Extracting all things: My attributes grow infinitely.

Ge Ping is dead.

From beginning to end, Jiang Chuan didn't lift a finger.

The veiled female cultivator and the middle-aged man remained silent, their wary gazes shifting back and forth between Jiang Chuan, Li Feng, and the other two.

But in the end.

No one dared to stand up and express their opinion.

Li Feng glanced at the two men, sneered, and said, "I've been wanting to get rid of this old bastard for a long time! At his age, he still comes down to the mortal realm to compete with us young people for opportunities. I've wanted to kill him for ages! What, do you disagree with my approach?"

Neither of them responded. The veiled female cultivator gave them a cold look, then closed her eyes and ignored them.

However, the two of them quietly moved their seats a little further away from each other.

Li Feng's defection came too suddenly.

Anyone who isn't an idiot can see through this. Trying to fool them with this kind of talk is simply treating them like fools.

However, circumstances dictate that they could not say anything, otherwise they would likely be the next ones to suffer.

Jiang Chuan didn't care at all.

What good will it do to see it?

That night.

No one would be foolish enough to cause trouble when surrounded by danger.

Just as Ge Ping had predicted before his death, the protective barrier of the observatory stabilized again after the number of people dropped to six.

That layer of glass-like light flowed silently, completely isolating the boundless darkness from the outside.

Jiang Chuan sat cross-legged, his gaze passing over the light screen and landing on that "darkness".

After a long while, he suddenly narrowed his eyes.

Where is the darkness?

They were clearly countless tiny black insects!

The insect was completely black and smaller than a grain of rice.

Hundreds of millions gathered in one place, like a thick black fog, surging endlessly, even swallowing up the light of day!

"It was formed from a swarm of insects..."

Jiang Chuan felt a slight chill.

This swarm of insects was overwhelming, devouring everything in its path.

Even his liquefied true essence avatar probably wouldn't last more than a few breaths. No wonder this godforsaken place is so dangerous after nightfall.

Jiang Chuan couldn't help but become more wary.

In order to prevent someone from suddenly launching an attack and causing him to suffer the same fate as Ge Ping.

……

The night was incredibly long.

Inside the observatory.

None of the six people let their guard down.

Suddenly, a terrifying roar erupted from the depths of the boundless darkness!

"roar!!!"

The roar was like thunder from the heavens, shaking the entire observatory and making it vibrate!

Jiang Chuan suddenly opened his eyes.

The next moment, a dense, scalp-chilling chorus of insects surged forth.

The roars of beasts and the chirping of insects mingled together, as if two enormous creatures were engaged in a fierce battle in the darkness!

Judging from the momentum, the two sides were evenly matched!

"What is that thing...?"

Li Feng's face turned slightly pale.

Jiang Chuan didn't speak. He could sense that the location of the fight was terrifyingly close to the observatory.

Once the battlefield between the two shifts...

Buzz...!

The Starry Sky Mirror immediately rose behind his head, showering him with dazzling starlight and enveloping him within it.

The others also used their own methods to save their lives.

The veiled female cultivator summoned a magical artifact resembling a glass goblet, while the middle-aged man held a long sword protectively in front of him.

Clearly, they are all prepared for the worst-case scenario.

The atmosphere was extremely tense.

Fortunately, after about half an incense stick's time, the roars of the beasts and the chirping of the insects gradually faded away.

further and further.

finally.

There was no sound at all.

Inside the observatory, someone let out a long, soft breath.

Jiang Chuan also breathed a sigh of relief, only then realizing that he was covered in a cold sweat.

But the night did not end there.

In the latter half of the night, between midnight and 1-3 AM, is the darkest time of day.

Jiang Chuan suddenly opened his eyes.

He saw it.

Amidst the swarm of insects, a strange face appeared out of nowhere.

A sculpted face so large it's almost unsettling.

It hung there quietly in the center of the swarm of insects, motionless, facing the observatory.

It was the face of a god.

Neither sad nor happy.

With its brows and eyes lowered, it seemed to be looking down on all living beings, or perhaps it was just a clay figure that had lost its soul.

Jiang Chuan unconsciously softened his breathing.

He sensed that the others were also holding their breath at the same moment.

No one dared to make a move.

A quarter of an hour.

Two quarters of an hour.

That face remained there, like an ancient statue watching over them.

Until one moment, it suddenly moved.

It retreated silently and disappeared back into the surging swarm of insects.

From beginning to end, not a single sound was made.

It was as if everything that had just happened was just an illusion.

Jiang Chuan slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

He secretly asked Li Feng, "Have you encountered this situation before when you spent the night at the observatory?"

