372: Chapter 372 The "Special Treatment" of the Inter-Domain Teleportation Array

It took two full days to cross the Gobi Desert on the western border of the Chixiao Dao Domain.

On the evening of the third day, the three of them finally saw the location of the Teleportation Array.

It was a rest station built on a platform halfway up the mountain. It was quite large, with a cluster of stone buildings extending along the mountainside. The pillar of light from the Teleportation Array shot straight into the sky from the center of the station, visible even from twenty li away.

At the entrance of the station was a squad of guards, all of whom were Body Integration Stage Cultivators. The one leading them had a steady aura, and at a glance, it was clear he was in the Early Stage of Undergoing Tribulation.

Zhao Tian took two steps forward and quietly turned his head back.

"Junior Martial Uncle, the standards here are quite high. Normally, one must present an identification token, state the destination, and pay the Spirit Stone for the teleportation. Let me handle it."

Su Changge nodded.

"Go ahead."

Zhao Tian strode forward. Just as he opened his mouth to report his identity as a Disciple of the Taixuan Sect, the guard leader, who was in the Early Stage of Undergoing Tribulation, gave a casual glance, his eyes still carrying a habitual professional detachment.

Then, his gaze fell upon Ye Qingyao.

He paused for a moment.

He recognized her.

Then, his line of sight shifted to the side, landing on Su Changge's face.

He did not move immediately. His expression went through several layers within a few short breaths: from the solemnity upon recognizing Ye Qingyao, to the stunned shock upon recognizing Su Changge, and then to the extreme panic that followed that shock.

Su Changge stood in place, his expression unchanged.

"He recognized me."

"It's over."

"Every time someone recognizes me, I already have experience with what happens next."

Sure enough.

The guard leader in the Early Stage of Undergoing Tribulation felt his legs go weak and knelt on one knee. The twenty or thirty Body Integration Stage guards following behind him immediately knelt down as well, their movements so synchronized it was astonishing.

"This humble official pays respects to Lord Dao Ancestor."

His voice was trembling uncontrollably.

Zhao Tian stood frozen in place, the words he had prepared stuck in his throat; he couldn't say a single thing.

Su Changge stepped forward with a composed gait, looking down at the guards kneeling in a mass, and remained silent for three breaths.

"Rise."

Two words.

The leader climbed up from the ground with trembling hands, his posture respectful to the extreme, a thin layer of cold sweat already on his forehead.

"It is the good fortune of this humble official and the others that Lord Dao Ancestor has graced this place with his presence. The Teleportation Array can be activated at any time. I do not know where Lord intends to go, but this humble official will prepare it immediately, free of any charge."

Zhao Tian, standing behind, heard that there was no charge and his eyes brightened, but he wisely remained silent.

Ye Qingyao spoke, her voice gentle and steady.

"Xuanhuang Domain, Dragon Vein Ancient Continent."

The leader's expression became even more panicked. He was silent for a moment before speaking again.

"Dragon Vein Ancient Continent... This humble official will immediately coordinate the highest specification channel for the Cross-Domain Teleportation Array. We can control the teleportation precision error to within a hundred li of the core area of the Dragon Vein Ancient Continent, ensuring stability."

He raised his head, then lowered it again, his expression showing a caution he was struggling to suppress.

"May I dare ask, Lord Dao Ancestor, your journey to the Dragon Vein Ancient Continent is..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Su Changge glanced at him calmly.

The leader immediately swallowed the second half of his sentence.

"This humble official spoke out of turn. I will go prepare it now."

He trotted into the station.

Su Changge stood in place waiting, his back turned to the guards who were still half-bowed, looking at the ridgeline in the distance.

Zhao Tian leaned in, his voice kept extremely low.

"Junior Martial Uncle, what did he want to ask just now?"

Su Changge did not answer.

Zhao Tian thought about it for a moment, then muttered in a low voice.

"He probably wanted to ask if you were going to the Dragon Vein Ancient Continent to deal with those four forces or to handle the matter of the Seal."

Ye Qingyao gave him a look from the side. Zhao Tian shrank his neck and shut his mouth.

Su Changge looked at the station gate.

"For this kind of question, the fewer people who know the answer, the better."

Before long, the leader trotted back, followed by two other Cultivators specifically in charge of the Teleportation Array. He held a Jade Slip in his hands, his posture extremely respectful.

"Lord Dao Ancestor, the channel is ready. The highest specification stabilization techniques have all been activated. During the teleportation process, there is a specialized spatial fluctuation buffer array for protection, so there will not be any turbulence."

He paused, then pushed the Jade Slip forward a step.

"In addition, we have the latest terrain intelligence for the Dragon Vein Ancient Continent in the Xuanhuang Domain stored here. If Lord does not mind, this humble official would like to present it."

Su Changge glanced at Ye Qingyao.

"Give it to her."

The leader immediately and respectfully handed the Jade Slip to Ye Qingyao. Ye Qingyao took it and nodded slightly in acknowledgment.

The three of them walked into the station, following the passage all the way to the internal Teleportation Array square.

Zhao Tian walked at the back. When passing by those guards, he secretly observed their expressions.

Every person's face had the same thing written on it.

As if facing a formidable enemy, yet incomparably respectful; the two mixed together to produce a very strange expression.

Zhao Tian chuckled uncharitably in his heart.

In the center of the Teleportation Array square, a formation more than twice the size of a normal Teleportation Array had already lit up. Blue-white light flowed through the formation markings, and there was a faint scent of spatial fluctuation in the air.

Su Changge walked onto the teleportation platform and stood still. Ye Qingyao and Zhao Tian stood on either side of him.

The leader bowed deeply below the teleportation platform.

"Lord Dao Ancestor, may you have a safe journey."

Su Changge did not turn back.

The light flared brilliantly, and the three figures vanished within the blue-white radiance.

The Teleportation Array square suddenly quieted down.

The guard leader straightened his back, staring blankly at the dissipating light on the teleportation platform, standing there for a long while without moving.

A Body Integration Stage guard beside him spoke in a low voice.

"Boss, was that really Lord Dao Ancestor?"

The leader nodded slowly.

"That face is exactly the same as the portrait circulated from the Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly."

He looked back at the station, then at the Teleportation Array that had been activated to its highest specification for the first time in history, and was silent for a moment.

"File a record of today's events. Write down the date and time clearly, and stamp it with the station's Seal."

The Body Integration Stage guard was stunned for a moment.

"Boss, what is this for?"

The leader took a deep breath.

"To keep and tell stories to my descendants in the future."