Chapter 321: Immortal Realm Array Patterns
Chapter 321: Immortal Realm Array Patterns
"Alright, hurry up, everyone, go in!"
The words of Elder Lu Clan once again brought the Flame Torch Captains, who were about to enter the fragment, back to their senses. They then began to enter in an orderly manner.
Naturally, those at the forefront were the five major powers of the Principality, as well as the Flame Torch Captains who had traveled far from the Radiant Han Kingdom. As a member of the Dinghai Song Clan and the current heir, Song Chi was also on the first batch of entrants.
However, before entering, he received a provocative communication from the Stark family, not from Anlock, but from the subsequent arrival, Andrei Stark.
Song Chi could guess the reason why this third-sequence member of the Stark family was in such a rush to come from the Radiant Han Kingdom. It was because he had previously crushed and suppressed Anlock, which had left the Stark family feeling a loss of face. Therefore, they hastily sent him over.
If his guess was correct, this subsequent arrival would definitely seek trouble with him.
However, despite knowing this, Song Chi was not particularly concerned. With the current configuration of the Sky Dome, it would be difficult for any warship of the same rank to compete with it.
If it were the first-sequence member of the Stark family, he might have some interest, but this third-sequence member, forget it.
Seeing Song Chi's indifference, Andrei, inside the warship, felt a great insult. His eyes, filled with coldness, locked onto the Sky Dome, which was enveloped in a five-color light shield.
However, no matter how angry he was, he had to suppress it. He was not stupid enough to openly attack in front of the ancestors of the major powers of the Morning Star Principality.
The engine roared as Song Chi controlled the Sky Dome through the rift and into the fragment of the Immortal Continent.
The moment they passed through the shield's rift, the entire internal scene of the Immortal Continent fragment came into view. However, it was far from the misty, sacred land of the immortals he had imagined from his previous life's movies and TV shows.
What he saw was a shattered land, broken mountains, and the sky filled with cracks and various array patterns, all of which were signs of devastation.
Of course, he had already known this. In the nearly two thousand years since the clan had entered this fragment, hundreds, if not thousands, of clan members had recorded detailed information about the internal conditions of this fragment.
And these records were not just rough notes.
Withdrawing his gaze from the shattered land below, his eyes flickered. Although he had been prepared, the sight of such extreme devastation still left him shaken.
After all, this fragment was part of at least an 8th-tier Star Sea Floating Continent. The destruction of an 8th-tier Star Sea Floating Continent suggested that the battle that took place in the unknown past was incredibly terrifying, and the combatants possessed horrifying power.
Not dwelling on these thoughts, Song Chi focused on the detailed map projected by the quantum communication bracelet in his hand.
This detailed map was compiled and supplemented by the Song Clan members who had entered the fragment over the past two thousand years. It recorded some special areas on this fragment.
Looking closely, he easily spotted several marked areas:
- Large Void Rift Zone (Extremely Dangerous)
- Dense Law Trace Distribution Area (Extremely Dangerous)
- Direct Route to the Northeast Region of the Floating Continent Fragment (Relatively Safe)
- Immortal Gate Ruins of the Dustless Sect (Relatively Dangerous)
- Dustless Sect Beast Enclosure Secret Realm (Explored by multiple forces, nearly valueless)
His gaze moved, and Song Chi ruled out several areas.
Although most of the areas marked on the map had been explored multiple times and had little value, Song Chi did not dare to overlook any detail.
This fragment was larger than a 3rd-tier floating land, and with the sky filled with law traces, blindly searching without any guidance would be extremely difficult. The chances of finding the ruins of the Immortal Continent's sects without any direction were minimal, and it was entirely possible to spend the entire six months just traveling.
After a thorough examination, Song Chi finally settled on the "Immortal Gate Ruins of the Dustless Sect."
According to the map, this ruin was not too far from the current position of the Sky Dome, and it was also an unexplored area with a good chance of finding high-tier artifacts.
Having decided on his target, Song Chi wasted no time and followed the safe route marked on the map, flying slowly.
