Chapter 535: Inside the Altar World

In terms of strength.

Gu Xinran might be unable to directly confront ten demonic beasts at the Spirit Transformation Stage Perfection level.

But when it comes to speed...

Even while carrying Wang Jianqiang, her speed was still something those ten demonic beasts could never hope to reach.

After making up her mind to follow Wang Jianqiang's plan.

Gu Xinran took Wang Jianqiang, bypassed the ten Spirit Transformation Stage Perfection demonic beasts, and returned to the location of the dilapidated Altar at top speed.

She hovered above the Altar and looked at Wang Jianqiang, "Now, what do we do?"

Wang Jianqiang smiled and reached out to wrap his arm around her slender waist.

Gu Xinran's body stiffened, and a look of shame and annoyance appeared on her face, "What are you doing?"

Wang Jianqiang shook his head and glared at Gu Xinran with an air of righteous indignation, "We're already at such a critical juncture, what kind of messy thoughts are you having? Why is your mind so impure?"

Gu Xinran's expression froze, and her pretty face turned bright red in an instant.

She looked at the arm Wang Jianqiang had wrapped around her waist, "Then what is this for?"

"To get you out of danger, of course."

"Do not resist, and do not make any movements."

After Wang Jianqiang finished speaking, he held Gu Xinran and charged straight toward the Altar.

In the blink of an eye, they were close to the Altar.

It seemed to sense the Spiritual Power fluctuations emanating from Wang Jianqiang's body.

Around the Altar.

A layer of light screen emerged.

Just as Gu Xinran thought Wang Jianqiang would use some method to break the Array.

She was stunned to discover.

Wang Jianqiang's speed did not falter in the slightest.

He didn't even make a single move to break the Formation.

He just crashed straight into the Array outside the Altar.

Gu Xinran's expression changed, "You're crazy, if you crash into it like this, you'll get hurt."

Wang Jianqiang smiled, "Don't move, I have it under control."

Hearing Wang Jianqiang's confident tone.

A moment of hesitation flashed through Gu Xinran's heart, but she ultimately chose to trust him.

The next moment.

The two of them crashed directly into the Array.

Gu Xinran closed her eyes instinctively.

However.

The impact she imagined did not occur.

She only felt that the moment she closed her eyes, Wang Jianqiang's body swayed slightly a few times in an instant.

When she opened her eyes.

She discovered that they had actually passed through the Array light screen and were standing on the Altar.

She was dumbfounded.

She looked at Wang Jianqiang with a face full of astonishment, "How did you do that?"

Wang Jianqiang smiled, "I forgot to tell the Fairy, besides the Dao of Alchemy, Wang also knows a little about the Array Path."

Upon hearing this, Gu Xinran's eyes widened a little more.

This guy actually practiced the Array Dao as well?

Being able to pass through the Array before them so easily—such attainments in the Array Dao could not be described as "knowing a little."

The other party's attainments in the Array Dao must be extremely profound.

Both the Dao of Alchemy and the Array Dao were top-tier.

And his cultivation path had not fallen behind either, with astonishing combat power.

How on earth does this guy cultivate?

At this moment.

She, who had always been called a prodigy by the outside world, could not help but feel a sense of inferiority.

Compared to these monstrous achievements of Wang Jianqiang.

The assets she had always been proud of seemed somewhat insignificant.

Noticing the change in Gu Xinran's expression, Wang Jianqiang smiled faintly, "Fairy, there is no need to belittle yourself; actually, you are already considered very excellent, there is no need to compare yourself with Wang."

Gu Xinran was speechless for a moment.

Is this supposed to be comforting?

Immediately after.

She seemed to sense something.

She blushed.

"You still haven't let go."

Wang Jianqiang coughed dryly and released her nonchalantly, "My apologies, Fairy, Wang was too focused on comforting you and didn't realize."

Didn't realize?

Then why did your palm keep inching upward?

Gu Xinran gritted her teeth secretly.

"What should we do next?"

"Hiding here, although those demonic beasts cannot enter, they can trap us here until we die."

Wang Jianqiang wore a thoughtful expression.

He possessed many Level 5 Pill Prescriptions, and his Cultivation Points were enough to support him in becoming a Fifth-tier Alchemist.

The only thing he lacked was the Medicinal Herb to refine Fifth-tier Pill.

Refining a Fifth-tier Pill to help Gu Xinran break through was a path that would not work.

In this way.

There was only one path left.

Thinking of this.

He came to the center of the Altar and began to examine his surroundings.

Seeing this, Gu Xinran followed and asked doubtfully, "Is there something wrong here?"

Wang Jianqiang did not respond, still looking, as if searching for something.

Seeing this.

Gu Xinran released her Spirit Sense and began to observe carefully.

A moment later.

Having discovered nothing, she gave up the observation.

She withdrew her Spirit Sense.

"Found it."

Just at this moment, Wang Jianqiang's voice reached her ears, and she hurriedly looked over.

Immediately, she saw Wang Jianqiang suddenly crouch down.

His palm pressed onto the Altar.

The next moment.

Faint Spirit Light suddenly emerged from the spot covered by his palm.

Strands of Spirit Light floated in the air, forming a pattern less than one zhang in diameter.

The pattern was drawn from tiny, hair-like strands of Spiritual Power.

Intersecting and crisscrossing, it was incomparably complex.

"This is... an Array?"

Gu Xinran's expression shifted.

Wang Jianqiang nodded, "It is an Array, and also the switch to the door of the inner world of this Altar."

Gu Xinran was startled, "This Altar has an inner world?"

Wang Jianqiang nodded.

The moment he saw this Altar.

Relying on his Fiery Eyes and Golden Gaze, he had discovered the clues.

It was just that the level of this Altar was too high; even though it was damaged, he could only discover some clues.

He could not peer into its inner world in the slightest.

"The main body of that Magic Treasure with red power is in the Altar world, and there may very well be danger inside."

"But we have no other way now; we can only enter this inner world of the Altar and see if there is a chance to reopen the door to this Ancient Battlefield."

Gu Xinran nodded and looked at the complex Array, "Do you have the confidence to open the door?"

Wang Jianqiang smiled and nodded.

To open the door leading to the Altar world, one only needed to move a few "errors" in the Array before him back to their correct positions.

However, the Altar itself contained a shielding force.

It would shield the flow of power of the "door switch," making the difficulty of opening the "door" climb.

If the Altar were complete, he might not necessarily be able to open it.

But after the Altar was damaged, the shielding force emitted by the Altar was greatly weakened.

The traces of the flow of power of the "door switch" had become much more obvious.

With his current attainments in the Array Path, it was completely sufficient.

He activated his Fiery Eyes and Golden Gaze to discern the trajectory of the Array's power flow.

Then, relying on his understanding as a Level 6 Intermediate Array Master, he moved the positions of nine of the ten thousand lines of Spiritual Power.

Hum!

As the positioning of the ninth line was completed.

The Array before him suddenly descended and merged into the Altar.

A suction force suddenly erupted from the Altar.

Wang Jianqiang and Gu Xinran looked at each other.

They did not resist.

The next moment.

Both of them sank simultaneously and merged into the Altar.

Wang Jianqiang's vision blurred.

He controlled his downward momentum.

Immediately, he discovered.

He and Gu Xinran had already arrived in a world of darkness where one could not even see their own fingers.

He infused Spiritual Power into his eyes.

Only then did the surrounding scene gradually become clear.