Chapter 392: Mystical Spirit Chronicle · Time Reversal

Jing Yan extended a mechanical arm. It resembled an octopus's tentacles, with eight blade-like segments at the end. The arm's joints were like crystal bones, completely invisible, swiftly piercing targets hundreds of miles away.

"Phew, it's so heavy!" Inside the moving barrier, Jing Yan, who had several mechanical tentacles on his back, stumbled and nearly fell to the ground.

"What's so heavy?" Zhao Xing glanced at him. The mobile barrier allowed observation from the inside out. He saw one of Jing Yan's mechanical arms, strained perfectly straight, plunged into a deep pit in the ground.

"Didn't a Soul Puppet at the Great Divine Ability realm just die? I went to retrieve its Divine Edict, but found I couldn't pick it up." Jing Yan's face flushed, and the spiritual energy on his back began to surge.

"This paper is too heavy."

"Has a Great Divine Ability appeared?" Yu Tianqing asked.

"Unlikely," Zhao Xing shook his head. "The tomb owner was probably in the Yin-Yang Dao Domain realm. Where would he get so many Great Divine Ability methods? He wasn't a missionary scholar. It's more likely due to the paper's material."

"However, this edict must contain a partial Great Divine Ability method; otherwise, Jing Yan wouldn't be struggling so much."

Some Minor Divine Ability level techniques and martial arts have follow-ups, while others do not. For example, Zhao Xing's Three Spirit Fate Palace has a follow-up, but Soul Heaven Vision does not. The Three Spirit Fate Palace is also more valuable and more useful than Soul Heaven Vision. If complete Great Divine Abilities were commonplace, Yu Tianqing's Eye of Delusion Breaking wouldn't be able to do as it pleased.

"No, are you saying I'm weak?" Jing Yan said, slightly annoyed. "This time is really different. It's too heavy; my mechanical arm can't even move."

"Tianqing, see what it is exactly," Zhao Xing said, his interest piqued.

"It's a yellow edict with characters and patterns like this," Yu Tianqing described its appearance. The entire surface was covered in dense text and symbols, with countless characters surrounding a bronze door.

"Brother Zhao, do you recognize it?"

"Yes," Zhao Xing's eyes lit up. "If I'm not mistaken, it should be 'The Bronze Gate' from the Great Divine Ability, 'The Great Wall of History.'"

"It belongs to the 'Bronze History Method' from the 'Ten Records.' Do you remember seeing the moat and city gate before we entered the city?"

"I do," Yu Tianqing nodded.

"That's the Great Divine Ability, 'The Great Wall of History.' Why would Great Divine Abilities like Bai Yang's docilely follow the Realm Pen's method to enter the city? Because their Great Divine Abilities couldn't break through; they could only enter through the city gates."

"As thick as history is, so strong is the defense! This is the historian's divine ability."

"Jing Yan, your mechanical tentacles are pinned down, so of course you can't pull them out. Can you lift the history of the Ancient Yue Luo Kingdom?"

Jing Yan wondered, "But isn't this just a part of it? How can it be so strong?"

"'The Bronze Gate' is part of the Great Divine Ability, and this defense is the most crucial part of 'The Great Wall of History.' Other bricks and tiles are easy to gather, but there are only four gate sections."

"Furthermore, many fragmented texts have been unearthed. After we leave, we can easily collect the remaining fragments to complete the entire Great Divine Ability."

Hearing Zhao Xing's explanation, Yu Tianqing and Jing Yan also grew excited. They had searched for a long time but hadn't found a complete Great Divine Ability, only fragments. First, after the relocation of the Preaching Book, the entire Transcendent Realm's power diminished, and naturally, the preserved divine ability's essence also decreased. Even if it once recorded a Great Divine Ability, it might now be downgraded, losing its essence, making it impossible to learn completely. Second, the tomb owner himself hadn't collected many Great Divine Abilities. Since he was only in the Yin-Yang Dao Domain realm, how could he have Great Divine Ability spells and martial arts everywhere?

"But I can't lift it. What should we do?" Jing Yan asked.

"Let me try," Zhao Xing said. "You control the wandering realm to go over there."

"Okay."

The three of them quickly arrived at their destination, where they saw a door lying at the bottom of the pit, continuously sinking. As for Jing Yan's mechanical arm, it was already flattened and starting to crack.

"Quick! Insert more mechanical arms, or it'll sink!" Yu Tianqing urged, flustered.

"Alright, brother," Jing Yan obediently complied. If they lost this item, Yu Tianqing might get agitated.

"Whoosh!" Zhao Xing jumped into the pit.

