All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes
Chapter 677 - 53: Inside the Ruins

Chapter 677: Chapter 53: Inside the Ruins

Through the gate, a brand-new world.

The moment An Jing stepped through the Cave Heaven gate, he felt an unprecedented ease; from a narrow and sweltering, blood-stained underground cave, he came to an expansive, vivid and bright world high above.

He found himself mid-air, thousands, or perhaps tens of thousands of meters up. Below him was a sea of snow-white clouds. High clouds floated like birds drifting over hills made of clouds and mountains. Peering through the gaps of the clouds, he saw endless emerald forests and grasslands, bright rivers reflecting the light at the top of the Heavenly Dome, shimmering silver.

In the clouds, there was normal rainwater and Spirit Qi, not corrosive acid or Fiendish Qi.

An Jing smelled a fragrance as sweet as honey and cinnamon, subtle yet distinct, though he did not know where it came from, it definitely existed.

He was falling.

An Jing turned his head to make sure all the unconscious people had been brought through the gate of Cave Heaven—he fetched Tengshuang White, fixed everything onto the flying motorcycle, and exerted his power to allow it to hover in the thin air high above for a while longer.

But at that moment, An Jing realized that he didn’t need to exert much force; Tengshuang White could float on its own.

It didn’t need to resist much gravity.

—Is the gravity of this world very low? But the atmospheric pressure seems normal... Fascinating.

An Jing thought swiftly, "Is this the Ancient Immortal Ruins? With such a beautiful environment and abundant Spirit Qi, it’s no wonder that recently many people in Xuanye City have made breakthroughs, and despite many dying here, there are still waves of people heading to this place."

Even he felt a momentary sense of daze; those people from Tianyuan Realm who might not have seen a blue sky or white clouds must have gone crazy, wanting to die in a beautiful place at least.

However, this should be different from the area where the ’entrance’ near Chonggang Town is located.

"Let’s land first."

An Jing knew the danger wasn’t totally over, they had crossed the gate of Cave Heaven, but without the Primordial Spirit Sword Lotus blocking it, the Kun Demon could arrive at any time.

At that time, it would definitely be more convenient to escape on land—Kun Demon had no personal grudge against them, his opposition was because this creature attacks indiscriminately. In order to enter the Ancient Immortal Ruins, it would try to eliminate his group. As for now, naturally, the best plan was to avoid if possible; this kind of trouble should be left to the True People of Xuanye City to settle.

Although gravity wasn’t high, the controlled descent wasn’t slow. Soon, An Jing and his group landed and passed through the clouds.

Then, they saw the world beneath the sea of clouds.

What emerged before them was an expanse of metallic islands.

Unlike what he had seen through the gaps in the clouds, below the cloud layer were vast patches of slowly floating metallic islands. Each of these huge metal constructions was as colossal as a city. Some were amidst the clouds with their upper structures breaching through, revealing some spires, while others floated below the clouds, like silent giants of the Heavenly Sea casting shadows darker than the clouds on the land below.

At the far end of this endless sea of clouds and metallic islands, at the edge of the world, was a tall and majestic mountain that transcended the clouds.

"What is this...?"

An Jing was stunned by the sight of these gigantic metallic islands, and the usually silent Subdue Evil responded, "Cloud City... These are the Cloud Sea Shipyards of Dao Courtyard, specifically used to build and maintain the Great Void Skyship Shipyards."

"A shipyard, really?"

Upon knowing this, looking again, An Jing suddenly felt it all made sense. He observed carefully: "Indeed—if these scattered islands were put together, they would indeed resemble a giant floating shipyard... Indeed, such low gravity is very suitable for constructing Heavenly Ships."

"You’re wrong," said Subdue Evil sternly. "It’s because this world was designated as a shipyard that its gravity is so low... and An Jing, this Ancient Immortal Ruins isn’t just a simple Cave Heaven."

"This is, another world!"

"Another world?"

An Jing reacted quickly, immediately understanding Subdue Evil’s implication and exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be that... you can?"

"Yes, I can." Subdue Evil said, "I can leave a mark, just like in the Tianyuan Realm!"

"That’s incredible!"

Hearing this, An Jing was genuinely both surprised and delighted: "Can your Great Void Shuttle ability independently locate the Ancient Immortal Ruins and the Tianyuan Realm? Just like traveling between worlds on its own?"

"Yes."

Subdue Evil earnestly said, "As long as you use one shuttle opportunity, I can travel from the Tianyuan Realm to the Ancient Immortal Ruins, or from the Huai Xu Realm to the Ancient Immortal Ruins, or even shuttle between the Ancient Immortal Ruins and the Tianyuan Realm—you don’t need to use a portal like the people of this world; you can enter on your own!"

"That’s... so much more convenient."

An Jing was very aware of the value of this capability—visiting the Ancient Immortal Ruins required going through rigorous inspections by Xuanye City, and any Loose Cultivator would find it hard to hide their findings there. Although Xuanye City didn’t impose taxes or block them, if they discovered anything valuable, Xuanye City would definitely seize it.

Even if the Heavenly Gates of the Northern Lake Swamp area were opened and occupied by forces outside of Xuanye City, or were made convenient for other groups, there would still be inspections, and the struggles between groups wouldn’t lessen the oppression on lesser cultivators, an eventuality one should not be overly optimistic about,

Of course, Subdue Evil’s shuttle ability wasn’t entirely omnipotent. If An Jing wanted to stably and permanently establish a base in the Ancient Immortal Ruins, he would still need a stable channel that didn’t require his and Subdue Evil’s presence, but for initial exploration, it was definitely a thousand times more convenient.

It’s really time to check out the Initial Cave.

Passing through the clouds and over the shadow of the steel floating islands, An Jing landed on the ground.

Wind like thread, sweeping across the plains, the grass like waves, endlessly churning. Aside from the clamor of wind and grass, no other sounds could be heard.

In that moment, An Jing almost thought he had returned to his old home in his previous life; the tranquil and peaceful feeling made him breathe a sigh of relief—but soon, he braced himself and looked toward the high skies slightly above him.

The Heavenly Gate was there. It used to correspond to a high floating island, which is why it opened in such a high area, but now, that steel floating island was no more.

—If the Kun Demon breaches into the Ancient Immortal Ruins, I will immediately flee with my people.

Thinking this, An Jing had already started to remove some parts from his Great Void Magical Instrument, and began manufacturing a carriage behind the Tengshuang White. When the time came, regardless of comfort, he would first stuff all the unconscious people inside.

Just as An Jing, using the Art of Refinement, quickly completed the carriage, accompanied by a thunderous roar, a gust of wind descended from the sky, dispersing the surrounding layers of white clouds, creating a massive circular hole between heaven and earth.

An Jing abruptly looked up.

At the top of the Heavenly Dome, a massive, sharp limb, entwined with numerous solid Gold Fiends, broke through the Heavenly Gate to arrive between this piece of heaven and earth.

"It’s really coming, isn’t it?"

An Jing was entirely focused, ready to start the Tengshuang White and flee—surely, the Kun Demon wouldn’t be so foolish as to insist on pursuing him.

And as he watched, the limb wobbly wobbled before abruptly snapping off at the root, falling toward the ground.

And during its fall, this limb, originally consisting of numerous Kun Demons forming the Demon King’s body, melted away like ice in boiling water, turning into many insects the size of human heads, fluttering their wings, dispersing into the clouds, and vanishing from sight.