Chapter 4065: Great Opportunity

Red Swallow City, a city controlled by the Murong family, had wide, clean streets bustling with people.

In a quiet manor, Fairy Luoshui, Murong Zhengxian, Murong Yu, and a burly young man in a golden robe sat by a tea table, sipping tea and chatting.

"Fairy Murong," the young man in the golden robe said with a frown, "can't you deduce the exact location of this great opportunity?" True Monarch Yu Chan, a late-stage Golden Immortal, valued Fairy Luoshui's divination abilities, which led him to join the Murong family as a guest elder.

"If I could deduce it completely, we would have already organized a team to go to the Hulun Mountain Range," Fairy Luoshui said solemnly. "I only deduced that you have a great opportunity related to a place name containing 'Hulun.' There aren't many such place names on the Chaos Continent, so it's most likely the Hulun Mountain Range. The problem is, I also calculated that you will face a calamity of blood, the kind where you are very likely to perish." If it weren't for valuing True Monarch Yu Chan's strength, she wouldn't have divined for him twice: once for the opportunity, and once for the auspicious sign. The divination showed that True Monarch Yu Chan had a great opportunity in a place related to 'Hulun,' but it would be a near-fatal endeavor.

True Monarch Yu Chan was naturally tempted; a great opportunity for a Golden Immortal cultivator was certainly extraordinary. However, given the prediction of a calamity of blood, he dared not go.

"Fellow Daoist Murong," True Monarch Yu Chan said persistently, "you must know the value of a great opportunity for a Golden Immortal cultivator. What if your Murong family dispatches a group of Golden Immortal cultivators, equipped with mid-grade Immortal-Slaying Cannons and Golden Immortal-level Bean Soldiers, to accompany me on a trip to the Hulun Mountain Range?" If the Murong family sent several Golden Immortal cultivators with him, he would dare to go.

Murong Zhengxian frowned, his face grim. "Fellow Daoist Song, Tianyan's divinations have never been wrong. You should abandon this idea! You face a calamity of blood, one that is near-fatal. In such a situation, even if a Grand Unity Golden Immortal accompanied you to the Hulun Mountain Range, your life would still be in danger. It's best not to go."

"Exactly," Fairy Luoshui said solemnly. "We have already confirmed that Lei Hong of the Beast Spirit Sect received intelligence about a Primordial Stone vein in the Hulun Mountain Range. He then teamed up with over ten Golden Immortal cultivators and went there. Afterward, they all disappeared, their fates unknown. I estimate most of them are dead. This serves as a warning. Our Murong family cannot take this risk. There are many opportunities in the world, but one must have sufficient strength to seize them."

"With mid-grade Chaos Armor and mid-grade Immortal-Slaying Cannons, plus Golden Immortal-level Bean Soldiers, if we are careful, we should be fine," True Monarch Yu Chan persisted. "Perhaps the great opportunity is an elixir that can help one ascend to Grand Unity Golden Immortal, or perhaps a high-grade immortal artifact!"

"Mid-grade Chaos Armor only provides resilience against attacks. Mid-grade Immortal-Slaying Cannons are effective against five-colored Chaos Beasts at the Golden Immortal stage, but if we encounter a mutated Chaos Beast at the Golden Immortal stage, escaping would be difficult," Murong Zhengxian said. "Besides, this isn't your only opportunity; Tianyan can perform divinations for you again in the future."

"I calculated that you will face a calamity of blood. You'd best stay in Red Swallow City; it's safer there," Fairy Luoshui stated. "My divinations have never been wrong. If you don't believe me, you can try."

True Monarch Yu Chan nodded, then sighed regretfully. "What a pity for such a great opportunity. I wonder if it will always be there."

"That's hard to say," Fairy Luoshui explained. "Perhaps it will remain, or perhaps someone else will get there first. Opportunities aren't exclusive to one person; if you don't go for it, someone else might acquire it."

After chatting for a while, True Monarch Yu Chan took his leave and went back to rest.

"He still seems unwilling to give up. He won't go secretly by himself, will he?" Murong Yuhong said.

"If he wants to court death, no one can stop him. Let him be," Fairy Luoshui said coldly.

"Ancestor Tianyan," Murong Yuhong said with some concern, as if remembering something, "he faces a calamity of blood. It won't implicate us, will it?"

"It shouldn't," Fairy Luoshui replied. "The divination shows a near-fatal outcome, but with a sliver of hope. Red Swallow City's defenses are strong. Even if a six-colored Chaos Beast at the Golden Immortal stage attacks, we can escape before the formations are breached, even if we can't defeat it."

"Indeed!" Murong Zhengxian said confidently. "We spent a fortune acquiring a mid-grade Immortal-Slaying Arrow and many other treasures. Even if a seven-colored Chaos Beast leads an attack on Red Swallow City, we'll have no problem escaping."

Deep within the Hulun Mountain Range, in a vast green bamboo forest with many bamboo leaves scattered on the ground, Wang Yingjie, Wang Qingshan, Ye Haitang, and Yang Chunqiu stood in an open area. Wang Yingjie held a shimmering golden orb in his hand, surveying the surroundings. They didn't know what the great opportunity was—perhaps a rare immortal herb, multiple mid-grade immortal artifacts, or even a primordial immortal artifact. They could only wander, hoping to find it.

Yang Chunqiu looked tense. He was merely an ordinary True Immortal, and although Wang Qingshan had given him a low-grade Chaos Armor, the Hulun Mountain Range was teeming with Chaos Beasts, including many at the Golden Immortal stage. They had first circled the periphery, finding nothing significant, before entering deeper into the Hulun Mountain Range.

"I've found a Chaos Beast tribe," Wang Yingjie said. "There are four six-colored Chaos Beasts, and their lair contains over a thousand Jade Soul Flowers, with the oldest ones being over three million years old."

"Jade Soul Flowers!" Wang Qingshan was somewhat tempted. After a moment's thought, he said, "Never mind. Let's record the location. We can come back later to eliminate them and harvest the Jade Soul Flowers if the opportunity arises." It was better to be cautious, as there were Grand Unity Golden Immortal-stage Chaos Beasts in the Hulun Mountain Range, and their primary goal was to find Yang Chunqiu's great opportunity. Jade Soul Flowers over three million years old could be used to refine soul-strengthening immortal elixirs, but this didn't qualify as a "great opportunity."

Wang Yingjie nodded. "Once we leave the bamboo forest, there's a small stream in a valley to the right. There are no Chaos Beasts there, so let's go that way."

They quickened their pace, left the bamboo forest, and entered a narrow, elongated valley. A small stream flowed through the entire valley, its waters murmuring softly.

"Flying Chaos Beasts are approaching," Wang Yingjie said with a frown. He chanted an incantation, and a brilliant yellow light emanated from his body, enveloping the four of them as they sank into the ground.

After a while, a three-colored Chaos Beast resembling a bat flew overhead. As long as immortal cultivators didn't use their divine sense to actively search, it wasn't easy to alarm Chaos Beasts.

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the Chaos Beast was gone. A mound of earth swelled on the ground, and Wang Qingshan and the other three emerged from underground. Wang Yingjie held the golden orb, which continued to shimmer.

"No Chaos Beasts are approaching for now, so let's speed up!" Wang Yingjie said.

They quickened their pace, passed through the valley, and a continuous range of rolling green mountains appeared before them. Occasionally, deep roars echoed from within.

They headed towards a red peach blossom forest and disappeared among its trees.

Three days later, in a hidden underground cave, Wang Yingjie and the other three stood inside. Wang Yingjie held the golden orb in his hand, relaying information about nearby Chaos Beast tribes, while Ye Haitang recorded it.