The ancient immortal said calmly, "Have you thought it through? Are you prepared to stay?"
The other six ancient immortals relaxed, appearing quite confident.
Li Qiang tilted his head and laughed, "My plan is—to take you with me! Haha!"
The ancient immortal's expression changed drastically, and he roared, "What are you doing?"
The surrounding space began to distort violently, and the golden light emanating from Li Qiang enveloped the ancient immortal, making their figures gradually transparent.
The ancient immortal roared in terror, "Stop him! Stop him... stop him..." The other six ancient immortals attacked simultaneously, but it was too late.
Li Qiang was extremely nervous. He realized that the speed of returning to the Primordial Realm from here was quite slow, unlike other places where he could leave with a thought. Here, he had to release a teleportation Divine Spirit Instruction first in order to forcibly return to the Primordial Realm.
As the six ancient immortals attacked, Li Qiang revealed a strange smile; he knew he had succeeded.
The ancient immortal manifested in the Primordial Realm, still roaring, "... Stop him!"
Li Qiang appeared not far from him and laughed, "They're too late."
At the same time, he protected himself with the Ninefold Evolving Gilt to prevent the ancient immortal from going berserk.
Li Qiang asked, "I've brought you out, but I have a question... can you answer it?"
The ancient immortal looked panicked and cried out repeatedly, "Send me back! Send me back!"
Li Qiang shouted, "Calm down! This is the Primordial Realm..." He vaguely sensed that the ancient immortal was afraid of something.
The ancient immortal looked around. They were standing on the surface of a desolate planet. He looked at Li Qiang in despair and said, "You... you don't know... we will self-destruct as soon as we leave the Illusory God Main Hall..." He felt the power in his body like scorching magma, rushing rapidly into his head.
Li Qiang was startled; he was extremely sensitive to self-destruction, having once been on the verge of it himself. He quickly said, "Don't panic! This is the Primordial Realm, quickly circulate your energy and cultivate..."
The ancient immortal wouldn't listen to Li Qiang's words; he roared angrily, "I'll die with you!"
The ancient immortal still went berserk. He couldn't figure out how Li Qiang had gotten him to this unfamiliar place, but one thing he was very clear about was that if he couldn't return in time, the restrictions placed on him would take effect soon. He was going crazy with anxiety.
The divine armor unfolds again. This is the divine armor used exclusively by the guardians of the Illusory God Main Hall. It is called the Guardian Divine Armor and is an extremely powerful protective artifact.
A huge hammer appeared beside his left arm. This hammer had no handle or chain, only a hammerhead, which floated up and down beside his arm.
The silver hammer was engraved with dense red runes, and its oval head had foot-long spikes at both ends, making it look very strange.
Li Qiang did not launch an attack. In the Primordial Realm, he was not afraid of anything. He wouldn't care if there were several ancient immortals, let alone one.
Once the ancient immortal's divine armor completely enveloped his body, he immediately transformed into a three-meter-tall behemoth. He emitted a powerful aura. "Send me back immediately, or I won't let you off the hook."
After transforming back into Guardian Divine Beast, the ancient immortal seemed to regain his confidence. He roared, his voice shaking the heavens and the earth, his tone filled with despair.
He took a step forward, and his foot landed firmly on the ground, causing the entire wasteland to tremble.
The power of the Guardian Divine Armor was unleashed, pressing outwards without restraint, causing the rubble and soil on the ground to scatter and fly in all directions as if hit by a high-pressure water gun.
Li Qiang laughed and said, "Since you're so stubborn, fine, I'll play along..." Li Qiang was happy to play this kind of unfair battle, as it was safe, educational, and he could also learn about the powerful abilities of the Guardian Divine Beast.
He was a bit restrained in the Illusory God Main Hall, but once he arrived in the Primordial Realm, he had no such inhibitions.
The Guardian Divine Beast existed solely for battle, and seeing their world-destroying power, Li Qiang couldn't help but be secretly astonished.
He suddenly realized that the reason he was not affected by the Ancient God Restriction in the Illusory God Main Hall was because he had drawn Power of the Primordial Realm, which basically offset the restraint of the Ancient God Restriction, thus allowing him to resist the impact of three ancient immortals at the same time.
The Guardian Divine Beast are able to move freely in the Illusory God Main Hall only because of their Guardian Divine Armor. If an ordinary ancient immortal were to enter the Illusory God Main Hall, his strength would be reduced by at least half.
Li Qiang suddenly vanished from the spot, leaving no trace.
