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If this divine rune teleportation array had been destroyed long ago, Luo Yan wouldn't be so angry.

However, the lingering traces of Daoist energy within the Guanghan Palace told Luo Yan that the person had likely been gone for only a short time.

It will be at most a hundred years or so.

If we don't count the time spent in the black hole space, that person should only be a few decades older than Luo Yan.

After that, the relief teleportation array diagram inside the Moon Palace disappeared.

Clearly, that guy was a typical selfish person who, for the sake of momentary greed, completely disregarded those who would follow.

Of course, people with this kind of personality are everywhere in the true spirit world, as everyone thinks only of their own interests.

However, that person's momentary actions brought unnecessary trouble to Luo Yan's journey.

It affected his journey.

No wonder Luo Yan held a grudge.

"You damned bastard, you just wait!"

"Don't let me catch up, or you'll be sorry!"

At this moment, Luo Yan was cursing and swearing. He wasn't the original Luo Yan, so he didn't have such a good mindset and didn't take everything lightly.

When there are no outsiders around, the second spirit body tends to be more unconventional and carefree. When encountering unpleasant things, it's easiest to just vent by cursing.

If someone makes him uncomfortable, he'll find a way to retaliate!

At this moment, Luo Yan had made up his mind that as long as he sensed any aura similar to this Daoist charm on the ancient starry road in the future, he would definitely take strong action and completely destroy that scourge.

He will not rest until he avenges this grudge!
That guy was infuriating! He was like a bandit raiding a village, even emptying out the last remaining divine rune teleportation array in the Moon Palace.
If other cultivators who come here, instead of Luo Yan, were to do so, the only option now would be to spend several hundred years traversing the vast galaxy with their physical bodies.

If one were to embark on such a path, by then, let alone attain enlightenment, it would be too late; even the most promising things would be lost.

Therefore, all Luo Yan could say to this guy was to keep him out of his hands, otherwise he would definitely give him a good dressing down.

Meanwhile, in a certain star field, far away in the middle of the Path of Ten Thousand Spirits' Pride.

A plump Taoist priest dressed in a robe with auspicious clouds stared intently at a large stone carving covered with ancient characters, his eyes gleaming with a sharp light.

He wore a nine-colored pearl around his neck, a demon-patterned plaque around his waist, and carried a rusty sword covered in iron marks on his back.

He was like a shining treasure trove, his whole body shimmering with light and full of precious energy.

The fat Taoist priest observed for a long time, the light in his pupils growing brighter and brighter, and he muttered to himself:
"Good baby, good baby!"

"Judging from the revealed scripture cryptic texts, this method is very likely a combat technique that can greatly enhance a person's strength in a short period of time."

"Unfortunately, it requires exceptional martial arts talent to unlock."

The fat Taoist's eyes shone brightly, filled with a divine light that could see through most magical restrictions and disguises.

He walked around the stone sculpture again and again, lotus flowers blooming beneath his feet, leaving behind a certain Taoist imprint.

It subtly exudes a sense of mystery, like the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams.

“Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, the Daoist master cultivates the Mountain and Sea Canon, the Great Floating Li Scripture, which is completely incompatible with martial arts techniques.”

"Although I, the Taoist priest, do not like fighting, how can I leave empty-handed after entering this treasure mountain?" the fat Taoist priest murmured, the mysterious light in his eyes shining even brighter.

He is still observing the transmission of this scripture, trying to figure out what this ancient scripture is actually about, so as not to misunderstand it.

After all, the fragments of scriptures left behind by ancient cultivators are countless. Some of these scriptures and secret techniques are very powerful, while others are quite useless.

However, breaking through the ancient cultivator's restrictions would come at a price, and the fat Taoist priest was unwilling to make a losing deal.

"This combat technique is definitely a top-grade treasure. If we could take it away, its value would be immeasurable."

After examining the stone carving for a long time, the fat Taoist priest finally determined that the scriptures and secret methods carved on it were indeed a superior and precious scripture.

The appearance of this method here should be his opportunity.

"Although with Daoist Master's aptitude, he cannot gain the recognition of this lineage."

"But why should I need the consent of a mere inanimate object like you to do my things?"

"If I can't receive the wonderful method, then let's find a way to move this entire wall and give you a different space, won't that work?"

"Once we return to the Eastern Continent, we'll find a suitable person to receive the inheritance, and then have him pass it on to me."

