170: Chapter 170 The Primordial Light of the Arctic!

Chapter 170: Arctic Primordial Light!

Zhao Changsheng looked around and muttered to himself. He was currently in a depression, or more accurately, a relatively shallow valley about a thousand feet wide. The surroundings were completely barren, with not a single trace of green to be seen. More importantly, this place was not naturally formed.

This was because Zhao Changsheng discovered something resembling lava here—specifically, the substance formed after lava cools.

Such things were relatively common in the Cultivation World, but the sheer scale of this area was terrifying. It was so vast that even Zhao Changsheng felt a sense of shock; even he would be unable to create such a massive crater.

If it were him, he would have to use his top-tier Ancient Treasures to create a crater of this magnitude.

It would be very difficult to achieve through simple Spells or Divine Abilities alone.

“The ancient Cultivators were truly formidable, truly incredible. However, it seems the two of us have been separated. I wonder where he is now.”

After searching the surrounding hundred miles and finding no trace of the old man, Zhao Changsheng couldn't help but sigh again.

Then, he looked up at the sky. How should he describe the sky at this moment? It wasn't clear and blue; instead, it was covered in dense clouds. But these weren't black clouds; they were a grayish-yellow color.

Clearly, this was not a natural environment but a Restriction, which was enough to prove the terrors of Demon Fall Valley.

“As expected of the number one perilous land in Tiannan, it's truly something! It seems I shouldn't fly too high. If I do, I might run into trouble.”

Zhao Changsheng carefully recalled the original plot, and after confirming it was as he thought, he couldn't help but sigh.

The current situation had indeed exceeded his expectations somewhat, but although it was unexpected, it was still barely manageable.

After all, with his current strength, he was confident in killing even a Soul Transformation Cultivator. Although things were a bit troublesome now, they weren't impossible to handle.

It would just be quite tricky to deal with.

“This is truly a headache.”

After a brief sigh, Zhao Changsheng took out a map. This map was quite simple—it was the route map Venerable Cang Kun had used when he first entered the valley.

Zhao Changsheng had obtained this from Venerable Cang Kun's remains, and it was finally proving useful.

After flying for about another hundred miles, Zhao Changsheng stopped immediately. About a hundred meters ahead of him, a white arc of light appeared.

This arc of light was dozens of feet wide, thick in the middle and tapering at the ends, resembling a crescent moon. Most importantly, this was not an attack; it was a spatial rift.

This was the largest spatial rift he had ever seen, and it gave him a chilling sensation because it was simply too terrifying.

Even for him, touching this spatial rift would mean heavy injury if not death. Given this, the vigilance in his heart grew even more solemn.

“Truly terrifying. I wonder where that old fellow has run off to. If it's him, he should have some sense of it; after all, he is a Soul Transformation Cultivator. If even he can't sense it, then things will be troublesome. Now that the situation in Demon Fall Valley has stabilized a lot, it should be safer. I hope everything goes smoothly. As long as it does, the problem won't be big. If not, then it'll be trouble.”

“There's no trouble to speak of. As long as you follow the route this seat tells you, there will definitely be no problems. You can rest assured on that point.”

A familiar voice rang in Zhao Changsheng's ear, but he ignored it. Instead, he directly Sealed the scroll.

He had no intention of paying the other party any mind!

No one in the Tiannan Cultivation World or the Chaotic Star Sea knew that Zhao Changsheng had gone to Demon Fall Valley. However, Zhao Changsheng also knew he couldn't stay here for too long, otherwise, it would easily arouse suspicion. People would either say he was killed by Great Jin Cultivators or that he met with an accident and died.

Regardless, he hadn't fully secured control over the Tiannan Cultivation World or the Chaotic Star Sea. If he didn't show his face for a long time, the consequence would naturally be chaos in both regions again, which might even involve the people close to him. Under these circumstances, Zhao Changsheng knew clearly that he had to hurry and resolve the current trouble.

The trouble here had to be settled properly; there could be no mistakes.

