293: Void Shadow

“What a mistake!”

Wu Ning couldn't help but exclaim, then put away the Azure Wood Divine Armor.

The artifact spirit of the Mount Buzhou Divine Palace must have intervened because his battle with that old man shattered a corner of the divine mountain, angering the artifact spirit and reminding it of the ancient gods' battle that caused Buzhou Mountain to collapse, which led it to attack them.

Fortunately, the power wasn't too strong; even without the Azure Wood Divine Armor, his Physical Body was formidable, and at most, he would have sustained only minor injuries.

Wu Ning stood in the Void Realm, his gaze sweeping around, finding only boundless darkness, with nothing but Void Realm storms.

It was precisely because the Void Realm was boundless and empty that Immortals could easily get lost within it.

Wu Ning fully released his Divine Thought, searching for the residual Qi left along his path after falling into the Void Realm, preparing to follow these traces to leave the Void Realm and return to Buzhou Mountain.

“Hmm?”

Suddenly, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Whoosh!

Wu Ning's figure flickered, instantly traversing an infinite distance, appearing in another part of the Void Realm.

Before him, a strange corpse floated quietly.

It was over three zhang tall, with a pair of brown scales on its head, and a body of bulging muscles, extremely robust and powerful. This was a Human Race-like strong individual, and the corpse was still very fresh, suggesting he had Quasi Immortal Emperor cultivation during his life.

The reason Wu Ning found his corpse strange was because of his bizarre manner of death.

His Physical Body was completely intact, with no signs of internal or external injury; in a sense, his Physical Body was still vibrant.

However, his Divine Soul was shattered, with only a few scattered fragments remaining, extremely faint, as if they could dissipate at any moment.

His face was somewhat contorted, his expression appearing extremely painful, and even in his pupils, there were traces of extreme agony.

Wu Ning cautiously enveloped a fragment of his Divine Thought with his own Divine Thought, attempting to read the residual information within it.

The next moment, a group of hideous, terrifying black phantoms appeared before Wu Ning's eyes. They were like demonic shadows born from darkness, emitting strange sounds, pouncing on the Human Race-like strong man, continuously tearing and devouring his Divine Soul.

The strong man struggled desperately but to no avail, only able to emit painful screams, ultimately having his Divine Soul torn apart…

Whoosh!

Wu Ning suddenly turned to look behind him.

Behind him was a stretch of darkness, empty and devoid of anything.

Wu Ning's gaze was sharp, and his Divine Thought surged wildly. He had clearly sensed something flash past behind him; at his Realm, there was no reason for him to have an illusion.

But after several searches, he still found nothing.

Wu Ning frowned, not letting down his guard. He looked back at the strong man's corpse.

The Divine Soul fragment he had probed had already dissipated, and the other Divine Soul fragments were all on the verge of dissipation.

“Divine Soul extinguished, I shall grant you release.”

Boom!

Wu Ning struck out with a palm, directly reducing his Physical Body to nothingness, leaving not a single trace.

After doing this, he slightly narrowed his eyes, gazing at the endless dark Void Realm.

This was the first time he realized that the Void Realm was not simple.

Those terrifying phantoms that devoured Divine Souls seemed capable of blocking Divine Soul detection. He had never seen any related records in the ancient texts of his clan, so it must involve profound secrets of the heavens, known to very few.

The heavens are vast, having existed for endless ages, and indeed hold many secrets.

The secrets buried in the depths of endless time are probably even more numerous.

Wu Ning did not linger. After another Divine Thought search, he followed the lingering traces back.

A few breaths later.

He returned to Buzhou Mountain.

The sky full of Void Realm black holes and cracks rapidly healed.

Wu Ning glanced at the Mount Buzhou Divine Palace, vaguely feeling a sense of being watched. He frowned slightly, it seemed that Buzhou Mountain did not welcome him.

Whoosh!

A ripple spread through space, and Night Solitary Chill appeared beside him with Xiao Xiao.

“Brother, are you okay?”

Xiao Xiao hugged his arm, asking with concern.

Wu Ning smiled and ruffled her hair, “Don’t worry, I’m fine.”

Night Solitary Chill stood to the side, a hint of restraint in his expression.

Wu Ning flipped his hand, took out a Buzhou Divine Token, and tossed it directly to him, saying, “I’m preparing to return to the Academy. Take this Divine Token; there should be an Opportunity for you in the Mount Buzhou Divine Palace.”

“This…”

Night Solitary Chill was stunned for a moment. He was well aware of the value of the Buzhou Divine Token. This item allowed one to enter the Mount Buzhou Divine Palace, offering a chance to obtain an Opportunity to advance to the Dao Domain.

Its value was immeasurable!

Wu Ning waved his hand casually, saying calmly yet domineeringly, “Just take it. I’m not short of this one.”

“Yes, Guhan thanks Dao Son!”

Night Solitary Chill said with an incredibly sincere expression.

Amidst his excitement, he felt extremely fortunate and resolute. Such a generous and powerful backer, being able to rely on him was absolutely the wisest decision he had ever made in his life. From now on, he, Night Solitary Chill, swore to never let go, even unto death.

Afterward, Wu Ning gave him some instructions, then took Xiao Xiao and returned to the Chaos Academy together.

Night Solitary Chill thought for a moment and also left Buzhou Mountain.

He knew that many people had noticed him. It wasn't that he was worried someone would try to snatch the Buzhou Divine Token Wu Ning gave him, but rather that he was concerned the Wu Xiang Divine Sect and Huangji Heavenly Sect would seek revenge and casually kill him.

He planned to go out for a while, avoid others' attention, change his appearance, and then secretly enter the Mount Buzhou Divine Palace.

…

Returning to the Chaos Academy, Wu Ning no longer took the Starry Sky Teleportation Array. With his Dao Lord Realm cultivation, directly traversing space back to the Academy was much faster than the Starry Sky Teleportation Array.

In just half a day, he traversed dozens of vast Celestial Domains, returning to the Chaos Academy with Xiao Xiao.

Inner Courtyard, within an ancient, simple hall.

“Haha, you truly are a Prodigy! That old ghost from the Huangji Heavenly Sect has been in the Dao Lord Realm for several epochs. Although his talent isn't great, his strength is definitely not weak. I didn't expect him to suffer such a great loss at your hands!”

Si Qing laughed as soon as he saw Wu Ning.

Wu Ning had come to exchange points, and Si Qing, sensing a trace of his Qi, immediately personally received him.

“It was just that the other party saw I was young and was careless for a moment.”

Wu Ning smiled faintly, thinking to himself how well-informed Si Qing was.

“Young man, don’t be too modest. If I had your cultivation when I was young, I would have been incredibly arrogant, even daring to scold the former Inner Courtyard Dean right to his face!”

After a few jokes, Si Qing asked him about the main business.

Wu Ning directly took out four Buzhou Divine Tokens, “Dean, I want to exchange these for points, and then use the points to exchange for a wisp of Essence of Myriad Things.”

Si Qing nodded. After accepting the four Divine Tokens, he quickly handed him an ancient-looking precious bottle.

Inside the bottle was precisely the Essence of Myriad Things.

Wu Ning took the item and quickly bid farewell.

After obtaining the Essence of Myriad Things, he still had over thirty million points remaining, all of which he left for Xiao Xiao.

Then he immediately entered seclusion, preparing to advance to the Great Extreme Rank.

His Dao Lord Realm cultivation was already known to the world, so he had to quickly advance another level to ensure his strength always surpassed the world's perception, only then would it be sufficiently safe.