The edict was merely fifty meters high and ten meters wide. Yet, it was incredibly heavy. The surrounding ground was continuously sinking, forming a vortex.

Zhao Xing enlarged his body, then inserted one hand beneath the edict, attempting to lift it. However, he found he couldn't move it at all. Zhao Xing then changed his posture. He squatted slightly, activated the Sky-Pillar technique of Baoshan Kung Fu, thrusting his legs deep into the ground, rooting himself firmly. He inserted his hands into the soil, one on the left and one on the right, gripping both ends of the edict.

"Larger! Larger! Larger!" The Grand Yang avatar quickly grew larger. Zhao Xing exerted force with his legs, leaning his body backward.

"Boom!" Using all his strength, the edict was finally lifted. Once it was lifted, Zhao Xing eagerly placed it into his Qiankun bag.

"Success!" Zhao Xing smiled.

The difficulty of retrieval was mainly due to the mutual attraction between "The Bronze Gate" edict and the entire city. Because it was inherently part of the city, Yu Tianqing explained that the ground itself was paper. When a Soul Puppet died in battle and dropped this edict, it would quickly merge into the ground, regenerating a new Soul Puppet in an endless cycle, making it impossible to store directly in a Qiankun bag.

"This thing really wasn't easy to get. Luckily, my Grand Yang avatar is incredibly strong," Zhao Xing said proudly.

"Awesome!" Yu Tianqing and Jing Yan exclaimed, praising the avatar's utility. Qi宗 martial artists truly weren't boasting about their ability to carry world-stars; with sheer force, any technique would be overwhelmed by immense power.

"Soul Puppets are approaching," Yu Tianqing warned, looking around.

"Let's go," Jing Yan immediately commanded the Wandering God Realm to ascend.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom!" The battle intensified, and tall buildings collapsed at an astonishing rate.

"Whoosh!" Suddenly, a sea of fire erupted from the east. Within the flames, an edict seemed to unfurl, revealing a monster with a three-eyed human head, thorny back, and a body covered in muscles and scales. A terrifying aura, as if from an ancient void beast, made them feel extremely unsafe even while hiding within the Wandering Realm, protected by the Grand Historian's Crown.

"Brother, what is that?" Jing Yan felt his breathing become labored, and his body grew intensely hot.

"It should be the edict dropped by Ruan Chang," Zhao Xing said. "And the formation of the execution ground."

"Can we go pick it up?" Jing Yan's eyes lit up.

"Pick up chicken feathers? Are you out of your mind?"

Zhao Xing pointed at the Realm Pen, which had begun writing again: "...The execution ground was raided, but it was too late. Ruan Chang ultimately died under the 'Five Elements Divine Fire Seal.'"

"Hearing of the execution ground's raid, the tyrannical ruler and the demonic concubine grew even angrier, deciding to destroy the Eastern District where the Fire Seal execution ground was located..."

"Whoever goes to the Fire Seal execution ground in the Eastern District will die," Zhao Xing stated.

"What a pity," Yu Tianqing lamented. Ruan Chang was a heroic spirit of the Life-Death Dao Domain realm. For such a spirit to manifest, the edict couldn't be too weak. In other words, he must have dropped a complete Great Divine Ability.

"It is a pity," Jing Yan agreed. "We've seen many edicts drop so far. Even Soul Puppets in the Five Elements Dao Domain realm don't necessarily drop Great Divine Ability methods, but Soul Puppets in the Great Divine Ability realm have a higher probability."

"However, Ruan Chang, being a Dao Domain realm figure, is a protagonist, not just a supporting character. What he dropped could very well be some peerless divine ability."

"Jun Yichen might also have something. Although he's a supporting character, he's an important one," Yu Tianqing added.

So far, they had seen many edicts dropped by Five Elements Dao Domain realm and Great Divine Ability realm figures, but only three, including "The Bronze Gate," actually involved Great Divine Ability methods.

"There's nothing to regret," Zhao Xing shook his head. "With five edicts each, we've already made a fortune. Don't get greedy, and don't even think about returning to the imperial palace."

"Understood," Yu Tianqing and Jing Yan's greed were quickly quelled by Zhao Xing. If anyone had truly seen the world, it was Zhao Xing. Just as people die for wealth and birds for food, only Zhao Xing could remain calm and undisturbed by riches and treasures. Even Jing Yan felt greedy when he saw Ruan Chang's dropped items, let alone Yu Tianqing.

