Chapter 1329: Chapter 1329: Underwater Empire Ruins
“You refuse? Do you really think you have the right to say ‘no’ in front of us?”
Gong Qingqiu regarded the pair coldly.
“This…”
Hong Miao and Baiyu exchanged glances, seeing anger, frustration, regret, and other complex emotions in each other’s eyes.
If they had known they would be targeted by the Empress of the Divine Spirit Ancient Country, they would never have sched against Li Wanqing and Gong Qingqiu. Instead, they should have continued hiding in the Wanzong Holy Land.
Though the breakthrough would be slower, at least it would have been steady, without leading to the current abyss of despair.
“I’ll just perform soul-searching on you.”
The Empress of the Divine Spirit Ancient Country spoke, “I am in the Supre Saint Realm. With soul-searching, I can gather over ninety percent of the information and ensure their secrets are fully exposed.”
“Soul-searching? No!”
Hong Miao and Baiyu cried out simultaneously.
“Please proceed with the soul-searching, Empress. I need to uncover the truth.” Gong Qingqiu said firmly.
She would show no rcy to her enemies.
“Very well.” The Empress nodded, reached out her hands, and gripped the heads of Hong Miao and Baiyu, activating the soul-searching technique.
“Ah!”
The underground chamber echoed with the alternating cries of Baiyu and Hong Miao.
Fifteen minutes later.
Hong Miao and Baiyu’s primordial spirits sat cross-legged on the ground, surrounded by wisps of black mist. Their consciousness was hazy, almost as if they had turned into fools.
These were the residual effects of soul-searching.
Fortunately, the Empress’s thods were expertly executed, and her cultivation highly advanced, so their primordial spirits didn’t collapse. With recovery ti, they would fully heal.
“Empress, what have you found?”
Gong Qingqiu asked eagerly.
“This is a complex matter. Allow to explain in detail…” The Empress began narrating the secrets uncovered through the soul-searching.
An hour later.
The Empress narrated the extracted information as she perford the soul-searching, while also encoding the findings into a mory Preserving Pearl.
“So that’s what it is!”
Gong Qingqiu and Li Wanqing, after hearing the full explanation, couldn’t help but feel a chilling sense of dread coursing through their bodies.
“It turns out this couple cultivated a dual-cultivation demonic technique capable of planting their imprint into Spirit Veins, allowing them to devour the veins’ energy to boost their own growth.”
“They intended to seize our bodies and infiltrate Misty Sect, inscribe their marks into its Holy Grade Spirit Vein, and through that channel attain rapid cultivation advancent.”
“Once Misty Sect’s Spirit Vein was drained dry, they could likely break through to the peak of Heavenly Saint Realm.”
“At that point, leveraging their positions as elders of Misty Sect, they would traverse various territories, implanting marks into other Spirit Veins to continue devouring their energy.”
“Years later, this couple might have achieved the rank of unmatched supre powerhouses!”
“This is horrifying!”
Gong Qingqiu shuddered in fear.
Hong Miao and Baiyu’s sches were deeply woven.
If they successfully infiltrated Misty Sect, they could exploit the reputation of the top sect within the Divine Sect. Using this influence, they would visit and parasitize countless Spirit Veins across major powers, absorbing their strength.
If their actions were exposed, countless forces would harbor grudges against Misty Sect and might unite to attack it.
In such a scenario, Misty Sect would beco the target of widespread hostility, unable to defend itself against the tide of opposition.
“You are truly venomous!”
Gong Qingqiu glared at Baiyu and Hong Miao with unbridled rage, her eyes flashing with the urge to obliterate them imdiately.
“Beyond Hong Miao and Baiyu, the Holy Son Feng Chuan of Wanzong Holy Land secretly established Tianji Pavilion and even has connections to the Prophet Clan.”
“Moreover, Feng Chuan harbors other secrets.”
“We must capture him!”
Gong Qingqiu turned to Li Wanqing, her resolve evident.
“I agree! Once we return, let’s assemble our forces and launch an assault on Wanzong Holy Land. Capture Feng Chuan, crush Tianji Pavilion, and publicly reveal this matter to the world.”
Li Wanqing nodded solemnly.
“I’ve already immobilized them. The rest is up to you… By the way, you ca out to search for landmark buildings, didn’t you? I know of a place with many of them.”
