Since it had just turned dark and they were to regroup the next morning, Li Jing and the others continued to explore on their journey.
During this ti, they found no less than ten more marks.
It must be said.
The Spirits of Origin active in the Broken Ancient Fairyland were quite active.
Although the area explored by Li Jing and the others was not too large, as things stand, there are likely markings left by the Spirits scattered all over the shattered Ancient Fairyland.
Worth ntioning is.
On the way back, Li Jing and the others encountered three Alien Species individuals, each at or above the level of the Venerable.
Clearly.
After nightfall, the powerful Alien Species inhabiting this Broken World begin to be active.
Within a natural environnt.
The night is often dangerous, as can be considered common sense.
To avoid attracting unnecessary trouble by causing too much commotion, Li Jing chose not to engage, opting to steer clear along with the Blue Phoenix and Shi Zixuan.
Given the current situation, it is not fitting for Li Jing to level up.
In five more levels, he will have to step into the realm of the Twelfth Sanctification.
At that ti, he would have to weather the tribulation.
The heavenly tribulation of the Twelfth Realm could not be less than a month in duration, at the very least.
Although he has the passage from the Little Universe to Chen Tang City at his disposal and he doesn’t have to worry about the portal closing, this would inevitably delay the present pressing matters.
...
The night passed without a word.
Just as on the previous night,
At the break of dawn, the night sky suddenly brightened, without any transition.
Returning safely to the rendezvous point, Li Jing and the others landed.
Looking around, there was no sign of Xiang Dong or Jin Ritian returning yet.
Since they hadn’t returned, they naturally had to wait.
There was still plenty of ti at the mont.
Having nothing else to do, Li Jing, as usual, began to cook on the spot.
Neither the Blue Phoenix nor Shi Zixuan objected to this.
Both of them had tasted Li Jing’s cooking before.
The Blue Phoenix was particularly fond of Li Jing’s dishes.
As for Shi Zixuan.
Back then, she couldn’t taste much.
After all, she was previously in a vegetative state. Her sense of taste still existed but had severely degenerated, barely able to make out flavors.
Now, with the help of Ling Ling, she has regained her vitality, and sowhat wishes to satisfy her long-unfulfilled desire for delicious food.
After a round of preparation, the three of them started enjoying a delicious seafood hotpot.
When it ca to variety in his cooking, Li Jing always had plenty up his sleeve.
Having previously hunted extensively in the Endless Sea, what he didn’t lack was seafood ingredients, all of which were of at least Tenth Realm quality.
This taste.
This nutrition.
Impossible to fault.
As they were eating and having a good ti, they simultaneously had a feeling of sothing and looked to the south.
They saw two streaks of light shooting towards them.
Seeing the lights, Zhi Zixuan raised an eyebrow.
"They’re back."
Before her sentence finished, the lights ca soaring across the sky.
Xiang Dong and Jin Ritian landed, revealing their figures.
At the sight of the two, Li Jing and the others were taken aback.
Xiang Dong and Jin Ritian were both a vision of utter disarray.
Xiang Dong was covered in injuries, with a wound the size of a bowl on his waist.
Not only was it a sight that horrified the eyes, but the wound also seed difficult to heal.
Jin Ritian was in an even worse state.
He had lost an arm and was barely able to hold his human form due to his massive injuries, the torn areas of his clothing revealing parts of his body covered with golden feathers.
On the other side.
Xiang Dong and Jin Ritian, upon seeing the three of them squatting together and enjoying a seafood feast, didn’t look too pleased.
They returned severely wounded.
Li Jing and the others were here, unhurt and eating.
This contrast was too stark.
The two parties held a silent stare-down for a mont. Then, Li Jing stood up.
"What happened to you two? How did you get into such a state..."
Before he could finish, Xing Dong interrupted.
"We found the remnant soul of the Fire Phoenix."
As soon as these words were spoken, the Blue Phoenix leapt to her feet.
Just as she was about to speak up, Xing Dong raised his hand.
"Miss Blue Phoenix, don’t panic just yet. We found sothing more than just the remnant soul of the Fire Phoenix."
As he spoke, he sat down and turned towards Li Jing.
"Get a bowl of soup first, to warm up."
Before his words could settle, Jin Ritian sat down, let out a heavy sigh and added.
"I’ll have one as well."
Leaving Li Jing dumbstruck.
They hadn’t even explained what had happened, yet they were already thinking of soup. Were they trying to make the other three anxious?
