In the year 7140 of the Lichuan Calendar, nearly a decade after Yu Qingtan and Fang Ling had obtained the inheritance of the Miluo Celestial Immortal Venerable, Yu Qingtan decided to travel to the Central Region.
She had successfully imprinted the Time Law, and her Sword Dao, Blood Dao, Sound Path, Path of Chess, Artifact Dao, Formation Path, and Talisman Dao had all reached the Third Level Origin, consolidating her Origin True Body.
The next step was to break through to the Body Integration Realm, which was impossible to achieve in the Outer Realm.
To head to the Central Region, she needed to traverse the Lichuan Inner Sea, but not all areas were directly passable, rather, specific spatial nodes were required to cross it.
These spatial nodes were the passages to enter the Central Region and were mostly controlled by the Human Race, Demon Race, and the Sea Clan of the Lichuan Inner Sea.
Yu Qingtan planned to travel to the Central Region in the guise of a Supreme Elder of the Wendao Sect, while her alter ego, Sect Hierarch Qing, would still remain in the Outer Realm initially.
Since the Congregation Alliance had yet to find a suitable successor leader, Shen Wanning was to travel to the Central Region with Sect Hierarch Qing.
Yu Qingtan had selected Shen Tinglan and Xiao Youwei as successors, but they were still in the Nascent Soul Stage and not yet strong enough to bear major responsibilities.
Generally, using the method of entity separation to not entirely enter the Central Region is not feasible. After entering the Central Region, any alter ego left in the Outer Realm would typically lose all contact with the original body.
However, Yu Qingtan possessed Innate Divine Skills and wanted to test whether it could work.
She left the Myriad Beasts Secret Realm as well as Thousand Beasts Mountain and Hundred Beasts Mountain to the Wendao Sect, but planned to move the Five-Star Ascension Tree into the System Space to take it to the Central Region.
Although Yu Qingtan and Demon Venerable Bai Chen and Demon King Qing Shuang had developed some affections, as artifact spirits, there was almost no possibility for further advancement; they were of no more assistance to Qingtan, and staying in the Outer Realm was also their own wish.
Thus, one deep night, known only to a few such as Venerable Shenfeng, Roujia True Lord, Yan Xi, Xiang Yiyi, and others, Yu Qingtan entered a top-secret teleportation formation within the Wendao Sect.
With a dissipation of spiritual light, Yu Qingtan vanished from her original spot and reappeared in an unknown location shrouded all around by dense fog. Only one direction’s fog was slightly thinner, marking the way to the Central Region.
Yu Qingtan flew along this direction. Inside the misty passageway, there was a mysterious pressure. Cultivators below the Divine Transformation Mid Stage would be directly crushed to death by this pressure, and even those hiding in the Artifact Space would not be salvaged, preventing them from traveling to the Central Region.
After flying for several days, Yu Qingtan noticed a gleam of light ahead.
The light gradually expanded, akin to the early dawn breaking the darkness, piercing through the dense fog and bringing a sliver of life to this dark passage. Yu Qingtan’s heart leapt with joy, knowing that it must be the exit of the passageway.
But immediately after, Yu Qingtan felt a great unease. She quickly used her well-practiced Hongluan Secret Omen to deduce, and the result indicated a major ominous sign.
Yu Qingtan frowned, yet she was not fearful. She opened the Five Elements Canglan Umbrella and surrounded herself with the Five Elements Protective Barrier, then without hesitation, she flew out of the passageway’s exit.
Immediately, Yu Qingtan stepped into a new world. Here, the spiritual energy was so rich it nearly materialized, spiritual beasts soared occasionally in the sky, the ground was covered with exotic flowers and rare herbs, and in the distance, there were endless mountains and vast forests, all brimming with vitality.
At that moment, from a house not far from the ground below, a Divine Transformation Stage man flew out.
"I am Xia Qinghe of the Wendao Sect. May I ask if you have come from the Outer Domain Wendao Sect?" the man called out loudly.
