The people of Northern Heaven Spiritual Academy had already set out, and the Liu brothers from Northern Heaven City had arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, preparing to head toward the Northern Heaven Realm.
"Mubai, Yang, be careful when you reach the Northern Heaven Realm. Your cultivations are indeed decent, but your real combat experience is still somewhat lacking. If there is a chance, make sure to accumulate more battle experience." Liu Bai looked at his two younger brothers and could not help but give a final reminder.
At this time, Liu Mubai had already reached the level of a half-step Heaven Fusion Realm, far stronger than in the original storyline. With a single true battle stimulating his potential, he might break through instantly.
As for Liu Yang, he had also reached the Early-phase of Divine Soul Realm. Under Liu Bai's help, the Spiritual beast essences fused by the brothers were all top-tier Heavenly Beasts. Their combat abilities absolutely would not fall short of those who walked the Spiritual Road.
"Big brother, don't worry. I understand. I will take care of third brother as well." Liu Mubai nodded firmly.
After cultivating bitterly for so long, this could be considered his first true test.
Not only did he have to pass the assessment flawlessly, he had to become the most dazzling one. Otherwise, how could he possibly catch up to his big brother?
Compared to the steady and ambitious Liu Mubai, Liu Yang was much more carefree. He gave Liu Bai a thumbs-up with a confident grin. Liu Bai really wanted to see whether this fellow could still smile so brightly after suffering a few setbacks later.
Unfortunately, he would soon depart for the Ruin Continent.
Although each of the Five Great Academies was only sending one person and each academy had its own designated region, it did not mean they would never meet. In a place like that, meeting again would certainly not be as peaceful as it had been inside the Spiritual Road space.
At Northern Heaven Spiritual Academy, before a massive teleportation array, the Dean Tai Cang, Elder Chi Huo, and several others stood together. Before them was a young man dressed in a simple blue training robe.
"This spiritual map contains the preliminary exploration records of the Ruin Continent conducted by Northern Heaven Spiritual Academy. You can ignore the locations already marked. Focus on the unexplored areas. The process may be dangerous, so you must stay cautious. If you encounter a threat you cannot handle, leave immediately and simply mark the location on the map."
The main objective this time was to eliminate danger. If they could not eliminate it, then they only needed to mark it for stronger individuals to handle in the future.
"I understand. Dean, teacher, I will take my leave."
Liu Bai cupped his fists toward the two, then stepped directly into the teleportation array.
Watching Liu Bai's figure disappear, Elder Chi Huo shook his head with a sigh. "What a pity. This child has been trying to construct a complete Five Elements Battle Armor, but even now he has not succeeded. If he had managed to finish it, this trip would have been much safer."
Dean Tai Cang simply smiled. "There is no need to worry too much. This kid's true strength is not as simple as you think."
Although the Dean did not know how deep Liu Bai's trump cards ran, the fact that he had survived drifting in the starry skies until rescue arrived proved that his life preservation methods were extremely strong.
If not for that, he would never have so casually entrusted this mission to someone who was not even a Sovereign.
The radiance of the teleportation array filled Liu Bai's vision, and his mind felt a wave of dizziness from the transmission. Fortunately, the sensation did not last long. Soon, he felt the spatial fluctuations stabilize, and the dazzling light before his eyes rapidly faded.
The teleportation was nearly complete.
After such extensive experience, Liu Bai reacted instinctively. His spiritual energy surged through his body, forming a layer of five-colored radiance around him. This was an unfamiliar world. No one could know what dangers might appear. The moment a teleportation ended was always the most dangerous. If one suffered misfortune at that moment, it would be a joke.
The moment Liu Bai was fully on guard, the final traces of light vanished. His vision brightened, and a completely unfamiliar world appeared before him.
This was a land scarred and devastated.
The earth stretched endlessly, its horizon unreachable. Although no mountains could be seen, the ground was littered with enormous abyssal chasms, each bottomless and spanning countless meters. These ravines did not seem naturally formed. They resembled the aftermath of some terrifying ancient battle that had torn this land apart.
