bioinnovel Chapter 636 The Land of Ashes
Chapter 636 The Land of Ashes
Three years later.
A starry sky somewhere near the holy site.
A streak of light sped along at a speed of 100 kilometers per second, finally stopping in front of a palace in the Ninth Heaven.
"Lord Willie, thank you for your guidance over the past three years."
Willie laughed heartily, "I should be thanking you. You have to understand that the past three years have been nothing like the previous three years."
"Now Lotte is ranked fourth in Cloud Mirror Mountain, surpassing Givens, and he rarely bothers me anymore. Life has become so much easier for him."
"This is all thanks to you being his sparring partner."
Xiao Weiqing said, "It's because Lott himself has good comprehension, but I think he should still focus on his domain."
"Sigh, I've said this before, just let him be, he'll figure it out eventually."
"And you?"
"Now that you've mastered the basics of the Star River Escape Technique, are you off preparing for a mission?"
Xiao Weiqing nodded, "Yes, three years have passed, and there are only three years left in the mission. It's time to carry out the mission."
"Hmm, your current speed already surpasses that of an ordinary ruler. If you were to activate your domain, no one in the ruler realm would be your match. Just be careful and you'll be fine."
"When on missions, if you encounter difficulties from an Undying Realm expert, just mention that you are from the Cloud Ruins Holy Land, and they will give you face."
"I understand, Lord Willie," Xiao Weiqing said respectfully.
"Okay, go ahead."
"This junior takes his leave."
......
Manor No. 66.
Xiao Weiqing tidied up briefly and put some important items into his spatial equipment.
"Yuanbao, buy me a boat ticket to go there."
"Master, the Ashlands are a no-man's-land, and are extremely far away, with no direct interstellar routes."
Xiao Weiqing nodded slightly and said, "Then please help me plan the route. We need to get there as soon as possible."
"Yes, Master. This is the route I have arranged for you. To reach the Land of Ashes, it will take... two months."
Xiao Weiqing looked at the interstellar route that Yuanbao had released and confirmed that there were no problems.
That's fine.
"Yes, Master."
A few seconds later.
Yuanbao added, "Master, all the tickets have been locked. The next available route will depart from the interstellar port in the Bing Shen District of the Third Heaven in four hours."
"Um."
"Buy it, I'll go now."
"Okay, have a safe trip."
The Three Heavens.
Xiao Weiqing, whose appearance has changed, boards a spaceship.
From this day forward, he will be a wanted criminal seeking refuge in the Land of Ashes.
Two months later.
An unmarked spaceship slowly approaches a special star system—the Ember Realm.
The land of the Ashes is vast, larger than a typical star, and is surrounded by an ever-burning flame, which serves as a natural defensive barrier.
This place is a no-man's-land, outside the orthodox order of humans, demons, and machines, with no official rulers and no unified laws.
It is divided among three forces: humans, demons, and machines.
The three forces check and balance each other, while also sticking together for mutual support, and following a unified set of unspoken rules:
The orthodox lineages of the three races are not accepted. Anyone from the orthodox camp who enters the Ruins will automatically become the public enemy of the entire Ash Realm.
Here, only strength and interests reign supreme; there is no morality, no rules, and not even fixed factions—it is a place of pure chaos.
The people and demons who come here are not necessarily vicious, but there are definitely no kind souls among them.
"Everyone."
"We've arrived at the Land of Ashes. Have a pleasant journey, everyone."
The captain did not drive the spaceship inside, but instead stayed two thousand kilometers outside the Ember Realm.
Xiao Weiqing stepped out of the spaceship and mingled with the crowd, approaching the outer edge of the Ember Realm.
A group of nearly a hundred people waited not far outside the flame layer.
ten minutes.
Suddenly, a circular gap appeared in the massive layer of flames ahead, about a kilometer in diameter.
Everyone quickly went inside.
Xiao Weiqing followed closely behind.
Pass through the flame layer.
Enter the interior.
Xiao Weiqing finally saw what the Ash Realm looked like. There were no planets, not even meteorites. There were only huge buildings floating in the starry sky. The architectural styles were those of humans, demons, and machines.
Looking outwards, the circular opening that had led in had closed, and the entire Ash Realm was shrouded in a gray haze, with no stars in sight, creating a somewhat oppressive atmosphere.
"Welcome to the Land of Ashes."
Ten burly bull demons blocked the way, led by a sovereign.
"Damn it, why is it a demon race today?"
In the crowd, a bald old man whispered, his tone tinged with frustration.
Xiao Weiqing remained calm. "Brother, what do those demons do?"
The bald old man glanced at Xiao Weiqing. "Is this your first time in the Land of Ashes?"
"Yes."
Xiao Weiqing did not deny it.
"Then you're lucky," the old man sighed.
"Tell me about it, bro."
"I'll say it if you tell me to," the bald old man laughed, rubbing his fingers together.
Xiao Weiqing understood and took out a few cosmic coins.
"Getting on track."
"Then I'll tell you about it."
"Every living being that enters the Land of Ashes, whether human, demon, or mechanical, even an ant, must pay a tax, or they will not be allowed to enter."
"This tax is collected in rotation by the human race, the demon race, and the machine race."
"We're really unlucky; we ran into the demon race today."
Xiao Weiqing nodded and then asked, "Are most of them captured by the demon race?"
"If it were just a matter of quantity, that would be fine. The problem is that these guys often collect the same amount repeatedly and make things difficult for us in all sorts of ways."
"Repeatedly collected? Every day?"
"Every single time!"
"I said angrily."
"Even if you just go out for a short while and then come back, they will collect the money again without any regard for the facts."
"Since it's your first time here, it's even worse. You'll have to open an account; you'll probably be lucky to escape with your life. Do you know anyone in the Land of Ashes?"
"I advise you to send someone to pick you up."
Xiao Weiqing nodded.
Thanks.
Half an hour later.
Amidst the cries and complaints of others.
Finally, it was the bald old man's turn.
"This is my identity card."
The bald old man showed a black identity plaque engraved with the words "Jin Jie".
"Bring it here, let me see."
A bull demon reached out to take the bald old man's identification tag, seemingly to check it.
"Sir, that won't be necessary. This is my entry fee."
The bald old man took out a stack of cosmic coins, totaling over 5.
5 Cosmic Coins is no small sum.
As the secretary to the seventh-level manager of Yuling Auction House, Della's monthly salary is only 2. The cost of entering the Ash Realm once is equivalent to two and a half months of Della's salary.
The bull demon squeezed the thickness of the banknote, grinned, and said, "Let's go."
"Thank you, thank you, sir."
Next up was Xiao Weiqing.
"Identity card".
"This is my first time here."
These words were spoken.
The bull demon's mouth immediately curled into a grin.
"Is this your first time here?"
Many people looked at Xiao Weiqing with pity, while others looked on with schadenfreude.
The ruler behind the bull demon also came over.
"Commander."
The bull demon looked regretful, lamenting that he wouldn't get a share of this juicy piece of meat.
The bull demon leader, a towering figure nearly five meters tall, looked down at them and said:
"Is this your first time here?"