This is practically an adventure story!
After sharing their experience, the elders of the Taiyan Divine Sect gave each person a silver stone.
"The stones you're holding are called Xuan Kong Stones. You must keep them safe with you. When crossing the continental passage, the Xuan Kong Stones will protect you from being torn apart by spatial forces. By the way, the Xuan Kong Stones are disposable. Unless you cultivate to the Tribulation Transcending stage, you'll need to prepare Xuan Kong Stones when you return. Alright, that's all I have to say. Go back and get some rest."
The dozen or so people quickly split into several small groups and began to discuss and plan.
Ye Xiruo's group was the largest, consisting of seven people, including the lone swordsman, Ye Liusha.
The five members of the Taiyan Divine Sect and the two princes of the Taiyan Divine Dynasty huddled together. The remaining few looked at each other, at a loss for what to do.
"Alright, the elders have already said what we need to pay attention to. We just need to remember it. Now let's go back and get some rest."
The young master is right.
At noon the next day, everyone gathered again, led by the elders of the Taiyan Divine Sect. The group rode a huge wind-riding spirit beast into a dense forest.
The ancient altar faintly emitted a mysterious light, and guarded by two elderly men with weathered faces, whose power was no less than that of the Supreme Elder.
"They're here."
"Yes, senior, is everything alright?"
"Wait a little longer, the time will be up soon."
"Remember to protect the Xuan Kong Stone in your hand. Once we get to the Blue Ocean Continent, well, let's try to survive first."
Something seemed off about the elder's tone. Apparently, they were refugees who had illegally crossed the border, and it was incredibly difficult for them to even make a living.
Could they starve to death? Ye Xiruo shuddered.
After a short while, a burst of intense light suddenly erupted from the altar.
"Hurry up."
The two princes of the Taiyan Dynasty were the first to step into the altar, followed by several members of the Taiyan Divine Sect. Ye Xiruo and Xiu Qiyu held hands.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything."
"Um."
Yingxun and Zishu together, Zhiyi and Huarong together, and Ye Liusha and his sword together, all stepped into the altar.
Upon entering the altar, the Xuan Kong Stones on everyone's bodies began to glow, forming a silver protective shield that protected each person from the tearing force of the outside space.
In a sense, this altar is actually equivalent to a long-distance spatial teleportation array, only the distance is relatively far and the spatial power is quite terrifying.
The group carefully avoided the spatial rifts within the passageway; falling into one would mean certain death, even with nine lives.
And that damned space storm, hopefully they'll be incredibly lucky this time and avoid it.
But how could that be? The very next day, they encountered a small spatial storm. The group fought wits and courage, and were all exhausted before they barely managed to get through it.
Over the next few days, they encountered several more spatial storms, and two of the sixteen people perished. Everyone was in a somber mood; what the elders had said was true—the spatial passages could present all sorts of unimaginable difficulties.
They could easily die, but they were willing to do so in order to become stronger.
They used up all their bad luck in the first half of the journey, and the remaining half was initially smooth, with only two minor spatial storms that they perfectly avoided.
The group was teleported through the spatial passage for about a month. When the protective shield formed by the Xuan Kong Stone on their bodies began to thin, they realized that they might be arriving soon.
Finally, they saw the exit. Smiles appeared on everyone's faces. They had been through life and death together, and now they were finally going to arrive safely.
They never imagined that their destination would be a desolate desert, a place devoid of anything but yellow sand.
If it weren't for the incredibly dense spiritual energy in the air, almost equivalent to the spiritual energy concentration of a feng shui treasure land on the Taiyan Continent, they would definitely have thought they had been tricked by their elders and had come to the wrong place.
"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey." Hua Rong spat out the sand in his mouth, looking utterly hopeless.
"Little Leaf, what do we do now?"
The situation is unclear, and the dozen or so people haven't separated, so they plan to think of a solution together.
"Let's find the nearest city first, and then we'll make further plans."
We must find someone first before we can proceed to the next step; otherwise, I'll be left to die in the desert.
"Okay, which way should we go?"
"I don't know." In the desert and at sea, it's easy to lose one's way. Since they are newcomers, the best thing to do is to wait.
"Why don't we wait here and see? We might run into someone passing by and ask for directions. We can also take a break."
Everyone agreed to Ye Xiruo's suggestion, and the tent was quickly set up. Xiu Qiyu stretched out his hand, and a layer of ice immediately appeared inside the tent, causing the temperature to drop significantly.
"Little Leaf, focus on your cultivation."
"Okay, Brother Xiu Qi." The spiritual energy in this space is very abundant. Ye Xiruo's pores opened up, and her cultivation speed was five times faster than before, which was the same as the effect of cultivating with high-grade spirit stones on the Taiyan Continent.
This would save a lot of spirit stones, and Ye Xiruo was very pleased.
Xiu Qiyu and Zishu both frowned. This place was deserted and remote. If the spiritual energy concentration here was so high, what about the central cities? What about the major sects?
Nourished by such spiritual energy, how fast must the people here cultivate, and how dazzling must the geniuses be?
"The spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the central royal city is more than ten times that of this place, and its resources are also more abundant than you can imagine."
How did you know?
"Would you believe me if I said I was born on a higher continent?" Xiu Qiyu raised an eyebrow.
"Xin, it's fortunate that you came to the Taiyan Continent, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to meet Junior Sister."
"Yes, meeting Xiao Yezi is the luckiest thing that has ever happened to me."
Are the geniuses of the higher continents truly invincible?
"That's not the case. Although they have exceptionally favorable cultivation conditions and their cultivation levels are very high, in terms of actual combat strength, Ye Liusha can completely overwhelm someone who is one level higher than him."
"Don't worry, our cultivation level isn't low either. Even if it is, it's only temporary." Zishu's expression was very serious.
Xiu Qiyu's lips twitched. Zishu's ethereal body was truly speechless. Even without cultivation, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth would be automatically absorbed by the body, and then level up. Their biggest problem was, "Oh my god! Why am I leveling up so fast! I want it to be slower!"
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