DOOM!
The dark cave trembled violently as chunks of stone and earth fell from the ceiling. Twenty-eight young cultivators dashed through the shaken tunnel, hoping the cave would not collapse while they were still inside.
This scene was a repeat of what they had experienced a few days ago.
“What the hell is happening again?!” Lan Muyang scread in alarm. He is dashing, leading the group out of the dark pit.
"Brother! The exit is there!" Lan iyu, who followed closely behind, scread when she saw the exit.
One after another, young cultivators jump out of the dark pit and land on the large cave chamber's floor.
“Let’s get outside!” one of the Lan Clan's young cultivators shouted, his voice tight with worry as a small pebble struck his shoulder, falling from above.
Though they had escaped the dark pit, they were still inside the cave, and if the tremors continued, it could collapse at any mont.
No one hesitated. At once, everyone dashed toward the Lan Clan cave’s exit!
However, sothing had blocked their path; the purple swirling vortex suddenly appeared right in the path toward the cave's exit, forcing them to stop in their tracks.
They were frightened. Their expression turned pale as the mysterious phenonon occurred before them.
Then, the next mont, they heard a faint sound that they couldn't understand the aning of coming from the purple swirling vortex. The sound grew louder and louder until they heard it clearly!
"AHHHHHH!!!!"
Multiple human screams rang from the vortex, followed by the shadow of four humans.
Then, in a blur of motion, four human figures shot out of the vortex and slamd hard against the ground in front of the young Lan Clan cultivator's group!
BOOM!
The Lan Clan's young cultivators were shocked; they gazed at the 4 figures lying before them, and they soon recognized who these people were!
"Brother Xiaorong!" soone cried out.
Lan Xiaorong, still dazed on the ground, blinked in confusion. Just monts ago, he had been deep in the outer rim… yet now, he was suddenly back in the familiar chamber of the Lan Clan cave!
"What the h…ARGH!" Xiaorong scread from the sudden pain as one of the wooden orbs had crashed against him on the back.
"Apologies. I didn’t think the travel would be this ugly." Hengsheng stepped out calmly from the purple swirling vortex, and after that, the vortex behind him vanished.
Hengsheng wasn’t just being sarcastic—he ant it. Unlike him, the others didn’t possess a [Reality Stabilizer Protocol]. Without it, their journey through the interdinsional space was rough and disorienting, while he could walk through it calmly and unscathed.
“Big Brother Hengsheng!” the young cultivators shouted in unison, their voices filled with joy as their ultimate savior finally appeared.
Hengsheng smirked, spreading his arms wide as if welcoming cheering, striking the pose of a great man making a grand entrance.
DOOM!
The Doomsday Clock’s trembling hum shattered his glorious mont. Hengsheng’s smirk faded, his expression darkening under the mounting pressure of ti.
Hengsheng lowered his arms and pointed his finger at Xiaorong. “You handle the situation here. Keep them calm while I’m away.”
“What?!” Xiaorong, still confused, couldn’t process what had just happened. Before he could say anything more, Hengsheng had already vanished into the swirling purple vortex.
“You’re so arrogant!” Xiaorong cursed under his breath. He turned toward the group of Lan Clan’s young cultivators.
Taking a deep breath to calm himself, he observed the confused faces of his junior brothers and sisters. Then, steadying his tone, he began to explain everything he had heard he knew.
anwhile, Hengsheng reappeared on a volcanic terrain. Not far from him, a small group of four Lan Clan's young cultivators were hiding beneath the fire-leaf trees, shielding themselves from the fiery rain falling from the erupting volcano above.
Without wasting any ti, Hengsheng activated his system ability, Dinsional Shift. The four cultivators barely had ti to react before a swirling purple substance engulfed them, their faces frozen in horror.
Hengsheng sensed the resistance from these four, but they were too weak to break free from his ability.
In the next instant, Hengsheng vanished from the volcanic terrain and reappeared in another location. Again and again, he repeated this process, finding scattered Lan Clan mbers through the collapsing secret land and sending them back to the Lan Clan cave, one group at a ti.
After retrieving all 27 mbers of the Lan Clan, Hengsheng didn’t stop there. Without resting, he activated his Dinsional Map and Dinsional Shift ability once more—this ti, his target was the Wang Clan mbers!
Disappearing and reappearing across different locations, Hengsheng moved swiftly through interdinsional space, capturing all 33 mbers of the Wang Clan and sending them back to his base.
