Chapter 1: Crossing into Another World

  Leaving the martial arena, Li Tian Luo took Cang Ye directly towards the transmission array.

  He was very satisfied with the performance of his disciple, extremely satisfied. Before, he was still afraid that excessive exposure would cause Cang Ye to suffer irreparable damage before he had grown enough to withstand various injuries. But since witnessing Cang Ye's swordsmanship and seeing the so-called divine path of the sword, Li Tian Luo knew he was wrong. Such a peerless genius should indeed advance through hardships and move forward in pain! All sorts of things in the world are just stumbling blocks for their eternal achievements, a smooth road would only make them lose direction. Only constant blows can forge an extraordinary edge!

  Arrived in front of the transmission array, quietly waiting.

  It wasn't long before it was their turn. Cang Ye had never seen anything like this before.

  The core of the transmission array is like a door, but the shape of the door is really ugly. Li Tian Luo had also mentioned it to him when he talked about the transmission array. The appearance of the transmission gate is not fixed, because the spatial texture of each place is different, so in order to adapt to these textures, the gates can only be built in a strange and varied way.

  The portal is equivalent to a gateway to a distant place, and the teleportation array method is the key to opening this gate.

  Just as Li Tian Luo and Cang Ye were about to activate the transmission array, several people suddenly appeared outside the array, rushing towards Li Tian Luo and seemingly having something to say. Seeing their hesitant expressions, Cang Ye also stopped activating the array.

  The meaning is unclear, but in this city, it seems that no one dares to do anything illegal. Cang Ye walked out of the formation and rushed towards the person, asking:

  "May I ask for your advice?"

  "I don't dare, I just want to ask, is that old gentleman a martial artist?"

  "What's the point, anyway? Just say it or not?" Seeing several people hesitating and unwilling to speak directly, Cang Ye also didn't want to say more. After all, there were still many people waiting in line behind them.

  Seeing Cang Ye's impatient look, these people quickly explained their intentions.

  They had originally planned to head to the Flowing Heaven Empire, but the journey was too far. Those Spirit Masters who relied on opening transmission arrays were limited in their abilities and couldn't provide enough spiritual energy to support the spatial tear. These few people didn't want to take a detour through other places, slowly transmitting over, which would be a waste of time and energy. To know that generally, every time someone undergoes transmission, their body needs to withstand the backlash of spiritual energy. For warriors, this wasn't a problem, but for ordinary people with weaker bodies, the damage was considerable. So they stopped here, hoping to encounter a powerful warrior who could help open the transmission array.

  "Of course, we will definitely pay the money and guarantee a higher price than usual. I don't know if you two gentlemen are willing to help us out." The leader of these people was also a perceptive person who recognized that Li Tian Luo was a highly skilled martial artist who could help him open the transmission gate, but he didn't know if he was willing to do so.

  As a disciple of Qingxia Sect, money had long been forgotten in their memories. Even if they occasionally went down the mountain, they would follow the sect's seniors, and those who returned to their families wouldn't care about financial issues either. Just as Cangye was about to refuse, Li Tian Luo transmitted his voice over, asking him to agree. Cangye looked at Li Tian Luo in surprise. Because their destination wasn't Liu Tian Empire, but since Master had made the decision, he, as a disciple, didn't have anything to say. He nodded towards the few people, indicating they could come in.

  "Thank you, sir, thank you, sir." Several people hastily walked into the formation and handed over two pieces of purple jade coins to Cang Ye's hands.

  It's usually after the portal is opened that people pay. But a few of them were afraid that this would offend the two powerful men and they wouldn't do business with them anymore. Besides, looking at the old man's demeanor, he didn't seem like someone who would care about such a small amount of money.

  After a few people stood still, Li Tianluo casually threw out a spiritual energy, and the entire large array rose with a dazzling light. Then, the transmission gate in the middle of the formation seemed to be torn apart, and another scene gradually appeared on the other side of the gate.

