Cultivation: Immunity to Negative Effects

Chapter 272: Chapter 272: Endless Desert Sea

"It was... Zhang Chi. The one who left was Zhang Chi. And the person who killed the Cyan Cloud Elders, took control of the Celestial Corpse Coffin, and reaped all the benefits in the Ten Thousand Laws Grotto Heaven... it really was... him."

"But... for some reason, when I divined these truths, I suddenly suffered a huge backlash. It seems he has some kind of ultimate treasure that can conceal... the Celestial Secret."

"Of course, it’s also possible that he... has mastered a Celestial Secret Calculation Skill himself, or has a powerful expert protecting him from the shadows—an expert even more... formidable than me."

Celestial Star True Monarch nodded slightly, his words coming in halting bursts, his face a mask of terror.

"Also, Junior Brother Lu Daoyi, your sect’s... destiny is lost. Zhang Chi is where destiny... lies!"

Celestial Star True Monarch added one last thing as he looked at Lu Daoyi. As soon as he finished speaking, his head lolled to the side, and he passed out.

The backlash was clearly too severe. Even with a Tier Four Healing Elixir, Celestial Star True Monarch would not be recovering anytime soon.

The fact that he managed to say so much was a testament to Celestial Star True Monarch’s immense willpower.

The reason the backlash was so great this time, when he had been fine before, was that he had never specifically tried to divine Zhang Chi himself, only determining a general area.

At the same time, his repeated divinations were one of the reasons Zhang Chi had been forced to leave. The karmic threads involved seemed immense, which was why the concentrated burst of Celestial Secret Retribution he endured was so severe.

"How could this be?"

"Could Zhang Chi really be the reincarnation of the Cangwu Sect’s Sword Dao Ancestor Master?"

The Nascent Soul cultivators weren’t surprised by this outcome, but Celestial Star True Monarch’s condition horrified them, sending a chill down their spines.

"Destiny is lost? No, it can’t be!"

Lu Daoyi was utterly devastated, finally realizing what he and the Cangwu Sect had missed.

"Heh heh!"

Only the Profound Yin Sect Leader couldn’t help but give a cold smirk, finally breathing a sigh of relief inwardly.

Now that Zhang Chi had left, he certainly wouldn’t be caught.

After all, with the four great forbidden lands standing as barriers, Great Abyss Cultivators had no way of getting out.

Not to mention, the Ancient Teleportation Array had surely sent Zhang Chi to an extremely distant region.

After some more discussion, the Nascent Soul cultivators could only depart.

As for taking revenge on Zhang Chi’s friends and family, no one brought it up. With Zhang Chi gone, he was like a bird in the vast sky or a fish in the open sea; there was a high probability he would one day reach the Nascent Soul realm.

If Zhang Chi were to return one day and discover they had harmed his loved ones, they would surely suffer a terrible fate.

Even if they themselves had already perished by then, their descendants and sects would still suffer.

Besides, taking revenge on Zhang Chi’s loved ones wouldn’t solve anything; it would only be a way to vent their anger.

Lu Daoyi even suddenly recalled the words Zhang Chi had spoken when he left the sect. Though filled with immense frustration and anger, he immediately decided to treat Jian Jinfeng and the others well from now on.

After all, while this couldn’t possibly win Zhang Chi back, it might forge a good connection for the future.

At the very least, they wouldn’t be targeted for revenge by Zhang Chi.

The Profound Yin Sect Leader also secretly resolved to pay more attention to the friends and family Zhang Chi had left behind in the Great Abyss.

After returning, he immediately summoned Xiao Yunhong. He was overjoyed to learn that Xiao Yunhong had seen Zhang Chi before he left.

Though he was normally a stern man, he couldn’t help but praise Xiao Yunhong for it this time.

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"Zhang Chi, was that commotion your doing?"

"I don’t know where you are now. I just hope you’re safe and that you’ll return soon. As for me, I’ll work hard on my Cultivation. By the time you come back, I might just be stronger than you!"

Atop a solitary peak in the Spirit Control Sect, Lan Xuan murmured to herself as she watched the direction where the golden light had vanished.

High above her, a Tier Three Flying Spirit Beast circled endlessly, crying out toward the distant horizon.

