I Can Upgrade Everything Infinitely - Chapter 169 - 168: Entering the Ruins, Yan Gu’s Corpse
Chapter 169: Chapter 168: Entering the Ruins, Yan Gu’s Corpse
“Mm.”
Xu Qing smiled faintly and also cupped his hands in a salute to the Daoist Soldier Vajra. “Fellow Daoist, I’ll have to trouble you to make a trip to the Reincarnation Ruins.”
At the same time.
HUM!
Kaya also took control of the Daoist Ice Soldier, which became her avatar. It had also advanced to a Tier Sixteen Daoist Soldier, equivalent to the Sixth Level of True Realm.
“Greetings, Fellow Daoist.”
The Daoist Ice Soldier smiled.
“Mm.”
Kaya nodded.
“Master!”
The Daoist Ice Soldier saluted Xu Qing.
“Good.”
Xu Qing revealed a satisfied smile. “The two of you may go.”
“Yes.”
“As you command.”
HUM! HUM!
The moment they spoke, Cold Ice and Vajra transformed into two streaks of light. They moved incredibly fast, flying out of Moon River Prefecture City and arriving before the Reincarnation Ruins in an instant.
“AHHH!!!”
Suddenly, a bloodcurdling scream rang out.
The next moment, a Qi Refiner covered in blood stumbled out from within. He was severely injured, even missing an arm and a leg.
Moreover, this Qi Refiner was powerful, having reached the Nine Revolutions Golden Core Realm and mastered the Nine Layers of Realm. Yet he had been wounded so grievously that he had nearly died inside, unable to escape.
“Hahaha…”
The Qi Refiner laughed maniacally. “It’s fake! It’s fake! It’s all fake! Don’t go in! You can’t go in! You mustn’t go in!!!”
SWISH! SWISH!
Just as the Qi Refiner emerged, Vajra and Cold Ice arrived at the entrance.
“Don’t go in! It’s a fake! It’s all a setup! There’s no inheritance, no inheritance at all! Everyone who goes in will die! They’ll all die!!!” the Qi Refiner shouted at Vajra and Cold Ice.
“…”
Vajra and Cold Ice exchanged a glance, then spared another look at the Qi Refiner. Without another word, they flew directly into the Reincarnation Ruins.
“Go on then, go to your deaths! Go to your deaths! Hahaha… Hahaha…”
SWISH!
The Qi Refiner grew even more frenzied, as if he had suffered some terrifying trauma. His eyes faintly turned a bloody black, showing a sign of demonic corruption.
The next moment, he transformed into a streak of light and shot into the distance. He did not return to Moon River Prefecture City, but fled the area instead.
It was hard to imagine what that Qi Refiner had encountered inside the ruins.
「In the courtyard.」
“True Spirit Manifestation Technique.”
HUM!
Xu Qing formed a hand seal, his True Qi circulating. He drew a one-meter-diameter circle in the Void before him, creating a mirror that displayed the surroundings of the Daoist Soldier Vajra.
Similarly, Kaya did the same, casting the True Spirit Manifestation Technique and drawing a one-meter-diameter circle before her that resembled a mirror.
Within the mirror, the scene around the Daoist Ice Soldier appeared, showing what the Daoist Soldier saw.
Xu Qing frowned slightly as he watched the scene on the screen and saw the Qi Refiner’s state. ’This Reincarnation Ruins really doesn’t seem like a good place.’
「Lanke Daoist Temple.」
“Hm?”
The Master of the Ruined Pavilion looked up toward the entrance of the Reincarnation Ruins. “To think someone would still enter the Reincarnation Ruins at a time like this. And the aura they just released has reached the Extraordinary Extreme.”
“Where did they come from?”
The Master of the Ruined Pavilion mused quietly.
On the screen formed by the Mirror Light Technique, the Paperman Daoist had already stepped into the Reincarnation Ruins, revealing the scenes within. The Master of the Ruined Pavilion also frowned slightly upon seeing them.
’He’s dead?’
Suddenly, Xu Qing felt a connection in his mind vanish completely. This connection was to Yan Gu, who had entered the Reincarnation Ruins over ten days ago.
“This…”
Xu Qing frowned. With a thought, his consciousness took control of the Daoist Soldier Vajra as it entered the Reincarnation Ruins. ’Who did this? Who killed my servant?’
「In the courtyard.」
Xu Qing took a deep breath. He could remotely control the Daoist Soldier Vajra. This way, he could not only investigate the situation in the Reincarnation Ruins but also avoid any personal risk.
Then, Xu Qing slowly closed his eyes, focusing his main attention on his avatar so he could control the Daoist Soldier Vajra more directly.
The sensation was similar to entering a virtual reality game, with the Daoist Soldier Vajra being the character he controlled. The sense of touch, however, was far more realistic—one hundred percent, in fact.
HUM! HUM!
Kaya closed her eyes.
She did the same.
「Reincarnation Ruins.」
HUM! HUM!
Xu Qing opened his eyes. He had now entered the Reincarnation Ruins. As he walked through the entrance, he was affected by Spatial Power, accompanied by a dizzying sensation of the world spinning.
