The Journey of Projection Upgrading
Chapter 184: The Gate of the Exotic World Opens!

"It's here, right?"

"It should be."

"So, do we go in now?"

Looking at the scene in front of them, Chen An and the other two exchanged glances.

According to the agreement with Liang Yao, opening the altar and unlocking the mountain gate were tasks that Liang Yao was responsible for.

As for other tasks such as exploring the path and dealing with enemies, that was the responsibility of Chen An and the other two.

This was a clear division of labor.

Now, a new problem arose.

Who should go first?

"Cough, I'm old and can't keep up with you young people, so I won't fight for this exploration task."

Nan Jue looked at Chen An and the other two in front of him and spoke.

Wow, with your physique and appearance, you dare to call yourself old?

You really dare.

"I wouldn't dare."

Chen An smiled wryly, "Although the senior is old, with a valiant appearance, it's obvious at a glance that you are extraordinary. It's most suitable for the senior to take the lead in this vanguard task."

They praised each other here, but in the end, the meaning was the same.

No one wanted to go first.

There was no choice.

By inertia, in a place like this, it was basically not calm at all. Who knows what surprises were inside.

If there were traps set up by ancient immortals inside, the people at the back might be fine, but the person in the front would suffer.

It wasn't good to be directly dealt with on the spot, it was quite possible.

That's why they were reluctant to take the lead.

No one wanted to take risks.

"Alright, stop arguing."

The Iron Grandmaster spoke coldly, interrupting their refusals directly, "The three of us will go together, then there won't be as many issues."

"If something goes wrong, the three of us can die together here."

With that, he took the lead and walked in front.

Behind him, Chen An and Nan Jue exchanged glances, but ultimately followed.

No matter what, the three of them going together was much better than one person going alone.

It was acceptable.

In the end, Liang Yao watched this scene and also smiled before following them.

Later, Bai Qing and the others hurriedly followed suit.

The group proceeded in a grand manner.

And then they hit the jackpot.

With a thud, a large number of traps shot towards them, a strong sense of danger hitting them.

The powerful aura from the innate realm was in play, giving them an inexplicable sense of danger.

If this were on another occasion, they would definitely dodge directly.

However, it wasn't possible now.

There was no way.

The place was too small.

The passage was only so narrow, and with three people walking together, it was already quite cramped.

It could be said that Chen An and the others could hardly turn around now, they would probably bump into the person behind them with just one turn.

Not to mention the fact that Bai Qing and Liang Yao were still standing behind them.

If they dodged, what would happen to the people behind them?

Of course, they would care about the safety of Liang Yao and the others. This wasn't because they were so kind-hearted that they considered such things, but out of practical considerations.

Leaving aside the others, Liang Yao couldn't afford to have any accidents.

If something happened to her, who would help guide them?

They might be in big trouble then.

Of course, Chen An had his own thoughts.

He had more than one person around him who knew about cultivation techniques, not just Liang Yao.

Empress Luo Shan was also one.

If something really happened to Liang Yao, he could push Empress Luo Shan up instead, which should achieve the same effect.

Of course, he didn't want to go that far unless absolutely necessary.

After all, compared to Liang Yao, Empress Luo Shan was obviously not a good person.

Now that they were in the light and Empress Luo Shan was in the dark, it was good to have her secretly keeping an eye on Liang Yao. If it wasn't under Empress Luo Shan's control and there were any problems, she would speak up.

She definitely wouldn't stand for it.

In this situation, Chen An could be relatively at ease.

So it was time to act when necessary.

The thoughts in his mind passed quickly.

The three of them quickly made a decision and chose to take action directly.

With a loud boom, a powerful aura of innate energy erupted, facing the traps ahead and advancing relentlessly.

Everywhere around them, beams of light turned into long arrows, charging towards them.

These long arrows looked unique, although they were condensed into the shape of long arrows, they were invisible, making them look very special.

And the power of these long arrows was very strong!

A strong impact swept over them, making Chen An and the others feel a bit shaken, involuntarily shrinking back.

After several rounds of this, the overwhelming impact from the front finally began to weaken.

Chen An and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"It seems to be over."

The three of them glanced at each other and felt a bit fortunate.

The power of the traps just now was too strong.

Who knew how the ancient immortals had set it up, so that even after so long, this place still had such terrifying power.

Truly amazing.

Fortunately, the three of them were all Grandmasters of the innate realm, with their innate energy protecting them, which barely allowed them to withstand it.

Otherwise, if it were an ordinary person, even a warrior with innate energy probably would have been severely injured in that last wave.

It was quite thrilling.

