Chapter 418: Leaving

With a word of instruction, Nie Yun vanished and flew to Luoo Xiaofeng’s residence.

‘Although the Qi Sea Continent is small, it’s still a prize. It would be a real shame to abandon the foundation I’ve spent so much effort building.’

Some time later, an immense aura shot toward the heavens from within the Imperial City as dark clouds gathered overhead. Judging by the sheer scale of the phenomenon, it was clear someone had broken through the Ultimate Venerable Realm and reached the Secret Realm.

‘Whew! With Luoo Xiaofeng leading the Empire at the Secret Realm, unifying the Seven Great Empires shouldn’t be too difficult. Even if he runs into powerful experts, the ten Talismans I left for him will be more than enough to handle them!’

Nie Yun smiled to himself as he flew out of the city.

The person who had just broken through was none other than Luoo Xiaofeng. He had sworn absolute loyalty to Nie Yun, so his devotion was beyond doubt. Coincidentally, he also happened to be a descendant of Luoo Qu. A quick calculation placed him in Luoo Zhanhao’s grandfather’s generation. He had simply left the family in his youth and never returned—even Luoo Zhanhao had no idea such a close relative existed.

Since he was loyal to Nie Yun and belonged to Qingcheng’s great-grandfather’s generation, leaving him to watch over the Qi Sea Continent was no problem at all. Nie Yun had already dealt with nearly all the experts on the continent. As for the people from the Ancient City, with the Lingxi Celestial Palace in ruins, they had their own problems to deal with and would certainly not cause trouble for Luoo Xiaofeng. In the future, it might even be possible for him to unify the Seven Great Empires.

‘Even if they do come looking for trouble, I’ve left behind ten Talismans I refined with my full strength. They contain my Soul Power and True Qi Power. Just one of them is enough to give even a Secret Realm Third Layer expert a world of hurt!’

‘As for how Luoo Xiaofeng managed to break through, I honestly have my younger brother to thank. The Illusory Heart Celestial Demon Lamp he acquired in the Zihua Cave Mansion played a crucial role; otherwise, he never would have succeeded.’

“Let’s go. The Teleportation Array is in the mountain range up ahead. Back then, Tie Lan…”

Soon after flying out of the city, he met up with his parents and the others. Nie Yun smiled and pointed ahead, but he stopped mid-sentence.

‘The story I was about to tell was from my past life. None of them know about it.’

In his past life, he had fled to this very spot in a desperate state, all thanks to Tie Lan’s help. The girl had given him a kiss before turning to leave, and because of that, his entire family had suffered an unprecedented catastrophe.

‘To be honest, right up until the day she died, I never said a single intimate word to her, never gave her a single promise…’

He glanced back at his family. None of them had changed. The only one who had was him. He had been reborn, and the tragedy of his past life had not been repeated.

‘If a situation like that happened again in this life, Tie Lan would probably do the same thing without a moment’s hesitation…’

He sighed inwardly, making a silent vow. ‘Rest assured. In this life, I will not let anyone harm a single one of you!’

The group traveled quickly, and it wasn’t long before they reached the mountain range from his past life.

Back then, Nie Yun had been badly injured and Highly Poisonous, so he couldn’t have fled far. As a result, this Ancient Teleportation Array wasn’t far from Divine Wind City. It only took the group a short while to arrive.

“This is the Teleportation Array?”

Everyone was stunned to see an old, dilapidated array in the valley, completely devoid of Spiritual Qi.

“Heh, of course it is. I’ll activate the Array now. You go first. I’ll follow after you’ve all made it through!”

Nie Yun gave a faint smile. With a wave of his hand, he took out several hundred Spirit Stones and embedded them into the corners of the Array.

VMMMM!

Replenished by the Spirit Stones, the ancient Array instantly lit up, emitting waves of spatial energy.

“You have to be careful!”

The others didn’t know the danger Nie Yun faced by using the Array, but Baihua Xiu and her two companions did. They looked at Nie Yun, their eyes filled with worry as they spoke.

“Yeah, don’t worry. You three are strong. Once you arrive, take care of my parents and live incognito. Even if something goes wrong, I’ll be able to find you!”

With a casual gesture, Nie Yun placed a strand of Tracking Qi on each of them before nodding.

“We’re going!” his parents and the others said as they stepped into the Teleportation Array, looking back at him.

The Array activated. WHOOSH! With a pulse of energy, his parents and the others vanished on the spot.

