Chapter 1154: Chapter 1154: We’ve Arrived
Hearing Guo Guoguo’s grumpy command, Yang Yan finally understood.
This girl was still unhappy that he’d brought along disciples she didn’t want to come—in other words, those female disciples.
"Sigh—"
Yang Yan let out a sigh, didn’t say anything more, and led everyone aboard.
He really didn’t dare argue with this Little Witch, or who knew what kind of incident she’d stir up.
You had to know, Guo Guoguo had never had that many scruples; she couldn’t care less what the occasion was.
He even felt baffled—how could this girl’s temper be this bad?
Could it be... that time of the month?
But as a Cultivator, those problems really shouldn’t exist, right?
The Dragon Boat began to slowly move, and in no time it was streaking forward like a comet.
After a while, Yang Yan could barely see the location of the Ancient Abyss Sect anymore.
Another ten-plus minutes passed, and Yang Yan suddenly felt the world spin. He hurriedly circulated his power to stay conscious.
Focusing his eyes, he saw that directly ahead of the Dragon Boat a ring-shaped Flowing Light Array had appeared!
Yang Yan instinctively wanted to unleash the power of his Foundation Establishment stage, but then felt a hand gently press down on his shoulder, and the Inner Strength that had already begun surging in his body instantly became docile.
Startled, Yang Yan turned his head, and only when he saw that it was Elder Dugu stopping his circulation did he relax.
"Look! This is the Guardian Barrier above the Wandering Dragon Star, protecting it from outside attacks."
"Of course, if something abnormal happens outside, we can also use this barrier to clearly find out what’s going on."
Elder Dugu explained to Yang Yan, "Right now we’re leaving the Wandering Dragon Star, heading for that Forgotten Land of yours—also known as the Hidden World."
Yang Yan nodded in understanding.
Although he’d seen quite a few Arrays in the Hidden World, compared to the barrier before his eyes, they were unquestionably minor tricks before a master.
"Heh heh, in a bit we still have to pass through some relay Spirit Arrays before we can reach that world. The Wandering Dragon Star and your Hidden World are still a fair distance apart."
As they spoke, the entire Dragon Boat had already smoothly slipped out of the Guardian Barrier and entered the boundless Star Universe.
"Last time we left the sect, it was to gather resources for the sect. We never expected to run into you. Looking at it now, you were the greatest harvest of that entire wandering trip!"
Elder Dugu squinted with a smile as he sized Yang Yan up from head to toe, stroking his snowy beard and nodding again and again in admiration.
Yang Yan couldn’t help rolling his eyes.
Seeing Elder Dugu’s expression, could it be he thought this trip back to the old place would bring that kind of luck again?
The other disciples of the sect had probably long since gotten used to this kind of Space Transmission Array, so on this journey they all just sat down where they were to cultivate.
Only one or two disciples with decent attainments in Spirit Arrays remembered to seize this opportunity to carefully observe the structure of the Teleportation Arrays they passed through along the way.
After listening to Elder Dugu’s rambling, Yang Yan had intended to sit down and review the Daoist Techniques he’d learned.
But seeing these Teleportation Spirit Arrays, his interest was piqued too, and he began observing them with great relish.
And relying on his unique talent, he actually managed to grasp them on his own in no time, gradually feeling out some of the Rules behind the construction of Spirit Arrays.
You had to know, Elder Dugu was only a level-three Spirit Array Master; constructing these Space Transmission Arrays had taken him quite a long time.
To see that after looking a few more times, Yang Yan could actually start evolving the basic array patterns right in front of him left him indescribably shocked.
Not to mention the two ordinary disciples who were still in the learning stage.
"This level of talent really is..."
Elder Dugu was so excited he was at a loss for words for a moment, unable to find a phrase to express himself.
Only after calming down for a few seconds did he sigh, "Worthy of being the Saint Son!"