In this manner, Zhao Changsheng traveled for about three or four days until he reached a small hill.

On this small hill, Zhao Changsheng chose to rest for a while. After all, given the current situation, he needed to recuperate properly.

He had consumed quite a bit of energy along the way and needed a good rest.

In particular, he knew exactly what he was about to face. If he couldn't resolve it, the consequences would be extremely severe.

After resting for half a day, Zhao Changsheng set out again. Before long, he appeared at the—

Inner Valley, in front of an unfamiliar mountain range. This range consisted of dozens of small peaks, forming a miniature mountain chain.

The mountain chain itself wasn't particularly eye-catching. What was most striking was that behind the range was a vast expanse of blood-red color, directly veiling a large portion of the sky. This made the scene before him incredibly eerie, making one not dare to take it lightly.

This blood-red light was not the glow of a setting sun or sunset clouds, but a very powerful Restriction.

Once inside, let alone a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator, even a Soul Transformation Stage Cultivator would have to be wary.

While Zhao Changsheng wasn't overly fearful, he knew he couldn't go looking for death, otherwise, he wouldn't even know how he died.

Zhao Changsheng was very clear about his own situation and naturally wouldn't commit such a foolish act.

Soon, Zhao Changsheng arrived between two mountain ridges. The scene here consisted of green grass, mountain peaks, giant trees, and vines, appearing to have nothing special about it. Regarding this, Zhao Changsheng directly took out a jade pendant.

Then, he first used the jade pendant to completely transform the scene before him.

The previous scene was actually an illusion that needed this jade pendant to be broken. If one tried to break it by force, it would easily cause complications, which might lead to trouble. Zhao Changsheng was well aware of this and naturally wouldn't allow such a thing to happen.

What appeared before his eyes now was a field of white stones. Every single one was incredibly smooth, some the size of a human head—or rather, they appeared to be crafted entirely from heads. Just looking at them was enough to make one's skin crawl.

In the distance beyond the stones, there was a gray mist, hazy and indistinct, making it impossible to see the situation inside.

Seeing this, Zhao Changsheng's brow furrowed.

He knew exactly what this mist was about, so he waved his palm toward it. Suddenly, a streak of golden light shot out from his palm, followed by a miserable scream from within the mist.

By the time the scream ended, the mist had also vanished.

When the mist cleared, a massive corpse was revealed. It wasn't human, but a python. This python was hundreds of meters long with an incredibly thick body covered in black scales, but it was now a corpse.

Upon seeing the python, Zhao Changsheng wasted no words and directly extracted its Yao Core.

As for its corpse, Zhao Changsheng didn't let it go to waste either, storing it in a Storage Pouch. After all, this python was a type of ancient Yao Beast, and its corpse had significant uses. It couldn't be easily discarded. Upon returning, it would be an excellent Material for either Alchemy or refining Magic Treasures.

If Zhao Changsheng were to miss out on such a good item, it would truly be a waste of heaven's gifts.

After dealing with the python, Zhao Changsheng's expression didn't relax, as he knew the upcoming troubles would be even greater; this little bit of trouble was nothing.

Before long, Zhao Changsheng arrived in front of a pale yellow stone wall. On this wall was a pitch-black cave entrance. After passing through this cave, he would have to face the most troublesome matter.

The Arctic Primordial Light. Zhao Changsheng was extremely wary of this stuff. Although he knew it was very useful, he had no way to take it away right now and had to find a way to survive this crisis.

Otherwise, finding that Ancient Demon's soul would be an impossible task.

The reason Zhao Changsheng sought the Arctic Primordial Light first was primarily to gain control over it, and then go find the body of the Ancient Demon. Once he obtained both, he could smoothly take control of the Ancient Demon's power.

Being able to fully control it would be best, but if not, he would find a way to control a portion of it.

In short, with his current abilities, fully controlling it shouldn't be too big of a problem unless some accident occurred.

Otherwise, there would certainly be no issue. Although there were good things within this stone wall, Zhao Changsheng knew now was not the time to consider that, so he didn't pay much attention to the wall and entered the cave directly.