"Wouldn't this method be the best of both worlds?"

The fat Taoist's eyes lit up, and he finally made up his mind to work on the stone wall in front of him.

The restrictions set up by ancient cultivators are not easy to break; it requires the use of power from a higher dimension to suppress them.

Therefore, the fat Taoist priest had to make thorough preparations.

He waved his hands around the stone carving of the scriptures in front of him, casting out mysterious runes, while uttering many complex and profound ancient incantations, as if a god were chanting.

Immediately afterwards, the fat Taoist priest took out a silver tin staff and held it in his hand, and the chanting of the incantation became even more intense.

Suddenly, the fat Taoist felt a sudden, inexplicable tremor in his heart.

This feeling of unease is inexplicable; it's a sense of panic without any apparent cause.

At this moment, the fat Taoist's expression changed drastically, the greedy light in his eyes disappeared, and he exclaimed in surprise:
"Who? Who on earth is plotting against me?"

"My goodness, I, the Daoist, never kill, nor have I ever made enemies. How could I possibly be targeted?"

How strange!

He muttered to himself as he concentrated, trying to find the source of his palpitations.

The time it takes to drink a cup of tea has passed, but the fat Taoist priest has gained nothing, and the feeling of palpitation has disappeared as if it had never happened.

The fat Taoist priest had no idea that his perception was wrong, or that the person who attacked him would kindly stop.

This is just an illusion.

The fat Taoist priest hesitated for a moment, then took out a crumpled ancient talisman from his waist, on which a crooked character was drawn.

He muttered to himself, "In my name, observe my thoughts."

"Let's trace it back to its source and open it!"

The next moment, a beam of emerald light flew out, and the ancient rune shone with extraordinary brilliance, transforming into a rain of light that exploded in the void, illuminating a scene.

A Taoist priest in blue robes with a cold expression sat cross-legged inside an ice crystal palace, constantly taking out precious jade and spirit wood, as if he were drawing some kind of divine array.

It looks quite ordinary.

"Hmm, this place looks familiar," the fat Taoist priest mused.

Such a unique environment would leave an impression on him if he visited it even once.

The crystal palace in the picture gave him a sense of familiarity.

"Isn't this the Guanghan Palace that I passed by more than a hundred years ago?" the fat Taoist priest murmured. He finally remembered that back then he had used several special ancient talismans to barely subdue the ice crystal jade rabbit and the ice crystal toad.

In the fat Taoist's eyes, with such a powerful law-based demon beast guarding it, the crystal palace behind it must be full of treasures waiting for him to discover.

To his surprise, when he finally entered the Moon Palace, he found that the vast palace was completely empty.

It was so clean it looked even whiter than his face, and nothing was left behind.

Seeing this, the fat Taoist priest was naturally unwilling to give up.

He had roamed the Eastern Continent for many years and had never entered a treasure mountain only to return empty-handed.

This is the greatest irony for his lineage!
Since there were no treasures to be found, and with the thought that he might as well not leave empty-handed, the fat Taoist took out a precious ancient talisman and used it to completely destroy the ice wall of the Guanghan Palace, taking the divine rune teleportation map with him.

Since then, this ancient teleportation array, inscribed with ancient divine runes, has been gathering dust in his storage bracelet.

If it weren't for this scene unfolding before his eyes, the fat Taoist priest would have completely forgotten about it.

"Strange, wasn't that ancient road supposed to be difficult to travel? Now it's almost completely abandoned."

"How come there are other people like me who have embarked on the same path?"

"Could this person also be a rogue cultivator without any sect or school?" The fat Taoist observed the movements in the void image with a surprised expression.

Only after he truly embarked on the Path of Ten Thousand Spirits' Pride did he realize that there was more than one way to reach this special star field.

True prodigies who embark on the ancient starry road are not only accompanied by many fellow cultivators, but also receive assistance from the sect's elders, helping them traverse the path ahead.

Therefore, the first few levels of the Starry Sky Ancient Road can actually be skipped.

Only those cultivators who are unaffiliated with any sect or without the protection of a powerful force will embark on that ancient road alone.

Those were originally trial grounds established by powerful beings from the ancient True Spirit Realm, designed to subject the prodigies who ventured into the depths of the star field to comprehensive tests.

Of course, after the test, a reward will naturally follow.

