50: Chapter 50 Transformation of Reality and Illusion, A First Attempt at Divine Travel

Hum!

The moment Tang Xun silently recited "Free and Easy Wandering" in his heart, he felt his body seemingly wrapped in an indescribable, profound power.

The scene before him began to twist and fold.

The entire world turned into a chaotic expanse of shimmering, colorful light.

This feeling was completely different from the dizzying sensation of the Life Simulator's teleportation; it was more like a... leap through space.

There was no discomfort at all; it was even somewhat wonderful.

This process only lasted for a fleeting moment.

The next moment, Tang Xun felt his feet land on solid ground.

He slowly opened his eyes.

What met his eyes was an eerie, dark red sky, with a few wisps of blood-colored clouds emitting an ominous aura drifting slowly in the air.

The air was filled with a thick, bloody stench and an aura of decay that made one want to retch.

Beneath his feet was a bottomless Great Earth Rift Valley, as if split open by a giant axe wielded by a god.

Gusts of chilling wind whistled up from below the rift, making his robes flutter violently.

"..."

Tang Xun stared blankly at the scene before him, which was both familiar and strange, and he froze on the spot.

After a full ten seconds, he suddenly raised his hand and slapped himself hard.

"Slap!"

It was crisp and loud.

The burning pain on his face told him with absolute certainty that this was not a dream.

"Holy crap! It really... it really worked!"

Tang Xun covered his face, muttering to himself as if in a dream.

Then, an irrepressible ecstasy erupted from the bottom of his heart like a volcanic eruption, making him unable to resist roaring up at the sky.

"Ah——!!!"

The roar was like a Dragon, soaring straight into the clouds, scattering many of the blood-colored clouds on the horizon.

He had truly done it!

He had truly come from his own Immortal Cave in the Azure Cloud Sect, in a single step, to this ancient Small World sealed away thousands of miles away—the Crimson Trial, the Trial Grounds!

[Life Simulator] + [Free and Easy Wandering] = Invincible!

"Calm down, calm down..."

Tang Xun took several deep breaths, forcing his brain, which was about to explode from overexcitement, to calm down a little.

He swept his Divine Sense, taking in the situation for dozens of miles around.

Very good, there was no one around.

The Crimson Trial only opens once every two hundred years, so at this moment, this place was a forgotten, deserted, and dead world.

In other words, all the Heaven And Earth Treasure here were now ownerless, waiting for him to patronize them!

"Hehehe..."

A lewd, mischievous smile that was completely incompatible with the [Ageless Male God] trait appeared on Tang Xun's face.

"Mine, mine, all mine!"

Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately followed the route in his memory and sped towards the cave containing the "nine heavens breathing soil".

Without Su Qinghan and that group of dead weight, nor those annoying flies, his journey was unimpeded.

Soon, he arrived in front of the inconspicuous cave located halfway up the rift valley.

He walked in, familiar with the path.

Inside the cave, it was still the same, with stalactites everywhere, damp and dark.

In the third simulation, the second-tier peak Yao Beast "One-Horned Earth Dragon Python" guarding the "thick earth spirit ginseng" was currently coiled in the water pool, fast asleep, not even noticing Tang Xun entering.

Tang Xun glanced at it, not even bothering to make a move.

Kill it? No need, a waste of energy.

His target was not that three-thousand-year-old "thick earth spirit ginseng". Although that thing was also quite valuable, in front of the "nine heavens breathing soil", it was just an add-on.

He walked straight to the deepest part of the cave, arriving before that bare stone wall.

He reached out and injected a pure stream of earth-attribute magical power into it.

"Hum—"

The stone wall slowly moved aside, revealing that pitch-black secret passage.

An ancient and heavy earth-attribute Origin aura, more than a hundred times purer than the "thick earth spirit ginseng", rushed towards him from the secret passage.

Tang Xun's breathing instantly became rapid.

He rushed into the secret passage in two or three steps.

At the end of the secret passage, in that small stone chamber.

A fist-sized lump of yellow-brown soil, looking unremarkable, was quietly floating in mid-air, emitting a faint yellow halo.

"nine heavens breathing soil!"

Seeing this legendary divine object appear before him so unguardedly, Tang Xun's heart began to beat wildly and uncontrollably.

He suppressed the urge to rush up immediately and first carefully used his Divine Sense to sweep the entire stone chamber inside and out several times.

After confirming there were no Restrictions or dangers, he took a jade box from his Storage Pouch and, step by step, carefully walked towards that lump of "nine heavens breathing soil".

He reached out and used the jade box to gently collect the "nine heavens breathing soil".

Upon holding it, he felt a heavy weight, as if he were holding the entire earth.

"Done!"

Tang Xun closed the lid, applied several Seal Talismans, and then stuffed the jade box into the deepest part of his Storage Pouch, only then letting out a long sigh of relief.

The main Materials for refining the "wutu sword" were obtained!

And it was so easy, so comfortable.

"Awesome! This feeling is just too damn awesome!"

Tang Xun felt like he was about to float away.

After doing all this, he was in no hurry to leave.

"Since I'm already here, I can't just return empty-handed, right?"

He stroked his chin, his eyes flashing with the light of "frugality and diligence".

"Although this Crimson Trial is a desolate, godforsaken place, there are still quite a few good things hidden in the nooks and crannies."

He remembered in the third simulation, when he and Jian Yi were traveling the world, he once heard a Senior say that within this Crimson Trial, besides those obvious Heaven And Earth Treasure, there was actually an Immortal Cave where an ancient Cultivator had passed away hidden away.

Although there was no Heaven-Defying Cultivation Technique Legacy in that Immortal Cave, it held a massive amount of Artifact Refining Materials that the Senior had scavenged throughout their life.

Among them were many rare Ores needed for refining high-grade Flying Swords.

"Hehe, perfect, saves me from having to buy them later."

Tang Xun made up his mind, identified the direction, and flew towards the location of that Immortal Cave in his memory.

...

A month later.

Tang Xun stood contentedly on the edge of the cliff of the Great Earth Rift Valley.

In his Storage Pouch, besides the "nine heavens breathing soil", there was also a large pile of sparkling, colorful Ores.

"A one-month tour of the Crimson Trial, successfully completed!"

He stretched, feeling that this month had been incredibly fulfilling and happy.

"Alright, the cooldown for [Free and Easy Wandering] is also over. Next stop, where to?"

Tang Xun stroked his chin and began to calculate.

The main Material for the "Geng Metal Sword", "geng metal from beyond the heavens", was given to him in the simulation by that madman named Jian Yi. In reality, the auction hasn't started yet, and he has no money, so this path is temporarily impassable.

The main Material for the "li fire sword", "essence of earth core li fire", is deep in the Falling Demon Valley. That place is too dangerous, and the shadow of the space collapse is still looming over his heart. For now, he doesn't want to go there either.

Then, all that's left is...

The main Material for the "Xuan Water Sword", "Profound Nether Heavy Water".

And the main Material for the "Qing Wood Sword", "ten thousand year soul nurturing wood".

"Let's start with you!"

Tang Xun's gaze turned towards the distant east.

He closed his eyes, and the scene of the East Sea coast began to emerge in his mind.

The boundless blue sea, the salty sea breeze, the reefs pounded by crashing waves, and the nest of the three-headed Dragon hidden deep beneath the ten-thousand-foot deep sea...

"Here I go!"

With a thought from Tang Xun, his figure disappeared from the spot once again.