Cultivating immortality relies on spatial abilities; defying fate to become the protagonist.

Chapter 290

As they changed course, Wen Xin remarked softly with a smile, "It's much calmer this way!"

“Indeed, we are now less than a thousand miles from Nanqiu, and the number of cultivators along this road will likely increase. We must be careful in our actions and try to avoid conflicts with others,” Gu Shihan solemnly advised everyone.

“Yes, we understand!” the other eight replied in unison.

The group of nine split into two teams and continued moving forward at a leisurely pace.

Along the way, they occasionally encountered some troublemakers, but with their wit and exceptional skills, they were always able to cleverly defuse the crisis.

With less than a hundred miles to go before reaching the Nanqiu Mountains, the group began to feel a sense of anticipation.

To be honest, a journey of a hundred miles is as short as the blink of an eye for cultivators.

Just when everyone thought they were about to reach their destination smoothly, an unexpected change occurred!

Suddenly, the earth began to tremble violently, as if a huge beast was roaring deep underground.

Immediately afterwards, the ground shook violently, and even the cultivators who were originally flying in the air were shaken to the ground by the sudden tremor.

Naturally, Gu Shihan and his group were not spared either.

The moment they landed, an incredibly powerful suction force suddenly struck, like an invisible giant hand tightly gripping Gu Shihan and the others.

Before Gu Shihan could even warn her companions, they were all involuntarily sucked into a dark, deep black hole.

Suddenly, everything went black, as if the whole world had been swallowed up by endless darkness.

Gu Shihan felt as if her body had lost control, and she kept falling downwards.

The feeling of weightlessness made his heart clench. Time passed second by second, and after an unknown amount of time, with a loud "bang," Gu Shihan finally felt himself crash heavily to the ground.

A sharp pain struck, rendering him almost immobile. However, his survival instinct compelled him to struggle to his feet.

When he shakily regained his footing and began to look around, his heart sank – Shi Qinghan and his other companions, who should have been with him, had all vanished without a trace.

Gu Shihan endured the pain in her body and tried her best to calm the panic in her heart.

She steadied herself and carefully sensed the surrounding atmosphere, only to be surprised to find that there was no spiritual energy present.

This means that his cultivation level was greatly suppressed here, making it difficult for him to use his usual powerful spells.

"Could this be the legendary land without spirits? How could I be so unlucky? I thought it was a mysterious ruin, but I never expected it to be such a dangerous place!" Gu Shihan couldn't help but mutter to herself.

Looking up, all I could see was yellow sand swirling in the air, nothing else.

The scorching sun shone down relentlessly, and in less than half an hour, Gu Shihan felt her throat dry, her mouth parched, and her forehead covered with fine beads of sweat.

Gu Shihan quickly reached into the storage pendant at her waist, took out a bottle of spiritual water, and gulped it down.

The cool, refreshing water flowed down his throat, soothing his parched throat and making him feel much more comfortable.

However, the scorching heat did not improve as a result.

Before long, Gu Shihan felt a surge of heat rising from his body, as if it would burn him to ashes.

"It's so hot!" Gu Shihan complained as she reached into her storage pendant again. Fortunately, as always, she was well-prepared this time. Soon, she found several crystal-clear ice beads inside the pendant.

He took out an ice bead and wore it, and the heat instantly subsided considerably. "I feel much better. I wonder where my brother and the others are? I hope they'll have better luck."

The swirling yellow sand obscured the view, making it difficult to distinguish east from west and north from south.

Gu Shihan forced herself to stay alert, glanced around, randomly chose a direction, and resolutely started walking forward.

At that moment, she had only one thought in her mind: since she couldn't determine the correct route, she might as well just go with the flow and see where things took her!

And so, Gu Shihan continued to move forward with firm steps.

This desert seemed to stretch endlessly, and no matter where she went, the scenery around her remained the same.

Gradually, even Gu Shihan herself lost track of how long she had been walking.

Because here, there is no distinction between night and day; the only basis for estimating time is the feeling of fullness and hunger that comes with eating.

As Gu Shihan finished her thirty-third meal, she suddenly caught a glimpse of the faint outline of a dilapidated temple in the distance.

The temple stood alone in the desert, appearing particularly out of place.

The dilapidated temple gate was tightly closed. Gu Shihan was overjoyed and quickly hurried towards the temple.

As she approached the temple, she stopped and cautiously looked around.

Apart from the deathly silence, nothing seemed amiss.

Gu Shihan took a deep breath and gently pushed open the rickety wooden door that looked like it might collapse at any moment.

In an instant, a strong, stale, and decaying odor surged out like a tidal wave, rushing straight towards Gu Shihan's face.

Gu Shihan couldn't help but frown, but still stepped into the temple without hesitation.

As soon as she stepped across the threshold, she immediately sensed something was amiss—although the temple looked dilapidated on the outside, the interior was surprisingly clean, without even a speck of dust.

The tables and chairs in the temple were lying on the ground in disarray, none of them intact, clearly indicating that they had suffered an extremely serious catastrophe.

Gu Shihan carefully avoided the broken pieces of wood and debris on the ground, and explored deeper into the temple step by step.

Just then, out of the corner of her eye, she suddenly caught sight of a painting displayed in a corner.

The painting lay there quietly, faintly emanating a subtle fluctuation of spiritual energy.

Gu Shihan unfurled the scroll, revealing a beautiful fairyland that starkly contrasted with the lifeless place she was in.

"What place is depicted in this painting? It's so beautiful!" Gu Shihan exclaimed. Before she could finish speaking, the scroll suddenly emitted a bright light, enveloping her within it.

The bright light disappeared, and Gu Shihan found herself in a strange space filled with abundant immortal energy.

It turns out that this painting is a small, independent spatial artifact, which was somehow left behind here.

Gu Shihan could hardly believe her eyes, her heart filled with indescribable joy and curiosity.

She cautiously stepped out and began to carefully explore this mysterious and wondrous space.