This is also why that ancient road was once so glorious.

However, after countless years of trials, almost all the treasures on that path of trials have been divided up by the geniuses of the human race.

Gradually, that ancient road fell into disrepair.

Therefore, nowadays, very few people would walk that ancient road in this land.

As the fat Taoist priest continued to observe, he figured out exactly what the Taoist in blue robes in the scene was doing.

"Who is this person? How can someone with such a high level of skill in formations have such a powerful background?"

"Is this guy really that good?"

"They can even inscribe ancient divine runes?" the fat Taoist priest exclaimed in shock.

His pupils dilated, his eyes wide open, as if he had seen something incredible.

It should be understood that the art of formations is derived from runes; a single stroke or touch point can potentially conceal hundreds or thousands of variations.

Ordinary people would find it incredibly difficult to even look at a copy, let alone attempt to copy it.

There are countless senior cultivators in the True Spirit Realm, and countless Mahayana Realm ancestors, but when it comes to the vast ocean of runes, absolutely very few people can master them all.

Not to mention the ancient formations derived from rune variants, which are even more profound and unimaginable.

Even if this is an array transformed from a basic rune!
But it is precisely because it is a foundation that it best reveals a person's level of expertise in this area.

Nowadays, someone is actually able to independently inscribe ancient divine runes and arrays based on their own array formation skills.

Such a scene truly shocked the fat Taoist priest.

This is like someone seeing the stone wall in front of him at the same time, and neither of them can gain the approval of the ancient magic. The fat Taoist priest wants to obtain the secret method inside, so his clumsy method is to empty the place and then look for a suitable opportunity later.

However, the other party was able to completely replicate the entire scripture after only glancing at the scattered ancient runes.
How amazing is that?
Simply inhuman!

Suddenly, the Taoist in blue robes in the scene stopped what he was doing and looked into the void.

A dazzling light shot out, and the illusory scene in front of the fat Taoist priest dissipated.

"Such keen perception! Even though we were separated by layers of space and boundless star fields, we were still discovered," the fat Taoist murmured.

It's not hard to guess that the Taoist in blue was far more powerful than anyone could have imagined.

Even if he couldn't defeat the Holy Spirit on the Ancient Star Road, he was at least one of the top geniuses among the younger generation of humankind.

Is this the holy son of some reclusive ancient sect deliberately honing his skills?

The fat Taoist priest finally figured out the source of that palpitation. It was most likely because he had dismantled the relief divine pattern array, which caused the blue-robed Taoist priest to hold a grudge against him.

He was wronged too!

"You can't blame me for this. After all, it's a treasure trove. How can I leave empty-handed after entering such a treasure trove?" the fat Taoist muttered under his breath.

He had no idea that anyone else would ever tread that desolate ancient trial path again.

Besides, he had legitimately sealed away those two ice crystal beasts, which was equivalent to passing the test set by the ancient cultivator.

Now that you've passed the test, isn't it perfectly normal to receive some rewards?
How could the Taoist priest in green robes hold a grudge against him for no reason?

For a moment, the fat Taoist priest felt somewhat wronged.

He was merely accepting the reward he felt he deserved, yet he was attacked by magic from afar. He was truly wronged to the extreme.

However, the fat Taoist soon realized that the Taoist in green was nearly two hundred years away from his own time and space, and the slight unease in his heart quickly dissipated.

What is he afraid of?

Anyway, the other side won't be able to catch up for a while!
He can't hurt himself even if he's angry, so what is he afraid of?
Next, the fat Taoist continued to collect the secret scriptures before him, putting aside his earlier palpitations.

After all, the two sides are too far apart. Even if he is resented, what can the other party do to him?

'Om! '

To the fat Taoist's surprise, a talisman he had stuck to his chest immediately began to move naturally without any wind.

He felt a burning sensation.

Immediately afterwards, the scene before the fat Taoist priest changed, and a blue phantom traversed the river of time, directly attacking his Dharma body.

It was an invisible radiance, yet it appeared exceptionally bright in the fat Taoist's eyes.

At this moment, he could feel that something had been added to his body.

No matter how much the fat Taoist examined himself, he couldn't find anything unusual.

"What the hell is this?"

"An unknown curse?" The fat Taoist priest was shocked, and his whole body became somewhat frightened.

What kind of monster has he provoked?! (End of Chapter)