Of course.
Facing these two wounded individuals, Li Jing couldn’t say much.
If there was news of the whereabouts of the Fire Phoenix, it was worth digging into.
So things can’t be rushed.
Xiang Dong and Jin Ritian found the remnant soul of the Fire Phoenix, but instead of bringing it back, both suffered serious injuries. There must be more to the story.
Blue Phoenix understood this, too.
So, she was not too anxious.
She had waited for countless years, a little longer wouldn’t matter.
Here at Li Jing’s place, he took out two sets of chopsticks and bowls, and served both of them a bowl of hot soup.
Xiang Dong and Jin Ritian took the hot soup, tilting their heads back and swallowing it all down.
Both of them knew what was going on.
The seafood stew that Li Jing made was of a high caliber, and the most nourishing part was its broth.
After each downed a bowl of hot soup, their previously lackluster spirits noticeably revived.
As a practitioner of the Beast Cultivation, Jin Ritian, who had a strong ability to absorb the flesh and blood of other beast classes, forcedly regrew an entire arm from the stump with a ’pop’ sound after drinking the soup.
Xiang Dong twitched at the sight, envious beyond words.
As an Emperor Level strong one.
His recovery ability was naturally good.
But it hadn’t changed to Jin Ritian’s extent...
After all, Jin Ritian was one who practiced Body Refining.
Upon revisiting this.
His injuries were sowhat difficult to handle, which had sothing to do with the shielding effect of the isolated world.
If not for this.
He wouldn’t have kept his injuries until now...
Jin Ritian managed to force out a new arm and his face, which had just recovered so color, turned pale again. Without uttering a word, he took his empty bowl and ladled in so soup at to continue his nourishnt.
Xiang Dong, on the other hand, put down his chopsticks and turned to the others and said.
"Jin Ritian and I have been investigating all the way, initially finding nothing, but then we encountered several God-level Alien Species after dark. However, the key lies in these God-level Alien Species we encountered."
Upon hearing this, Li Jing frowned.
They had also co across God-level Alien Species on their way back.
But they didn’t notice anything important.
Just about to say "tell us more," Shi Zixuan couldn’t contain herself and said.
"If your last na is Xiang, can you finish your story without keeping us hanging?"
Stunned by the abrupt interruption, Xiang Dong shot a glance at her, then suddenly widened his eyes.
"Zixuan, you’re alive!?"
?
Jin Ritian, who had been focusing on his al, looked up in surprise, then he also opened his eyes wide.
He hadn’t noticed just now.
Looking at her now.
He discovered that Shi Zixuan was brimming with life force, no longer resembling a living dead.
Shi Zixuan clicked her tongue when she saw them gawking at her. She produced her Taoist Long Whip and, with a snap, broke a tall tree in the distance.
Both of them shuddered at the sight. Jin Ritian, who was previously focused on his al, hastily spoke up, not knowing whether he had so past with Shi Zixuan’s "little whip" or not.
"To avoid unnecessary complications, we both chose to avoid any encounters with Alien Species of the Venerable level or above. It was quite smooth at first. However, the third one we encountered was sensitive to the aura of Divine Beasts and found directly."
"Considering the other party was above the Venerable level, and our combined power is limited, we did not choose to battle. Instead, we decided to lead the Alien beast to another Alien beast of the sa level."
"The plan worked well. The Alien beast seed to have a strong sense of territory, and the two fought as soon as they t. The fight was intense and brought about another Alien species of the Venerable level or above that we hadn’t encountered before."
Having said three sentences in one breath, Jin Ritian drank so hot soup to calm himself down and continued.
"The three of them fought chaotically, almost destroying a whole fragnt of the continent and sent it into the Void space. This appeared to trigger so protective chanism in the Broken World. The shattered continent instantly restored itself, and the three rampaging Alien beasts cald down under the influence of an invisible power..."
Halfway through his sentence, he corrected himself.
"No, more accurately, the three lost their willpower and moved southeast like walking corpses. Sensing that sothing was off, we followed them and unexpectedly found a burial site for immortals in the far southeast."
"A burial site for immortals?"
Li Jing furrowed his brows.
"It’s sowhat like the God’s Tomb, which was born after the God Clan was destroyed in the twilight of the gods."