"Oh..." Hengsheng muttered as he gazed at the Dinsional Map. He noticed that Jian Zixuan’s group had already left the secret land, without leaving a single trace behind.
Hengsheng also noticed that the Astral Rift's expansion was accelerating; it will soon swallow the Golden Pagoda in 3 minutes.
"I need to move faster…" Hengsheng murmured as he studied the Dinsional Map, carefully ensuring he hadn’t left anyone behind. He noticed a few scattered life signs—other young cultivators from different forces. After a mont of thought, he decided not to lend a hand.
'They were outsiders.'
'If I take them in, they will likely cause trouble soday. I can not be too kind,' Hengsheng thought.
After finally confirming the success of his primary plan, Hengsheng wasted no ti, he imdiately moved on to the second!
Once again, Hengsheng moved swiftly across the outer rim—but this ti, he wasn’t rescuing people.
He was harvesting treasures.
The remains of the Golden Pagoda—whether decorations, tiles, roofs, pillars, walls, everything—were collected.
The unknown extrely hot red orbs—collected.
The golden-flowered plant glowing with profound Dao aura—collected.
The mysterious silver tal pulsing with ancient energy—collected.
…
…
…
The secret land was collapsing, yet to Hengsheng, it had beco a field of opportunity. Just like the humans, the demon beasts had fallen into panic. Driven by instinct, they scattered in every direction, desperately trying to escape the collapsing dinsion, leaving many treasure grounds unguarded.
A sheen of sweat appeared on Hengsheng's forehead as he continued hopping from one place to another. His actions were not without cost—his system ability [Dinsional Shift] required the expenditure of Spiritual Qi, just like any Qi technique.
By now, he had used Dinsional Shift over a thousand tis. The toll on his Spiritual Qi reserves was significant, as it was now running low. His mind had almost reached an exhausted state from constantly wielding the Divine Sense.
This was a clear sign that he was reaching his limit. Hengsheng stopped his treasure-gathering voyage and shifted to the final location in his plan.
Hengsheng appears from the purple vortex before the plain of the Divine Tree in the middle of the endless forest.
The Divine Tree was still emitting the profound Dao Rhythm, undergoing Dao blessing, awakening its spirituality, and becoming the Spirit Tree!
Surrounding the Divine Tree were myriad Demon Beasts seeking Divine protection from its aura, just as they did when the God Spawn's invasion.
"Roar!"
"Grow!"
The Demon Beasts roared as they noticed Hengsheng's presence. So even rembered him and offered a subtle welcoming gesture, even though they were still panicking from the trembling world.
Hengsheng released a pulse of Divine Sense, silently sending a ssage to the surrounding demon beasts: 'Give a path.'
Without resistance, the beasts obediently parted, forming a clear path toward the Divine Tree. They moved aside with surprising reverence, as if recognizing the rit he did with this sacred place.
Stepping forward, Hengsheng reached the base of the towering Divine Tree and gently placed his hand against its trunk.
Hengsheng felt a subtle stir deep within him—the Timbergrasp genetic trait buried in the depths of his DNA had begun to resonate. It pulsed faintly, as if awakening in response to the Divine Tree before him… as if it had finally found its own kind.
Hengsheng sensed the Divine Tree's spirit. Even though it was not fully ford, it was still growing—its sense sent waves of emotion through his hand. It was glad to et its friend, and it was lonely.
Hengsheng's lip curves, his heart is fluffy as he senses the infant Spirit Tree's innocent spirit and emotion.
“Then co with …” Hengsheng whispered through his thoughts, sending the ssage directly to the Divine Tree with his Divine Sense.
The joyful emotion responds to his request.
Hengsheng smiled warmly before he expended his massive amount of Spiritual Qi to activate the Dinsional Shift.
"Roar?"
"Boo!! Boo!"
…
The Demon Beasts scread in panic when they noticed the purple substance erging from the ground all over the plain, beginning to envelop everything, including the Divine Tree.
Hengsheng frowned as he executed the mass teleportation. It was harder than he thought.
'Dim, help !' Hengsheng decides to ask for help.
'Yes, Host.' Then the pressure on Hengsheng's mind was lifted, and the system's notice appeared before him.
Ding!
[Dinsional Shift in progress…]—[91%]
[99%]
[100%]
Ding!
[Dinsional Shift Activated]
Hengsheng's vision before him turned completely purple due to the Dinsional Tunnel. In the next mont, he moved, traversing the interdinsional space alongside the myriad Demon Beasts and the Divine Tree.
Only to appear sowhere else in the secret land again a mont later.
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