"Whoosh!" The three began to flee towards an area where the fighting was less intense. Along their escape route, they occasionally encountered Soul Puppets battling each other and dropping edicts, which the three would discreetly go to retrieve. Among these, Soul Puppets in the Great Divine Ability realm almost always dropped Minor Divine Ability methods that pointed towards Great Divine Ability methods. Conversely, for those in the Five Elements Dao Domain realm, it depended on probability.

This outcome was mainly because both Minor and Great Divine Ability realms belonged to the third realm. And those in the Minor Divine Ability realm could also cultivate to the Dao Domain realm. The difference between Minor and Great Divine Ability realms was akin to one being at Qi Condensation level nine and another at Qi Condensation level twelve or more; both had a chance to reach Foundation Establishment, but the disparity in strength was too significant, leading to the distinction between Minor and Great Divine Ability realms within the third realm. To be called a Great Divine Ability realm practitioner, one would necessarily require the support of Great Divine Ability cultivation methods. By external common knowledge, a Great Divine Ability realm practitioner typically mastered a complete Great Divine Ability, not just partial moves. However, the tomb owner of this Transcendent Realm had limited power and couldn't fully create such Great Divine Ability realm figures. Thus, background characters and less important supporting roles could only rely on divine abilities or formations like 'Symbiosis,' 'Super Recovery,' 'Blind Eye,' or 'Deaf Ear' to forcibly boost their individual combat power.

"This tomb owner isn't very capable either. Another Dao Domain realm Soul Puppet only has a Minor Divine Ability – trash," Jing Yan said, disdainfully tossing an edict onto the floor from atop the domed palace.

"You're complaining about others' incompetence," Zhao Xing sneered. "You're not even in the third realm yourself."

"If the tomb owner heard you, he'd probably be resurrected by anger," Yu Tianqing quipped dryly.

"Hahaha."

Jokes aside, the three of them were still very happy to be collecting treasures this way. Their selective picking and choosing were soon discovered by Chen Xuan of Starfire. After Jing Yan's third clandestine retrieval from the aftermath of a battle, Chen Xuan was absolutely certain.

"Yue Nu, stop looking, damn it! The items have already been taken by Bai Yang's team!" Chen Xuan said furiously.

"What?" Yue Nu quickly appeared by the palace wall with her people. "Besides Bai Yang, who else could have taken them?"

"Jing Yan!"

"Jing Yan from the Beiye Star System?"

"Yes, that naive prince who likes to throw starluck coins when fighting."

"How is that possible?" Yue Nu said, disbelievingly. "He's only at the second realm. Bai Yang let him in purely out of consideration for him being from the same region."

"How the hell would I know? Anyway, I can confirm the items are in his hands. That kid is collecting treasures outside the city!"

"Retreat!" Yue Nu immediately ordered. As a Great Divine Ability realm practitioner of the soul path, Yue Nu quickly sensed Jing Yan's aura. Yue Nu possessed advanced communication methods like Karma Transmission, but she could only use it with Chen Xuan and Bai Yang because it required prior preparation. Jing Yan's strength wasn't even a consideration for her.

"Jing Yan!!" Chen Xuan roared, shouting forward. But his sound waves, after traveling a hundred miles, were dispersed by the chaotic battlefield. Yue Nu and Chen Xuan could only watch as Jing Yan retreated into the Twelve Wandering God Realm and disappeared.

"Damn you!" Chen Xuan fumed, not knowing what exactly he was cursing, but he just wanted to swear a few words. "That bastard Jing Yan is too weak; he can't hear me!"

"Chase!" Yue Nu immediately ordered. She and Chen Xuan led their people, fighting and retreating. There was no other way; they had to acquire the Historian's Three Treasures to exit. Otherwise, they would be trapped and die here.

"Ah, ah-choo!" Jing Yan's body shivered, and he rubbed his nose.

"What's wrong? You're already so weak after only a few spells," Zhao Xing teased.

"I feel like someone's cursing me," Jing Yan mumbled.

"An excuse. You're just weak."

"You scoundrel, I'm going to fight you!"

The three continuously weaved through the battlefield, while Yu Tianqing kept his eyes on the Realm Pen, observing the ongoing plot of the Transcendent Realm. As they walked, Yu Tianqing suddenly froze in place.

"Brother Zhao, am I seeing things? Look at what the Realm Pen wrote..." "Let me see," Zhao Xing turned his head and slowly translated:

"After clearing everything, the Ancient Yue Luo Kingdom's ruler, under the guise of building a reincarnation altar for Ruan Chang, refined 'Reincarnation Coffin' and 'Ancient God Sacrifices' from living people... In reality, these were prepared for himself and the demonic empress. He buried the prepared reincarnation altar and treasures deep within the imperial mausoleum, sinking them into the Nine Luo Imperial Mausoleum, and suppressed them with guardian spirit beasts like the 'Divine Fire Turtle' and 'Nine-Headed Golden Lion.'"