Chen An subconsciously looked up and saw something wrong in the distance.

"No!"

His sense of aura was very keen, perhaps because he had deliberately strengthened his divine attributes, he could clearly feel more things compared to the other two.

Like that strong sense of danger.

Without any hesitation, he reached out his hand.

The profound ice innate energy condensed and rushed towards the front, ultimately using the faint moisture around to ice this place.

It was an extraordinary scene.

Centering on Chen An, the passageway ahead was directly frozen, probably several meters thick.

"Master Chen?"

The people behind him were a bit puzzled, not understanding the meaning of Chen An's actions.

Then they heard a muffled sound.

Bang!

A strong sound came from the front, a terrifying roar and shock wave spreading, making the place look very unsightly.

Under such power, the arrangements made by Chen An were crushed in an instant, the pieces of profound ice he had condensed collapsed and shattered.

Fortunately, because of this buffer, the three Grandmasters quickly reacted.

They quickly acted, using their innate energy to the fullest when the power of the long arrows weakened, blocking the attack.

"That was close!"

After doing all this, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

That scene just now was truly perilous.

If Chen An hadn't detected it early and made the right arrangements, they would have probably been severely injured even if they didn't die.

"Let's continue."

Chen An spoke softly, his face looking somewhat pale, as if he had exhausted his strength in the last wave of attacks, "Everyone be careful."

"This place is not as simple as it seems on the surface."

There was no need for him to say this.

After the scene just now, if they still thought that way, they would be purely foolish.

Apparently, there weren't many fools who had reached the level of cultivation in the innate realm, or even if they were fools, as long as they lived long enough, they would eventually become smarter.

They continued on.

But this time, they were much more careful than before, almost taking care to inspect every few steps, fearing that some special traps might appear around them.

Perhaps out of luck, or possibly because this place had been neglected for so long and the traps had largely corroded away.

After that, they didn't encounter any more similar dangers.

Slowly, they reached a spacious hall.

The grand hall in front of them was very magnificent. Despite the dim light around them, the people on the scene could still see the appearance of this place.

Here, there were murals everywhere, as well as some complex patterns and decorations, making it look like a hall for receiving guests?

Normally, places like this wouldn't have any danger.

After all, few normal people would set up traps in a reception area.

What if the guests were accidentally injured?

"Is this where we're going?"

Looking at the spacious hall around them, Grandmaster Nan Jue seemed a little incredulous.

Before this journey began, he thought it would be very difficult.

But unexpectedly, things were resolved so easily.

Although they encountered some traps along the way, it seemed that it was not as intense as he had imagined.

It was too easy.

Their actions were also very unified, directing their gaze to Liang Yao, who was slowly gathering the attention of everyone.

The meaning of that gaze was simple, obviously to let Liang Yao come out and explain the current situation.

Facing the current situation, Liang Yao also seemed a bit confused.

She spoke softly, her words tinged with a hint of uncertainty. It seemed like she was not too confident.

As the saying goes, thanks to the power of the formation, Liang Yao could foresee the future in her dreams, but she certainly could not know many details.

So even she, in reality, did not know much about many things, just the general process and result.

Just like this ancient ruin in front of her, she knew the final result was the opening of the passage, and she also knew that there was some danger here, with many people dying here in the past.

But she had no idea what specific danger it was, or how dangerous it was.

So Chen An and the others asked the wrong person.

"Is it really true? We'll know once we go in."

Beside them, the Iron Grandmaster's stern voice came, sounding decisive.

With that, he took the lead and walked straight into the main hall ahead.

Once someone took the lead, the rest naturally followed without saying much.

Chen An and the others quickly caught up.

As they entered the main hall, there were some changes quickly happening around them.

As if sensing the presence of outsiders, the main hall quickly lit up.

It seemed like there was some special arrangement all around, emitting light that illuminated the hall, making it look like daytime.

Even from the surface, there was no difference between inside and outside, as if it was daytime.

Chen An and the others looked at each other, unsure about the scenes around them.

Finally, Liang Yao stepped forward and found the right path for them.

"Yes, this is it," she said.

After searching for a while, she finally found an altar in the corner.

Compared to the one outside earlier, this altar looked much more complex, filled with intricate patterns and various other things.

A glance could make one feel its sophistication.

"Yes."

In Bai Qing's mind, the voice of Empress Luo Shan sounded excited: "This is indeed the teleportation formation to the exotic land!"

"But the specific coordinates cannot be clearly seen, further observation is needed," she said.

According to her, the coordinates of such teleportation formations were already pre-determined to protect the inscribed runes, usually embedded within the formation, and could not be known without activating the formation.

