The Martial Emperor with Dragon Blood

Chapter 1590 - 1591: Desperate Mountain Stronghold

The Desperate Mountain Stronghold is located south of the Desperate Mountain Range, guarding several trade routes. If the city army associated with the dynasty passes through, they will inevitably be intercepted by these bandits. However, if it is a caravan, they can travel unobstructed by leaving a few Immortal Stones.

Soon, Bai Qi led a large group of bandits and arrived below the Desperate Mountain Stronghold, where the bandits guarding the entrance immediately opened the gates.

"Second-in-command, have you captured the City Lord’s daughter?"

A bandit immediately approached and anxiously asked.

"With the Immortal Demon Proofing Mirror, not only can I capture the City Lord’s daughter, but I could also contain the whole Immortal Spirit City."

Bai Qi smiled and directly entered the Desperate Mountain Stronghold. Along the way, there were many bandits drinking and eating meat, teasing and harassing the women they had kidnapped, creating a scene of chaos.

All the bandits stood up when they saw Bai Qi approaching, greeted him as the second-in-command, and continued with their activities. Bai Qi headed straight for the main stronghold.

In the main stronghold, a burly man with several scars on his face and sharp eyes was staring at Bai Qi as he walked over.

Evidently, this was the boss they referred to, the Stronghold Master of Desperate Mountain Stronghold, Bao Hu, whose strength had already reached the Immortal Class Realm.

"Brother, you came back so quickly, how did it go?"

Bao Hu stood up, laughing heartily.

"With the boss’s Immortal Demon Proofing Mirror, it was naturally easy."

As Bai Qi spoke, he immediately revealed the Immortal Demon Proofing Mirror in his hand and suddenly shone it onto an open space in the main stronghold. A white light flashed, and Ye Mo and Ling Shan appeared there.

With Bao Hu, who’s in the Immortal Class Realm present, he naturally wasn’t worried about Ling Shan and Ye Mo escaping.

"Hmm? Why are there two people?"

Bao Hu saw a man and a woman appear and questioned in confusion.

"Boss, Ling Shan is publicly known as the number one genius in Immortal Spirit City. Her will resides in the Three Heavens Layer of the Immortal Realm, so we can’t kill her. I captured another person, and that boy has a Yellow Grade Medium Quality Immortal Treasure, indicating his identity might be extraordinary."

Bai Qi said blandly.

"Her will can reside in the Three Heavens Layer of the Immortal Realm? Truly a genius. And she is quite a beauty. If it weren’t for using her to threaten the Ling Yue Group, I’d want to know what it’s like to taste this delicate girl."

Bao Hu sneered and said to Bai Qi, "First lock them up, then send a message to the Ling Yue Group, demanding they pay ten million Spirit Stones to ransom their daughter."

"Ten million?"

Bai Qi’s expression slightly changed. This was no small sum; ten million could buy an Earth Rank Immortal Treasure.

"What? Do you think Ling Yue Group’s daughter isn’t worth ten million?"

Bao Hu’s expression slightly changed, speaking coldly, "The Ling Yue Group killed many of our brothers; what’s ten million Spirit Stones?"

"Take them away quickly!"

With a command from Bao Hu, Bai Qi took Ye Mo and Ling Shan into the stronghold’s prison. This prison wasn’t an ordinary one, made from Profound Stone Immortal Crystal.

A layer of five-colored ripples enveloped each cell, and four profound Immortal Talismans surrounded the prison.

Ye Mo observed the runes of the Immortal Talisman, finding them incomprehensibly profound and ever-changing, totally beyond his current level of seal comprehension.

"You two, stay here honestly, and don’t even think of escaping. These seals were crafted by our boss and can suppress the Power of Laws; you can’t escape by transforming the Five Elements."

Bai Qi pushed them into the cell and heavily closed the cell door, giving them one last look before leaving.

If it were ordinary seals, a Martial Artist at the Middle-Ranked Immortal could transform themselves into a flame or stream of water and easily escape. But this seal suppresses the Power of Laws, making escape impossible.

Other cells held a few prisoners, but there weren’t even any bandits guarding the prison, showing their utter confidence in the Sky Punishment Seal Formation.

Ling Shan noticed Ye Mo was continually observing the seals surrounding the prison and couldn’t help but say, "Hey, there’s no use looking; those are Second Order Immortal Talismans. Unless you’re a Second-Order Immortal Talisman Master, you’re just looking for nothing."

Ye Mo ignored Ling Shan, continuing to study the seals. He finally understood the distinct difference between Immortal Talismans and ordinary seals: Immortal Talismans contain fluctuations of laws. The talismans before him contained five law fluctuations that seemed to merge, forming a powerful wave of energy.

Such skills could only be accomplished by a strong person of the Immortal Class Realm.

"Fatty, is there a way to break these seals?"

Ye Mo started to ask Talisman Fatty.

"Breaking these seals is simple, but you haven’t reached that level, and you haven’t even mastered the Power of Laws. How could you break them?"

Talisman Fatty said, "If you can master one Power of Laws, perhaps you could break this array."

"Master one of the Powers of Laws?"

Ye Mo frowned, realizing the importance of the Power of Laws. Though he could harm Immortal Position Realm experts with Rising Dragon Pillar, mastering a Power of Laws would allow him to harness various wondrous uses of laws, significantly boosting his power. Even a typical Upper Immortal might not be his opponent.

"Now, I’ve collected all the Karmic Fire in the secular continent inside the Devil Refining Gourd. Perhaps I can use it to comprehend the Law of Fire."

With this thought, Ye Mo sat cross-legged and began to meditate.

"Hey!"

Ling Shan called out again, seeing that Ye Mo hadn’t acknowledged her at all. She frowned slightly; those from other clans usually tried to get close to her, while this man started cultivation without a word.

"You still have the heart to cultivate now? In less than three days, my father will pay ten million Immortal Stones to ransom me, but you might have to die."

Ling Shan said. She even wondered if this man was a bit foolish, volunteering as a hostage, then sitting cross-legged here as if deliberately drawing her attention.

"Don’t worry, I won’t die. If I dared to come with you, naturally, I have a way out."

Ye Mo finished speaking and ceased to pay attention to Ling Shan, channeling his entire consciousness directly into the Devil Refining Gourd, beginning to contemplate the Law of Fire from the countless Karmic Fires he collected.