Countless cracks appeared on the ground, and crimson magma gushed out, emitting a scorching red light, just like molten steel in a steel furnace.
The cracks multiplied and grew larger. The rolling purple waves in the sky were pushed away by the rising heat, revealing a huge hole. The entire ground was as terrifying as a sea of fire. Only the palace area remained standing in the fire, while the rest of the area gradually sank.
Li Qiang asked in confusion, "Are we underground?" Before he finished speaking, a huge explosion rang out not far away, sending up a large amount of red lava that rushed towards the palace area.
The Devil Venerable Chiming shouted, "Stop them!"
Li Qiang hurriedly waved his hand and shot out the Supreme Radiance Shuttle, but unexpectedly, the strange artifact hidden in his palm shot out a silver light.
In an instant, it seemed as if all the shocks and explosions stopped, and layers of silver light rippled outwards from Li Qiang's center.
A strange feeling welled up inside Li Qiang, as if he had everything under his control. He exclaimed in surprise, "This thing works great!"
The crimson lava seemed to crash into an invisible wall, then scattered with a deafening roar.
The Devil Venerable Chiming stared in disbelief, then exclaimed, "Damn, this divine artifact is amazing!"
Suddenly, the palace beneath their feet shattered, and an immense force enveloped them.
Li Qiang hurriedly retrieved the artifact and shouted, " Xiao Ming, don't move..."
A golden light enveloped the two of them, and with a loud boom, they vanished in the blink of an eye.
Li Qiang kept checking the Star-Fixing Disc and the star markers Yu Hong had given him. They were now on a strange, desolate planet, the entire planet shrouded in darkness.
Xuan Long had taught him how to use the Star-Fixing Disc, so he didn't get lost in the starry sky.
The golden light that rose from the palace transported the two of them to an extremely distant star system. Fortunately, the Star-Fixing Disc was a celestial artifact for locating large star systems, and they were still within the range of star systems recorded by the Star-Fixing Disc.
Li Qiang smiled wryly, "It's too far to get back to the star of War Soul, and there's no teleportation array there."
Chiming seemed indifferent. After cultivating to godhood, he could no longer return to the Black Devil Realm, so it made no difference to him where he was.
Mei'er was only focused on playing with Little White; since her brother arranged everything, she didn't need to worry about anything.
Chiming took the Star-Fixing Disc and examined it carefully for a long time. He marked a star path on the Star-Fixing Disc: "Brother, this path is alright. Look, we just need to teleport to this pink planet, where there's a teleportation array. Through this teleportation array, we can get to that white planet. Look closely, not far from that white planet, there's another star path. We just need to cross that one, and we'll find the star path back."
Li Qiang immersed his Divine Sense into the Star-Fixing Disc and carefully examined the star path marked by Chiming. He smiled wryly and said, "To get to this pink planet, we have to cross seven planets, one, two, three... This journey is too long."
Chiming said, "Do you have a shorter route? If not, this is the closest one."
Li Qiang sighed helplessly, "Sigh, I've gone further and further away. I really don't know when I'll be able to get back. Old Yan and the others must be very worried. Alright, let's take it one step at a time. I'll teleport you first, and then you can teleport me. Taking turns should be faster."
He first identified the planet he was to be moved to, then had Mei'er hide inside the Extinction Heaven Divine Armor. He held Little White, released a golden light to cover Chiming, and teleported away.
This was Li Qiang's first time using the Greater Teleportation technique. Suspended in space, Chiming couldn't help but chuckle, "Big brother, you seem to have gone astray. It's over there!" He pointed to a distant star.
Li Qiang gritted his teeth and said, "Again!" He moved out once more.
Without the Star Radiance, long-distance movement in space would be extremely difficult.
Through persistent efforts, Li Qiang finally got closer to that star. He found that he still had strength left to spare, and he couldn't help but feel happy, knowing that his skills had improved significantly.
Li Qiang laughed and said, " Xiao Ming, you don't know, the first time I was chased by Qian Shanyong and Dainan Fengyu, I was really in a sorry state. I was exhausted after running only a short distance. I'm much better now."
Chiming laughed, "Alright then, take me to the next planet, hehe." With Li Qiang doing the work, he was too lazy to move.
Li Qiang didn't care. He also wanted to practice the Greater Teleportation more. He had never dared to run around before, but now he had to rely on his own strength.
By the time he reached the second star, Li Qiang had already figured out some of the tricks of the Greater Teleportation, and what made him most proud was that his power was still very abundant.