  Although the scene at this time cannot be compared with the scene when the sect's grand ceremony was held and Yue Xingyan's master made a move to connect the space where the sacred object was located, it is enough to make Cang Ye feel surprised. After all, the former is the emperor's move, while the latter can be done as long as the spiritual master cultivates.

  After several people entered, Li Tian Luo also beckoned Cang Ye to walk towards the door.

  Without asking anything else, I followed the master and walked towards the transmission gate of the Flowing Heaven Empire. It seemed like walking through a very short passage, and after just a few steps, we arrived at the exit.

  As soon as he came out of the door, Cang Ye discovered that in just a few seconds, the scene had already changed.

  "Master, I didn't expect the transmission to be so fast! It's only been a blink of an eye and we've already arrived." Cang Ye said with some surprise to Li Tian Luo.

  "Night, it's not what you think. In the two interconnected time-space channels in a foreign land, every time they open, not only space is distorted, but time is also affected to some extent. You feel like it's just a few blinks of an eye, but actually a long time has passed. Because the Flowing Heaven Empire is relatively close to Qingxia Mountain, the time is still a bit less. Do you know how much time we spent coming from Qingxia City to here?"

  "Huh? I thought it was just a blink of an eye, did you use a lot of time?"

  Li Tian Luo said with a gentle stroke of his beard.

  "Not to mention a blink of an eye, even ten blinks, or a hundred blinks, we've arrived. We spent at least the time it takes to burn one incense stick in the transmission array! Inside, you can't feel anything, the distorted time makes our senses change along with it, so we don't feel anything."

  "It's still because the Flowing Heaven Empire is very close to Qingxia City. If you rely on the transmission array to travel across the entire continent, I'm afraid this so-called 'blink of an eye' would take several years!"

  So it is, I didn't expect that in this strange space, even human senses can be distorted, indeed mysterious!

  Walked out of the transmission array and looked up at the surrounding scenery.

  Looking at this vast square, Cang Ye couldn't help but feel a sense of awe at the magnificent architectural artistry of this world. The styles of different empires were indeed vastly different.

  "By the way, Master, you asked me to help those people earlier. I don't think you're a kind-hearted person who is motivated by compassion, are you?"

  Since the day he became a disciple, Li Tian Luo has been using the "Pu Xian Salvation Secret Method" to deceive himself. Cang Ye saw through this seemingly high-ranking but slightly crazy master from the outside.

  "Are you saying that Master is fond of killing? Although Master doesn't seem to be like those Buddhist monks who claim to save the world, he also understands the hardships of ordinary people. When seeing such situations, he will help if he can."

  Li Tianluo kept his eyes straight and worked hard to show a dignified appearance.

  Cang Ye had long seen through his true nature and was not deceived by this appearance.

  "...Master, why did you still take those two purple jade coins?" Cang Ye stared at Li Tian Luo's old face with a pure and innocent expression.

  Before he could even blink, Li Tian's face turned red.

  "Well, this is the thing. You see, at night, you should know that I'm also doing it for their own good. If I didn't accept any payment, they would feel uneasy about it, and that wouldn't be good for their health. That's why I accepted those two copper coins, just to put their minds at ease."

  "Master, you're indeed a superior being, showing concern for others in your remarks. This realm is truly beyond the comprehension of us disciples. However, Master, once you leave Qingxia City, how will we make ends meet? Are we to rely on that protective waist token to eat like beggars? You know, those two copper coins won't last us more than a few days."

  As expected, as soon as Li Tian Luo's purpose was pointed out, his face would become incredibly strange.

  Actually, with Li Tian Luo's cultivation, he only needed to absorb the spiritual energy between heaven and earth to sustain his life. However, Cang Ye was different. He had been used to not bringing money when going out for hundreds of years, until just now when he heard those people's words, he realized that this time it wasn't just one person coming out, but also a disciple who needed to be taken care of. But as the master, he couldn't bear to say that he hadn't thought of this point, so he could only pretend to be a kind old man and first take in the disciple to alleviate his immediate difficulties.