Li Feng shook his head slightly at him with a solemn expression and transmitted his voice, "Reporting to Master, nothing unusual happened when we spent the night here last night."

Jiang Chuan's heart sank, and he almost immediately came to a conclusion.

Even if the number of people at the same observatory meets the requirements, it probably cannot be kept open for many days in a row, otherwise it will lose its protective effect!

His guess may not be accurate.

But in such a haunted place where one could be completely destroyed if one is not careful, one must be cautious in everything!

He immediately told Li Feng, "Leave here as soon as it's light tomorrow!"

"yes!"

early morning.

It was before dawn.

The observatory suddenly trembled slightly.

hum! !

A dazzling beam of light suddenly shot into the sky from the center of the observatory!

That pillar of light, as bright as the sun, pierced straight into the sky!

Wherever it passed, the overwhelming swarm of insects retreated as if they had encountered a natural enemy, leaving a large gap!

With the help of this light, Jiang Chuan finally saw clearly.

There is more than one observatory.

Countless beams of light are rising one after another in every corner of this continent.

Millions of beams of light converged in the sky, weaving together to form a comprehensive star map!

That star chart was vast and boundless, with the stars shifting and changing, as if it reflected the entire starry sky on the celestial canvas!

A magnificent palace, surrounded by starlight.

Clang!

Clang!

Clang!

A loud bell rang out from the celestial palace, one sound after another, resounding throughout heaven and earth!

"The Celestial Palace...!"

"The Star God Palace has materialized!"

Everyone stood up and looked up at the celestial palace in the sky, utterly awestruck.

Jiang Chuan's gaze was fixed on that celestial palace.

suddenly.

His pupils suddenly contracted.

Between the pavilions of that celestial palace, he vaguely saw several blurry figures moving slowly within the palace grounds!

"Look!"

Li Feng noticed it too, and his voice changed: "Is someone moving inside the Immortal Palace?!"

No one answered him.

Everyone was so stunned by what they saw that they were speechless.

Who are those figures?

Has someone already ascended to that celestial palace?

Or……

Is a group of ancient cultivators still living in that ancient sacred land?!

Whichever it is.

This is definitely not good news for these intruders...

The strange phenomena that filled the sky lasted only a short while.

It then slowly dissipated.

One by one, the beams of light went out, and the swarm of insects returned.

The observatory has returned to calm.

It was as if everything was just a dream.

Only the sound of the bell seemed to still linger in my ears.

Two more hours passed, and finally a sliver of dawn appeared on the horizon.

The insect swarm slowly receded like the receding tide.

The sky finally brightened.

As soon as the first rays of dawn appeared, everyone saw the horrifying scene in the distance.

They clearly remembered that last night, outside the observatory was a dense forest of ancient trees.

now.

It had become a scene of utter devastation.

Rows of ancient trees were uprooted, broken logs lay scattered, and scorched earth covered the ground, leaving a scene of devastation for miles around!

"hiss……"

Everyone gasped in surprise.

The closest point of the battle scars was less than 100 meters from the observatory!

Last night, they narrowly escaped death!

If the battlefield were a little higher up, this entire observatory would probably have been uprooted!

"Let's go."

Jiang Chuan withdrew his gaze and secretly transmitted his voice to the three of them.

The face of the statue from last night, coupled with this scene of devastation, says it all.

This place is no longer safe.

He looked back.

The veiled female cultivator and the middle-aged man had vanished without a trace.

As soon as it was light, the two left without a word.

They were wary of Jiang Chuan and Li Feng's group, so naturally they wouldn't stay.

Jiang Chuan didn't care.

He and these two people had always kept to themselves.

If those two are sensible, they might meet again in the celestial palace in the future.

If they don't know what's good for them...

He wouldn't mind having two more servants.

Jiang Chuan and Li Feng deliberately avoided each other's tracks.

The three men scouted ahead, while he followed a kilometer away.

In this way, even if something happens to the three of them, he can detect it immediately and avoid it.

The group ventured deeper into the continent to explore.

We encountered several areas along the way that appeared to be dangerous.

Jiang Chuan ordered that everything be bypassed.

Their goal was that celestial palace, and there was no need to create unnecessary complications for some unknown dangers.

They hadn't gone far.

Rumble...!

Suddenly, a muffled whooshing sound came from ahead.

"Master, be careful!"

As soon as Li Feng's voice came, Jiang Chuan saw a sharp sword light whistling towards him from the distant horizon, skimming over the treetops!

A young cultivator was enveloped within the sword light.

In his arms, he was also tightly holding a white-clad female cultivator covered in blood.