"Holy crap, reinc..." Jing Yan covered his mouth. Yu Tianqing also had a look of shock. They hadn't expected to find clues about the Ancient Yue Luo Kingdom's reincarnation altar here.

"No wonder..." Zhao Xing murmured to himself. Given the secrets of the reincarnation altar and resurrection involved, it was no wonder this tomb was later heavily guarded and closed to visitors.

The Realm Pen continued to write: "With the tyrannical ruler's cruelty reaching this point, how can the dynasty have a future? The Great Dao of History, billions of citizens—how can they endure being toyed with by a tyrannical ruler and demonic empress? I, Fang Ji, following the Grand Historian's dying wish, buried this transmission within the tomb realm. If any successors visit, please spread the tyrannical ruler and demonic empress's deeds, destroy the altar and imperial mausoleum, and completely bury the Ancient Yue Luo Kingdom's ruler's path to resurrection. Place the Realm Pen and the Preaching Book into the mouths of the two tomb beast statues at the South Gate to successfully exit the city. The Grand Historian's Crown will summon a 'Mausoleum Boat' from the moat to leave this realm."

"We found the exit!" The three of them looked startled, no longer bothering to analyze the clues about the Ancient Yue Luo Kingdom's altar. They quickly changed direction and headed south. Their current gains had already exceeded expectations. Not only had they acquired the Historian's Three Treasures, but they had also obtained clues about the Ancient Yue Luo Kingdom's reincarnation altar. Naturally, they wanted to leave quickly and preserve their spoils of victory.

"I didn't even know the location of the Ancient Yue Luo Kingdom's reincarnation altar in my previous life, but this time I've found clues. This Starfire mission truly wasn't in vain," Zhao Xing thought to himself. There was also a significant treasure in this Transcendent Realm: a page generated from the Mysterious Spirit History Book. However, Zhao Xing didn't know its generation rules or how to retrieve it.

"Know when to quit," Zhao Xing admonished himself. "I've reminded Jing Yan and Yu Tianqing countless times; I can't let myself get carried away." A page from the Mysterious Spirit History Book was too high-level; it could be considered a true divine artifact! Legend had it that it was created by an ancient historical god in the Mysterious Spirit Starfield, automatically generating one page every epoch. Even though the ancient god was no longer there, it continued to produce pages, recording various events in the Mysterious Spirit Starfield. Zhao Xing felt he wasn't qualified to take such an item right now; merely being near this treasure was dangerous. "I don't know if the current time is before or after its generation, but I've already gained enough. I mustn't be greedy."

Zhao Xing and the two others quickly flew to the South Gate. By then, the area was in utter chaos, with countless Soul Puppets jammed together.

"The tyrannical ruler and demonic empress have sealed the royal city. It's heavily guarded here now, how do we get close?" Jing Yan asked.

Yu Tianqing wore the Grand Historian's Crown, so the Soul Puppets couldn't see them, but if they just ran into them, it would be equivalent to actively exposing themselves.

"Either we fight our way through, or we wait it out," Zhao Xing said.

"Can we win?" Yu Tianqing asked.

"No," Zhao Xing shook his head. "The three of us combined can barely handle one Soul Puppet in the Great Divine Ability realm. There are fifty at the South Gate, plus three in the Five Elements Dao Domain realm. And thousands of other Soul Puppets."

"Then we can only wait it out?"

"Yes," Zhao Xing nodded. "The purge and riot will eventually end. Once peace is restored, or the number of defending soldiers decreases, we can leave."

"Sigh," Jing Yan sighed. "It's so hard to do a protagonist's job without a protagonist's strength."

"Jing Yan, have you forgotten? Starfire has two other teams," Yu Tianqing said. "Can you contact them?"

"What?" Jing Yan asked in surprise. "Didn't Starfire only send one team? Bai Yang is dead."

Yu Tianqing looked at Zhao Xing. "Brother Zhao, do you remember?"

Zhao Xing nodded. "I remember, but I don't think contacting them is a good option."

"True," Yu Tianqing nodded. Bai Yang died so decisively, let alone the other two teams. The three of them survived the riot and purge thanks to the Grand Historian's Crown. The other two teams had probably already lost their lives. Furthermore, they didn't know how to contact them. Bai Yang might have known, but these outsourced members couldn't communicate. This Transcendent Realm didn't allow the use of mechanical communication devices, nor could they even leave behind secret codes, marks, or other information.

