Chapter 551

Chapter 551: Deep into the Core Area

The remaining five people escaped and once again hid in the Fire Jade houses to alleviate their energy consumption.

The two maidservants and the other two had grim expressions.

As high-level cultivators, their fear had lessened due to the changes in the essence of life, along with their immense power.

When everything is within grasp, fear fades away.

But now, their strength had fallen, and their lives hung by a thread, even seasoned cultivators felt tense.

“This place not only restricts destructive capacity and power above the Mystic Realm but also makes it extremely difficult to restore energy. The quality of fire spirit energy is too high; it can barely be converted into magical energy, with an efficiency of about only one percent of the outside world. If the spirit pills and talismans are used up, the recovery speed will struggle to keep up with the Battle Rhythm,” said the sect man.

Restoring magical energy was already difficult, and the harsh environment made it impossible to rely on it. From now on, they must use their powers sparingly.

Another survivor was the white-robed cultivator, who said, “Spirit Law and Physical Law are less affected; neither their power nor recovery speed are greatly hindered by the environment. Even if we sever the connection to self-Mystic Heaven, Spirit Law and Physical Law retain more power than Spiritual Law. Are any of you skilled in Physical Law or Spirit Law?”

This question was directed only at the sect man and Yun Ye, excluding the two maidservants.

Though the maidservants of prominent families were not ordinary, they were merely law realm cultivators and could not keep up with those who had fallen from the Mystic Realm; they were even too weak to be cannon fodder.

If the Judgment Fire Spirit had targeted the two maidservants, it could easily burn them to nothing without needing to unleash its fire spikes.

“I have some skills.”

Yun Ye nodded slightly; as the Heir of the Divine Deer Clan, he excelled in the Three Major Techniques of the Mystic Realm, and his power vastly surpassed that of ordinary Mystic Realm cultivators. Indeed, he could be considered a supreme genius.

His weakness only became apparent in comparison to those even stronger.

Everyone understood this, so the sect man gave a wry smile, “I am far less accomplished than the two of you. I have only mastered some rudimentary Spirit Law, which may not be very useful. It can at most help locate others. I noticed that the others on the dragon ship seem to have fallen into this space as well, but they, like us, are hiding. If we gather, we might learn something.”

“The mastermind is likely hiding among them, but for our own sake, we must also gather strength.” The white-robed man nodded.

“How far can your Spirit Sense extend now?” Yun Ye asked.

“About five kilometers; this place hinders Spirit Sense and is filled with sensitive beings. If we don’t shrink our Spirit Sense, it will be detected. But if luck isn’t on our side, even extending to five kilometers may be found out,” the sect man replied.

“I can reach twenty kilometers; if I extend to my full power, I should be able to cover one hundred miles. But the same applies; I don’t know if I will be detected,” the white-robed man said.

“Twenty kilometers… this city is enormous. The human race, Fire Spirits, and various types of monsters likely create buildings that span at least a thousand miles in diameter. According to legends, it may even have a diameter of nine thousand miles,” Yun Ye stated.

Both men felt their teeth ache.

If they were at their peak, nine thousand miles would be crossed in an instant. But now, trapped on someone else’s territory, they felt restricted everywhere, making it seem like an eternity.

If the group was spread evenly across the area, they would waste a tremendous amount of magical energy just searching.

“Looking forcibly won’t do; we should call them over directly.”

Yun Ye began to draw talismans in the air, gathering fire spirit energy, compressing and storing power. He nodded, “This talisman can trigger fluctuations detectable from nine thousand miles away. Those with power will gather here; as for those who can’t come, they’re either useless or have ulterior motives; we need not concern ourselves with them.”

“Dear friend of the Divine Deer Clan, why not set up a few more? This formation suppresses power; one may not be effective,” the sect man suggested, clasping his hands in respect.

Yun Ye shrugged and casually drew a few more. The two men sighed in relief and began to discuss when to move in that direction.

They quickly concluded that if this was the Fire Jade Heavenly City, once the stronghold of the Fire Spirits, it was naturally more dangerous the closer they got to the core area. It would be better to gather outside first, then decide if they would venture into the Fire Jade Heavenly City’s heavenly palace.

They moved outward!

Not long after, they charged out with vigor, but quickly returned, grumbling, leaving Yun Ye, who was pretending to be oblivious, feeling quite dirty and disheveled.

“Esteemed friend, your noble character is commendable. If it weren’t for your help, we might not have returned at all,” the two men repeatedly thanked Yun Ye.

This made Yun Ye feel a bit embarrassed; if they knew he had deliberately not interfered with the weather to explore these ruins, they would likely turn on him and might swing swords at him instead of praising his noble character.

“This projection world is so strange; even though the Heavenly City is in such disrepair, it still has formations everywhere. If we inadvertently step on a high-level formation, we might be reduced to ashes.” The sect man used a Spirit Law device to deduce the area, but all around was fog or dire danger, and it proved ineffective.

He sighed and stopped the deduction.

Without Mystic Heaven to observe the Lines of Causality, Spirit Law deduction carries too much error. In such dangerous zones, even the slightest mistake could mean death without a burial place. It’s better to stay put than to trust the results of the deductions.

“This is troubling. The talismans drawn by the friend of the Divine Deer Clan are about to activate; we must leave here quickly, or we will be in danger once many Fire Spirits are drawn over!” The white-robed man felt a tingle of warning, seeing his own end. His face changed slightly, and he hurriedly spoke to alter this possibility.

“Then we can only go deeper. This is an abandoned Heavenly City; perhaps the closer we get to the core area, the more severe the destruction, as the downfall of the Fire Spirits was due to the Absolute Emperor’s fall. The battle must have begun in the core area and gradually spread to the periphery,” Yun Ye stated.

High-level cultivators are the decisive factors in a clan’s fate. At the monarch level, all lower beings hold no significance.

The title of ‘monarch’ represents everything.

No matter the formations, barriers, or dangers, nothing can impede a monarch’s invasion, for a ‘monarch’ surpasses the collective power of a clan; only those of equal standing can block it. If a battle occurs between monarchs, the Honored Beings merely watch from the sidelines. The fight’s origin point will likely be directly from the core area’s ‘heavenly palace.’

With no other options, the two men looked at the encroaching Fire Spirits surrounding the location of the talismans, and they had to choose to advance toward the core area with Yun Ye.

The actual situation indeed matched Yun Ye’s words; the closer they got to the core area, the more severe the damage seemed, indicating that a battle had occurred.

Yun Ye’s eyes scanned the ruins, gradually penetrating time, and in the swirling fragments of time, he glimpsed a corner of the truth from the downfall of the ancient era. This was one of his reasons for coming here; the overly distant history had already been severed by True Immortals, making it unclear to him. But in this space-time rift, which echoed history, he could bypass the True Immortals’ barriers and directly perceive the past.