Shi Zixuan spoke up, explaining,
"When too many strong ones above the Venerable level die and their bones are concentrated in one place, over ti, a burial site for immortals is naturally ford. On the surface, it is a place where the strong ones rest, but in reality, it is a special realm created by the lingering spirits of the strong ones who refused to go gentle into that good night."
Upon hearing the term God’s Tomb, Li Jing understood imdiately.
After all, he had seen one before.
Nodding, Li Jing scooped up a bite of seafood without interrupting.
Jin Ritian continued seamlessly.
"This burial site for immortals is very strange, and not quite the sa as what we understand. When Xiang Dong and I followed the three Alien beasts deep into the burial site, the beasts, who were not badly injured, suddenly crumbled, which led to the unrest of the remnant souls in the burial site."
As soon as he finished, Xiang Dong added,
"The burial site is quite similar to the God’s Tomb in the Western World, but not so easily disturbed. Originally, no overwhelmingly strong living beings had died directly in the burial site. With countless remnant souls rioting, we were forced to fight and retreat."
Pausing, he continued.
"As we were leaving the burial site, we saw the remnant soul of the Fire Phoenix. Because it had been unknown for many years, its remnant soul was very crude and had no consciousness. It attacked us along with other remnant souls, and Elder Jin’s arm was torn off in the attempt to awaken its will."
Hearing this, the always silent Blue Phoenix opened his mouth without any sound and looked at Jin Ritian with an apologetic look.
Jin Ritian saw this and smiled, indicating that it was not necessary to worry, and continued.
"Let’s leave the matter of the Fire Phoenix’s remnant soul there for now. We discovered sothing very important while leaving."
Then he said seriously.
"The burial site seems to be a place for the creatures in this Broken World to be ’reborn’. On our way back, we saw one of the Alien beasts that suddenly died in the depths of the burial site. We inspected the other two locations out of curiosity, and both Alien beasts had already revived and were active in their original positions."
Listening to Jin Ritian’s narration, Shi Zixuan turned her head, deep in thought.
"From the looks of it, your earlier guess might be correct. Considering our findings, Xiang Dong and Jin Ritian’s discovery sufficiently proves that the creator of this world wanted to create a mirror world. Therefore, they crafted a rule-like thod, which causes the colliding Alien beasts to self-destruct at the burial site in the event of a fierce battle, ensuring that no significant damage would occur and allowing for the possibility of repair."
"It’s not only that."
Xiang Dong spoke, explaining,
"If not mistaken, so kind of resurrection array should be set up within the burial site. This structure is enormous enough to cover the entire Broken World. When an Alien species self-destructs, it will actively absorb the power of the remnant souls buried in the burial site, promoting the resurrection of the self-destructed Alien species in the position it should be."
Li Jing frowned at his words.
"Such an unimaginable thing, can it really be done?"
In response to the questioning, Xiang Dong smiled calmly.
"In your own independent world, is there anything you can’t do?"
Li Jing fell silent.
For such a matter, he genuinely couldn’t do it.
But the reason was that he didn’t understand these things.
He only heard about Xian’s Burial Ground once. He couldn’t rely on unique ideas to act.
As he thought back,
if he knew the way around it, it seems like it wouldn’t be too hard to achieve.
While pondering, Blue Phoenix looked over.
"Li Jing."
A soft call interrupted soone’s thoughts.
Looking at Blue Phoenix who only called him once and hesitating to speak while looking at him, Li Jing responded with a smile.
"First, let’s fill our stomachs, then go to the Xian’s Burial Ground to see it, and find a way to get Fire Phoenix’s remnant soul out."
Hearing him say this, Blue Phoenix’s face turned joyful, imdiately she hid her cheer, nodded, and continued to eat.
Looking at Blue Phoenix’s ladylike deanor, Jin Ritian kept watching her from the corner of his eyes.
While he was watching, Shi Zixuan’s ssage echoed in his ear.
"Elder Jin, you lustful man, behave yourself. Not only has Blue Phoenix been crowned as Emperor, but she also signed a partnership contract with Li Jing, you better reign in your heart and avoid playing with fire."
Hearing this ssage suddenly, Jin Ritian was startled and looked at Li Jing with surprise and envy.
Then, he nodded at Shi Zixuan and stopped sneaking peeks.
Although Jin Ritian was lustful,
this was his instinct as a Divine Beast.
But he did have principles.
After getting to know Li Jing better, he was even less willing to ss with this "plague".
At this mont, Xiang Dong spoke up.
"Brother Li, did you make any discoveries from a day of exploration?"