The Guardian Divine Beast was bewildered. It looked around, puzzled. Once it locked onto a target, it was usually difficult to escape. It never expected that Li Qiang would disappear.
The Guardian Divine Armor has a special function: it can teleport with any target locked by its master, even if the target teleports. Therefore, Li Qiang's disappearance left it feeling helpless.
A huge rock rose up from the ground with a rumble; it was as big as a tennis court and looked a bit intimidating.
The Guardian Divine Beast still couldn't find Li Qiang. It watched in bewilderment as the rock flew into the air, and suddenly, the rock crashed down on it with a terrifying whooshing sound.
It tried to teleport away, but the surrounding space distorted, rendering it unable to move. It could only watch helplessly as the boulder fell upon it.
The hammer beside the Guardian Divine Beast emitted a silver light, rapidly rising to the top of its head, and then spreading out in circles of red light before slamming into the falling rocks.
The rock slammed down with a deafening roar, then exploded, sending plumes of smoke and dust billowing into the sky. The giant rock, the size of a tennis court, shattered into dust.
An angry roar came from underground, and the Guardian Divine Beast was thrown up from the ground in a sorry state. Before it could even rise into the air, another giant rock fell from the sky.
Li Qiang chuckled as he hovered in the air. He hadn't teleported; instead, he had left the Primordial Realm directly and then re-entered. As for using the Power of the Primordial Realm to dig out the boulder from the ground, it was far too easy for him; he could do it in the blink of an eye.
He didn't want to fight directly yet; he wanted to use boulders to diminish its arrogance first. So when the first boulder hit the Guardian Divine Beast, dozens of other giant rocks of the same size had already risen into the air and were waiting.
In one go, more than a dozen giant rocks crashed down, creating a continuous rumbling sound. The entire earth seemed to be bombarded by thousands of cannons. No matter where the Guardian Divine Beast hid, a giant rock would always hit it in time.
The Guardian Divine Beast's roar grew louder and louder. Although the boulders couldn't harm it in the slightest, the continuous destruction of the boulders slowly eroded its strength, and soon it could no longer withstand the onslaught.
Li Qiang felt incredibly refreshed. He threw his head back and laughed loudly, "Don't even think about being arrogant on my turf! Haha!"
The Guardian Divine Beast finally soared into the air. It stopped speaking, and its hammerhead transformed into countless silver beams that shot straight forward.
Li Qiang could tell at a glance that it was enraged and confused. Using such a method to attack was too naive. Although the power was enormous, it was impossible for it to withstand it head-on.
In the blink of an eye, Li Qiang disappeared again.
The attack missed its target, and the Guardian Divine Beast roared madly in the air. Instead of retracting its hammer, it turned the hammer around and charged towards the ground below.
With a deafening roar, a massive mushroom cloud rose from the ground.
Li Qiang reappeared not far away, clapping his hands and exclaiming, "Wow, that's spectacular!" His words were full of sarcasm.
Hearing Li Qiang's teasing, the Guardian Divine Beast turned around and charged again, completely baffled as to why its target had disappeared.
Just as the hammer was about to strike Li Qiang, it lost track of Li Qiang once again.
However, Li Qiang appeared very quickly this time. In an instant, he emerged from a meter behind the Guardian Divine Beast and threw a powerful punch. This punch, imbued with Divine Yi Power, was no ordinary punch.
The Guardian Divine Beast never expected Li Qiang to appear behind it. With this punch, it slammed into the ground, and the hammer head, out of control, flew rapidly towards a distant mountain.
"Boom!"
The Guardian Divine Beast plunged headfirst into the ground.
Li Qiang's punch was very measured; he didn't want to seriously injure his opponent, after all, there was no animosity between them.
Immediately afterwards, the distant mountains also exploded. That hammer was a divine weapon; although it had lost its master's control, the immense power it contained was enough to blast a mountain peak apart.
Li Qiang waited in the air with a grin, and soon the Guardian Divine Beast wobbled up.
Li Qiang asked, "Do you still want to die together? No one in the Primordial Realm can die with me, not you!" He shook his finger, looking infuriating.
The Guardian Divine Beast retracted its Guardian Divine Armor, revealing the face of an ancient immortal, and said dejectedly, "I'm not fighting anymore, I can't beat you." After saying that, it plopped down on the gravel ground.
Li Qiang laughed and said, "That's right! Fighting won't solve anything; we should talk it out."
Li Qiang landed opposite the ancient immortal, sat down, and said, "My name is Li Qiang. May I ask how you should address me, senior?"