"I must cultivate diligently when I get back!" Jing Yan clenched his fists. "Especially will-based divine abilities... this feeling is too unpleasant." It truly was unpleasant, forgetting things in an instant. Watching Zhao Xing and Yu Tianqing discuss, Jing Yan felt like a useless person.

"Don't be like that," Zhao Xing comforted him. "Anyway, you'll forget what you've said right now in a moment."

Jing Yan: "..." Jing Yan was filled with resentment.

"Brother Jing, I'll remind you after we get out," Yu Tianqing said.

"Good brother!" Jing Yan shot a glance at Zhao Xing. Yu Tianqing was truly kind-hearted.

"Bang!" Chen Xuan threw a punch. His Falling Star Fist was like a meteor striking a group of Third Realm Soul Puppets in front of him. The powerful shockwave instantly cleared obstacles for tens of thousands of miles ahead.

"Yue Nu, where are they?" Chen Xuan asked.

"He went south." Jing Yan's reflection flashed in Yue Nu's heterochromatic eyes.

"Damn, why did he go south again?" Chen Xuan's fiery temper was truly uncontrollable. Jing Yan was scurrying around like a rat. He couldn't hear when called, and Chen Xuan was truly getting fed up.

"Save your strength. Chase them," Yue Nu and her group said from inside his ear canal.

"You just talk! Why don't you come down and help fight?" Chen Xuan roared inwardly. However, he also knew that Yue Nu's group wasn't suited for such situations. Specialization was key. Bai Yang broke through plot checkpoints, and Yue Nu served as the team's liaison and a backup treasure hunter. As for him, a Qi宗 martial artist, he was definitely the workhorse. His job was this kind of brute-force, head-on work.

"Hm?" Just as Yue Nu and Chen Xuan approached the South Gate, Zhao Xing and Yu Tianqing simultaneously looked north. They saw a giant appear on the horizon at some unknown point. He towered above the thunderclouds, electricity crackling around him, as tall buildings crumbled. With a wave of his hand, the giant sent countless Soul Puppets flying. With a lift of his foot, the ground began to tremble. Many Soul Puppets clung to his feet and waist, like ants gnawing on an elephant. However, the giant paid no attention to the minor characters, only shaking them off when their numbers grew too great.

"Th-that's a Great Divine Ability Qi宗!" A trace of shock appeared on Yu Tianqing's face.

"Only a Qi宗 martial artist could do something like that," Zhao Xing said, also somewhat surprised. The caliber of people Starfire sent out was truly too high. In his eyes, Bai Yang was already an incredible genius, and now he saw another Qi宗 genius. Compared to this person, his Grand Yang Straw Man suddenly seemed much weaker.

As they got closer, Zhao Xing's detection frame finally captured the other party, displaying Chen Xuan's information:Profession: Martial ArtistRealm: Great Divine Ability (Perfected)Golden Body: Solar Stage ThreeAge: 82,425Remaining Lifespan: 1.8 EpochsMinor Divine Abilities: Starfall Fist (Divine Ability Rank 9), Primordial Sword Finger (Divine Ability Perfected), Qi Devouring Sun and Moon (Divine Ability Perfected), Blazing Sun Furnace (Divine Ability Rank 8), Giant Spirit True God (Divine Ability Rank 7), Realm Core Body...Great Divine Abilities: Primordial Immortal Body (Third Stage), Qiankun in Palm (Second Stage)

"Hiss, another master!" Zhao Xing was astonished. Achieving Solar Stage Three in the Golden Body was an ability usually only possessed by Dao Domain realm martial artists. At this level, Chen Xuan could genuinely move smaller sun-stars.

"Primordial Immortal Body, Qiankun in Palm—this person cultivates not only externally but also internally. He also has a divine ability similar to the 'Gluttony Method' called 'Giant Spirit Furnace.' Even if someone were to enter his body, they would be instantly refined by his internal organ fires. He's only cultivated for over eighty thousand years, yet he's perfected so many Minor Divine Abilities. Truly an empire's genius," Zhao Xing mused. "Although the Primordial Immortal Body can't compare to Du Yun's Void Ancestor Golden Body, individuals like Chen Xuan are rare even in the Ancient Yuanhai Kingdom."

In comparison to Du Yun, Du Yun's Golden Body was already at Solar Stage Six, his Great Divine Abilities had reached Stage Four, and all his Minor Divine Abilities were perfected.

