Chapter 268 - 154: Leaving Eastern Profound

’So this is the Sect’s Cross-Domain Teleportation Array?’

Gu Yun’s pupils contracted. He was utterly shocked.

On the flat plaza stood six Space Silver Towers,

carved with mysterious and profound inscriptions that radiated an ancient, majestic Momentum.

"Are you sure you want to go to the Southern Wilderness Domain?"

"It’s not exactly a pleasant place."

A Sect Elder standing nearby asked him again. The man wore a white Daoist Robe, his hair pinned beneath a cap. With his long beard, aged face, and transcendent air, he looked like an immortal sage.

"Yes, Elder."

Gu Yun cupped his fist respectfully.

Then, Gu Yun looked at the Elder and hesitated, a suggestive glint in his eyes.

"If you have something to say, spit it out!" the old man in the Daoist Robe growled.

Upon hearing this, Gu Yun took two steps forward. He retrieved an exquisite pouch from his Storage Ring—one containing a hundred Middle Grade Spirit Stones—and offered it to the Elder.

"Heh heh, Elder,"

"a little local specialty from my hometown. The genuine article!" Gu Yun said with a low chuckle.

The old man in the Daoist Robe saw the pouch, but his expression remained unchanged.

’Heh. This kid gets it.’

The corner of the old man’s mouth curled up. "So you’re using this to test a Sect Elder? Is there any Elder who could possibly pass such a test?"

"Heh, you jest, Elder."

As he spoke, Gu Yun stuffed another pouch of Spirit Stones into the Elder’s robe.

"..."

"Well, seeing as your attitude is so sincere... one trip on the Teleportation Array will only cost you five thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones," the old man finally said.

"What? Five thousand?!" Gu Yun cried out, his face a mask of utter disbelief.

’That’s way too expensive! I thought I could get a discount.’

’My entire fortune is barely six thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones!’

’A single trip on the Teleportation Array would cost me almost my entire fortune.’

’Getting back will be a problem.’

’Sigh... oh well. I’ll figure something out when the time comes.’

’Besides, as a skilled Alchemist, it shouldn’t be too hard for me to earn more Spirit Stones.’

"Hm?"

"Is there a problem?!"

the Elder grunted.

"N-No problem!"

Gu Yun forced a smile.

’Five thousand it is, then.’

’After all, the Eastern Profound Domain and the Southern Wilderness Domain are separated by hundreds of millions of miles. Even a Tongxuan Realm expert would have to fly for ages to cover that distance, to say nothing of a True Martial Realm cultivator. For such a long-distance teleportation, what’s the harm in it being a little pricey?’

After Gu Yun handed over the five thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones, he stepped into the Teleportation Array.

Then, the Elder in the Daoist Robe inserted the Spirit Stones into the Energy Pool.

VMMMM!

The six Space Silver Towers, engraved with Profound Mysterious Inscriptions, suddenly began to shimmer with a blinding light. Ancient, timeworn Inscriptions faintly materialized along the chains that connected them.

WHOOSH!

The six Space Silver Towers then erupted with a pillar of light that shot toward the heavens. An incredibly profound spatial force enveloped the Teleportation Array. In an instant, everything returned to normal, and the array was empty.

At that same moment, two figures materialized out of thin air behind the old man in the white Daoist Robe.

One was Bai Wushuang, clad in a white Profound Robe. He was slender and strikingly handsome, his body resonating with the ultimate Dao Rhythm and a Heaven-Reaching Sword Intent.

The other was Jiang Tingbai, the Peak Master of Celestial Wood Dao Peak. He wore a pale cyan robe, his snow-white hair was pinned beneath a formal cap, and his expression was one of stern majesty.

"Supreme Elder,"

"Are you truly at ease letting him leave just like that?" Jiang Tingbai asked respectfully, cupping his fist.

"It’s fine. Didn’t that Xuantian fellow just head to the Southern Wilderness from Central Earth? With him there, the boy won’t run into any trouble," the old man in the white Daoist Robe said calmly, his hands clasped behind his back.

"Speaking of which, what brings you two here?" the old man asked.

Jiang Tingbai cupped his fist and replied, "The Sect Leader is in seclusion. It seems there are traces of a Tongxuan Realm Demon Fiend in the Northern Territory. I came here specifically to report this to you."

’The Demon Race, is it...’

’I wonder if they’re connected to the clan from Outside the Celestial Essence Realm.’

’If it’s just an ordinary Demon Fiend, it’s nothing to worry about.’

In an instant, a flurry of thoughts crossed the old man’s mind.

Finally, he said in a deep voice, "The two of you go and handle it."

"Yes, sir!"

The two men’s expressions turned solemn. They cupped their fists in acknowledgment, and in the next instant, their figures vanished.

"Sigh."

’I hope the boy’s journey is a smooth one!’

The old man in the white Daoist Robe gazed at the empty Teleportation Array, his eyes as deep and profound as a starry night.

’These prodigies of the Sect who wish to travel to the outer Domains... they all want to venture out, gain experience, seek opportunities, and broaden their horizons.’

’I hope the younger generation of the Sect can mature...’

’...and become pillars of the Sect.’

’There isn’t much time left for the Sect...’

The old man in the white Daoist Robe looked up at the sky, his incredibly profound gaze seeming to pierce through layer after layer of space, reaching all the way to the vast, endless expanse Outside the Celestial Essence Realm.

...

「Southern Wilderness Domain」

Deep underground.

It was pitch-black all around, but Gu Yun could feel he was still within the six Space Silver Towers.

’I just didn’t expect there to be no one here to meet me.’

’The Sect building the Teleportation Array this far underground... truly an ingenious idea.’

Gu Yun swept his Spiritual Sense across the area, sensing the surrounding space, the earth, the rock...

"Hm?!"

His Spiritual Sense, which could cover hundreds of miles, was completely unable to perceive the location of the Teleportation Array. When his senses swept past, the area felt just like ordinary earth, with nothing unusual about it.

’Is there an incredibly high-grade Concealment Array set up here?’

’If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, who would have thought that a large-scale Cross-Domain Teleportation Array would be hidden dozens of miles underground?’

’No wonder the Sect didn’t send anyone to meet me. A place this well-hidden really doesn’t need a reception party.’

Stepping out of the Space Silver Tower, he saw nothing but darkness with his naked eye. But for Gu Yun, whose Spiritual Sense could span hundreds of miles, this was no problem at all. He focused, feeling the pull of the earth around him.