  When Li Tian Luo heard this, his old face immediately fell.

  "It's just a habit for one person, isn't it just money? When I visit a few old friends tonight, won't I have some?" After finishing speaking, he didn't look at the suspicious expression on Cang Ye's face and directly pulled him up into the air, flying towards the outskirts of the city.

  After a long time, Li Tian Luo brought Cang Ye to fly beside a cliff, looking at the surrounding vast mountains and dense ancient trees, and settled down there.

  After a while, he slowly opened his mouth and said to Cang Ye.

  "Actually, Master let you bring those few people mainly to thank them."

  "Thank them? Cang Ye was puzzled, he knew Li Tian Luo, although occasionally a bit fond of nonsense, but on serious matters never joked around. What's there to thank a few people who just met by chance?"

  Li Tian Luo opened his mouth and said, knowing that Cang Ye had a lot of misunderstandings.

  "That's right, it's thanks to them that I remembered that person... otherwise I'm afraid I would have forgotten..." Her gaze drifted far away, staring at the distant mountains, as if she had sunk into her memories once again.

  "Four hundred years ago, at that time, the master had just been crowned king and followed his master to visit an old friend. When they arrived, it happened that the master's old friend was instructing his own disciple. The master saw that his disciple was only a spiritual master, so he looked down on the master's old friend. You should know that at that time, your master's ancestor was an emperor, one of the top ten strongest emperors in the world. However, that person was only a spirit king, although also a strong existence, but compared to the master's ancestor, the difference was immeasurable. Until that day, after they had a long conversation, the master actually wanted to learn from that old friend!"

  "At that time, I was shocked, when did it become a turn for an unparalleled emperor to ask a spiritual king for advice. I felt that the master had taken too much liberty with the opponent, so I took the initiative to substitute for the master and go to battle on his behalf. The teacher just smiled at that time. Seeing the teacher's smile, I initially thought it was just the pride of having a spiritual king disciple in front of old friends, but after the martial contest, I discovered that the teacher's smile was a kind of tolerant smile, in their eyes, I was always just a child."

  Perhaps thinking of his teacher's teachings, perhaps thinking of his teacher's kindness to him, Li Tianluo fell into memories, his eyes slightly red. He took a deep breath and continued speaking.

  "At that time, I was full of confidence, thinking that although I had just entered the Spirit King realm, I could still handle ordinary strong Spirit Kings. After all, even my ancestors acknowledged my talent at the time. When I arrived at the courtyard, after raising my spirit energy to its peak, when that uncle attacked me, he didn't show any mercy, only a light and effortless sword strike came. But I found it impossible to dodge that one sword, which should have been astonishing, yet was so soft and powerless. It was this soft and powerless sword that made me thoroughly lose the trial, losing without any dignity or room for resistance. At that time, I realized that under this sky, there were still many, many people stronger than me. So I began to work hard, and finally became a peak Spirit King. Only by then did my teacher no longer look at me."

  Cang Ye didn't know how to comfort Li Tian Luo, so he just stood quietly by his side.

  Li Tianluo adjusted his emotions and said to Cang Ye

  "I don't know how I ended up talking about this. To be honest, Ye Er, after seeing that uncle's sword technique, I realized that the way of the sword can actually reach such a realm. Later, when I heard Master's explanation, I understood that it was indeed the ultimate sword technique, the divine sword! And if you want to perfect your sword technique and achieve the true 'one sword to break all' divine realm, then you must visit this uncle!"

  "This master lived in these mountains all his life, when he saw off Master and me, he stood on the mountain top, overlooking the entire mountain range. Facing the endless sea of clouds, he said that after his swordsmanship was perfected, he would defeat everyone under heaven with this long sword in his hand!"