Chapter 981
Absolutely wonderful!
The appearance of the Myriad Realms King Map was accompanied by endless battles.
After killing some disciples of the Great Luo Academy, Fang Qing and his group continued deeper into the academy.
The deeper you go, the more treacherous the surrounding environment becomes.
The raging spatial turbulence was like an invisible blade, relentlessly cutting everything in its path. Shattered star debris collided haphazardly under the influence of gravity, emitting deafening roars.
Occasionally, one can also see some terrifying star beasts with ferocious appearances, feeding on void energy and minerals, swimming around, exuding a fierce aura.
If an ordinary Great Sage were here, without special protective magic treasures or profound spatial abilities, he would probably have difficulty even protecting himself, let alone exploring.
After traveling for several more hours, the scenery ahead suddenly changed.
A massive vortex of deep purple energy appeared at the edge of everyone's vision.
The vortex spun slowly, its center containing a purple wormhole that devoured all light, its destination unknown.
At the edge of the wormhole, endless purple gas streams gushed out like fountains, and swirled and coiled as if drawn by a vortex, forming a magnificent yet terrifying sight.
The purple aura exuded an ancient, primordial, and noble aura, like the primordial energy of all things.
It was actually the Primordial Purple Qi. Legend has it that this was one of the few remaining primordial primordial energies from the beginning of the world and the birth of the universe, containing unimaginable creative power and pure energy.
This is the most dangerous forbidden area in the Panhu Starfield—the Primordial Purple Cave. Legend has it that primordial purple energy constantly surges here, and any wisp of it can be condensed into a priceless Heavenly Grade Spirit Stone. If you're lucky, you might even find a purple energy crystal that is transforming into a Divine Grade Spirit Stone.
This is an inexhaustible treasure trove of spiritual minerals, but it is also a notorious dead zone in the Panhu Starfield. Countless adventurers have entered and perished there, leaving no trace of their remains.
And this place has become the entrance to the Myriad Realms King Map.
Fang Qing and Yang Qi stepped forward, and as they got closer, the primordial purple energy became increasingly dense, almost transforming into a tangible purple storm.
The storm was mixed with violent fragments of spatial laws, which were like invisible axes and swords, tearing everything around them apart.
Fang Qing witnessed a meteorite, comparable to a small star, being swept into the edge of the storm. In just a few breaths, it was cut into the finest dust. If a small world of a Heavenly Realm expert were here, it would probably be torn to shreds in an instant.
Even more terrifying, at the heart of that purple storm, purple chains composed of extremely condensed spatial power danced wildly in the storm like angry dragons and snakes.
Each chain contains terrifying power capable of tearing through the void and shattering stars; a single strike can shatter the soul of a cultivator who has just entered the Heavenly Realm!
The Great Sage realm? Touching it means certain death!
However, faced with this terrifying natural barrier that would deter even a Heavenly Realm expert, Fang Qing and Yang Qi exchanged a glance. Their eyes showed no fear, but rather a hint of anticipation.
"Cousin, come with me."
Fang Qing spoke, communicating with the spatial worm larva within the chaotic inner world through his thoughts. The larva seemed to sense the extremely dense primordial purple energy and spatial power of the outside world, emitting a joyful, subtle chirping sound.
The next moment, the natural spatial patterns on the larvae of the divine insect suddenly lit up, and a strange suction force emanated from Fang Qing.
The purple spatial chains, which were originally lashing out violently and capable of destroying those at the Heavenly Realm, seemed to have met their nemesis when they came into contact with Fang Qing. The violent spatial power contained in the chains was forcibly stripped away by a purer suction force, and like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, they silently disappeared into the Pure Land of the Gods, where they were then happily absorbed and refined by the larvae of the divine insects.
The pure energy storms—Primordial Purple Qi—were transformed and filtered by Fang Qing using the power of the Five Elements, turning into the purest primordial energy. Part of it nourished himself and the divine insects, while the rest dispersed into his domain.
They were like a small boat in a storm, seemingly on the verge of capsizing at any moment, but thanks to Fang Qing's precise control and the devouring ability of the divine insect larvae, they steadily went upstream, heading towards the core area of the purple wormhole!
Waaaaah, waaaah...
Suddenly, another anomaly occurred!
A strange wailing sound began to mingle with the raging purple storm around them!
Countless distorted, multicolored rays of light shot out from the deepest part of the wormhole without warning, intertwining with the purple storm to form a bizarre, dreamlike, and eerie world.
The power of time!
This is the extreme manifestation of the distortion and disorder of the laws of time!
Those distorted rays of light seemed to ignore the barriers of space and directly affect the passage of time!
A beam of light shone on the edge of the domain, and Fang Qing keenly sensed that the flow of time within that area had instantly accelerated a thousandfold.
Fang Qing said that the acceleration of time was not a big problem. He exhibited an immortal quality, so the flowing power of time had no effect on him.