He suddenly remembered that he relied on the Supreme Radiance Shuttle for teleportation. If he used the newly acquired divine artifact for Greater Teleportation, would things be different?
He put away the Supreme Radiance Shuttle and said to Chiming, " Xiao Ming, I'm using a divine artifact as a teleportation Law Artifact. I wonder if that will be faster?"
Chiming laughed and said, "I'm thinking about what to use to replace the original demon. I don't even know the name of the artifact I got this time, let alone how to use it. Now I can't rely on anything, so I can only play around with empty-handed Greater Teleportation."
He added, "Using a divine artifact as a teleportation Law Artifact might be very powerful, but I suggest you start with short distances and gradually move to longer ones. Don't teleport all the way to the ends of the earth at once, haha, or we'll be in trouble."
Li Qiang clasped his hands together and then separated them, a ray of light flowing between his hands like mercury, which was quite a sight to behold.
He chuckled, "This artifact is indeed strange. Hmm, let's call it the War Soul Saber, as a tribute to that imprisoned War Soul." With a wave of his hand, the War Soul Saber transformed into four halos of purple, silver, cyan, and gold, swirling around him.
Chiming suddenly said, "Brother, do you remember when we were imprisoned by the colorful rings? That was the work of this War Soul Saber, wasn't it?"
Li Qiang thought back for a moment and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, "That's right, that's right, it really was thanks to the power of this War Soul Saber. With its indestructible power, it was able to trap people without harming them, it's truly remarkable." He tried to learn that technique, and suddenly, an extremely beautiful seven-colored halo appeared around him.
Chiming clapped his hands and said, "Not bad, Big Brother learns very quickly!"
Li Qiang suddenly felt invigorated. With the divine weapon, the War Soul Saber, his strength had greatly increased, and he no longer needed to hold back when he saw immortals.
He harbored a huge hidden worry. Ever since Qian Shanyong expressed his surprise at where Gu Xing had gone, Li Qiang had felt uneasy. He had been looking for an opportunity to cultivate in seclusion again. Thinking about Gu Xing's terrifying strength, he knew he was no match for him at all.
Looking at Chiming, Li Qiang thought again: This time, forcing Chiming to cultivate divinity was certainly because the situation was critical at the time, but wasn't it also due to his own selfishness, wanting to turn the Devil Venerable Chiming into one of his own allies?
Knowing that cultivating to godhood is extremely dangerous, he couldn't help but feel a pang of guilt towards Chiming.
Chiming laughed, "Big brother, why don't you try out the War Soul Saber? It should be quite different from a celestial weapon."
Li Qiang said, "Okay, let's do it again. Let's go to that star next." He pointed to the more distant starry sky.
Chiming laughed, "That star is indeed very far away. Let's see how many times we'll have to teleport to get there."
A dazzling burst of multicolored light flashed by, and the two disappeared again.
Li Qiang stared at the starry sky in disbelief. He exclaimed, "Truly, it's his grandmother's magical artifact! Xiao Ming, do you know how far we've run..." He handed the Star-Fixing Disc to Chiming.
Chiming scanned the Star-Fixing Disc with his Divine Sense and was dumbfounded. He exclaimed, "Good heavens! The War Soul Saber is no less powerful than the Star Radiance! Were you using your full power just now?"
Unable to contain his joy, Li Qiang said with a broad smile, "I wouldn't be surprised if it was activated at full power. I just moved it casually, but I didn't expect it to cover a distance of five stars and even deviate slightly."
Li Qiang thought for a moment, then shuddered and said repeatedly, "Luckily, luckily there weren't any strange things along this road. If it were Lesser Lin Heaven's Swift Boiling Current... we probably wouldn't be able to get out."
Actually, it would be better if they crashed into the Swift Boiling Current, since both of them are Divine Ability powerful. But if they crashed into some unknown and powerful thing, they probably wouldn't even be able to cry anymore.
Chiming nodded and said, "Since we're close enough, I'll take you there." He confirmed the location, and with a flash of red light, he teleported Li Qiang there.
He was once a famous Great Gods and Devils in the Black Devil Realm, far more powerful than Li Qiang in every aspect. His Greater Teleportation was methodical and skillful, and he landed on the planet with the teleportation array in no time.
Li Qiang said regretfully, " Xiao Ming, if I had known you were so skilled, I would have had you lead us here much earlier."
Chiming grinned wickedly. "Me lead? Forget it, you're the eldest brother, of course the eldest brother does the work and the younger brothers follow."
Li Qiang had no choice but to say, "Find where the teleportation array is."
