Great Desolation: I Am the Artifact Ancestor
Chapter 49

Shadow of Creation

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Nearly two hundred Grand Unity Golden Immortals and over a thousand Golden Immortals were scattered throughout the abyssal gorge, which was less than a hundred thousand li long.

Running into others was unavoidable.

Surrounded by the Four Great Divine Winds, even Grand Unity Golden Immortals dared not let their guard down in the slightest.

Ambushing, being ambushed, Divine Treasures colliding, killing for treasure...

A whole series of events inevitably unfolded.

Even though Luo Qing had no intention of causing trouble for others, he still encountered a mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal cultivator who wanted to take advantage of the chaos.

The man had simply overestimated himself and underestimated Luo Qing.

As long as he did not encounter the Void-Disrupting Wind, the power of the Wind Spirit Pearl was still highly reliable.

As the Soul-Devouring Wind, Yin-Yang Wind, and Spring-Autumn Wind raged around him,

the other Grand Unity Golden Immortals had to reserve most of their energy to deal with the divine winds.

Luo Qing, however, could attack with all his strength without any reservations. In only a few moments,

he had chopped off the head of a mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal. As soon as the Soul-Devouring Wind swept over him, his primordial spirit was immediately destroyed.

"Now that's poor. He didn't even have a single Innate Spiritual Treasure!"

Luo Qing could not help complaining after checking his spoils.

Still, it was not entirely unexpected. Although the man who had died at his hands had been a Grand Unity Golden Immortal,

his Foundation was merely that of an ordinary mid-grade Innate God, so it was understandable that he had never encountered any opportunities.

Continuing his exploration downward, Luo Qing grew more cautious the farther he went.

Thirty thousand li away from Luo Qing,

"Daoist Xiang" slapped a Grand Unity Golden Immortal who had tried to ambush him into pieces.

Having killed a Grand Unity Golden Immortal with such ease, Daoist Xiang did not even bat an eyelid.

"Hm? Have people from the Dragon Race arrived?"

A trace of surprise appeared on Daoist Xiang's corpse-like face, followed by a smile.

With a flicker of his figure, he transformed into a black fiendish wind and merged into a stream of Soul-Devouring Wind, heading into the distance.

In the direction Daoist Xiang had gone,

fifteen Grand Unity Golden Immortals of the Dragon Race had formed a great formation and were rapidly descending toward the depths of the gorge.

One of them, a peak Grand Unity Golden Immortal with crystal pupils, stood at the formation's central eye.

The crystal-eyed Grand Unity Dragon frowned. A sky-pillar-sized dragon claw instantly reached out from the formation and clawed at an empty area dozens of li away.

"I bear no ill will! Spare me!"

A Grand Unity Golden Immortal stumbled out of the void in a panic.

After shouting, he tried to flee.

For some unknown reason, however, the void within a radius of ten li seemed to have solidified.

Unable to dodge in time, the Grand Unity Golden Immortal was seized by the sky-pillar-sized dragon claw.

The dragon claw clenched, and the Grand Unity Golden Immortal instantly became a lump of flesh, his body and spirit utterly destroyed.

"If we didn't need to use these Grand Unity Golden Immortals to disperse the power of the gorge's divine winds, why would we have allowed them to enter?

"They don't think about saving their lives, and they even dare to come looking for us. They're simply courting death!"

The crystal dragon race member cursed contemptuously before sweeping his imposing dragon eyes across a thousand-li radius.

Only after confirming that there was no one else did he continue leading the formation deeper into the gorge.

After the Dragon Race had gone far away, Daoist Xiang emerged from a mass of wind.

"As expected, the Dragon Race came prepared!"

Daoist Xiang's dim eyes flickered, and he immediately pursued the Dragon Race below.

The Grand Unity Golden Immortals of the Dragon, Phoenix, and Kirin Three Clans had clearly made ample preparations.

Their respective fifteen Grand Unity Golden Immortals had all formed great formations and were charging through the gorge unhindered.

None of the Grand Unity Golden Immortals they encountered dared to contend with them.

However, many astute individuals had also seen that the three clans were determined to obtain Wind Spirit Gorge.

Some who considered themselves highly capable quietly followed behind the three clans.

Even Luo Qing, five hundred li deep in the gorge—in the same place where he had encountered the Void-Disrupting Wind last time—

had spotted a group of powerful Grand Unity members from the Phoenix Clan in the distance.

"Any farther down, and the Void-Disrupting Wind will run rampant! I wonder whether these Phoenixes have any way to deal with it?"

Luo Qing pondered this inwardly.

These divine winds were different from ordinary forces. Once they struck, they came densely packed, making them extremely difficult to evade.

Since the Three Clans of Creation had dared to come, Luo Qing assumed they must have sufficient means to avoid the Void-Disrupting Wind.

