Chapter 4574: Heaven and Earth Ruins Open

Two years later, at Green Lotus Peak in Green Lotus City, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan sat in a cyan stone pavilion. Wang Qingfeng, Wang Qingxiao, Wang Qingling, Ye Haitang, Wang Yunlong, Ni Tianlong, Chen Yueying, Four Seasons Sword Sovereign, and Li Qinghuan stood nearby.

Ni Tianlong, Chen Yueying, Four Seasons Sword Sovereign, and Li Qinghuan were all mid-stage Taiyi Golden Immortals. They were stuck at a bottleneck and planned to enter the Qiankun Ruins to search for treasures, hoping that even if they found none, the experience would help them break through.

"It's getting late, let's depart!" Wang Changsheng said, summoning a Profound-grade immortal ship that carried Wang Qingling and the others away from Green Lotus City.

The Profound-grade immortal ship was very fast. In less than the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, Wang Changsheng reached their destination.

Mu Yan led the Myriad Treasures Sect contingent, and Grandmaster Qingyi led the Myriad Buddhas Sect contingent. Wang Changsheng saw many familiar faces: Fang Mu, Grandmaster Miaode, Ye Xuanji, Immortal Flowing Cloud, Cao Yuanxing, and Qin Zhaoming were all present.

Grandmaster Miaode and Immortal Flowing Cloud were late-stage Taiyi Golden Immortals, while Ye Xuanji, Fang Mu, Cao Yuanxing, and Qin Zhaoming were mid-stage Taiyi Golden Immortals.

The Nangong Immortal Clan dispatched five Taiyi Golden Immortals to lead their group, with Nangong Yunyue at the head.

To Wang Changsheng's surprise, the Myriad Beasts Palace also sent people to search for treasures in the Qiankun Ruins, and Liu Qian was leading their contingent.

Liu Qian was a little surprised to see Wang Changsheng but said nothing.

"Fellow Daoist Wang is leading the team personally; it seems you attach great importance to this treasure hunt," Mu Yan remarked.

Mu Yan herself was leading the team primarily as a precaution against chaotic beasts. Although Qiankun City was a Sky City, many believed that after so many years, there was nothing valuable left to be found, so they didn't participate.

Wang Changsheng nodded and said, "I was idle anyway, so I came to take a look. I didn't expect Madam Mu to lead the team personally."

Mu Yan nodded, her gaze falling on Liu Qian, and she asked curiously, "Immortal Liu, it's rare to see you leading the team personally."

The last time the Qiankun Ruins opened, only Taiyi Golden Immortals from the Myriad Beasts Palace entered for the treasure hunt; no Grand Unity Golden Immortals were present.

"What's so rare about it?" Liu Qian said dismissively. "The Qiankun Ruins are ownerless territory; anyone can come."

Wang Changsheng looked into the distance and frowned, saying, "The chaotic beasts are coming."

Everyone looked into the distance and saw a dark, swiftly moving shadow that stopped with a flicker. It was Bat, carrying a team of chaotic beasts on its back, led by Xiao.

"A Grand Unity Golden Immortal-stage chaotic beast! It has mutated four times; be careful," Mu Yan exclaimed, her gaze fixed on Xiao.

Du Jun, the vice-leader of the Myriad Treasures Sect, had died at Xiao's hands. She hadn't expected Xiao and Bat to lead the team personally for this opening of the Qiankun Ruins. It seemed their intentions were not small.

"Mutation! Hmph, that's what you call it. Just you people?" Xiao's tone was disdainful. It threw a punch, and a giant fist flashed out, heading directly for Wang Changsheng and the others.

"Oh no, be careful!" Mu Yan exclaimed, her expression tense.

Wang Changsheng threw a punch. A giant blue fist flew out, tearing the void open and revealing a thick, long rift. It met the incoming attack. The two giant fists collided, annihilating each other. The ground collapsed, and dust filled the air.

"An Immortal Body! Laws perfected! You have some skill. No wonder the Chahar Tribe wants to join forces with our Barghut Tribe," Xiao said. Its tone shifted, saying, "But this isn't enough. For you to dare come here, aren't you overestimating yourselves?"

Among the Grand Unity Golden Immortals present, Liu Qian's cultivation was the highest. However, having evolved four times, Xiao truly didn't put any of the Grand Unity Golden Immortals present in its eyes.