It was certain that the current situation would not allow her to open the formation.

Not to mention whether doing so would damage the formation, even Liang Yao and the others beside her would not agree.

So this idea had to be abandoned.

But according to Empress Luo Shan, the teleportation formation should not have any problems.

It was a legitimate teleportation formation.

It was just that due to the passage of time, the formation looked somewhat damaged and required repairs before being usable.

This was a major problem.

Because, as she said, this formation was not something an ordinary person could inscribe.

To repair such a formation, one needed a profound level of formation cultivation, which was not easy at all.

How profound of a cultivation level was needed?

Even Empress Luo Shan herself couldn't do it.

"Don't overthink it."

Faced with Bai Qing's astonished gaze, Empress Luo Shan sighed and defended herself: "Do you think formation cultivation is that simple?"

"A true master of formations needs a deep understanding in many areas such as arithmetic and terrain. It’s a completely different system from cultivation that ordinary people cannot grasp."

In other words, inscribing formations was a technical skill that had little to do with personal cultivation.

However, generally speaking, skillful formation masters were often strong cultivators.

As for the inscriptions in front of them, Empress Luo Shan truly could not inscribe them.

And what surprised her quickly happened.

Among the crowd, Liang Yao quickly walked out and then tidied up the formation in front of her, making it glow again and activating it once more.

"This is impossible!"

Empress Luo Shan's eyes widened: "How old is she, and without any mentor, how could she have such a deep knowledge of formations?"

She looked shocked, and her face was somewhat embarrassing.

Naturally, she was.

She had just said that the formation was difficult to repair, and now someone had fixed it just like that.

Wasn't that a slap in her face?

"Humph, even if she can repair the formation, so what?"

She continued to be defiant: "It is already the end of an era, and the formation requires spirit stones to activate. Without our help, I don't believe she can produce so many spirit stones out of thin air!"

And then another surprising scene occurred again.

In front, Liang Yao casually waved her hand and then directly took out a pile of things.

These things seemed to be taken out from her ring.

Chen An and the others couldn't help but focus their attention on Liang Yao's hand.

There, an ancient-looking bronze ring was placed, with a grey gem embedded on it.

"A spatial ring! And so many high-quality spirit stones!"

Empress Luo Shan was once again shocked. She couldn't maintain her composure: "Did she rob the treasure vault of a venerable one? How is she so rich!"

The wealth displayed by Liang Yao shocked even Empress Luo Shan, who was once a big shot.

The so-called spatial ring did exist among cultivators, but the materials required for its creation were very special.

To make a spatial ring, one needed to use a special treasure that could open up space easily, or one needed to have extremely high cultivation to create a space out of nothing and condense it into a physical form.

Needless to say, neither of these methods was simple.

So, possessing a spatial ring was a symbol of wealth even among immortals.

To have such a rare item, Liang Yao actually had one.

And there were so many high-quality spirit stones.

Chen An observed for a moment.

The things Liang Yao took out were mostly spirit stones.

And they were all high-quality spirit stones.

These spirit stones were much more valuable than ordinary ones. Earlier, Chen An and Bai Qing had worked hard to identify a dozen of them, and in the end, they only found enough for each of them to get five.

Now, from just what Liang Yao pulled out, there were more than a hundred high-quality spirit stones.

And that surely wasn't all she had.

Who knows how many good things were inside the spatial ring!

It was unbelievable.

At that moment, Chen An couldn't help but have the urge to rob her.

Liang Yao was just too rich. If he could rob her, he could probably escape poverty overnight and become a tycoon directly.

Not only him, even the other two Grandmasters beside him were having the same thoughts.

They had been in the world for so long and had some knowledge, albeit limited, so they were all thinking about it.

But even so, they didn't dare to act.

They still hoped for Liang Yao to lead the way for them.

If they offended her now, who would open the passage for them in the future?

Liang Yao seemed unaware of Chen An and the others' thoughts.

At that moment, she was squatting, carefully arranging the formation in front of her.

By inputting each high-quality spirit stone in a specific order, along with other materials, they became the energy source to activate the formation.

Then, in an instant, the formation started to operate.

A golden door slowly opened, like a gateway to the divine, sacred and inviolable, with various textures on it.

"All right, the gateway to the exotic land is now open."

Looking at the open door in front of her, Liang Yao turned back and smiled at the people behind her: "My part of the agreement is fulfilled. The next steps depend on you all."

"If nothing unexpected happens, this passage will continue for half an hour, the specifics are up to you."

With that, her figure slowly dissipated, then merged directly into the golden door in front of her.

And she disappeared.

(The end of this chapter)

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