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A single word reminded the dreamer. Consider that the Black Jade Platform below continuously draws in Spiritual Energy, while this False Immortal Realm is truly a desolate wasteland, even inferior to Middle-Earth; there must be secrets within.
Everyone rushed to the edge of the Black Jade Platform. Li Hong said in a deep voice, "This gap on the Black Jade Platform is the largest; let's break through here first."
Working together, they employed various methods—swords slashed and blades struck—until the gap in the Black Jade Platform grew larger. With a crackling sound, the Black Jade Platform split in two from the middle, slowly tilting to either side.
Each Black Jade Platform was embedded deep into the hard soil layer, so even though it cracked open, it fell at a very slow speed. The group hovered in mid-air, their eyes fixed on the widening gap in the center.
About ten zhang deep, a purple light appeared, shining through the crack. When the gap widened to about a foot across, the Black Jade Platform stopped splitting. Realizing the urgency, they pulled and chopped until they forcibly extracted the Black Jade Platform from the hard soil layer.
On the ground lay a square void exactly matching the diameter of the original Black Jade Platform. This hole was extremely Strange, covered by a swirling Purple Light Screen at its entrance, just like the formation eye's entrance on the surface. Below it, Divine Consciousness was blocked, giving an overwhelming sense of depth.
The group exchanged glances, their hearts suddenly clear; the mystery must lie beneath! However, passing through to investigate would likely be troublesome.
This entrance was covered by a Purple Light Screen just like the one in the desert formation eye. When they first entered, Golden Mother had exerted tremendous effort to open a passage for everyone to move inside. Now she was still outside on the Desert and had not come with them; it was impossible for her to reopen this passage.
Li Hong realized this as well. After some thought, he flew to another Black Jade Platform and began to destroy it vigorously. The others quickly understood his intention and came to help.
All four Black Jade Platforms were pulled from the hard soil layer, revealing four identical square holes beneath. Li Hong casually tossed aside the troublesome broken Black Jade Platform into his Cosmic Bag; now he could see more clearly.
The yellowish hard ground featured four massive square openings arranged in four cardinal directions, each reaching ten zhang deep and one hundred zhang wide. Each opening was covered by a flowing Purple Light Screen that shimmered with colors, leading who knows where.
"We must go in! This must be key to the False Immortal Realm!" Shennong raised his head, his gray Long Hair billowing in the air as he looked at everyone with unwavering determination in his eyes.
Xuan Yuan knew this old companion best; feeling a tightness in his Core of the Earth before he could speak, he saw Shennong transform into a green light and dart into one of the openings.
"Come back!" dozens of voices shouted in unison.
Shennong did not descend with his true form; just as he was about to touch that Purple Light Screen, he revealed his true self and threw out an ancient Purple Gold Cauldron. Shrinking himself within it, he waved at everyone and gritted his teeth as he stepped onto the Purple Gold Cauldron to penetrate through the Purple Light Screen.
Li Hong suddenly felt something was wrong; his heart raced as he shouted, "Not good! Come back!" He immediately soared downward, throwing out Binding Immortal Rope aimed straight at the Purple Gold Cauldron.
In that brief moment, the Purple Gold Cauldron had already descended into the Purple Light Screen.
The group instantly witnessed a remarkable scene.
The Purple Gold Cauldron suddenly shrank, transforming into a tiny purple gold vessel. The figure of Shennong above it appeared as small as an ant, barely recognizable. The diminutive Purple Gold Cauldron struggled to navigate through the vast Purple Light Screen. The Purple Light Screen had clearly changed; the streams of purple light flowed faster and became denser, continuously generating bolts of purple lightning aimed at the Purple Gold Cauldron. In just a moment, the Purple Gold Cauldron was in grave danger, being tossed around like a pendulum by the lightning-like purple energy.
Everyone was dumbfounded. Was this a shrinking technique? A spatial Divination Technique?
Li Hong was in a panic. The bolts of purple lightning relentlessly struck the Purple Gold Cauldron. To everyone else, these bolts seemed as thin as toothpicks, but Li Hong gradually recalled what they were!
He remembered seeing something similar in a scroll about refining tools in Temple City. There was a place beyond Middle-Earth filled with a unique type of purple lightning. This lightning permeated the entire space, automatically triggering whenever something passed through it. It was a destructive energy with unclear properties, and no one could traverse that area safely. Some Great Deity practitioners would carefully collect this purple lightning at the edges using special techniques and tools. Water can carry a boat but can also capsize it; once collected, it could be used to refine rare thunder-type treasures.
The properties of this purple lightning were very similar to the current Purple Light Screen; it was likely the rare "Purple Thunder" of heaven and earth. Falling into the "Purple Wasteland Thunder Sea" meant certain death—there was even less than a chance of survival.
Li Hong felt an urgent sense of dread. Fortunately, the Binding Immortal Rope had already reached into the Purple Wasteland Thunder Sea and had suddenly become extremely thin, resembling a slender dragon weaving through the layers of the Purple Wasteland Thunder Sea toward the Purple Gold Cauldron.
The end of the Binding Immortal Rope could extend to great lengths, but there was still a limit. Just when Li Hong thought he had reached the end of the rope, he finally managed to grasp the tiny Purple Gold Cauldron, wrapping it around before pulling it back.
