Chapter 363: Giant City

Strands of yellow Qi swirled and flew around his body, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, erratic in their pace, like drifting catkins, shaking down a thousand different phenomena.

At a single glance, it was truly a sight to behold.

As Chen Hang stirred his thoughts, his body suddenly underwent a transformation between reality and illusion.

Like a weightless bubble, he passed straight through the magnificent jade couch he sat upon, sinking effortlessly into the depths of the earth's ravine.

Ten zhang, one hundred zhang.

Three hundred zhang, six hundred zhang...

If someone with great magic power could observe this scene, they would see a bright yellow spiritual light swaying like clouds, racing like lightning through the underground, moving with incredible speed.

Whatever lay along the path—sticky mud or hard, strange rocks—was easily pierced through by the spiritual light, as if it were nothing at all!

In just a fleeting moment.

Chen Hang had already arrived one thousand zhang deep beneath the earth.

At this moment, he looked around, smiled slightly, shook off the smoky light around his body, flicked his robes, and surged upward once more.

Before long, he passed through the earth and stone ravine, returning to the human world on the surface, and sat settled upon the jade couch.

"Hidden transformation, earth-traveling to reach the secluded—truly a marvelous art of the immortal family... If I can achieve success with this art this time, I must thank the Jingdu Temple of Shengmi Tan."

Chen Hang dispersed his hand seal, nodded slightly, and thought to himself.

This earth-traveling method was a gift from Qi Bin of Jingdu Temple when they were at the East Sea Dragon Palace.

Legend has it that the founding master of Jingdu Temple, while cultivating at the Yuchen Sect, happened upon a strange person and, through a stroke of fate, was taught this art; its origins were not insignificant.

Once this technique is unleashed, it allows the practitioner to transform into a strand of Central Geng-Yellow Qi, possessing the great ability to travel through the earth.

Even at the heart of the earth ten thousand zhang deep or in unfathomable abysses, one can come and go as one pleases.

Although it is inevitably constrained by methods like 'pointing at the ground to turn it into steel' or 'drawing on the earth to create a river,' it is still a marvelous method of the immortal family!

However, although this art is miraculous.

It also has a drawback.

That is, to cultivate this technique to the entry level, one must first find an earth-attribute spiritual material as a guide, and the quality of this material directly determines the upper limit of this earth-traveling method.

According to Qi Bin, if the quality of the earth-attribute spiritual material is truly too poor and unsightly.

Even if one cultivates this art to the ultimate realm of Great Completion, one can at most travel one hundred zhang into the earth before being unable to continue.

But for Chen Hang this time, this was not a headache-inducing matter.

As early as when he was in the Purple Palace realm.

He had obtained three earth-attribute Huang Long Galls in the Liuhuo Honghua Mystic Realm.

Although he later exchanged one Huang Long Gall for a piece of Profound Que Grass at the Yuquan Immortal Market in the East Sea.

But who would have thought that after winning the championship at the Dharma Assembly, the East Sea Dragon King would generously gift five top-grade Innate Essences.

This not only saved Chen Hang from subsequent arduous efforts but also allowed the few Five-Element Essences he had previously obtained to be preserved.

And in order to cultivate this earth-traveling method.

Chen Hang sacrificed one earth-attribute Huang Long Gall to serve as the guide.

The preciousness of the Innate Five-Element Essence naturally goes without saying.

Among the five-element spiritual objects of the various worlds, such treasures also belong to the superior category.

And the Huang Long Gall is known as the "Holy Spirit of the Earth, Great Completion to Bring Back the Dead"; using it as the guiding spiritual material for the earth-traveling method is truly the most appropriate, and it is hard to find anything that can compare to it!

As early as when the armies of the two sects were confronting each other, Chen Hang had already been secretly cultivating this method.

Although he had the "Spirit Treasure Altar" as a trump card to decide the outcome.

But given his temperament, he would not place all his hopes in one place; he always made two plans for everything, so that he could feel at ease.

