Chapter 131 Volcanic Tremors

When the sound of the earth veins reverberated between heaven and earth, it was a rumble even greater than thunder.

So much so that even the thick, heavy clouds over the Northern Lands were pushed away by the high-heat hurricane erupting from the volcano, revealing the golden sunlight behind them, magnificent and glorious... But this was not the time to marvel at the wonders of creation!

"P-probably!"

Now, even Zhou Buyi, who had been full of confidence before, looked pale, but he still forced an explanation: "This is just harmless smoke and dust, it doesn't count as a volcanic eruption!"

But immediately afterward, there was no time for explanations.

Because that 'harmless smoke and dust' was mixed with the original rain and snow in the sky, turning into a high-temperature 'mudslide rain' that fell from the sky.

The entire team had no choice but to leave this covered area with all their might.

"Well, I came because of the volcanic tremors, and I'm leaving because of the volcanic tremors. It can be considered a beginning and an end." Su Zhou, who was splattered with mud all over his face, could only find some bitter amusement: "At least it's spraying mud, not lava."

After a day and a half of rushing, Su Zhou finally saw the Bǎijiā troops coming to meet them.

"Wow, although I heard Buyi and the others mention it before, I didn't expect there to really be a True Qi Airship!"

At this time, he also saw it, parked quietly in the snow not far away, a ship-shaped airship that looked a bit like a hot air balloon or an airship, but with a smaller gasbag. Su Zhou couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "I never thought I could see a True Qi Punk creation in the real world!"

"Then you'll have plenty of opportunities to marvel in the future." In his heart, Yala couldn't help but laugh: "Infinite worlds have infinite differences. You are destined to travel through them, Su Zhou."

The process of being picked up was uneventful, but it is worth mentioning that almost all the martial artists were very impressed with their group, showing expressions of respect.

"...That's roughly it. Although no one died, there was no time to clean up."

When the sword-forging martial artists, who had been rushing for a day, made contact with the Bǎijiā righteous army reinforcements, Li Daoran, covered in dust and mud, helplessly explained to the martial artists who welcomed them: "Mount Taibai and the calculations of several eminent experts of the various families are the same. It didn't erupt, and even because it spewed out some smoke and dust, it pushed back the time of the future eruption by about eighty years... But our journey was indeed a bit embarrassing, covered in filth, losing some etiquette."

"What embarrassment?"

However, next to the three True Qi Airships, five grandmasters who had come to meet them, but were blocked by the Demonic Dynasty's reinforcements on the border of Liaozhou, clasped their fists with serious expressions, and bowed sincerely to the fifty-odd martial artists in front of them, who were covered in mud and dust, even worse than beggars: "Everyone has great righteousness in their hearts, facing danger for the sake of all the people, rushing into danger amidst water and fire. What embarrassment is a little dust, and where is etiquette lost?"

"On the contrary, we didn't prepare hot water and new clothes. It's really disrespectful and impolite - but please forgive us, everyone, please board the airship! Although the National Preceptor has been beheaded, the Demonic Army in Liaodong has collapsed, but the Demonic Emperor is still there. If you want to rest, rest on the airship!"

Su Zhou was naturally the focus of attention of these grandmasters. Especially after they felt the vast spiritual power cultivation that Su Zhou showed them, they immediately knew that this was indeed an extraordinary person who had killed the National Preceptor in battle, and whose strength was probably even greater than the three grandmasters of the Bǎijiā. They immediately became even more polite: "Grandmaster Su, please, we have prepared the best guest room!"

"...There's no need to speak like that, I'm a little unaccustomed to it..."

Feeling the hot, respectful, admiring, and curious gazes of the surrounding two hundred-odd reinforcement martial artists, Su Zhou, although he considered himself the kind of righteous person who would feel extremely good because of the gratitude and thanks of others, was still a little unaccustomed to it.