"Normally, a Great Divine Ability Qi宗 practitioner who could cultivate their Golden Body to the Lunar stage, ignoring the illumination of lunar light and moving lunar stars, would be considered incredibly powerful," Zhao Xing thought to himself. "However, Chen Xuan has gone from Yin to Yang, still expanding the limits of his Golden Body. Like Du Yun, he probably felt he had reached his limit before attempting to break through to the Dao Domain realm."

Unearthing the body's treasures was most suitable in the Great Divine Ability realm. Upon breaking through to the Dao Domain realm, the Golden Body would take shape, and further excavation would cease, focusing instead on strengthening and developing within the existing framework.

"That's Chen Xuan?" Jing Yan paused. "I remember now, so Yue Nu is also next to him."

"Who is Yue Nu?" Yu Tianqing asked.

Jing Yan replied, "A Great Divine Ability realm practitioner of the soul. She's also one of Starfire's captains, and many people have died by her hand."

"How many?"

"Chen Xuan and Bai Yang combined probably haven't killed even one percent of what she has," Jing Yan said. "Her mission success rate is also the highest in Starfire."

"She possesses the Karma Transmission divine ability. As long as she prepares beforehand, she can contact teammates even in places like this Transcendent Realm, and even communicate with Starfire members outside."

"Then we..." Yu Tianqing looked at Jing Yan, then at Zhao Xing. His implication was whether to contact these two powerful figures.

"Jing Yan, you make the decision," Zhao Xing said. "But one thing: if we make contact, Old Yu and I won't exert any further effort."

"I understand," Jing Yan nodded. Zhao Xing and Yu Tianqing had secrets, which were certainly not suitable for display in front of outsiders.

"Don't worry, Starfire is very trustworthy. Besides, I'm royalty, so my words carry some weight," Jing Yan stood up. "I'll go greet them."

"Jing Yan, are you deaf, you idiot?!" Chen Xuan, after shrinking, grabbed Jing Yan by the neck and questioned him. "I called you so many times, and you didn't hear a single word, you scoundrel!"

"Chen Xuan, that's enough," Yue Nu admonished. "Show some respect to royalty."

Chen Xuan released Jing Yan. "Kid, was I disrespectful to you?"

"N-no," Jing Yan chuckled. "Brother is just joking with me."

"See?" Chen Xuan patted Jing Yan's shoulder with satisfaction. In reality, he and Jing Yan were very familiar, otherwise, he wouldn't have recognized him at first glance.

"Alright, let's talk business." Yue Nu ignored Chen Xuan and instead stared at Jing Yan. "Are the items in your possession?"

"Yes," Jing Yan nodded. "We've got the Grand Historian's Crown, the Preaching Book, and the Realm Pen."

"We?" Yue Nu looked behind Jing Yan. "There are two more people. Who are they?"

"Zhao Xing and Yu Tianqing," Jing Yan waved his hand. "My brothers. I recruited them too; they were with Bai Yang."

"How did you enter the imperial palace?" Chen Xuan asked curiously.

"This isn't the place to talk," Jing Yan said. "We've got the items. Let's get out first, then write the mission summary."

"Jing Yan is right," Yue Nu said. "Let's get out first."

With Chen Xuan as their top workhorse, things became much simpler. Zhao Xing and Yu Tianqing both jumped into Chen Xuan's ear, staying with Yue Nu and the others. Then Chen Xuan, wearing the Grand Historian's Crown, silently approached the South Gate. When he could no longer proceed unseen, Chen Xuan stopped concealing his presence and actively ambushed the Soul Puppets guarding the gate.

"Boom!" The Starfall Fist sent three Dao Domain realm Soul Puppets flying. Seizing the opportunity, Chen Xuan quickly threw the Realm Pen and the Preaching Book into the mouths of the tomb beast statues.

"Buzz!" Everything around them seemed to freeze, as if the story had reached its end. Chen Xuan was preparing to counter incoming attacks, but he realized no attacks had landed on him for a long time. Then, looking up again, he found himself already outside the city walls.

"Pop!" The city wall seemed to regurgitate, spitting out the Realm Pen and the Preaching Book.

"It worked! Hahahaha!" Chen Xuan burst out laughing. Yue Nu, Zhao Xing, Jing Yan, Yu Tianqing, and the others also flew out from his ear. The Realm Pen, the Preaching Book, and the Grand Historian's Crown all shone with brilliant light.

"Splash!" The moat's water suddenly boiled, as if something was breaking through the surface. The other experienced members dared not look at the moat. Zhao Xing and Yu Tianqing, however, secretly observed.

