Chapter 1257
[Immortal Realm Chapter] Borrowing Power to Possess One's Body, the Opportunity of
"Dear passenger, you are now aboard Starfleet Flight C2-15B, operated by Starfleet Travel. Your destination is Seahorse World, with a one-hour and forty-minute stopover at Saipan World. Transfer passengers do not need to change their luggage."
Sitting by the window, Lin Shan opened the sunshade and quietly admired the azure background outside, until he broke through the world of the steel furnace and arrived in the vast void of the universe.
After undergoing rigorous checks, the extraterrestrial base station took off without any issues and was carried into a space bubble by the dimensional engine. The outside environment became monotonous, and the sunshade was lowered amidst the shifting light and shadows.
He got up and left the communication hall, not talking to the few passengers there, but returning to his cabin.
Because I didn't want to attract attention, I booked economy class, so it was a double bed.
Inside the room, another person was already waiting.
It was his subordinate, Cui Yuan!
"Senior, everything is arranged. We'll first transit through Saipan, then disembark early and take another flight to bypass Haima Star. We'll change flights five times along the way to create confusion, and finally, we'll take one of our own people's spaceships to completely shake off our tracks."
"Hmm, how are your men doing?"
"Don't worry, the dead can't talk."
Those underlings followed Cui Yuan around causing trouble and doing many shady things, but they couldn't arrange for so many people to evacuate at once, so they had to deal with them on the spot before leaving to prevent leaks.
After all, the Annihilation Avatar was still in place of Lin Shan in the Steel Furnace World.
Even a servant like him can't betray his master, can he?
Lin Shan nodded, lay down on the bed and closed his eyes to rest. Meanwhile, in his personal Star Mansion, Dr. Selena and her group of scientists were all packed up and taken away. Their personal belongings were all thrown away, leaving only the clothes on their bodies to cover their shame. They were completely penniless!
The group stared at each other, still not quite understanding where they were or how they had suddenly been transported to another place.
day.
The Federation of Aethers, Observatory Research Institute.
At this moment, the deep valley is a scene of devastation. The raging fire has burned everything that could be burned away, leaving bare rock layers exposed and the scorched soil riddled with pits.
The air and ground were sealed off, the army moved in and took over, and the armored vehicles were surrounded by rescue personnel who were hauling out bodies and wounded soldiers.
Amidst the ruins and rubble, Brigadier General Brun lay on a stretcher, receiving his duties from a general beside him.
"Avel, I did my best."
"I know. Just focus on recovering in the hospital. Leave the rest to us. Those cultivators were severely injured last night, and none of the remaining survivors will escape!"
After saying goodbye, Brigadier General Brun got into his car and left. After an audit and investigation, it was basically confirmed that all the equipment at the observatory had been destroyed and all the researchers inside had disappeared!
The military's subsequent report indicated that it was suspected that cultivators used extremely valuable spatial containers to abduct the researchers.
This completely enraged the federal president!
They immediately conducted a thorough investigation into the true situation that night, including all personnel involved and checking all flights arriving and departing from various states.
Many cultivators were either killed that night or arrested afterward. Apart from the leading Nascent Soul cultivator, very few escaped the law.
Lin Shan, having already been transferred and caught cheating by Ivanka at the Victoria Hotel that night, perfectly avoided suspicion.
However, this incident became a trending topic in the media, and his statement about learning a foreign language suddenly became a famous saying. Indecent photos of the annihilation clone and Genevieve even circulated online, with netizens overwhelmingly supporting his decision to learn a foreign language.
"Foreign languages are great, we should learn them."
An elderly man in his seventies remarked that he was moved by this spirit of tireless pursuit of knowledge, but in the next instant, his expression changed, and he launched into a tirade against Ivanka next to him!
"You're such a worry, Lin Shan is your father's confidant. Have you considered the political impact on him with your reckless actions?"
"Grandpa, he's about to marry me, but he's still messing around with other shady women. Can you tolerate someone like that?"
After the president finished his breakfast, he solemnly extended his index finger to Ivanka.
"Stop messing around, that's enough."
He then wiped his mouth and went outside, where a car was already waiting.
The Annihilation Avatar had already replaced Lin Shan and was now in charge of the Cosmic Strategy Office, continuing his disguise. However, he no longer possessed the Star Martial cultivation level, so he needed to keep a low profile and avoid showing off too much in front of others, lest he give himself away.
But one thing that raises concerns is...
On the very night he left, he packed up all the observatory's researchers and took them with him. There was a brief time gap before the cultivators' reinforcements could destroy the valley! Brigadier General Bren, who was on duty, most likely discovered in advance that it was an empty shell that had been switched, but he did not report it to his superiors afterwards!
