The Ordinary Man's Guide to Fast Travel

Chapter 412 Entering the Cultivation World 3

Chao Yao was thinking about how to use this strange stone, but he didn't expect that Su Junze would snatch it away directly.

She stood there in a daze, this, this, this...

What does it mean?

What on earth does he want to do!

"Eternal Immortal Lord?"

He tilted his head and called out to Yao uncertainly.

"This Purple Flame Crystal is useless to you, so just let me keep it."

what?

"But... Lord Chang Ming, we got this by killing the guardian beast together!"

To be honest, Chao Yao has seen shameless people, but he has never seen anyone so shameless!

Hearing her words, Su Junze frowned, "So what? You have no use for this. Okay, you can keep the guardian beast. You can use it for refining medicine in the future. Don't you like to cook for yourself? Maybe you can use this meat to stir-fry a dish."

Su Junze spoke with confidence.

"Besides, we're going to be Taoist couples in the future anyway, so what's yours or mine is all mine, right? Why should we divide it so clearly?"

Well, the original body’s life was taken away in the end, so what’s a mere Purple Flame Crystal?

Chao Yao bit her lip, trying hard to suppress the anger in her heart, and said with a forced smile, "What Immortal Lord Chang Ming said is right. You can keep this Purple Flame Crystal."

Su Junze nodded with satisfaction, took the Purple Flame Crystal and turned to leave.

Chao Yao followed behind him, seemingly obedient along the way, but in his heart he was thinking about how to get rid of this selfish guy.

Soon after, they came to a fork in the road.

Chao Yao suddenly had an idea. He pretended to have a stomachache and squatted down, holding his stomach.

"Immortal Lord Changming, my stomach suddenly hurts so badly that I'm afraid I can't walk anymore." Chao Yao frowned, looking painful.

"Women are always troublesome and bothersome. What's wrong with you?"

Chao Yao ignored his impatience and said pitifully, "Maybe he got internal injuries when fighting with the guardian beast just now. Immortal Lord, please go first. Don't delay your journey because of me."

"No way, I won't let you out of my sight!"

Chao Yao had no choice but to continue following Su Junze. Unexpectedly, as they were walking, the ground suddenly collapsed and the two of them fell into an unfathomable trap in an instant.

Su Junze used his luck to steady his body, and after landing, he began to look around.

Chao Yao was secretly happy, thinking that this might be a good opportunity to get rid of him.

"Lord Changming, what should we do?" Chao Yao pretended to be panicked.

Su Junze snorted coldly: "Let's see if there is a way out first."

Chao Yao followed behind him, pretending to search, but actually paying attention to whether there was any place around that could be used.

Suddenly, a strange sound came from the trap, like the roar of some monster.

Su Junze's expression changed and he walked towards the direction where the voice came from.

At this moment, a huge poisonous scorpion jumped out from the darkness and attacked Su Junze.

Su Junze was concentrating on dealing with the poisonous scorpion and had no time to take care of anything else for a while.

Chao Yao took the opportunity to quietly hide in a corner. While the venom sprayed by the scorpion spread and blurred Su Junze's vision, she quickly took out an invisibility talisman from her storage bag, silently recited a spell in her heart, and her figure instantly disappeared.

Su Junze was busy fighting the poisonous scorpion and did not notice Chao Yao's disappearance.

Chao Yao carefully avoided the battlefield and headed towards the narrow passage she had discovered earlier.

The passage was dark and damp, filled with a pungent smell, but she didn't care about much and crawled forward desperately.

I don’t know how long I climbed, but I finally saw a ray of light ahead.

Chao Yao quickened his pace and crawled out of the cave.

After coming out, she didn't dare to stay. She cast a spell and flew away.

Fortunately, the thick fog in this secret realm can block spiritual consciousness, otherwise Chao Yao would not dare to do this.

If Su Junze found him, it would only take a moment for him to reach his hiding place.

As soon as he came out of the cave, Chao Yao saw a magnificent palace standing before him.

The palace is magnificent and exudes a mysterious atmosphere.

The entire palace is shrouded in a layer of mist that is almost invisible. This mist is like a veil, swaying gently in the breeze, making the outline of the palace sometimes clear and sometimes blurred, as if playing hide-and-seek with the outside world.

On the walls of the palace, there were faint and strange lights flickering. These lights did not come from common gems or night pearls, but seemed to come from some unknown source of energy. They flickered and revealed an indescribable mystery.