An ancient mausoleum boat, like a ghost slowly sailing from the depths of time, broke the stillness of the river. The bow of the mausoleum boat surfaced first, revealing a meticulously carved, ferocious beast head before everyone. The hull was crafted from a peculiar black wood. The erosion of time had covered the wood with mottled patterns, like the intricate wrinkles on an old man's face, recording countless unknown stories. From the cracks in the wood, wisps of black mist seeped out, carrying faint, low wails, as if vengeful spirits imprisoned within were struggling in agony. Along both sides of the hull hung a row of aged bronze bells. These bells varied in shape and size, their surfaces engraved with mysterious runes.

"The Transcendent Mausoleum Boat—this is it," Yue Nu's eyes lit up. "Everyone, board the boat with me."

Upon hearing her, everyone flew onto the boat.

"Splash!" After the Transcendent Mausoleum Boat steadied, it began to move along the river. Everything around them began to fade—the sky, the earth, the city—as if disappearing.

Zhao Xing stood on the deck with many others. He scanned the area. There were about thirty-seven people on board. Originally, each team had thirty members, but now only thirty-seven remained in total. Bai Yang's team, in particular, had only three survivors. It had truly been a life-or-death mission.

Fortunately, it was all coming to an end. After counting the numbers, Yue Nu said, "We are entering a void river and will soon exit the Transcendent Realm. Once outside, we will find a safe route back. You don't need to worry."

"Upon our return, rewards will be distributed based on merit. Starfire will not shortchange you on what you deserve."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, some even cheering on the spot.

"Jing Yan, your group will be under my command for now," Yue Nu said, looking at Jing Yan, Zhao Xing, and Yu Tianqing.

"Yes."

"Next, rest where you are and do not wander around," Yue Nu commanded.

"Yes." The Transcendent Mausoleum Boat was clearly also a treasure; its interior space was vast, with many areas. However, the outsourced members evidently had no interest in exploring it now. They all obediently sat down around Chen Xuan.

Zhao Xing also sat cross-legged. He had a persistent feeling that Yue Nu had given him a few extra glances. "Could she have seen that I cultivated the Three Spirit Fate Palace?" However, seeing Yue Nu close her eyes again, he stopped overthinking and simply waited quietly for the journey to end.

Their time in the Transcendent Realm wasn't long; even including the waiting period, it was only a little over ten years, but their gains were truly substantial. "Starfire has obtained the Historian's Three Treasures. Upon returning, they can request that the people of Great Zhou immigrate to the Scarlet Star Empire first." "Including preparations, it would take a few decades, but they would definitely reach the Scarlet Star Empire." "Additionally, Jing Yan, Yu Tianqing, and I also acquired several high-quality Divine Edicts." "And learned clues about the reincarnation altar... it was truly a huge harvest!"

"Excellent. Next, I can focus on the scholar's imperial mausoleum at Nanluo No. 21," Zhao Xing mused. "The treasures in that missionary scholar's mausoleum are no less than here, but I need to prepare more thoroughly, otherwise... mm?"

As Zhao Xing was thinking, the Transcendent Mausoleum Boat suddenly began to shake violently. The surrounding void suddenly became turbulent, and the river seemed to turn extremely rapid.

"What's happening?"

"What's going on?"

"We're not going to be stuck here, are we?"

"Don't move! Calm down!" Chen Xuan shouted. "It's just a little turbulence."

"Rumble!" However, the tremors quickly surpassed the level of "normal turbulence" in a very short time. Everyone was jolted awake, looking around in alarm, unable to calm down.

"Brother Zhao, what's going on?" Yu Tianqing instinctively asked Zhao Xing, and Jing Yan also leaned closer. He trusted Zhao Xing's abilities more than Starfire's.

"I don't know either," Zhao Xing transmitted. "The Ancient Yue Luo Kingdom existed in a distant ancient era. At that time, the Great Historian's Path hadn't been weakened yet. Perhaps it's truly due to the formation being eroded by time, causing the mausoleum boat to be a bit bumpy."

Jing Yan said worriedly, "No formation can withstand the erosion of time. Wasn't the Yue Luo Mausoleum swept out and formed the Phantom God Galaxy because its Starry Sky Formation failed?"

"With such huge fluctuations now, I have a feeling we're going to capsize!"

"Shut up! Can you say something auspicious?" Zhao Xing glared at him.

"Okay, I won't say anything," Jing Yan surrendered, raising his hands.

The subsequent tremors lasted for three full months. Zhao Xing constantly checked his panel, finding that he still hadn't received a new coordinate. This meant the mausoleum boat was still circling within the Transcendent Realm.

