Immortality Cultivation: I can use my clansmen’s energy and blood to add points.

"Open the protective shield!"

At the moment of death, Luo Qingchen let out a deafening roar.

His survival instinct overwhelmed all fear and despair at that moment.

He unleashed the chaotic and stellar power within his body with utter abandon and frantic abandon.

A gray-gold shield, more solid than ever before, instantly took shape, firmly protecting the three of them within it.

"Wan'er, Xiao Wan, give me all your strength!"

Luo Qingchen's voice became somewhat hoarse from exerting too much effort.

"it is good!"

Lin Wan'er and Su Xiaowan were also jolted awake from their despair.

They knew that now was not the time to be afraid.

The two exchanged a glance, then simultaneously placed their hands on Luo Qingchen's back.

Wood-based spiritual energy and array power flowed continuously into Luo Qingchen's body.

hum!
The gray-gold shield shone brightly once more.

It even showed ethereal blue vine shadows and mysterious array runes.

At this moment, the three of them combined all their strength.

boom!
next second.

The devastating attack finally arrived.

Countless beams of energy slammed into the small protective shield.

There was no earth-shattering explosion.

Because all the sounds were instantly annihilated by that terrifying energy.

The whole world fell into absolute silence.

Only that blinding light, so intense it seemed to scorch the soul.

Luo Qingchen felt like a small boat in a raging storm.

No, it doesn't even qualify as a small boat.

He was like a speck of dust.

A terrifying force, indescribable in words, emanated from the protective shield.

That power was so pure, so domineering, so... irresistible!
Click!

Almost at the moment of contact.

The protective barrier that the three of them had worked together to create, which they thought was indestructible, began to groan under the strain.

Fine cracks, like a spider web, quickly spread across the surface of the protective shield.

puff!
Luo Qingchen was the first to be hit, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

His internal organs seemed to have been shattered into pieces by that force.

"Brother Luo!"

Lin Wan'er and Su Xiaowan were also deathly pale, with blood trickling from the corners of their mouths.

They felt their spiritual energy being drained away at an alarming rate.

At most, I can hold on for another three breaths!

The shield will break in three breaths!
And they, too, will be torn into the most primitive particles in that terrifying torrent of energy, their souls and bodies annihilated!

The shadow of death had never loomed so clearly over their hearts.

Dying?

Did I just die here?

Luo Qingchen's consciousness began to blur.

He was not reconciled.

He still has many things to do.

He hasn't found his way home yet.

He hasn't seen his parents again yet.

He hasn't...

Just as Luo Qingchen's will was about to be swallowed up by the endless despair.

A soft, gentle voice, tinged with anxiety, suddenly rang out in his arms.

"Yeah!"

It's Nightingale!

This little guy, who had been asleep since entering the "polluted land" due to the oppressive environment, actually woke up at this most crucial moment!

She peeked her little head out from Luo Qingchen's arms.

Looking at the devastating scene outside, her large, black, gem-like eyes showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, a hint of arrogance and...disdain, completely out of character for her age, flashed in them.
It was as if, in her eyes, those arrogant Nascent Soul stage behemoths outside were nothing more than a bunch of insignificant ants.

She stretched out her chubby little hand and pointed to the left rear of the encirclement of the beasts, to a dark void that appeared to be completely empty.

"Ya ya! Ya ya ya!"

She called out anxiously, waving her little hands incessantly.

"Ling'er?"

Luo Qingchen's consciousness regained a sliver of clarity.

You mean...over there?

He looked in the direction Bai Ling'er was pointing.

There was nothing there but endless darkness.

Moreover, that direction is one of the areas where the animal population is most concentrated.

Charge through?
Isn't that just courting death?

hum!
Just as Luo Qingchen hesitated...

The bronze star map disc in his arms seemed to sense Bai Ling'er's will.

Suddenly, an unprecedented, dazzling purple-gold beam of light erupted!
The beam of light did not shoot anywhere else; it shot straight in the direction Bai Ling'er pointed!

at the same time.

A sudden realization dawned on Luo Qingchen's mind.

vitality!

The only chance of survival lies in that direction!

