A journey through immortal realms begins with a phantom tale.

After bidding farewell to Bo Beisi, Luo Cheng, Li Qiang, Qian Shanyong, and Dai Nanfeng headed to the Ancient God Array.

The Ancient God Array sits in a peculiar part of the starry sky, its construction seemingly built upon an unknown source. From afar, a colossal gate floats in the void. The gate is vast and imposing; Luo Cheng roughly estimates it to be roughly the size of Earth. This planet-sized portal hangs in the void, exuding a mysterious and ancient aura.

"The Ancient God Array will take some time to activate," Qian Shanyong said, gazing at the giant gate.

Li Qiang asked curiously, "How does this ancient god formation work?"

"It operates on its own every so often. According to the research of ancient immortals, it should absorb free energy from the void. Once the energy is sufficient, it will open the channel," Qian Shanyong explained.

"I see." Li Qiang nodded, his gaze still drawn to the giant gate.

Since the ancient god array had not yet been activated, the four waited in the void. About five days later, energy fluctuations suddenly appeared around the ancient god array, and a terrifying attraction came from the giant gate, as if it wanted to devour everything around it.

Luo Cheng felt the suction force and thought to himself, "This is a bit like a black hole."

The black hole is shrouded in mystery, and even with his current level of cultivation, he dares not venture into it lightly.

As time went on, the suction of the stargate grew stronger and stronger, like a giant black hole, continuously sucking in any object that came near—meteorites, light particles, and even invisible energy and magnetic fields.

"Judging from this setup, it must be a formation set up by the gods," Luo Cheng guessed.

"Yes." Qian Shanyong and Li Qiang both agreed. They had seen many ancient immortals, including top-tier ancient immortals like Yuan Gu. However, even Yuan Gu could not set up such an array.

The suction force continued to intensify, forcing the four to retreat a distance. According to the information given by Xuanlong, they must not enter before the Ancient God Formation stabilizes, otherwise they would be torn apart by the spatial turbulence.

Two days later, Qian Shanyong looked anxious, clearly not wanting to run into the Green Emperor.

As Qian Shanyong waited anxiously, the energy around the ancient god array finally stabilized.

"Let's go!" Qian Shanyong grabbed Dai Nanfeng and rushed towards the star gate first.

The four had previously agreed to split into groups and travel together. Li Qiang summoned his Battle Soul Blade and used its blade light to clear a path, then entered the Ancient God Formation with Luo Cheng.

After entering the ancient god formation, Luo Cheng carefully observed his surroundings and laughed, "This place is like a wormhole passage from a science fiction novel."

"If it's a wormhole, at least a level seven civilization would be needed to travel through it," Li Qiang said while using his Battle Soul Blade to resist the spatial pressure.

Even divine artifacts endure immense pressure within this passage. In the lower realms, divine artifacts are the most durable objects; an ordinary spaceship would be instantly crushed by the spatial forces. Although the Bona people's spaceships are capable of interstellar travel, if they were to enter this place, they would be instantly reduced to dust.

The Ancient God Array is essentially a hyperspace passage, and the pressure while traversing it is terrifying. Qian Shanyong and Dai Nanfeng slowed down after traveling only a short distance, while Luo Cheng and Li Qiang, relying on their Battle Soul Blades to clear the way, were a step ahead and quickly caught up with Qian Shanyong.

"Luo Cheng, Li Qiang, let's meet up!" Qian Shanyong transmitted his thoughts.

"Okay!" Li Qiang also felt that combining them would be more secure.

The four slowly approached and joined together. Qian Shanyong put away the wrath of the gods and let Li Qiang withstand the pressure with the Battle Soul Blade.

"Phew..." Qian Shanyong breathed a sigh of relief. He had originally intended to let Dai Nanfeng share the burden for a while, but in just a short time, Dai Nanfeng's immortal energy was exhausted.

Dai Nanfeng was somewhat frustrated; after arriving at Xinbo Corner, she had become the weakest of the four. In terms of cultivation level, Li Qiang and Qian Shanyong were the highest; Luo Cheng, though slightly lower, always seemed rather strange.

Countless streams of particles could be seen flowing rapidly through the passage, accompanied by a piercing whistling sound. After resting for a while and recovering his strength, Qian Shanyong walked to Li Qiang's side and took control of the Battle Soul Blade.

As soon as he grasped the Battle Soul Blade, Qian Shanyong felt a completely different power—compared to the Wrath of the Gods, this power was stronger, as if he had put on a set of top-notch equipment, and his offense and defense increased dramatically.

Seeing the change in his expression, Luo Cheng said calmly, "Your Wrath of the Gods is only a low-grade divine artifact, while Li Qiang's Battle Soul Blade is a super-king-grade divine artifact."

Qian Shanyong knew the grade of the divine artifact, and his heart trembled when he heard the words "super king grade". For a moment, he even had a greedy thought, but he forcibly suppressed it. Not to mention Luo Cheng, he might not be able to defeat Li Qiang even now, let alone the four of them in the dangerous ancient god formation.

