Ancient Teleportation Array

After passing through Jue Sha Ridge, the terrain gradually became undulating, with more hills and valleys appearing.

Although the evil qi was still everywhere, it was much thinner. Occasionally, some tenacious, strangely shaped plants that could withstand the evil qi could even be seen, adding a touch of rare vitality to this desolate land.

Li Su and Zhiwei proceeded with even greater caution, avoiding several areas where powerful auras were clearly present, and also giving a wide berth to dangerous zones with unstable space that frequently cracked open small spatial fissures.

One day, they reached the edge of a vast basin. In the center of the basin stood countless broken and toppled giant stone pillars, and an extremely grand circular platform constructed from some unknown black metal and jade.

The platform was covered in complex, dizzying runes and array diagrams. Many parts were severely damaged and covered in thick dust, appearing ancient and dilapidated.

Even so, faint traces of spatial fluctuations still lingered on the platform.

"Is this... an ancient teleportation array?" Zhiwei's eyes widened in surprise. Her clan's ancient texts seemed to mention something similar.

"Judging by its scale, it could probably perform ultra-long-distance teleportation... perhaps even inter-dimensional teleportation!"

Li Su's spiritual sense swept over the massive platform, and he was also shaken. The knowledge from Minor Chiliad Array Analysis allowed him to vaguely understand some of the basic structures of this array. Its ingenuity and complexity were far beyond his comprehension; it was definitely the most powerful array he had ever seen! The cultivator who set up this array must have had unimaginable power.

The Bedrock Rune on him warmed slightly again, and the direction it pointed seemed to be towards the center of this ancient teleportation array.

Could it be... that this teleportation array could still be used? Or, was the direction it pointed related to Kunlun?

The two cautiously approached the platform.

The closer they got, the more they could feel the desolate and dilapidated aura. Many runes were already blurred, and the materials that made up the platform had lost their spiritual essence. It was clear that it had been abandoned for countless years.

"What a pity, such a grand array, to be damaged like this," Zhiwei said regretfully.

Li Su, however, remained silent. His spiritual sense meticulously scanned every corner of the platform, while he secretly activated the Array Heart Clarity Spiritual Power, attempting to decipher the mysteries of this remnant array.

Suddenly, in a relatively intact area at the center of the platform, he discovered a special groove.

The shape of the groove... seemed to faintly echo the arrangement of the starlight on his bamboo? Moreover, at the bottom of the groove, there were extremely faint traces of pure stellar energy!

A bold idea surged into his mind.

He attempted to guide the stellar evil energy he had cultivated and slowly inject it into the groove.

Hummm~

The moment the stellar evil energy was injected, the ancient teleportation array, which had been dormant for who knew how many tens of thousands of years, actually emitted a faint glow! Although extremely weak, it had indeed been activated!

There's hope!

Li Su's heart stirred, and he increased the injection of stellar energy. At the same time, he said to Zhiwei, "Fellow Daoist Zhiwei, lend me a hand and inject your magical power into those surrounding nodes!"

He pointed out several key nodes of the array.

Although Zhiwei didn't understand why, she followed his instructions and injected her demonic power into them.

With the injection of their combined power, the light of the ancient teleportation array brightened a bit more. Many runes on the platform lit up one by one, and the spatial fluctuations also became more apparent.

However, the light soon stagnated and even began to flicker, clearly indicating that the energy was far from sufficient, and the array itself was too severely damaged to be stable.

"It's no good, the energy is insufficient, and the array is too broken..." Zhiwei panted, her demonic power greatly depleted.

Li Su also stopped injecting. It seemed that relying on the two of them to activate this ancient teleportation array was like a fool's dream.

But just as the array's light was about to completely extinguish, the Bedrock Rune deep within Li Su's Primordial Spirit stirred again!

This time, it didn't just warm slightly; it began to tremble gently. An extremely subtle, yet incredibly tenacious and profound Daoist rhyme fluctuation, transmitted along Li Su's spiritual sense into the groove, resonated with the residual stellar energy within!

Click.

A very faint mechanical sound came from deep within the platform.

Immediately after, to their astonished gazes, the stone slab of the platform next to the groove slowly slid open, revealing a hidden compartment!

Inside the compartment, there were no treasures, but a damaged jade slip, made of a material similar to the platform and covered in tiny star patterns, and a small pile of lusterless, cracked fragments of... Stellar Crystal Stone.

Li Su used his bamboo branch to pick up the jade slip and probed it with his spiritual sense.

A large amount of information flooded his mind. It wasn't a cultivation technique inheritance, but more like a log record:

"...His Majesty Di Jun decreed that the core foundation of the Cosmos Stellar Array be placed in this desolate region to prepare for unforeseen circumstances... However, the great war was fierce, the heavens and earth were overturned, the array foundation was damaged, and the passage was severed...

We were ordered to remain and guard, but resources were exhausted, enemies were all around, and the path back was uncertain... To any who arrive later, be cautious and cherish... Stellar energy might serve as a key, but it is ultimately not a long-term solution... We hope for the day we can see the Heavenly Court again..."

The information was fragmented, filled with sorrow and despair, and finally ended abruptly.

Li Su's heart was thrown into turmoil!

Cosmos Stellar Array? Di Jun? Heavenly Court?

This was actually an array hub set up by the Ancient Demon Court? A relic of the Witch-Demon War?

No wonder it required stellar energy to activate! This was clearly the technology of the Demon Court!

Could the "passage" mentioned in the log lead to the legendary ruins of the Ancient Heavenly Court? Or perhaps... other secret places related to the stars?

He looked again at the pile of Stellar Crystal Stone fragments. Although their energy was almost depleted, the material itself was still extraordinary and matched his attributes.

"Fellow Daoist, what's wrong? What did this jade slip say?" Zhiwei asked curiously.

Li Su suppressed his shock and said briefly, "This is an ancient ruin. This teleportation array is completely damaged and cannot be used.

However, these fragments are somewhat useful to me." He put away the Stellar Crystal Stone fragments. These fragments might be slowly absorbed or used to refine something.

Zhiwei nodded as if she understood but not quite, as her knowledge of ancient secrets was limited.

Although he couldn't use the teleportation array, this discovery made Li Su even more certain that the "Bedrock Rune" was not guiding him aimlessly.

It seemed to be leading him to seek out things related to the stars and the ancient Heavenly Court.

He carefully put away the jade slip that recorded the log, as it might still contain other hidden information.

Leaving the ruins of the ancient teleportation array, the two continued westward. However, Li Su's heart was filled with many thoughts and a heavy sense of the ancient era. The waters of the Primordial World were far deeper than he had imagined.

Several days later, as they passed through a dead black forest, they suddenly heard intense fighting and angry beast roars coming from ahead, mixed with a clear sword cry and... familiar Profound Gate Dao Arts fluctuations?