novelraw Chapter 102 : Overlapping Realm Traces
Chapter 102 : Overlapping Realm Traces
Chapter 102: Overlapping Realm Traces
A moment later—
Chen Qiang had already piloted the Golden Rosy Cloud-Crossing Boat down to the bottom of Mist-Hidden Gorge. Then, after a winding dash through the terrain, he finally stopped at a seemingly unremarkable spot.
While Xu Zhengyang was still puzzled as to why Chen Qiang had halted here—
He saw Chen Qiang take out an array disk, inject mana into it, and toss it into the air.
Immediately after—
Once the array disk merged into the void, a spatial rift over a zhang long appeared abruptly before Xu Zhengyang!
……
Through the fragments of imagery transmitted from the rift,
Xu Zhengyang indeed saw an Iron-Arm Ape wandering inside, occasionally pulling out its iron staff and swinging it around.
Upon seeing this scene—
Xu Zhengyang activated his Piercing-Delusion Golden Eyes, scanning the countless spatial rifts within Mist-Hidden Gorge. He asked,
"Uncle-Master Chen,
since there are so many spatial rifts inside Mist-Hidden Gorge, do they all lead to small worlds?"
"Depends on your luck."
Chen Qiang explained to Xu Zhengyang, "This Mist-Hidden Gorge is a rare Overlapping Realm Trace.
According to investigations by powerful seniors—
this place is at least a junction point of three different realms!
Precisely because of this,
the spatial forces of the three realms intersect and tear against each other here, creating countless temporal-spatial folds.
Some of these folds, like the one before us, lead to a bountiful small world—truly a rare opportunity!"
At this point—
Chen Qiang took out a high-grade spirit stone, placed it into the power furnace of the Golden Rosy Cloud-Crossing Boat, and continued, "Though this place is extremely dangerous—
if one manages to stumble upon an undeveloped, resource-rich small world, a cultivator could instantly acquire a once-in-a-century chance!
That is exactly why—
whenever the full moon approaches and the moonlight causes the spatial rift portals here to open wide—
countless death-defying treasure seekers flock to this place!"
At this point—
Chen Qiang looked up at the sky and shook his head. "In just a few days, once the full moon draws near, this place will surely be swarming with desperate individuals.
Many among them will be recklessly bold.
It’s possible that even I
might become their so-called ‘opportunity’."
By the end—
Chen Qiang's tone grew increasingly disdainful as he shook his head, "Just like a toad squatting on your foot—not harmful, but utterly disgusting."
At that moment—
Xu Zhengyang suddenly had a thought and asked again, "By the way, Uncle-Master Chen, do the spatial rifts in Mist-Hidden Gorge move?"
"They do, but very slowly."
After pondering a bit, Chen Qiang added, "It might take a hundred years for one to shift an inch or two."
"I see."
Xu Zhengyang nodded thoughtfully. After exchanging a few more words with Chen Qiang, he fully activated the Piercing-Delusion Golden Eyes to survey everything within sight.
Then, he drafted a 3D map of Mist-Hidden Gorge and marked all the spatial rift locations he discovered.
……
Three days later—
As the full moon approached, while Xu Zhengyang was still mapping the spatial rifts in Mist-Hidden Gorge using his Piercing-Delusion Golden Eyes—
Just as Chen Qiang had said!
Despite the gorge stretching thousands of li—
Xu Zhengyang still saw groups of cultivators entering Mist-Hidden Gorge, some of whom were Tier 2 cultivators!
"It’s really bustling…" Xu Zhengyang exclaimed in awe.
Though the Piercing-Delusion Golden Eyes consumed a lot of spiritual energy, Xu Zhengyang had plenty of time.
That’s why—
Over the past few days, working on and off, he managed to map all spatial rifts within his field of vision before the full moon arrived!
In these few days—
Chen Qiang had already eliminated three waves of rogue cultivators attempting to ambush them with thunderous means!
Eventually—
Annoyed beyond measure, Chen Qiang strung up the corpses of those rogues and hung them on the bow of the Golden Rosy Cloud-Crossing Boat.
Though brutal, Chen Qiang’s methods were highly effective!
It served as a strong deterrent to ill-intentioned rogues—upon seeing the boat, they gave it a wide berth and didn’t dare approach!
……
As the full moon loomed—
The scenes within all spatial rifts in Mist-Hidden Gorge grew clearer and more real, no longer appearing as illusions.
Just then—
Chen Qiang took two pairs of Yin-Yang World-Breaking Pearls from his storage pouch and handed them to Xu Zhengyang and Yang Hong, saying,
"You two refine the Yin Pearl first.
Once inside the small world, you must remember…"
Seeing Yang Hong's clear eyes at this point, Chen Qiang sighed, then turned to Xu Zhengyang and gave him a private reminder:
"At that time—
Your top priority will be to hold off the Iron-Arm Ape and secure the Heart Orchid!
Once the spiritual herb is obtained, if you both still have strength left, you may engage with the beast, test it.
If you can defeat it, feel free to scour this small world clean;
if not…
As long as the Heart Orchid is secured, this venture won’t be a loss.
I will not sit idle outside. I’ll use the Yang Pearl to draw you out. Understood?"
"Mm."
Xu Zhengyang nodded and replied, "Rest assured, Uncle-Master Chen. This disciple will not disappoint you!"
"Mm."
Chen Qiang nodded, then turned to Yang Hong, "You don’t need to remember anything. Just follow your Senior Brother Xu once inside."
Hearing this, Yang Hong secretly let out a sigh of relief and cheerfully replied, "Got it!"
……
A moment later—
After Xu Zhengyang and Yang Hong refined the Yin Pearls—
Xu Zhengyang immediately activated his martial qi and launched the Azure Sky Crane Feather from his back, then grabbed Yang Hong and dashed straight into the spatial rift!
……
A moment later—
Accompanied by the familiar feeling of weightlessness during realm-crossing, when Xu Zhengyang’s vision cleared again—
He and Yang Hong had already entered the small world!
This small world wasn’t large.
With a flash of golden light in his eyes, Xu Zhengyang memorized the full layout of the world in mere breaths.
Ambushes might be disgraceful—but they were effective!
Before entering the small world, Xu Zhengyang had already cast both Refraction and Aura Concealment techniques on himself and Yang Hong.
Refraction granted optical invisibility, while Aura Concealment masked their scents.
Thanks to that, the two of them easily landed within the small world’s herb garden and secured the Heart Orchid!
Immediately after—
Xu Zhengyang and Yang Hong carefully continued harvesting herbs while the Iron-Arm Ape remained unaware of their presence.
Besides the Heart Orchid—
the herb garden also contained Vermilion Fruits, Violet Ganoderma, Mist Grass, and other rare spiritual herbs, all aged and highly valuable!
If they could loot the garden without alerting anyone, it would be the best-case scenario.
However—
This small world spanned only about ten thousand mu in total, and Xu Zhengyang and Yang Hong had just begun picking one small patch—
The Iron-Arm Ape instantly sensed something was wrong and charged at them, wielding its staff forged from Dragon-Scale Blacksteel!