Chapter 524: Chapter 285: Ling Changqing: This Item Is Fated to Be with Me
Deep within the Qinghao Continent.
Beneath a ruin obscured by weeds and rubble, a faint tremor began. Then, a vast, ice-blue radiance spilled out from the cracks between the stones.
Just a few breaths later, a massive pillar of light twenty zhang in diameter shot into the sky. Amidst the billowing dust, a tremendous force flung the rubble and debris far away, revealing the Teleportation Array buried beneath the ruins.
The figures of Ling Changqing and the three women appeared in the center of the Array and quickly solidified.
"Darling, we’ve arrived."
Meng Feiyu said softly, taking out the Jade Jade Map to verify their current location.
Ling Changqing surveyed his surroundings and said thoughtfully, "We’re one step closer to the heart of the continent. The dangers will likely multiply, so we must be cautious."
With his Divine Soul Origin, which was comparable to that of a Divinity Transformation Powerhouse, it wasn’t difficult for him to sense the ubiquitous, cold, and eerie aura growing stronger.
It was a hostility that emanated from the entire continent. Without sufficient Cultivation or a Spiritual Treasure for protection, any outside Cultivator would sooner or later be targeted by some inexplicable entity, finding themselves plagued by misfortune and endless calamities.
Past experience showed that of the foreign Cultivators who dared to venture deep into the continent’s interior, at most two or three out of a hundred made it out alive. The rest were left here forever.
Su Qinglian smiled. "Don’t worry. As long as you’re with us, darling, those things won’t even dare to come near."
His supreme Luck and Fortune was the bane of these negative consciousness fragments. Some vengeful spirits and wraiths, millions of years old, would steer clear of a special existence like Ling Changqing, not daring to approach at all.
"The coordinates are confirmed. Let’s head to the location of the next Teleportation Array!"
Meng Feiyu marked the map and looked up.
Ling Changqing nodded. Gong Ling was even faster, recording the Teleportation Array and the surrounding topography in a matter of moments.
With this map, he could now explore this place alone without fear of getting lost.
Bai Qingyi waved her hand, pulling the weeds and rubble back over to conceal the Teleportation Array. Then, the four of them departed on a Flying Ship.
Along the way, they saw countless dilapidated cities, palaces, temples, and Daoist Temple ruins. In some places, a faint Spiritual Light still flickered, while in others, patches of black energy gathered without dissipating. The desolate, deathly silent atmosphere grew ever stronger.
Occasionally, they spotted unknown Exotic Beasts and Flying Birds moving through the mountain forests, their bodies showing varying degrees of decay. There were also Mechanical Puppet Beasts missing limbs and shrouded in black energy, wandering aimlessly among the ruins.
None of them looked easy to provoke. Creatures at the True Pill, Golden Core, and even Nascent Soul True Monarch levels were not uncommon, and a very small number had auras comparable to a Divinity Transformation Powerhouse.
In the Celestial Vault above, dim sunlight filtered through a deep gray mist onto the mountains and land below. It offered no warmth; cold and darkness were the eternal themes of this continent.
The great calamity of the past, combined with the special barrier formed by the deep, dark mist and the changes over hundreds of millions of years, had made this environment a world of its own, somewhat resembling the legendary Netherworld.
"My dears, can the Qinghao Continent ever be restored to its original state?"
Ling Changqing asked with a frown.
’For such a vast continent, rich in resources and countless opportunities, to become this world’s forgotten kingdom and a place of great peril... it’s truly a waste.’
Meng Feiyu shook her head. "That’s hard to say. Perhaps not even a True Immortal or an Immortal Great Power from the Ancient Era, were they to reappear in the world, could accomplish such a feat."
Su Qinglian beamed. "That’s not necessarily true. If darling can reach that level in the future, it might not be impossible..."
"Hmm... Perhaps you’re right."
Meng Feiyu nodded. With Ling Changqing’s special status, such a possibility wasn’t out of the question. Perhaps he was the only one who could do it.
"Oh, by the way, the materials used for those Mechanical Puppet Beasts are quite good. If we kill and dismantle them, they could be used for Refining Top Grade Magical Treasures, or even Spiritual Treasures,"
Bai Qingyi said with a slight smile.
Meng Feiyu glanced over and said dismissively, "Those things are just average. The sealed treasury of the Hongmeng Divine Hall has every rare material you could imagine—more than enough for darling to use!"
In the Ancient Era, all sorts of rare Heavenly and Earthly Treasures were far more abundant than in the present age. Even second-tier rare materials were available in endless supply. The current era simply couldn’t compare.
Half an hour later, the Flying Ship smoothly arrived at the location of the next Teleportation Array. Surprisingly, it was at the bottom of a large lake with shimmering green waves, buried hundreds of zhang deep in the silt.
"I seem to recall this place being a range of rolling mountains back in the day. The Teleportation Array was on the peak of one of the mountains. To think it’s now buried at the bottom of a lake."
Meng Feiyu said with a touch of emotion. This was the very definition of seas turning into mulberry fields.
Having chosen the spot, Su Qinglian used her Magical Power to part the lake water. With a single move, Thousand Mile Ice Seal, a thick white mist rolled out, covering the sky. The surrounding temperature plummeted, turning the entire lake into a solid, unmoving ice sculpture.
With but a thought from Ling Changqing, a giant hand ten zhang in size materialized. It easily scooped away the silt at the bottom of the lake, tossing it far to the side.
The Teleportation Array was buried under three zhang of silt. Bai Qingyi and Meng Feiyu joined in to help, and in no time, the twenty-zhang-diameter platform of the Array was revealed.
Despite being buried in silt for ages, the Teleportation Array was still perfectly intact. Once replenished with enough Spirit Stones, it could be used normally.
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