This is the star chart bronze disc and Bai Ling'er, both guiding him!
"Damn it, let's fight!"

A frenzied, bloodthirsty glint instantly flashed in Luo Qingchen's eyes.

He no longer had time to think about why there was life on that side.

All he knew was that this was his last chance!

"Wan'er, Xiao Wan, hold me tight!"

Luo Qingchen roared angrily.

He poured the last remaining trace of chaotic power within his body into his legs.

At the same time, he forcibly reversed his qi and blood, unleashing all of his body's potential through self-harm.

Behind him, it seemed as if a phantom of a chaotic demon god appeared.

"Charge!"

Just before the shield shattered.

Luo Qingchen's figure transformed into a streak of gray-gold light, rushing madly towards the direction illuminated by the purple-gold pillar of light with unwavering determination!
At this moment, his speed surpassed the limit!
Almost instantly, they traversed a distance of several thousand meters.

Boom!

It happened the instant he left the spot.

The energy shield finally gave way and shattered with a crash.

A terrifying torrent of energy erupted completely.

The space where Luo Qingchen had just stood was blasted into nothingness.

Even the spatial rifts were instantly annihilated.

"Roar?"

Those colossal cosmic beasts let out a bewildered roar.

They never expected that these three little insects could escape from their combined fire.

"Chase!"

The giant lizard, at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, let out a roar.

All the giant beasts turned around and frantically chased after the fleeing gray-gold streak of light.

Countless attacks spewed from their mouths once more, relentlessly following them.

"Quick! Faster!"

Feeling the terrifying energy fluctuations behind him that could tear him apart ten thousand times, Luo Qingchen pushed his speed to the limit.

His body had begun to show cracks.

Fresh blood gushed out continuously along the crack.

This is the price of forcing a burst of energy beyond one's own limits.

But he couldn't care less about that anymore.

He stared intently at the area in front of him illuminated by the purple-gold beam of light.

close!

Closer!
It's now!

Just as she was about to be overtaken by the attack from behind, Luo Qingchen plunged headfirst into the seemingly empty void.

hum!
A strange spatial fluctuation flashed by. Luo Qingchen's figure, along with the purple-gold pillar of light, vanished instantly.

The overwhelming attacks that followed all landed on that void.

however.

The imagined cataclysmic explosion did not occur.

All the attacks, upon contact with that void, vanished without a trace, as if they had been thrown into the sea.

It was as if we were being swallowed up by an unseen giant maw.

"Roar?"

All the giant star beasts suddenly stopped in their tracks, letting out roars of surprise and uncertainty.

They gazed at the void that had returned to darkness and tranquility, their enormous eyes filled with apprehension and...fear.

There, it seemed, was something that instilled in them a fear that came from the depths of their souls.

The giant lizard stared intently at that area, its blood-red eyes flashing with resentment and savagery.

But in the end, it still dared not take another step forward.

It let out a resentful roar and, extremely unwillingly, led this terrifying horde of beasts away slowly.

The entire starry sky returned to deathly silence.

It was as if the earth-shattering battle that had just taken place had never happened.

The world is spinning.

Luo Qingchen felt as if she had passed through a viscous curtain of water.

The scene before my eyes suddenly changed.

The next second, his foot slipped and he fell heavily onto a cold patch of ground.

puff!
Another mouthful of blood spurted from his mouth.

His vision went black, and he almost fainted.

"Brother Luo!"

Lin Wan'er and Su Xiaowan quickly scrambled off him and helped him up.

The two girls were in equally dire straits.

Their spiritual energy was almost completely drained, their faces were as pale as paper, and they could barely stand.

But what they were more worried about was Luo Qingchen.

Just now, Luo Qingchen bore almost all the pressure alone.

That final desperate attempt only worsened his already severely injured body.

At this moment, Luo Qingchen's entire body was covered with terrifying cracks, like a porcelain doll that could shatter at any moment.

Its breath was extremely faint.

"I...I'm fine..."

Luo Qingchen barely opened her eyes and said in a weak voice.

"He won't die..."

He struggled to sit up and look around at his surroundings.

This is a... very strange space.

