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Chapter 467: The Immortal's Corpse
Chapter 467: The Immortal's Corpse
The Planet Annihilation Wrath had returned, but the Lesser Planet Annihilation Wrath remained, and this component had already been installed on the Heaven Ruin Skydome, eliminating any concerns about component level clearance.
Of course, the key was that it could help expedite the conquest of the Tricolor Array Screen.
This component had a cooldown period of ten years, and with the assistance of the Time Chess and Bodhimanda Meditation Seal components, this time could be compressed to seventeen months. In other words, if he kept this component, he would only need a year and a half to completely break through the Tricolor Array Screen.
In comparison, relying solely on the Black Hole Singularity Explosion characteristic would take at least two to three years, so Song Chi naturally preferred the shorter option.
...
Time passed, and half a year had flown by in the blink of an eye.
Calamity Star Floating Land, Dragon Spine City.
At the entrance of the Dragon Spine Shop, a dense crowd stood in neat and orderly lines, entering the shop in an organized manner for shopping.
With the full support of the Song Clan, and Song Chi also sending large quantities of resources acquired from the Multiverse Ruins Market at a discounted price, the shop boasted a wide variety of goods and prices half a point lower than the market rate. These factors had made the Dragon Spine Shop one of the top establishments in the entire public open area.
On top of that, the order in Dragon Spine City had been maintained exceptionally well, which had led to a steady increase in the city's foot traffic day by day.
As a result, in just a few short years, other faction cities in the public area had inevitably been affected.
Not far from the Dragon Spine Shop building, on the fifth floor of a hotel, two men stared intently at the dense crowd below the Dragon Spine building through the floor-to-ceiling windows.
It was visible that a special isolation space formed by Shadow Energy surrounded them, and within this isolation space, their words would not be detected by the outside world.
"What's the verdict? Did the clan elders agree?"
"Look carefully, everyone has come to Dragon Spine City. If this continues, how can I manage my White Frost Fortress?"
Hearing this, the other man spoke,
"Third Brother, don't be impulsive. The ancestors have already given their approval, but we cannot personally carry out this task. The Song Clan possesses a Tri-Eye Clan Sovereign Flagship. If they seek revenge, even the ancestors won't be able to withstand it!"
"That's simple. I happen to have a suitable candidate."
"Alright, but we must plan carefully and ensure that it's done without anyone knowing."
"Then let's give the Song Clan a little more time to be happy. Soon, I'll make their reputation crumble and their credibility fall!"
...
One year later, in the Immortal Realm Continent fragment.
"Today is the day when all the answers behind this array will be fully revealed. I hope it won't disappoint me."
As the Lesser Planet Annihilation Wrath component finished its buffering, a smile appeared on Song Chi's face.
Over the past year, in addition to letting the Abyssal Devil lead its enslaved creature legion to continue attacking the Tricolor Array Screen, Song Chi had not wasted time. Instead, he had piloted the Heaven Ruin Skydome and thoroughly searched the entire Immortal Realm Continent fragment.
There were some gains; he had acquired several Red and Silver Oddities, but none of them were suitable for the Heaven Ruin Skydome.
In comparison, the Tricolor Array Screen still held greater appeal for him. As soon as the Lesser Planet Annihilation Wrath finished buffering, he rushed over.
Just like the previous time, after activating the component, he fired nine cannons, and only then did he activate the unique characteristic.
"Fire!"
With a light roar, a Planet Annihilation beam with a diameter of thousands of kilometers shot out.
Amidst the surging energy, the Tricolor Array Screen gradually dimmed.
Before the Planet Annihilation beam's aftermath completely dissipated, Song Chi seemed to hear a faint sound of clicking.
When he shifted his gaze downward, he saw that the Tricolor Array Screen had completely disappeared.
But before his joy could last two seconds, Song Chi's eyes narrowed, and a question rose in his mind.
"This is... a mountain?"
Looking at the small hill that appeared in his field of view after the Tricolor Array Screen dissipated, Song Chi was momentarily speechless.
However, based on his confidence in the Tricolor Array Screen, he did not rush to make a judgment.
Whoosh—
The cabin door opened, and dozens of Void Shadow Kill Tribe Puppets and Fallen Angel Clan Battle Figurines rushed out, heading straight for the small hill below under Song Chi's command through three brainwave imprints.
Surrounded by dozens of figurines, Song Chi saw the full picture of the small hill through the brainwave imprints.
But his eyes still revealed confusion, and after searching for over ten minutes, he still couldn't find anything special about the small hill.
