Big ruins.
"Could it be that the true will is not to guide me where to go or what to find, but simply to let me avoid danger?"
Xu Chong felt a little confused.
Because the guidance of the true will only had a simple direction, it did not say how far it was or what there was, which forced Xu Chong to give up spatial displacement in order not to miss anything.
But now half a year has passed, and just like the previous year, there have been no discoveries.
But the question is, if the purpose is just to guide him to avoid the crisis, why in this direction?
Considering the huge size of Daxu and the fact that nothing happened during the year and a half of the journey, it is impossible that only one direction is safe.
Let's take a step back...
It is not a good thing to stay safe like this all the time.
Judging from the exaggerated attitude that Salo showed towards virtual and real persons, stealing power, etc., this matter will definitely not be let go.
In other words, except for his name, Xu Chong has been exposed to the sight of the Void Camp.
The best thing to do, naturally, is to make yourself as strong as possible to deal with possible crises.
" No , we can't just keep wasting time like this..."
After thinking it over again and again, Xu Chong decided to speed up and use space transfer directly.
Of course, in order to avoid unexpected situations, the distance should still be moved within the visual range.
Just like that, Xu Chong in his ethereal form suddenly began to accelerate and raced through the ruins.
One day, two days, three days...
In just seven days, Xu Chong had surpassed the distance that had taken him half a year to reach.
Unfortunately, there is still nothing.
Until the eighth day.
"!!!"
As soon as Xu Chong came out of the crack, his heart suddenly tightened.
He felt as if he had touched something.
"Before I teleported here, I clearly didn't see any gray fog or anything else, but I still received feedback from touch... some unknown existence?"
In Daxu, the unknown often means danger.
At the first moment, Xu Chong stopped all movements, tried his best to restrain and calm his empty body, and slowly backed away as if he did not exist at all.
However, before he could retreat far, gray fog suddenly appeared and instantly filled a large area, enveloping Xu Chong's ethereal body.
'Kill', 'devour', 'hungry'...
Countless thoughts surged.
Almost subconsciously, Xu Chong wanted to move away from here, but then he suppressed the impulse.
Being able to appear in such a strange way, this illusory entity is likely to be more powerful than Saro. It is obviously unrealistic to rely on spatial teleportation to leave the range of the gray fog.
So Xu Chong could only try his best to stay calm and observe this newly emerged "strong man".
One breath, two breaths...
A full cup of tea passed without any new movement.
In his perception, the dense fluctuations of thoughts continued, but without exception, all the thoughts had only the simplest and crudest meanings.
It seemed that this vast area of ​​gray fog only contained the seeds of nothingness, and even the buds of nothingness did not exist.
However, Xu Chong did not relax his vigilance.
Judging from the two experiences of contact with nothingness, the seeds of nothingness with extremely low intelligence can only exist by relying on the nothingness of a higher level. They do not even have the ability to act independently, let alone gather together, and even appear in such a weird way.
The greater possibility is that the real 'BOSS' is hiding in the dark and watching secretly, or has not yet awakened.
But no matter which one it was, at least the space around Xu Chong was not frozen.
"Take a gamble!"
Xu Chong acted decisively, opened a crack in his body, and moved out in the direction he came from.
Unfortunately, the teleportation was successful, and ten thousand miles passed in a flash.
But it wasn't entirely successful.
Because Xu Chong encountered the same situation as when he faced Salo... He was still in the area where the gray fog was spreading.
Xu Chong was a little depressed.
This behavior of neither letting him leave nor revealing its true identity looks like a cat playing with a mouse.
"Okay, okay, let's play it this way, huh?"
Xu Chong made up his mind and suddenly began to stretch his body of nothingness, "Since you don't show up, don't blame me."
The 'crystal buns' are back in Daxu.
The transparent body of nothingness enveloped a large area of ​​gray fog and burst out with extremely strong light.
In just a breath, the shrouded gray mist was annihilated, providing 2 spiritual sources for the panel.
However, just as Xu Chong was about to move to another place to continue making dumplings, the gray fog that filled the surroundings actually began to shrink.
Moreover, this kind of contraction is fundamentally different from the way Salo condenses his body.
Salo condensed his body with the place where his thoughts were as the only center, but these gray fogs actually had countless centers, with roughly one unit of every ten feet in radius.
"this……"
Before Xu Chong had time to even think about it, he had already seen the true nature of the gray fog.
It turned out to be countless tiny particles of dust!
