The old man's name was Old Third. He had lived in the Frozen Valley for many years, tens of thousands of years.
It was not that he couldn't leave the Frozen Valley, but he liked living here because he could get Ice Heart Crystals.
The Ice Heart Crystal was a very good material for Artifact Refining. The stones around the Ice Heart Crystal were very hard, so one could imagine how hard the Ice Heart Crystal was.
One Ice Heart Crystal could be sold for 100 Divine Stones — Divine Stones were the common currency of the Third Heaven. Divine Stones could be consumed directly to replenish divine energy.
Divine Stones could be used to buy all kinds of treasures, Divine Pellets, books and weapons.
As long as you had enough Divine Stones, you could even buy Emperor Weapons.
As for how to sell the Ice Heart Crystal, Old Third didn't say and Lu Li didn't ask.
Wherever there was light, there would be darkness. The Ice Heart Valley was large and had existed for many years. Naturally, there would be corruption.
In order to sneak the Ice Heart Crystal out, Old Third Heaven had colluded with some warriors and even commanders.
The Frozen Valley was the territory of Sen Tu, a Lord of the Zi Yang Continent. Lord of the Third Heaven was a powerful figure. There were three Emperors at the Zi Yang Continent and each of them had tens of thousands of lords under their command.
In other words, the lords were only second to the Emperors.
"Three Emperors?"
Lu Li didn't know that there were so many Emperors at the Third Heaven.
He had thought that there were only a few Emperors at the Third Heaven. He didn't know that even the smallest continent had three Emperors.
Lu Li asked in surprise, "How many Emperors at the Third Heaven are there?"
"About 40 or 50!"
Old Third said. Then he added, "There are many ancient families and races at the Third Heaven. Their Holy Masters and Patriarchs are no weaker than Emperors. So, there should be two or three hundred Emperors."
"Two or three hundred?"
Lu Li gasped. They didn't know that there were so many Emperors at the Third Heaven.
However, Lu Li and the others had a vague idea about Emperors. Lu Li thought about it and asked, "What is the Emperor Realm?
How many Tribulations? "
"You can't say how many Tribulations!"
Old Gui explained, "There are too many people with special abilities in the Third Heaven. Many special races cultivate strange techniques, and some powerhouses don't go through the Heavenly Tribulations at all, so the number of tribulations is not accurate.
Let's put it this way … The overall combat strength of an Overlord should be comparable to a Seventh Tribulation Realm expert, while a Lord is comparable to a Sixth Tribulation Realm expert! "
"Seventh tribulation …"
Lu Li and the other two were dumbfounded. Originally, they thought that warriors of the Third Heaven were only a little stronger than warriors of the Second Heaven. They didn't expect the gap to be so wide.
A Fourth Tribulation Master was already a high mountain for them, but they didn't expect that there would be a Seventh Tribulation Master in the Third Heaven.
There were still hundreds of them.
A Fourth Tribulation expert was already ridiculously strong, so how strong would a Seventh Tribulation be?
It was simply unimaginable.
Lu Li and the other two said nothing for a while. Gan Lin asked in a low voice, "Are there any above the Emperor Realm?
The strongest in the Third Heaven is the Great Emperor? "
"Yes!"
Elder Gui said with certainty, "Above the Great Emperor is the Saint Emperor. But there are no more Saint Emperors in the Third Heaven. The last one passed away 60,000 years ago.
The Emperor Realm is the strongest, but there is a gap between them. Currently, there are three Saint Emperors recognized as the strongest in the Third Heaven, Reincarnation Emperor, Freedom Emperor, and Candle Heaven Emperor. "
Lu Li and the other two memorized the names. Qin Zhan asked, "What about the Heavens above?
I thought there are seven Heavens.
Are there any Saint Emperors in the Heavens above? "
"The Heavens above all collapsed …"
Elder Gui rolled his eyes. Everyone in the Third Heaven knew about this.
He explained to the three patiently. Originally, there weren't so many powerful warriors in the Third Heaven. More than a million years ago, the Heavens above all collapsed. Many powerful families and families swarmed into the Third Heaven. There were so many powerful warriors in the Third Heaven.
"Saint Emperors!"
Lu Li was secretly excited. He had a fragment of a Saint Emperor's Divine Weapon in his hand. It was a fragment of the most powerful weapon in the world.
"If Saint Emperors are the most powerful in the world, how come their weapons are broken?"
Lu Li could not figure it out. Saint Emperors were so powerful. Who could kill them?
If they died of natural causes, then how could their weapons be broken?
"We want to go to the Flying Fire Continent. Do you know any shortcuts?"
Lu Li asked the most critical question. There were too many warriors at the Third Heaven. Their abilities were not enough. They had to find a way to get to the Flying Fire Continent as soon as possible and finish their business.
"Flying Fire Continent?"
Elder Gui was surprised. Then he put on a bitter smile and said, "Young Masters, don't you think you are overthinking?
Without a powerful warrior to take you there, you will never be able to get to the Flying Fire Continent. "
"Are you kidding me?"
Qin Zhan pulled a long face. No matter how far the Flying Fire Continent was, they could fly there in tens of thousands of years.
Gan Lin was not convinced as well. He said coldly, "We can teleport from city to city. Even if it takes time, we can go there for the rest of our lives."
"Teleportation?"
Elder Gui grinned and said, "Teleportation is expensive. Let me put it this way. I have been in the Ice Sealing Valley for tens of thousands of years and all my wealth is only enough to teleport half of the Zi Yang Continent.
Most importantly, you will have to cross a sea region called the Silver Flame Sea Region. There are no teleportation arrays in this region. Let alone the three of you, even a Lord would die if they tried to cross the Silver Flame Sea Region alone. "
"What!"
The three of them were taken aback. Lords were as powerful as warriors of the Sixth Tribulation. How could they not be able to go across a sea? How dangerous was the sea?
Even Lu Li was at a loss. Lords could not go across the Silver Flame Sea. Would they never be able to go to the Flying Fire Continent?
If so, why would the Devil assign him such a task?
"Then can we open the spatial gate?"
Lu Li was not ready to give up. He asked, "Can't the Super Families open the spatial gate?
If we ask the Super Families to open the spatial gate, can we go to the Flying Fire Continent directly? "
Qin Zhan and Gan Lin were hopeful. According to Elder Gui, it would take them hundreds of thousands of years to reach the Flying Fire Continent safely if they didn't go through other channels.
Just the thought of traveling for hundreds of thousands of years was horrifying.
"Spatial gate?"
Elder Gui sneered and said, "Even if a powerful warrior can open the spatial gate, he can only go across half of the Zi Yang Continent. Do you think that powerful warrior will go all the way with you?
Opening the spatial gate requires many top-level materials. Do you think you can afford it?
Also … if you want to open the spatial gate all the way, you will have to go across the Silver Flame Sea. Even if you ask a lord to open the spatial gate, it will be difficult to go across the Silver Flame Sea.
Unless … "
"Unless what?"
Seeing that Elder Gui didn't want to continue, Qin Zhan was anxious. He said, "Old man, don't hesitate. Be frank."
"Unless you can ask an emperor!"