Li Qiang located the planet in the Star-Fixing Disc and discovered that the teleportation array dot was not far from the two of them.
Chiming said, "Let's fly over and take a look."
Li Qiang nodded and flew out first. As soon as he moved, he felt the power of the divine artifact. Its speed was unbelievable. The Supreme Radiance Shuttle was no match for it. It left Chiming behind in an instant.
The teleportation array here is very well preserved, and it seems that someone used it not long ago.
Li Qiang examined it and laughed, "At least half of the Immortal Stone embedded in it are still usable. It seems a cultivator used them not long ago. I'll check the location. Xiao Ming, you calibrate the formation. This has taken up quite a bit of time again, but it was worth it. Alas, it's a pity we still have to go back; we're getting further and further away from home."
Chiming asked curiously, "Why go back? Old Yan will take your two disciples to Sealed Fate Planet, right? Once the War Soul leaves, the restrictions on that planet will be broken. Why would we go back?"
Li Qiang knew he had a point, but he would never abandon his companions. He shook his head and said, "No matter what, I have to go back and find them, otherwise I won't feel at ease."
Although Chiming disagreed, he still followed Li Qiang's instructions and began to calibrate the orientation.
After replenishing his supply of Immortal Stone, Li Qiang activated the teleportation array.
A flash of white light, and they were transported to a white planet. Li Qiang discovered that this was a world of ice and snow; if they hadn't been teleported here, this teleportation array hidden in the ice and snow would have been very difficult to discover.
Li Qiang noticed that the teleportation array had just been used, and he laughed, "Not bad, this way I can save a lot of Immortal Stone."
Chiming examined the area carefully and said, "There's more than one group. Look over there..."
Li Qiang discovered a considerable number of broken Immortal Stone lying near the teleportation array.
Chiming listened intently for a while, then said, "This doesn't seem to be their destination, and there's no trace of cultivators here. Oh well, forget it, we don't have time to meddle. Let's go."
We passed through another teleportation array.
Such long-distance teleportation is very troublesome. There is an endless search for the next planet to reach, and one must always be on guard against sudden dangers. Generally, experts above the Body Integration Realm will find a place to rest after teleporting several times to prevent themselves from falling into dangerous situations due to excessive tension.
Although Li Qiang and Chiming didn't care about the dangers along the way, the continuous teleportation was indeed annoying, especially for Chiming, who had just begun cultivating and hadn't had a proper chance to cultivate yet, so he was particularly impatient.
Finally, Chiming stopped when he arrived at a new location. He said, "Brother, I can't go any further. I need to find a place to cultivate..."
Li Qiang thought for a moment and said, "Alright, you haven't cultivated since you started cultivating. These are three divine- Sacred Fruit Olive, which are extremely beneficial to cultivating. You can cultivate here in seclusion, and I'll go pick up Yi Qing and Shengzhen."
Chiming was stunned. He had eaten a Sacred Fruit Olive before and knew how precious it was. Based on his past experience, such treasures were meant to be snatched; no one would ever give them away willingly.
He remained silent for a long while before saying, "I know you're eager to go back, and I don't know how long my secluded cultivation will take. How about this, you go back to Sealed Fate Planet, and I'll go find those two little ones after I'm done with my secluded cultivation. We'll meet on Sealed Fate Planet."
Li Qiang desperately wanted to go back. It had been a long time since he parted ways with his brothers on Heavenly Court Star, and he didn't know how they were doing. He was very concerned about whether Brother Fu and Brother Hou had successfully completed their tribulations, especially since he now had the ability to help them. Therefore, he was even more eager to return.
He considered for a moment, then finally nodded and said, "Alright, I'll head back to Sealed Fate Planet first and wait for you at the Ancient Sword Academy or the Chongxuan Sect."
Chiming grinned and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely go to Sealed Fate Planet. Haha, I wonder if Gu Xing will be furious when he sees me like this? This bastard dared to imprison me. Hmph, I'll never let him off the hook!" He smiled Evil Qi.
Li Qiang was startled and said, "You can't beat him right now."
He himself found it strange that he didn't object to Chiming's desire to take revenge on Gu Xing.
Chiming said, "I know we can't beat him now, but that doesn't mean we can't beat him in the future. I don't want to kill him, I just want him to suffer a bit and never have a good life, hehe."
Li Qiang chuckled inwardly. Gu Xing's days might not be easy from now on. After Chiming cultivated to godhood, he was no longer the Demon Venerable, but his sinister appearance made him look like an evil god.