...How should I say it, playing games is fun, but playing games for twenty-four consecutive hours is not very fun. Su Zhou felt something like that - he was a little uncomfortable with the enthusiasm of these people, and even recalled the memory of being surrounded by several academy professors to watch him cultivate.

Of course, the grandmasters and martial artists present also saw Su Zhou's embarrassment at this time. So, two grandmasters took the lead to lead Su Zhou to the guest room of the True Qi Airship to bathe and rest, while the remaining three began to talk with Li Daoran and Wei Lie with serious expressions, seemingly discussing the issue of Grandmaster Han's defection.

"Alas... Old Han, we really are sorry for him..."

"He doesn't have a wife, and he doesn't have any children. His few disciples aren't very close to him, and his relatives are basically all dead..."

"Indeed, if there are no descendants, and only oneself is left, then what if the resistance against the Demonic Army succeeds? In the end... it's still just death. His betrayal is not surprising, but rather lamentable."

"Solving the lifelong affairs of the core members of the righteous army is the top priority of future ideological work. Anyone who wants to participate in high-level meetings... must be married and have children as a priority."

"That's right, without a permanent estate, one has no constant heart..."

It was late at night.

Su Zhou could see that the silver-white moon in the sky was a full moon. He had left the land covered by wind, snow, and dark clouds for the first time, and saw the starry sky of the Godwood world with his own eyes.

The stars were not much different from what could be seen on Earth. At least, that was the case with Su Zhou's astronomical knowledge. Although some places in the starry sky seemed a little off, it was, after all, an alien world, so it was normal to be different.

As for the True Qi Airship, its shape was unexpectedly not as distinctive as the previous True Qi Forge. To put it bluntly, it was just a warship with a large propeller and a floating gasbag. The overall shape was streamlined due to aerodynamics, taking into account the situation at high altitudes. It was also covered with spirit runes. With his aura, Su Zhou could confirm that it was a Gale Wind Spirit Rune to deal with high winds.

This was probably why the Bǎijiā righteous army and the Demonic Dynasty's reinforcements could arrive so quickly. Compared to the ruggedness of the land routes and the winding waterways, being able to fly in a straight line really saved a lot of time.

"Thank you, I don't need anyone to serve me to take a bath, just send more food and drink."

After arriving at his guest room, Su Zhou shook his spiritual power and shook off the mud from his body, immediately becoming spotless. He controlled his spiritual power to roll the mud into a ball, threw it out of the airship, showing excellent spiritual power control, which made the two grandmasters look sideways and exclaim in amazement.

As for what the two grandmasters said about finding a few maids to help him bathe and change, Su Zhou naturally refused. Compared to that, he, who had been running in the snow all day, wanted to eat some fresh food: "No need for wine, I don't drink wine, just a little more food."

"Um... let's start with ten servings!"

Time waits for no one.

The front line was still fighting, and the Demonic Emperor was still trying to advance to Xiantian. To save time, the grand welcome and celebration that should have been held were omitted.

Just as Su Zhou was happily eating and drinking in his room, most of the other martial artists also dispersed and moved into the airship - then, without any hesitation, with the True Qi Forge activated, the vast internal force activated the talisman cloud patterns, causing the gasbag to swell and rise.

Under the urging of several Daoists, the propellers turned, and the three True Qi Airships took off straight up, and then confirmed their direction and flew towards the Southern Lands.

On the night of the Thousand Stars Full Moon, illuminated by the bright moonlight, the three airships rapidly flew south, towards the real front line, the battlefield that would determine the fate of this world.

On this ice-covered land, there was silence. Three narrow shadows swept across, and only the silent snow dust stirred.

In the distance, Mount Taibai was still rumbling, and the rising black smoke seemed to be a farewell.

Five days later.

The group, who had been traveling at full speed and had not been hindered by any spiritual plants or demons, arrived at the Bǎijiā's front line in the Southern River.

Su Zhou, who was wearing the divine weapon Extinction Blade and standing at the front of the airship, also saw the 'Panlong Immortal Tree' with his own eyes.