Dust?
The gray fog shrank into dust?
It has to be said that the scene before him exceeded Xu Chong's limited knowledge of nothingness.
After all, although Daxu is extremely barren, it is still very common to find "impurities" like this, which appear to be dust but are actually worthless to nothingness and reality.
No matter how you look at it, impurities cannot be associated with nothingness.
At this moment, all the gray fog in the field of vision disappeared, as if it had never appeared.
"If there is something wrong with my cognition, then there is something wrong with these dust particles."
Xu Chong's heart moved slightly, and he drove his empty body to wrap up the nearest speck of dust.
The body of nothingness retained the soul's ability to "know everything within its reach", so in just a moment, Xu Chong was able to discern its specialness.
The dust is indeed the common impurity that does not contain any energy, but its extremely tiny surface is engraved with a mysterious rune.
“Maybe!”
Xu Chong suddenly raised his head and looked in the direction he had moved before.
That is the direction guided by the true will.
If nothing unexpected happens, the appearance and disappearance of the gray fog all comes from the power of this rune.
There was only one thing Xu Chong could think of that could possibly demonstrate such an incredible ability.
Around the sky.
Or rather, the surviving immortals?
Thinking of this, Xu Chong captured dozens of the same dust particles.
Sure enough, there are those mysterious runes on them.
"Is there really an immortal who survived until now..."
Xu Chong felt a little complicated.
Part of it is the joy of finally meeting "the same kind"; part of it is the wariness of "the same kind" with high intelligence.
But after thinking it over again and again, Xu Chong decided to go and contact him.
"After all, we're here."
Xu Chong released the dust back to its original place, switched to his true form, and then used the authority of light to transform himself into a 70-year-old man with an immortal look and the image of the "Taoist priest" in his memory.
After doing all this, continue to return in that direction.
In order to avoid triggering Wei Chen's reaction mechanism again, he did not use the authority of space, but instead traveled directly in his physical body.
Although this will reduce the speed a lot, it can greatly reduce the other party's resistance.
And just like that, another half a year passed.
Finally, Xu Chong found the purpose of this trip.
A door.
The portal was completely black, blending in almost perfectly with the environment of Daxu.
If it was not completely on the path guided by the true will, it would be uncertain whether Xu Chong could find it.
And after studying it, Xu Chong discovered that this portal was not that simple.
The other kind of runes scattered all over it, not only are difficult to detect with the naked eye, but can even appear to be the same as "impurities" in the perception of his ethereal body.
At this point, everything is clear.
Behind the portal, there must be a real space.
This magical rune might be inherited from Huantian, or it might be a new system developed by this space over a long period of time, just like the path of cultivation in Tianxuan Realm.
"Perhaps, this is the true charm..."
Xu Chong took a deep breath, raised his right hand, and tapped three times.
Boom, boom, boom.
…
…
The Five Spirits Realm is a forbidden place.
It is called a forbidden area, but what you see is a picturesque scene of clear water and green hills, singing birds and blooming flowers, cranes flapping their wings, golden scales leaping in the water, and white deer roaming. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a paradise on earth.
At this time, in the bamboo forest of this "fairyland", there were three old men in white clothes, white hair, and long eyebrows reaching their chests, sitting cross-legged, surrounding a small pond about one foot square in the middle.
The water in the pond is constantly flowing, surrounded by mist, and a small door is faintly visible in the middle.
They are three of the five people with the highest status in the Five Spirit Realm—the supreme elders of the Fire Spirit Palace, Earth Spirit Palace, and Water Spirit Palace.
In addition, they are the guardians of the Five Spirit Realm. Together with the other two supreme elders, they are responsible for taking turns guarding the entrance and exit of the Five Spirit Realm.
So far, the longest-serving supreme elder of the Fire Spirit Palace, Huo Bufan, has been sitting here for nearly a hundred years.
“Almost there, almost there.”
Huo Bufan's eyes were hollow and saliva was about to drip from his mouth. "I'll be out soon..."
"You've said it more than a thousand times. There's no need to keep reminding us."
Shui Yunzi, the supreme elder of Shuiling Palace, snorted coldly in dissatisfaction.
"It's over..."
The other person stroked his forehead helplessly.
He is Tu Sanshan, the supreme elder of Tuling Palace. Although he is younger than the other two, he has a much calmer personality. I don't know how many mediations he has done over the years, and he is really exhausted.
Sure enough, Huo Bufan, who had been talking to himself, immediately became energetic and started cursing.
