Gu Qingze continued walking deeper into the lush green. Every step seemed to be stepping on soft grass, and the air was filled with a fresh scent.
At the deepest point, a suspended object appeared before his eyes. It was shaped like a scepter and emitted a dazzling and mysterious light.
He was deeply attracted by the light, and an indescribable excitement surged in his heart.
Could this be the treasure containing a hint of immortal energy that one would obtain after passing all the trials?
His heart beat faster and he could almost hear the sound of his blood boiling.
Gu Qingze stretched out his hand uncertainly, wanting to touch the scepter, but suddenly felt a burst of heat, burning his fingers like flames.
He subconsciously retracted his hand, frowned, and a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.
Then, he slowly felt the pain in his hands, as if burned by invisible flames.
He saw that his hands were terribly red and swollen, and his skin was crimson, as if it had been licked by flames.
However, he did not give up. He gritted his teeth and reached out again, trying to endure the severe pain to get the scepter, but still failed.
Gu Qingze looked at the scepter and let out a long sigh. He slowly closed his eyes and then tried again.
This time, his fingers lightly touched the dazzling light, but unexpectedly found that there was no burning sensation.
Instead, he felt a touch as warm and smooth as jade, as if he had touched the purest power between heaven and earth.
This startled him, and he immediately grasped the floating scepter firmly.
As he held the scepter, Gu Qingze felt a warm and powerful force surging out from the scepter, quickly spreading throughout his body along his arm.
His strength was greatly increased in an instant, and even his sea of consciousness doubled in size.
He carefully examined the scepter in his hand, which was engraved with intricate and mysterious patterns. He felt that there was some kind of mysterious connection between him and the scepter.
Is this the breath of the fairyland?
Gu Qingze was a little confused. Apart from feeling that his cultivation seemed to have made some breakthroughs, he didn't feel anything different...and the situation he expected didn't happen.
But... now is not the time for him to think about these things. The most urgent thing is to leave here first.
But how to leave?
Just when he wanted to leave, the scepter in his hand suddenly shone brightly and took him away from here.
Gu Qingze saw that he had returned to Red Maple Valley and smiled helplessly.
Wuyou Zhenren was still sitting cross-legged in his previous position, looking at him with a smile: "My friend, it seems that we have a deep connection."
Gu Qingze nodded, then sat down in his original seat and chatted with him for a long time until Master Wuyou was completely satisfied, then he said goodbye and left.
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Qingyun Sect, Trading Peak——
With a lot of questions in mind, Gu Qingze once again stepped into the exchange opened by Chen Mengli.
They went to the basement again this time and still turned on the system shielding.
The difference from last time was that Lan Yue did not appear to obstruct them again. It seemed that Chen Mengli had given her a new explanation or made some kind of promise, so she stopped obstructing them.
"Senior Sister Shen." Gu Qingze carefully took out the scepter from the storage bag and handed it to Shen Mengli.
"Senior Sister, you have a system. Could you please help me detect what the so-called immortal aura on this scepter is?"
Chen Mengli took the scepter and nodded lightly, her eyes flickering with curiosity: "Okay, I'll try it. To be honest, I'm also curious about this so-called aura of the immortal world."
She snapped her fingers lightly, like a magic call: "Dolly, come out to work."
The little bird named Dolly appeared out of thin air, landed lightly on the scepter, and pecked the surface of the scepter with its delicate beak.
"Extracting the composition information of this object--" Dolly's voice echoed in the quiet basement.
After pecking, Duoli returned to Chen Mengli's shoulder, but suddenly stood still, as if frozen in time.
"What's wrong with it?" Gu Qingze's curiosity was completely aroused.
Chen Mengli smiled calmly and explained, "It's okay, it's just that the system is down because the information is too huge."
"After all, half of the system's origin has been given to you, so most of the system's functions are a bit off."
"But it doesn't matter, it still works, just a little slower. We just need to be patient and wait."
After a while, Dolly finally returned to normal. It pecked at its wings lightly, shook its body, and spoke again: "Analysis successful."
"Master, do you have anything you want to ask?"
Chen Mengli couldn't wait to ask: "Is there any material from other worlds on the scepter that doesn't belong to this world?"
Dolly answered categorically: "It doesn't exist."
Chen Mengli continued to ask: "What about the upper matter belonging to this world?"
Dolly shook her head: "No."
"That's strange." Upon hearing this, Shen Mengli frowned slightly, her expression became a little solemn, as if she had thought of something.
"Junior Brother Gu, I have a very bold conjecture. Although it is bold, if that conjecture is true, it can explain many things..."
"Sister, you can say whatever you want. I, your junior brother, am not that fragile." Seeing her hesitation, Gu Qingze spoke with some comfort and encouragement in his tone.
Chen Mengli let out a long sigh, then slowly spoke: "Junior Brother Gu, you said... this scepter contains a trace of immortal energy left by the predecessors of Wuyou Pavilion when they ascended to heaven, leaving it to the descendants of Wuyou Pavilion... right?"
Gu Qingze nodded and said truthfully, "Back then, when I was still in school, Luo Zimo came to me on my way home and left me a note with this in mind."
"I think... unless Luo Zimo was just teasing me for fun, he would have no reason to lie to me."
"And...when I touched the scepter, I truly felt a miraculous power surge into my body, allowing me to directly break through to the Void Refinement Stage."
"Although I had already reached the late stage of the Spiritual Transformation before this, the path of cultivation... becomes increasingly difficult as you progress, and it becomes increasingly difficult to advance to a higher realm, especially a major realm... When I touched the scepter and broke through, it was as easy as breathing, and I broke through smoothly."
"Not only that, my sea of consciousness has also expanded by a full two times. When it comes to mental strength, that is even more difficult to improve than cultivation."
Chen Mengli shook her head: "But this... although it is not common, there are still some rare treasures that can achieve this effect."
"Senior Sister Shen, there's no need to beat around the bush when communicating between you and me. Just speak directly."
"Okay." Chen Mengli nodded gently, her tone carrying a hint of solemnity. "I want to say, if everything you said is true, and Luo Zimo didn't lie to you, then I think... there is no such thing as a fairyland, and there is no such thing as ascension."
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