The gate of the palace was closed tightly, and there were complicated and ancient patterns carved on the door. These patterns seemed to be some kind of runes, or an obscure map, which made people confused.

On both sides of the gate stand two huge statues, their faces obscured by shadows and their full features cannot be seen clearly, but one can feel their solemnity from their postures and clothing, as if they are guarding the unknown secrets deep in the palace.

From the depths of the palace, low and distant voices could be heard from time to time, like someone whispering, or the rhythm of some mysterious power.

The sound was intermittent, and whenever Zhao Yao wanted to listen carefully, the sound disappeared without a trace, leaving only a heart-wrenching silence.

Chao Yao was curious and walked towards the palace.

Walking into the palace, it was empty with only ancient murals.

The murals seem to depict advanced cultivation methods and ancient legends.

Chao Yao looked at the mural intently, trying to comprehend something from it.

However, when her gaze lingered on a mural for too long, the figure in the mural actually moved and reached out his hand to her.

Chao Yao subconsciously reached out her hand, and just when it was about to touch, she suddenly realized something was wrong.

Just as she was about to withdraw her hand, she saw that the person in the mural suddenly became angry.

Chao Yao was startled and quickly stepped back.

But the figure in the mural refused to give in. He broke free from the mural and pounced towards Chao Yao.

This person exuded a strange aura, and the powerful pressure made Chao Yao almost unable to breathe.

She quickly cast spells to resist, but the character seemed extremely powerful, and Chao Yao's spell attacks had no effect on him.

Seeing the other party getting closer and closer, Zhao Yao was extremely anxious. At this critical moment, she suddenly found a twisted black hole appeared in front of her.

Chao Yao was attracted by the powerful suction force of the black hole that suddenly appeared. He was unable to resist and was sucked in instantly.

The moment he entered the black hole, Chao Yao felt the world spinning around him and there was a chaotic darkness all around him, as if time and space had lost their meaning.

She felt her body being torn apart by endless force, and her consciousness gradually became blurred.

After an unknown amount of time, Chao Yao suddenly woke up and found himself in a strange place.

The surrounding area is a barren desert, with howling winds blowing up dust all over the sky, and the scorching sun is baking the earth mercilessly.

Chao Yao was shocked. She realized that she was brought to an unknown realm by the mysterious force of space.

She tried to cast a spell, but found that the spiritual energy here was extremely thin and her own magic power was greatly suppressed.

But Chao Yao did not give up. She endured the discomfort and began to move forward in the desert, hoping to find clues to leave or meet other living creatures.

As he walked, Chao Yao suddenly found an ancient temple in front of him.

The walls of the temple have weathered and exude a smell of decay.

Chao Yao walked into the temple cautiously, where a strange statue was enshrined.

The face of the statue is blurry, but it exudes a mysterious aura.

Just as Chao Yao was observing the statue, the statue suddenly opened its eyes and a ray of light shot towards Chao Yao.

Chao Yao was enveloped by the sudden light and was unable to move for an instant.

She thought to herself that this was not good, wondering what kind of unknown crisis this would be.

However, the light did not cause any harm to her, but instead formed a protective shield around her.

Then, an ancient and vicissitudes of life voice sounded in her ears: "Brave intruder, your arrival here is destiny's arrangement."

Chao Yao tried hard to find the source of the sound, but found that there was no one around.

The voice continued, "This desert is a lost land, isolated by the power of space. If you want to leave, you need to find the Void Stone."

what?

The ethereal stone is actually here?

Chao Yao was extremely certain that since this person said so, the Kongling Stone must be only in this place.

“What if I can’t find it?”

The voice was silent for a moment and then said, "If you can't find it, you will be trapped here forever until the end of your life."

Chao Yao had no doubt that this was a threat.

This ability to convince people seems to be a form of suppression.

"Do you believe me?"

"You can try and see if you can get out of this temple first."

He rolled his eyes at Yao and prepared to leave.

It turned out that there was no way out of the temple.

Chao Yao said angrily: "What is going on? Who are you? Why do you want to trap me?"

The voice said slowly: "Don't be angry, I didn't mean to trap you, I just wanted you to understand that finding the Void Spirit Stone is your only way out."

Chao Yao snorted coldly: "Then you should at least give me some hints, you can't let me run around like a headless fly."

