Chapter 4645

A massive archway stood not far away, emitting powerful spatial energy.

Wang Changsheng's spiritual sense fully extended, but he found no other cultivators and no restrictions. Could this be a spatial realm inherent to the archway itself, or somewhere else entirely?

Wang Changsheng pondered for a moment, then flew towards the archway. As he passed through it, his vision blurred, and he found himself in a secret chamber.

He walked back through the archway and reappeared above a vast, continuous range of white mountains.

A deafening roar echoed from afar, and a colossal ball of crimson fire shot into the sky.

Wang Changsheng put away the archway, altered his appearance, and flew towards the source of the crimson light. Not long after, he stopped. A portly man in red robes and a full-figured woman in a white dress were engaged in a magical battle. Both were Golden Immortals.

Sensing the powerful aura emanating from Wang Changsheng, they quickly ceased their combat.

"Where is this place?" Wang Changsheng asked.

"To answer Senior, this is Ice Soul Island," the red-robed man replied.

"Ice Soul Island? Which Immortal Realm is this? Do you have a map?" Wang Changsheng pressed.

"The Qianhan Immortal Realm!" the red-robed man stated, flying closer to Wang Changsheng and respectfully handing him a map with both hands.

Wang Changsheng glanced at it, nodded, then returned the way he came. He took out the archway, stepped through it, and reappeared in the secret chamber.

He experimented multiple times and discovered that the archway could transport him to other Immortal Realms, though its destination was not fixed. The folding fan-like archway was akin to a large-scale random teleportation array, but even more powerful, capable of sending him to different Immortal Realms.

To teleport to other Immortal Realms typically required setting up two large-scale teleportation arrays, with each activation consuming special array materials, which was quite troublesome. The archway, however, was different; by simply injecting immortal essence, he could easily travel to and from other Immortal Realms.

"Since it can randomly teleport me to other Immortal Realms, I'll call it the Ruyi Gate!" Wang Changsheng named the archway.

With the Ruyi Gate, traveling to other Immortal Realms became much more convenient for Wang Changsheng. He hadn't yet fully grasped all its functions but knew that frequent use would reveal them.

Wang Changsheng took out a blue glowing magic disk and activated it with an incantation. Wang Yixin's voice rang out: "Ancestor, the Ximen brothers have obtained something good they wish to present to you. Would you like to see them?"

"Something good? Bring them to Qinglian Peak," Wang Changsheng instructed.

Wang Changsheng had not seen them since their parting at Immortal Monarch Qingmei's dojo.

"Yes, Ancestor," Wang Yixin replied.

Wang Changsheng walked out to the stone pavilion and sat down. Wang Ruyan had gone into the secret chamber to cultivate.

Not long after, Wang Yixin arrived with the three Ximen brothers, all of whom were Late-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortals.

"Greetings, Senior Wang," the three Ximen brothers said in unison, their expressions respectful.

They had never imagined that the Golden Immortal cultivator they had met years ago was actually Immortal Monarch Taihao.

"It's been many years. You've all advanced to the late stage; that's good," Wang Changsheng praised.

"We acquired some items from the Myriad Devil Mound, and we believe Senior Wang might find them interesting," Ximen Zhi said, taking out a Celestial Mechanism Box and handing it to Wang Changsheng.

"A Celestial Mechanism Box! You got this from the Myriad Devil Mound?" Wang Changsheng asked, surprised that with their abilities, they hadn't been able to unlock its restrictions.

"To answer Senior Wang, we found it in an ancient cultivator's cave dwelling. The Celestial Mechanism Box is protected by lightning-attribute restrictions, and we tried many times but couldn't break them," Ximen Zhi explained.

Forcibly breaking the restrictions would only destroy its contents.

"Lightning-attribute restrictions!" Wang Changsheng nodded and asked, "What do you want in return? Feel free to speak."

"As long as Senior Wang likes it, we don't want anything in return," Ximen Zhi replied.

They didn't know what was inside the Celestial Mechanism Box, so they dared not make a casual request. Asking for something too precious might make Wang Changsheng think they were being greedy, while asking for something too common would mean giving away the box for nothing.

"Alright then! You can go now. I'll deal with this after I've removed the restrictions and retrieved the contents. Regarding the existence of this Celestial Mechanism Box, I don't wish for too many people to know, understand?" Wang Changsheng instructed.

"Understood," the three Ximen brothers replied.

Wang Changsheng inquired about their cultivation progress. The Ximen brothers were stuck at a bottleneck and hadn't yet overcome it.

Wang Changsheng offered some advice, telling them that overcoming the bottleneck was up to them.

After a brief chat, Wang Changsheng dismissed them.

Wang Changsheng looked outside and said, "Mengbin, come in and talk."

As soon as he spoke, Wang Mengbin flew in.

"Why are you here?" Wang Changsheng asked casually.

"Ancestor Haitang has returned to Qinglian Island, so I came over," Wang Mengbin explained.

He had successfully opened his tenth spiritual aperture and comprehended a soul law, coming to Qinglian City in hopes that Wang Changsheng could help him upgrade his vital immortal artifact.

Wang Changsheng nodded and said, "Oh, right. Come with me."

He led Wang Mengbin into the Myriad Spirit Map, appearing in a vast grassland.

"This Celestial Mechanism Box has lightning-attribute restrictions. Try to open it," Wang Changsheng said, taking out the Celestial Mechanism Box and handing it to Wang Mengbin.

Countless silver electrical arcs surged from Wang Mengbin's body, engulfing the Celestial Mechanism Box.

The Celestial Mechanism Box immediately emitted a dazzling silver light, and a thick silver barrier appeared, enveloping the entire box.

Wang Mengbin snorted coldly, and a dazzling silver lightning burst forth from his palm, overwhelming the silver barrier.

A moment later, the silver lightning dissipated, and the silver barrier vanished as well.

Wang Mengbin opened the jade box. Inside were a silver crystal ball and a silver storage bracelet. He took out both the crystal ball and the storage bracelet, then handed the bracelet to Wang Changsheng.

Wang Changsheng took the storage bracelet and gave it a gentle shake. A silver glow swept across, and a large pile of items appeared on the ground: immortal essence stones, chaotic beast cores, artifact refining materials, alchemy ingredients, and more.

Among them were a Grandmist Spirit Treasure, a supreme-grade immortal artifact called the Qianjin Blade, a set of high-grade immortal artifacts known as the Five Lightning Rings, and numerous jade slips.

Wang Mengbin injected immortal essence into the silver crystal ball. The ball lit up with a dazzling silver light, and a silver ray flew out, transforming into the pale-faced apparition of an elder in silver robes, whose right arm was missing.

The silver-robed elder's apparition spoke: "I am Five Lightning Immortal Venerable. If a later generation is seeing this Echoing Crystal, then I must have perished. To make a long story short, I entered the Myriad Devil Mound to seek treasures and encountered a King Beast at the Grand Luo Golden Immortal stage..."

Five Lightning Immortal Venerable had entered the Myriad Devil Mound for treasures, acquiring some valuable items, but then encountered a King Beast at the Grand Luo Golden Immortal stage. The King Beast severely wounded his soul using a soul law, and his physical body was also heavily damaged. He placed all his belongings into the Celestial Mechanism Box and set up lightning-attribute restrictions.

Wang Changsheng picked up a green jade slip and immersed his spiritual sense into it.

They reviewed the contents of the jade slips, searching for any important information.

"The Seven-Colored Profound Serpent! A creature abandoned by the Ten Directions Mother-Child Pagoda."

Wang Changsheng held a golden jade slip in his hand, a thoughtful expression on his face.