"The Golden Ancient Palace has opened, rush!"
"Treasures and legacies are right before our eyes, everyone rush!"
"All the treasures are mine, mine!!"
As soon as the doors of the Golden Ancient Palace opened, the surrounding crowd erupted.
Martial artists on the sea immediately plunged into the water, swimming towards the portal, eager to be the first to enter.
Meanwhile, the prodigies on the island revealed expectant looks and soared into the sky, flying towards the portal.
In an instant, the Tortoise of Water Repulsion was densely packed with people, blocking the portal completely.
After passing the formation check, martial artists with matching cultivation levels gradually entered the ancient palace.
At the same time.
Some martial artists whose cultivation exceeded the requirements tried to take advantage of the crowd to sneak in. However, before they could get close, they were blocked by the detection formation covering the entire sea surface.
No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't get near.
As for some martial artists whose lifespans were nearing their end or who were stuck in their cultivation, they refused to give up and attempted to force their way through.
However, after they finally broke through the outer detection formation, they were met by the ferocious maw of the Tortoise of Water Repulsion. With a single bite, these martial artists became its prey.
Some martial artists who were lucky enough to evade the tortoise's mouth and reach the outer edge of the portal.
When they joyfully entered the vortex portal, they were met with utter destruction.
Anyone who did not meet the rules, regardless of their cultivation level, was torn apart by the vortex.
They perished on the spot before they could even let out a scream.
"Idiots!"
"The rules of the Golden Ancient Palace are something even supreme experts in the Half-Emperor realm cannot break. How dare you, mere vermin, try to defy them? Truly foolish!"
Disciples from major powers watched this scene and scoffed.
After a cold laugh, they paid no further attention.
The deaths of these people had nothing to do with them.
Seeing this, the martial artists who still harbored any hope of luck instantly abandoned their thoughts and obediently retreated from the Golden Ancient Palace's perimeter.
After the time it takes for one stick of incense to burn, the number of people in front of the vortex portal had dwindled. In the end, everyone who hadn't arrived yet had entered the ancient palace.
At this point, only the prodigies from the top-tier forces remained on the island.
Xu Chuan and a few others were among them.
"It's time, let's go in!"
Cui Jiang, with his fiery temper, threw out his great hammer and leaped onto it, once again demonstrating his hammer-riding flight.
"Junior brothers, take your time, I'll go first!"
Yang Sheng and Xu Chuan, mutually displeased, exchanged no words.
Yang Sheng's body shifted, and flames erupted around him as he drifted towards the vortex portal.
In an instant, only Xu Chuan remained as a person from the Taiyi Sacred Land on the island.
Xu Chuan did not linger. With a thought, his entire being transformed into a beam of golden light, soaring into the sky.
This was precisely the technique of the Golden Crow Transcending into a Rainbow.
As Xu Chuan entered the Divine Ability realm, this inherited divine ability of the Sun Sacred Body became even more proficient, its speed increasing by an unknown amount.
In the blink of an eye, he surpassed Yang Sheng and caught up with Cui Jiang.
"Junior brother Xu's speed is incredible!"
Cui Jiang, a man of great generosity and boldness, showed no negative emotion upon seeing Xu Chuan overtake him. Instead, he felt a touch of happiness for Xu Chuan.
With this particular technique, Xu Chuan's safety within the Golden Ancient Palace was assured.
Even if he couldn't win, he could escape.
With such speed, even a martial artist at the fourth or fifth level of the Nirvana realm wouldn't be able to catch him.
"Let's go, we'll enter first!"
With that said, Cui Jiang, without hesitation, directly entered the vortex portal.
Xu Chuan nodded and followed closely behind, entering it.
Buzz!
The moment he stepped into the vortex portal, Xu Chuan felt as though he had passed through an invisible membrane. Simultaneously, a radiant light enveloped him, preventing him from seeing his surroundings.
This was followed by a sense of falling.
After an unknown period, Xu Chuan felt himself land on something soft.
He opened his eyes, finally able to see the surrounding scenery.
Beneath his buttocks was a large patch of cloud, which slowly dissipated into the heavens and earth after his stable landing.
At this moment, he was already in an unfamiliar environment.
Peaks soaring into the clouds, ancient trees reaching for the sky, and a dense concentration of heaven and earth origin energy, all testified to the extraordinary nature of this place.
From the forest ahead, faint roars of demonic beasts could be heard.
Before entering, Xu Chuan already knew that the Golden Ancient Palace was a complete small world.
Unlike the broken small worlds he had encountered in the ruins of the Taiyin Sect previously.
This small world possessed perfect rules, abundant heaven and earth origin energy, and it continuously drew in chaotic energy from the void, transforming it into origin energy.
Even more importantly, this small world possessed the source of life, and with the passage of time, indigenous life could be born!
And the world could continue to grow.
Therefore, this small world was incredibly precious!
Regaining his composure, Xu Chuan began to consider his next move, recalling the fortuitous encounters he had noted in his mind.
The vortex portal transmitted randomly, separating the members of the Taiyi Sacred Land.
This suited Xu Chuan perfectly.
With others following, it would be difficult for him to collect those fortuitous encounters.
After all, if you were constantly acquiring fortuitous encounters with a clear objective, even an idiot would notice something was amiss!
He did not wish to expose his secret of possessing a system.
"According to the order, the closest fortuitous encounter to me should be in the south!"
Xu Chuan took out the topographic map his master had given him before leaving and carefully compared it with his surroundings.
Although a full thousand years had passed, the terrain here had not changed significantly.
By comparing it with the map from his master, he could still vaguely discern the direction and location.
This greatly saved him time.
After confirming the direction, Xu Chuan immediately set off, shuttling rapidly through the forest.
...
Meanwhile, on the other side, Yang Sheng also landed steadily.
"Such rich heaven and earth origin energy!"
Yang Sheng took a deep breath, feeling the refreshing sensation from the origin energy, and couldn't help but exclaim.
The place he landed was a treasure trove. The heaven and earth origin energy here was so dense that it had begun to condense into substance. With every breath, a massive amount of origin energy was absorbed by him.
This was why he felt this way.
"Xu Chuan, just wait! After this trip to the Golden Ancient Palace, I will definitely defeat you in front of everyone! To prove that I am the strongest among the newly promoted true disciples!"
Upon entering the Golden Ancient Palace, he became even more confident.
In another secluded place, a mysterious figure in a black cloak and a black bamboo hat could be seen.
He looked at the small world brimming with heaven and earth origin energy with cold eyes.
"Xu Chuan!"
"It's all your fault that I've become this way!"
"Just wait, this Golden Ancient Palace will be your tomb. I will personally kill you and take back everything that belongs to me!"
"I will skin you alive, extract your tendons and bones, light your soul, and finally sacrifice you to our supreme Demon Ancestor!"
His voice was hoarse, unlike that of a normal person, sounding like stones grinding against each other.
His voice was filled with endless hatred for Xu Chuan!