Chapter 3790: Arriving at the Chaotic Continent

They entered. Inside the attic were many independent rooms, each protected by a restrictive spell.

Upon reaching the fifth floor, Wang Qingshan arrived at a room entrance, where a blue light screen shimmered on the door's surface. Wang Qingshan took out a blue square token. With a gentle flick of his wrist, a blue light shot out, merged with the light screen, and the screen rippled before disappearing. He pushed the door open and stepped inside.

The room was simply furnished with a wooden bed, a blue wooden table, and a few wooden stools—nothing more. Wang Qingshan closed the door and activated the restrictive spell.

With a shake of his sleeve, a yellow light flew from his spirit beast bracelet and landed before him, revealing a yellow stone golem with indistinct features. The stone golem was currently at the early True Immortal stage. It had never been able to transform into human form or communicate with Wang Qingshan. Wang Lei, also at the early True Immortal stage, could communicate normally with Wang Qingshan and had cultivated the enlightenment secret art, having opened three apertures.

The Heavenly Beast Sect's scripture repository contained some ancient texts about stone golems. According to these texts, mystical stones were the most difficult to transform into human form, while plants that gained sentience were the easiest. If the stone golem consumed high-grade metal ore, there was a certain chance it could transform into human form.

Wang Qingshan took out a pale golden crystal and handed it to the stone golem. The stone golem gripped the golden crystal with both hands. Its body emanated a bright yellow light, and the golden crystal visibly merged with it. Over the years, Wang Qingshan had purchased many metal ores used to refine low-grade immortal artifacts and given them to the stone golem to consume. The golem successfully advanced to the True Immortal stage but still could not transform into human form.

Not long after, the yellow light on the stone golem's body dimmed, and it stood before Wang Qingshan. Wang Qingshan put it back into his spirit beast bracelet and meditated to regulate his breath.

Early the next morning, a sound transmission talisman flew in. Wang Qingshan opened his eyes. With a flick of two fingers, a blue light shot out, striking the talisman. The talisman spontaneously ignited, and Wang Mengbin's voice transmitted: "Ancestor Qingshan, we are ready to depart."

Wang Qingshan stood up and walked out to the main hall, where Qi Shuting and two other Golden Immortal cultivators were seated, and over a hundred True Immortal cultivators, including Meng Yilong, stood in neat formation.

"We are preparing to set off for the Chaos Continent. Once there, everyone must obey orders. Violators will be severely punished," Du Tianhe said with a stern and resolute expression.

"Yes, Senior Du (Uncle Du)," Wang Qingshan and the others replied in unison.

"Depart!" Du Tianhe waved his hand, stood up, and walked out. Qi Shuting and Bai Yishan quickly followed, with Wang Qingshan and the others close behind.

Outside the market, Du Tianhe conjured a colossal ship shimmering with blue light. He boarded it, followed by Qi Shuting and the others. Du Tianhe formed a hand seal, and the blue colossal ship emitted a dazzling blue light, ascending into the sky. Wang Qingshan and the others stood on the deck, gazing into the distance. The sea churned violently, the sound of tsunamis was constant, and the sea breeze blew in gusts.

In less than half an hour, the blue colossal ship came to a halt. Before them lay an endless expanse of azure sea, with no end in sight. Wang Qingshan's divine sense detected a powerful restrictive spell fluctuation ahead. Ripples spread across the void ahead, and an empty space about a zhang wide appeared. A brawny man in a blue shirt emerged, holding a small, silver-gleaming mirror.

"Fellow Daoist Nangong, we are ready to enter the Chaos Continent," Du Tianhe said courteously.

The brawny man in the blue shirt was Nangong Hai, a Golden Immortal at the mid-stage, responsible for guarding this entrance. Occasionally, chaos beasts escaped from the Chaos Continent and wreaked havoc in the cultivation world. To counter this, major powers would set up restrictive spells to seal off an area and simultaneously establish market cities. The Nangong Immortal Clan controlled an entrance to the Chaos Continent, establishing a market city near it and stationing Golden Immortal cultivators to guard it.

Nangong Hai nodded, formed a hand seal, and the empty space expanded a hundredfold. Du Tianhe thanked him, formed a hand seal, and the blue colossal ship accelerated its escape speed, flying into the gap. After passing through the gap, they found themselves still in an endless expanse of azure sea. Wang Qingshan's divine sense probed in all directions but was blocked by some mysterious force.

After flying for more than half a day, a vast and boundless continent came into their view. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth here was exceptionally abundant, twice that of the outside world. This was still at the periphery of the Chaos Continent; it was hard to imagine how rich the spiritual energy would be deep within.

The blue colossal ship was quite fast. Along the way, Wang Qingshan saw various mineral veins and spirit fields, as well as massive cities. These cities belonged to different factions, and cities of different levels did not have direct connections. Throughout their journey, they encountered many cultivators, but these cultivators paid them no mind, each busy with their own affairs. They also did not witness any instances of killing and plundering. Cultivators generally stayed within cities, and when venturing out, they did so in groups.

A year later, the blue colossal ship appeared above a range of rolling emerald green mountains. Wang Qingshan and the others stood on the deck, their expressions varied. Golden Immortal cultivators, using low-grade immortal artifacts to travel, had still not reached their destination after a year. This was just a corner of the Chaos Continent, illustrating its immense size.

Not long after, a massive city appeared ahead—a colossal city built within the mountains. The city walls stood over a thousand zhang high, inscribed with countless profound formation patterns. Above the city gate hung a lacquered golden square plaque bearing the three golden characters "Nine Immortals City." At regular intervals along the city walls, there was an Immortal Annihilation Cannon. There were over thirty such cannons in total, but given the immense length of the walls and the vast area to defend, thirty-odd cannons were barely a drop in the ocean. The city gates were tightly shut, presenting an image of strict vigilance.

A team of cultivators appeared on the city walls, led by a plump young woman in a purple dress, Yang Xuan, a Golden Immortal at the mid-stage.

"Junior Brother Du and his group have arrived; quickly open the gates!" Yang Xuan commanded.

No sooner had she spoken than the city gates slowly opened. Du Tianhe formed a hand seal, and the blue colossal ship flew towards the gates. Passing through the city gates, a clamor of voices reached Wang Qingshan and the others. They could see numerous buildings, including pavilions, palaces, bamboo houses, and wooden huts. The streets were teeming with people, ranging from Nascent Soul to True Immortal cultivators.

The blue colossal ship descended onto a vast bluestone plaza, where Yang Xuan and more than ten other cultivators had been waiting for a long time. Wang Qingshan and the others disembarked one by one and stood in neat formation.

"Junior Brother Du, you've finally arrived," Yang Xuan said with a smile.

"Senior Sister Yang, please arrange for these people to be settled first! We'll go to the Nine Immortals Hall to talk!" Du Tianhe said, gesturing towards Wang Qingshan and the others.

"Sun Yu, Liu Wei, you two are to settle them, register their information, and assign them to the cities below," Yang Xuan instructed.

"Yes, Senior Aunt Yang," a graceful young woman in a golden dress replied.

Yang Xuan and three others walked towards a golden hall not far away. The plaque above the entrance bore the three characters "Nine Immortals Hall." Wang Qingshan and the others obediently stood in line. Sun Yu and Liu Wei inquired about their backgrounds and skills, registering the information for convenient assignment.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, Fellow Daoist Meng, please lead your respective teams and follow me," Sun Yu looked at Wang Qingshan and Meng Yilong and instructed.

Wang Qingshan and Meng Yilong acknowledged, then followed Sun Yu to a blue palace, which contained over twenty teleportation arrays.