Chapter 1743: 1743: Blue Sun Space
The Qingyun Sect wasn’t in the business of charity, after all, since allowing people into the Flame Mountain Range, there had to be some benefit.
A tenth of the treasure was already quite generous; other, more ruthless Sects would require half of the loot just for entry into a lucky site.
No one had any objections to this tenth share and they all nodded in agreement.
Some were simply impatient, wondering when the Flame Mountain Range would be opened; the earlier they entered, the more treasures they could potentially obtain.
“This time, entering the Flame Mountain Range will be led by the Second Elder and the Third Elder. You must all heed their commands, and you are not to go where they forbid,” the Sect Leader said.
He continued with a few more instructions and then asked the Second Elder and the Third Elder to make people who had been allocated spots sign life contracts, to avoid future trouble.
Eventually, everyone lined up, waiting for the Sect Leader to open the Flame Mountain Range with the Heart-protecting Jade.
The Flame Mountain Range was opened swiftly, with groups of three entering in sequence. Of course, there were some eager to rush in first, but the Second Elder and Third Elder held them back, nearly preventing their entry into the Flame Mountain Range.
Once An Jiuyue entered the Flame Mountain Range, she almost thought she was in the wrong place, as her forward steps halted.
“An Jiuyue, what’s wrong?” Qian Jiyun stopped and asked her with concern.
Hearing his voice, An Jiuyue regained her composure and took a few steps forward, watching the backs of the Noble Clan Young Masters who had entered before them hurrying away.
They feared that others might get to the treasures they wanted before them.
“Do you know where we are?” An Jiuyue asked Qian Jiyun, after taking a deep breath and placing a hand on her forehead.
Even she hadn’t expected that the so-called Flame Mountain Range would turn out to be this place; no wonder the Stone People wanted the Heart-protecting Jade—it was for this reason.
“Where is it?” Zhan Beiye asked.
Could it be that An Jiuyue had been here before? Wasn’t it said that one could only enter the Flame Mountain Range once in their lifetime? It was impossible that she had entered before, right?
“Heh,” An Jiuyue chuckled.
“The Blue Sun Space,” she said.
“What did you say?”
Qian Jiyun swore that at the mention of the Blue Sun Space, he was truly startled.
Instinctively, he looked around, his gaze becoming extremely wary. The Blue Sun Space contained the Evil Spirit Universe, and they were the released ones.
“Wasn’t the Blue Sun Space sealed? How could they still enter it? The Heart-protecting Jade, is it really the key to the Blue Sun Space?! What do we do now?”
“Don’t panic just yet,” An Jiuyue signaled him to not be overly anxious.
“This is likely just one Fractal Space of the Blue Sun Space. The Blue Sun Space can divide into different Void Spaces, and this is one of them. There is the aura of the Evil Spirit Universe here, but its reach does not extend this far.”
If the reach of the Evil Spirit Universe truly extended here, out of the three hundred or so who entered, there would barely be a few who could leave.
And that would only be possible if they were protected on their way out.
“If I’m not mistaken, the keys I’m supposed to find for the Stone People are for the gates of the Blue Sun Space’s Fractal Spaces,” she added.