The majority of powerful forces from the Outer Realm had corresponding powers in the Central Domain. The exit of Wendao Sect’s channel was naturally manned by cultivators of the Central Region Wendao Sect year-round.
"I am Yu Qingtan, the Supreme Elder of the Outer Domain Wendao Sect," Yu Qingtan nodded, speaking loudly.
"You are the legendary number one genius of the Outer Realm, Fairy Qingtan!" Xia Qinghe, looking at the woman in front of him dressed in the Tidal Sea King Skirt, stunningly beautiful and awe-inspiring, exclaimed excitedly.
Over the years, quite a few Divine Transformation Cultivators had entered the Central Domain from the Outer Realm, thus Yu Qingtan’s fame had already spread in a small scope within the Central Domain.
"It’s but a small reputation, may I know where the Central Region Wendao Sect is located?" Yu Qingtan asked with a slight smile.
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"It’s just fifty thousand li south from here, I can take the Fairy there right now."
Having said this, Xia Qinghe’s figure flickered, and he was instantly beside Yu Qingtan, clearly of notable cultivation level. He also showed a desire to get closer in his respect for her. With a light wave of his hand, a ray of spiritual light spilled from his palm, transforming into a delicate flying boat, as he invited, "Fairy, please."
Yu Qingtan was about to board the flying boat when suddenly a warning alarm blared in her mind.
Without a second thought, she struck out with a palm, sending Xia Qinghe along with the flying boat flying, and then she merged into the void.
At that moment, a pale yellow flame had come from the high sky to the area where Yu Qingtan was, instantly enveloping the space around her.
"Qian Family’s Immortal Artifact, the Fish Goose Bronze Lamp! It’s the Qian Family’s Yunyi Saint Venerable! How could this be..." Xia Qinghe, still in midair, cried out in shock.
Yu Qingtan fully activated the Five Elements Canglan Umbrella and the Five Elements Protective Barrier, along with the technique of Body Merging into the Void, but the seemingly unremarkable pale yellow flame was able to penetrate the void, rapidly eroding the Five Elements Protective Barrier.
Although the Five Elements Protective Barrier hadn’t yet broken, the terrifying burning force penetrating the barrier made Yu Qingtan feel as if she would turn to ash in the next second.
Yu Qingtan’s mind flickered, she withdrew the Five Elements Canglan Umbrella, and her body transformed into a human-shaped flame, a technique following the imprinting of the Principle of Fire.
Instantly, Yu Qingtan felt much better.
"Truly worthy of being the number one genius of the Outer Realm, to break through to Void Refinement in the Outer Realm and even imprint a principle. Unfortunately, you shouldn’t have provoked our Qian Family. In front of an Immortal Artifact, even if you possess indestructible techniques, they are useless today!" A voice came from the high sky above, but no figure was visible, only an ancient bronze lamp in the shape of a goose carrying a fish faintly visible.
As the voice fell, the Immortal Artifact Fish Goose Bronze Lamp enlarged, and the position where Yu Qingtan was located just happened to be where the lamp’s flame was.
The pale yellow flame turned yellow, and its power became even more terrifyingly peerless.
However, at this moment of life and death, a look of resolution and defiance flashed through Yu Qingtan’s eyes.
"Hmph, what of the Qian Family? I, Yu Qingtan, am not someone to be slaughtered by others!" she recited silently in her heart. The Time Law within her surged quietly, an unprecedented power boiling in her veins. She tried using the nuances of the Time Law to cause a subtle change in the flow of time around her, attempting to slow the erosion speed of the flame.
But Yunyi Saint Venerable of the Qian Family was clearly not an easy opponent as he sensed Yu Qingtan’s struggle and scoffed, "A mere Void Refinement dares to challenge the majesty of an Immortal Artifact? Perish!"
As his words fell, the power of the Fish Goose Bronze Lamp’s flame surged again. Yu Qingtan’s Five Elements Protective Barrier, faced with the terrifying flames, finally reached its limit and shattered with a loud bang. Her transformed human-shaped flame seemed trivial in the face of this force, gradually being swallowed up.