268: Chapter 268 Arrival in the Chaotic Void, Ruins of the Heavenly Court

"Boom—!"

On the ice plains of the Extreme Cold Ice Domain, three colossal figures, each the size of an ancient mountain, were sprinting wildly.

The Ice Spirit Snow Ape King led the charge, its terrifying aura of a half-step True Immortal released without reservation. Along the way, those extreme cold storms capable of tearing apart experts in the Great Emperor Realm shattered like fragile paper under the impact of its incomparably powerful Physical Body.

Behind it, two Snow Apes at the Peak Emperor Realm followed closely. Every heavy step they took could crush the ten-thousand-year-old ice, frozen for countless eras, into bottomless giant pits, shaking the entire ice plain violently.

Over half a month had passed.

For a full half-month, this mount team, which could be called extremely luxurious and would drop the jaws of countless people across the All Heavens and Myriad Realms, had been traveling day and night through this dead, frozen wasteland.

On the Snow Ape King's broad, flat head, Su Xuanchen lay extremely lazily on a soft couch covered with premium snow fox fur.

Gu Hongchen sat cross-legged to the side. After half a month of adjusting her breath and traveling, she had completely recovered her usual high-and-mighty, cold-as-an-immortal appearance.

But at this moment, her beautiful eyes glanced from time to time at Su Xuanchen, who was crunching on an ice spirit jade fruit, her stunning face filled with hesitation as if she wanted to say something.

Finally, Gu Hongchen could no longer suppress the doubts in her heart.

"Old Ancestor Su."

Gu Hongchen took a deep breath and asked in a cold voice.

"Previously, when confirming the location of the Ancient Heavenly Court Ruins, you once said, 'Don't be happy too soon.' I am dull-witted, and for the past half-month, I have been unable to figure it out. Was that sentence just a casual joke, or did it have a deeper meaning?"

Su Xuanchen spat out a crystal-clear fruit pit and rolled over extremely casually.

He propped his head up with one hand, looking at Gu Hongchen with an extremely calm gaze.

"A joke?"

A faint arc curled at the corner of Su Xuanchen's mouth. Although his tone was lazy, it revealed a profundity that saw through everything and an extremely clear rationality.

"Grand Elder Gu, you have lived for so long, have you forgotten even the most basic common sense?"

He extended a slender finger and pointed at the gray, bottomless Extreme Cold Ice Domain ahead.

"Since someone deliberately set up such a peerless formation that even a half-step True Immortal cannot shake, sealing the core of the Ancient Heavenly Court tightly here, do you really think that inside is just a huge treasury without any defenses, waiting to be plundered?"

Su Xuanchen sat up, his eyes instantly becoming extremely sharp.

"Where there is a divine treasury, there must be great danger!"

"Such supreme Opportunity must be accompanied by terrifying killing formations capable of strangling True Immortals, or unknown fierce beasts that survived from those years. Immortal Treasures are good, but you must have your life to enjoy them."

He sneered, bluntly piercing through Gu Hongchen's fantasies.

"Your Gu Family only thinks about the Phoenix true blood and supreme fortune inside, but you haven't considered that once you step into that sealed land, if you are not careful, you will end up with your Divine Soul completely destroyed."

Hearing Su Xuanchen's extremely blunt but incisive analysis.

Gu Hongchen was shocked, as if enlightened.

She suddenly realized that she had been completely blinded by that Heaven-Defying Opportunity, and even once mistakenly thought that Su Xuanchen wanted to burn bridges and swallow the treasures alone.

A feeling of intense shame instantly surged into Gu Hongchen's heart.

She bit her red lips, and for the first time, lowered her arrogant head, her voice as soft as a mosquito's hum.

"Old Ancestor Su... previously, it was I who judged a gentleman with a villain's heart and misunderstood you. Hongchen is here to apologize to you."

A dignified core True Immortal of the Gu Family actually apologizing so humbly—if this were to spread, it would definitely drop the jaws of countless people.

However.

Facing Gu Hongchen's extremely sincere apology, Su Xuanchen dug his ear in an extremely obnoxious way.

"Huh? What did you say? The wind is too loud, I can't hear you!"

Su Xuanchen deliberately shouted, his face full of extremely annoying playfulness and teasing.

"Grand Elder Gu, aren't you usually quite loud when lecturing people? Why does your apology sound like a mosquito humming? Didn't you eat? Do you want me to reward you with a fruit to chew on?"

"You!"

Gu Hongchen suddenly raised her head, her cold face instantly turning bright red.

