Chapter 525: Chapter 285: Ling Changqing: This Item Is Fated With Me
A moment later, the four of them vanished from the center of the Array.
When they reappeared, Ling Changqing found himself before the crumbling ruins of a palace. The surrounding halls and buildings were at once magnificent beyond compare and utterly decayed.
The Teleportation Array beneath their feet was located in a corner of this palace complex.
Before Ling Changqing could speak, Bai Qingyi, who was beside him, abruptly raised her hand. A sharp beam of light shot out, slicing a monster that had been silently approaching in two.
It was a grayish-brown bat the size of an adult human, but with a deathly pale human face on its head. Its blood-red eyes glared viciously at them as dark blood gushed out. Its bisected body still struggled desperately.
Ling Changqing followed up with a finishing blow. Dozens of streams of Sword Qi rained down, dicing it to pieces.
As for its soul, it was naturally devoured by the Era Star Palace.
"This creature’s Soul Origin was quite potent," Gong Ling’s voice rang out, sounding somewhat unsatiated. "Let me devour more of them in the future so I can recover faster!"
"Alright."
Ling Changqing agreed. ’If the Era Star Palace benefits, it’s the same as me benefiting, so there’s no reason to refuse.’
A faint commotion came from the distance. It seemed some native creatures had realized the group was not to be trifled with and were beginning to retreat quietly.
"This time... it seems we’ve arrived in the Xuyue Palace’s Cave Mansion Hall!"
Meng Feiyu said with some surprise, looking around.
Revisiting this old place, she was constantly recalling bits of information, so much so that her mind couldn’t process it all at once.
"Is there anything good hidden here?"
Ling Changqing asked with great interest.
"I’m not sure,"
Meng Feiyu shook her head. "Before I was reincarnated, Xuyue Palace was already in decline. I don’t know what became of it in the end."
Bai Qingyi said, "Then let’s not waste any more time. Let’s go directly to the Hongmeng Divine Hall’s Cave Mansion Hall!"
"Mm, alright."
Meng Feiyu nodded in agreement. A second-rate power like this, even if it had some legacy, couldn’t compare to the Hongmeng Divine Hall. It wasn’t worth lingering for.
The four of them boarded the Flying Ship and left, continuing their journey. A moment later, they arrived at the location of the next Teleportation Array.
Just like that, they teleported from one Array to the next, soon penetrating an astronomical distance into the continent’s heartland.
As another long-distance teleportation completed, Bai Qingyi suddenly cried out sharply. A cloud-shaped Exotic Treasure instantly unfurled, transforming into a thick Light Banner that protected the four of them.
Outside, hundreds of Bronze Puppets had already surrounded them. They were wildly swinging all sorts of Weapons, crazily attacking the Light Banner. Amidst the THUD THUD of impacts, low, hoarse roars rose and fell.
These things were burly, with many of them standing twenty to thirty feet tall. Almost every one of them possessed combat power equivalent to a Nascent Soul True Monarch.
The good news was that they didn’t seem to know any Divine Techniques, relying mainly on brute physical strength for their attacks.
Su Qinglian snorted coldly. Hundreds, even thousands of sharp, frigid Sword Auras materialized in mid-air, raining down and easily blanketing the creatures, which resembled Daoist Soldier Puppets.
The leading Puppet Giants were unable to dodge in time. The sword slashes left marks on their mottled, ancient-looking bodies, but failed to inflict any fatal damage.
"They’re pretty tough!"
Bai Qingyi smiled with some surprise. With a wave of her hand, an even denser barrage of biting Sword Qi descended.
This attack was more than ten times stronger. Two of the Bronze Giants failed to dodge, and their massive heads were lopped off by the Sword Auras. They crashed to the ground with a BOOM, kicking up a huge cloud of dust.
Meng Feiyu and Ling Changqing also joined the fight. A few dozen breaths later, nothing was left moving in the vicinity.
Ling Changqing pulled over the severed hand of a Bronze Giant. Probing it briefly with his Divine Thought, he was surprised to find it contained Fiery Sun Profound Spirit Gold, and in no small amount.
In the Cultivation Realm, Fiery Sun Profound Spirit Gold was a Quasi Rank Five material, so one could imagine its immense value. In a Marketplace, just three taels of it could be exchanged for a Treasure Level Flying Sword.
If he collected and refined all the corpses of these Bronze Puppet Giants, the amount of Fiery Sun Profound Spirit Gold he could obtain would be substantial. There were also many other supplementary materials, mostly at the Quasi Rank Four and Rank Four levels.
