Battle Through the Heavens: Starting with Cao Ying as an apprentice

"If his remnant soul hadn't deliberately placed some restrictions on the map to limit his own perception and prevent premature exposure, in order to make it as realistic as possible and to ensure that the map holder could eventually reach the core, he wouldn't have noticed the special nature of my two disciples at the first moment..."

Thinking of this, even Su Baichen felt a slight chill run down his spine.

If this old ghost could fully perceive and know the secrets his two disciples possessed, he would probably spare no expense, even if it meant prematurely exposing them, to use more covert and insidious methods to deceive or even forcibly exert influence.

"Fortunately, this Creation Saint was too clever for his own good and created a 'Sleep Restriction' to reduce the loss of soul power." Su Baichen let out a soft breath, a rare hint of relief in his eyes.

"If he were fully conscious throughout, with the cunning and methods of this ancient ghost, he could have fabricated an even more perfect story and slowly plotted against her. Those two girls, Ying'er and Xian'er, are still inexperienced and might have actually fallen into his trap, being led step by step into a deadly predicament."

He walked to the window and looked in the direction his two apprentices had left, his gaze deep and unfathomable.

The path of spiritual practice is fraught with thorns and the wickedness of the human heart, sometimes more terrifying than the wildest beasts of the primordial era.

Today, we've once again eliminated another calamity for them ahead of schedule.

It is unknown how many "creations" like the "Saint of Creation" are hidden in this vast world, seemingly opportunities but actually traps.

Chapter 278 The Throbbing of Bloodline!

A few days later, in the Beast Realm!

Above the Bone Mountain Range, the air suddenly rippled like water, as if pebbles had been thrown into a calm lake.

Immediately afterwards, space began to twist and deform, like silk being kneaded by an invisible hand. A pitch-black crack slowly opened, eventually stabilizing into an elliptical spatial passage.

Five figures emerged in succession and stood in mid-air.

Su Baichen, who was at the head of the group, was dressed in white, his clothes fluttering in the morning breeze, his expression as calm as still water.

Beside him, Xuan Yi was still wearing his signature blue and white robe, his delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed as he looked down at the endless expanse of white skeletons at his feet.

The skeletons varied in size, some reaching tens of feet in length, while others were reduced to scattered fragments. Eroded by time, they gleamed with a pale luster, silently recounting the bloody past of this mountain range.

"Bai Chen, you said the place where that Creation Saint fell is here?" Xuan Yi asked softly, his voice carrying a hint of disbelief.

She raised her slender hand and pointed to the boundless sea of ​​bones below, saying, "There seems to be nothing here except for skeletons."

Su Baichen nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over the Bone Mountain Range.

"Yes, according to the map, it's right here." His voice was calm, yet carried an undeniable certainty.

After speaking, he slowly turned his head and looked toward the very center of the mountain range.

A glint of silver light flashed deep within Su Baichen's pupils; it was the natural reaction of the spatial power sensing the same source of fluctuations.

"And I sensed spatial fluctuations from there!" He pointed towards the direction of the bone altar.

"Although faint, it is very pure; it is a spatial imprint left by a Dou Sheng-level expert."

Xuan Yi, Xiao Yixian, Cao Ying, and Zi Yan all looked in the direction he pointed.

Little Fairy Doctor wore a light blue dress and had a cool and aloof temperament; Cao Ying was dressed in purple and was bright and charming; the youngest, Zi Yan, had her hair in pigtails and was staring wide-eyed with curiosity.

Su Baichen continued, "However, there is a main entrance there that the Creation Saint 'deliberately' left behind."

"If you go in from there, you will encounter many traps and mechanisms—that saint was proficient in puppetry, mechanisms, and alchemy in his lifetime. Even after a thousand years, the methods he left behind are by no means something that an ordinary Dou Zun could easily overcome."

He paused, a faint smile playing on his lips: "I'll take you through the back door."

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Baichen flipped his hand, and a palm-sized piece of ancient jade appeared out of thin air.

Su Baichen rapidly formed hand seals, his ten fingers dancing like butterflies among flowers, creating a series of complex hand gestures. With each movement, the immense battle qi within his body slowly flowed into the jade stone.

(Seen in the memories of the Creator Saint!)

At first, the jade showed no reaction, but as the battle qi continued to be input, the natural patterns began to emit a faint silver light, like the star trails in the night sky being gradually lit up.

"open!"

Su Baichen gave a low shout, completing the final hand seal.

The ancient jade stone suddenly trembled violently, emitting rings of unique spatial fluctuations.

The ripples spread out like water, softening and folding the space in their path, eventually tearing open a deep passage just wide enough for one person to pass through, three zhang in front of everyone.

The passage was pitch black inside, but its edges shimmered with a stable and gentle silvery-white spatial energy.

"Let's go!" Su Baichen put away the jade and stepped in first.

Xuan Yi followed without hesitation, and Xiao Yixian and Cao Ying exchanged a glance before entering as well.

Zi Yan was the last one. She curiously peeked into the passage before skipping and jumping inside.

Once all five people had entered, the silver light at the edge of the spatial passage quickly receded, and the passage silently closed like closed eyelids, disappearing without a trace, as if it had never existed.

The Bone Mountain Range fell silent once more, save for the mournful sound of the wind whistling through the gaps in the bones, like the whispers of ancient ghosts.

Inside the Dou Sheng Ruins, the scenery is completely different.

In the ancient forest, towering ancient trees rise from the ground, their trunks thick and their canopies blocking out the sun. Only scattered spots of light filter through the layers of leaves, forming shimmering points of light on the ground.

The air was filled with an intense, almost overwhelming, energy of heaven and earth, and every breath made one feel refreshed and relaxed.

The group appeared directly above an ancient forest.

