Jiang Hanzhou stood silently for a long time before finally withdrawing his gaze.
He nodded slightly to the people behind him, without glancing at Han Xuanji again, and turned to walk towards the thunder dragon statue in the center of the altar.
His steps were not as light as when he arrived, and the spectator's attitude he had shown earlier was gone from his expression.
There's nothing else I can do.
Who knew that Chi Yuan would be so unhelpful, allowing Han Xuanji and the others to win without suffering any harm.
Seeing this, several trusted confidants silently followed, none of them uttering a word.
At this point, any words would be superfluous. Rather than wallowing in self-pity here, it would be better to head to the next realm sooner; perhaps there would still be some opportunities.
Although they all knew in their hearts that this so-called opportunity was probably not very big.
Jiang Hanzhou's figure disappeared into the pillar of light, and when he looked over for the last time, he met Han Xuanji's gaze.
Han Xuanji nodded slightly to him, and Jiang Hanzhou returned the greeting with a nod, before disappearing without a trace.
After Jiang Hanzhou and the others left, the other cultivators also began to approach the altar one after another.
They looked at Han Xuanji with a mixture of awe and complex admiration, but none of them dared to harbor any other thoughts.
The Gathering of the Ten Thousand Immortals Association has ended, and Jiang Hanzhou has left. The only person left in this First Heaven who still has any influence is this man in blue robes.
Han Xuanji was not in a hurry to leave.
He flipped his hand and took out the five Dragon Pearl left behind by Chi Yuan and the others, arranging them in his palm. The purple-gold pearl light made his face appear to light up and then dim.
He only needed three for himself; Li Fu already had Dragon Pearl, so keeping the extra two would be a waste.
Han Xuanji glanced at the cultivators in the arena who had not yet collected Dragon Pearl, casually held two Dragon Pearl Balls in his palm, and spoke slowly.
"I have two left. Anyone want them? 10,000 points each."
The price isn't cheap, but it's not outrageous either.
Every trial participant who has made it this far has come prepared.
You can exchange 10,000 points for one Dragon Pearl, which is equivalent to buying a ticket to the Second Heaven.
The Second Heaven also offers many fortuitous opportunity, and there are fewer people there. Even if you can't clear it in the end, you can still reap many benefits.
Upon hearing this, two cultivators immediately stepped forward and completed the transaction with Han Xuanji.
"Thank you very much, Brother Han!"
The two paid the money and even thanked Han Xuanji.
At this point, everyone else regretted their decision; a moment's hesitation had caused them to miss such a good opportunity.
Han Xuanji didn't say much and tossed the two Dragon Pearl over.
He glanced at the points he had received, then turned to Zhou Yuan and the others and said:
Let's go.
Then, Han Xuanji was the first to step into the teleportation beam.
The familiar feeling of weightlessness swept over me, but this time it was more intense than when I entered the First Heaven from the outside.
Space seemed to have been crumpled into fragments, while time flowed like a river flowing backward, with countless images flashing before my eyes.
After a while, I finally felt my feet firmly planted on the ground.
Han Xuanji opened his eyes and was greeted by an endless sea of stars.
Upon closer inspection, they realized they were standing on an ancient altar suspended in mid-air.
The altar was cast entirely from some kind of dark silver metal, its surface engraved with mysterious runes. The surrounding space had an unnatural sense of distortion, as if even light had to detour when it reached this place.
There was no sky above, no ground beneath, only streaks of translucent light extending into the void, weaving together to form a gigantic labyrinth.
In the distance, countless broken floating islands hovered in the void, some upside down, some slowly rotating, and some seemingly within reach yet with no bottom in sight.
Time seems to have lost its uniform standard here; in some places, the light flows as fast as lightning, while in others it is so slow that it is almost frozen.
The location to be teleported to the next level is random, which is also to prevent trial participants from forming groups.
Therefore, Han Xuanji did not linger, as he had already grasped the key to this realm from the information conveyed by Zhou Yuan.
The key to Tiantong this level lies in a Spacetime Sacred Hall located at the deepest part of the Spacetime Maze, which is the point of access to the next level.
In addition, Spacetime Key is needed to open the gate of the Spacetime Sacred Hall, and obtaining Spacetime Key is not easy.
But that wasn't the key point. Han Xuanji didn't intend to spend time retrieving the key; instead, he went directly to the Spacetime Sacred Hall.
Even so, pinpointing the location of the Spacetime Sacred Hall is not easy.
First, he needs to go to the Spacetime Maze and use the Great Dao of Spacetime to locate the temple.
For cultivators who have not practiced the Great Dao of Spacetime, this level of heaven can be considered the end.
This was no challenge for Han Xuanji, whose mastery of the Great Dao of Spacetime was quite high, making him one of the best among his peers.
Han Xuanji headed to the Spacetime Maze, but did not encounter anyone else along the way.
The Spacetime Maze murderous intent for outsiders; a moment's carelessness could lead to being swept away by a time-space rift, or even being attacked by the Spirits of Spacetime.
The deeper you go, the more severe the distortion of time and space becomes; sometimes, with just one step, the surrounding scenery has changed more than ten times.
Sometimes, even though you've only walked for a short while, it feels like several years have passed.
There were some dangerous moments along the way, but we eventually made it through safely.
After an unknown amount of time, he finally passed through the maze, and the view suddenly opened up before him.
A colossal palace, composed of light and shadow, appeared at the edge of the void.
The palace is not grand, but it possesses a strange beauty that transcends dimensions. The palace seems to exist simultaneously in three moments: the past, the present, and the future. Every time you open your eyes, the details you see are different.
Han Xuanji arrived at the front of the hall, and the system notification sound was automatically triggered.
[The 10-star sign-in location " Spacetime Sacred Hall " has been detected. Sign in now? Each sign-in costs 500 Eternal Point Count, and you can sign in ten times.]
The situation is the same as at the Thunder God Hall.
Although it's also a ten-star sign-in spot, it's actually no worse than an eleven-star one, with extremely generous rewards that are also very helpful to him.
Han Xuanji felt somewhat calmer and silently recited in his heart:
"System, check-in."
[Congratulations, host, you have successfully checked in at the " Spacetime Sacred Hall," a ten-star check-in location, and have obtained " Ten Directions Return to Origin Instruction - Time and Space Chapter."]
[Congratulations, host! You have successfully checked in at the " Spacetime Sacred Hall," a ten-star check-in location, and have obtained the " Spacetime Sacred Key."]
[Congratulations, host, you have successfully checked in at the ten-star check-in location " Thunder God Hall " and obtained "Comprehension of the Great Dao of Spacetime ".]
[Congratulations, host, you have successfully checked in at the ten-star check-in location " Thunder God Hall " and obtained the sacred weapon " Hourglass of Time ".]
After ten consecutive check-ins, rewards kept pouring in.
Similar to his experience at the Thunder God Hall, he obtained the " Ten Directions Return to Origin Instruction to Great Dao of Spacetime of Time and Space left by the Ten Directions Holy Lord. In addition, he also obtained a fourth-order Eternal Saint Artifact, the " Hourglass of Time," as well as heavenly materials and earthly treasures of Time and Space.
The rewards are just as generous as those in the First Heaven.
"With this Spacetime Sacred Key, we can speed through it."
Han Xuanji was certain.
The Spacetime Sacred Key is similar in function to the Thunder God Mother Pearl; it allows one to open a portal to the next level of heaven without needing to search for Spacetime Key.