As they were about to escape from the Purple Wasteland Thunder Sea, Li Hong felt an immense pressure building up; he nearly fell headfirst! Startled, he wrapped the end of the Binding Immortal Rope around his hand tightly and pulled with all his might in reverse. The Binding Immortal Rope became taut, but despite its small size, the Purple Gold Cauldron felt incredibly heavy. Li Hong stood on nothingness while his Awareness rapidly circulated around him, creating trails of Rainbow Light; yet he still couldn't pull out the Purple Gold Cauldron.
Seeing that things were going poorly, Heavenly Torch was the first to rush over, grabbing Li Hong's waist and pulling back. Ling Yanzi, Aurora, Pure Yang Master, Fuxi, and Xuan Yuan quickly followed suit, each holding onto the person in front of them and straining to pull back together. Suddenly more than fifty people formed a chain.
Ultimately, strength in numbers prevailed as they began to retreat step by step. Moments later, everyone heard a buzzing sound in their ears as they were propelled into the air and crashed against the wall with a thud, stars flashing before their eyes. However, they managed to pull Shennong out.
Li Hong was the first to recover; shaking his head, he noticed that the Purple Gold Cauldron had vanished without a trace. Shennong lay face down in the center of four large holes in the Clearing, looking extremely unwell. He quickly flew down to support Shennong and leaned him against himself while probing with his Divine Consciousness. Li Hong's brow furrowed tightly. In just that brief moment, Shennong had sustained severe injuries; not only had most of his spiritual power been depleted, but half of his body was charred black from the Purple Thunder. His meridians were severely damaged and his Nascent Soul was weakened; without healing elixirs, his situation would be dire.
Everyone quickly surrounded them in alarm.
Shennong slowly regained consciousness; who was he? An ancestor skilled in medicine would immediately recognize that his injuries were serious. He sighed deeply and said, "A general cannot escape death on the battlefield. If I must die here, I accept my fate willingly even if there is no cure available. It's just unfortunate that we may not make it through here." His last sigh resonated like a heavy drumbeat striking deep into everyone's hearts.
Although Li Hong supported him, his mind was immersed in thoughts about the Yin Yang Platform, asking its Artifact Spirit if there were any healing elixirs available. The Artifact Spirit promptly listed seventeen or eighteen types, which instantly delighted Li Hong. With a flick of his hand, he held up a weak yellow herb and brought it under Shennong's nose with a smile: "Who says there is no cure? Ancestor, how about this herb?"
Shennong stared wide-eyed: "Aili Grass! Where did you get this? And it's ten thousand years old! I am saved!"
"Ha ha! It's good to have a remedy," Li Hong replied cheerfully. "Ancestor, hold onto this Aili Grass and heal yourself over there. From now on, it's our generation's turn to charge into battle while you ancestors watch from the sidelines! Please don't be so hasty like before!"
Understanding that Li Hong meant well, Shennong nodded appreciatively: "I was indeed too hasty earlier; thank you for saving me young friend. By the way, do you have any plans? Please share."
Everyone's eyes lit up at the words.
Li Hong chuckled, "There may not be a method, but there are treasures. Golden Mother used the supreme treasure, Chaotic Primordial Mirror, to forcibly open a passage in the Purple Wasteland Thunder Sea. Although I don't have the Chaotic Primordial Mirror, I, Li Hong, do have some resources!"
As he spoke, Li Hong handed Shennong to Fuxi and sat down cross-legged.
The Divine Slaying Monument, Yin Yang Platform, Heartless Shuttle, Bagua Crown, and two Six Paths of Reincarnation all flew out, hovering gracefully above Li Hong's head. While others did not understand Li Hong's intentions, Ling Yanzi did and felt a strange mix of bitterness and pride in her heart.
Ling Yanzi was right; Li Hong was inspired by Golden Mother's Chaotic Primordial Mirror and decided to officially form his own Divine Artifact Chariot.
He had always thought that combining the Yin Yang Platform and Divine Slaying Monument into a mere carriage for travel was a waste of resources. However, he no longer thought so. If there was anything in the world that could travel anywhere, it would surely be this extraordinary Divine Artifact Chariot. Moreover, the Divine Artifact Chariot could be assembled and disassembled, making it quite convenient. The only drawback was that this Divine Artifact Chariot still lacked an important component: the ultimate defensive high-level Celestial Artifact, Star-Moon Radiance.
The specific principles of Star-Moon Radiance were unclear, but Li Hong knew that both the Divine Slaying Monument and Bagua Crown were related to it. The Bagua Crown was essentially placed on the Yin Yang Platform's carriage as a connecting component between the Divine Slaying Monument and Star-Moon Radiance. The Divine Slaying Monument absorbed all free energy from the world and transmitted it to the Bagua Crown below. The Bagua Crown could transmit or store energy before passing it to Star-Moon Radiance, providing a source of defensive energy for Star-Moon Radiance. In other words, Li Hong could temporarily use other defensive treasures in place of Star-Moon Radiance. While their effectiveness would certainly not match that of Star-Moon Radiance, in other aspects, this chariot's power was already considerable.
Li Hong communicated carefully with each Artifact Spirit. Once he conveyed his thoughts on how to combine them, all voices gradually faded away until only the Divine Tablet Spirit remained because it was essentially the leader. It began to guide Li Hong on how to "install" them, its tone consistently teasing and disrespectful. Li Hong didn't mind this at all. The Divine Slaying Monument was part of the artifact spirit and had existed for countless years; based on this alone, Li Hong decided to treat it as a friend rather than act like a master.
As time passed slowly, everyone witnessed a remarkable sight. A peculiar little "car" about the size of a palm gradually took shape, floating above Li Hong's head.
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