txolops Chapter 285 The Vanished Teleportation Array
Chapter 285 The Vanished Teleportation Array
high in the air.
A dark silver flying boat sped by, carefully avoiding the territory of those third-tier spirit beasts.
Li Ping stood at the bow of the flying boat, carefully comparing the surrounding terrain with the map in his mind.
Several days later, he finally stood above a canyon.
A smile crept into Li Ping's eyes: "Finally found it. According to the map, the teleportation array should be inside the underground cavern in the canyon."
brush!
He waved his hand and put the flying boat away, then flew straight into the canyon below.
However, the appearance of the canyon made him frown, because it looked as if a great battle had taken place there, with traces of fire and destruction everywhere.
Upon arriving at the entrance to the underground cave, the scene becomes even more extraordinary.
The entrance, which was several meters wide as recorded on the map, had been opened into a huge skylight. The surrounding walls were covered with sharp claw marks that went several feet deep, clearly left by a high-level demonic bird.
"this?"
A bad feeling rose in Li Ping's heart, and he quickened his pace, walking deeper into the cave.
But the more he looked, the more alarmed he became, because the stone walls here were crystal-like, as if melted by high-temperature flames, and an unpleasant odor permeated his nostrils.
It looked like a volcanic eruption site.
Li Ping hurried to the location where the teleportation array should be, and couldn't help but frown.
Because all he could see were traces of high-temperature scorching, similar to those on the stone wall before, and there seemed to be a lingering smell of burning in the air.
"Where's the teleportation array? I have such a big teleportation array."
Standing in the vast cavern spanning dozens of miles, Li Ping looked slightly bewildered. He was certain that this cavern was the location of the teleportation array recorded on the map.
The problem is, there's nothing here except what appears to be the remains of a fire-type monster that wreaked havoc.
"Could the teleportation array have been destroyed by a demonic beast?" Li Ping thought to himself. "Teleportation arrays are so troublesome. If it had been built directly in the underground cave of Little Plum Mountain, how could it have been destroyed by a demonic beast!"
Although he did not understand how to build a teleportation array, he knew that a teleportation array could teleport cultivators to distant places, and that it did not rely solely on the power of the array and spirit stones.
These are merely auxiliary; what truly matters are the spatial nodes that naturally exist between heaven and earth.
Natural spatial nodes cause two spaces that are far apart to overlap, and the two spaces are connected through spatial nodes.
It is precisely because of this that it is possible to travel from the Western Wilderness to the Great Zhou in an instant.
However, spatial nodes are difficult to detect using ordinary methods. Legend has it that only cultivators with a mutated spiritual root called "spatial spiritual root" and who have cultivated to the Nascent Soul stage or above can sense them.
This was something Li Ping learned after he specifically searched for information and consulted with Daoist Gaoji, having discovered the existence of a teleportation array in the Cloud Mist Mountains.
According to his understanding, the so-called spatial nodes are somewhat similar to the wormhole structures he had speculated about in his previous life.
The teleportation arrays at both ends of the space node are the jump devices.
Because spatial nodes are naturally existing, cultivators can only make slight use of them and cannot perform operations such as relocating them.
Therefore, the starting location of the teleportation array is not controlled by the cultivator who built it.
In fact, the two ends of the spatial nodes have very different environments, and many are in various complex and dangerous places, making them unusable.
Moreover, most spatial nodes are not stable; they may be fine one moment and collapse and dissipate the next.
Finding a stable spatial node that happens to connect the Great Zhou Dynasty with the Western Wilderness is considered good luck for ancient cultivators.
"I wonder if the teleportation array on the other side of the Great Zhou is working properly," Li Ping sighed slightly.
If the teleportation array on the other side of the Great Zhou is intact, then he can find a way to repair the teleportation array in the Western Wilderness and travel to the Great Zhou through it.
But if the teleportation array on the Great Zhou side is also destroyed, then Li Ping will be left with nothing but regret.
He lacked a spatial spiritual root, and couldn't even pinpoint the location of the teleportation array on the Great Zhou side by following spatial nodes.
After carefully searching the cave and collecting some remnants that appeared to belong to the destroyed teleportation array, Li Ping transformed into a streak of light and flew away from the underground cave.
"Don't let me catch you, or else..."
Li Ping glanced back at the underground cavern, secretly noting down the origins of the unknown fire-type monster.
……
After much deliberation, Li Ping finally decided to try rebuilding the teleportation array in the Western Wilderness.
Anyway, if there's no teleportation array, he's not in a hurry to go to the Great Zhou.
Therefore, he specifically collected the broken materials from the destroyed teleportation array.
As far as he knew, teleportation arrays were mainly used to open spatial nodes and protect cultivators as they passed through them; their functions were basically similar.
Therefore, teleportation arrays are relatively standardized structures in the cultivation world, with only a few dozen different specifications.
With these materials in hand, whether he studies them himself or consults others, determining the specifications of this teleportation array shouldn't be too difficult.
Once he has collected all the materials needed to build the teleportation array and comprehended the True Explanation of Ink Clouds, rebuilding the teleportation array will not be difficult.
Even if the teleportation array on the other side of the Great Zhou is really broken, it will just take him a little longer.
Anyway, even without the matter of teleportation arrays, he would still have learned the third-order array path.
The only extra effort he put in was the materials to rebuild the teleportation array and the time and energy spent determining its specifications.