He had initially thought that there might be hidden array patterns on the mountain, so he controlled the figurines to continuously search every part of the mountain as puppets, but he truly didn't find any anomalies.
Subsequently, he summoned the Wrathful Giant, One-Eyed Giant Demon, and Abyssal Devil, and let them try to move or lift the small hill.
But strangely, with the Wrathful Giant and One-Eyed Giant Demon's current height exceeding ten thousand meters, not to mention a small hill less than a hundred meters tall, even if it were ten times higher, they might be able to move it. But at this moment, the three of them couldn't budge the hill an inch.
Based on this discovery, Song Chi's interest was rekindled, as this meant that the small hill was not as ordinary as it appeared on the surface, and it must be hiding a secret.
Thinking of this, Song Chi's gaze swept across the Annihilation Bow of Ten Thousand Souls, Taiyi Quantum Blade Cannon, and Soul Annihilation Eye Cannon components, feeling an urge to unleash a round of firepower from the three of them.
However, in the end, his rationality prevailed, and he suppressed this impulse.
"Could it be a special array? Like the Five Elements or Eight Trigrams?"
"Or perhaps it needs to be entered from underground?"
...
Various speculations kept popping up in his mind, and he had the puppet figurines dig three feet underground to try from below, until half a month later.
On this day, Song Chi exited the Multiverse Ruins Market again, and he now held a yellow book.
The yellow book was titled Profound Ancient Array Records, which Song Chi had intentionally traded for from Zhou Ping using the Blue Blood Clan's identity.
As he flipped through the book and scrutinized the small hill below, several dozen seconds later, his gaze fixed on a particular page.
Name: Mountain Cave Mansion
Contained Array Patterns: Great Trigram Array, Big Dipper Mountain Lock Array...
Note: An ancient cultivator's favorite portable cave mansion. It can be transformed into a palm-sized stone for easy carrying, and when set down, it becomes a mountain cave mansion, making it an essential item to carry.
Note 2: This treasure contains defensive array patterns. If attacked, it will immediately generate an attack array. Lower-level portable cave mansions are fine, but if left by Returning Void or Immortals, it could be a Slaughter Immortal Array. Once trapped inside, one's life will be in peril.
Note 3: If the cave mansion is already ownerless, it can be opened from the outside. The method is...
Putting down the yellow book, Song Chi confirmed that the small hill below was indeed the ancient cultivator's personal Mountain Cave Mansion as described in the records.
Calming his mind, Song Chi didn't let the Heaven Ruin Skydome descend but instead maintained a safe distance. At the same time, under the control of his brainwave imprint, dozens of puppets began to attempt to open the Mountain Cave Mansion according to the method recorded in the book.
Through the Tricolor Array Screen, Song Chi determined that the previous owner of this Mountain Cave Mansion was at least a Sovereign-level existence. In the cultivation system's terminology, they would be referred to as an Immortal.
Therefore, Song Chi couldn't help but be cautious.
Beings at the Sovereign level might leave behind some minor tricks, which could still pose a life-threatening danger to him at his current level.
When the Heaven Ruin Skydome had pulled away to a safe distance, the puppets finally succeeded in opening a small entrance on the hill.
Controlling dozens of puppets to quickly enter the entrance, Song Chi soon witnessed a different scene.
The interior of the hill was surprisingly spacious, with a living space of at least a thousand square meters. It had a bedroom, a meditation room, an alchemy room, and other necessary facilities.
Song Chi rushed into the alchemy room first, but it was empty, with nothing to be found.
Immediately after, he controlled another Fallen Angel Clan Battle Figurine to rush into the meditation room.
It was only then that an expression appeared on Song Chi's face in the main control room of the Heaven Ruin Skydome.
Through the Fallen Angel Clan Battle Figurine's perspective, he saw a silver-glowing item in the meditation room.
"A meditation cushion?"
The silver-glowing item was a round cushion placed on the ground, but its attributes couldn't be discerned through the brainwave imprint.
Song Chi was prepared for this, and a Soul Summoning Imprint floated out from the Fallen Angel Clan Battle Figurine's hand, merging with the cushion. He then activated the Soul Summoning Puppet component on the battleship.
After a slight spatial fluctuation, the cushion, emitting dazzling silver light, appeared on the battleship.
Controlling the puppets below to continue exploring the cave mansion, Song Chi simultaneously diverted a portion of his mental energy.
Soon, an attribute panel appeared before him.
