Remnants of the Blood Shadow Sect
As they passed the boundary monument between the Central Continent and the Southern Continent, the sky's color suddenly deepened.
The Southern Continent's unique miasma, like giant gray cotton candy, completely obscured the sun, and the air was filled with a sweet yet deadly scent.
This was the 'Soul Corroding Miasma' that could corrode Nascent Souls. Ordinary Deity Transformation Realm cultivators, without protection, would have their souls and spirits annihilated within three days.
White Night suspended the four symbols token above his head, and a green light transformed into a translucent barrier, isolating the Soul Corroding Miasma.
The Wind Howling Silver Wolf followed at his feet, its fur glowing with a faint silver light. This was the innate purification power of its bloodline. Although not as dominant as the token, it could barely resist the miasma's invasion.
"Awoo!"
The Silver Wolf suddenly let out a low growl at the thick mist on the left, a flicker of vigilance in its wolf eyes.
White Night's Heavenly Heart Imprint simultaneously detected an anomaly.
Three obscure presences, carrying a strong scent of blood, were hidden in the miasma and rapidly approaching.
"It's a 'Miasma Shadow Leopard'."
He recognized this unique demonic beast of the Southern Continent. They could blend into the miasma to become invisible, and the venom on their claws was even more potent than the Soul Corroding Miasma. "Be careful of their claws."
Before his words finished, three black shadows suddenly darted out of the thick mist, their sharp claws glowing with a faint green venom, pouncing respectively at White Night's throat, heart, and lower body. Their attack angles were extremely tricky.
White Night advanced instead of retreating, his iron sword drawing a green arc in his hand. The sword light contained the Wind Law, automatically forming a barrier.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
With three crisp sounds, the Miasma Shadow Leopards' sharp claws were repelled by the sword light, and the faint green venom instantly vanished upon contact with the green light.
"Myriad Laws United, Fire!" White Night let out a low shout, flicking out three clusters of golden flames from his fingertips. The flames appeared weak, but they carried the domineering power to incinerate all things.
This was the Fire Law he simulated, specifically to counter such sinister demonic beasts.
The Miasma Shadow Leopards let out shrill screams. Their fur, touched by the flames, instantly ignited, and they rolled on the ground, turning into ashes.
Having dealt with the demonic beasts, White Night continued his journey.
The topography of the Southern Continent was more rugged than the Central Continent, with towering stone pillars thousands of feet high everywhere. These pillars were covered in thick moss, and occasionally, glowing vines could be seen entwined around them, with dew drops containing spiritual energy dripping from their stamens.
"These are 'Star Spirit Vines'. They can grow in Soul Corroding Miasma and are excellent detoxifying materials themselves." White Night picked a stamen and dripped the dew into a jade bottle. "Collect some, they might be useful."
The Wind Howling Silver Wolf, on the other hand, was very interested in the beast bones on the ground, occasionally digging awaygravel with its claws and picking out some shiny objects from the piles of bones.
Most were inner cores of low-level demonic beasts. Although not valuable, they kept it entertained.
Seven days later, they arrived at the edge of Falling Star Abyss.
The miasma here became sparse, replaced by a faint purple glow. Countless tinygravel floated within the glow, slowly rotating to form a natural vortex.
This was the anomaly caused by the tearing of space when the Nine Heavens Realm warship crashed.
"The core of Falling Star Abyss is at the center of the vortex." White Night looked at the jade slip in his hand, which recorded: "At the bottom of the abyss lies a profound iron giant ship, its hull covered with star patterns. Touching it will trigger a lightning tribulation..."
He activated the Wind Law, and his figure transformed into a streak of green light, flying towards the center of the vortex.
The floatinggravel automatically avoided him upon contact with the green light, evidently intimidated by the Nine Heavens Realm aura emanating from him.
The closer to the center, the more violent the spatial fluctuations. White Night could even see tiny spatial cracks flickering, and faintly, scenes of another world could be seen within the cracks.
It was a continent burning with raging fires, with huge metal cities floating in the sky.
"Is that the Nine Heavens Realm?" White Night's heart stirred, and his Heavenly Heart Imprint suddenly became intensely hot, as if resonating with the scene in the cracks.
Passing through the center of the vortex, the view suddenly opened up. A huge canyon appeared below, and countless black wreckage of giant ships were scattered at the bottom of the canyon. Most of this wreckage had been corroded by time and was rusty, but the grandeur of yesteryear could still be seen.
The largest piece of wreckage was a hundred zhang long, its hull covered with silver star patterns. This was the profound iron giant ship mentioned in the notes.
At this moment, faint green smoke was rising from the broken section of the giant ship, and the surrounding space was distorted like water ripples, clearly indicating that a battle had just taken place.
"Someone got here before us." White Night's eyes narrowed, landing on the several figures on the deck of the giant ship.
They were a group of cultivators dressed in black armor, with skull symbols etched on their armor, exuding a sinister aura.
They were the remnants of the Blood Shadow Sect! Leading them was an early Void Refinement Realm cultivator with a gaunt face, holding a blood-colored long whip, directing his subordinates to move the wreckage from the giant ship.