“Alright, they should have arrived safely on the Floating Heaven Continent by now. It’s our turn to get ready!”

Seeing his parents and the others disappear without any issues from the Array, Nie Yun breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at Xiaofong and his other pets.

“I’m going to power the Array with a Void Spirit Stone now,” Nie Yun said. “This creates two possibilities. First, with the added power of the Void Spirit Stone, the Array will be strong enough to send us to the Floating Heaven Continent, but our destination will definitely be different from my parents’! The second possibility is that it will create spatial chaos, and there’s no telling where we’ll end up. You are my Demon Pets, so I’ll place you inside my Beast Taming Dantian for now. It won’t be for long; one or two hours shouldn’t be a problem.”

He had spoken reassuringly to his parents earlier because he had already anticipated this outcome for his own teleportation.

‘After adding the Void Spirit Stone and the Nine Nether Cold Pearl, the Array’s teleportation power is bound to increase. Even if nothing goes wrong, the destination will definitely be different from my parents’.’

Ancient Teleportation Arrays were structurally different from modern ones. A modern Teleportation Array required a corresponding receiving array at the destination. An Ancient Teleportation Array, however, was more like the legendary Spatial Shift—it only sent you in a general direction and could transport someone even if there was no receiving array on the other end.

Unlike the Storage Dantian, the Beast Taming Dantian normally couldn’t be used to store things. There were exceptions, however. Upon reaching the Secret Realm, the Beast Taming Dantian would be enhanced, allowing one to store their own Demon Pets inside. Although Nie Yun had yet to reach the Secret Realm, he had already gained this ability. The only drawback was that he could only contain his Demon Pets for a short time—just one or two hours.

He had only discovered this ability after breaking through to the Late-Stage Ultimate Venerable Realm. For him, it was a new experience, as he hadn’t possessed a Beast Taming Dantian in his past life.

‘Celestial Eye Observation! Array Base!’

After placing Xiaofong and his other pets into the Beast Taming Dantian, Nie Yun took a deep breath. He activated his Celestial Eye Talent and stared intently at the Teleportation Array. He quickly located the Array Base, and with a flick of his wrist, he sent the Void Spirit Stone from his palm flying into it.

‘Nine Nether Cold Pearl, empower the Array!’

With another flick of his finger, he tossed the Nine Nether Cold Pearl in as well.

VMMMM!

Empowered by the Void Spirit Stone and the Nine Nether Cold Pearl, the Array erupted with intense energy fluctuations. Its operational power seemed to have increased tenfold.

‘Alright, this is it. Time to go!’

After casually embedding over a hundred Mid-Grade Spirit Stones into the Array, Nie Yun leaped inside.

WHOOSH!

The moment he entered, the Array activated. The world spun around Nie Yun as the space before his eyes began to warp and change.

‘Actually, if I could suppress my Cultivation like Baihua Xiu and the others, I wouldn’t have to go through all this trouble. But I can’t. My foundation is simply too profound. My True Qi has been refined a thousand times over, and the capacity of my Qi Sea is unprecedented. Even if I were to dissipate my True Qi to lower my cultivation level, it would take ages to cultivate it all back. It’s better to just risk it.’

‘Besides, I still don’t know the status or Cultivation of my enemy, Lord Hua. If I arrived on the other side and was immediately discovered, being weak would be a death sentence. I’d never get revenge for my brother!’

RUMBLE!

Just as his body was pulled from its starting point, he felt the space beneath him destabilize and begin to shake violently.

‘Something’s wrong, just as I thought… Dammit! Celestial Eye Talent, find a spatial fissure! Jump!’

He knew the energy within his body was too powerful. Even with the Void Spirit Stone and the Nine Nether Cold Pearl boosting the Array’s capacity, it still couldn’t handle the strain. With a sharp cry, Nie Yun activated his Celestial Eye, locked onto a direction, and leaped toward a spatial fissure.

When traveling through space, if you can’t escape a collapse in time, you’ll be torn to shreds by the shattering void. The only way to survive is to find a fissure and leap through it before it seals shut.

However, diving into a spatial fissure was also incredibly dangerous. The slightest misstep could get you killed by the malevolent gales of chaotic space.

RUMBLE-RUMBLE-RUMBLE!

Upon entering the fissure, Nie Yun felt a massive force slam into him. The world spun, his vision went black, and he lost consciousness.