The Journey of Projection Upgrading
Chapter 185: Rejection

She just left like this?

Wait, we were still planning to rob you!

As they watched Liang Yao's figure gradually disappear, Chen An and the others were dumbfounded.

They were about to rob her as Liang Yao showed her rich side.

Just a moment ago, they had made eye contact, ready to attack as soon as Liang Yao opened the portal.

But before they could react, she had already run away.

This speed, even a flying person couldn't catch up!

Doesn't this portal teleportation need to buffer?

Chen An and the others looked at each other, not knowing what to say now.

As they watched Liang Yao's figure disappear, the idea of taking advantage of the situation was dispelled.

And now they were faced with one question.

Should they enter or not?

After hesitating for a moment, the three of them eventually took action.

"I don't have much time left, so I'll go first."

The Iron Grandmaster made the first move, taking a step forward and walking towards the portal.

Behind him, the few people who came with the Iron Grandmaster also quickly followed, heading towards the front without hesitation.

Without any hesitation.

There was no choice.

They had been brought here by Liang Yao for a reason.

Compared to Chen An and the others, the Iron Grandmaster's lifespan was short, and he was already close to his natural limit.

Although a Pre-Celestial Grandmaster had a lifespan of two hundred years, it was only a hundred years more than an ordinary person, and they could still die of old age.

Staying in this world, the Iron Grandmaster probably wouldn't live long.

So he had no choice.

By going to another world full of aura, not only was there hope for further breakthroughs, but he could also obtain treasures that could extend his lifespan from that world.

These were all hopes of extending his life that he couldn't refuse.

"I'm also leaving."

The Iron Grandmaster led the way.

And after him, the South Realm Grandmaster also seemed to have made up his mind, stepping forward and walking ahead.

Not long after, a large group of people disappeared in front of Chen An's eyes, directly vanishing inside the gate.

In just a short time, the once lively hall was left with few people.

Well, actually only three people.

Chen An, Bai Qing, and Empress Luo Shan.

"Aren't you going in?"

Bai Qing's gaze turned to Chen An, seeming to be puzzled: "Or are you still worried about Zilan over there?"

Chen An nodded, looking somewhat hesitant.

"There's not much time left, you need to make a decision soon."

Bai Qing nodded, but didn't urge, just stood there, waiting for Chen An.

They both appeared unconcerned, but Empress Luo Shan beside them was particularly anxious.

"Just go in!"

In Bai Qing's mind, Empress Luo Shan's voice quickly sounded: "Why are you hesitating? That's your own business, what does it have to do with you?"

"Do you still want to cultivate? Hurry up and go in!"

She urged, seeming a bit impatient.

However, despite her urging, Bai Qing remained calm, with a serene expression, as if she hadn't heard anything at all.

Some time passed.

There was suddenly some movement outside.

Bai Qing looked up and then shook her head, "It seems like you don't need to be torn anymore."

Chen An frowned thoughtfully, then looked into the distance and nodded slowly, "It seems like you're right."

In their eyes, the distant hall was collapsing.

It seemed that the activation of the enchantment had triggered something here, and the relics here were starting to break apart, with the whole mountain range seeming to shake.

Once that catastrophic power spread, even a Pre-Celestial Grandmaster wouldn't be able to escape.

After the retreat was cut off, they seemed to have no other choice now.

Chen An sighed, then turned around and followed Bai Qing into the golden gate in front of them.

The enchantment was still vibrating, with light radiating in all directions, looking very bright.

In just a moment, their figures disappeared here, seemingly directly transported away.

After they had left for a while, about ten minutes later, the entire hall began to collapse, everything here was buried, completely destroyed.

Everything was buried.

A strange feeling began to emerge in their hearts.

For Chen An, the feeling of being transported by the enchantment was very special.

He could maintain his consciousness, but he couldn't see the surroundings.

It was dark all around, with invisible walls everywhere, and a strange power surging within.

A feeling of fainting began to emerge, making Chen An feel strangely nauseous, as if he were experiencing motion sickness.

This was very uncomfortable.

In his past life, Chen An had experienced motion sickness, and it was really terrible.

He thought he had traveled through, and there were no vehicles in this world, so he didn't expect to have a similar experience again.

But now, he was experiencing it.

He didn't know how long it had lasted, but the surroundings began to change.

Light reappeared in front of Chen An.

That was the sun!

As the light of the sun reappeared in front of Chen An, he finally arrived in another land.

"This is..."

A completely unfamiliar aura emerged and was felt by Chen An.

Just as he touched this aura, Chen An immediately felt the difference of this world.

It was so active!

That's right, it was active.

For a Pre-Celestial martial artist with a keen sense of aura, he could sense the level of activity of the aura in the surroundings.

In the previous world, the auras he sensed were extremely lifeless, silently accumulating in various corners, difficult for people to use.

But the aura in this area was different.

The auras were extremely active, seemingly floating in the air, making people feel extremely comfortable.

In a place like this, the effects of cultivating martial arts should be much stronger than in the previous world.

Feeling this, Chen An already understood that he had succeeded.

Through the passage of the previous ruins, he had successfully arrived in another realm.

And this realm was indeed as Liang Yao had said, a world abundant in aura, with an active nature.

The previous world was in its final stage, with stagnant aura, and in decline.

This world, on the other hand, was the opposite, in its most active state.

In comparison, the difference was huge.

However, despite the huge difference, Chen An had a strange feeling.

He felt that something was not quite right.

He felt a strange sensation all over his body.

"What's going on?"

Feeling the strange sensation all over his body, Chen An couldn't help but furrow his brow.

At first, he thought this sensation was an illusion, caused by being in an unfamiliar environment, and that it would go away after he got used to it.