"Could it be..."
Ten days later.
After several twists and turns, completely eliminating any possibility of being discovered, Lin Shan and Cui Yuan arrived at a lonely outpost in the void.
There were people on duty here. After seeing them and verifying their identity, they were allowed to pass without any problems.
After walking through a dark and deep black corridor, we arrived at an abandoned space battlefield. It was full of fragments of damaged spaceships, each one corroded by the void, with purple molten edges on their surfaces.
There are countless densely packed formations, stretching as far as the eye can see!
It's hard to imagine what a fierce space battle took place here back then, shattering the void of the universe. There were floating spatial cracks and fragments all around, and one wrong move could mean instant death!
Fortunately, Lin Shan, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, led Cui Yuan safely through the battlefield wreckage and onto one of the ancient ships, which was neither too big nor too small.
Guided by the people inside, we walked through the bridge deck and saw cultivators from the Immortal Alliance busy analyzing intelligence from various worlds and countries. We even saw many native scientists from the Microcosm working diligently, with various instruments making a constant crackling sound. It wasn't until we turned a corner and entered the conference hall that we saw the three Spirit Realm Ancestors.
Facing a Void Transformation Stage expert head-on!
"You've worked hard, please have a seat."
Lin Shan didn't stand on ceremony. After instructing Cui Yuan to leave, he sat down facing the other person.
The Ancestor of Yanling Realm and the other two nodded and kindly poured him a cup of tea.
"The situation outside is not optimistic. The Immortal Remnant Alliance can only hide and take refuge here. We appreciate your efforts in the Steel Furnace World. We have heard about your situation. Thank you."
"Of course, after all, we're on the same side."
"Yes, the researchers and achievements of the Aether Federation."
"They're all here!"
Lin Shan made no attempt to conceal his presence by revealing his Star Palace. From the outside, one could see that within the small Lingbao Cave Heaven, the people in the courtyard were either sitting or lying down, looking bewildered, as if observing tiny figures in a bonsai. The three patriarchs couldn't help but admire him.
"This must be the Spirit Treasure Cave Heaven. Maintaining this thing requires a huge amount of energy. Its daily output is no less than that of a Nascent Soul cultivator. Each person put inside increases the energy consumption. In the long history of the Microcosm, there are only a handful of such treasures left."
Although it looked rare, as seniors, they weren't stingy enough to snatch such a little thing, since it wasn't actually very useful to them.
Then, he solemnly dropped a bombshell!
"We've noticed that you've suddenly appeared recently, so you're probably not a descendant of the immortals, but rather an ascendant, right?"
Faced with the probing gazes of the three old men, Lin Shan saw no need to hide anything and readily admitted it.
Clearly, there are precedents for ascendants entering the Cosmic Light before.
"That's right. When I ascended, I was guided by an elder who told me that there was a node in the ascension passages of the lower realm that could allow me to break through the Void Realm and ascend again. That's why I followed the clues and came here!"
"Oh?"
The three elders were startled upon hearing this, but then they understood the young man's implied meaning.
In the Immortal Realm, there are actually people who know the location of the faint light, this subordinate microcosm that has been lost for hundreds of thousands of years?
"May I ask who the elder behind this young friend is?"
"Hahaha."
Lin Shan smiled, took out the fishing rod that the man in the straw hat had given him, and gently placed it on the table, remaining silent and pretending to be profound.
The three old guys opposite them all crossed their eyes and stared intently at the thing, trying to see what kind of wonder it had and what level of big shot was behind it.
After staring at it for a long time, I couldn't see anything.
Is it because we're not at a high enough level?
It's just an ordinary tree branch!
The three of them were slightly suspicious and could only cautiously ask:
"Can we touch it?"
Lin Shan nodded generously and gestured casually.
"Please go ahead!"
The three of them tremblingly reached out and touched it, looking as if they were afraid of encountering some kind of retaliation. They were worried that if they touched something they shouldn't have, they would be in trouble!
Fortunately, this thing isn't a harbinger of disaster or a token of the Seven Arrows of Nailhead; otherwise, it could really cause trouble if an outsider touched it.
They did notice something different. When the three external forces appeared, a very thin layer of light membrane faintly appeared on the fishing rod, with tiny golden runes flashing on it, which directly shook the three people's hands away!
slap~
A tiny ray of light exploded, startling the three old men!
"This is... a forbidden realm!"
“That’s right. I’m not mistaken. Senior Dongting demonstrated it to me back then. This is indeed a technique that only True Immortals and above can use.”
"Young friend, you really do have a powerful backer?"
