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But at this moment, that glimmer of hope was completely shattered.

Besides them, many powerful figures from major clans and regions also had gloomy expressions, clearly no different from the Lantuo family and other forces. Very few of their lineage successors and descendants had come out.

Conversely, for some reason, there was not much trouble outside the Grand Prize area this time.

Rumble... Rumble...

click... click...

Finally, the gate closed completely and disappeared from the sight of the heroes.

Beyond the realm, in the Eternal Starfield, at the location of the exclusive fleet of the divine lineage of the Purple Thorn Imperial City, a group of attendants, elders, and Zhou Min, Qi Xiyuan's aunt, all felt their hearts sink to the bottom.

They waited anxiously until the very end, but none of the three figures who had disembarked from the warship earlier appeared; not even one of them emerged.

Qi Xiyuan did not come out.

Audrey Hepburn, not seen.

Tan Lin, too, has vanished without a trace...

"What's going on?"

"His Highness is equipped with the 'Eternal Mech,' so even if he faces the aftermath of this upheaval, he will be unharmed..."

"If Your Highness were to perish among us, wouldn't our lineage's ancient imperial weapon be lost forever?"

"Probably not. The old man who sealed himself away before the ancient times should possess some secret technique that could bring him back, but the price would be high..."

"..."

"What should we do..."

Audrey's maids looked gloomy.

Meanwhile, other factions that had also noticed the three's failure to emerge began to gloat:

"The gate is closed; we can only wait until the next sixty-year cycle. Of course, if a quasi-emperor forces their way in with an imperial weapon, it's not impossible to bring people out..."

"Fellow Daoist, you may not know, but the ancient emperor bloodline of the Eternal lineage brought the ancient emperor weapon with them as well..."

"Oh? Is that so? That's truly..."

……

Meanwhile, in a secluded "immortal land" adjacent to the Eternal Starfield,

The old woodcutter woke up precisely on time, and then his old eyes narrowed:

"That girl actually failed to come out?"

After a moment, he entered a meditative state, as if he were performing a secret technique to deduce something.

Finally, he opened his eyes, somewhat amused and exasperated:

"Fine, go ahead and do as you please..."

But as he spoke, his expression gradually became serious:

"But what about that 'child'? In the past six months, it has caused two shocking changes. It is unknown, untraceable, and impossible to deduce. Could it be..."

His thoughts were in turmoil, and he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

……

The land of great rewards, deep within the ruins of the battlefield.

Beyond the desolate, isolated barrier, a chilling, ethereal wind howled through the narrow crevice.

Audrey wore a white lace dress, her long, shapely, fair legs encased in snow-white stockings that just reached her knees.

Her divine mecha radiated a gentle divine light, completely isolating her from the surrounding annihilating gales and other "storms" that could threaten her.

This place was certainly not her original "place of enlightenment," but it was already deserted before the gates were closed to the outside world, clearly indicating that she had suffered an undeserved disaster.

After searching for half a year without success, the goddess was exhausted both physically and mentally. So she rested here for a day and took the opportunity to undergo her tribulation and advance to the Sendai Secret Realm. This way, she could search for people with more ease.

shuh...

Having consolidated her cultivation, Audrey opened her purple eyes, gazing at the area shrouded in storm mist ahead, her eyes flashing.

Ten days ago, she finally managed to find a clue about someone's material possessions.

That was a "divine device" she had once given him; by then, it had already turned into tiny fragments of divine metal.

Following the debris, she arrived at this area.

But even this "clue" ends here before this storm and fog.

The fragments disappeared, and so did other traces of matter.

For the past six months, she has traversed the narrowest corners of numerous core secret realms and searched through thousands of independent barriers, but she has still not found Tan Lin's whereabouts.

The black-haired boy seemed to have vanished completely from this world.

If it weren't for a clue she discovered recently, she would almost have thought that person was no longer there.

"Ugh……"

Audrey sighed deeply.

The beautiful woman's melodious sigh sounded especially desolate in this deathly silent place.

After searching for half a year without any results, even with her strong mentality, she was somewhat on the verge of collapse. Before the door closed, she had thought about giving up.

Ultimately, perhaps out of a struggle with herself, she chose to stay, not wanting her past "investments" to go down the drain.

clatter……

Finally,

Once again, Audrey once again plunged into the stormy fog alone, her divine mech radiance surging around her. She took a step forward and continued to venture deeper into the unknown fog.

And on the other side,

Like her, Chi Yao, who had also been searching for someone for half a year, stood in the storm, her plain white dress swaying in the wind.

During this time, his physique surged with extraordinary energy, three thousand strands of light descended around his body, and his innate Dao embryo activated the "lotus leaf," forming a faint layer of immortal white light around him.

In her hand, she held several warm, green copper fragments.

Ancient Daoist principles flowed across the fragments, and occasionally, a faint "guiding force" emanated from them.