But as time passed, he felt more and more uneasy.

Why was this abnormal feeling all over his body not only not fading, but becoming more and more prominent?

What was the problem?

Chen An was puzzled.

He was now certain that there was a problem.

So his first goal was to find out where the problem was.

He quickly discovered that his strength was being limited.

The specific manifestation was the expression of his Pre-Celestial aura, which seemed to be affected by something, causing a strange resistance to appear when he turned it on.

The power had not changed much, but there was a resistance when it was activated, making him feel particularly uncomfortable, as if he were being rejected by the heavens and the earth.

Was this world rejecting me?

Chen An furrowed his brow.

No, that couldn't be it.

Chen An quickly made a new discovery.

The faint sense of rejection didn't always appear, but only when he used his Pre-Celestial aura.

What was going on?

Chen An was completely baffled.

As it turned out, the state on Chen An's body was not unique to him alone.

For those who were transported here by the enchantment, they all experienced this to some extent.

"What's with this rejection of internal energy in this world?"

On a desert, Bai Qing's figure appeared, feeling the inexplicable sensation around her, she couldn't help but furrow her brow.

She had entered the teleportation enchantment with Chen An, but for some reason she hadn't appeared in the same place as him, but was transported here.

Of course, this could be a problem with the teleportation mechanism.

She hadn't seen any of the people who had been transported here before, including Liang Yao and the Iron Grandmaster.

Perhaps this teleportation was truly random, locking onto a general location, and not very precise.

This caused Bai Qing to be separated from Chen An.

Like Chen An, after a brief exploration, Bai Qing also discovered the special and abnormal nature of this world.

"So it's like this."

In contrast to Bai Qing's confusion, Empress Luo Shan seemed to know what was going on.

"Tell me, what's going on?"

Bai Qing frowned and asked.

She naturally didn't believe that this world was rejecting her.

If entering another realm would truly be rejected, Empress Luo Shan would have warned her long before.

Since it wasn't a rejection of her as a person, then it must be a rejection of the internal energy within her.

"The reason behind this is a bit special, but the principle is quite simple."

Empress Luo Shan's expression was strange, "Both martial artists and immortals will become stronger as they progress."

"And when your strength reaches a certain level, you will gradually influence the outside world."

"Where a Martial Saint resides, is the Holy Land of Martial Arts, and where an Immortal resides will also become a Celestial Paradise."

"And when you reach the pinnacle of cultivation, those legendary figures are said to be able to influence a realm, even make it the center of their lineage."

"Wait a minute."

Bai Qing was starting to understand, a sense of unease rising in her heart, "This world, is it..."

"That's right."

Empress Luo Shan nodded, seemingly unconsciously swallowing, "This world should have once had an Immortal Emperor, who long dominated this realm, to the point where his aura affected the operation of the world."

"In this situation, the entire world will suppress all cultivation methods outside of the Immortal's lineage, including martial arts cultivation."

Bai Qing fell silent.

Wow.

The further one cultivated, the more terrifying they could become.

Even if they were already considered a great power, like Empress Luo Shan who could maintain her soul even after many years of death, and even return to life, in Bai Qing's eyes, she was already a formidable figure.

But she didn't expect there was someone more outrageous.

With just one person's strength, they could influence the entire world, forcibly suppress any cultivation that differed from their own path, it was truly domineering.

Such figures were called Emperor Immortals, and it seemed quite fitting.

After all, the supreme power and demeanor of such domineering power was quite similar to that of an Emperor.

Wait a minute.

Thinking of this, Bai Qing suddenly realized that Empress Luo Shan's name also contained an emperor character.

Could it be...

Seemingly sensing Bai Qing's thoughts, Empress Luo Shan appeared a bit embarrassed, "Don't think too much."

She explained in detail.

Although she was called an empress, the character emperor in her name was just an honorary title.

Its origin came from Empress Luo Shan's past life.

She had been a ruler of a country in the mortal realm, and she had later been honored as an empress, a position of high status.

"In fact, many people have used the emperor title as a title, after all, it does sound quite grand."

Empress Luo Shan continued, "But in reality, how many people are truly related to the supreme Immortal Emperor?"

Bai Qing suddenly understood.

These so-called empress and emperors were just titles, meant to make people feel more prestigious, but in reality, they were of no significance.

Ninety-nine percent of those who had used similar titles were unrelated to the Immortal Emperor, and were insignificant compared to the actual Emperor.

It was just that true Emperors were rare, said to be seen only once in a lifetime, so it wasn't a big deal.

If there truly was an Emperor in the world, there would probably be no one daring to use such titles.

Empress Luo Shan was now wondering if she should change her title in the future.

Maybe something like Empress Luo Zun would be good?

Bai Qing didn't think as much.

She was only concerned about one thing.

"Will this situation here have any impact?"

She continued to ask.

"It won't."

Empress Luo Shan replied, "This world had a Divine Immortal Emperor, and as a result, it will suppress all systems outside of the Immortal's system."

"Your martial arts cultivation is also being suppressed because of it."

"But that's not something you rely on anyway."

Bai Qing's aptitude for cultivation was much stronger than her martial arts aptitude.

Combined with her not being particularly strong in martial arts cultivation, this suppression wasn't a big deal for her.

"It's nothing to you, but for that kid Chen An, it's different."

Empress Luo Shan's words rang out once again.

Bai Qing's heart tightened.

Yes, there was still Chen An.

"Will this affect him greatly?"

She hurriedly asked, "Will it endanger his life?"

"It shouldn't."

Empress Luo Shan replied, "But in this environment, his future martial arts cultivation will be very difficult."

(End of Chapter)

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