Chapter 337 Sunset Above
"Could it be... that the flow of time in the Twilight World is ten times faster than outside?"
Quickly, Qin Chuan grasped the key point.
If that’s the case, by the time they get out, more than a year would have passed outside.
By then, the rapidly reviving Xuanyuan Heaven might have produced a large batch of new victims.
But now wasn’t the time to think about this.
He faced Zhou Mo and Master Pang Qi seriously, asking, "How did you enter that sunset?"
"Well..."
The two of them exchanged looks, hesitant to speak.
"Can’t you say?"
Qin Chuan asked.
"Ahem, it’s not that... it’s just... well, it’s a bit embarrassing." Master Pang Qi coughed dryly.
Qin Chuan looked at him silently.
Soon, the fellow couldn’t hold it any longer and quickly said, "I’ll say, I’ll say! Actually, I fell into my own urine and accidentally discovered that you could enter the sunset through the reflection in the urine."
Qin Chuan was taken aback.
And Qin Zi gasped! Who would think of such a bizarre method? Any normal person would be shocked!
"Does it have to be urine?" Qin Chuan asked.
"Water can be used too, but not just anywhere works. We tried many places, and only the spot where I fell worked. I think I stumbled upon the key coordinates by sheer luck." Master Pang Qi said awkwardly.
His luck was somewhat miraculous, almost as if he was born for grave robbing. However, falling into his own urine was rather disgraceful.
"Where are these coordinates? Take us there." Qin Chuan demanded unequivocally.
"Well... Master Qin, could it be you are finally going to take action?" Master Pang Qi’s spirit lifted, his eyes shining.
In his view.
Qin Chuan, as his guide on the path of grave robbing, must also be an expert in this field. Once he took action, it would surely be extraordinary!
"No, we’re just going in for a look." Qin Chuan said calmly.
Given his current position, how could he stoop to this fellow’s level? Grave robbing would tarnish his glorious image.
He intended to enter the Ancestral King’s Tomb mainly because he suspected it had something to do with Ye Lingshuang.
It’s even highly probable that Ye Lingshuang is the reincarnation of that Ancestral King of the Dusk Race!
Isn’t that how the story usually goes?
"I see."
Master Pang Qi was a bit disappointed to hear that Qin Chuan was just tagging along, but still said, "Alright then."
Then, he began to lead the way.
After a long while,
Qin Chuan, leading the group, arrived at the location.
It was a sand dune.
On the ground was a basin-sized depression, and at the bottom of the depression, there were faint white traces, as if foam had dried up.
"This is the spot. As long as you add water into it and reflect the sunset in the sky, it can form a special passage." Master Pang Qi said, seeking credit.
Swoosh!
Qin Chuan waved his hand, causing a stream of water to flow out from the inner world, pouring into the depression.
Instantly, the water sparkled.
When the ripples subsided, the sunset in the sky was reflected—a deep purple-red!
Qin Chuan scooped up a handful of sand and slowly scattered it in. To his astonishment, instead of sinking, the sand disappeared into thin air.
"It’s truly amazing!"
Qin Zi exclaimed in awe.
"Let’s go." Qin Chuan said, wrapping the group in energy, transforming into a white light, and diving into the puddle.
"Buzz!"
The next moment, they seemed to enter a narrow, elongated passage, warm, moist, and somewhat sweltering.
Soon after.
They found themselves in an entirely new world.
"This... this..."
Qin Zi looked on in disbelief at the scene before him—a colossal Divine Tree, growing at the center of the sunset.
It was enormous.
Every branch was like a continent, and around these branches, worlds floated like fruit!
Even from a great distance, one could feel its grandeur and immensity; getting closer, it was impossible to see its entirety clearly!
"Over there!"
At this moment, Ye Lingshuang’s body trembled suddenly, pointing to the top of the Divine Tree, she said, "The thing summoning me is there!"
Thus, Qin Chuan, leading the group, flew in that direction. After a long time, they finally reached the top of the Divine Tree.
There, a vast Ancient Stele stood, with three golden characters inscribed on the gray stone—Ancestral King’s Tomb!
"How do we get in?"
Qin Chuan looked at Pang Qi and Zhou Mo.
"I’ll do it!"
Zhou Mo stepped forward, then untied his waistband and drew out a pitch-black treasure from beneath him.
The Xuanwu Compass.
"Seeking the dragon’s den, spot the entwining mountain; with each encirclement, another key; if the door opens with minor danger, no yin-yang eight trigrams shape will form!"
He muttered incantations, then abruptly tapped the head of the Xuanwu on the compass, instantly releasing a vast amount of golden light.
"Buzz buzz buzz!"
Golden circles appeared, like interlocking gears of various sizes, showing numerous scales and symbols.
"Now!"
Zhou Mo’s eyes flashed, and his body flickered, stepping continuously on one radiant coordinate after another. Each step caused the ground to shake violently, making the stele flicker continuously.
"Boom!"
Finally, the stele lit up entirely.
"Oh no!"
Zhou Mo and Master Pang Qi seemed experienced. They suddenly prostrated themselves on the ground, as if preparing for an imminent white light pillar.
However, after they were prone, no white light pillar emerged. Instead, a grayish vortex appeared at the center of the Ancient Stele.
"This..."
The two exchanged glances, both puzzled, then awkwardly smiled as they slowly got up from the ground.
They didn’t know that the white light pillar they previously triggered had caused tremendous changes in the Nine Heavens Domain.
The kind of pillar should be unique.
"Boom!"
"Crackle pop!"
At that moment, the sound of thunder and lightning echoed. Following the sound, they saw islands, engulfed in white arcs of electricity, rising from all directions as if emerging from beneath the horizon.
At this point, they were above the sunset, and these islands clearly ascended from below the sunset.
"Those islands!"
Qin Chuan’s eyes flickered because these islands were the same thirty-six islands floating above the Dusk Ancient City.
"Oh no!!"
Zhou Mo and Master Pang Qi’s faces changed dramatically; they had experienced the power of these islands.
They wouldn’t kill intruders directly, but they would expel them, leaving them unconscious and falling randomly.
If unlucky enough to fall directly into the Dusk Ancient City, the outcome could be quite tragic.
"How dare you, retreat at once!"
Qin Chuan shouted arrogantly, believing that his royal status should allow him to control these islands.
However, reality didn’t align with his imagination.
The islands continued to rise slowly, the Power of Lightning on their surfaces growing stronger, emanating a hair-raising pressure, a divine fury that made mortals shiver.
"Father, this..."
Qin Zi was full of urgency, with a strange look in his eyes. This peculiarity seemed to be in a state of chaos, not yet settled, and at this rate, once settled, it would turn into... awkwardness.
"Ding! Detecting that the host is about to face social death, according to the insurance agreement, this system will preserve the host’s dignity!"
The system’s voice rang out.
The next moment, the islands suddenly shuddered, the lightning on their surfaces retracted, and they slowly descended.
"They’ve really... backed off..."
"Hiss!!!"
Zhou Mo and Master Pang Qi watched this astonishing scene, their hearts filled with indescribable shock, leaving them breathless.