And sure enough, later on, because Deng Yuanji was greedy for merit and advanced rashly, the "Spirit Treasure Altar" under his command was also defiled.

It truly proved that the situation this time was difficult to sail through smoothly, and the twists and turns were not small.

But now...

"Finally, I have cultivated this earth-traveling method to the realm of Great Completion; passing through mountains and waters, there is no longer any obstruction. Now that the war has reached this point, success or failure all depends on this one move!"

Chen Hang's eyes narrowed slightly, and he sighed.

The three Goujiao Giant Cities in the Huzhao camp had been connected to the stars above and responded to the earth's Qi below since they were built, making them impossible to break from the outside.

If one wants to collapse them.

One can only start from the inside!

And since the giant city is meant to draw the heavy, turbid Sha Qi from the depths of the earth's heart, turning the entire Weiyong territory into a dark, evil sea of demons.

In this way.

Even if its defenses are as solid as gold and impossible to attack.

Deep underground, it is inevitably going to have a tiny void, allowing those heavy, turbid Sha Qi to be manipulated by the Huzhao demon cultivators, making it convenient to break through the surface later and defile the human land.

And this.

Is precisely Chen Hang's opportunity!

He has now cultivated the earth-traveling method to the ultimate realm of Great Completion; if he disregards the consumption of his true Qi, he can even go to the depths of the earth's heart ten thousand zhang deep.

Moreover, he also cultivates the thousand-transformation divine ability of the Tai Su Jade Body as well as the Sanjing Lianxing Shu.

He can use these two types of methods to disguise his form and collect his Qi, which can be called seamless, and he will absolutely not be seen as having any oddities.

Since Gu Yi was able to mix into Deng Yuanji's camp using the method of changing forms and ruin the Yuchen Sect's great momentum.

Chen Hang can naturally follow suit, using the earth-traveling art to find that tiny gap deep underground, and similarly use the method of changing forms to mix into the Goujiao Giant City.

Finding the location of the central restriction of the Goujiao Giant City in secret, he will cut off the inner foundation of the giant city!

And since the three Goujiao Giant Cities are connected into a formation, forming a whole.

Then after one of the three is gone, the original indestructible appearance of the giant city will also be greatly discounted.

And after all, the Yuchen camp still has two Evil-Expelling Divine Generals who can assist in the battle.

Under such circumstances.

Who wins and who loses.

Will be clear at a glance...

Riding the void without falling, touching reality without obstruction, yin and yang following the reverse, impossible to record fully.

It can be said that the thousand-transformation divine ability of the Tai Su Jade Body and the Sanjing Lianxing Shu complement each other and are a perfect match.

Although Gu Yi's method of changing forms is powerful, it is difficult for it to surpass these two methods in concealing one's tracks.

If it weren't for the fact that the Goujiao Giant City's defenses are strict and it is difficult to find loopholes,

Only deep underground can one barely find a tiny flaw.

Chen Hang had long since mixed into the giant city using the form-changing method, completely ending the dark and treacherous thoughts of the Huzhao demon cultivators.

And now that his earth-traveling method has reached Great Completion, there is no further progress to be made.

It can be said that everything is ready, and the last short board for success has also been filled!

As for whether it will be success or failure.

It only lacks a desperate struggle!

As his thoughts turned like lightning, after calculating all the details before and after, Chen Hang suppressed all kinds of thoughts, collected his spirit, and sat cross-legged in meditation.

Until half an hour later.

His mind and body had been adjusted to the best state.

At this moment, Chen Hang no longer hesitated; he split off a fake body to continue sitting on the jade couch, shook his shoulders, and his true body transformed into a strand of Central Geng-Yellow Qi, sinking toward the underground.

His movements were as fast as lightning; in just a few flashes, he had already escaped through layers of strange rocks and hard stones, disappearing in an instant!

Yin Qi incited each other, and the turbid filth was oppressive.

It was like an endless ocean raging, covering the four directions above and below, unfathomable, noisy and boiling without end.

