Chapter 445: Arriving in the Southern Region
After making all the necessary arrangements, Yu Nianzhen and Jiang Yue left the Cangxing mountain.
Knowing they didn’t have a lot of time; they didn’t take their time enjoying the scenery.
Instead, they rushed towards the South of the Reincarnation world.
"Let’s explore when we have time in the future." Yu Nianzhen suddenly said.
"Good." Jiang Yue nodded and then turned solemn.
"The South region of the Reincarnation world has many opportunities but it is also very dangerous." He said.
"The most dangerous place is the Burial Province. Since we don’t have a lot of time, we won’t go to the Burial Province for the time being. Our target is the periphery of the Boundless Mountain range." Yu Nianzhen reassured.
"If our information is true, there are many herbs and demonic beasts in the Boundless Mountain range. We can search for resources while fighting demonic beasts to stabilise our strength."
"Okay." Jiang Yue said and then turned to Yu Nianzhen.
"It’s too bad we missed the fight for time caves." He said and sighed.
From what they knew, there were one hundred and eight time caves in the South of the Reincarnation world.
In the time caves, time flowed differently from the rest of the Reincarnation World.
Because of this, the time caves were a heaven-defying cultivation opportunity that gave a cultivator more time to advance.
Unfortunately, there were many cultivators in the Reincarnation World and not enough time caves.
As a result, there was a grand fight every one thousand years.
In the fight, cultivators were ranked and the first twelve at each level won a chance to own a time cave for one thousand years.
"We will make it to the next fight." Yu Nianzhen stated.
"I know." Jiang Yue stated but hesitated for a moment.
"What’s the matter?" Yu Nianzhen questioned.
"Do you remember the hourglass we bought in Fengying City?"
"I remember."
"Do you also remember it contained a few grains of the sands of time?"
"Mmmm." Yu Nianzhen nodded.
"In my formation inheritance, there is a time formation. If I can arrange this formation, we can create our own time caves."
Hearing this, Yu Nianzhen raised his eyebrow in question.
"One day outside is ten days in the time cave. However, a grain of the sand of time cannot have such a big effect. At most, one day outside is two days in the time formation."
"How many grains do we have?"
"We have twelve."
"Can the effect be stacked?"
When Jiang Yue heard this, he fell silent and nodded after a few moments of thought.
"At most, three grains of sand can be used in the same formation."
"What’s the effect of three grains?"
"Five days in the time formation is one day outside."
"The effect is not bad." Yu Nianzhen said with a thoughtful look on his face.
"I want to keep half of the grains for ourselves. The rest can be contributed to our Cangxing mountain." Jiang Yue said.
"Good." Yu Nianzhen agreed and rubbed his husband’s hair.
"I have yet to fully comprehend the time formation. I will focus on it for the time being."
"Don’t put too much pressure on yourself."
Hearing this, Jiang Yue rolled his eyes.
Compared to Yu Nianzhen who planned to compete with thousands of foreign cultivators, Jiang Yue barely felt any pressure.
After all, the time formation was a good thing but it was not a life-or-death matter.
"Other than the time caves, Burial Province, and the Boundless Mountain range, I heard the Tribulation grounds are also in the South." Jiang Yue said excitedly.
"It’s marked on the map." Yu Nianzhen reminded.
"Azhen, before we enter the Boundless Mountain range, I want to see the tribulation grounds."
"Good." Yu Nianzhen immediately agreed.
Like Jiang Yue, he was also curious.
Initially, the two thought the reincarnation tribulation was related to lightning.
However, after arriving in the Reincarnation World, they realised their thinking was too simple.
From the little they had learned, crossing the lightning tribulation was only one aspect of the reincarnation tribulation.
Other than the lightning tribulation, there were heart tribulations related to the seven emotions and six desires.
"As long as one’s body is strong, crossing lightning tribulations isn’t a big problem. However, heart tribulations are something to be feared." Jiang Yue said and Yu Nianzhen couldn’t help but agree.
"We have several hundred years to prepare."
After that, the two travelled for three months before they arrived in the South.
At a glance, the South looked like a desert.
