Battle Through the Heavens: Purple Heaven Thunder Emperor

Chapter 280 Could it be that something is really targeting me?

Suddenly, everything went black, and my body felt weightless.

A moment later, a strange spatial passage came into Xiao Bai's view.

Looking up, the entire spatial passage stretched as far as the eye could see, with no end in sight. The spatial walls on both sides, about ten feet apart, were filled with dense spatial power, emitting a faint silver light that was exceptionally conspicuous in the darkness.

The passageway was deathly silent, without the slightest sound. Instantly, a sense of loneliness welled up in my heart, making me feel uneasy.

"Where's the boat?"

She kept scanning her surroundings but couldn't find a single boat. Zi Yan tugged at Xiao Bai's robe in front of her, blinking in confusion. Beside her, two other pairs of beautiful eyes also looked at Xiao Bai at the same time.

Meeting the gazes of the women, Xiao Bai smiled slightly, flipped his hand, and a delicate wooden boat the size of a palm appeared in his hand.

Its body is slender, resembling a long shuttle from a distance, covered with mysterious cloud patterns, and emitting a faint glow, clearly indicating that it is no ordinary object.

"This is."

Little Fairy Doctor and Zi Yan hadn't noticed anything yet, but Han Yue's cold eyes revealed surprise.

Upon seeing Xiao Bai form hand seals, causing the ship to float up and swell in the wind, transforming into a giant shuttle boat three zhang wide and seven or eight zhang long, he was certain in his heart.

"Unlocked using special methods. Tier 7 spaceship!"

Below the seventh rank, it will grow larger the moment it is taken out of the spatial passage. Only spatial passages of the seventh rank and above can open the seal.

Xiao Bai smiled, said nothing, lightly touched the ground with his toes, and his figure floated up and landed on the deck of the ship.

"let me!"

Zi Yan didn't care about the seventh or eighth rank. Her eyes lit up as if she had found a fun toy. She stomped her little foot and jumped up.

Hearing Han Yue's exclamation, a strange light flashed in Xiao Yixian's eyes, a faint smile appeared on her lips, and with a twist of her slender waist, she pulled the still-dazed Han Yue to follow.

At the bow of the ship, after Xiao Bai finished explaining how to use it, Zi Yan couldn't wait to sit cross-legged in front of the control center, tilting her head and calling out in a serious yet sweet voice:

"The boat's setting off! Everyone, get ready, let's go!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and a powerful purple battle aura surged into the hub. The ship trembled slightly and instantly transformed into a beam of light, disappearing into the depths of the spatial passage.

Fast. Extremely fast, as if falling into a time tunnel, where everything around you begins to distort in your eyes.

Seeing Zi Yan beaming with excitement at the bow of the ship, Xiao Bai shook his head slightly and turned to walk into a room inside the ship.

After sitting cross-legged, he took out a scroll from his storage ring and began to read it intently.

"Huh, is this a method for refining a body?"

Yao Tianhuo's aged voice, brimming with barely concealed excitement, eagerly proclaimed:

"Young friend Xiao Bai, what do you need? Is there anything I can help you with?"

"According to the method in this scroll, three conditions are required to refine the body: first, the Bone-Growing and Blood-Melting Pill; second, the essence and bloodline of a seventh-tier magical beast; and third, the corpse of a Dou Zong powerhouse."

Without taking his gaze off the scroll, Xiao Bai spoke calmly and slowly:

"I have the remains of a Dou Zong here, but it belongs to Yan Luotian. He was only a two-star Dou Zong. If you need something better, you'll have to go to Zhongzhou to find it."

"As for the other two, I don't have them on hand right now. There should be plenty of seventh-tier magical beasts in the Central Continent, so that's not a big concern. But we're still short of the ingredients for the Bone-Growing and Blood-Melting Pill. I wonder if we can gather them all in the Northern Region. Otherwise, we'll have to go to the Pill Region to check!"

As soon as Xiao Bai finished speaking, Yao Tianhuo's voice trembled with excitement:

"The Central Plains are vast and rich in resources. Although the ingredients for the Bone-Growing and Blood-Melting Pill are precious, it's only a seventh-tier pill, so it shouldn't be difficult to obtain! As for the essence and bloodline of seventh-tier magical beasts, there's no need to worry about that. Although some magical beasts in the Central Plains are not easy to deal with, as long as we handle things carefully, nothing will happen!"

"Why do you still want to find those magical beasts with powerful backgrounds?" Xiao Bai was slightly speechless.

"Hehe. It's not that I want to find them, it's just that some magical beasts in Zhongzhou have complicated relationships. Sometimes you have no idea whether the magical beast you casually kill is an vassal of some terrifying magical beast family, especially a seventh-tier magical beast that can speak human language. Once you encounter such a situation, sometimes you can only accept your bad luck. After all, who would do a background check on a magical beast before killing it?"

"So, if you encounter magical beasts in Zhongzhou in the future, be careful. Either don't do it at all, or if you do, do it cleanly and decisively, leaving no loose ends to avoid trouble later!"

"Been taught a lesson!"

