er as a fly. He raised his head and looked at the scorching sun in the sky. The surrounding temperature was still rapidly skyrocketing. Xiao Lang liked this temperature very much. The higher the temperature, the more comfortable he felt.
"Sun Devouring Demonic Wolf, once I reach the end, I'll even be able to devour the sun," thought Xiao Lang.
After glancing at them, Long Chen waited attentively. Time passed slowly and it was almost noon very soon. At this moment, the sun in the sky had already begun to approach the center. Long Chen raised his head and saw a huge ring of fire appear around the sun. Enveloped by the golden flames, the sun seemed to be several times larger than before.
Long Chen believed that there were countless people watching the grand event in the sky.
Something like this would only happen once in countless years.
At this moment, Long Chen was both nervous and excited. It could be said that in the entire Wushu Sage Court, he had the closest relationship with the coexistence of the Nine Suns.
The nine suns had yet to appear, but sparks had already appeared in the air. Under the scorching heat, the flowers, plants, and trees had already begun to wilt. Long Chen imagined that when the nine suns truly began to coexist, except for those plants with especially strong vitality, ordinary flowers, plants, and trees would all wilt to varying degrees, and even die in large swathes.
"Long Chen, are you ready? It's about to start." Kitten was rarely serious.
Long Chen nodded.
"When it starts, you'll first use the Emperor Flame Pearl to guide the power of the Nine Suns to open the nine apertures. When you're almost done, I'll use a secret technique to seize the remnant soul of the Golden Crow and instill it into the nine elixir pills of the Reaching Heaven State. However, before that, you'll need to find the location of your First Heaven Aperture," said Kitten.
"First Heaven Aperture."
Long Chen had never thought about the First Heaven Aperture. He had once heard that everyone's First Heaven Aperture was different. From the eighth to the ninth level, one would naturally know where the First Heaven Aperture was. Therefore, after opening the nine apertures, Long Chen had to know the location of the last aperture.
"Everyone's First Heaven Aperture is different. When you open the nine apertures, you'll have to rely on your perception to find the location of the last aperture. I brought it up so that you can pay attention and be mentally prepared."
Long Chen knew what to do.
The nine apertures were the core of the body, and the First Heaven Aperture was the core of the nine apertures, so it was quite important.