He did not approach. Instead, Luo Qing followed three thousand li behind the Phoenix Clan.

Relying on the Eye of the Great Dao, he observed the Phoenix Clan's methods from afar.

When the three divine winds, including the Soul-Devouring Wind, attacked, Luo Qing noticed that the divine winds were blocked outside by the great formation's barrier.

But when they reached the region where the Void-Disrupting Wind raged, a mighty force immediately erupted from the Phoenix Clan's great formation.

It firmly suppressed the power of space.

The reason the Void-Disrupting Wind was so troublesome was that it carried Space Turbulence with it.

When blown by the wind, one could easily fall into the Space Turbulence.

The Phoenix Clan's method of dealing with it was to rely on overwhelming power to directly suppress and stabilize the surrounding space.

Once even the Space Turbulence had been suppressed, the Void-Disrupting Wind was naturally neutralized.

"So that's how it is. They directly suppress and stabilize space?"

After witnessing the Phoenix Clan's method, Luo Qing had to admit that although it was simple and crude, it was extremely practical.

Especially for a super clan with foundations as deep as the Phoenix Clan,

treasures capable of stabilizing space might not be readily available at a moment's notice, but they surely would not lack them.

"A treasure that stabilizes space... It seems I'm not lacking one either!"

Luo Qing's eyes flickered, and he hesitated.

The reason he had not taken out the Five Elements Spiritual Ring together last time

was that there were too many Grand Unity Golden Immortals in this place. As a top-tier Innate God, possessing two Innate Spiritual Treasures was not particularly remarkable.

At most, it would draw a little attention.

But if he revealed seven Innate Spiritual Treasures all at once, he would definitely arouse people's greed.

He might even be attacked by a mob, killed, and robbed of his treasures!

But now, he could no longer worry about anything else. Luo Qing could only be a little more careful.

The Five Source Spirit Disk floated above his head, linked to the Five Elements Spiritual Ring. The power of the five elements erupted from the six Divine Treasures, circulating in an endless cycle.

The space within dozens of zhang around Luo Qing immediately seemed to solidify.

The power of the five elements possessed the ability to stabilize and strengthen space.

The Five Source Spirit Disk and the Five Elements Spiritual Ring complemented each other perfectly.

The Wind Spirit Pearl suppressed the divine winds outside, while the power of the five elements stabilized space within.

Luo Qing's speed of descent instantly soared.

When the Void-Disrupting Wind attacked again, the Spiritual Light of the six five-element Divine Treasures flashed, blocking the Space Turbulence outside.

The combined Five Elements Spiritual Ring already possessed the might of a High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. With the Five Source Spirit Disk circulating and creating the power of the five elements,

the defensive power around Luo Qing rose another level.

"Perhaps I can reach the bottom of the gorge before the three clans and take a look!"

With that thought, Luo Qing accelerated his escape technique once more.

Although the cultivation of the three clans' Grand Unity cultivators was somewhat higher than Luo Qing's,

they had formed great formations, so their speed inevitably slowed.

Moreover, the deeper they went into Wind Spirit Gorge, the denser the Four Great Divine Winds became, and the greater their power.

Even with the protection of their great formations, the three clans dared not be careless in the slightest.

A thousand li deep into the gorge, three thousand li, six thousand li...

When he reached a depth of eight thousand li, Luo Qing's face had turned pale.

Beyond the light of the Five-Colored Protective Shield was complete chaos. The Four Great Divine Winds intertwined densely, as though he had fallen into a sea of liquefied wind.

Without the protection of the Five Elements Spiritual Ring and the Five Source Spirit Disk, Luo Qing suspected he would not have been able to last even one breath outside.

Only a Grand Luo Golden Immortal could probably swim through such a sea of wind!

What made Luo Qing's expression even uglier was that his vital essence and Dharma Power had already been depleted by seventy percent from operating the six Divine Treasures simultaneously.

"Could this place be more than ten thousand li deep?"

Luo Qing wrestled with the thought, but having reached this depth, he was truly unwilling to retreat just like this.

Gritting his teeth, Luo Qing decided to continue descending until ninety percent of his Dharma Power was exhausted.

He would keep ten percent in reserve so that he could still escape.

As Luo Qing braced himself against wave after wave of the sea of wind's enormous surges and descended to a depth of nine thousand li,

the overwhelming pressure suddenly vanished without a trace. Luo Qing's consciousness felt as though it had been struck hard by a heavy hammer.

His soul seemed to have been shaken out of his body, transforming into a wisp of wandering Soul Spirit Spiritual Light.

Before he could think, his consciousness had only just regained clarity

when Luo Qing was stunned by the scene before his eyes.

A giant axe flashed with golden light, and a strand of Primordial Spiritual Light blossomed.

It cleaved through time, shattered space, and gave birth to a bubble world radiating Nine-Colored Light.

"The Creation Scene!"

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