She glared at Su Xuanchen in shame and anger, so furious that she turned her head away, ignoring this extremely obnoxious man who had no manners.

However.

When she turned her head and secretly glanced at Su Xuanchen from the corner of her eye.

Looking at his casual appearance, without any airs of a peerless expert, eating fruit in such a down-to-earth way, and even having a bit of fruit juice on the corner of his mouth.

Gu Hongchen's heartbeat began to accelerate wildly without warning.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

A feeling she had never experienced before quietly took root and sprouted in the depths of her heart, which had been silent for countless years. Two extremely alluring blushes uncontrollably climbed onto her cheeks.

She had to admit that this man, who acted without taboos, was overbearing and rogue-like, had a fatal attraction.

And all these extremely subtle changes in expression were seen by Chang Xiyue, who was sitting on the side.

A knowing smile flashed in Chang Xiyue's cold eyes, but she was extremely wise not to point it out.

Just as everyone had different thoughts.

"Roar—!!!"

The Ice Spirit Snow Ape King under their feet suddenly let out an extremely excited, earth-shattering roar!

Its mountain-like body suddenly stopped its wild sprint.

"Great Immortal! Aunt Xiyue! We have arrived!"

The Snow Ape King's rough, raspy voice was filled with uncontrollable excitement.

Everyone raised their heads in unison, looking far ahead.

Only to see at the very end of the Extreme Cold Ice Domain.

The originally gray Chaos mist and the flying frost had completely disappeared.

Replacing them was a vast, chaotic Void Realm that made one's Divine Soul tremble just by looking at it!

There was no heaven or earth here, no Law.

Only endless darkness and extremely pure destruction!

"Boom—!!!"

Terrifying purple-black lightning, as thick as mountains, crashed down wildly in that chaotic Void Realm, like dragons of destruction rampaging.

The violent void turbulence turned into an extremely sharp, invisible meat grinder, grinding everything around into nothingness.

That suffocating aura of destruction rushed toward them like a tangible force, making even Gu Hongchen feel that breathing was extremely difficult.

"This is the chaotic Void Realm on the outskirts of the Ancient Heavenly Court..."

Gu Hongchen gripped the biluo emperor sword tightly, her beautiful eyes unable to hide the surging emotions and extreme shock in her heart.

As long as they crossed this void, they could reach that supreme divine treasury that had been sealed for an era!

However.

Standing beside Su Xuanchen, Chang Xiyue looked at the chaotic Void Realm filled with destruction and dead silence before her.

A look of intense sorrow appeared on her cold face.

This broken void was once the most glorious and sacred place in the All Heavens and Myriad Realms.

That was the Heavenly Court ruled by the Empress!

Now, only this devastation and endless destruction remained.

"Empress..."

Chang Xiyue's eyes were slightly red, her delicate body couldn't help but tremble slightly, and a deep sorrow completely enveloped her.

Just as she was about to be completely swallowed by this sorrow.

A thick, powerful hand domineeringly wrapped around her slender waist.

Su Xuanchen pulled Chang Xiyue into his warm and scorching embrace.

"Don't look."

Su Xuanchen's voice was low and gentle, carrying an absolute power that could smooth out all pain.

He gently pressed Chang Xiyue's head against his chest.

"The past has already happened, and being sad won't help."

Su Xuanchen gently patted her back, his tone extremely firm.

"With me here, I will accompany you inside and find out the truth of what happened back then. Even if I have to turn this Ancient Heavenly Court Ruins upside down, I will definitely help you find clues about the Empress."

In this extremely warm embrace full of absolute security.

Chang Xiyue's tightly strung nerves finally relaxed completely.

She buried her face deep in Su Xuanchen's chest, leaning on him with peace of mind.

Not far away, Gu Hongchen.

Looking at Su Xuanchen and Chang Xiyue holding each other tightly, in such an intimate manner.

A dull look flashed uncontrollably in her beautiful eyes. The slight throb that had just risen in her heart turned into deep bitterness.

Just as the atmosphere was extremely subtle.

"Wow—!!!"

A cheer that completely ruined the atmosphere suddenly sounded.

Ji Luanxi jumped over directly from the shoulder of the Emperor Realm Snow Ape behind.

She was completely carefree, her stunning face filled with extreme excitement, jumping up and down.

"We finally arrived! Finally ended this boring half-year journey!"

Ji Luanxi shouted exaggeratedly, her eyes shining.

"Phoenix true blood! Supreme Immortal Treasure! This Young Miss is here!"

Everyone was about to step into this Ancient Heavenly Court Ruins that had been sealed for an era.