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’What is that barrier? Some kind of natural magnetic field? And this desert forbidden land is enormous, isn’t it? But why is the other side of a desert forbidden land... still more desert?’

Within the golden teleportation light, Zhang Chi took the opportunity to look down at the earth, instantly grasping his approximate location.

He was now in an extremely distant land south of the Great Abyss, on the other side of the Black Desert forbidden land.

The Black Desert forbidden land was countless times larger than the entire Great Abyss. Even if a Nascent Soul Powerhouse could fly normally within it, the journey would likely take several hundred years.

Not to mention the endless black sandstorms in the desert, which reached all the way up to the Nine Heavens Gang Wind Layer.

This forbidden barrier was therefore far more insurmountable than he had ever imagined.

If he hadn’t used the Ancient Teleportation Array, he would have been trapped within the Great Abyss for his entire life.

Even if he truly reached the Nascent Soul realm in the future, returning to the Great Abyss to see his old friends would be as difficult as ascending to the heavens.

He wasn’t too worried, however.

Those were problems for the future. When the time came, he was confident he could find another way back, or perhaps another Ancient Teleportation Array.

And now, he finally no longer had to worry about the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Great Abyss.

He also discovered that his destination was also a desert, one connected to the Black Desert forbidden land.

But this desert was a normal golden-yellow color, and it contained Spiritual Qi—a considerable amount of it.

Even high in the sky, he could feel the Spiritual Qi and see countless enormous pillars of Spiritual Light soaring up from below.

He also saw that this desert was boundless, dotted with countless oases of all sizes, like a sky full of stars.

The larger oases were immense; even many of the medium-sized ones were far bigger than the entire Great Abyss.

Of course, there were also small and miniature oases, and these were even more numerous.

Furthermore, clear pillars of Spiritual Light rose from these oases, a clear sign that they all possessed Spiritual Veins.

’The Endless Desert Sea!’

Four words immediately surfaced in Zhang Chi’s mind.

The Rare Treasures Record, in its descriptions of various worldly wonders, had mentioned a place called the Endless Desert Sea.

This was clearly that place.

And though it seemed to take a long time, it all happened in an instant. Zhang Chi may have seen countless landscapes, but the entire journey from his teleportation to his arrival was over in a flash.

Now, the vast world flashed past Zhang Chi’s eyes as the golden teleportation light touched down on the ground and finally dissipated.

BOOM!

The ground shook violently, and a huge crater was smashed into it.

Fortunately, Zhang Chi was protected by the light from the Cave Mansion Stele. His own Body Refining Cultivation was also powerful, and he wore a Magical Treasure robe and even Inner Armor. Even without Spiritual Power to activate their defenses, they could still absorb some of the damage.

Otherwise, that fall alone would have cost Zhang Chi his life.

Then, Zhang Chi immediately touched a silver bracelet on his wrist, and a Tier Three Middle Grade Spirit Beast flew out.

This silver bracelet was a Spirit Beast Ring that Zhang Chi had refined himself. It was a special type of Magical Treasure that could be concealed, making it more covert than a Spirit Beast Bag. It had nine storage spaces and could hold up to nine Spirit Beasts.

The Spirit Beast he released was none other than Flying Dragon No. 1.

As for No. 2 and No. 3, Zhang Chi had left them behind in the Great Abyss for Lan Xuan and Qin Susu.

After all, his current Combat Power had long surpassed these three Spirit Beasts. Their potential wasn’t very high either, so there was no need to bring them all.

He only brought No. 1 for emergencies and to occasionally serve as a mount.

Qin Susu and Lan Xuan, on the other hand, were not Golden Core Cultivators. They would be safer with Spirit Beasts to protect them.

And while there was a gap in Cultivation between the two women and the Spirit Beasts, it wasn’t very large. Furthermore, with his commands as their master and the restrictive measures he had left behind, there was no need to worry about the beasts turning on their new mistresses and fleeing.

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’It really is a one-way trip. There isn’t even a Teleportation Array here.’

At that moment, Zhang Chi glanced at his surroundings, then leaped onto the back of Flying Dragon No. 1.

Flying Dragon No. 1 beat its wings, instantly kicking up a fierce gust of wind as it shot into the sky. It flew swiftly toward the horizon, and in the blink of an eye, they had left the massive crater created by the golden teleportation light far behind.

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