The ancient immortal sighed deeply and remained silent for a long time, staring intently at Li Qiang.
Li Qiang smiled and looked at him sincerely.
The ancient immortal lowered his eyelids and said, "Alas, I can't remember my name... I... I'm just a Guardian Divine Beast now. This is the first time I've come to the outside world since I was trapped in the Illusory God Main Hall... Wait, something's not right..." He suddenly fell into deep thought.
Li Qiang hurriedly asked, "Is something wrong?"
The ancient immortal waved his hand, a puzzled look on his face, and suddenly looked up to ask, "Strange, why haven't I self-destructed yet? Logically speaking, as long as I leave the area of the Illusory God Main Hall, I should self-destruct soon... What's going on?"
He jumped up, paced back and forth a few steps, and looked at Li Qiang blankly, as if waiting for Li Qiang's answer.
Li Qiang was also confused about his situation. He thought, "Perhaps their problem is similar to that of the Bona People. In this special place of the Primordial Realm, the problem of self-destruction has naturally been solved."
He said, "You are currently in the Primordial Realm; perhaps that's why you won't self-destruct."
His explanation was unclear, but the ancient immortal was overjoyed. He exclaimed in surprise, "Really? I can't believe it... Haha, I'm finally free!"
Watching the ancient immortals cheering and jumping for joy like children, Li Qiang suddenly felt a pang of sadness. It seemed that even these ancient immortals, in their pursuit of divine cultivation, were not having an easy time.
He asked, "Senior, when did you get trapped in the Illusory God Main Hall?"
The ancient immortal quickly calmed his elation. He sat down again, pondered for a moment, and said, "I can't remember the time either; it was a very, very long time ago."
Li Qiang was still very curious about the Illusory God Main Hall, and he smiled and said, "Can you tell me about it?"
The ancient immortal lowered his head and remained silent, seemingly organizing his thoughts. After a long while, he finally spoke, " The Illusory God Main Hall... Alas, nine of us went there back then, but only I became Guardian Divine Beast. The others weren't as lucky as me; they all vanished into thin air..."
He looked up at Li Qiang, his eyes filled with deep sorrow.
Li Qiang asked, "Senior, how did you become Guardian Divine Beast?"
The ancient immortal said, "Because I killed a true Guardian Divine Beast... It was a combined effort of the nine of us. I delivered the final blow, but who knew... After the Guardian Divine Beast was killed, its Guardian Divine Armor automatically merged into my body, and I was bound by the armor... I was paralyzed on the ground, and my other eight friends tried their best to protect me... Alas... In the end, they were Ancient God Restriction of the temple..."
He couldn't continue, and lowered his head, staring blankly at the ground.
Li Qiang thought to himself, "Luckily Tianzhen and Qian Shanyong didn't go in." He asked, "Senior, did you escape this calamity because of the Guardian Divine Armor?"
The ancient immortal nodded and said, "In the Illusory God Main Hall, one cannot survive without becoming Guardian Divine Beast; certain death is inevitable..."
Li Qiang, unimpressed, said, "Didn't I escape? Senior, you really can't remember your own name?"
The ancient immortal seemed unwilling to reveal his name, saying, "I've long forgotten my name, just call me the Nameless Old Man. Hmm, I've never understood what the Primordial Realm is? How could you enter the Primordial Realm Illusory God Main Hall? In the Illusory God Main Hall, anyone attempting to leave by teleportation will trigger the most powerful Ancient God Restriction; even the Flowing Light Shadow Escape are useless."
Li Qiang said, "Do you know about the Immortal Realm? The Primordial Realm and the Immortal Realm are quite similar. As long as you don't go to the realm where the Illusory God Hall is located, you shouldn't self-destruct... The reason I can freely enter and leave the Primordial Realm is because I am the Lord of the Primordial Realm."
The Nameless Old Man stared at Li Qiang in disbelief, muttering to himself, " The Primordial Realm... the Immortal Realm... I understand now, heavens, you are actually the ruler of a realm! So you are a person of great Divine Ability! Alas... I was rude, no wonder I couldn't defeat you..."
The ancient immortals' worship of strength was very direct; once the Nameless Old Man understood the situation, he immediately looked at Li Qiang with new respect.
He continued, "There are seven ancient immortals trapped in the Illusory God Hall. They have all been fortunate enough to become Guardian Divine Beast. Could you... could you also rescue them and bring them to the Primordial Realm?"
