Li Er felt a bit awkward looking at Li Yang's disheveled state, as he himself wasn't unscathed, though he hadn't sustained any injuries.
At this moment, Chen Chichi said, "I think I just saw something fly over your heads, and then this happened!"
"That's right, I saw it too!" Tony chimed in.
"It looked like a giant bird, it must have been very powerful," Bi Yao added.
Li Er grinned, "It seems we're quite lucky. That bird was at least at the Ancestor God realm. It's an honor that it didn't bother with us!"
Indeed, if that bird had attacked them, they would have been finished. Li Er was fine; his primordial spirit was entrusted to the Heavenly Dao. Even though he was now an Ancestor God, as long as his primordial spirit remained intact, he could be reborn. Li Yang and the others would have been in trouble; an attack would surely have been fatal!
"Enough of that, what do we do now? Leave here?" Li Yang asked.
Li Er surveyed their surroundings. "We have no choice but to leave. It's too dangerous here, and after that gust of wind, we don't even know where we've landed."
Li Yang nodded, taking out his World-Crossing Ring. "I remember the coordinates outside. Let's go now!"
Li Er nodded. As Li Yang fixed the World-Crossing Ring, preparing to depart, Li Er suddenly stopped him. "Wait a moment, something feels off here."
Li Yang was puzzled. What felt off? He sensed carefully but detected nothing unusual.
Li Er stroked his chin, looking around. He then extended his hand forward, walking ahead. Suddenly, Li Er's hand vanished, as if it had passed through some barrier. Li Yang was startled. Was there a formation here?
"Wow, boss, you've found something incredible!" Chen Chichi exclaimed.
"Brother, how did you discover this formation?" Li Yang also asked in surprise.
Li Er clicked his tongue. "This isn't a formation; it's a barrier!" I sensed an anomaly in space, and it turns out there really was one. Let's go in and see!"
With that, Li Er stepped in, and Li Yang quickly followed.
Upon entering, they felt as if they had stepped into another world. Their cultivation levels were restored, and there was no longer any suppression.
"This… this place is a world of its own, how magical!" Li Yang exclaimed repeatedly.
Li Er also nodded, then said, "The earth law here is so dense. Could this be the so-called Treasure Star?"
Li Yang blinked. It seemed so!
"It's a shame none of us possess the origin of earth. Otherwise, with this Treasure Star, resources for entering the Ancestor Venerable realm would be secured!" Li Er chuckled.
Li Yang nodded. Just then, countless pangolins appeared on the ground and launched a fierce attack on the two of them.
"What the heck!" Li Er shouted, quickly summoning his Taiji Diagram and Yellow Talisman to protect himself.
Li Yang's body erupted with lightning. The approaching pangolins instantly turned to dust, but the pangolins were endless, swarming them.
"Damn it, this thing actually has a trial! Wait a moment, I'll call Taiqing." Li Er said.
After all, neither of them possessed the origin of earth, and Taiqing Laozi's Chaos Bead required such origins. Soon, Taiqing Laozi arrived using a World-Crossing Talisman.
"This should be the Treasure Star of the origin of earth. These pangolins are manifestations of the origin of earth. There must be a core here. Let's head to the core," Taiqing Laozi said quickly after observing their surroundings.
The three immediately flew forward.
Soon, they saw an ancient altar. Upon landing on it, the pangolins seemed to become even more frenzied, charging at the three.
"We'll hold them off for you. Be quick!" Li Er said, already throwing out his Taiji Diagram to seal off the surrounding area. Li Yang also reinforced his lightning power, preventing the surrounding pangolins from breaking through their defenses.
Taiqing Laozi studied the altar, then summoned his Chaos Bead and began to devour the altar.
Gradually, a giant spherical phantom appeared in the entire world. After it merged, the surrounding pangolins transformed back into the origin of earth and vanished.
Li Er let out a sigh of relief. Although it hadn't been a long time, he had faced an endless assault of the origin of earth. Had they been any slower, he might not have held on.
"Thank you, Brother Li Yang. Next time I encounter the origin of lightning, I'll save some for you," Taiqing Laozi said to Li Yang.
Li Yang waved it off. "It's nothing. I can't use this origin of earth anyway, and besides, Brother Li Er found it."
Taiqing Laozi nodded, placing a hand on Li Er's shoulder. A surge of immense energy flowed into Li Er's body, restoring him. Taiqing Laozi then used a World-Crossing Talisman and vanished; he needed to stabilize the Chaos Bead.
After Taiqing Laozi disappeared, the area was exposed. The suppression instantly caused both of their cultivation levels to drop back to the Saint realm.
"Let's go quickly. I have a bad feeling about this place," Li Er said.
Li Yang had already taken out his World-Crossing Ring and entered it. Li Er followed suit.
After the two disappeared, a large bird appeared, looked around, and seemed to find nothing out of the ordinary. However, it wondered why it had never been here before.
Just then, a person instantly appeared above the bird. After observing, they mused, "Treasure Star!"
The bird saw the newcomer and let out a snort before taking flight.
The newcomer said nothing but flickered and vanished.
If Li Er and the others had been a second slower, they would not have been able to escape. Both the bird and the newcomer were at the Ancestor Venerable realm, and this newcomer was the overlord of this world, King Po Jiang!
Meanwhile, Li Er and Li Yang were enjoying barbecue in the void.
"Brother, I feel like you're the chosen one. Look, you just came here for a bit and found a Treasure Star!" Li Yang said with a hint of envy.
Li Er chuckled. It was purely luck, he thought.
"We've discovered a projection of the Holy Ruins. Come quickly!" Tongtian shouted in the group chat.
Li Er and Li Yang exchanged a look and used their World-Crossing Rings to locate the coordinates sent by Tongtian and headed there.
At this moment, Tongtian and Yuanshi were hiding nearby. Upon seeing the black hole portal, they knew it was Li Yang who had arrived.
"Where is it?" Li Er asked as soon as he emerged.
Tongtian pointed into the distance. Indeed, a massive projection of light was there. Tongtian said, "From here, we can see it clearly. If you take two steps back, you won't."
Li Er experimented and found that after taking two steps back, the massive projection of light indeed disappeared.
"This is a projection of the Holy Ruins, truly magical!" Li Er praised.
"There's an expert inside, we can't gauge their strength. I wonder if Big Brother can come," Yuanshi added at this point.