Su Mu frowned slightly. "Are you going to the Mountain of the Dead?"

Lan Hua laughed and said, "That's right, my war bow has always lacked a weapon spirit, it's time to make it complete!"

Back in the alchemy room, Lan Hua put all the medicinal materials needed for the Great Rejuvenation Pill into the alchemy furnace. He planned to refine another batch of Great Rejuvenation Pills, just in case.

Because he was going on a long trip, as an alchemist of the Xuan Yu Alliance, he naturally had to prepare enough Great Rejuvenation Pills in advance.

If another seriously injured person returns from the Dead Spirit Mountain in the next few days without the Great Rejuvenation Pill, then we'll be in trouble.

The next morning, Lan Hua put away the Great Rejuvenation Pills and gave them all to the boy.

"Tong Fei, keep this Great Rejuvenation Pill safe. If anyone in the main hall needs it, give it to them!"

Tong Fei nodded obediently.

Mount Death is located in the north of the Eastern Continent, not too far from the border between the Eastern and Northern Continents, but about half a day's journey from the Xuan Yu Alliance.

When Lan Hua arrived near the Dead Spirit Mountain, it was already the next morning.

Being new to the area, he was cautious and used his disguise skills to transform himself into the appearance of Hua Yingxiong.

Before even entering the Dead Spirit Mountain, he felt an overwhelming aura of death, which sent a chill down his spine.

Mount Necropolis, filled with the aura of death, is a world inhabited by spirits and souls.

Legend has it that living people who enter the Mountain of the Dead must not stay for more than ten days, otherwise their bodies will be eroded by endless death energy, they will lose all their vitality and become one of the many dead.

"Damn, as expected of the Dead Spirit Mountain, the death energy here is so fierce, how dare those people stay in the mountain for so many days!"

From her vantage point, Lan Hua used her Thousand-Mile Eyes technique to get a general idea of ​​the terrain of the Dead Spirit Mountain.

The Dead Spirit Mountain covers a vast area, spanning thousands of miles, with dozens of peaks stretching as far as the eye can see.

Mount Dead is more of a mountain range than a mountain.

Even though Lan Hua was in the sky, the deathly aura still reached the heavens, making Lan Hua shudder.

"Strange, how could there be such a bizarre place in the Half-Heaven Realm? How exactly was the Mountain of the Dead formed?"

Lan Hua lowered its flight altitude and flew cautiously towards the mountains.

After all, the Dead Spirit Mountain is known as one of the six most dangerous places in the Half-Heaven Realm, and its danger level is no less than that of the Barren Pit. It is very likely that there are supreme experts inside.

Upon entering the mountains, the deathly aura was extremely strong, constantly invading his body and causing him to feel a deep chill.

Suddenly, a white figure flashed past me at an incredible speed.

He exuded a righteous aura, which made Lan Hua, who was surrounded by death energy, feel as if she were bathed in a spring breeze.

Although the person left quickly, Lan Hua was certain that the person was a young man, about the same age as him, but with the cultivation level of the late Danxia Realm.

"Hmm? That aura feels so familiar, like I've encountered it somewhere before!"

Lan Hua suddenly thought, "That's right, the aura that Lu Ye, who appeared in the Flowing Waves Great Swamp of the Xuan Yu Realm, exudes is the same as that person from before!"

"This person is so young, he must be a genius from the Confucian school's Haoran Academy!"

Lan Hua gave a wicked smile and used the Flowing Light Step technique to chase after him.

Although he didn't know where the rare spirit was in the Dead Spirit Mountain, the person from just now must have known.

As expected, Lan Hua followed the white-robed youth all the way to the northwest of the Dead Spirit Mountain, where she gradually saw more figures in the distance, radiating multicolored light.

The young man in white suddenly stopped in mid-air and sneered, "You've been following me all this way, aren't you tired?"

Lan Hua stopped at a distance, her brows furrowed slightly, thinking that this kid was a bit stingy.

He then snorted, "You go your way, I'll go mine, we're just going in the same direction!"

The young man in white snorted, seemingly unable to find a reason to refute, and with a flick of his sleeve, flew towards the direction of the crowd, finally landing at the very edge.

Are all Confucian scholars so petty?

Lan Hua muttered to herself, then chose another direction and flew to the outer edge of the crowd.

But they found that apart from the large number of people, they could not see any other living beings.