[Artifact: Mimic Enlightenment Cushion]
[Quality: Silver]
[Can be transformed into: {False Enlightenment Cushion}]
[Note: A meditation cushion personally made by the Lifetaking Immortal from the Immortal Realm Continent. Sitting on it can provide a certain level of insight and comprehension of various laws and secret techniques in the Star Sea. By chance, it has become a silver-quality legendary artifact in the Star Sea.]
"A fake meditation cushion..."
Song Chi was in a good mood. Although it was only a fake meditation cushion, since it was made by an Immortal who could rival a Sovereign-level being in the Star Sea, its effects were bound to be remarkable.
Later, if he were to install it in the Heavenly Marketplace, it would undoubtedly enhance his comprehension of two laws.
Recalling his thoughts, Song Chi refocused his attention on the cave mansion below.
As the puppets searched every corner, no other noteworthy items were found.
Only the most important place remained—the private bedroom.
Bang!
With difficulty, the stone door of the bedroom was opened, but the moment Song Chi saw the scene behind the door, his eyes narrowed, and a hint of doubt flashed across his mind.
In the bedroom, directly facing the door, a figure sat cross-legged on a wooden bed, wearing a Daoist robe. Despite the absence of life energy fluctuations and having been dead for countless millennia in this Mountain Cave Mansion, the body showed no signs of decay.
Even though he knew that this person had been dead for an unknown number of years, Song Chi remained vigilant.
He had a good understanding of cultivators and their mysterious and unfathomable means.
But remembering that he was currently operating remotely, he relaxed a little.
Controlling the Fallen Angel Clan Battle Figurine and the Void Shadow Kill Tribe Puppet to slowly enter the bedroom.
Whoosh!
A feather shot out from the dark wings behind the Fallen Angel Clan Battle Figurine, precisely hitting the Daoist's corpse.
However, only a sizzling sound was heard.
As Song Chi had expected, this person was a Sovereign-level Immortal in life, and even without focusing on physical cultivation, a Sovereign-level body was not something a pseudo-sixth-rank Fallen Angel Clan Battle Figurine could harm.
But Song Chi's attention was not on this. He fully activated his Dual Pupil, staring intently at the Daoist's face, and seeing no reaction, he continued to control the puppets to attack.
After several minutes of testing, Song Chi confirmed that the Daoist's body indeed had no life energy fluctuations.
Upon seeing this, he ordered the puppets to carry the body.
Even after leaving the Mountain Cave Mansion, Song Chi remained vigilant. This was once an Immortal, comparable to a Sovereign-level existence in the Shattered Star Sea.
As the puppets exited the Mountain Cave Mansion, a fourth-rank Cataclysmic Star Clan member was already waiting outside.
This Cataclysmic Star Clan member held two items: a storage capsule and a Bazaar Travel Permit.
When the fourth-rank Cataclysmic Star Clan member approached, Song Chi instructed the Abyssal Devil Clan to remotely order them to place the Daoist's corpse into the storage capsule and then activate the Bazaar Travel Permit.
As for himself, after retrieving the Heaven Ruin Skydome, he quickly entered the Heavenly Marketplace.
Heavenly Marketplace, Third Floor Inn.
As a Heavenly Marketplace Travel Room opened, Song Chi, surrounded by Sovereign power, took the storage capsule from the fourth-rank Cataclysmic Star Clan member.
Heavenly Marketplace Free Stall Area.
Song Chi boarded the Heaven Ruin Skydome first, while the storage capsule was held by another fourth-rank Cataclysmic Star Clan member.
Following his command, the storage capsule was slowly opened, and the Daoist's corpse was taken out and placed quietly on the ground in the Free Stall Area.
At the same time, in the main control room of the Heaven Ruin Skydome, Song Chi fully mobilized the Sovereign power within his body, and the substantialized shadow of his Dual Pupil appeared in his pupils.
With his full activation, the Dual Pupil's gaze fixed on the Daoist's corpse.
He had always held cultivators in high regard because those who followed this extraordinary path included many exceptionally talented individuals. If he encountered a formidable one, it would be easy to fall into their calculations and even be counter-killed.
Moreover, this was the corpse of an Immortal, and even though he had been dead for countless millennia, Song Chi subconsciously didn't want to touch it personally.
In his previous life's cultivation novels, the word "soul possession" was unavoidable, and this was precisely what Song Chi was worried about.
However, with the Dual Pupil and Sovereign power, he believed that even an Immortal-level existence would have nowhere to hide.
Originally intended as a precaution, as his gaze focused, Song Chi's eyes narrowed sharply.
Before he could react, a faint light shot out from the Daoist's corpse's forehead, directly towards the Heaven Ruin Skydome!
(End of Chapter)
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