"Rumble!" Unpleasant explosions echoed in their ears. At this point, no one could cultivate in peace.

"The vibrations are getting stronger, reaching a terrifying level," Zhao Xing observed his surroundings. Many people even started getting injured due to the vibrations. The rumbling never ceased, as if some monster was continuously striking and rubbing against the bottom. Yue Nu and Chen Xuan stood at the edge of the deck, looking at something unknown. Zhao Xing activated his Soul Heaven Vision, also attempting to scan the view beyond the boat.

However, just then— "Bang!" The power of the tremors suddenly exceeded its peak, causing a massive jolt. To his horror, Zhao Xing saw cracks appearing on the Transcendent Mausoleum Boat, and it began to tilt to one side.

"Holy crap, Jing Yan, what a jinx you are!" Zhao Xing felt a powerful suction force emerge. Vortices appeared in the void, tearing apart people and objects on the boat. The mausoleum boat soon completely capsized, losing its protection, and everyone was swept into the void turbulence!

"Zhao—" Jing Yan tried to shout something, but he vanished the next moment. Yu Tianqing had been watching Zhao Xing. His gaze held both regret and a plea. Before he was swept away, Zhao Xing understood Yu Tianqing's unspoken request: to take care of his hometown. This was because Zhao Xing was only a clone here; his main body was still alive.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss!" Zhao Xing's Grand Yang avatar endured a bit longer, its divine light dimming but a little later. He watched helplessly as Jing Yan and Yu Tianqing were torn to shreds after entering the vortex. In such extreme conditions, the two of them simply couldn't withstand the tearing force of the void turbulence.

"Larger! Larger! Larger!" Zhao Xing rapidly expanded. Even if this was just the life of his avatar, he wasn't one to give up easily. However, this power was too immense. After the mausoleum boat capsized, he couldn't escape either and plunged into the void turbulence. Yue Nu was torn apart instantly. As for Chen Xuan, Zhao Xing saw that he remained completely intact even after entering the void turbulence.

"How could this happen?!" On the Huru Star Continent, Zhao Xing's main body abruptly stood up, his eyes bloodshot. "Why is this turbulence so strong that it can't even protect Chen Xuan?" Zhao Xing's main body quickly calculated that the Grand Yang avatar could only last fifteen seconds in the void turbulence.

"Could it be that the tomb owner never intended for us to leave alive, or did something unexpected happen?" Zhao Xing was accustomed to life and death; he had faced death before during his adventures in the universe in his previous life. He had long been mentally prepared for dangerous expeditions. "No one knows whether tomorrow or an accident will come first," Zhao Xing sighed. "Jing Yan and Yu Tianqing just died like that." Three months ago, they were happily collecting treasures, but an accident occurred when they boarded the Transcendent Mausoleum Boat to leave.

The Grand Yang avatar struggled in the void turbulence, constantly dashing towards the epicenter of the vibrations. Zhao Xing desperately wanted to know what monster had capsized the mausoleum boat.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss!" The violent void turbulence corroded the Grand Yang avatar. Dazzling white light appeared before Zhao Xing's eyes. His avatar began to disintegrate. Even after its body was torn apart, the Grand Yang avatar could still move, but it had lost control. Without protection, the splintered soul soon felt an icy chill.

"Can't see clearly..." In the void turbulence, Zhao Xing's soul phantom was helpless. The fragmented hand of his avatar seemed to grasp something, but Zhao Xing could no longer discern what it was. The splintered soul's vision quickly blurred, then completely darkened.

On the Huru Star Continent, Zhao Xing's main body silently slumped into his chair. Although he knew that unforeseen factors were uncontrollable and that Jing Yan and Yu Tianqing were in danger of death, he still felt a pang of sadness when it actually happened.

"Yu Tianqing, who was supposed to be the future ruler of an ancient kingdom, died here because of my invitation... Hm?" As Zhao Xing grieved, his body suddenly produced a subtle fluctuation, and he sat bolt upright. Multiple reflections appeared in his eyes. Countless images flashed by, finally freezing in place.

"How could this be?" Zhao Xing revealed a look of disbelief.

Transcendent Realm, somewhere within the ancient tomb. The Grand Yang avatar opened its eyes, its body instinctively raising a protective shield. Then he noticed thirty pillars of light, including his own, dissipating around him.

Bai Yang glanced at Zhao Xing and nodded slightly. "You're very good."

Zhao Xing lowered his gaze slightly, clenching his fist tightly. In his palm lay a thin, smooth page of paper.

"So that's it! This page from the Mysterious Spirit History Book actually possesses the power to rewind time!"