Eternal Life: Hundredfold Rewards-Chapter 279 - 171: Beihua State, Qian Country!

However, compared to a Ten Thousand Miles Sky Transmission Talisman, a Tier Two Top Grade Teleportation Array is far less precious. Since even the talisman will be expended once used, it is not worth fretting over the loss of the teleportation array at this moment.

The fact that this Tier Two Top Grade Teleportation Array had been laid down several years ago was something Qi Chuan found intriguing. He had not expected that his master had planned for him to temporarily leave long before.

"Head on up, it’s best not to delay the departure any longer," Situ Jiang told Qi Chuan, then took out the Ten Thousand Miles Sky Transmission Talisman and handed it over to him.

Qi Chuan received the talisman with both hands, glanced at Situ Jiang, and after a brief pause, he said nothing, merely nodded before walking toward the Tier Two Top Grade Teleportation Array ahead.

Finally, Qi Chuan stood atop the teleportation array and turned his head to gaze at Situ Jiang.

"Go on, go on, prioritize your safety, and do not let your desire for a rapid breakthrough to Core Formation cause any issues. As for the sect, there’s no need to worry. As long as I advance to Fake Pill, I can still guard it with the Tier Three Sect Defense Array," Situ Jiang met Qi Chuan’s gaze, his expression still calm, and waved his hand, speaking.

"Take care, master. I will certainly return after forming my core within a few years!" Qi Chuan clasped his fists towards Situ Jiang, his face solemn and his tone exceedingly serious.

"Mm." Situ Jiang merely nodded lightly.

Without further hesitation, Qi Chuan took a deep breath and directly tore apart the Ten Thousand Miles Sky Transmission Talisman in his hand.

Before using this talisman, one must first set the destination using mana, and the accompanying teleportation array must undergo corresponding modifications.

However, all these preparations had already been done by Situ Jiang before, so Qi Chuan found it extremely convenient to use now, needing only to tear the talisman.

With the tear, intense white light immediately burst from Qi Chuan’s hand, accompanied by a unique spatial fluctuation.

Affected by this unique spatial fluctuation, the Tier Two Top Grade Teleportation Array beneath Qi Chuan also emitted a gentle hum and began operating, radiating dazzling light, intertwining with the white light from the talisman until they gradually merged into a single entity.

Qi Chuan’s figure was concealed, disappearing within.

Buzzing.

Accompanied by the strange space vibration, the light gradually faded until it disappeared, leaving only a broken Tier Two Top Grade Teleportation Array within the vast hollow of the mountain, with array flags showing signs of fissures, and many spirit stones ground to dust.

Situ Jiang did not move, but stood still before finally redirecting his gaze from the shattered teleportation array after numerous breaths.

"Qi Chuan is gone, I should also do something for the sect. The sect shouldn’t perish, even if the Supreme Elder is no longer here, even if the Celestial Soul Hall’s Supreme Elder Golden Silkworm arrives with a cultivator army!"

Situ Jiang, muttering softly to himself, turned towards the mouth of the cave, his back increasingly frail and thin, yet revealing an unspeakable grandeur amidst his aged and slight form.

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The space around was filled with intense light, causing violent vibrations, leaving Qi Chuan feeling a spinning sensation in his mind. As everything calmed down, he staggered, nearly falling.

Fortunately, his mana remained intact, avoiding the classic plot of being weakened upon arrival at an unfamiliar place after teleportation.

By circulating his mana slightly, he steadied his form, hovering half a foot above the ground.

Then, Qi Chuan had the time to examine his surroundings.

A dim, scorching, dry cave that lacked brightness.

However, with Qi Chuan’s current cultivation, he needed no light to see clearly within the cave.

Specifically, it appeared to be a cave within an abandoned vein, with tunnels extending in all directions, while the surrounding cave walls faintly glimmered with small metallic mineral materials.

Additionally, these metallic minerals seemed to contain traces of Spiritual Qi.

"Turns out it’s a vein from the Cultivation Realm, not a Spirit Stone Mine, but a Metal Vein? Should be a Tier One Metal Vein?" Qi Chuan surveyed the area, extending his Divine Sense to encompass the cave as well as nearby tunnels, viewing everything with clarity even through stone walls.

Qi Chuan, being in a Foundation Establishment Late Stage, naturally did not care for a Tier One Metal Vein.

Thus, he chose a direction that seemed to be an exit, darting swiftly toward it.

Flying a certain distance without yet exiting the vein, Qi Chuan encountered some low-level Qi Refining cultivators mining along the way.

These miners were in tattered clothes, faces grimy, and spirits downtrodden, sporadically uttering vulgar curses at heaven, earth, or people.

Most of them had cultivation at Qi Refining First Layer to Third Layer, with almost none in the middle stage, just a few older individuals at Qi Refining Fourth Layer, appearing with weak Mana Foundation, having maybe two magical artifacts, lacking combat power, and uncertain of their origins.

As a Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator, Qi Chuan easily cast an Invisibility Technique, rendering himself undetectable to these low-level Qi Refining cultivators.