Li Qiang asked in surprise, "By chance? By chance, you became Guardian Divine Beast?" He was completely confused. Becoming Guardian Divine Beast was something that could be attributed to luck? This was truly ridiculous.
The Nameless Old Man let out a long sigh. Although he called himself Nameless Old Man, he looked very young. But his long sigh was full of the vicissitudes of time and the helplessness of life. It was exactly the same as the sigh of an old man.
He said, "When the nine of us went, we entered the Death Pavilion. The platform you entered is the Passage Pavilion. Each Death Pavilion has a Guardian Divine Beast, a true Guardian Divine Beast that was originally there. In the Illusory God Main Hall, only by destroying a Guardian Divine Beast can one inherit its Guardian Divine Armor and become a second-generation Guardian Divine Beast. Only then can one survive in the Illusory God Main Hall. The others can only face the immensely powerful Ancient God Restriction, which is a dead end, unless they are like you... who have Primordial Realm to escape from..."
Li Qiang asked, "The seven of you survived because you destroyed the Guardian Divine Beast and inherited the Guardian Divine Armor, so why are you trying to make me Guardian Divine Beast too... Oh, I see, you're protecting me!"
He suddenly understood that making him Guardian Divine Beast was a way for him to survive, and that these ancient immortals meant well.
He immediately felt extremely guilty. "Thank you, senior. Please forgive my rudeness."
The Nameless Old Man hadn't expected Li Qiang to apologize. He said, "Actually, you don't need to thank us. You're strong enough; otherwise, even if we wanted to help, we couldn't. Back then, if you had agreed, we would have joined forces to send you to a Death Pavilion, where you would have killed a true Guardian Divine Beast and obtained its Guardian Divine Armor. Then you could have become the eighth Guardian Divine Beast."
Li Qiang remembered a very important question. He hesitated for a moment and asked, "Senior, have you seen the main hub of the Illusory God Main Hall? What is its relationship with the Illusory Star Divine Formation?"
The Nameless Old Man was taken aback, and Li Qiang quickly added, "I went to the Illusory God Main Hall at the request of a friend, wanting to find out about its situation. As you know, before entering the Illusory God Main Hall Illusory God Main Hall, everything is just speculation."
The Nameless Old Man pondered for a moment and said, "To be honest, the place you went to is the Luoge Grand Hall in the front hall, which is the hub controlling the front hall. The main hub controlling the Illusory Star Divine Formation is in the middle hall. We can't go there either, unless we obtain the Silver God Stone to upgrade the Guardian Divine Armor. Otherwise, going in will be fatal. The strength of the seven of us is not enough."
Li Qiang hadn't expected getting to the main hub to be so complicated. A sudden realization dawned on him, and he couldn't help but say, "So that's how it is. The seven of you aren't strong enough. If I were added to the mix... perhaps we could obtain that silver divine stone?"
The Nameless Old Man nodded repeatedly. "You're right. I remember some juniors once broke into the Illusory God Main Hall, but unfortunately, they were too weak. They were killed by the restrictions before we could arrive. We once worked together to save an immortal, but he couldn't kill a Guardian Divine Beast and was instead severely injured by it. In the end, he was destroyed by the Ancient God Restriction... It's a pity that no one has come since."
Li Qiang said with a grin, "Until this sucker shows up... Hehe, senior, since that's the case, let's go back to the Illusory God Main Hall. You explain the details, and then we'll discuss what to do next."
He was overjoyed. Regardless of what was inside the Illusory God Main Hall, he had essentially invited seven powerful experts to the Primordial Realm Primordial Realm to protect it. Wasn't that a brilliant idea?
The Nameless Old Man had no idea what Li Qiang was thinking. He asked excitedly, "Can we go directly into the Illusory God Main Hall from here?" He had a dreamlike feeling, and Li Qiang's strength was once again elevated in his mind.
Li Qiang calmly replied, "No problem, as long as I can pinpoint the location, I can definitely reach it."
A golden light flashed, and the two disappeared into the air.
Li Qiang led the Nameless Old Man back to his original position precisely. As soon as he appeared, six dazzling golden lights swept over him.
Li Qiang was prepared; the Ninefold Evolving Gilt Flowing Light transformed into a protective golden light, and he shouted, "Wait!"
The Nameless Old Man revealed himself and shouted, "Don't attack! Stop!"
The six golden rays, which had just formed a net of light, immediately dissipated upon hearing the Nameless Old Man's shout.
The six ancient immortals put away their Guardian Divine Armor. One of them exclaimed in surprise, " Elder Da, where did you go? We couldn't sense your presence at all... Did you leave the temple?"
