"Thank you, Qingqing sister!"
Liu Fuyao received the true artifact handed to her by Mu Qingqing, feeling very happy.
"Alright, we should be leaving now. If fate permits, perhaps we will meet again in the future!"
As Mu Qingqing spoke, she smiled at Liu Fuyao and turned to walk towards the ancient teleportation array.
Watching Mu Qingqing's retreating back, Liu Fuyao suddenly felt a surge of inexplicable sadness.
This feeling was very uncomfortable, and she disliked it immensely.
"No! I can't be like this! She is Xin Ci's second personality, and a girl. If I like her like this, it will cause trouble for Xin Ci!"
She murmured to herself, and Liu Fuyao's emotions slowly stabilized, her expression returning to calm.
She looked up at the starry sky, gazing at the dense stars, and her heart gradually calmed down.
Liu Fuyao did not want to become a burden to Xin Ci. She should also go and find the life she desired.
...
Xin Ci arrived before the ancient teleportation array, and Elder Han emerged from the crystal space.
"The ancient teleportation array is ready. It's time to activate it."
Hearing Elder Han's voice, Mu Qingqing turned her head and said to Xin Ci, "Let's go, let's go in!"
Xin Ci stepped onto the ancient teleportation array. As Elder Han activated it, the array disk slowly rotated, emitting a hum.
Spirit stones were also being consumed continuously, as activating this ancient teleportation array required a considerable amount of spiritual energy.
A flash of light followed, and Xin Ci vanished.
However, just as the ancient teleportation array was activated, a figure in a black robe appeared in the sky outside the Four Symbols Academy.
He looked in the direction of the ancient teleportation array, his gaze profound.
"It seems Brother Xin Ci has already left the Eastern Continent. It's a pity that the destination of the ancient teleportation array is not the Central Continent. Things are about to get interesting."
Xuan Kong murmured, a smile of unknown meaning appearing on his lips.
Then, his figure gradually faded into nothingness, as if he had never appeared.
...
When the ancient teleportation array stopped operating, Xin Ci found himself in a barren valley.
Looking at the unfamiliar environment before him, Xin Ci couldn't help but freeze.
He hadn't expected the ancient teleportation array to transport him to a desolate valley.
He glanced around. Other than overgrown weeds, there was nothing particularly noteworthy.
"Elder Han, is this the Central Continent?"
Xin Ci asked doubtfully.
Hearing this, Elder Han remained silent for a long time before slowly replying.
"Strange, if this were the Central Continent, the spiritual energy here should be much richer than in the Eastern Continent."
"But the spiritual energy here is very thin, and I can faintly sense the fluctuation of Nether energy. I feel this should be another region."
Elder Han frowned.
He was from the Central Continent before his demise, but he had never seen a place with such thin spiritual energy.
"Another region?"
Xin Ci couldn't help but frown.
Mu Qingqing also found it somewhat surprising.
She remembered that this ancient teleportation array was supposed to lead to Falling Blossom Valley in the Central Continent. How did they end up somewhere else?
Could it be that the ancient teleportation array was tampered with?
By observing the structure of the teleportation array with her Star Wheel Eyes, Mu Qingqing discovered that the array was covered in a layer of mist, making it impossible to discern its specific structure.
This confirmed Mu Qingqing's suspicion that the ancient teleportation array had indeed been tampered with.
However, the perpetrator's methods were so skilled that she couldn't investigate who it was.
With this, their original plan to go to the Central Continent was ruined.
Just as they were about to reactivate the teleportation array, it suddenly began to tremble violently.
Then, the teleportation array turned into powder before their eyes.
"What's going on?"
Xin Ci and Elder Han were both greatly shocked.
The ancient teleportation array had turned into powder, and they couldn't fathom the reason.
"It seems someone secretly tampered with the ancient teleportation array while we were fighting the Xin family trio,"
Mu Qingqing glanced around, her eyebrows slightly raised, and said.
"Was it the Xin family?"
Elder Han asked with a frown.
"Unlikely. The Xin family wants Xin Ci's life; they wouldn't do something so thankless."
Mu Qingqing shook her head and denied it.
"If it wasn't the Xin family, then who could it be?" Xin Ci pondered.
"Xin Ci, let's first observe what kind of place this is and see if there are any dangers here. I have a feeling that the environment here is a bit different from the Central Continent."
Elder Han said after thinking for a moment.
"Yes, that's the only way." Xin Ci nodded.
After observing, Xin Ci found that there were very few plants here, and even some poisonous creatures existed, resembling some kind of marshland.
Xin Ci proceeded cautiously. Although he didn't know if this was the Central Continent, it was definitely not the Eastern Continent.
Mu Qingqing, within the consciousness space, released her divine sense to cover the surroundings, guarding against any potential enemies.
"Hmm? There seems to be some movement ahead."
Mu Qingqing transmitted a message to Xin Ci and Elder Han.
Upon hearing this, the two immediately stopped walking and hurried towards the place Mu Qingqing indicated.
Not far away, there was an open space, and in its center stood a towering, dark green ancient tree.
Xin Ci saw several strange beings with dark purple skin gathered around this ancient tree.
Apart from their purple skin, they looked no different from humans.
Among them, a young girl, who appeared to be around sixteen or seventeen years old, had delicate features and looked very beautiful.
However, she was in danger, bound by the vines of the dark green ancient tree.
Her clothes were torn, and her exposed skin bore many purplish-red ligature marks.
The young woman seemed terrified of being attacked by the dark green ancient tree. She struggled constantly, but her strength was no match for the tree's grip.
"Miss You Lan, don't be afraid. We're here to save you."
One of the people saw the woman's predicament and rushed to rescue her.
However, before he could get close to the woman, the ancient tree's vines suddenly coiled around him.
He, too, was entangled, and then the vines tightened, throwing him into the mouth of a giant, monstrous flower with glistening fangs.
The man's flesh and blood were immediately corroded, and then a purple skeleton was spat out.
Another person beside him watched his companion being devoured and immediately cried out and fled.
The other people of the same race were terrified and scattered, ignoring the woman's frightened cries.
"Please don't leave! Come back and save me! I'm so scared..."
Seeing this, the woman's face turned ashen, and she cried out.
But the man-eating flower was already lunging at her, its gaping maw filled with incredibly sharp teeth, ready to devour her at any moment.
The woman closed her eyes in despair, her eyes filled with hopelessness.
Suddenly, a sword light descended from the sky, piercing the man-eating flower's head.
Immediately after, a powerful sword intent swept through the surroundings, and the vines on You Lan were severed.
When she came to her senses, a silver chain had wrapped around her waist and pulled her to the side.
She looked up and saw a young man in a green robe standing in front of her.