Li Qiang checked the Star-Fixing Disc and carefully calculated the Immortal Stone needed to return. He took out the star marker Yu Hong had given him and handed it to Chiming, saying, " Xiao Ming, this is the star marker to Sealed Fate Planet. Here are some mid-grade Immortal Stone for you. They might not be enough. Try to find some more. Some nearby planets can be reached by Greater Teleportation."
Chiming took the items and said nonchalantly, "Don't worry, what can't I do? I'm leaving now, see you at Sealed Fate Planet."
He left without hesitation. A red light flashed, and Li Qiang was left alone in the teleportation array. He stood there all alone, with Little White circling around his feet. Li Qiang bent down and picked it up.
Mei'er flew out of the Extinction Heaven Divine Armor and said with a grin, "Brother, I cultivated a few spirit pearls inside the armor. Hehe, the Spiritual Qi inside the armor is abundant, even better than cultivating in the Illusory Devil Pearl. Huh, where's Chiming?"
Li Qiang handed Little White to Mei'er and said, "He went to pick someone up. Let's go back to Sealed Fate Planet first."
Mei'er trembled slightly. She lowered her head to look at Little White in her arms, gently stroking Little White's head with her fair little hand, without saying a word.
In a flash, Li Qiang understood Mei'er's meaning and asked, " Mei'er, who else is at home?"
Mei'er shook her head and whispered, " Mei'er doesn't know."
Li Qiang gently hugged her and comforted her, " Mei'er, don't be afraid. After we return to Sealed Fate Planet, I'll take you home to see the world."
In fact, Mei'er didn't dare to go back at all. She had secretly gone to Tanbang Star to explore, but lost her physical body in the Buddha Sect ruins. Since then, she had given up the idea of returning home. Now, after hearing Li Qiang's guarantee, she couldn't help but be tempted.
After a while, she raised her head and said in a sweet voice, "Brother, Mei'er is really scared."
A golden glint flashed in Li Qiang's eyes. " Mei'er, don't worry, your brother will take care of everything."
He had a fatherly affection for Mei'er. From helping her take form to incubating her, from entering the Spirit Ghost Realm to becoming disciples of the two Venerables, he always gave to Mei'er unconditionally.
Li Qiang had long regarded Mei'er as his closest and dearest person. He would never let anyone who dared to harm Mei'er go unpunished, not even someone at the level of the Azure Emperor.
Meihe *Tu*Shu'er leaned against Li Qiang's chest and slowly calmed down. As Spirit Body, she was extremely sensitive. Her brother felt like a great mountain to her, tall, steady, and comforting. With him protecting her, there was nothing in this world to be afraid of.
She said softly, " Mei'er will listen to her brother."
Li Qiang adjusted the teleportation array again, and a flash of white light appeared as he and Mei'er were teleported away.
After leaving Linming Planet, Li Qiang took a wrong turn once and ended up on Purple Soul Star. Although he was sent to a distant star system by the War Soul, he also obtained two priceless treasures: the Divine War Soul and the War Soul Saber. The star path he is now taking is completely different from the original route he designed, because he has Star-Fixing Disc and has designed a new path.
After several more teleportations, Li Qiang discovered that the teleportation arrays he passed all showed signs of recent use. It should be noted that this place is located in an extremely remote star system, and few cultivators have the ability to travel here. Without a cultivation level of at least the Spirit Severing Realm, it is very dangerous to come to such a place.
He and Mei'er had discussed it several times, but they couldn't figure it out; they didn't know who was using these teleportation arrays.
Li Qiang checked the Star-Fixing Disc and found that there was still about half of the star path to travel, and they were getting closer and closer to Sealed Fate Planet.
He stood in the teleportation array and checked his location again. The Star-Fixing Disc showed that he could reach a total of seven planets. Excluding the five planets that were far from the designed route, there were two planets left. He could go to both of these planets. He needed to calculate which one was farther and which one was closer in order to save some Immortal Stone.
These two planets, one gray and one yellow, have a teleportation array on the yellow planet that shows a red dot, indicating a planet with life.
Li Qiang hesitated for a moment, then adjusted the teleportation location of the teleportation array to the yellow planet and activated the teleportation array again.
As soon as Li Qiang and Mei'er arrived on this yellow planet, Mei'er let out a cheer. This time, the teleportation array was located in a dense forest, and Li Qiang felt extremely comfortable; it had been a long time since he had seen such vibrant green plants.
Mei'er tugged at Li Qiang's hand and shook it incessantly, pleading, "Brother, Mei'er wants to play here a little longer before we leave, okay?" Her voice was not only sweet and coquettish, but also emanated a strange, ethereal quality.
