Eternal Life: Hundredfold Rewards

Upon hearing what Great True Monarch Qing Gang said, Qi Chuan nodded slightly and said, "Fellow Daoist Qing Gang, go ahead and place the flags."

"Alright."

Great True Monarch Qing Gang took a deep breath, flicked his hand, and the golden array flag in his hand flew with a "whoosh" towards the small sea area between the three islands below, landing precisely at its center.

Buzz buzz.

As the final golden array flag settled in place, the array was finally complete. On the three surrounding islands, all the array flags trembled slightly, emitting a dazzling brilliance. Then, lines of light appeared and spread from these flags, gradually linking all the array flags together, ultimately forming a gigantic array.

Rumble!

As the array formed, its power spread out, causing the three islands below to shake violently.

However, the greatest change was in the small sea area between the three islands.

There, the sea water boiled and waves surged endlessly.

The sea surface gradually rose, and the water spread in all directions.

It was a sign that something massive was rising from beneath the sea.

Qi Chuan watched this scene intently.

In the end, he was surprised to find that a piece of land was rising from beneath the sea.

This land occupied the entire area of the small sea. It stopped rising only when it reached the same height as the surrounding three islands.

As the seawater dispersed to the sides, Qi Chuan realized that they were originally a single entity. Now, the small sea area and the three islands were gone, leaving behind a massive island standing there.

A thick white fog spread across the giant island, obscuring everything and making it hard to see clearly.

Within the mist, some pavilions and halls seemed to loom faintly; however, they all appeared to be in ruins.

"Fellow Daoist Qi Chuan, shall we go take a look?"

At this moment, Great True Monarch Qing Gang spoke to Qi Chuan.

"Alright."

Qi Chuan nodded.

Since the Cave Mansion had now revealed itself, it was naturally time to go down and have a look.

Swish swish.

The two of them did not delay. One after another, they moved swiftly towards the lower region.

Soon, they arrived at the edge of what used to be a small island on the lower left and stepped onto the gigantic island.

Upon setting foot on the giant island, they were surrounded by thick fog, reducing visibility to very low levels.

Qi Chuan and his companion, however, remained undaunted, forging ahead into the depths of the giant island at a steady pace.

The scene along the way was vastly different from what the two observed from above. It turned out to be a dense forest. There were no Demon Beasts in this forest, but it was full of strange demonic insects, with toxic gases pervading the air, making the environment very harsh.

However, such a harsh environment naturally could not affect the two who were already at the Great True Monarch level.

They traversed straight through, and finally, the front suddenly opened up, presenting a large broken hall ruin before them.

Seeing this ruined grand hall, both Qi Chuan and his companion’s eyes lit up, for such a hall might conceal valuable treasures.

Immediately, they exchanged a glance and swiftly moved towards the hall ruin.

However, after they thoroughly explored the ruins of the hall, they emerged with expressions of disappointment on their faces.

For this hall ruin was indeed just a ruin, without anything else, let alone potential resources.

Without delay, they abandoned this hall ruin and continued deeper into the giant island.

In the following moments, the two made numerous other discoveries.

Pavilions, palaces, spiritual valleys, and wondrous peaks.

However, despite their uniqueness, these places, like the previous hall ruin, had already been worn down by time, holding no practical value.

Finally, having almost completely explored the outskirts, they gradually approached the center of the giant island.

"If my guess is correct, apart from the island’s center and the original central sea area between the three small islands, all other locations should have turned into complete wastelands,"

Great True Monarch Qing Gang said to Qi Chuan.

Qi Chuan nodded in agreement.

Now, even though there were still small areas on the outskirts of the giant island that they hadn’t finished exploring, there was no need to investigate them further.

The most urgent task was to head towards the center of the giant island.

Having come to this decision, they wasted no time. They quickened their pace and sped towards the island’s center.

Along the way, they passed by numerous ruined grand halls.

After some time, the two of them finally neared the central area of the giant island.

This place was now a mountain range, and ahead lay the center of the mountain range. There, amidst the fog, loomed a towering peak.

Seeing this, Qi Chuan and his companion exchanged a look, then flew toward the towering peak.

After circling the peak, they finally stopped, hovering on one side of it.

They gazed ahead intently.

It was clear that there was an entrance to a Cave Mansion, with even the doorway faintly visible.

However, outside, there was an array protecting this Cave Mansion.

Exactly how its owner had set up this array was unknown, but despite the passage of time, it showed no signs of decay, brilliantly glowing.

This was clearly an array at least at the Great True Monarch level.

Even though Qi Chuan and his companion were both at the Great True Monarch cultivation, attempting to break it by force would undoubtedly require a significant expenditure of effort.

"Fellow Daoist Qi Chuan, shall we combine our efforts to break the array?"