The Empress of the Divine Spirit Ancient Country disclosed this crucial information, delighting Li Wanqing and Gong Qingqiu.
“Where?”
Both asked in unison.
“In deep ocean territory. There’s a subrged, lost continent that once housed an empire called Lans. Its cultivators perished long ago, and the site is heavily damaged, but nurous landmark structures remain.”
The Empress elaborated.
“Empress, how did you discover this location?” Li Wanqing asked curiously.
“Recently, I’ve been exploring ancient ruins around the edges of Shenzhou Continent with the Goddess of War. While many artifacts we encountered were Spiritual Treasure Level or even Quasi-Holy Weapons, they weren’t worth our attention.”
The Empress explained.
“I see!” Gong Qingqiu understood.
“Elder Gong, should we venture to the Lans Empire ruins first, or bring Hong Miao and Baiyu back to Misty Sect and then address Wanzong Holy Land?”
Li Wanqing asked.
Gong Qingqiu pondered briefly before replying:
“The matter of Hong Miao and Baiyu attempting to seize our bodies is secretive. Feng Chuan and Tianji Pavilion aren’t aware of it. We can head to the Lans Empire ruins first, retrieve landmark buildings for Whitefloat City, and deal with the rest later.”
Gong Qingqiu added.
“Since you’ve decided, follow !” The Empress motioned to lead the way.
Before departing.
The group collected the fragnts of the Spirit Suppressing Stele and had the Empress repair it.
…
Western Shenzhou Continent.
A region of violent ocean waves.
The sea surrounding Shenzhou Continent was typically deep, but the waters here averaged just three thousand ters—still deep for ordinary individuals, but trivial for cultivators.
On the seabed lay a plateau.
Gong Qingqiu, Li Wanqing, the Empress of the Divine Spirit Ancient Country, and the Goddess of War suddenly appeared, gazing at the sprawling ancient subrged city below, stretching thousands of miles.
Nurous ancient structures dotted the scene.
Stone pillars, ancient buildings, monunts, pagodas…
All relics one could imagine were present.
“Incredible!”
“There are so many ancient structures here. More than 300 artifacts of Spiritual Treasure Level!”
“Five artifacts of Supre Grade Spiritual Treasure Level!”
“The Sea God Pillar, Dragon God Ancient Building, Marine Behemoth Monunt, Mountains and Rivers Tower, and Nine Dragons Heavenly Ladder… Their histories span over 500,000 years!”
Gong Qingqiu marveled at the structures below, her excitent overflowing.
“These should suffice for the ascension, right?”
The Empress turned to Gong Qingqiu.
“More than sufficient. Even a single Supre Grade Spiritual Treasure artifact with a 500,000-year history would be more than enough for ascension, let alone five.”
Gong Qingqiu’s delight intensified.
“Then take them all!”
The Empress waved her sleeve, compressing the ancient structures to the size of a fist and handing them to Gong Qingqiu for safekeeping.
Half an hour later.
Whitefloat City.
Gong Qingqiu and her group hovered high in the air.
“Descend!”
With a low shout, Gong Qingqiu unleashed hundreds of rays of light, causing ancient buildings to materialize across various locations in Whitefloat City. Stone pavilions inscribed with ancient texts, towering sword-shaped steles, gigantic Fighting Beast Arenas—all unique landmarks erged.
“These are Supre Grade Spiritual Treasure Level structures!”
“Haha!”
“Who dares claim Whitefloat City lacks historical and cultural depth now? With these landmark buildings as embellishnts, we can boast of an illustrious heritage.”
“Indeed!”
“Though borrowed landmarks, their re presence in the city enriches its historical significance.”
“Let’s go. Let’s explore these landmarks!”
The cultivators in Whitefloat City were thoroughly intrigued, promptly forming groups to visit the Spirit Suppressing Stele, Nine Dragons Heavenly Ladder, and other ancient landmarks to absorb the historical information they held.
High above.
Gong Qingqiu wiped sweat from her brow.
“Finally done!”
“From this point, Whitefloat City’s qualifications for ascension to Five-Star City status should be fully t.”
As she said this, Gong Qingqiu gazed toward the direction of the Heavenly Origin Sea with an increasingly icy look.
“Next, it’s ti to strike at Wanzong Holy Land, capture Feng Chuan, and suppress the mbers of Tianji Pavilion!”
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