"The energy concentration here is at least ten times that of the outside world!" Cao Ying took a deep breath, a look of surprise flashing in her beautiful eyes.

Little Fairy Doctor nodded gently. Her poison skills, which she had cultivated, actually felt somewhat comfortable here, which indicated that the energy here was not only abundant but also extremely pure.

Xuan Yi cautiously surveyed his surroundings, fully activating the perception of his Heavenly Realm soul.

The forest appeared peaceful and serene, but she could sense that behind those towering ancient trees lurked a powerful aura.

"what!"

Just then, Zi Yan suddenly let out a soft cry.

As soon as Zi Yan entered, she felt her Taixu Ancient Dragon bloodline suddenly boil over without warning, and an indescribable sense of familiarity washed over her.

What made her heart race even faster was that something seemed to be calling to her from the depths of the forest. It wasn't a sound, but a resonance and pull from the depths of her blood.

"What's wrong, Ziyan?" Xuanyi noticed Ziyan's unusual behavior, flew to the little girl's side, and gently patted her head.

Among the five, Zi Yan appears to be the youngest, and is lively and adorable, so everyone dotes on her.

Zi Yan raised her head, her large purple eyes filled with a mixture of confusion and excitement.

She pointed to the deepest part of the forest, where the ancient trees were denser and the light was dimmer.

"Sister Xuanyi, I feel... something in this forest is calling to me!" Ziyan's voice trembled slightly, not from fear, but from the excitement brought on by her boiling blood.

"And that feeling is getting stronger and stronger!"

She closed her eyes and sensed carefully, then suddenly opened them and added with certainty, "It's the aura of someone of the same kind!"

"The same kind?" Cao Ying raised an eyebrow and said, "You mean, there are other Primordial Ancient Dragons in this ancient forest?"

"Not entirely..."

Zi Yan tilted her head, trying to describe the feeling, and said, "It doesn't feel like a living ancient dragon, it's more like... some kind of bloodline source, or the remnant of a power from the same source."

Su Baichen, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up: "Let's go, I think I know what it is."

Upon hearing this, all four pairs of eyes turned to him.

Xuan Yi asked questions, Little Fairy Doctor seemed thoughtful, Cao Ying was full of curiosity, and Zi Yan couldn't wait.

Seeing that all four of them were staring at him, Su Baichen couldn't help but chuckle and shake his head.

He didn't want to reveal it too early, but seeing Zi Yan's anxious look, he knew he couldn't hide it anymore.

"Don't look at me. That place is indeed related to Ziyan, and quite closely so." He explained with a smile, his gaze fixed on the depths of the forest.

"You could even say that there is a great opportunity for Zi Yan there."

"What! A great opportunity for me!" Zi Yan was instantly overjoyed. Her petite body jumped three times in the air with joy, her twin ponytails swinging happily with the movement.

It's no wonder she lost her composure. The people around her were all monsters—Sister Xuan Yi was a giant in the Pill Tower, Sister Little Fairy Doctor had the Calamity Poison Body, Sister Cao Ying had a special cultivation technique, and Su Baichen was an absolute prodigy.

As the daughter of the Dragon Emperor of the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan, Zi Yan possesses an inherent pride. However, her bloodline can only be fully awakened upon returning to Ancient Dragon Island. Before that, her cultivation speed is indeed slower than that of her companions who possess special physiques and heaven-defying techniques.

Now that she suddenly hears about a great opportunity that belongs to her alone, how could she not be excited?

"Go, go, hurry up! I can't wait any longer!" Zi Yan cheered, her petite figure transforming into a streak of purple light as she rushed impatiently toward the direction she sensed.

“This girl…” Xuan Yi shook his head and chuckled, his eyes full of doting affection.

Little Fairy Doctor and Cao Ying exchanged a smile. They both understood Zi Yan's feelings. In this team full of geniuses, who wouldn't want to improve themselves faster, not hold others back, and at the same time be able to help?

"Let's go together!" Su Baichen said seriously, his smile fading.

Fearing that Zi Yan might encounter danger due to her impulsiveness, he immediately waved his sleeve, and a gentle aura enveloped Xuan Yi, Xiao Yi Xian, and Cao Ying, transforming them into a silver streak of light as they chased after her.

Chapter 279 Dragon and Phoenix Origin Fruit!

The five of them sped through the ancient forest, with Su Baichen deliberately releasing a wisp of Dou Sheng-level aura.

The aura spread out like ripples on water, and wherever it passed, the powerful auras hidden in the forest all withdrew, and many even retreated in panic.

Even in ancient times, a Battle Saint was a being who stood at the pinnacle of the continent.

Moreover, although the guardian beasts in these ruins are powerful, they are also quite intelligent. After sensing this aura, none of them dared to step forward to stop it.

As she went deeper, Zi Yan felt her blood boiling more and more intensely.

She could clearly feel that the call was becoming more urgent, as if long-lost relatives were finally sensing each other's closeness.

Deep within her purple eyes, a faint golden dragon shadow flickered, a natural manifestation of the ancient dragon bloodline resonating strongly.

About an incense stick later, the five arrived at the central area of ​​the ancient forest.

Surprisingly, this place is completely different from other places—there are no towering ancient trees, no entwined vines, and not even the aura of those powerful magical beasts.

There was nothing in front of me except a wide, circular meadow.

"There's nothing here?" Cao Ying landed lightly, her red skirt spreading out like flower petals.

She looked around, her pretty face full of doubt, and asked, "Ziyan, are you sure this is the place?"

Zi Yan also landed on the ground, her little face scrunched up.

She could feel the call right there, crystal clear, but to the naked eye, there was nothing there.

"Yes, if there are any treasures, they should at least be protected by magical beasts."