Hua Mu took Nie Tian to a main road that led to Desolate City, gave him a Sound Stone, and left.

Hua Mu told him that the Sound Stone he gave him was very advanced and special. It was a Sound Stone forged by Zhen Huilan, which would allow them to communicate from any location in the Realm of Unbounded Desolation.

The conversation between Nie Tian, Hua Mu, and Wu Ji actually didn’t last very long. If he wanted to catch up to Dong Li or Pei Qiqi, he might be able to.

However, he didn’t.

Where he was standing was surrounded by numerous volcanoes, and about five days’ walk from Desolate City.

He could see many Qi warriors who were hastening toward the mountain valley where the battle between Qi Bailu and Zhao Shanling had taken place, as well as equipment forgers who were heading back toward Desolate City.

He took his time as he marched towards Desolate City. Every once in a while, he would take out the book Wu Ji had given him and read a few pages.

It wasn’t a thick book, but it carried Wu Ji’s whole life’s understanding of ancient Qi warriors, outsiders, and modern Qi warriors, as well as soul power, bloodline power, and spiritual power.

After arriving at the foot of a volcano, Nie Tian saw that there...