Li Qiang couldn't help but laugh. This name was indeed unusual. It seemed that if there was Elder Da, there would be a second elder, and the next ones would probably be the third and fourth elders.
He remained silent, wanting to see how the Elder Da would respond.
The Nameless Old Man said, " Elder Rong, I did indeed go out, and I didn't self-destruct." His tone was full of excitement.
Li Qiang, however, was lost in thought, "Strange, I guessed wrong. It wasn't some kind of 'three elders' or 'four elders' after all. Interesting."
The six ancient immortals were shocked. Elder Rong stammered, "You... you mean... we don't need to enter the central hub of the main hall? We can leave the Illusory God Main Hall?"
Another ancient immortal asked in disbelief, "This... how is this possible?" He looked incredulous and asked again, "How was this done?"
The Elder Da said, "Because he is the Lord of the Primordial Realm, which has the same meaning as the Lord of the Immortal Realm, he brought me into the Primordial Realm."
Elder Rong's eyes widened, a rare green light flashing within them. He exclaimed in shock, "The Lord of the Immortal Realm... that's a distant legend. Few people should know of the existence of the Immortal Realm."
Li Qiang laughed and said, "On the contrary, many people in the Immortal Realm know that you've probably lived in the Illusory God Hall for a long time. The outside world has changed drastically."
The Elder Da said, "Let me introduce you. This is Li Qiang, the Lord of the Primordial Realm."
He called the six people to his side and introduced them one by one, "This is Elder Rong Elder Yu, Elder Yu, Elder Liu Elder Fu, Elder Ku, and Elder Zhai. We are all ancient immortals who entered the Illusory God Main Hall one after another. In order to escape, we tried every means. Hehe, the opportunity has finally come."
He bowed to Li Qiang and said, "Thank you for your rescue, Lord of the Primordial Realm."
The other six elders also expressed their gratitude to Li Qiang.
Li Qiang waved his hand and said, "Going to the Primordial Realm is easy. I want to ask everyone, is it possible to go to the central hub of the Illusory God Main Hall?"
The Elder Da said, "Although I was the first ancient immortal to survive in the Illusory God Main Hall, and the others came later, their understanding of the Illusory God Hall is not as profound as Elder Liu's. His research on the Illusory God Hall is the deepest among us. Elder Liu, why don't you give us a brief introduction?"
These seven ancient immortals were dressed exactly alike, and even their appearances were somewhat similar, especially their face shapes and eyebrows, which were very similar, as if they were seven brothers.
The biggest difference between Elder Liu and everyone else was his nose; he had a striking hooked nose and a shrewd look.
Elder Liu coughed and said, "The main hall of the Illusory God Main Hall is called the Luoge Grand Hall. It contains countless pavilions. You've been to the Passage Pavilion before. Each pavilion has different restrictions and wondrous uses. The most common type is called the Death Pavilion, which contains a true Guardian Divine Beast. In addition, there are many other types, such as the Treasure Pavilion, Illusion Pavilion, Ice Pavilion, and Fire Pavilion, all of which are heavily restricted. No matter which pavilion someone enters, the consequences will be severe. The Middle Hall is the central hall of the Illusory God Main Hall, called the Silver Star Divine Hall. Our strength is insufficient to enter. We've tried several times, but each time we failed. If it weren't for the Guardian Divine Armor, we probably wouldn't be alive."
Li Qiang clicked his tongue in amazement; the environment here was just as bizarre as the Ancient God Repository. He said, "If another person obtained the Guardian Divine Armor, could they enter the Silver Star Grand Hall?"
Elder Rong interjected, "If we have eight Guardian Divine Beast, we might be able to enter the Silver Star Grand Hall, but we might not be able to find the main hub of the Illusory Star Divine Formation. It is said that as long as you can obtain the star map of the main hub, you can roam freely within the Illusory Star Divine Formation, and the main hub may mark many unexpected things... But who will obtain the eighth Guardian Divine Armor?"
They all knew very well that Li Qiang would never become Guardian Divine Beast.
The Elder Da also said, "Yes, who has the strength to obtain the Guardian Divine Armor?"
Li Qiang suddenly revealed a strange smile. He thought of someone: Tianzhen, who was waiting outside. He definitely had the ability to obtain the Guardian Divine Armor.
Just imagining Tianzhen transformed into Guardian Divine Beast made Li Qiang want to laugh. He secretly resolved to drag Tianzhen down with him no matter what.