With his love of talent suddenly surging, Elder Dugu was about to go up and chat with Yang Yan, talk properly about the Array he’d just evolved, and give him a few pointers. But he watched as Yang Yan, who had been evolving array patterns, suddenly withdrew the Spiritual Power from his hands, stood up abruptly, and said in a very solemn voice:
"We’re here."
Looking down from the Wandering Dragon Boat, they could clearly see the scene below.
Yang Yan remembered that the mountain to the northeast was Xu Mountain.
The scenes of the great battle from before were still vivid in his mind, but now that he’d returned, there was a feeling that things remained while people had changed.
Thinking of this, Yang Yan’s gaze unconsciously grew complex and deep.
Guo Guoguo had originally wanted to run over and stick to Yang Yan to chat, but when she saw the look in his eyes, her courage inexplicably faltered and she didn’t dare go over.
She lowered her head and fiddled with the hem of her clothes, her delicate brows knitting slightly, lost in unknown thoughts.
Lin Zimu saw that Yang Yan’s reaction seemed a bit off and couldn’t help feeling a stab of worry.
After hesitating for a moment, Lin Zimu walked straight to Yang Yan’s side, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "What’s wrong, getting cold feet now that you’re near home?"
Prompted by his question, Yang Yan pulled his mind back from his memories and said with a grin, "How could that be! I was just thinking about how to break the barrier, that’s all."
Then he turned and asked Elder Dugu, "Elder, do you happen to know how to break it?"
Elder Dugu rested his duster on his arm, lifted a hand to smooth his long beard, and only then slowly said, "That’s naturally not difficult."
He flicked the duster, and a key instantly appeared in his hand.
The key was exquisitely delicate, perfectly smooth all over, with a faint ghostly radiance flowing within.
Yang Yan took a careful look and was certain that this was definitely more than just a mid-grade Spiritual Treasure.
Seeing how Yang Yan couldn’t take his eyes off it, Elder Dugu felt a surge of pride, and said with a laugh:
"This was gifted to me by my master hundreds of years ago. Though it’s only a top-grade Spiritual Treasure, it followed my master in Cultivation for many years and has been saturated with an extremely rich amount of Spiritual Qi."
Hearing this, Yang Yan couldn’t help praising, "No wonder I see ghostly light flowing in it. As expected, it’s no mortal item."
Elder Dugu chuckled and added, "In a bit I’ll use this Spiritual Treasure to break the Hidden World’s barrier. You just stand to the side and infuse it with Spiritual Power. Remember, don’t use too much force. We only need to enter the Hidden World; there’s no need to completely break the barrier open."
Yang Yan steadied his mind, rotated his wrist to test his Spiritual Power, and said, "Got it. Let’s begin!"
Elder Dugu tossed the duster aside, flew up to the barrier, and summoned that delicate key, which immediately flared with ghostly radiance.
Yang Yan hurried after him, steadied himself at Elder Dugu’s side, and raised his hand to slowly infuse Spiritual Power into the key.
Elder Dugu worked the key while observing Yang Yan at the same time.
He saw Yang Yan in a low horse stance, body bent forward, eyes firm. Although he was continuously sending out Spiritual Power, not a hint of anxiety showed on his face.
Even though it was his first time doing this, he was still moving with practiced ease.
Elder Dugu couldn’t help once again marveling at the Saint Son’s strength, and felt a faint twinge of regret in his heart for not having seized the chance to take this kid as his disciple.
While Yang Yan was focusing on breaking the barrier, he was not the only one watching him.
Guo Guoguo stood on the Dragon Boat, cheeks puffed out as she stared fixedly at Yang Yan.
Seeing him pour out Spiritual Power without end, she remembered how Yang Yan had said he’d only cultivated to the seventh level, and her heart couldn’t help turning sour:
Hmph! What’s so great about that? No matter how strong you are, sooner or later you’ll still be my man.
She pouted, then turned around and went to pester Lin Zimu again.
On the other side, Elder Dugu carefully worked the key to break the barrier, and with Yang Yan’s powerful support, it didn’t take long for them to open up a suitably sized entrance.