"Hurry! Bring up that piece of star marrow iron! The Sect Master said whoever gets this item will be bestowed a Blood God Pill!" The Void Refinement Realm cultivator's voice was filled with greed.
star marrow iron is a specialty of the Nine Heavens Realm, containing pure Space Law, and is a key material for refining high-grade immortal artifacts.
White Night did not act rashly. This Void Refinement Realm cultivator from the Blood Shadow Sect was not weak, and with over twenty Deity Transformation Realm cultivators around, a direct confrontation would not be advantageous.
"I need to find a way." He quietly retreated, hiding behind a large piece of wreckage, and his Heavenly Heart Imprint began to analyze the structure of the giant ship. "The giant ship's power core should still be operating; perhaps I can use it..."
He noticed a circular hatch on the side of the giant ship, with patterns similar to the four symbols token carved on it.
"Got it." A gleam flashed in White Night's eyes. He took out the four symbols token and infused it with the Wind Law.
The wind patterns on the token lit up, resonating with the patterns on the hatch.
A moment later, the hatch made a "creaking" sound and slowly opened inwards, revealing a dark passage inside.
"Silver Wolf, go attract their attention." White Night whispered.
The Wind Howling Silver Wolf understood, quietly circled to the other side of the giant ship, and unleashed a silver sound wave at the Blood Shadow Sect cultivators on the deck.
Although the sound wave didn't harm anyone, it shook the star marrow iron they were carrying to the ground.
"Who?!" The Void Refinement Realm cultivator roared, his blood-colored long whip suddenly lashing out, the whip's shadow striking towards the direction of the sound wave like a venomous snake.
"Over there!" A Blood Shadow Sect disciple pointed in the direction of the Silver Wolf, and they all chased after it.
Taking advantage of the empty deck, White Night transformed into a streak of green light and silently infiltrated the giant ship through the hatch.
The passage was pitch black, with only the star patterns on the walls emitting a faint light.
The air was filled with the smell of oil and rust, and broken parts occasionally clattered underfoot.
Most were unknown metal objects, clearly creations of the Nine Heavens Realm.
"The power core is ahead." White Night followed the guidance of his Heavenly Heart Imprint, heading deeper into the passage.
A faint humming sound came from there, indicating that energy was operating.
At the end of the passage, a huge circular room appeared before his eyes.
In the center of the room stood a metal pillar, a zhang thick, with countless pipelines wrapped around it. A pale blue liquid flowed through the pipelines, making a "gurgling" sound.
This was the giant ship's power core, powered by the Nine Heavens Realm's 'Star Realm Stone'.
"This is it." A hint of a smile flashed in White Night's eyes. He took out the incomplete scroll of the Myriad Laws Art, which he had brought from the Myriad Laws Sect, from his system space and affixed it to the metal pillar.
The characters on the scroll resonated with the star patterns on the metal pillar, and the pale blue liquid suddenly surged violently, causing the space within the room to begin distorting.
"It's done." White Night turned and ran, knowing that the power core's energy was about to go out of control.
The moment he rushed out of the hatch, the giant ship suddenly erupted in dazzling blue light, and countless spatial cracks spread across the deck, swallowing the Blood Shadow Sect cultivators who had rushed back.
"No!" The Void Refinement Realm cultivator let out a desperate roar, trying to escape, but was entangled by a spatial crack. Half of his body instantly disappeared into the crack, and his screams abruptly ceased.
White Night stood in the distance, watching the continuously collapsing giant ship, his eyes showing no ripples.
He never showed mercy to evil cultivators like the Blood Shadow Sect.
After the giant ship completely collapsed, a piece of star marrow iron the size of a human head rolled out from the wreckage, with several fragments of star patterns still clinging to it.
White Night stepped forward and collected the star marrow iron into his system space.
This ore contained Space Law purer than void spirit stone and 'Void Stone' combined, enough to elevate his comprehension of Space Law to a new level.
[Obtained star marrow iron x1, Star Pattern Fragment x3]
[Triggered Main Quest Clue: Nine Heavens Realm Warship Log]
[Quest Hint: Log fragments may be scattered among other wreckage in Falling Star Abyss]
As the system prompt sounded, the Wind Howling Silver Wolf also ran back, holding a blood-colored jade slip in its mouth.
It was precisely what the Void Refinement Realm cultivator had dropped.
White Night took the jade slip. It recorded the Blood Shadow Sect's secret: they were searching for the Nine Heavens Realm's blood god pearl, which was rumored to be able to refine immortal and indestructible Blood Puppets.
And the clue to the blood god pearl was in another piece of wreckage in Falling Star Abyss.
"blood god pearl, huh..." White Night's lips curled into a cold smile. "Since I've encountered it, there's no reason to let you succeed."
He mounted the Wind Howling Silver Wolf and galloped towards the direction marked on the jade slip.
The exploration of Falling Star Abyss had just begun, and more secrets and dangers awaited him.
What he didn't know was that after he left, a purple figure quietly appeared by the giant ship's wreckage, looking in the direction he had departed, a complex light flashing in his eyes.
That was Qin Yue of the Myriad Laws Sect. He had, after all, couldn't resist following, but he hadn't expected to witness such a thrilling turn of events.
"White Night... who exactly are you?" Qin Yue murmured to himself, looking at the tortoise shell jade pendant in his hand. The patterns on the jade pendant had become unusually bright, seemingly foretelling an impending storm...