In the blink of an eye, once Xu Qing’s consciousness settled and his vision returned to normal, he found himself inside the Reincarnation Ruins, specifically on the First Floor Space.
“This…”
Xu Qing surveyed his surroundings. He saw an extremely desolate scene. All around was yellow earth, with no vegetation and no living creatures.
Lonely, desolate…
Furthermore, Xu Qing discovered that the Reincarnation Ruins was an independent, pocket dimension. There was no sun in the sky. Instead, a massive golden palace cast down a brilliant light, illuminating the entire space.
Moreover, the entire Reincarnation Ruins was divided into ten floors. The first was the desert where Xu Qing now stood—a place with no vegetation or life, only yellow earth and sand-filled skies.
Next, Xu Qing and Kaya began searching for the entrance to the second floor. Although the Reincarnation Ruins had been open for over ten days and many people had entered, Xu Qing didn’t see a single person on the first floor. He didn’t even see a single corpse.
RUSTLE RUSTLE RUSTLE…
They hadn’t walked for long when the yellow earth loosened and stirred. Immediately, skeletal arms began to reach out from beneath the ground.
In the blink of an eye, entire skeletons clawed their way out of the ground. There were at least a hundred of them, and they let out hoarse roars as they lunged at Xu Qing.
BOOM!
But then, Kaya had the Ice Daoist Soldier take a single step forward. A terrifying True Intent Power erupted, and the hundred or so surrounding skeletons turned to dust and scattered.
Clearly, having been fused with a Level 10, Level 3 True Spirit Talisman, both the Daoist Ice Soldier and the Daoist Soldier Vajra were now Tier Sixteen Daoist Soldiers at the Extraordinary Extreme. These skeletal abominations were no more than ants to them. A single sneeze could wipe out a horde, so their numbers were meaningless.
“Hm?”
Soon, Xu Qing noticed that after the skeletons turned to ash, a fragment of a wheel remained on the ground. He had the Vajra Daoist Soldier pick it up and confirmed it was a shard.
They continued forward aimlessly.
About half an hour later, Xu Qing and Kaya discovered a palace. Much of it had collapsed, leaving it in ruins. They saw a plaque, but only half of it remained. On this half were two words: “True Knowledge.”
Xu Qing didn’t know what to make of it.
After a moment of thought, Xu Qing and Kaya had Vajra and Cold Ice enter the ruined palace to explore. They discovered that it had long since been completely emptied.
There was basically nothing left.
It turned out the Reincarnation Ruins had a total of ten floors. The first time the ruins manifested, the First Floor Space opened. The second time, the second floor space opened.
And so on.
Now, with the Reincarnation Ruins opening for the tenth time, the Tenth Floor Space was naturally accessible. This was the final floor, leading to the very core of the ruins.
Therefore, it was said that the tenth opening would allow one to obtain the core inheritance of the Reincarnation Ruins.
Time flew by.
Before they knew it, Xu Qing and Kaya had been on the first floor for over an hour. They encountered several waves of skeletal abominations but dealt with them all easily.
Finally, Xu Qing collected ten wheel fragments. Once assembled, they formed a Wheel Key, which he then activated.
BOOM!!!
Immediately, the space around them distorted. A nine-colored radiance, dazzling and brilliant, bloomed before Xu Qing and formed a portal.
The entrance to a deeper level had appeared.
“Let’s go!”
SWISH! SWISH!
Without hesitation, Xu Qing stepped forward with the Vajra Daoist Soldier as Kaya did the same with the Ice Daoist Soldier. They transformed into two streaks of light and entered the portal.
HUM!
Once again, the world spun around them.
They were under the influence of Spatial Power.
In the blink of an eye, the dizzying sensation and the Spatial Power faded. Xu Qing and Kaya arrived on the second floor of the Reincarnation Ruins, finding themselves in a dark space.
All around them, Xu Qing and Kaya could see only darkness. The golden palace in the sky was gone, leaving the second floor devoid of any light.
The second floor was a realm of eternal night.
ROAR! ROAR! ROAR!!!
Therefore, this place was home to Wandering Ghosts and vampire-like abominations that lurked in the darkness, ambushing any who dared to intrude.
BOOM! BOOM!
However, the Vajra Daoist Soldier controlled by Xu Qing and the Ice Daoist Soldier controlled by Kaya were far too powerful. Having reached the Extraordinary Extreme, these abominations could not stop them in the slightest.
Moreover, Xu Qing even found a Vampire Castle. It was surprisingly well-preserved, but everything inside had long been taken, leaving nothing behind.
It was safe to say that the first few floors of the Reincarnation Ruins had been plundered time and again. It was almost certain that no opportunities or treasures were left.
…
Third Floor: Mixed Residence of Demons and Monsters.
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Fourth Floor: Sea of Fire Hell.
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Fifth Floor: Sword Mountain Hell.
…
Time passed.
Xu Qing and Kaya controlled the Vajra Daoist Soldier and the Ice Daoist Soldier, pressing ever forward. The successive floors of the Reincarnation Ruins could not stop them at all.
Along the way, after entering the sixth floor, they found Yan Gu’s body. His internal organs had been devoured and his flesh and blood drained, leaving nothing but an empty husk.
It was a miserable death.