The last place he had seen such a scene was the Fallen Land. Everything here was almost identical. This proved that their origins were likely similar.
"I wonder if this place has existences like the Five Emperor Divine Sovereign or the Heaven Swallowing Demon Emperor."
Liu Bai muttered softly in his heart.
But based on the original story, it was highly unlikely. This continent looked more like a fragment shattered directly and cast into the void. There were no signs of top-tier experts dying here and no remnants of demon souls. Naturally, there would be no terrifying evil spirits born here.
"If that's the case, then this Ruin Continent may not have formed during that ancient catastrophe."
Although many ancient ruins in the Great Thousand World were related to the invasion of the Extraterritorial Evil Clan(Feind Clan), there were also many continent-shattering battles that occurred before and after those events.
After all, the power of a Heavenly Sovereign expert was far too terrifying. Unless battles were taken to the starry skies, no continent could withstand energy of that magnitude.
Liu Bai looked across the world before him. Everything was desolate and ancient.
With a wave of his hand, a spiritual map appeared before him. A quick glance made it clear that the Ruin Continent, despite being fragmented, was vast. The region Northern Heaven Spiritual Academy had explored alone was already half the size of the Northern Heaven Continent.
If he planned to explore everything thoroughly, Liu Bai might end up spending a year here.
"They say this place was once among the largest continents in the Great Thousand World, and what the Five Great Academies discovered is only a fragment. I really wonder what the complete continent must have looked like."
"Fortunately, most areas are already marked safe, so I can ignore those. I should start with the ones marked unknown. As for those labeled dangerous, I can take a look if I have time."
Unknown and dangerous areas represented threats but also meant unexplored grounds. If treasures existed, those places were the most likely to contain them.
Choosing the closest unknown region, Liu Bai transformed into a massive Golden Crow, soaring across the skies with astonishing speed.
Reaching the perimeter of his target, he found an ancient and primitive forest before him.
Liu Bai's spiritual sense spread out instantly, enveloping everything within a hundred kilometers.
The forest was enormous. There were remnants of old buildings around its outskirts, indicating it had once been a glorious sect. But now it was completely silent. Aside from plants and ancient trees, there was no trace of life, not even the poisonous insects that typically thrived in darkness.
Frowning, Liu Bai proceeded deeper. Soon, he realized that no matter which direction he walked, he could never reach the center. He always exited from another direction.
"This is a formation?"
Only a formation could explain this situation.
But he clearly had not sensed any fluctuation from a Spiritual Array earlier.
This immediately sparked Liu Bai's interest.
With his current realm in array arts, he was absolutely capable of reaching the level of an Earth-grade Spiritual Array Grandmaster. Even if this was a Heaven-grade formation, he might not be able to break it, but there was no way he would fail to notice it. This defied all logic.
Taking a deep breath, Liu Bai closed his eyes slightly. His spiritual sense condensed within a radius of a hundred meters. A faint glow shimmered on his forehead, and a vivid phantom eye slowly appeared.
Activating his Void Heart Eye, the world transformed instantly.
He could clearly see the flowing spiritual lines that wove through the environment around him.
"It really is a Spiritual Array."
This array did not possess any offensive power and could not trap an intruder. It was simply a array designed to confuse one's perception.
No wonder that with Liu Bai's current cultivation, entering the array did not trigger any warning. The array itself contained no danger, so there was nothing for his instincts to respond to.
Following the spiritual threads in the air, Liu Bai began dissecting the core of the array. Before long, he discovered that the array was intricately connected to the ancient trees around him.
In other words, these ancient trees themselves served as the nodes of the array. If someone wanted to break it, the simplest and most direct method would be to destroy the ancient forest with force.
But if he did that, everything within the forest would be ruined as well.