As they continued deeper, in addition to the violent energy and laws, something began to be ejected from the depths of the wormhole!
Those were streams of light radiating dazzling brilliance; some were celestial artifacts of various shapes and astonishing auras, while others were pills, entirely purple-gold in color, exuding a refreshing medicinal fragrance.
Fang Qing recognized the pill; it was recorded in the ancient books of Wangu Hall and was called "Barrier-Breaking Immortal Pill".
As the name suggests, it can break through cultivation bottlenecks and obstacles, such as the Legendary Saint's breakthrough to Great Saint, the Great Saint's breakthrough to Heavenly Realm, and even minor hurdles within the Heavenly Realm. Taking this pill greatly increases the chances of breaking through in one fell swoop.
This is a strategic resource that would drive any power to fight tooth and nail for it.
There were also some strangely shaped divine materials containing special law fluctuations, floating and sinking in the storm.
It was practically a rain of treasures erupting from the depths of a wormhole.
As Fang Qing happily made his way forward, he didn't forget to collect some of the exquisitely crafted magical artifacts that passed by.
Finally, they broke through the most violent storms and time turbulence zones and reached the deepest part of the purple wormhole.
This place seems to be the "source" of the wormhole, where the space is relatively stable. Endless primordial purple energy surges like a sea of clouds, condensing in the center and enveloping a huge "ball of light" that resembles a small star.
That ball of light formed a small world, and the energy fluctuations it emitted were vast and ancient, far surpassing any celestial artifacts or treasures seen before.
Deep within its core, through the gaps in the layers of restrictions, one can vaguely see a shimmering light, as if it stores unimaginable elixirs, magical artifacts, or even more precious things!
The spatial coordinates of the Myriad Realms King Map are located there.
Without the slightest hesitation, he and Yang Qi exchanged a glance, and the two of them simultaneously raised their power to the limit. In an instant, they touched the core of the small world's light cluster.
It was an extremely condensed, pulsating purple energy core, seemingly alive, within which was sealed an incredibly complex spatial coordinate rune.
"that's it!"
Fang Qing immediately began refining it.
The refining process went very smoothly.
On one hand, Fang Qing's power is of an extremely high level, giving him a natural affinity and suppression of the core energy naturally nurtured by the Primordial Purple Qi and the power of spacetime. On the other hand, the existence of the Space God Worm larvae seems to be an excellent medium for communicating with this place, greatly reducing the resistance and backlash of the refining process.
As the refining process deepened, the purple energy core gradually shrank and became more docile, eventually transforming into a stream of light that entered Fang Qing's brow, resonating with and stabilizing within the inner world region where the spatial worm larva resided. Simultaneously, clear spatial coordinate information and an ancient incantation on how to activate and enter were imprinted into Fang Qing's consciousness.
Successful.
Almost the instant Fang Qing successfully refined the core and established a connection, the entire small world's light cluster trembled slightly, and the surrounding raging primordial purple energy and spatial turbulence paused for a moment.
It worked!
Almost the instant Fang Qing successfully refined the core and established a connection, the entire "small world" light cluster trembled slightly, and the surrounding raging primordial purple energy and spatial turbulence paused for a moment.
Immediately afterwards, a profound fluctuation spread out from Fang Qing. He established an unprecedentedly close connection with this special space that had given birth to the coordinates of the Myriad Realms King Map.
The first benefit of this connection is control.
With his left hand maintaining the stability of the teleportation channel, he spread his five fingers wide with his right hand and grabbed at the areas deep within the light cluster where the energy reaction was strongest!
"Buzz!"
Amplified by the larvae of the divine insect, the power of space transformed into several invisible yet incredibly stable "space hands," ignoring the chaotic energy flow and residual fragments of spacetime, and instantly probing into the core area of the light cluster!
Swish!Swish!Swish!
As if summoned, many streaks of light were forcibly stripped from the raging purple aura storm and flew toward Fang Qing at an astonishing speed.
A simple, ancient longsword, its entire body a deep blue, exuding a chilling aura, with nine ice dragon patterns engraved on its blade, its sound clear and melodious.
A small, ancient-looking cauldron with three legs and two handles, its body a dark red color, with countless flame runes and ancient Zhurong divine patterns embossed on its surface.
The cauldron is only a foot tall, yet it is as heavy as a mountain, exuding a scorching and domineering aura that can melt all things and burn away the eight wastelands.
This is none other than a low-grade immortal artifact alchemy cauldron of the fire element—the "Heaven-Burning Blaze Cauldron"!
There was also a blank ancient scroll that was neither silk nor leather. It was warm and smooth to the touch, like jade. When unfolded, it was about three feet long and one foot wide. The two ends of the scroll were made of sandalwood and emitted a faint fragrance.
This is also a support-type immortal artifact – the "Enlightenment Heavenly Secrets Scroll". Long-term study can help people eliminate distracting thoughts, get closer to the Heavenly Dao, improve their comprehension, and deduce cultivation techniques and supernatural powers. In some aspects, its value even exceeds that of offensive immortal artifacts.
