The Quantum Path to Immortality
Chapter 67 - 66: The Planet’s Hidden Secret

Chapter 67: Chapter 66: The Planet’s Hidden Secret

After the monumental undertaking of forging the Exo-Frames: Aeon Ascendant and the universe-shattering (quite literally) test drive, Elias settled back into his personal rhythm. For him, "rest" wasn’t a cessation of activity but a shift in focus. His Entropy-Reversal Singularity Core continuously generated boundless energy, allowing for ceaseless background cultivation and intricate theoretical work. His Divine Processor ran countless simulations, exploring new applications for his perfected meridians and the Laws he commanded. Yet, despite the endless internal frontiers, a familiar sensation began to creep in: a profound boredom with the limited scope of Xianwu itself.

He had thoroughly mapped its Qi flows, analyzed its elemental compositions, and even cataloged every sentient species down to their genetic predispositions. The planet, while vibrant and robust, simply couldn’t offer the cosmic-scale challenges his being now craved. His powers, even when contained by his own meticulous Reality Dampening, felt constrained, like a universe compressed into a single atom.

His body, now a seamless blend of neutronium density and fluid grace, vibrated with contained power. He stood as a vessel capable of obliterating galaxies with a casual thought, but this immense potential felt underutilized in the peaceful confines of the Nexus Spire. To alleviate his restlessness and satisfy a lingering scientific curiosity, he decided to embark on a little "playful" reconnaissance. He expanded his immensely enhanced QDS, not just across Xianwu, but deep within it, conducting a full-spectrum scan of the entire continent. He sought to map its subterranean energy flows, its deepest geological makeup, perhaps hoping to find some other fascinating, undiscovered crystalline formations.

As the scan completed, processing billions of data points in milliseconds, Elias’s brow furrowed slightly. He casually commented to Kaelen, who was meticulously polishing one of their newly forged Exo-Frames with a special cosmic solvent, about the planet’s unusual characteristics.

"You know, Kaelen," he began, without looking up from his mental projections, "this planet, Xianwu, is truly peculiar. It’s unusually large for a terrestrial body, even when compared to many others I’ve observed across countless galaxies. And the sheer density of life and spiritual energy here... it’s almost improbable. It far surpasses what you’d expect from a typical ’normal’ world. I initially attributed it to Xianwu simply being a unique ’seed world,’ perhaps unusually blessed by some cosmic current, a rare anomaly."

He paused, a flicker of cosmic data scrolling through his eyes as his Divine Processor cross-referenced his initial findings with the new deep scan. The casual tone in his voice slowly faded, replaced by an intense, focused awareness. The anomaly he’d briefly noted and dismissed now screamed for attention, its unique energy signature suddenly impossible to ignore.

Then came the shock, a genuine jolt of surprise for a being who rarely experienced such a thing. He remembered it now, the fleeting data point he had dismissed amidst the countless calculations of the mech suit’s creation. Hidden deep within an incredibly remote, naturally shielded corner of the world – a place so isolated and geologically complex that it was utterly hidden from even the most powerful cultivators on this planet – there it was. Not a rock formation, not an energy anomaly he hadn’t fully cataloged, but the unmistakable signature of a crashed alien spacecraft. It had been there for millennia, perfectly concealed by natural spatial distortions and geological density that just happened to form around it. No wonder no one on Xianwu had ever stumbled upon it. Only a QDS operating on his scale, stripping away layers of reality and natural obfuscation, could have ever registered its presence.

Intrigued beyond measure, and with a sudden, palpable sense of cosmic destiny stirring within him, Elias shifted. This wasn’t just a discovery; it was a profound mystery, a piece of the universal puzzle he hadn’t anticipated finding so close to what he considered his temporary home.

"Kaelen," he said, his voice low and serious, the casualness entirely gone. His eyes, usually calm pools of cosmic data, now held a spark of intense scientific curiosity, mingling with the thrill of an unexpected adventure. This was a new variable, a potential revelation about the very nature of the world they inhabited. He reached out and gently took her hand.

"Ready for a little cosmic archaeology?"

Without waiting for her answer, Elias’s form shimmered. With his perfected Quantum Universal Teleportation and his now precise knowledge of the ship’s hidden location, he bypassed all physical distance and natural defenses. In the blink of an eye, Elias Vance and Kaelen, along with a curiously excited Lumie, vanished from the Nexus Spire, instantly materializing directly inside the hidden, ancient, alien vessel. The adventure had truly begun.