"Just kidding," Li Qiang thought. " Mei'er's charm is incredible now. Only Li Qiang is immune to this natural Sound Bewitchment; anyone else would find it unbearable." Even so, Li Qiang felt a little dizzy. He smiled wryly and said, " Mei'er, if you talk like that to everyone, it'll kill them. Alright, let's rest here for a few days before we leave."
Mei'er shouted happily, and flew into the forest with Little White in her arms. Li Qiang hurriedly followed.
Li Qiang quietly released his Divine Sense to probe. With his current cultivation level, he could detect an area of several miles in an instant. There were no traces of cultivators, only the fluctuations of some small lives, probably some small animals.
After considering it for a moment, he decided against having Mei'er transform into the appearance of an ordinary cultivator. He was confident he could warn Mei'er before the cultivators appeared. He knew very well that Mei'er was currently unable to interact with any cultivators; her allure was simply too powerful.
Mei'er glided swiftly through the gaps in the forest, like a fairy descending to earth, giving people a dreamlike and ethereal feeling.
Appearing and disappearing intermittently, she floated up to the top of a tree, where many strangely shaped flowers were in full bloom, colorful and exceptionally beautiful.
Mei'er was amazed. She couldn't resist picking a lot, holding them in her hands, and floating excitedly in the air, letting out a clear and melodious laugh. Li Qiang rarely saw Mei'er so happy. He hovered quietly in the air, watching her with satisfaction.
Suddenly, Li Qiang's heart skipped a beat. He sensed someone had been teleported through the teleportation array. He hurriedly flew to Mei'er's side and said, " Mei'er, quickly transform into an ordinary cultivator! Someone's coming!"
Mei'er immediately became excited. Without saying much, she swayed her body slightly, and amidst the flashing of colorful light, she transformed into a young girl who was cultivating immortality, yet she still revealed a hint of her alluring nature.
Li Qiang also shook his body, transforming into a cultivation master. He then transformed the Extinction Heaven Divine Armor into a set of blue battle armor, which looked very much like the Billowing Essence Battle Armor. He also temporarily put the War Soul Saber into his palm.
He said, "Let's go take a look." He put his arm around Mei'er's shoulder, and a golden light flashed, and the two of them teleported back.
There were seven people standing in the teleportation array. Li Qiang could tell at a glance that all seven were cultivation experts, and all of them were at least at the Spirit Severing Realm. Two of them were even Grandmaster-level figures at the Body Integration Realm.
The seven people stepped out of the teleportation array, looked around, and then dispersed to surround it. After a while, the teleportation array lit up again, and soon, more than thirty cultivators appeared in the array. This time, the cultivators who came in were all experts above the Nascent Soul Realm.
Li Qiang was greatly surprised. It was rare to see so many cultivators arrive on this remote planet at once. He and Mei'er hovered stealthily on a large tree, quietly observing them.
Judging from their titles, they seemed to be cultivators from the same sect, and a large one at that. Li Qiang was quite surprised that a sect could have so many powerful cultivators.
In less than thirty minutes, a total of six groups of people arrived. However, the cultivators who arrived later were of very low cultivation levels, and there were even many mortals who had not cultivated at all. Li Qiang roughly estimated that there were more than three hundred people who arrived.
Mei'er transmitted her voice, "Brother, this seems to be a major sect migrating. Look at them, they've brought quite a few animals with them."
Li Qiang also transmitted his voice, " Mei'er, let's take another look. Strange, such a large sect would relocate. That's quite a grand gesture."
More than three hundred people filled the open space around the teleportation array. Judging from their clothing, it was impossible to tell where they came from.
Cultivators at the Nascent Soul Realm and above all wore battle armor. The others wore two colors: cyan and earthen yellow. Those wearing cyan seemed to be lower-level disciples, while those wearing earthen yellow were mortals.
Another group of people teleported over, including seven or eight Leaving the Body Realm experts. One of them said, "Grandmaster, Grandmaster Uncle, everyone has arrived."
A young woman with the cultivation level of the Body Integration Realm said, "Alright, prepare to destroy this teleportation array!"
Li Qiang was shocked to hear this. He had used this trick before, but he didn't expect that someone here would want to do such a despicable thing. He knew that he could no longer hide. If the teleportation array was destroyed, it would be difficult to repair it.
He couldn't resist cracking a joke, so he yelled, "This is my family's teleportation array! If you destroy it, you can't afford to pay for it!"