There was another set of celestial flying swords, each only three inches long, as thin as a cicada's wing, its blade flowing with pure light of its corresponding attribute. The seven swords were interconnected, faintly forming a mysterious formation.
This is a rare set of immortal artifacts – the "Seven Luminaries Flowing Light Sword Formation"!
There were also many "Nine-Turn Barrier-Breaking Immortal Pills" that were the size of longan fruits, purple-gold in color, with nine red patterns on their surface, and emanating a refreshing fragrance that seemed to cleanse the soul and body of impurities!
There was also a fist-sized "Illusory Void Crystal" that constantly changed its seven-colored luster and seemed to seal a small piece of starry sky inside. It was an unparalleled divine material for refining space-type magic treasures or cultivating space-type divine abilities.
There was even a wisp of "immortal substance" sealed in a special jade bottle, which was a pale golden color. This was one of the key resources for experts above the Heavenly Realm to refine their small worlds and pursue immortality!
Any one of these treasures, if it were to fall into the wrong hands, would be enough to cause a frenzy of fighting among Great Saints and even Heavenly Realm cultivators, but now Fang Qing has captured them all in one fell swoop.
Upon acquiring the treasure, Fang Qing felt its weighty texture and sense of immense energy. He was overjoyed; this adventure, before even truly entering the Myriad Realms King Map, had already yielded such rich rewards!
Without hesitation, he stored these newly acquired treasures, along with those he had previously collected, in the safest corner of the Chaos Inner World.
Immediately, Fang Qing activated the coordinate mark with all his might, while simultaneously enveloping Yang Qi with his own true energy.
The next moment, the two disappeared.
Fang Qing and Yang Qi felt as if they had been thrown into a time tunnel made up of countless starlight and ancient runes.
Light and shadow flashed by, blurring and confusing the concepts of time and space. It felt like an instant, yet also like centuries had passed. A vast, ancient, and desolate aura, seemingly bearing witness to the rise and fall of countless eras, enveloped them.
After an unknown amount of time, a glimmer of light appeared ahead and quickly expanded.
"boom!"
A slight thud was heard as the ground hit the ground.
With their feet firmly on the ground, the world suddenly opened up before them.
They were no longer in that raging purple wormhole, but in a strange, vast, and indescribable world.
The sky displays a magnificent array of ever-changing colors, sometimes like a burning sunset, sometimes like flowing aurora borealis, and sometimes as if countless stars are born and die within it.
On the earth, the undulating lines of the mountains have an unnatural fluidity and mystery, and the rivers seem to flow with liquid starlight or some unknown energy.
The air was filled with an ancient spiritual energy so dense it was almost impenetrable, mixed with wisps of celestial energy and even divine substances.
Even a single breath makes one feel their cultivation subtly increasing!
Further away, one can see the remains of some huge palaces suspended in the air, broken sacred mountains, dried-up ancient channels of the Milky Way, and some light clusters or entities of various shapes emitting faint precious light, scattered among the mountains and the land.
In many places, the space presents unnatural folds or faults, clearly concealing unknown dangers and traps.
Everything here exudes a sense of lost glory and accumulated vicissitudes, like the ruins and battlefield left behind by a vast civilization or pantheon.
"Since we're here, let's make the best of it."
Yang Qi clenched his fist, feeling the rich energy of the place, his eyes filled with fighting spirit. "Cousin, there must be a lot of good stuff here. Let's hurry up and explore!"
Fang Qing nodded, his gaze sweeping around. He could clearly see many energy convergence points and places where the laws were abnormal, where treasures or dangers were often hidden.
They hadn't gone far when they discovered a purple spiritual field exuding a rich medicinal fragrance in front of the ruins of an ancient temple that had collapsed halfway.
Dozens of strangely shaped spiritual herbs, their bodies crystal clear like purple jade, grow in the field, each exhaling pure primordial purple energy and celestial spiritual energy.
"This is... 'Purple Jade Soul-Tempering Grass'! And it's a top-grade herb that has grown for at least ten thousand years! This herb is an unparalleled sacred medicine for tempering the soul and strengthening the spirit, and it can also help one comprehend the laws related to the Primordial Purple Qi! A single plant is priceless!"
Continuing on, they found several strange metals, about the size of a human head, dark gold in color, with what appeared to be liquid lightning flowing inside, at the bottom of a dried-up riverbed.
Geng Metal Thunder Marrow!
This is an unparalleled material for refining lightning-attribute immortal artifacts or cultivating top-tier lightning-type divine abilities. It naturally contains the sharp energy of Geng metal and destructive lightning, making it extremely rare.
Fang Qing also took these materials, as they would greatly benefit his refinement of the Five Elements, especially the fusion of metal and thunder.
The deeper you go into the ruins, the more treasures you discover, each one a rare find.
This place is absolutely wonderful! (End of Chapter)