It's not big, only about a kilometer in diameter.

There is no sky, and no earth.

All around was a deep, star-studded barrier.

The starlight flowed slowly, forming profound and mysterious runes.

An ancient, vast, and powerful aura filled the entire space.

"Are we...safe?"

Looking at the impenetrable starlight barrier around her, Su Xiaowan asked uncertainly.

"should be."

Luo Qingchen nodded.

He could sense that the terrifying aura of the beastly tide outside had disappeared.

This place seems to be a special haven, separate from the "polluted land" and protected by powerful restrictions.

"Yeah!"

Bai Ling'er climbed out of Luo Qingchen's arms and patted her little chest as if to show off.

"Ling'er, this time, I owe you a lot."

Luo Qingchen reached out and affectionately patted her little head.

If it weren't for Bai Ling'er pointing out this path to survival at the most crucial moment...

Those three are probably long gone by now.

This little guy is truly their lucky star.

"Let's heal our injuries first."

Luo Qingchen took out several bottles of healing pills from her storage ring, and without even looking at what they were, stuffed them all into her mouth.

The same applies to Lin Wan'er and Su Xiaowan.

Now is not the time to be stingy with the pills.

The three sat cross-legged and began to treat their injuries as quickly as possible.

Three full hours passed.

Luo Qingchen's injuries were barely stabilized thanks to the combined effects of the chaotic power and the elixir.

The cracks in his body have healed.

A sliver of color returned to his pale face.

Lin Wan'er and Su Xiaowan have also recovered a lot of their spiritual power.

"What the hell is this place?"

Su Xiaowan stood up, walked to the starlight barrier, and studied it carefully.

The more she looked, the more shocked she became.

"This...this is the 'Zhou Tian Xing Chen Grand Array'!"

"And it's the complete version!"

"what?"

Lin Wan'er asked with a blank expression.

"The 'Zhou Tian Xing Chen Grand Array' is the most advanced mountain-protecting array of the Star Clan in ancient times!"

Su Xiaowan's voice was filled with excitement and reverence.

"I've only seen some incomplete array diagrams in the sect's ancient books. It's said that once this array is set up, it can draw upon the power of the stars in the heavens. Even if an immortal were to descend, they wouldn't be able to break through it easily!"

"I never expected to see the complete formation today!"

"This is simply... a holy land for array masters!"

Su Xiaowan was like a child who had seen her favorite toy, wishing she could stick her whole body to the barrier.

Luo Qingchen also came over.

Looking at the flowing star runes, he felt a strange sense of familiarity.

Upon contact with this aura, the stellar power within his body began to operate uncontrollably and autonomously.

He tried to reach out and touch the starlight barrier.

However, the moment his fingers touched the barrier...

hum!
A gentle, yet irresistible force snapped his hand back.

"No, this restriction has a repulsive effect."

Luo Qingchen frowned.

"Then we're trapped here?"

Lin Wan'er's face turned pale again.

Emerging from the wolf's den only to fall into the tiger's lair?
"Probably not."

Luo Qingchen shook her head.

“Since the star map and Ling’er have guided us here, it means that this place is definitely a key node leading to the ‘Ancient Star Ruins’.”

"We must have a way to get through this barrier."

He looked at Su Xiaowan.

"Xiao Wan, you are a master of formations, can you figure out how to break it?"

Upon hearing this, Su Xiaowan gave a wry smile.

"Brother Luo, you overestimate me."

"This is the complete 'Zhou Tian Xing Chen Grand Array'. Even if I were to summon my master and all the array masters in the cultivation world and study it for a hundred or two hundred years, we might not be able to find a way to break it."

"This... is a formation set up by the gods, which is beyond the comprehension of us mortals."

This answer made everyone's hearts sink again.

Are they really going to be trapped here and die?

"Yeah!"

Just then, Bai Ling'er cried out again.

She ran to the starlight barrier, stretched out her little hand, and, imitating Luo Qingchen, reached out to touch the barrier.

"Ling'er, don't touch it! It's dangerous!"

Luo Qingchen was startled and hurriedly tried to stop him.

But it was too late. (End of Chapter)