Boom!
In the center of Myriad Artifact Island, a golden core, resplendent with the light of a myriad of worlds and colors, shot up into the sky. It then plummeted down, crashing onto the ruins of the Myriad Artifact Tower.
With a sudden explosion, the earth was torn open, creating a massive crater.
The golden core did not stop but continued to break through layers of soil, tearing through the earth. After burrowing an unknown depth, it suddenly opened into a vast, bottomless pit. Darkness lay below, and an icy, bone-chilling aura rose, condensing into endless white frost, threatening to freeze Ling Fan’s golden core.
A cold snort echoed from within Ling Fan’s golden core, shattering all the frost. It plunged downward without hesitation.
Descending an unfathomable depth, considering the speed of Ling Fan’s golden core, it must have traveled tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of feet, reaching the deepest part of the earth. The cold here was beyond imagination. Endless icy storms raged, and a single ice blade storm could easily freeze a peak Golden Core realm expert into a sculpture of ice, even solidifying their divine consciousness, preventing it from extending beyond their body.
Countless fissures spread across the ground, covered in frost, crisscrossing each other. Chilling air rushed forward, forming a spectacular underground glacier.
At the very bottom, the sound of rushing water could be heard, which was incredibly strange.
In this extremely cold underground, there was still flowing water that had not been frozen.
“In the Nine Netherworld of Extreme Cold, everything is frozen, save for the Yellow Springs Sacred Water, which purifies all and is heavier than divine gold, capable of bearing all. Only this sacred water can support the power of the first grand array of the Samsara Divine Cauldron. Yes, this river below is the Yellow Springs Sacred Water!”
Ling Fan’s golden core avatar revealed a hint of joy. As it descended, it indeed saw a vast, murky yellow river, like an immeasurably long dragon, flowing from the endless darkness and disappearing into the endless darkness.
The river appeared calm, occasionally churning up a few yellow waves, forming several whirlpools on the surface. However, Ling Fan knew that a peak Golden Core realm expert would be shattered into pieces by those waves, and a Quasi-Saint realm expert would instantly be reduced to ashes if they fell into those whirlpools, consumed by them.
That power made Ling Fan’s heart tremble.
“If not for the Samsara Divine Cauldron, I fear I would not be able to collect this Yellow Springs Sacred River even after recovering to the Manifestation Realm!”
Within Ling Fan’s golden core, a radiant cauldron continuously expanded, soon reaching a height of over a person. It had three legs and two ears, exuding an ancient and grand aura, inscribed with countless blurry patterns that seemed to imprint the ultimate truths of all worlds.
Ling Fan pointed, and the Samsara Divine Cauldron immediately inverted, its mouth facing the colossal river. A terrifying suction force erupted, and the rolling Yellow Springs Sacred Water was drawn upwards, flowing into the Samsara Divine Cauldron.
In just an instant, no less than ten thousand tons of Yellow Springs Sacred Water were absorbed into the Samsara Divine Cauldron.
However, the Yellow Springs Sacred River showed no sign of diminishing. This river had existed for countless years, and its accumulated sacred water was an astronomical figure, available for the taking.
While collecting the Yellow Springs Sacred Water with the Samsara Divine Cauldron, Ling Fan’s thoughts stirred. He extended a finger into the river, and a wave of frost immediately spread up his finger. A bone-chilling coldness permeated his being, and his golden core avatar was nearly frozen. Ling Fan marveled at the power of the Yellow Springs Sacred Water. His golden core pulsed, and an aura of the Water Law emanated, madly absorbing the law essence from the Yellow Springs Sacred Water.
Soon, Ling Fan’s golden core’s aura surged significantly, and the Water Law within the myriad laws grew more than double in strength.
“The Yellow Springs Sacred Water truly lives up to its reputation as the king of all waters.”
After absorbing for a full half-day, the absorption rate gradually slowed. The Yellow Springs Sacred Water required for the first grand array of the Samsara Divine Cauldron, the Yellow Springs Road, was now largely sufficient, and more could not be accommodated for the time being.
The water level of the Yellow Springs Sacred River had only dropped by less than half a meter. The Yellow Springs Sacred Water it contained remained an immeasurable astronomical figure.
“If I could refine this Yellow Springs Sacred River into a spiritual weapon, its power would likely surpass even Saint Artifacts, and it would be more than enough to forge an Emperor Artifact.”
Ling Fan felt a pang of regret.
With his current strength, he was unable to collect this rare Yellow Springs Sacred River.
After a moment of thought, Ling Fan leaped deep into the earth, transforming into a golden core and rushing upwards.
“Now that I have the Yellow Springs Sacred Water, and after destroying Myriad Artifact Island, I have gathered most of the necessary materials. Especially the more than fifty Saint Artifacts, and that incomplete Saint Artifact, all of which can serve as materials to repair the first grand array of the Samsara Divine Cauldron. I can begin restoring the three hundred and sixty formations.”
Ling Fan’s golden core broke through the earth’s surface and, without pausing, shot into the sky.
…
Several hours later.
Experts from powerful forces such as Sanhua Island, Wuying Island, Panlong Island, and Hailong Island, all among the thirty-six immortal islands of the Stormy Sea, successively arrived at Myriad Artifact Island.
However, upon seeing the current state of Myriad Artifact Island, all the experts were too shocked to speak.
Myriad Artifact Island had been annihilated!
Amidst the ruins of the Myriad Artifact Tower, the King of Ten Thousand Men, the six elders at the Quasi-Saint realm, hundreds of Golden Core experts, and countless Condensing Core realm experts lay dead, a scene of utter carnage!
“How could this happen? Did some Holy Land suddenly attack Myriad Artifact Island and destroy it?”
“Impossible. The three Great Holy Lands of Wuzhou all have business dealings with Myriad Artifact Island, mutually beneficial and with deep ties. They rely on Myriad Artifact Island for many interests in the Stormy Sea. How could they attack Myriad Artifact Island? That would be self-destruction!”
“Could it be that our plan was discovered by that bitch, the Undying Empress, and Undying City attacked preemptively!”
…
All the experts speculated wildly, but none could find any clues.
“It seems there are many more variables for this trip to Undying City. Should we still go?”
Someone immediately lost their resolve.
“Go, why wouldn’t we! Do you want to be subservient to others forever, living at their mercy? Moreover, accompanying the three Great Holy Lands of Wuzhou to deal with Undying City, if successful, will bring great benefits, and we can divide Undying City! I heard the Undying Empress possesses a powerful ancient Saint inheritance. If we obtain it, we have hope of becoming Saints and Ancestors! Isn’t that better than being a dog?”
…
Just as the experts from the various island regions left Myriad Artifact Island and headed towards Undying City.
A golden light streaked rapidly across the chaotic and treacherous Stormy Sea. Guided by an innate connection to his physical body, Ling Fan’s golden core broke through the dark clouds. With a flash of golden light, it returned to his body.
“Swish!”
In the ship’s cabin.
Ling Fan’s eyes snapped open.