Even Xu Chuan didn't notice the change in Ning Youci's token.
He was still too young. Although Xu Chuan had anticipated that Li Yan might tamper with the token and had conducted a thorough inspection beforehand.
However, he had not expected that Li Yan's trick would be on Ning Youci's token.
This old fellow had long investigated the relationship between Xu Chuan and Ning Youci.
And he had predicted Xu Chuan's prediction, hence the arrangement!
And Xu Chuan, just as he had thought, walked right into his trap!
"You killed my grandson and shattered my sword, and you're still alive?"
Li Yan whispered in his heart, his killing intent evident, but on the surface, he maintained a smiling demeanor.
This portrayal perfectly matched his title, the benevolent Yama.
From the day Xu Chuan arrived at the Profound Heaven Sacred Land, he had been plotting.
All for the purpose of eliminating Xu Chuan and avenging his grandson, Li Qinghou!
Another reason was that the Profound Heaven Sacred Land wished to dominate the five great domains of the Profound Heaven. The East Domain's Taiyi Sacred Land was the toughest nut to crack.
Even the Holy Lord of Profound Heaven found it difficult to gauge the depths of Taiyi Sacred Land.
And now, Taiyi Sacred Land had produced such a monstrously talented Holy Son.
Once Xu Chuan fully rose to power, Taiyi Sacred Land would become even harder to deal with.
Therefore, Xu Chuan had to die!
This was also the consensus reached by the higher-ups of the Profound Heaven Sacred Land.
And Li Yan, who held a grudge against Xu Chuan, was tasked with carrying it out.
Of all this, Xu Chuan was completely unaware.
At this moment, he was walking through the passage with Ning Youci and Cui Jiang.
The Void Immortal Realm was just within reach.
As long as they entered the teleportation array ahead, they would truly set foot in the Void Immortal Realm.
However, the moment the three of them stepped into the array, the dark light hidden within Ning Youci's token erupted completely.
At the very instant of teleportation, it disrupted the array.
The teleportation became chaotic, and a vast number of void storms and lightning surged around them.
Even faint wisps of chaotic primal energy were mixed within.
"Not good!"
Xu Chuan's expression changed.
He instantly understood what had happened.
Despite all his calculations, he had still been tricked.
But this was not the time to dwell on it.
He immediately summoned the Golden Ancient Palace, enveloping them all within to resist the onslaught from all sides.
If he were alone, he wouldn't even need to summon the Golden Ancient Palace.
With the unique nature of his physique and cultivation technique, he could easily withstand the erosion of these energies.
But he had Ning Youci and Cui Jiang with him.
Ning Youci was relatively fine, able to resist for a short period with her Lunar Bloodline and Lunar Divine Physique.
But Cui Jiang was in a dire situation. Exposed to these energies, he would perish within moments.
"Senior Brother Xu... this..."
Ning Youci was dumbfounded. She had no idea why her token had changed like this.
And led the three of them into a dangerous environment.
This made her feel uneasy and guilty.
"Who is trying to scheme against His Highness?"
Cui Jiang asked, his face filled with the relief of having survived a catastrophe.
Although he was slow-witted, he could tell that someone was deliberately targeting Xu Chuan.
"It has nothing to do with you. This is Li Yan's doing, and his goal is to kill me!"
A spark of anger ignited within Xu Chuan.
Whatever schemes they had, they could come at him, and he would face them.
Whether it was life or death, he would accept it!
But to dare use the people around him to deal with him was an unforgivable act.
Li Yan, at this moment, was placed on Xu Chuan's kill list!
No matter what great elder he was, or how strong his cultivation was.
When this trip concluded, it would be his death day!
No one could stop Xu Chuan from killing the person he intended to kill.
Not even the Profound Heaven Sacred Land!
"Don't overthink it, prepare to enter the Void Immortal Realm!"
Xu Chuan comforted Ning Youci beside him.
"Yes, I understand, Senior Brother Xu!"
Ning Youci nodded and said earnestly.
But Xu Chuan could still see the guilt in her heart.
This made Xu Chuan's killing intent towards Li Yan even stronger!
Meanwhile, outside, Li Yan sensed that his scheme had been triggered and a faint, cold smile appeared on his lips.
"Let's see if you die this time!"
"Hmph, the teleportation array is just the first stage, there are more good things waiting for you!"
Li Yan murmured.
...
At this moment.
After a period of dizziness and disorientation, Xu Chuan and the other two finally set foot on solid ground again.
Although the teleportation array had been disrupted by the dark light.
The teleportation was still in progress.
It was just that the original destination had changed.
Xu Chuan had no idea where the three of them would be sent.
He could only let fate decide.
Fortunately, they had safely entered the Void Immortal Realm in the end.
Once they had completely shaken off the discomfort, Xu Chuan looked around.
They were now in a place covered with a thick layer of dust.
Looking forward, the entire sky was a hazy gray.
The ground was uneven, covered with scorch marks and cracked into pieces.
In the distance, Xu Chuan saw endless active volcanoes.
Everything was a fiery red.
Magma churned, sparks flew, and not a trace of life could be seen.
It was like hell.
Even more terrifying was the extremely high temperature of this place, filled with flame storms, far more potent than void storms.
Xu Chuan could feel that if one were caught in it, even a Martial King realm cultivator would perish in an instant!
Consumed by the flames, not even a corpse would be left!
If Xu Chuan were not protecting them at this moment, Ning Youci and Cui Jiang would be facing such a situation!
"It seems this was also part of Li Yan's plan!"
Xu Chuan mused.
The crises were intertwined. From the moment they stepped into the teleportation array, various arrangements designed to kill Xu Chuan awaited them.
In Li Yan's plan, even if Xu Chuan and the other two managed to survive the teleportation array, they would be engulfed by the surrounding temperature and flames upon arriving here.
But he had not anticipated that Xu Chuan possessed the ultimate weapon, the Golden Ancient Palace.
Under its protection, Xu Chuan was virtually immune to all attacks!
Of course, even without the Golden Ancient Palace, the temperature and flames of this place would not have harmed him!
He cultivated the Red Flame Art, which inherently gave him immense resistance to fire.
Furthermore, the fused flames within him were far more terrifying than the flames here!
Even without the Golden Ancient Palace, Xu Chuan could have saved all three of them on his own.
"Let's go and see if there's any fortuitous encounter ahead!"
Xu Chuan said to the two.
The environment here was so unique that it was hard not to suspect that there might be some great fortune here!
If there was, there was no reason to let it go!
"Okay!"
The two nodded and followed behind Xu Chuan, not daring to stray far.
Earlier, Cui Jiang had thrown a piece of meteorite into a flame storm, and it had instantly melted.
This made Cui Jiang deeply understand the terror of this place!
And realize that without Xu Chuan, he had no chance of survival!
Let alone walking freely!
The three walked ahead, completely unaware that behind them, a tiny spark of fire had grown a human face, grinning as it watched them.