Not even a spirit or soul was seen, but many powerful beings were encountered.

Among the crowd were many experts at the Dan Shen Realm and Lian Shen Realm, and even Danxia Realm experts were no match for them.

Furthermore, because she was in the Dead Spirit Mountain, very close to the ground, a powerful death aura rushed towards her, forcing Lan Hua to use her protective elemental power.

"Damn, the death aura here is so strong, no wonder those people were enveloped in a radiant light!"

At this moment, one can clearly determine the level of each person's alchemical fire.

Among the hundreds of people, those with cyan and blue Dan Huo were the most numerous, and there were also a few with purple Dan Huo.

Lan Hua's Dan Fire is the Red Lotus Fire, and its Yuan Power is red. It is obvious at a glance that it is a top-grade Dan Fire, which is too ostentatious.

He then activated the Yin-Yang Heavenly Technique, shifting the source of his vital energy to the lower dantian in his abdomen.

That was where the Yin and Yang Fires were located, which made his protective energy turn white.

Those who didn't know better would think that Lan Hua possessed the lowest level of mid-grade pill fire.

The scene was very quiet; no one spoke as they stared at the deep, well-like cavern before them.

The cave entrance was very large, several meters in diameter, and was spewing out an astonishing aura of death, which was felt most strongly by those who were close to the entrance.

Lan Hua was puzzled as to why no one was making a move, so she asked a Yuan Dan realm expert beside her.

"My name is Hua Yingxiong. May I ask your name, sir? What kind of spirit dwells in that underground cave?"

The man glanced at Lan Hua briefly, then said, "My name is Zhou Jin! That is the soul of a Zhu Rong bird. Its true form was destroyed for some unknown reason and it is hiding in the Dead Spirit Mountain!"

"The Zhurong Bird? Could it be a fire-attribute mythical beast?"

Zhou Jin saw that Lan Hua didn't even know about the Zhu Rong bird, and a hint of disdain appeared on his face, but since the other party's cultivation was higher than his, he couldn't show it.

"The Zhurong Bird is one of the Ten Great Spirit Beasts. It is skilled in using fire. An adult Zhurong Bird is extremely terrifying. Even experts at the Refining Spirit Realm would avoid it!"

"This Zhurong bird is incredibly powerful!"

Lan Hua asked curiously, "Since its physical body is destroyed and it's hiding in that underground cave, why don't we attack it together?"

Zhou Jin snorted, "That underground cave is no ordinary place. It connects to the depths of the Dead Spirit Mountain, and the deathly aura inside is extremely terrifying. Even a Refining Spirit Realm expert wouldn't last more than an incense stick's time inside!"

"So everyone had no choice but to stand outside and wait for the Zhurong bird to come out on its own!"

"Brother Zhou, the deathly aura in that cave is so terrifying, isn't that exactly what the Zhurong bird wants? Why would it come out so easily?" Lan Hua asked curiously.

Zhou Jin laughed and said, "With your high level of cultivation, you should understand the reason behind this!"

Lan Hua, puzzled, clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Please enlighten me, Brother Zhou!"

Zhou Jin said, "Although the death energy in the underground cave is extremely strong, there is a time when a spirit cannot withstand it, otherwise it will be torn apart and its soul will be completely scattered!"

"I see, thank you for telling me, Brother Zhou!"

Zhou Jin added, "However, capturing it won't be so easy. There are powerful figures all around, and everyone wants it, which could easily lead to fighting among themselves!"

"Every time the Zhurong bird rushed out of the cave, it caused a fight. It was also extremely intelligent, which caused everyone to return empty-handed each time, and many people were injured as a result!"

Lan Hua thought to herself, "As expected." The Xuan Yu Alliance has been seeing injuries these past few days, probably due to the struggle for the Zhu Rong Bird.

Suddenly, an elderly man in Confucian robes snorted, "That Zhurong bird really stayed quite a long time this time!"

Lan Hua looked at that person, but could not see his strength at a glance. He was at least at the Dan Shen realm, or even the Lian Shen realm.

Opposite the Confucian-robed elder was another elder, dressed in a Taoist robe with gold trim on the cuffs and hem, indicating that he was of high status.

The old Taoist priest snorted, "It's been so long, it's time to come out for some fresh air!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a beam of light like flames shot out from the cave, illuminating the dimly lit area around it.

"Finally decided to come out!"