After the Demon Suppression Saint disappeared, the square was now free to enter and exit.

The four flew up into the sky, each choosing a direction to search. They had Magic Treasures in hand to send messages and locate each other. Once a location was found, they could notify the others.

Fang Zhou possessed the Northern Star's innate abilities and would never lose his way. He left the Northern Star on the square and chose to fly east.

After upgrading, the Northern Star's maximum range of activity had reached ten kilometers. As long as he left the Northern Star behind, he could swap positions with the substitute within ten kilometers and return instantly.

Fang Zhou also used the Northern Star innate abilities to set a teleport position on the square, allowing him to return even beyond ten kilometers.

With double insurance, Fang Zhou could return at the first opportunity should any unexpected incident arise.

In reality, he wasn't too worried about the current predicament. If they truly couldn't escape, he could simply collect everyone into the gourd and use either the Earth Escape Technique or Human Escape Technique to get away.

These escape techniques could even leave a time loop; escaping from Refining Immortal City wasn't difficult.

However, such actions come with the risk of exposing his abilities, which Fang Zhou planned to avoid unless absolutely necessary.

The sky was pitch black, starless and moonless, with no indication of its height.

Fang Zhou soared into the air, releasing his Divine Sense.

Centered in his mind, his Divine Sense expanded outwards rapidly in a spherical shape.

How far it reached, Fang Zhou himself couldn't quite tell. It easily exceeded the substitute's activity range, going further and further.

The undulating hills below were unveiled without any detail spared under Fang Zhou's Divine Sense. Even the shape of every stone beneath could be clearly sensed.

Flying for more than half an hour, Fang Zhou didn't notice any anomalies; the hills below looked almost identical, showing no signs of any living beings.

Yet beneath the hills, Fang Zhou sensed numerous tunnel-like caves, densely packed and crisscrossing.

Fang Zhou's Divine Sense continued to penetrate deeper, discovering the caves were stuffed with large, oval stones, each about the size of an adult ox, numbering in the thousands.

His Magic Treasure suddenly vibrated slightly, then the voice of the enchanting Taoist from Taixu Temple sounded.

"Everyone, I've found a very special place here. If none of you have discovered anything, come over."

After the voice ended, the corner of the Magic Treasure immediately pointed in a direction.

Fang Zhou turned to fly towards the direction indicated by the Magic Treasure.

Regarding the female Taoist named Yu Hua, Fang Zhou didn't have a good impression of her either.

The way she looked at him was too blatant, like a man eyeing a sexy woman, wanting to have a wild time.

The gaze Fang Zhou detested the most was such blatant eyeing. When he first crossed into this world, Li Ruyu almost left him a psychological shadow with a similar gaze.

Fang Zhou occasionally ogled beautiful women himself, but that was purely from an appreciation of beauty, tinged with some fantasies.

Whereas Yu Hua's gaze belonged to lustful eyes, typically called visual molestation.

For Xiao Yin's sake, Fang Zhou, though having a poor impression of Yu Hua, never showed it.

After another half an hour of flying, Fang Zhou reached Yu Hua's location.

Ming Aoshuang and Hong Guan had already arrived.

Upon arriving, the three immediately saw the special place Yu Hua spoke of.

A pitch-black volcano, shaped like an upside-down trumpet, with a sharp, high crater emitting thick smoke that drifted into the darkened sky.

On the surrounding hills, countless openings dotted the landscape, appearing scarred and battered.

Fang Zhou extended his Divine Sense downward, finding that beneath the openings lay numerous intersecting caves, just as elsewhere, filled with oval stones.

Fang Zhou's Divine Sense seeped into the volcano, sensing the incredible heat within. The substantial molten lava, like a natural insulator, gravely hindered Fang Zhou's Divine Sense.

Nonetheless, Fang Zhou could still perceive the intense energy reaction occurring within the molten lava.

The little black snake mentioned by the Demon Suppression Saint should be hiding in this volcanic molten lava and is awakening.

This reminded Fang Zhou of Iron Sword Mountain of the Heavenly Sword Sect, where a Fire Dragon from the Black Soul World was sealed.

Could it be that a Fire Dragon is also sealed within this black volcano?

The other three hadn't awakened their Divine Sense yet, but that didn't stop them from recognizing the uniqueness of this place.

All other places were endless hills, each identical, but only here stood a unique volcano; even a blind person could tell its distinctiveness.

Having found the location, the next step was to probe the true nature and strength of the "little black snake" inside.

So, who would take on the probing task?

Hong Guan's gaze immediately landed on Fang Zhou, smiling, "Why not let President Fang showcase his skills? What do you think?"

This was one of her purposes for seeking out the location, to have Fang Zhou probe the enemy, bearing the risk, and by doing so, observe his strength.

With Yu Hua and Ming Aoshuang by her side, though they frequently disputed, Fang Zhou was an outsider.

Three against one, the advantage lies heavily on her side; how could he not comply?

Hong Guan calculated her plans smartly, but found Ming Aoshuang expressionless and Yu Hua smiling without a word of agreement.

Fang Zhou calmly said, "I don't believe it. My strength is meager; it should be Master Hong Guan who personally takes the task. What do you think?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ming Aoshuang immediately expressed agreement, "I concur."

Two against one, instantly overpowering Hong Guan.

"Taoist Ming, what's going on!?"

Hong Guan was visibly shocked; previously, Ming Aoshuang completely ignored Fang Zhou's breach of alliance rules, which already puzzled her.

Now, Ming Aoshuang clearly sided with Fang Zhou, leaving her astonished.

Even Yu Hua beside them showed a look of surprise.

Ming Aoshuang coldly said, "Master Hong Guan and President Fang have no enmity. Why target him constantly? As a monk, less intention for disputes would be better."

Hearing such criticism from Ming Aoshuang, Hong Guan almost spat blood from frustration.

If not for you being the first to provocatively target Fang at the alliance meeting, why would I bother stepping in?

Now you criticize me for being too dispute-prone?

Hong Guan nearly exploded with anger, never seen anyone flipping sides like this and then pointing fingers at her.

However, after the ire, Hong Guan suddenly realized, she truly held no real grudges against Fang Zhou.

Like the others, she merely found Fang Zhou's Male Right Association displeasing.

At the alliance meeting, Ming Aoshuang was the first to provoke Fang Zhou, and Hong Guan merely followed up, unexpectedly being rebuffed by Fang Zhou, accruing minor conflicts.

Later, she attempted to regain face but failed each time, deepening the animosity.

Now with Ming Aoshuang clearly switching sides, Hong Guan realized she had no valid reason to continue opposing Fang Zhou.

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