"Oh really? Just four mutations. Anyone who didn't know would think you were a Ten-Colored Chaotic Beast." A booming male voice came from the horizon.

No sooner had the voice faded, a silver light appeared on the distant horizon. It stopped with a flicker, revealing a massive silver moon. Upon closer inspection, it was an Earth-grade immortal ship.

The silver moon radiated dazzling silver light. A team of cultivators flew out from it, led by a tall youth in silver robes.

"Fellow Daoist Luo, you're leading the team," Mu Yan exclaimed, a mix of surprise and delight.

The silver-robed youth was Luo Tianyou, Vice-Palace Master of the Star-Moon Palace. He was a mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal who had mastered the Law of Time.

"Hmph, four mutations are enough to deal with you," Xiao suggested, "But treasure hunting is more important. Let the younger generation go in first to search for treasures."

"I was thinking the same!" Luo Tianyou agreed. A team of immortals entered the Qiankun Ruins, and the chaotic beasts followed them in.

Wang Changsheng had Wang Qingfeng and the other eight fly out from the immortal ship and told them to enter the Qiankun Ruins for treasure hunting.

The immortals dispatched over fifty Taiyi Golden Immortals into the Qiankun Ruins. Meanwhile, there were over forty Taiyi Golden Immortal-stage chaotic beasts. This was just the beginning; more immortals would arrive later and enter the Qiankun Ruins.

Upon entering the Qiankun Ruins, Ni Tianlong, Chen Yueying, Four Seasons Sword Sovereign, and Li Qinghuan separated from Wang Qingling and the others. The former formed a team of four, while Wang Qingling and her companions formed a team of five.

With the map provided by Wang Changsheng, Wang Qingling and her companions smoothly bypassed the restrictions. However, they dared not be careless.

Wang Qingfeng held a golden, glittering orb in his hand, his expression solemn.

An hour later, Wang Qingfeng and his four companions stood outside a vast cyan bamboo forest.

"There's a restriction here; we can't go through. We have to go around," Wang Qingfeng said.

"Then let's go around! Safety is paramount," Wang Qingling said.

Wang Qingfeng nodded and walked towards a distant high peak. Wang Qingling and the other four quickly followed.

Outside Qiankun City, Wang Changsheng, Liu Qian, Mu Yan, Grandmaster Qingyi, and Luo Tianyou stood on a low mound. Xiao and Bat were on another mound, a hundred thousand miles away.

"Immortal Lord Taihao sent so many Taiyi Golden Immortals into the Qiankun Ruins; your schemes are not small!" Xiao said, its voice booming.

"What I scheme is none of your business!" Wang Changsheng's tone was cold.

"Heh heh, it's true it's none of my business," Xiao sneered. "But if they can't get out, don't be too sad."

They had sent four three-times-evolved Nine-Colored Chaotic Beasts into the Qiankun Ruins. The weakest of these four Nine-Colored Chaotic Beasts were late-stage Taiyi Golden Immortals. Even if the immortals mastered Dao arts, it wouldn't be easy to kill them.

"Those are also my words to you," Wang Changsheng said with disdain.

Wang Qingling and the others were not weak in strength. Especially Wang Qingling and Wang Qingxiao; they could merge, greatly enhancing their strength.

"Speaking of which, since you're leading the teams yourselves, could it be that there's a source object in the Qiankun Ruins? Or a Primordial Spirit Treasure?" Mu Yan asked curiously. There weren't many things that could pique the interest of chaotic beasts.

"Hmph, we don't need to report our actions to you!" Bat snorted coldly.

Just as Wang Changsheng was about to say something, he frowned and turned to look into the distance. A blue light streaked from afar. It stopped with a flicker, revealing a youth in a blue shirt. It was Shen Long.

Shen Long had already advanced to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm. He was currently an early-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal.

Wang Changsheng glanced at Shen Long but paid him no further attention. He was just a Taiyi Golden Immortal, after all.

"An early-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal dares to enter the Qiankun Ruins to search for treasures? You have a death wish," Xiao sneered.

"If you want to enter the Qiankun Ruins for treasure hunting, go ahead! Just be careful," Mu Yan said.

Shen Long expressed his gratitude and entered the Qiankun Ruins.