"Yes."
Li Jing responded, saying,
"We found a way to reach the Ancient Fairyland."
?
Xiang Dong typed a question mark.
Jin Ritian.???
Their discovery was truly shocking as it was related to the core of this Broken World.
This luck was absolutely against the heavens.
You must know,
this Broken World was vast, originally a complete realm.
In just a day, even if they were of Emperor Level, the area they could explore did not even account for one ten-thousandth of the entire Broken World.
But they still found it.
Firstly, their luck was enough.
Secondly, things were sowhat coincidental. The burial ground wasn’t far from where they initially entered.
They thought this discovery would be a great achievent for them, surpassing Li Jing and others’ journey.
But to their surprise, their discovery was even more outrageous!
They found a way to the Ancient Fairyland!
What did they find!
Both looked at Li Jing, waiting for him to continues.
Seeing their expectation, the man didn’t hesitate and ticulously explained his discovery to them, discussing his encounter with The Spirit of Origin and that he was raising one.
The information was overwhelming.
Even Xiang Dong and Jin Ritian, though known for their agile thinking, were overwheld by the massive amount of information and couldn’t digest it imdiately.
In the end, they simply gave up thinking about it.
Ancient Fairyland.
It was their original target.
Having a thod to reach the Fairyland was better than anything else.
Li Jing even had The Spirit of Origin, there was no need for them to think about anything else, they just needed to follow him.
...
After they were full,
Xiang Dong and Jin Ritian spent so ti healing, expelling all kinds of abnormal energy hindering their recovery from their wounds and restored themselves to their peak state.
Afterwards, the group of five set off directly for Xian’s burial ground without any delay.
If Fire Phoenix’s traces hadn’t been discovered, there would be no need to go there.
It didn’t make much sense to simply destroy Xian’s Burial Ground.
The creator of this Broken World was not dead, he could easily "create" another Xian’s Burial Ground.
But with the discovery, they definitely had to go.
The precise location of the Burial Ground was very distant.
Li Jing and the others did not stop at all until they reached the location when night fell.
Without rashly entering, they all landed on a mountain outside the range of Xian’s Burial Ground.
After landing, Li Jing looked up and gazed into the distance.
From a distance.
Xian’s Burial Ground looked like a worldly fairyland full of immortal martial aura. One could feel the dense Fairy Spirit and Taoist Rhy signifying the power of various rules.
The Xian’s Burial Ground at this ti was very calm.
On the surface, not much could be seen.
While gazing, Shi Zixuan spoke up.
"The Xian’s Burial Ground, born under the influence of the strong obsessions of many deceased strong ones, is essentially a place where remnant souls can be reborn. But simultaneously, it also has a strong restraining effect on remnant souls. No remnant soul has the ability to leave."
As she spoke, she continued.
"On the other hand, while the remnant souls staying in Xian’s Burial Ground will beco blurry over ti, unlike other places, they still have the potential to awaken because the blurriness is not permanent. Moreover, under the interaction of the remnant souls of many strong ones in Xian’s Burial Ground, they will always remain at their peak, unlike the remnant souls born elsewhere that will gradually weaken and eventually extinguish. So who were quite capable in their lifetis can even benefit greatly from Xian’s Burial Ground."
After listening to Shi Zixuan’s explanation, Li Jing turned his head.
"So how do we free the remnant souls trapped in the Xian’s Burial Ground?"
"No perfect options, really."
Shi Zixuan shrugged, saying.
"Due to so many top-level powers buried in the Immortal’s Graveyard, it’s impenetrable and can’t be destroyed by external forces. The only thing we can do is incite an uprising in the Immortal’s Graveyard, find Fire Phoenix’s remnant soul and wake her up. Then, with a ’inside-out’ approach, help her shake off the shackles of this place."
Upon hearing this, Li Jing slightly frowned, pondered for a mont, and then drew out the Unnad Taoist Tool from his sleeve.
"Let’s get to it then."
As he spoke, he made a leap on the spot, and swung his hand to throw the Unnad Taoist Tool out.
"Boom!"
A loud explosion echoed.
The Unnad Taoist Tool tore through the space, like a cot crashing directly into the depths of the Immortal’s Graveyard.
"..."
Shi Zixuan.
"..."
Blue Phoenix.
"..."
Xiang Dong and Jin Ritian.
Li Jing was decisive in his action, leaving no room for hesitation.
His decisive spirit was not a bother to anyone.