Xiao Bai nodded slightly, a hint of understanding flashing in his eyes, and continued to examine the scroll in his hand:

"Don't worry, senior. Since I've promised you, I will do my best to help with the resurrection."

Yao Tianhu laughed heartily, his tone full of satisfaction:

"With your words, I am at ease! I have waited for so many years, what's a little more time?"

Xiao Bai smiled faintly, about to say something more, when suddenly his brows furrowed.

He suddenly looked up, his eyes flashing with a sharp light, his gaze seemingly trying to penetrate the ship's hull, through the walls of the spatial passage, and into the endless dark void.

"This feeling."

"What's wrong?"

Noticing Xiao Bai's unusual behavior, Yao Tianhuo was slightly puzzled. He followed Xiao Bai's gaze but found nothing.

"It's nothing."

Xiao Bai shook his head, about to continue examining the scroll, when suddenly there was a strange movement from his sleeve.

The little golden dragon, which had been sleeping in the sleeve, poked its head out and yawned. It seemed nonchalant, but a trace of vigilance remained in its eyes.

"My lord, I just had a dream that terrified the dragon!"

"What kind of dream?"

With a slight narrowing of his eyes, Xiao Bai's tone became serious. Cultivators have powerful souls, and as their cultivation level increases, their control over themselves also increases, so they rarely dream.

The little golden dragon shook its head, its golden scales gleaming faintly in the dim cabin, its tone carrying a rare hint of solemnity.

"I dreamt that I was in complete darkness, and I sensed an extremely ancient aura. This aura was incredibly oppressive, yet it also felt strangely familiar to me. Just as I was about to investigate, I suddenly felt my consciousness crumbling and dissipating. How should I describe that feeling?"

Little Golden Dragon hesitated for a moment, seemingly organizing his thoughts, before continuing:

"It felt as if something was watching me, and the dissipated spiritual energy hadn't disappeared; it was as if it had been absorbed!"

"I panicked. I kept calling your name, but there was no response. I could only watch helplessly as my consciousness slowly faded and I fell into endless darkness. Then I woke up in fright!"

Xiao Bai's pupils contracted slightly, and his fingers unconsciously rubbed the edge of the scroll.

"Is spirituality being absorbed?"

He repeated it in a low voice, his mind racing, a multitude of possibilities flashing through his head.

"Is this used to supplement a lack of spirituality?"

A cold glint flashed in Xiao Bai's eyes, and the temperature inside the cabin seemed to drop a few degrees.

The little golden dragon shrank its neck and whispered, "Could it be that something is really watching me?"

Raising an eyebrow, Xiao Bai's gaze softened. He reached out and gently stroked its head, smiling as he said:

"It was just a dream. Where's your usual arrogance? You can't even be scared by a dream?"

The little golden dragon rolled its eyes and snorted, "My lord, please don't tease me! This dream was no ordinary one. I can still feel that pounding in my heart!"

"Don't worry, I also had a jolt of my senses just now. We're currently in a spatial passage, and perhaps this passage has been in disrepair for many years, which is why we feel this sense of danger!"

Xiao Bai remained silent for a moment, offering words of comfort, but his gaze returned to the endless darkness outside the cabin. A hint of seriousness flashed in his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.

Little Golden Dragon pursed his lips: "I hope so. I don't want to be targeted by something for no reason."

Xiao Bai smiled and patted its head: "Don't worry, I'm here."

The little golden dragon grunted twice, then crawled back into the sleeve and continued to snore.

Yao Tianhuo sighed and earnestly reminded him:

"Xiao Bai, your dragon is no ordinary creature. Besides, although this spatial passage lacks maintenance, it should last for two or three years without any problem, so there's absolutely no danger!"

Xiao Bai nodded and smiled, "Don't worry, Elder Yao, I know what I'm doing."

He put away the scroll in his hand, got up and walked out of the cabin.

On the deck, Zi Yan continued to operate the spaceship with great interest, while Xiao Yi Xian and Han Yue stood aside, talking in hushed tones.

Seeing him emerge, Little Fairy Doctor smiled gently: "Have you finished your cultivation?"

Xiao Bai nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over the surrounding spatial passages. After confirming there was nothing amiss, he said:

"Yeah, I came out for some fresh air."

The spatial walls on both sides rushed past rapidly, and after watching for a while, it became dazzling. Zi Yan's bright eyes gradually dimmed, and the initial excitement was gone.

"Xiao Bai, I'm so bored."

"It's only been a few hours, and our Captain Ziyan already doesn't want to continue?"

Amused, Xiao Bai walked to the bow of the ship and took over the control of the spaceship.

Upon seeing this, the little girl cheered. After hearing that it would be another ten days or so before they arrived in Zhongzhou, she ran to the cabin, found a room, and began to sleep soundly.

The tedious journey was boring, and the ten days passed by quietly.

At the bow of the ship, Xiao Bai sat alone, watching the dim light on the control panel. With a mechanical wave of his hand, a stream of five-colored battle qi was channeled into it.

A woman in plain clothes looked at the figure behind her, a hint of worry appearing in her beautiful eyes.