The voice responded: "Well, I will tell you that the Void Stone may be hidden in three dangerous places in the desert. Each dangerous place has unique mechanisms and guardians."

Chao Yao asked: "Where are these three dangerous places? What's so special about them?"

"These three dangerous places are Misty Canyon, Blazing Mountain, and Cold Pond Abyss. Misty Canyon is filled with poisonous fog and toxic creatures are rampant; Blazing Mountain is blazing with fire and is guarded by powerful fire beasts; Cold Pond Abyss is freezing cold and hides unknown dangers. You need to be careful, this protective shield can save your life three times at critical moments."

It sounded like it was difficult. Chao Yao frowned and said, "It's so difficult, can't you help me with something more?"

The voice said: "Everything depends on your luck. This protective shield is the greatest help I can give you."

Chao Yao gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, then I'll give it a try."

A golden light shone from the statue and hit Chao Yao. "This is a guide for you. Follow the guide and you can find the three dangerous places."

"Okay, thank you."

This time, there was no obstacle for Chao Yao to leave the temple.

Following the instructions of the statue, she first walked towards the Misty Canyon.

As Chao Yao stepped into the Misty Canyon, the thick poisonous fog that covered the sky wrapped her tightly like a devil's giant hand, and her vision was instantly compressed to a small space.

She quickly made hand gestures, and a faint light appeared on her palms. She tried hard to disperse some of the poisonous fog, while at the same time she groped her way forward along the canyon wall as if walking on thin ice.

The rustling sound of poisonous creatures crawling and the creepy and strange hissing sounds came one after another in her ears. Suddenly, a huge and terrifying centipede rushed out from the hidden crevice in the rocks like lightning, and pounced towards her with its sharp poisonous claws bared.

Chao Yao was startled and broke out in a cold sweat. He instinctively dodged to the side and the magic light in his hand burst out like a thunderstorm, fiercely repelling the centipede.

She desperately rushed deeper into the winding and dangerous canyon path. The poisonous fog became increasingly suffocating and her sense of direction was almost completely lost.

Relying only on the faint guiding golden light of the statue, Chao Yao tried to identify the path in extreme tension, not missing any tiny corner that might contain the ethereal stone.

In the cracks of the rocks, the slightest disturbance may hide a fatal danger;

Inside the cave, there seemed to be countless pairs of eyes peering out from the darkness;

Under the pile of stones, every time a stone was turned over, it seemed to trigger an unknown horror.

Sweat kept rolling down Chao Yao's forehead, and his clothes were torn and tattered by the crazy erosion of the poisonous fog.

But after a thrilling and frantic search, the ethereal stone was still nowhere to be found.

"Isn't it here?"

As soon as this thought flashed through her mind, she ruthlessly suppressed it. Thinking of the mysterious hint from the statue, she took a deep breath, suppressed her inner fear and anxiety, and prepared to risk her life again, searching again more carefully and adventurously.

Chao Yao searched again, but still found nothing. Her eyes revealed deep disappointment and unwillingness, beads of sweat slid down her cheeks, dripped onto the ground covered with poisonous fog, and disappeared in an instant.

“Is it true that there are no Void Spirit Stones in this Misty Valley?”

She murmured, her voice trembling slightly.

However, the cruel reality was before her and she had to accept the result.

Chao Yao took a deep breath and tried to calm himself.

She knew that she couldn't waste too much time and energy here at the moment.

Although she was unwilling, she turned around resolutely and prepared to leave this place that made her feel frustrated.

Chao Yao took difficult steps in the poisonous fog, with a myriad of thoughts in his mind.

She recalled every detail of her time in the canyon, trying to find what she might have missed, but it was all in vain.

Finally, she walked out of the misty canyon.

Looking at the unknown road ahead, Chao Yao's eyes became firm again.

"The next place I must find is the Void Stone!"

She swore to herself, then headed towards the next dangerous place without hesitation.

Chao Yao rode non-stop towards the Chiyan Mountain.

Before she got close, the rolling heat wave came towards her like a surging wave, as if it was going to swallow her up.

The flames on the mountain were burning fiercely, and the red light illuminated the sky, which was frightening.

Chao Yao gritted his teeth and stepped onto the scorching land.

Every step I took felt like the soles of my feet were being burned through.

Suddenly, a giant fire beast of gigantic size jumped out from the flames. The flames around it were like burning armor, and its eyes spewed angry flames.