Eternal Life by Dual Cultivation

Chapter 536: Chapter 289: Xia Qingying: Fellow Daoist, Please Wait...

"Fellow Daoist Su,"

Xia Qingying turned, took out a gleaming Jade Scroll, and placed it in Su Mingcan’s hands, conveying her message via Divine Thought:

"As long as you can help me break the spatial Restrictions on this bridge, you may choose any resource on this list. Furthermore, you will receive half of all fortunes discovered within the ruins!"

Given the situation, it was clear she had to make a significant sacrifice.

As the Empress of the Da Xia Divine Dynasty, Xia Qingying was certainly not lacking in decisiveness, and she immediately made a generous offer to Su Mingcan.

Su Mingcan’s expression was conflicted. After a few moments of deliberation, he finally nodded. "Very well. As long as Your Majesty keeps her promise."

「On the Purple Jade Arch Bridge.」

"...Two steps forward, turn left and move sideways for thirteen steps. Watch out for the Illusion attacking your Divine Soul!"

"...Okay, Master, stop and rest for a moment. This time, we need to wait one hundred fifty breaths for the spatial turbulence ahead to subside!"

"...Three steps back! The aftershocks of a spatial storm are sweeping through! Be careful not to get blown away!"

Following Gong Ling’s guidance, Ling Changqing advanced cautiously, one step at a time. His pace wasn’t fast, but it was steady.

"...My Destiny seems to be draining a bit quickly. I should be able to make it to the other side of the bridge, right?"

Ling Changqing spoke, thinking back. Other than that one time years ago when he was collecting resources on the floor of the Deep Sea, he hadn’t suffered any damage to his Luck and Fortune, especially not after he became a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

This place was even more treacherous than an abyssal sea trench.

"Rest assured, Master. At most, you’ll lose thirty to forty percent. You’ll recover it after a period of rest."

Gong Ling responded in a gentle voice.

"That’s a relief."

Ling Changqing breathed a sigh of relief. The dangerous trials in these Divine Land Ruins were surely not limited to this bridge. ’Who knows if there are even deadlier places ahead?’

"By the way, the Restrictions on this bridge are so terrifying. Has anyone ever managed to cross it safely before?"

"Of course. Not just in the past—even among the Cultivators behind you, Master, there are those who could break this spatial Restriction Trap. It would just take them longer and cost them an exorbitant price!"

"So that’s how it is..."

Ling Changqing was lost in thought.

’It seems that if a Grade Five or Six Array Dao Grandmaster were to take action, they’d also have a chance to cross this bridge. The cost, however, would be another matter entirely.’

’Of course, I don’t need to worry about that. This time, as long as I can reach the core of the Divine Land and help Meng Feiyu retrieve the Command Token from her past life, the matter will be settled.’

The faint screams of Cultivators drifted from behind him. ’Are those the sacrificial pawns the major powers are using to test the path?’

Ling Changqing wasn’t wrong. Since Su Mingcan wasn’t completely confident of success and was still nursing a grudge, he told the powerful figures that he needed a group of Cultivators to act as pawns to test the path.

Without a word of protest, Xia Qingying, Yin Xuechen, Qin Tiangen, and the other leaders immediately used their Divine Thought to order their subordinates to strike.

A moment later, nearly all the nearby Loose Cultivators and members of smaller groups had been captured and restrained by their forces.

Only a few with formidable Cultivation who sensed the danger in time managed to escape.

It went without saying that if any of them managed to escape the Qinghao Continent alive and spread the word, these major powers would have a new batch of enemies.

Of course, Yin Xuechen and the others couldn’t care less. This was the cold, cruel Cultivation Realm, where far bloodier and more inhumane events were commonplace.

If you weren’t at the table, you were on the menu.

Ling Changqing ignored the events unfolding behind him and focused on his journey.

A little over an hour later, with more than thirty percent of his Luck and Fortune depleted, Ling Changqing’s Boots finally touched the cyan jade tiles of the far shore.

The exquisite and masterfully crafted gilded portal stood thirty zhang away, with seemingly no further obstacles in between.

After a moment’s thought, Ling Changqing sat down where he stood and rested for an hour, easing his weary Mind and recovering his Magical Power.

Once his Essence, Qi, and Spirit had returned to their Peak state, he rose to his feet and walked toward the gilded portal without a backward glance.

Behind him, the Cultivators on the bridge had barely managed to advance more than twenty zhang. They could hardly take a few steps without sacrificing a life to test the path, and the air was filled with their vicious curses.