"This array is pretty good. I could save it and use it as a trial for future students." Liu Bai smiled faintly as he made his decision.
Since he did not intend to break the array, things became much simpler. All he needed to do was find a path that led to the center. This was far easier than dismantling the array.
A few minutes later, Liu Bai found a correct passage. The array was not limited to a single entrance nor a single route to the center, so locating one was not difficult at all.
Liu Bai even began to doubt whether this array had any real value. Even a Fifth-Rank Spiritual Array master would be able to find a safe path through it given enough time. Most likely, this was something a sect had used to test their disciples.
If that was the case, then the interior of this array was probably not hiding anything particularly valuable.
With this mindset, Liu Bai continued deeper inside.
Once he stepped out of the array, he felt the surrounding space grow noticeably lighter. Then he noticed a towering column of light rising in the distance.
Liu Bai focused his gaze and discovered that inside the pillar of light stood a massive luminous tree.
The tree swayed gently within the radiance. It exuded a vigorous life force. Upon closer observation, he noticed clusters of emerald green fruits hanging from its branches. Rings of light floated around each fruit, and the dense vitality pervading the air was clearly emanating from them.
"An Divine Spiritual Tree."
Liu Bai's eyes lit up. He never expected such a treasure to be hidden within the array.
The Divine Spiritual Tree was an exceedingly rare worldly treasure, born from boundless spiritual energies of Heaven and Earth. It was said that the fruit of this tree could temper the physical body and cleanse the marrow. In ancient times, many powerful races and ancient sects would devote enormous resources to cultivate these trees so they could raise stronger disciples. Their disciples had always possessed exceptionally powerful foundations because of this.
In the present Great Thousand World, Divine Spiritual Trees had become extremely scarce. Only those with true strength and deep heritage might possess such treasures. Even the five Great Academies did not have something of this level.
"It seems the original story had something like this. But that one turned out to be an illusion created by a Demon Spiritual Tree to lure people. Many greedy teams ended up becoming its nourishment. This one should not be the same, right?"
But it was not impossible. Perhaps this was indeed a treasure cultivated by some ancient sect, with the surrounding confusion formation serving as a test for disciples. Passing the test would grant them Divine Spiritual Fruits to refine their bodies, cleanse their marrow, and enhance their potential. For cultivators facing a Human-Body Disaster, the fruit would work wonders.
However, for someone who had already surpassed both the Human-Body Disaster and Spirit Disaster like him, the effect would be minimal. For a Sovereign Realm expert, it would do nothing at all.
"Hopefully this one is real. Even if it is useless to me, it will definitely benefit my father and the others."
With this thought, Liu Bai took steady steps forward.
As he drew closer, he caught the faint scent of a unique fragrance.
He frowned slightly. The aroma smelled pleasant, but it did not accelerate his spiritual circulation or offer any special sensation. This confirmed that the fruit indeed held little effect for him.
Approaching the tree, Liu Bai inspected it carefully and found that it perfectly matched the records of an Divine Spiritual Tree. Even when he plucked a fruit, no sudden change occurred.
This finally eased his concerns. It appeared his luck was better than Mu Chen's. He encountered a genuine Divine Spiritual Tree rather than a deceptive Demon Spiritual Tree.
After a moment of consideration, Liu Bai picked every Divine Spiritual Fruit on the tree, gathering more than a hundred in total. As for the tree itself, he had no way to safely transplant it at the moment. He would leave it for the Academy to handle later.
This treasure could only belong to the Academy. Bringing it back to the Liu Clan would lead to endless trouble. Besides, the hundred fruits he obtained were more than enough for several generations of his family.
Such was the advantage of a small clan. When they obtained a precious treasure, there were never too many people fighting over it. The Liu Clan could even keep most of the fruits as part of their foundation for future descendants.
After leaving the ancient forest, Liu Bai found nothing else of value in the surrounding ruins. Once he confirmed there were no omissions, he recorded everything on the spiritual map and prepared to head toward the next location.
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