As long as he resolved the matter of the Ancient Demon, there would be plenty of time to explore this stone wall later.

There was no need to delay at this moment.

So Zhao Changsheng didn't care.

The environment inside the cave was somewhat dark, but for Zhao Changsheng, it posed no problem. No matter how dark it was, he could see everything clearly.

Soon, the passage in the cave became clear. What appeared in this passage were white lines of light, which illuminated the entire tunnel brightly.

Even so, Zhao Changsheng did not feel happy; instead, his expression grew much more solemn. Although these silver-white threads were very bright, they were incredibly terrifying.

If he didn't have treasures on him for protection, Zhao Changsheng would absolutely be unwilling to come here. Fortunately, he did have treasures on his person.

Tapping his Storage Pouch, Zhao Changsheng took out the Yin-Yang Rings. One ring could withstand the Arctic Primordial Light, while the other could control it; this was the source of his confidence.

After confirming there were no issues, Zhao Changsheng finally felt relieved and slowly entered the silver lines of light.

After half a day, Zhao Changsheng appeared on a cliff about a thousand feet high. At the base of the cliff was a cave entrance.

What appeared before him now was a world of myriad colors. Whether in the sky or on the ground, faint rays of light drifted about. These rays were of various colors and sizes—the large ones were over a thousand meters long, like sunset clouds, while the small ones were only a few feet, like dots of starlight, very beautiful.

However, these sights did not attract much of Zhao Changsheng's attention. What he cared about most was the environment here; the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was chaotic to the extreme.

Let alone casting Spells here, even trying to absorb the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was a very difficult task.

“As expected of ancient Cultivators, truly impressive.”

After a sigh of admiration, Zhao Changsheng's gaze fell on those things emitting white light in the distance. These white-lit objects were like clusters of clouds drifting with the wind. The closer he looked, the more shocked Zhao Changsheng became, his eyelids twitching. He had thought that entering early would prevent him from encountering this situation, but it seemed he had overthought it; these white cloud-like objects were all spatial rifts.

Fortunately, these white spatial rifts were not connected; there were large gaps between them, and they didn't move very fast, so they weren't too dangerous for him.

Whether they were dangerous or not wasn't the point. What mattered was that Zhao Changsheng's brow was furrowed heavily because a familiar figure had appeared ahead.

It was none other than the old man who had entered with him earlier.

“I truly didn't expect Senior to arrive here so much earlier than this Junior. It's truly admirable! However, why has Senior stopped here instead of continuing? Could it be that you are waiting for me?”

Looking at the old man, a slight smile appeared on Zhao Changsheng's face as he asked.

Regarding the route, he hadn't given the old man a copy, so why was the old man able to get here even faster than him?

“Do I need to tell you when I come here?”

The old man's words became quite rude. Compared to before, they could be described as cold to the extreme, showing no regard for Zhao Changsheng at all. This caused Zhao Changsheng's brow to furrow even deeper.

“What is the meaning of this? Didn't we agree to cooperate? For Senior to act like this... isn't it a bit much? Or do you simply not care about this Junior at all? Then this Junior might have to show some dissatisfaction.”

After saying this, Zhao Changsheng took out his trump card—the immortal extermination pearl.

Although he had other trump cards, in this situation, using the immortal extermination pearl was the most appropriate.

There was nothing more suitable, because the old man before him wouldn't recognize any of his other methods, so he could only bring out the immortal extermination pearl.

“Other than this move, do you really have no other methods?”

Seeing the immortal extermination pearl in Zhao Changsheng's hand, the old man's face darkened.

“None. This is truly all I have. This Junior really has no other tricks. If there were any other way, I wouldn't use this pearl.”

Zhao Changsheng spoke against his conscience, the solemnity on his face fading significantly, replaced by a hint of showing off.

The old man's face darkened further.

“Do you really think this one move can threaten this old man?”

“Of course!”

Zhao Changsheng nodded with great earnestness.