At first, she thought it was some unseen force guiding her.

But as she continued to collect new fragments of green copper, she realized that this was a connection between the fragments of the Immortal Ascension Cauldron.

Over the past six months, each fragment has contained a different kind of immortal creation, nourishing her soul and foundation of Dao.

This allowed her to steadily improve her cultivation level over the past six months, even though she didn't spend most of her time cultivating.

But her mind was always focused on finding the person, and she didn't notice these things.

"Brother..."

Chi Yao's voice was clear and melodious; the meaning behind this soft call was unknown.

…………

Chapter 401 Encounter, the Former "Holy Blood" (Please Subscribe!)

Rewinding to that day, the Quasi-Emperor of the Forbidden Zone, wielding an ultimate divine weapon, delivered a fatal blow.

Deep within Tan Lin's soul, a subconscious thought within the crimson brand triggered a kind of "passive" contingency plan inherited from his past life when the crisis struck.

It activated the divine power of the Soul Pearl.

[Translocation of all causes]!

wow...

In an instant, wisps of invisible crimson enveloped Tan Lin's entire body. Between the shifting reality and illusion, his figure vanished into thin air beneath the deadly killing sound of the Silent Bone Bell.

However, at the same time, due to the "stimulation" from his subconscious, he instantly lost consciousness.

The factors for the transfer of causes are the same as in the past, requiring the ends of the causal lines connecting the Soul Pearls on the wall of causes as one of the anchor points for "transfer".

Driven by that "subconscious" impulse, a causal line of pure and upright color is actually "randomly" selected and shifted.

There, right there, was Qi Xiyuan!

However, because the random landing point range is very wide, it is ultimately just a "coordinate" that can be used for anchoring.

Perhaps all her good luck had run out; in the end, although Tan Lin managed to teleport to the vicinity of Qi Xiyuan's independent barrier, she was unable to enter the barrier itself.

The landing point was precisely outside the independent barrier, in a gap within a "storm" in the narrow space.

There, countless void rifts lay, the ruins of the former battlefield were obliterated, and fierce winds howled, sending countless fragments of profound Dao principles flying everywhere.

It is one of the most dangerous corners of this core secret realm.

Fortunately, there were still six dark crimson glowing points remaining on the Soul Pearl's barrier scale. With passive activation, they could temporarily keep Tan Lin safe while he was unconscious.

At that time,

Qi Xiyuan was sitting cross-legged in her own private sanctuary of "enlightenment."

rustle……

The pure Daoist aura of the Supreme Immortal Body flowed spontaneously, forming a faint Daoist light curtain around the body.

While in meditation, she naturally did not notice that her "good brother" was "stuck" in the corner of the storm in the distance, through the gap in the barrier portal.

But at that very moment,

In the distance, at the barrier point where Tan Lin had originally been, the terrifying aftershocks of the forbidden zone quasi-emperor activating the Annihilation Bone Bell also swept in.

boom!!!

Although the core power of the Absolute Kill Heavenly Sound erupted entirely at its original location, the aftershocks that spread outwards were still terrifying beyond compare.

Along the way, the Dao pattern barriers of the independent realm crumbled layer by layer.

Hundreds and thousands of exceptional talents suffered undeserved calamities.

Fortunately, the aftershocks of Qi Xiyuan's "path" were mostly blocked by Dao Yan's immortal robes when they passed through the independent barrier where Dao Yi was located.

Therefore, when the aftershocks passed over the area, they did not threaten her life.

Click... Click...

Even so, countless Daoist cracks still spread across the barrier at a visible speed, like a spider web, instantly covering the entire barrier.

Splash...

In an instant,

The barrier of the entire independent enclosure was on the verge of collapse.

The raging, desolate winds from the outside world, along with fragments of Dao principles, nearly poured into it.

"what happens?"

Suddenly, Qi Xiyuan opened her eyes abruptly from her meditation, her beautiful and refined face filled with astonishment.

What she didn't expect was that...

A few days later, another shocking event occurred in the outside world.

Outside the Grand Rewards area, three Supreme Dao Bodies descended from the forbidden zone, followed by the emergence of Yue Yuan, the previous generation's Great Completion Golden Body, who confronted them from afar.

During this time, the latter delivered a punch, which clashed with the impact of the Supreme Dao Body technique.

Although it occurred outside the altar domain, the terrifying aftershocks of energy still caused the altar portal to tremble, transmitting through layers of space to the core secret realm.

Boom...

The entire Grand Prize venue trembled violently at this commotion!

Countless independent barriers, the very walls that had survived the previous upheaval, were now increasingly shaky and on the verge of collapse.

The storm gaps in the outer, narrow spaces churned wildly, the void twisted, and a rumbling sound filled the air.

However, due to this variable,

Outside Qi Xiyuan's barrier, in a gap in the storm, lay the unconscious Tan Lin, who, under normal circumstances, would not have been discovered.