Behind them, a clay statue over ten feet tall was taking heavy steps, closely following behind!

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

The statue was completely broken, missing an arm, and its face was cracked with fissures, as if it were about to fall apart at any moment.

But with each step it took, the earth trembled!

An overwhelming and terrifying aura emanated from its body, pressing down on the birds and beasts in the forest, causing them to lie prostrate on the ground.

Even more bizarrely, the statue's movements seemed extremely clumsy.

But its speed is terrifying!

The young cultivator had already transformed into a sword and was moving at an extreme speed, like a streak of light cutting through the sky.

But the statue was still able to keep up.

Not a single bit wasted!

This scene immediately sent chills down Jiang Chuan's spine.

"That is..."

Jiang Chuan stared intently at the statue.

Although the appearance of this statue is not the same as the one that spied on them outside the observatory last night.

But he had a feeling that the two were probably the same thing!

He dared not approach, but watched from afar, holding his breath, as the statue chased after the two people and disappeared into the distance.

Until the terrifying footsteps completely disappeared into the depths of the forest.

Li Feng then transmitted his voice:

"Master, the person being chased is none other than He Jinzhao, the Daoist disciple of the Sword-Holding Sect!"

"Congratulations on today?"

Jiang Chuan raised an eyebrow.

Li Feng said, "This person's reputation is no less than that of Lan Ruoxi from the Goddess Sect and Liu Bai from the Misty Sect. They are among the most outstanding geniuses of this generation in the Southern Region! I never expected that he would be chased so badly by an unknown divine statue!"

Another servant chimed in, "The female cultivator he's holding must be his sword attendant, and also his protector. According to the traditions of the Sword-Holding Sect, that sword attendant's strength is likely even greater than He Jinchao's!"

"Even the guardians were so badly injured, no wonder they wanted to escape."

Li Feng spoke, his tone full of relief.

If the statue hadn't been chasing He Jinzhao, but rather the rest of them... the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Jiang Chuan did not respond.

His gaze remained fixed on the direction where the statue had disappeared.

Sword cultivator...

Among the cultivators in the Heavenly Chapter Realm, sword cultivators are an extremely special group.

They do not cultivate the Five Elements, do not practice magic, and do not cultivate supernatural beings.

Only cultivate the sword's heart.

Other cultivators need to temper their bodies first, then absorb qi, and after absorbing qi, they need to break through to the Qi Refining stage. They also need to refine their original qi through nine levels of rituals before they can advance step by step.

However, sword cultivators do not need to go through these steps at all.

As long as they cultivate their own innate sword heart and hone it to perfection, they can gradually improve their realm!

Of course, the difficulty involved is no less than that of orthodox cultivation methods.

Even worse.

That is why.

Sword cultivators have always been extremely rare in the Heavenly Chapter Realm.

The sword cultivator's focused cultivation method reminded Jiang Chuan of the Black Blade Palace's "Burial of the Ancient Heart Technique".

The secret to cultivating that technique is to fuse one's own cultivation, magic, and supernatural abilities into a single black blade of annihilation.

Just like Li Feng.

His entire cultivation mastery was contained in a black sword.

but.

There are still some differences between the two.

The Black Blade Palace's "Burial of the Ancient Heart Technique" is more like a half-finished product created by drawing on the cultivation methods of sword cultivators, but it is more suitable for cultivators who start their careers halfway through.

Sword cultivators, on the other hand, must hone their sword heart from a young age, allowing no flaws whatsoever.

One is the postnatal ritual.

One is innate.

Let's not discuss whether they are better or worse.

At least, based on what we just saw, He Jinzhao's swordsmanship is definitely not to be underestimated.

Jiang Chuan asked himself these questions.

If it were me, facing that strange idol chasing me, I probably wouldn't fare much better.

……

He Jinzhao's matter was ultimately just a minor episode.

Jiang Chuan snapped out of his thoughts and continued forward.

They traveled for about half a day.

Suddenly, the ancient forest ahead opened up into a bright and clear view.

A vast, boundless plain appeared before everyone's eyes.

On the plain, not a blade of grass grows, only the mournful sound of the wind.

When everyone saw the view at the end of the plain, they all gasped in shock.

A white jade bridge spans the sky like a rainbow, stretching from the edge of the plains all the way up to the heavens!

The bridge was made entirely of white jade, with shimmering light and ever-changing scenery.

Above the bridge, clouds and mist swirl, and one can vaguely see the bridge pillars piercing into the depths of the sea of ​​clouds, like a ladder to heaven, leading to that unknown height.

And at the end of the bridge, there was none other than that celestial palace!