"Shui Laogui, stop talking nonsense here!"
"I am naturally impetuous and impatient, and I am practicing the Fire God Text, which is like adding fuel to the fire. It is already a great honor for me to be able to sit here for such a long time in front of you two old faces!"
Huo Bufan spoke in a wild tone, his eyes were even more ferocious, "If you keep nagging me, I will burn you to death."
"Oh really?"
Shui Yunzi was unmoved and said, "It seems that your brain has been burned out. You even forgot that water overcomes fire."
"I am your enemy..."
Huo Bufan stood up suddenly and began to roll up his sleeves.
Seeing that the two were about to fight, Tu Sanshan suddenly had an idea and shouted, "Shut up!!!"
The huge sound waves created a strong wind that blew the bamboo forest all over the place.
“…”
Huo Bufan and Shui Yunzi were both stunned.
After all these years of getting along, this was the first time they saw Tu Sanshan, the good guy, get angry, and they were really scared.
"As expected, bad company breeds bad behavior. Even this country boy with such a good temper has been corrupted by you."
Shui Yunzi spoke.
Although he was still mocking Huo Bufan, his tone was much weaker, and he was obviously trying to ease the atmosphere.
Huo Bufan just had a bad temper, not being stupid, so he naturally understood that this meant a truce.
But just as he was about to respond, he suddenly realized that there was something wrong with Tu Sanshan's expression and eyes.
His expression was full of solemnity, and his eyes... were looking at the small pool between the three people .
Boundary Gate?!
Huo Bufan turned his head suddenly and stared at the small door in the pool.
"What's wrong?"
Shui Yunzi also reacted and asked while staring at the gate.
"Just now, the boundary gate seemed to tremble a little."
Tu Sanshan said in a deep voice, "So I told you to shut up."
“…”
Huo Bufan's face was extremely ugly, and he said in a bitter voice: "Don't scare me. All these years have passed, and except for us taking the initiative to open it to maintain the formation, the gate has never been moved."
"I'm sure it's not an illusion."
Tu Sanshan reaffirmed, "Although it is extremely slight, it is real."
"Extremely slight?"
Shui Yunzi raised his eyebrows and seemed to relax a little. "If it was an evil demon from outside the domain, it would be impossible for it to cause such a small commotion if it could break through the heavy formations and touch the portal... It should be that the quarrel between me and Tu Sanshan interfered with the operation of the Locking World Pool."
"impossible."
Tu Sanshan shook his head. "Over the years, this is not the first time that the two of you have been fooling around. You have even fought more than once, but the vibration of the boundary gate only occurred today."
"this……"
Huo Bufan's heart, which had just been put at ease, was lifted up again. "What do you think the reason is?"
"have no idea."
Tu Sanshan's expression was still solemn, and his tone was dark: "The amplitude of the vibration was too slight, I can't even describe it. If I had to describe it... it was like someone was touching the door from outside."
"hiss!"
Shui Yunzi sucked in a breath of cold air, and the hairs on his body stood up, "Why are you making it even more frightening?"
“Really…”
Huo Bufan also felt uneasy. "If the evil demons from outside the domain can completely avoid the formation and directly contact the boundary gate, then there is no point for us to guard here!"
“Having said that, we cannot take it lightly.”
Tu Sanshan said, "Don't make a fuss from now on. Prepare yourselves. If anything unexpected happens, the three of us will be ready to join forces to fight the enemy at any time."
"That makes sense."
Shui Yunzi nodded , his expression straightened, and he returned to his previous state of staring at the boundary gate intently.
“…”
Huo Bufan looked at Shui Yunzi suspiciously, then at Tu Sanshan. He always felt that something was wrong but couldn't put his finger on it.
Helplessly, both of them looked as if they were facing a great enemy, so he could only sit down cross-legged and keep silent.
However, as soon as he sat down, Huo Bufan jumped up.
No, not only him.
The same was true for the other two.
At the same time, they clearly heard the movement coming from the gate.
Boom.
Boom.
Boom.
"Knock! Knock!"
Huo Bufan was shocked.
Shui Yunzi was equally horrified, "Weren't you just trying to trick the old man Huo?!"
The two people reacted differently, but both stared at the gate.
Little did they know that Tu Sanshan's expression at this moment was even more exaggerated than theirs.
It looked like he had seen a ghost.
"When did I gain the power to curse?"
Tu Sanshan's heart was filled with bitterness.