That vast and majestic power, once seen by an ordinary person, would inevitably make them dizzy and fascinated, and they could not help but feel endless emotions in their hearts.

As early as when he escaped through the Shuojiang River above his head, Chen Hang had used the thousand-transformation method to change his image into a wisp of underground ghostly Qi.

Immediately afterward, he used the Sanjing Lianxing Shu.

Making his Qi machine also turbid, heavy, and filthy, without the slightest difference.

However, when he arrived at the bottom of a Goujiao Giant City and wanted to reach the surface.

He felt a strange sensation in his heart, blocked by an inexplicable force.

Chen Hang knew in his heart.

If he insisted on acting, he would instead trigger some inexplicable restriction, attracting the vigilance of the Huzhao camp.

In this way.

It would inevitably lead to all previous efforts being wasted.

And for this, he was not surprised in his heart; he just shook his body, retreating instead of advancing, and actually escaped downward, until he had traveled more than ten thousand zhang underground, before slowly stopping.

And at this time.

The turbid tide of Yin Qi was already extremely prosperous, vast and powerful, and it was hard to see the end at a glance.

It just made people suspect that they were in a tributary of the Underworld River, and their breathing was about to be stifled...

If an ordinary cultivator were covered by this earth-essence Yin Qi, I'm afraid that after half an hour, their limbs would be stiff, the bitter cold would penetrate their bones, and if they didn't operate their true Qi, it would be impossible to resist.

However, in this way.

Then there would inevitably be the danger of being seen through, and one had to be on guard.

And Chen Hang's physical body was already solid and hard to damage, which could be called dustless and flawless, self-perfected.

Although this kind of evil place was dangerous, for him, it could not be counted as anything, and it was difficult to shake his precious body.

After taking a look around, he threw himself into the rolling Yin Sea, floating up and down with the turbid Qi, and settled his mind.

And this wait.

Was a full day's time.

At this moment, a rustling humming sound suddenly rang out, and immediately the heavy Sha turbid Qi under the earth seemed to be drawn by some great power, involuntarily, slowly floating upward.

"So that's how it's done..."

Chen Hang smiled, not resisting that force, just like the turbid Qi around him, flying toward the surface together.

If one looked from afar.

One could see that the heavy turbid Sha Qi that had been raging and rampant was now twisted into a thick pillar of Qi, wriggling and climbing toward the surface, the scene was eerie and terrifying.

And under the pillar of Qi.

Deeper in the dark underground.

More Sha Qi was being drawn out bit by bit, moving like ants.

Among them, there were vaguely mixed a few miserable crying and wailing sounds, which made people inevitably feel their scalps tingle...

At this time, when the pillar of Qi was slowly being drawn, Chen Hang also sensed that several strands of spiritual light were coming from above, sweeping down like surging waves.

Once this light passed.

Dozens of turbid ghosts that had been unintentionally wrapped in it collapsed into dust without a sound.

However, this spiritual light failed to detect Chen Hang in the pillar of Qi.

It swept over his body several times, but nothing unusual appeared.

After a long time, Chen Hang finally heard a loud explosion in his ears.

Immediately, the field of vision in front of him brightened, and dozens of rows of brilliant lamps came into view, shining brightly.

At this moment, he looked up and realized that he was in a very wide, seemingly boundless cave hall.

A Heavenly Demon stone statue wearing a nine-pearl fire-spitting golden crown, wearing ghost-head boots, with three heads and four arms, indigo skin, and a hideous face stood in the cave hall, its momentum eerie, and it was very terrifying to look at.

The Heavenly Demon's four arms were each holding a lotus lamp, and the pillar of Qi formed by the heavy turbid Sha Qi from the underground, once it emerged from the surface, was drawn, like tired birds returning to the forest, swarming toward the four lotus lamps.

Chen Hang twisted his body, transformed into a clear breeze, avoided the pulling force, floated silently toward the upper space, and landed on the top of the cave hall.