Having a teleportation array meant he always had a way out; he was currently reading Chapter 284, "The Vanished Teleportation Array," for the latest chapter. That sense of security alone made it all worthwhile.
Moreover, even disregarding the sense of security, the immense benefits of a teleportation array leading to the Great Zhou Dynasty are unimaginable.
For example, he could use this teleportation array to trade goods back and forth and make a profit from the price difference, or...
Of course, Li Ping doesn't lack spirit stones right now, and he's not considering becoming a businessman.
For him, this teleportation array was simply a convenient passage between the Great Zhou and the Western Wilderness, and a means of escaping when he encountered enemies he couldn't defeat in the Great Zhou.
……
"Squeak~"
Outside the array's protective barrier, a series of rapid, low humming sounds rang out.
Meng Wanjun was completely focused and immediately noticed the movement. She quickly manipulated the array plate to create an opening for the Earth Spirit Rat.
Whoosh!
The Earth Spirit Rat darted in instantly, stood triumphantly in front of Meng Wanjun, and spat out a palm-sized piece of metal that looked bloody on the surface.
I don't know how he managed to fit such a large piece of metal into his tiny body.
However, Meng Wanjun did not recognize what this blood-colored metal was; she guessed it might be a kind of spiritual material.
"Squeak~"
The earth spirit rat held its head high with an air of triumph, like a victorious general returning home.
Meng Wanjun was puzzled as to what the Earth Spirit Rat was going to do until it brought its head closer, at which point she suddenly realized what it was all about.
With her fair and delicate hands, Meng Wanjun gently stroked the furry head of the earth spirit rat, murmuring, "Rat, you're so great, rat, you're amazing."
"Squeak~"
The Earth Spirit Rat squinted its eyes in satisfaction, then let out a few more low chirps before darting out of the formation and disappearing again.
Upon seeing this, Meng Wanjun couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle softly: "Senior Li's spirit beast is quite intelligent."
The crimson metal returned by the Earth Spirit Rat was put into the storage bag left by Senior Li before he left.
Meng Wanjun rested her head in her hands, lost in thought.
Her biggest worry was her master. She murmured to herself, "I wonder if Master has arrived at Donghua Mountain yet."
Donghua Mountain is now jointly governed by the Defenders Alliance and the Four Demonic Sects. Fighting is strictly prohibited on the mountain, and anyone who dares to violate the rules will face joint pursuit and killing by the two major forces.
Ziyun Valley doesn't dare to openly challenge the two major powers. As long as Master arrives at Donghua Mountain, they will be safe.
After worrying about her master, she thought of Senior Li.
Previously, when Senior Li was facing Qu Youkong, he said that she was his newly acquired maid and had not yet been taken into his room.
"How could he say that?" Meng Wanjun couldn't help but blush at the thought.
She was raised by her master from a young age and had little contact with anything other than cultivation.
Especially in matters of love between men and women, he has never had any experience whatsoever, and is not much better than those young girls who are just beginning to experience love.
Li Ping's casual remark made her blush.
Then, thinking back to how Senior Li refused to yield an inch when facing Qu Youkong, forcing him to compromise, and finally even getting a second-tier top-grade magic weapon from Qu Youkong.
Meng Wanjun also felt that Senior Li was a wise, brave, and responsible person.
If it weren't for Senior Li's protection, according to the plan she had previously agreed upon with her master, it would have been very dangerous for her to draw her master's attention alone.
Once he realizes he's been deceived, the Core Formation cultivator, enraged and ashamed, will definitely take his anger out on her.
Thinking of this, Meng Wanjun couldn't help but squeeze the 'small teleportation talisman' in her storage bag, which was a means of escaping that her master had specially prepared for her.
Once used, it can randomly teleport you to a location thirty miles away.
However, it's hard to say whether they can successfully escape the pursuit of a Core Formation cultivator at this distance.
If she were caught by an enraged Core Formation cultivator, she would most likely be used as a target for his wrath and killed on a whim.
I did all this for my family and for my master.
Does she regret it?
She doesn't regret it!
Was she scared?
Of course she was scared!
"Thank goodness Senior Li is here." Thinking of this, Meng Wanjun couldn't help but smile.
"What are you laughing at?" A gentle voice suddenly rang in Meng Wanjun's ear.
She looked up and saw Senior Li staring at her with a strange expression.
brush!
Meng Wanjun had finally managed to get rid of the blush on her face, but at this moment, her entire face instantly turned as red as a ripe apple.
"No...it's nothing." Meng Wanjun was a little flustered.
She had a strange feeling that a wisp of steam should be rising from the top of her head at that moment.
Li Ping shook his head, then asked, "Has the Earth Spirit Rat returned?"
As she spoke, her gaze met Li Ping's, and she couldn't help but look away.
"Blushing and avoiding eye contact, could it be that it has devoured my spirit?"
Li Ping nodded and accepted the storage bag, not worried that Meng Wanjun would line her own pockets.
The Earth Spirit Rat is very clever; it remembers exactly how many treasures it has found. Li Ping can just ask it about them later.
Of course, Li Ping believed that as long as Meng Wanjun hadn't lost her mind, she wouldn't dare to embezzle the belongings of a Core Formation Realm cultivator.
Li Ping's eyes lit up with joy as he scanned the several items in the storage bag with his divine sense.
The Earth Spirit Rat is quite useful!