Poison God's Heritage

There were no signs of life anywhere to be seen. No creatures, beasts, or animals of any sort or type. Not even the ground itself had life in it as not even worms moved within the field.

"The handkerchief should be somewhere here, but with our speed, we\'ll probably need to search for years to find it, not to mention we have no idea what it looks like," Law said.

"If it\'s something that the Blue Sun left herself, then it would be special. Anyway, so far, the ship isn\'t being affected nor is it affecting the storm around us. And the formation above us is protecting us from the storm, let\'s keep our eyes out," I said.

"Should I go into the booth under the ship?" Law asked.

"Sure, more eyes the better, but under no circumstance should you use the weapons. We don\'t know if they\'ll cause instability in the storm," I advised Law.

He nodded and entered the booth which slowly descended down. He kept turning it around using its own light to see around the ship covering the areas we missed.

Hours went by as we moved through the fourth region with nothing worthy of note.

But not long, I heard Law talking.

"I see someone in the distance."

This caught all of us by surprise, if there is another person, and if they are an enemy it will cause us problems. In case they decide to use their Qi, the storm might activate and everyone might suffer for it.

"He seems to be wounded," Law said.

I piloted the ship closer to the person who was sitting in a lotus position and once I got closer I couldn\'t help but laugh.

"Man proposes and heaven disposes, what a turn of events," I said as I opened the door of the ship.

"Brother, Shen, it\'s dangerous," Zhang Tian said.

"Worry not, the ship is protected under the formation as long as no one uses Qi," I said and hopped down toward the man who was sitting in front of us.

He opened one of his eyes, and though blood was seeping down his lips he couldn\'t help but laugh as he said, "I guess even I didn\'t expect this turn of events."

"Fate is a cruel thing isn\'t it, Fire King," I said.

"Indeed, but don\'t be too arrogant, remember, this place is highly volatile, I could easily take you down with me if you decide to be too willful," he said.

"I guess you already figured out what this place is," I said.

"…"

"Brother Shen, why are you even talking to him," Zhang Tian said. He among many dwellers of the Vast Expanse had a great enmity with the Fire King.

As for me, my grievances with him were deep, but right now, they seem rather pointless. What drove me to push myself to what I am today was undoubtedly the plotting of the Fire King. And before, I couldn\'t even hold a candle to him. Not even with the assistance of many other cultivators. But now, he can\'t even protect himself.

After all, even his current cultivation speed cannot exceed a certain threshold lest it would trigger the storm.

"It is fine, Brother Tian. Although I could easily end you right now, it will serve me no goal or purpose," I said.

Also since he was chosen by the Darkest Sun, it will be even more of a hassle.

"Are you suggesting we leave him here and go," Zhang Tian said.

"Leave him here? Nah, we\'ll take him with us," I smiled.

Zhang Tian frowned at me, he clearly didn\'t like that.

"Brother Shen, think clearly about your words, this man is vile and has killed more lives than you have probably ever witnessed. It is a golden opportunity, a gift from the heavens that he is this weak right now, it will only take one attempt at ending his life." Zhang Tian spoke through divine sense in an urgent tone.

"That isn\'t as easy as it sounds brother Tian," I said back via divine sense. "Since he is under the protection of the Darkest Sun, he definitely has a few treasures to save his life. Not to mention, if I were to attack him, the moment he notices he could simply galvanize his Qi, and all of us will be under the assault of the storm.

"You think I\'ll happily follow you? I\'d rather die than be a hostage," he said.

"Nothing of the sort," I replied to the Fire King, "After all, I\'m not the one who is destined to kill you. Your life belongs to a brother of mine and I will not take it from him."

"Hah!" the Fire King laughed, "That child the one with the Phoenix Fire. So you think he can defeat me?"

"In time, after all, he is the MC," I said. Fully knowing that no one would understand what the MC is.

"Then if you\'re that confident that he can defeat me, what reason do you have to take me with you? Leaving me here is a far better option for you, this way I can\'t vie for the first place and claim the object of the Blue Sun for myself," he said.

"If it was any other area but here, I would have left you and moved on. But in case something bad happens to you here, you might die and my junior brother will be without a revenge target. Not to mention, as you said before the mere fact that one could bypass the Qi threshold could erupt this entire place in lightning. I can\'t leave a ticking time bomb like you here, so come with us," I said.

"A temporary truce," The Fire Lord said.

"Indeed, a temporary truce but that doesn\'t mean you should trust me, nor that I should trust you," I said to him.

"Indeed that is the way it should be," he replied and stood up.

Frankly, I was amazed at how he still remained alive.