Ling Changqing didn’t stand on ceremony. A vast expanse of clear light flashed, freezing all the Daoist Soldier Puppet corpses before he stored them in the Little Qiankun Realm.
Afterward, the four of them continued their journey on the Flying Ship, leaving one Teleportation Array after another behind them.
Along the way, they encountered more and more strange Exotic Beasts and Flying Birds, as well as Mechanical Puppet Beasts. Occasionally, powerful Yin Ghosts and Resentful Spirits would appear, causing the three women to gradually feel the pressure.
Fortunately, with the blessing of Ling Changqing’s Luck and Fortune, they always managed to pass through peril unscathed. They successfully killed all the creatures that blocked their path, and their Soul Origins were devoured by the Era Star Palace.
The collection of rare materials in the Little Qiankun Realm grew and grew, almost piling up into several mountains. There were even quite a few true Rank Five materials.
Twenty days later, after another long-distance teleportation was complete, a giant Teleportation Array appeared before Ling Changqing. It was a thousand feet in diameter and enveloped in a crystalline glow.
Beside him, Meng Feiyu let out a sigh of relief.
"I remember now! I built this very Array with my own hands back then. Once we complete this teleportation, we’ll reach the edge of the Hongmeng Divine Hall’s core territory!"
Ling Changqing looked slightly taken aback. "The edge of the territory? How much longer until we reach the main gates of the Hongmeng Divine Hall?"
"That part will be simple. I know the locations of all the secret Arrays. There won’t be any more problems!"
Meng Feiyu said with a smile. She had now recovered more of her memories, so she was no longer worried.
The rest of the journey was indeed much easier and smoother. Under her guidance, those annoying creatures were lured away in advance. Moreover, the various Teleportation Arrays were quite close to each other, so very little time was wasted traveling between them.
The deeper they went, the more common magnificent Palace Halls, jade towers, and magnificent palaces became. Surprisingly, they were in excellent condition, having suffered almost no damage.
The space was filled with a dense, milky-white Spiritual Mist. A radiant glow suffused the air, and an ancient, timeless Dao Rhyme flowed through it. The ubiquitous, eerie coldness seemed to have faded significantly.
Many of the towering, magnificent halls and courtyards, shrouded in divine light, looked as if they could still be lived in. The environment was even superior to a Rank Five High Grade Cave Mansion Hall or blessed land.
"It seems the legacy of this Supreme Divine Land’s Destiny is still present. Otherwise, this place wouldn’t look like this!"
Bai Qingyi remarked with emotion.
Ling Changqing deeply agreed. ’It looks like this expedition will be a bountiful one.’
Several more hours passed. After the final teleportation was complete, a circular archway tens of thousands of feet in diameter appeared before them.
The archway stood at the top of a flight of three thousand jade steps. It seemed to be condensed from seven-colored light, and amidst the swirling purple qi and auspicious clouds, the faint, ethereal strains of celestial music could be heard.
Ling Changqing looked up, feeling as if he were gazing directly at a slumbering primordial deity. The majesty—so lofty, so far above all living things—was almost tangible, inspiring an impulse to prostrate oneself in worship in all who faced it.
Translucent feathers of light drifted down from the sky, carrying an indescribable Essence of Spiritual Qi. They silently cleansed the impurities and toxins from the depths of Ling Changqing’s body, leaving him utterly pure.
Even Su Qinglian and Bai Qingyi, who considered themselves to have seen their fair share of grand sights, could not hide the shock on their faces.
"Darling, stop staring. Let’s go in first!"
Meng Feiyu said softly. At this moment, not only were her memories returning, but even her Cultivation was beginning to show signs of increasing.
Ling Changqing agreed and, together with the three women, ascended the jade steps toward the giant, radiant gateway.
A faint, seven-colored halo of starlight appeared around Meng Feiyu’s curvaceous and enchanting, gracefully swaying body. Under her lead, the four of them entered the gateway without any hindrance.
Within the gateway was a vast cyan jade plaza. It was paved with Jade Bricks, each nine feet square and covered in natural patterns resembling mountains and rivers.
The Spiritual Qi concentration here was a whole level higher than outside.
In the very center of the plaza, a large bell floated in mid-air, only about thirty feet off the ground. It was purplish-green all over, and countless dark-gold Ancient Celestial Book Talismans flickered and flowed within it.
"This is..."
Ling Changqing’s expression shifted slightly. This bell was clearly a rare Ancient Heavy Artifact. ’Its rank should be no lower than the Bian Wujian Gate, perhaps even a notch higher?’
’There’s nothing more to be said. This item is fated to be mine!’
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