They continued their journey and soon emerged outside Flying Cloud Pass.
Although the atmosphere inside Flying Cloud Pass was desolate, there was still some hope for life. But once outside the pass, Li Xingkong felt as if he had entered a completely different world.
Looking out, the entire area outside the pass was scorched earth, with a thick layer of black substance on the ground that stretched beyond the horizon.
"These are all Calamity Ash from the great war."
Li Xingkong was wondering what this thing was when Liu Shinian gave him the answer.
" Calamity Ash?"
"Yes, this is a substance produced by the interference and entanglement of multiple concepts. Although it is unremarkable outside Flying Cloud Pass, if it were to flow into the Cosmic Sea, even a trace of Calamity Ash could cause the physical laws of the entire world to collapse."
Li Xingkong looked at the thick layer beneath his feet and probed it with his Divine Sense; it was at least tens of meters thick.
"Such a dangerous thing, just leaving it on the ground like that, isn't that a bit too dangerous?"
"What's so dangerous about this thing? This is the Era of Chaos; this is just scrap material from the ground."
Liu Shinian waved his hand, Dao Immortal shot towards the ground, blasting out a deep and long trench. Countless Calamity Ash rose up, like sand and dust, spreading Earthly Capital.
"If it were truly such a serious threat, the base would have dedicated cleanup crews who wouldn't even consider dealing with these Calamity Ash."
Li Xingkong reached out and pinched a handful, then examined it with his Divine Sense.
The interior of this Calamity Ash was chaotic, as if forcibly stitched together with rules. Li Xingkong felt that it was like a bun with seventeen or eighteen different fillings forcibly wrapped inside. Just looking at it made people want to stay away.
Although this thing has an impact on the rules of the universe, to immortals it is no different from ordinary dust.
"Let's go, let's go. There are plenty of these things; we can study them later."
Liu Shinian was already urging him on, so Li Xingkong shook his hand, scattered the Calamity Ash, and quickly followed.
The two flew for more than half a month before the black substance beneath their feet disappeared. In this world covered by the Calamity Ash, there was no sign of life, only deathly silence.
But at the end of this black substance, a completely different scene unfolds.
From top to bottom, the entire sky was filled with clusters of crystalline spherical structures. Upon closer inspection, each one revealed a tiny yellow flower blooming amidst the sharp, gleaming light of blades, exuding a tenacious vitality amidst the grim atmosphere.
Although it looked much better than the current black earth, one cannot judge a book by its cover. Li Xingkong only needed to investigate briefly to discover that the sea of flowers was filled with sword energy.
That was an attack at the conceptual level. Li Xingkong's Divine Sense was merely blown by the wind formed from the blade's energy and was cut into several pieces.
"We're almost at the Blade Flower Sea. Let's skip the outer areas and focus on clearing out the core area. Can your Traversal from here to Flying Cloud Pass?"
Standing on this dividing line, Liu Shinian looked at Li Xingkong.
She reached out to touch it, and the wind formed from the blade's energy left white marks on her fingers.
The concept of resilience has taken effect.
Li Xingkong loaded the talisman and then activated the concept of Traversal.
All the paths he had ever walked appeared before Li Xingkong. With just a thought, he could traverse Chongshan in a single step.
The scene inside Flying Cloud Pass was also right in front of Li Xingkong. However, when Li Xingkong tried to return directly, he found that the city wall of Flying Cloud Pass ruthlessly blocked his ability to Traversal.
It would be strange if such a formidable pass didn't have any defenses against the power of space.
As a second-best option, Li Xingkong tried opening the door near the gate, and this time his concept worked successfully, creating a spatial rift in front of him.
On the other side of the rift was the city gate of Flying Cloud Pass.
"No problem."
Li Xingkong, then withdrew it; the ability to Traversal could still be used as usual.
"Hey, not bad, not bad, let's go then."
Liu Shinian laughed, waved his hand, and activated his Immortal Power. The Toughness Blessing covering his body took effect, and then he stepped into the Blade Flower Sea.
Li Xingkong followed closely behind, first reaching out to test the power of the blade's energy.
It truly affects the conceptual level directly; whether it's the body or the soul, anyone who encounters this wind will be directly injured.
Fortunately, the blessing worked; otherwise, Li Xingkong and Liu Shinian would have had to resort to using their Immortal Power to resist it.
The blade's energy scraped against the resilient Blessing, and Li Xingkong felt as if someone were cutting through a layer of cowhide with a knife; the cutting sensation was exceptionally clear.
Besides the sword energy, Li Xingkong also sensed something absorbing his life force.
After observing the knife's edge for a while, Li Xingkong determined the source of the adsorption capacity.
It is the flower's power.
It is absorbing the life force of everything around it.
As expected, those who can fight in this Era of Chaos are basically not innocent and pure. Although they may seem harmless, their attack methods are not to be underestimated.
Fortunately, this layer of Toughness Blessing was truly effective, blocking the effect of absorbing life force, allowing Li Xingkong to move freely through the Blade Flower Sea.
The area designated for the cleanup mission is the entire Blade Flower Sea. The Sea of the Blade Flower Sea is so vast that even with Li Xingkong and Liu Shinian's combined abilities, it would take them nearly several years to traverse it all.
Fortunately, the two of them had plenty of patience, and this kind of task, which could be completed with time, was indeed not a difficult problem.
"Oh, right, I'll give you a blessing."
After agreeing to split up, one on the left and one on the right, Li Xingkong refined the concept of Traversal and engraved a blessing on Liu Shinian's hand.
With this blessing, if she gains anything, she doesn't need to carry it with her; she can simply toss it to Li Xingkong via Traversal.
Li Xingkong's ability to Traversal through time doesn't affect the use of his storage space. He can directly store anything he encounters into his personal space, which is much more convenient.
After finishing, Li Xingkong parted ways with Liu Shinian and headed straight ahead along the left edge of the Blade Flower Sea.
At first glance, the entire Blade Flower Sea is indeed stunning, but after looking at it for a while, you'll find that this highly repetitive place is probably even more boring than the desert or the seabed.
There was nothing there except for the knife-cut decorations.
Forget about retrieving the spoils of war, Li Xingkong couldn't even find a trace of battle within the range of his Divine Sense.
The place is so empty, it looks like a house that hasn't been renovated yet.
Having circled halfway along the left edge, Li Xingkong felt he had already traversed half of the Blade Flower Sea before encountering something different.
There is a high, raised structure in front of us, like a long, continuous mountain peak.
It should be noted that Earthly Capital is rare even in this Blade Flower Sea, let alone such a colossal creature.