Chapter 1018: Encountering Luo Tianxing Again_4

Luoxia Mountain and Celestial Sword Mountain are both located in the Central Province of the Jiuzhou World, respectively the original mountain gates of Luoxia Mountain and Cyan Ruo Sword House.

These two Immortal Sects are also the most powerful forces under the Shen Family’s rule now.

The Jiuzhou World’s origin is fragile, and the Sword Immortals of Cyan Ruo Sword House and Jiang Xiuqi of Luoxia Mountain have been in retreat for years.

If it weren’t for the demon trouble in Qing Province, Shen Xiuyan would not want to awaken them.

However, now that the Jiuzhou World can communicate with the outside, obtaining supplementary Power of Heaven and Earth, it is okay to awaken them.

It’s a good opportunity for both Immortal Sects to develop, striving for enhanced strength after the Mystic Mechanism Escape Armor’s complete unsealing, alleviating some pressure on the Jiuzhou World.

…

Dazzling multicolored glows spread, melodious celestial music echoes in the void.

The lavish Empyrean Chariot flew out from the Nameless Island and headed westward, journeying aimlessly over the vast ocean.

Strangely, though the Empyrean Chariot glows and resonates with celestial music, flying so ostentatiously over the sea, it hasn’t attracted any cultivators or sea demon beasts’ attention.

Shen Chongming, inside the Empyrean Chariot’s carriage, has been in enlightenment retreat all the way, without facing any disruptions, quite eerie.

The old beggar sitting outside the carriage maintained his previous posture, acting as the charioteer, holding the reins, gazing expressionlessly ahead.

As the chariot transformed into streaming light, it brushed past an island below; the old beggar’s vacant expression revealed some change.

Turning his somewhat stiff neck, he cast his gray and white eyes upon the barren island within the vast sea below.

After a moment, he suddenly pulled the reins tightly.

Strangely, the Exotic Beast pulling the chariot transformed from glow was actually halted by him.

The Empyrean Chariot slowly decelerated, ultimately stopping above the barren island.

The old beggar’s eyes fixed firmly on the island below, showing thoughtful expressions that fluctuated between pain and confusion.

His withered hands kept tousling his messy hair atop his head.

Inside the carriage, Shen Chongming had reached the final moments of his enlightenment retreat; feeling faint disturbances from outside, his brow furrowed suddenly.

Such enlightenment opportunity is incredibly rare; he did not want to give it up.

“Almost there!”

“Just give me a quarter of an hour, and I can succeed in breaking through!”

“No matter who it is, this Empyrean Chariot should be able to withstand for a quarter of an hour…”

Listening to the noises outside the chariot, Shen Chongming thought inwardly, then subtly hastened the circulation of Spiritual Power within his body.

A quarter of an hour flew by quickly.

Boom!

Sparks of lightning suddenly burst from Shen Chongming’s body!

These sparks traveled across his body for a moment, then swiftly submerged into his interior.

At this moment, the aura emitted from Shen Chongming had obviously reached the Middle Stage of the Purple Mansion Realm.

With a realm breakthrough, he hadn’t checked his own situation yet; his Divine Sense spread directly outward, seeking to see what had happened outside the Empyrean Chariot.

Yet, under his powerful Divine Sense of the Purple Mansion Realm, nothing unusual was detected outside the Empyrean Chariot.

However, the slight noise continued, filling Shen Chongming with curiosity, prompting him to slowly get up and step out of the chariot carriage; the silhouette before his eyes instantly stunned him.

Seeing the old beggar atop the chariot, tearing at his chaotic hair, repeatedly banging his head against the chariot’s cabin, Shen Chongming couldn’t help but sigh.

He didn’t know when this eccentric old guy followed along, nor did he understand why the well-to-do chariot inexplicably stopped here.

The old beggar’s head had been banging against the chariot for an unknown duration; it seemed somewhat alleviated as he gradually ceased.

His gaze again turned toward the island below.

A moment later, he started all over again.

Shen Chongming scrutinized him suspiciously, then glanced at the barren island below.

“Is there something related to the old beggar on this island?”

“Should I go down and take a look?”

The thought suddenly surfaced in his mind, prompting Shen Chongming to quickly shake his head, aiming to quash the idea.

Reason told him that it’s best not to tamper with anything linked to the old beggar.

Yet his curiosity rendered the urge unbearable.

After a struggle, he gritted his teeth, waved the Empyrean Chariot into his Storage Bag, transforming into lightning, flown swiftly toward the island below!

He too had let the chips fall where they may.

“More lice doesn’t make it itch”; anyway, the troubles already on him are plenty, and he hasn’t been able to resolve them.

He might as well stir things up for now.

“Seeking life in variance,” when the established impasse can’t be broken, disrupting it might reveal different opportunities.

His figure landed on the barren island below, followed silently by the old beggar.

As soon as his feet touched the ground, the old beggar hurried towards a specific place without looking back.

While closely trailing behind, Shen Chongming’s Divine Sense also immediately spread out, cautiously probing the surroundings.

A moment later, a very faint Spiritual Power fluctuation appeared within his Divine Sense perception.

Shen Chongming simply pondered briefly and quickly understood that this Spiritual Power fluctuation stemmed from some kind of concealing Array!

There are people on the island!

He wished to call out to the old beggar but recalling that the other wouldn’t pay heed, he could only grit his teeth to follow along, to see precisely what entity this odd old guy was attracted to.

One after another, they promptly arrived before a hidden cave.

And the faint Spiritual Power fluctuation within Shen Chongming’s Divine Sense perception was emitted from the Array placed at the cave entrance.

Although he isn’t an Array Dao Cultivator, he could instantly tell that the Array at the cave entrance was set up quite roughly.

Evidently, either the person who set up the Array is not proficient in the Array Dao or was too rushed to arrange it meticulously.