In this wide cave hall.

Besides the Heavenly Demon stone statue, there were two Daoist True Persons on guard.

They were guarding the two sides of the stone statue, one left and one right, with swords in their hands, a thin layer of Qi light covering their heads, walking back and forth, with an extraordinary demeanor.

And after listening to the idle chatter of these two Daoist True Persons and carefully examining the hideous Heavenly Demon stone statue for a while.

Chen Hang shook his head slightly, and he had figured out the situation here.

Although this cave hall looked like an important place, guarded by Daoist True Persons, and the Heavenly Demon stone statue could absorb and collect turbid Qi.

But in reality, it was just a facade.

It was far from being the true hub of this Goujiao Giant City.

Although the Heavenly Demon stone statue could collect turbid Qi, it only played a purifying effect, filtering out those messy and difficult-to-control spiritual machines.

As for those turbid Qi heavy Sha that had been screened, there was another place for sealing, not here.

After reaching this conclusion, Chen Hang did not delay, moved his body, and floated leisurely toward the outside of the cave hall, arriving outside.

And looking around.

He only saw soldiers who were strict and orderly, each holding fierce weapons.

Banners were like clouds, connected one after another, which was exactly a scene of murderous intent.

After turning a few times in this Goujiao Giant City.

After all, the earth vein Sha Qi was difficult to conceal, and with Chen Hang's spiritual sense, he also vaguely found a few directions.

And just as he was about to act, out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a slender figure coming from afar, which made his movements pause.

"Gu Yi?"

Chen Hang thought to himself.

The young woman was dressed in a purple curved-hem deep robe, her skin was smooth and delicate, like top-grade clean jade, her nose was straight and beautiful, her eyelashes were thick and long like feathers, and she was dignified and graceful.

She was truly a rare beauty, dazzling, and one dared not look up.

And beside her, there was also a burly, sturdy Yaksha maid.

Under her feet, she stepped on a heavy lead cloud, and her appearance was no better than the Heavenly Demon stone statue in the cave hall, hard to distinguish.

"Miss, now this heat is almost eighty percent, I think at most half a month, the work will be enough.

We can also happily return to Chouyuan, and don't have to waste effort in this kind of small border country!"

The Yaksha maid said happily:

"The food here is not good, my mouth is bland, and my stomach is hungry, to tell the truth, I don't want to stay in this bird place for a day!"

Gu Yi said lightly: "It is difficult to go from luxury to frugality, how can this place compare to Chouyuan? There, you have no shortage of jade liquid and nectar, and people flatter you every day, so you naturally like it.

However, you must not be careless, the more it is this time, the more you must be careful, who knows if that brat Chen Hang will fight for his life..."

When the words reached this point.

Gu Yi seemed to have remembered something, and said:

"By the way, I ordered a portrait of Chen Hang before, have you ordered someone to prepare it?"

"Prepared, prepared."

The Yaksha maid nodded repeatedly, and said:

"The portrait was carefully painted by Old Man Wei of the Fenxing Temple. Before this old thing entered the Dao to cultivate, he was a master among mortals, and his fine brushwork is powerful.

With him taking action, the portrait is exactly the same as Chen Hang!

Even if that bird man Chen Hang saw it with his own eyes, he would have to praise it as wonderful!"

"I just want to perform the technique... The portrait seeks the meaning but not the form, so it doesn't need to be so detailed, if it is painted too much like him, it will make me disgusted."

Gu Yi laughed, and didn't open her mouth again, just turned and walked toward a seven-story colored boat.

Seeing Gu Yi move, the Yaksha maid also hurriedly stepped heavily on the lead cloud under her feet, and followed in a hurry.

In just a fleeting moment.

The figures of the two disappeared, sinking into that magnificent colored boat.

"Demon girl, I'd like to see what kind of tricks you can come up with?"

Chen Hang's eyes turned slightly cold, his figure moved, and he disappeared from the spot.

Combined

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 364 =====