Yet, the place at hand was none other than the Immortal’s Graveyard!
He simply took out the Taoist tool and threw it without a second thought. Wouldn’t this directly trigger an uproar in the entire Immortal’s Graveyard?
Didn’t he see how awkward Xiang Dong and Jin Ritian were previously!
A hasty retreat was imminent.
However, it wouldn’t be necessary for the four Emperor Level experts present here.
But shouldn’t they at least discuss a plan beforehand?
The only saving grace was that they were not within the bounds of the Immortal’s Graveyard for the ti being. Thus, they were not directly involved in the uprising.
Just as the four of them stood in silent shock, the Unnad Taoist Tool "burst" and smashed into the depths of the Immortal’s Graveyard, forcibly creating a massive pit.
This move...
literally sent ripples through the whole place.
The previously peaceful Immortal’s Graveyard erupted in an instant.
Accompanied by a series of frightful howls, countless ghost-like souls, either in human or alien form, soared into the sky, rushing towards the location of the Unnad Taoist Tool.
These remnant souls couldn’t leave the Immortal’s Graveyard.
They could only go to where the Unnad Daoist Tool was.
In the blink of an eye...
The Unnad Taoist Tool was swallowed by countless remnant souls.
Upon seeing this, Li Jing slightly furrowed his brows.
The remnant souls here were truly extraordinary.
For a fleeting mont, the connection between him and the Unnad Taoist Tool was severed.
If it weren’t for the fact that the Unnad Taoist Tool was his Lifebound Magic Instrunt, intimately connected to him, the link might have been severed for good.
As a matter of fact...
Currently, a very strong force was acting against him, preventing him from summoning his Unnad Taoist Tool back through the void.
Narrowing his eyes slightly, Li Jing looked around and didn’t see the remnant soul of the Fire Phoenix. Turning his head, he said.
"I’ll head off first. Blue Phoenix, you’ll be responsible for finding the remnant soul of Fire Phoenix and waking her up. The only one likely to achieve this is you. Venerable Shi, I request the three of you to assist Blue Phoenix so that she has enough breathing room."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Jing moved beneath his feet and transford into a streak of light, shooting away.
Upon seeing this, Blue Phoenix and the others were taken aback.
Considering the current state of the Immortal’s Graveyard, even all four of them at the Emperor Level wouldn’t dare to rashly set foot within.
Was Li Jing indeed venturing forth as he said he would?
Could he be any bolder?
It also seed out of place that he didn’t give himself a few BUFFs in response to the situation, like when he t that monster bird which was above the Venerable Level...
If he walked in like that with his Eleven realms strength, it was likely to end badly!
Instinctively, Blue Phoenix wanted to follow him.
At the sa ti...
Li Jing had entered the domain of the Immortal’s Graveyard.
In an instant, the raging remnant souls rushed towards him.
Facing countless remnant souls, Li Jing’s gaze swept over the dense health bars. He sighed inwardly that it would be a waste not to level up in such a treasure trove, idly sliding a wristband adorned with a Blue Phoenix feather into the Little Universe
"Boom!"
An explosion sounded.
Once the Blue Phoenix feather was removed, a trendous amount of suppressed killing aura that Li Jing had accumulated over a long period of ti suddenly erupted.
The blood-red killing aura...
It wasn’t just visible to the naked eye, it seed to spew out from every single pore on his body.
This scene...
Not just for rest of the group including Blue Phoenix who was still behind him, but even Li Jing himself was taken aback.
The release of this killing aura was just too explosive.
On the other side...
The ghost-like souls that had been howling and launching attacks suddenly encountered Li Jing’s erupting killing aura. In a collective mid air halt, they abruptly dispersed and fled.
The Blue Phoenix, who was originally planning to follow, paused slightly before responding to this unexpected turn of events.
Remnant souls...
No matter whether they were once human or sothing else, once they’ve turned into remnant souls, they beco Alien Species.
With their consciousness in a state of haze, they’re left with only basic instincts-
How could they dare to face a man like Li Jing, who’s killed countless Alien Species and accumulated an overwhelming killing aura?
Li Jing... this man...
Did he plan all this ahead of ti?!
If only she had been advised earlier, it would’ve saved her unnecessary worries!
Eyeing the man at a distance with slight irritation, Blue Phoenix reassured herself and remained behind. Her star-like eyes roved around, attempting to find the remnant soul of the Fire Phoenix.
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