Although it was a safe route, no one could guarantee it was completely without danger. Song Chi could not afford to let the Sky Dome rush recklessly.
However, before the Sky Dome set off, he conducted an important test.
He activated a "Plasma Monopole Shield" around himself and took out a "Xushi Market Travel Permit," activating the law augmentation effect of the token.
Instantly, Song Chi's aura surged, and a 4th-tier energy fluctuation emanated from his body.
Feeling the overwhelming power within him, Song Chi took a deep breath. Then, he shifted his mind, activating the "Star Sea Xushi Market Travel Permit" in the Flame Torch Ancestral Aperture.
At that moment, his entire mind focused on his body.
What was the biggest limitation of the Immortal Continent fragment?
It was that spatial beacons could not be set up inside, and the spatial teleportation components of Flame Torch warships could not freely enter or exit through the fragment's shield. Otherwise, the major powers of the Morning Star Principality would have long stripped this fragment of all its resources.
Based on this, if the Xushi Market secret realm could bypass this limitation and set up a spatial anchor point, Song Chi could use the Xushi Market as a hub to freely enter and exit the Immortal Continent fragment in the future.
This would give him ample time to explore the entire fragment.
As a familiar pulling force enveloped his body, Song Chi's face lit up with joy. His figure then quietly disappeared from the Sky Dome.
In the Xushi Market, seeing that he had successfully entered, Song Chi felt a deep excitement. This way, he could explore the Immortal Continent fragment whenever he wanted without worrying about time.
When he re-emerged from the Xushi Market, Song Chi's smile had faded. He still needed to confirm one last thing: setting up a spatial anchor point.
In the Immortal Continent fragment, spatial beacons did not work. Technically, the Xushi Market's spatial anchor point was a special type of spatial beacon. If it was also restricted, all his excitement would be in vain.
Thinking of this, Song Chi silently prayed.
The value of the Immortal Continent fragment was immeasurable, even comparable to the flagship of the Tri-Eye Royal Clan. If he were to miss out on it, Song Chi would find it absolutely unacceptable.
With a mix of trepidation and anticipation, Song Chi found a suitable area and tentatively set up the spatial anchor point that was originally configured in the Sky Rush Valley. The next second, a look of pleasant surprise appeared on his face. This time, he made no attempt to hide it, because the spatial anchor point had been successfully set up. This meant that the final restriction on his future exploration of this Immortal Realm continent fragment had been eliminated.
Re-entering the market, he activated this spatial anchor point. When he successfully appeared at the location of the spatial anchor point, Song Chi was finally certain of its usability.
"Indeed, the rank of the Multiverse Market far exceeds imagination..."
The main body of this Immortal Realm continent fragment was at least an 8th-level floating land, with a rank that was already unimaginable. This was why it could restrict the effectiveness of all spatial components. Since the Multiverse Market could operate without being affected, it meant that the market itself had an even higher rank. This was one of the reasons for Song Chi's excitement.
The Multiverse Market was his most fundamental and important trump card. The higher its rank, the higher the potential he, as the master of the market, could reach in the future. Compared to this, it was the most joyful thing.
After a while, Song Chi suppressed his inner joy, and the Sky Dome slowly sailed toward the location of the Dust Departure Sect Immortal Gate ruins. Although there would be plenty of time for exploration later, he couldn't waste the next six months. The exploration that needed to be done should still continue, otherwise, if outsiders discovered it, it would inevitably raise suspicions.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Even though Song Chi had already slowed down to the minimum speed and sent out all the Void Shadow Assassin Puppet warriors to scout, he still triggered an extremely well-hidden Law Trace midway.
This sudden Law Burst directly damaged 30% of the Sky Dome's hull armor, and the hull itself also suffered some damage.
Despite the Sky Dome's hull armor being reinforced to the 5th rank, the Law Traces that pervaded the interior of the Immortal Realm continent fragment were truly astonishing, surpassing even those from the ancient star domain battlefield. It was clear that the beings that left these Law Traces were far more powerful than the unknown creatures suspected to be 5th rank in their lifetimes.