After some initial probing, the three men's faces lit up with joy, and they immediately treated Lin Shan as an honored guest, happily believing him to be their own grandson!
"Oh my, young friend, you truly have an extraordinary background! Why didn't you say so sooner? We three old bones have failed to provide adequate hospitality."
Lin Shan smiled and put away the fishing rod. Looking at their faces, he felt disgusted. They were just like the local gentry in the remote countryside of the Microcosm receiving a rich young master from the Immortal Path Universe. They were so obsequious!
Is this person treating me like a lifeline?
Did you think I had someone backing me up to get me out of trouble?
"Ahem, I think the three seniors have misunderstood. I came here on the advice of an elder, just to try my luck. I have no backup or guarantee. After all, it's about training! How can it be called training if you don't experience life-or-death situations?"
"Ah, yes, yes, yes!"
The three nodded like chicks pecking at rice, all showing knowing smiles.
When a rich guy goes out to gain experience, he's obviously facing life-or-death situations on the surface, but he has hidden trump cards protecting him behind the scenes. Who doesn't understand that?
Everyone knows perfectly well!
Seeing this, Lin Shan knew they had misunderstood, so he could only quickly explain that he really had no backup plan and that if he wanted to get out, he would still have to rely on the Yixian Alliance.
But the more he explained, the paler his explanation seemed. Those three old bones at the Void Refinement stage were, arguably, the most spineless Void Refinement stage cultivators he had ever seen!
Having lived under someone else's roof in the Microcosm for too long, it really wanted to go to the Immortal Realm to breathe some fresh air, and even had a vague intention to rely on him. It was almost as if it was saying, "Young Master, please accept this old servant and let your master take us out!"
"No, seniors, I really..."
He smiled wryly, utterly helpless. He had only intended to show off his skills simply, but who knew he had gone a bit too far with his boasting!
Only when they saw his resolute attitude did the three patriarchs have no choice but to back down and reluctantly bring the topic back.
"The large number of professionals and data you brought back this time will indeed greatly speed up our tracking of the Kongtong Realm. I'll take you to see how far we've progressed in a bit."
The three were secretly communicating telepathically.
"This little guy came from the Immortal Dao Universe for training. How could the powerful figures behind him sit idly by? They will definitely step in to rescue him; it's just a matter of time!"
“That’s right, we can’t neglect him. Of course, the Kongtong Realm is imminent, so there’s no need to give up. We can make two preparations.”
"There's also the possibility that the powerful figure behind them is waiting for this kid to break through to the Void Realm and achieve his goal before showing up to rescue him. We can help him break through to the Void Realm first."
You know what, those three old guys actually have some ideas!
Young Master's training cannot be in vain. Only when he breaks through to the Void Realm will someone else benefit from it. This line of thinking is indeed quite unique. At first glance, it seems to make a lot of sense!
He immediately led Lin Shan and a group of newly arrived scientists from the Aether Federation to the large computing center inside the warship.
Here are top experts from all over the universe, as well as various equipment and instruments acquired through trickery and force, all working together to calculate that the Kongtong Realm is only a matter of time!
Ancestor Yanling clapped his hands, attracting everyone to put down what they were doing.
"Ahem, let me say a few words."
"These are researchers from the Observatory of the Aether Federation of Steel Furnace World. Let us give them a warm welcome and encourage everyone to exchange ideas. We, the remnants of the Immortal Path, have no ill intentions."
"The purpose of this search for the Kongtong Realm is to return to our home, the Immortal Realm, and leave the Microcosm forever. As long as we can work together to complete this task as soon as possible, we will leave sooner and give you your freedom sooner."
"Wherever you conduct the research, it doesn't matter. Finding the Kongtong Realm will be a lifelong achievement for everyone! It will be an epic and glorious chapter in your resume. Once you're out there, which research institute in any world wouldn't be eager to recruit you?"
These three old foxes are still good at stirring people up. Even if these scientists are being held hostage, if they really make research results, it will be a discovery that will shock the universe and be written into their resumes!
Academic achievements cannot be fabricated, especially when so many talented people come together to work on them.
Therefore, the research enthusiasm is relatively high, and the progress is quite fast!
After absorbing data from the Aether Federation Observatory, the research team here has made significant progress, gradually unveiling the mysteries of Kongtong Realm that have been hidden for hundreds of thousands of years.
"Young friend Lin, this way please, we have something good for you."
The three old men, acting mysteriously, asked him to move over. They seemed shrewd and calculating, and who knows what they were up to in secret.
Lin Shan, unsuspecting, waved his sleeve and followed. (End of Chapter)