She didn't know why Xiao Bai didn't want them to take over control of the ship. He hadn't left the bow for ten days, as if he was on guard against something. She originally wanted to stay by his side, but seeing this, she didn't want to disturb him.

Suddenly, Xiao Bai, who had been sitting cross-legged, stood up. Little Fairy Doctor was slightly startled and hurriedly stepped forward.

"Don't panic, it's nothing, we're just about to reach the exit!"

Looking at Xian'er beside him, whose pretty face was solemn, Xiao Bai smiled and shook his head slightly.

Little Fairy Doctor breathed a sigh of relief and looked up at the passage ahead. Sure enough, a moment later, a small, bright silver dot appeared at the end of the passage that seemed to have no end.

As the ship glided through space, the small dot in our vision grew larger and larger, and a massive vortex appeared before us.

"call out!!"

The ship shuddered slightly as it passed through the whirlpool. The two men's vision changed; the monotonous darkness vanished, and the space quickly became bright and open.

In the distance stretched a lush and expansive plain, while beneath one's feet lay a vast plaza of gravel, covered with wondrous runes that emitted wisps of light.

Xiao Bai looked back at where he had come from and saw a huge silver halo slowly shrinking and eventually dissipating. The sense of danger that had been lingering in his mind was also dissipating, and his tense mood gradually relaxed.

Seemingly hearing the noise, Zi Yan and Han Yue also came out. Seeing the surrounding scenery, a hint of joy flashed in their eyes.

"Finally here!" Zi Yan cheered, stretching lazily. "I've been so bored these past few days!"

"Hehe. This is already very fast. Compared to the spaceships I used to travel on, the time has been reduced by half!"

Han Yue looked at the spaceship beneath her feet, a hint of amazement flashing in her eyes, before raising her gaze to the crowd:

"It's not far from Tianbei City. Why don't you rest at my family's place first, and then head to the Tianmu Mountains?"

Xiao Yixian and Zi Yan's gazes fell on Xiao Bai, their meaning clear: they wanted to follow his opinion.

Xiao Bai pondered for a moment, then shook his head under Han Yue's disappointed gaze and said:

"I won't go. Time is of the essence regarding the Tianmu Mountains. I don't know the situation there yet, so I need to get there as soon as possible, but..."

Then, his eyes swept over Little Fairy Doctor and Zi Yan, and he said softly:

"You can go to Tianbei City with Han Yue. I will come back to find you after I break through to the next level!"

Upon hearing this, Zi Yan immediately pouted, "No way! I want to go to the Tianmu Mountains with you!"

"No!"

Xiao Bai's attitude was firm this time. There was a high probability that they would encounter people from the Ice River Valley in the Tianmu Mountains. If a conflict broke out, Little Fairy Doctor would not be able to accompany them into the area, and he was afraid that he would not be able to take care of them.

As for taking Zi Yan with him, he had considered it, but considering that after breaking through to the Dou Zong realm, it would take an unknown amount of time to refine the Thunder Seed, and that this girl was the kind of person who couldn't sit still, he decided to postpone it for now.

Zhongzhou is different from other places; there are too many powerful people here. The life-saving measures given to her by the old Dragon Emperor cannot be wasted here.

Xiao Bai could only feel at ease when he was with Little Fairy Doctor and she was watching over him.

Seeing this, Han Yue sighed softly and said, "Since Xiao Bai has important matters to attend to, I won't force you."

Turning to Little Fairy Doctor and Zi Yan, he said, "If you two don't mind, why don't you come with me back to the Han family for a while until he returns? What do you say?"

Little Fairy Doctor nodded, gently pulled Zi Yan, who was not in high spirits, and softly advised, "Since Xiao Bai has made this arrangement, he must have his reasons. Let's go to the Han family and wait for him."

Seeing Zi Yan pouting, Xiao Bai sighed and gently rubbed her head.

"Don't be upset, I'll be back soon. Remember what I told you, okay?"

Zi Yan shook her head, her ponytail swaying behind her, and pouted, muttering in dissatisfaction:

"I know, I know. You've said it countless times: if any clansmen come looking for me, and they're not from Donglong Island, I'll ignore them. If they dare to use force, I'll use the methods the old man taught me to fight back!"

Xiao Bai nodded in satisfaction, then looked at Little Fairy Doctor: "Fairy, I'm entrusting Zi Yan to your care."

Little Fairy Doctor smiled gently: "Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on her."

Seeing this, Han Yue took out a piece of animal hide from her storage ring and handed it to Xiao Bai: "This is a map of the Northern Region of Central Plains, with the location of the Tianmu Mountains marked on it."

Xiao Bai accepted the gifts without hesitation, and clasped his hands in thanks, saying, "Thank you!"

Then everyone jumped off the spaceship. Xiao Bai formed a hand seal, and the ship quickly shrank, storing it back into his storage ring.

His gaze swept over the three people, then he turned around, lightly touched the ground with his feet, and his whole body transformed into a streak of lightning, flying towards the distant horizon.

Let's go!

The three women watched the figure disappear into the horizon. Han Yue was the first to turn her gaze away, then turned to look at Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan, who looked reluctant to part, and said softly.

(End of this chapter)