Letting the "Neutron Star Core Pulse" feature automatically repair the armor layers, the Sky Dome's advance slowed even further. Since he had already determined that he could enter the floating land fragment at any time in the future, Song Chi's sense of urgency had long dissipated. Now, he placed greater emphasis on "safety."
With such cautious advancement, it took the Sky Dome two whole months to finally reach the location of the Dust Departure Sect Immortal Gate ruins.
Looking at the giant mountains that had crumbled and the various broken white jade pillars, Song Chi could imagine what a blessed land of immortals this place must have been in the unknown past.
However, time had passed, and even the mighty Immortal Realm civilization had long been erased by the long river of time.
"I wonder what kind of existence destroyed the Immortal Realm civilization..."
While muttering, Song Chi did not rush into a search. The shattered mountains and rocks spread over a hundred-thousand-kilometer radius. If he were to search each area one by one, it would be a miracle to find anything in just a few months.
For such a situation, the Sky Dome had a component specifically designed for it.
With the "Spirit Eye Gaze" feature activated, Song Chi fell into a waiting state.
The "Spirit Eye Gaze," now reinforced to the 5th rank, could independently detect the presence of red-quality and lower Star Ocean artifacts within a certain range, far more efficient and precise than aimlessly crashing through like a headless fly.
When the detection charge time ended, an invisible detection wave spread out from the Sky Dome. Soon, Song Chi received the specific distribution of most of the artifacts within the Immortal Realm continent fragment.
The 5th-rank "Spirit Eye Gaze" had a detection range that was already astonishing, so even one-tenth of its area was enough to cover the entire Immortal Realm continent fragment.
However, looking at the number, quality, and distribution of artifacts displayed on the radar map, Song Chi did not show much joy; instead, his face was filled with disappointment.
4 red artifacts, 18 orange artifacts, and several purple and lower artifacts.
Seeing this result, Song Chi was very disappointed. A part of an 8th-level floating land had only 4 red artifacts? Even if the principality had explored it multiple times, this result was still far below Song Chi's expectations.
But upon further reflection, he felt something was off. If this were the case, it would mean that after multiple explorations, the value of the Immortal Realm continent fragment had been almost completely drained by the Morning Star Principality.
But if that were true, why would the Radiant Han Kingdom and other principality forces travel tens of thousands of light-years to come here? Just for a few red artifacts?
"Could it be that there are still many silver legendary artifacts within this fragment? Only this could explain why the Stark Family, the Eastern Domain Consortium, and other major forces of the Radiant Han Kingdom are willing to travel such a distance..."
Muttering to himself, Song Chi had another thought.
"Otherwise, it could be that the 'Spirit Eye Gaze' only detected a small portion of the red artifacts, and the majority were not detected..."
"If so, there must be something affecting the 'Spirit Eye Gaze's' detection. What could it be?"
After much thought, seeing that he could not find an answer, Song Chi did not dwell on it further. Instead, he shifted his gaze back to the Dust Departure Sect Immortal Gate ruins in front of him.
On the radar map, one of the red epic artifacts was located within these ruins.
Swish swish swish!
Dozens of Void Shadow Assassin Puppet warriors, guided by three brainwave marks, slowly advanced toward the location of the red artifact.
As for the Sky Dome, it followed the Void Shadow Assassin Puppet warriors under Song Chi's control, advancing toward the target in the safest manner possible.
During the advance, Song Chi did not detect any abnormalities. However, three Void Shadow Assassin Puppet warriors accidentally triggered hidden Law Traces and were instantly annihilated by the terrifying Law Burst.
Several hours later, Song Chi, who had maintained a calm expression throughout, suddenly narrowed his eyes. The leftmost squad of Void Shadow Assassin Puppet warriors was repelled by an unknown light barrier and abruptly stopped.
Looking at the faint light barrier in the distance, Song Chi's heart skipped a beat. He thought he had found the source affecting the detection effectiveness of the "Spirit Eye Gaze" radar.
Staring at the faint light barrier, Song Chi muttered to himself:
"This is... the array pattern from the Xianxia system?"
(End of Chapter)
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