However, with a closer look, it was clear to see that it wasn’t barren.
"The Burial Province, Time Caves, and Boundless Mountain Range are behind the Tribulation Grounds. Let’s take a quick look and then leave." Yu Nianzhen said.
"Okay."
With that, the two followed the map and finally arrived at the entrance of the Tribulation grounds.
"Brothers, are you going to take the trial?" A young man asked when he saw Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen.
A moment later, his handsome face creased in a frown and his eyes turned solemn.
"Brothers, I hope you can think about it. Don’t waste your life."
"What do you mean?" Jiang Yue asked.
"Brothers, I see you have just broken through to the first level of the reincarnation realm. You haven’t even stabilised your strength and yet came to take the trial, do you want to die?"
Hearing this, Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen looked at each other.
"Isn’t the trial a heart tribulation? Is it necessary for our cultivation to be stable?" Jiang Yue questioned.
"Brothers, did you just arrive in the Reincarnation World? Didn’t your Mountain master teach you anything?"
At that, Yu Nianzhen and Jiang Yue felt a little ashamed.
However, they didn’t show anything on their faces and continued to talk to the young man.
"Our mountain master is in retreat and most of the others are out of the mountain. Can you tell us what you mean?"
When he heard that, the young man sighed.
"Brothers, the heart tribulations are very dangerous. If possible, it’s best to take them when your cultivation stabilises at the peak of your level. If you mess around when your cultivation is not stable, your level may regress."
"Is that so?"
"You don’t know..."
After that, the young man detailed several accidents he had witnessed.
At the end of the story, Yu Nianzhen and Jiang Yue couldn’t help but feel a little worried.
"Is it true that a lot of cultivators die during their heart tribulations?" Jiang Yue asked.
"For every thirty, at least one will die under the first tribulation. The number increases as the cultivation level increases."
"Brother, you know a lot." Jiang Yue narrowed his eyes and looked at the young man.
"Of course." The young man thumped his chest proudly.
"I know everything in the Reincarnation World."
"Everything?" Jiang Yue looked at the person with a sceptic look in his eyes.
"Brothers, everything I told you is my meeting gift. If you want to know anything else, I will give you a good price."
’News vendor, I should have known.’ Jiang Yue thought and turned to Yu Nianzhen.
"Do you have a detailed map of the Reincarnation World?" Yu Nianzhen suddenly asked.
"I have several maps." The vendor immediately answered.
Soon after, Yu Nianzhen bought a world map, an encyclopaedia of Mountain masters, an introduction to the different world mountains, books about the reincarnation tribulations, Burial Province, Boundless Mountain range, and other things in the Reincarnation world.
[Our reincarnation stones are almost gone.] Jiang Yue couldn’t help but grumble.
[We will earn more, don’t worry.] Yu Nianzhen said and looked at his husband with a helpless look in his eyes.
"Brothers, my name is He Fang. Come to me if you need other news."
"Are you always here?"
"No." He Fang said and gave Jiang Yue a communication jade.
"Okay, we will find you if we want to know anything else."
After that, Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen walked around the entrance of the tribulation grounds.
The entrance was nine humongous stone doors.
Each door was about fifty metres tall and five metres wide.
When someone wanted to enter the tribulation grounds, they would place their world mountain identity jade on the stone door.
A moment later, they would be sucked into the door and disappear from view.
"Each door corresponds to a cultivation level and the actual tribulation grounds are in an alternate space." Jiang Yue observed, feeling a little disappointed.
"It doesn’t matter, we will know when we enter. In the meantime, let’s read the information we bought." Yu Nianzhen said.
"Okay, let’s go."
"XiaoYue, after we read the information, let’s make a copy of everything and send it back to Cangxing Mountain."
"How to send them back?" Jiang Yue couldn’t help but frown.
Although he knew the importance of sending things to the mountain, he didn’t want to go back and forth.
"How about sending XiaoLan?" Yu Nianzhen asked.
"XiaoLan is already a sixth-level demonic beast and her illusions are not easy to deal with. She should be able to safely travel between here and the Cangxing mountain."