Luo Cheng noticed his change of heart and teased, "Old Qian, you've got your eye on this Battle Soul Blade?"

"So what if I like it? This thing doesn't belong to me," Qian Shanyong said with a wry smile.

"Do you know why I didn't take any of the four divine artifacts that Li Qiang possessed?" Luo Cheng suddenly asked.

"Huh?" Qian Shanyong was taken aback. He knew that Li Qiang was always generous to his friends, and it wouldn't be strange if Luo Cheng, as his senior brother, gave him two divine artifacts, but Luo Cheng refused to accept either one.

"This item belongs only to my junior brother."

Qian Shanyong said thoughtfully, "It seems you know some secrets."

"I can't say right now."

Qian Shanyong didn't ask any further questions, but instead said, "By the way, an ancient immortal said that the central area of ​​the ancient god formation is somewhat special."

"Would you like to go and take a look?"

"With our strength, we can't get there." Qian Shanyong shook his head.

Li Qiang stood by for a long time, feeling his divine power being consumed extremely quickly.

"I'll take over!" Luo Cheng said, taking over control.

Dai Nanfeng advised, "Luo Cheng, your cultivation level is still too low. Your Divine Chess Power reserves are not as good as Lao Qian's. Let him handle it." Cultivation level is like a bucket for holding water; the bigger the bucket, the more water it can hold.

Luo Cheng said, "It's a rare opportunity to come to an ancient god formation, let me give it a try."

Li Qiang released the Battle Soul Blade, and Luo Cheng took over control. In an instant, a terrifying pressure surged in, and he finally realized how heavy the pressure Li Qiang and Qian Shanyong were under.

While releasing his divine power to defend himself, Luo Cheng pondered to himself, "This should be the power of space... but what exactly are the laws of space?"

While controlling the Battle Soul Blade, he used his mind to sense the spatial fluctuations around him. He actually grasped some of the tricks; spatial power was easier to perceive within the hyperspace passage.

With Luo Cheng's comprehension, he quickly detected a trace of the laws of space. The moment he grasped the law, he felt the pressure around him decrease dramatically.

"I see!"

Li Qiang was astonished. Just moments ago, Luo Cheng looked strained, but in the blink of an eye, he appeared relaxed. "Senior brother, what's the secret?"

"Junior brother, you can try to comprehend the laws of space," Luo Cheng said.

"Spatial laws?" Li Qiang was completely bewildered. Qian Shanyong and Dai Nanfeng were equally clueless. Let alone spatial laws, they couldn't even perceive the lower-level Five Elements laws. It should be known that the laws of time and space were the highest-level laws, belonging to the realm of gods.

After trying for a moment, Qian Shanyong said helplessly, "It seems that my comprehension is not good enough."

Luo Cheng's cultivation level was ultimately too low; even with the assistance of spatial laws, he only lasted a little longer than Qian Shanyong. Afterward, the three took turns controlling the Battle Soul Blade to clear a path.

During this process, the three of them also gradually improved their cultivation levels.

As Dai Nanfeng watched the three of them improve their cultivation, he felt both frustrated and envious.

After flying for about five days, the four suddenly sensed a presence approaching from behind.

"Who would enter the ancient god formation at this time?" Li Qiang asked, puzzled.

Qian Shanyong's expression changed slightly: "It's the Azure Emperor."

Sure enough, not long after, six figures swiftly caught up from behind, the leader being none other than the Azure Emperor. This place was not suitable for reminiscing, and the Azure Emperor and his group seemed relaxed, moving much faster than Luo Cheng and his companions.

The Azure Emperor's gaze swept lightly over Qian Shanyong, and Qian Shanyong's heart skipped a beat.

The Azure Emperor and his entourage quickly overtook them. Li Qiang gazed at the Azure Emperor's retreating figure, wondering to himself, "Will he really accept me as his disciple?"

Ten days later, Luo Cheng and his group finally broke through the ancient god formation. By this time, the three of them were somewhat exhausted from wielding the Battle Soul Blade for so long, but their cultivation levels had improved.

The four landed in the void and saw the Azure Emperor and his entourage waiting ahead. With nowhere to hide, Qian Shanyong and Dai Nanfeng stepped forward.

"Greetings, Azure Emperor." The two bowed in unison.

The Azure Emperor's expression remained calm, revealing neither joy nor anger: "You two seem to be doing quite well in the lower realm." Then, his gaze shifted to Li Qiang and Luo Cheng, "You are Li Qiang?"

Li Qiang was no longer a novice in cultivation and knew what kind of being the Azure Emperor was, so he quickly cupped his hands and said, "Greetings, Azure Emperor."

The Azure Emperor nodded slightly, his gaze finally settling on Luo Cheng, his eyes becoming profound: "You do not belong to this world."

That line again! Luo Cheng was speechless. What's wrong with being a transmigrator? However, he wouldn't tell the truth, and simply smiled, "Azure Emperor, I've learned your technique. You won't cause me any trouble, will you?"

"Heh." A slight smile finally appeared on the Azure Emperor's lips. "You're afraid I'll cause trouble?"