Qin Xuan hardened his heart, stomped his foot, and chose Desolate Era. Following his heart wasn't cowardice; a coward would never achieve the Great Dao. Only by following his heart could he achieve the Dao.
Qin Xuan felt as if he had entered a mysterious World. Five-colored brilliant light flowed endlessly. Qin Xuan felt as if he had entered an incredible Realm. Many profound Great Dao of space-time continuously circulated around Qin Xuan. Suddenly, a cracking sound came from within the five-colored light, and the five-colored light dissipated. Qin Xuan collapsed in a wild field.
“Magma Fire Lizard!” A Young Man, appearing to be only eleven or twelve years old, clad in animal skin, was running wildly in this wilderness, holding an iron sword, chasing a huge red-skinned lizard.
“Man and Sword as One!” The Young Man, holding a long sword, seemed to have entered an extremely profound state. His figure flickered, and with mysterious steps, he caught up to the red-skinned lizard.
Seeing that he couldn't escape, the red-skinned lizard hardened its heart and spat out a ball of magma. Unfortunately, the Young Man dodged it. The magma ball landed on the ground, igniting the wild grass with a boom.
The Young Man's sword pierced the red-skinned lizard's eye, passing through it and exiting from the back of its head. The lizard fell to the ground with a thud, unmoving.
“This is good stuff! I heard this Magma Fire Lizard has a trace of True Dragon Bloodline. Although its meat isn't tasty, its true scales are enough to refine several pieces of soft armor that can withstand Innate experts. I'll just take it back and have my old man find someone to prepare it.” The Young Man reached out and grabbed one of the lizard's legs, lifting it from the ground. “Eh, when did this person appear?”
Only after lifting the lizard did the Young Man discover that there was a person beneath it. The strangest thing was that this person was wearing silk!
Ever since arriving in this Desolate World, Ji Ning hadn't seen such well-made silk in over ten years. This silk was definitely not machine-made. He could tell by the feel, the texture, and the quality.
The Magma Fire Lizard is named Magma Fire because its expelled flames contain a trace of Dragon breath. Of course, the most important thing is its extremely high skin temperature.
Even an Innate expert, if not careful, would be scalded. It is considered one of the strongest species below the Innate Rank.
However, the silk on this person's body showed no signs of burning. Coupled with the fact that this person looked to be about the same age as him, was clean all over, and had no calluses on his hands from practicing with a sword, it naturally indicated that this person was of extraordinary origin and certainly not from their tribes.
Ji Ning, after all, came from modern times. Although modern society couldn't compare to this Desolate World in terms of Transcendent power, its technological civilization was superior to the Desolate World's.
However, it made sense. With a Cultivation civilization that could grant immortality, sustenance from wind and dew, and carefree existence, who would bother with technological civilization?
Ji Ning looked at the unconscious “Big Fat Sheep.” Seeing that there were no injuries on the “Big Fat Sheep,” he knew at a glance that it wasn't a revenge killing, but rather seemed to have been drugged.
“Young Master, your Sword Dao is getting better and better.” A maid, dressed in animal skin, finally caught up. “Eh, Young Master actually killed this near-Innate Magma Fire Lizard! It seems Young Master is not far from Innate himself. Congratulations, Young Master, congratulations!”
“Mm, alright, Chuncao, stop praising. Come over quickly and see what's wrong with this person!” Ji Ning was a little shy from the praise.
“Hmm? How is there another person here?” Another maid, Qiuye, also caught up. “His clothes are so beautiful! I've only seen them on important figures from the city.”
Although Qin Xuan and Qin Yu did not reside in the Zhendong King Manor, they were still Young Highnesses of the Zhendong King Manor. Every year, the Zhendong King Manor would send specialists to custom-make clothes for them.
Not only were the materials meticulously chosen, but to ensure the personal safety of the “powerless” Third and Fourth Young Highnesses, almost all their clothes were inscribed with runes at great cost. Ordinary Innate experts, without Spiritual Artifacts, simply couldn't break through the clothes' defenses.
“You two, help me carry him back later. Our Ji clan might even advance further because of him,” Ji Ning said, shaking his head.
“Advance further?” The two maids, Chuncao and Qiuye, exchanged glances, then lowered their heads, not daring to speak.
Ji Ning pulled the sword from the lizard's eye, calmed his mind, and with superb Sword Dao techniques, quickly butchered and skinned the Magma Fire Lizard, leaving only a pile of red bones.
When Qin Xuan woke up, he found himself lying on a stone bed. To be honest, even at his lowest point, he had never slept on stone. Although the stone bed was carved out of a large rock with a sword and covered with animal skin, it was nowhere near as comfortable as the soft beds the Zhendong King Manor custom-made for Cloud Mist Villa, let alone the warm jade bed in Yaoguang Holy Land that could increase Cultivation speed.
“Ah!” Qin Xuan stretched lazily. His spiritual sense extended, and he felt the differences between this World and the Star Transformation World.
The Great Dao in this World was actually subordinate to the Heavenly Dao, and the Cultivation Realm and combat power were directly proportional to the number of Heavenly Dao he Cultivated!
How terrifying was this? In the Star Transformation World, the strongest was only the Great Dao, and the Heavenly Dao—well, the Heavenly Dao of the Star Transformation World was Lin Meng. Comprehending the Heavenly Dao was comprehending Lin Meng. If one wanted to emulate Hongjun Daozu's Dao Integration, that image was too beautiful to imagine.
However, since he had come to the Desolate Era World, he had to bring back some local specialties, such as the unique Heavenly Dao Law of this World. Qin Xuan smiled, whispering, “I wonder what the difference is between this Heavenly Dao and the Great Dao?”
Qin Xuan would never believe that with only fifteen years in this life, he couldn't comprehend the Heavenly Dao, given his Aptitude, which was comparable to a Golden Immortal in the Immortal Realm of the Star Transformation World. After all, even in the Covering the Sky World, where the Great Dao was incomplete, he could become a King Realm. How much more so in this World, which seemed to have a complete Great Dao and a complete Heavenly Dao?
Of course, the main issue was that this World's suppression of him was almost zero. But then again, it made sense; after all, the Desolate World and the Star Transformation World were similar in Rank and originated from the same source. Although the controllers of these Worlds might not know it, the World Origin consciousness probably had some idea.
Qin Xuan suddenly felt he had chosen a good place. As long as he could exert his strength, he had good ideas for survival in this World.
His current favorable treatment in Desolate World was not incomprehensible. After all, consider it: if someone from Country A immigrated to Country B and obtained Country B's nationality, even if they weren't well-regarded in Country B, they could still enjoy the appropriate discounts from Country C when traveling to Country C, which was on good terms with Country B.
After all, he had been to the Holy Cliff in the Covering the Sky World to pay respects to the Investiture of the Gods refined by Wu Shi Great Emperor. Everyone knew who else was under the Investiture of the Gods besides Immortal Daoist.
However, the 'Travel' Secret Art was, after all, a method of traversing the Void Realm and spatial travel. While it was fine in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths where the Great Dao was incomplete, in the Star Transformation World, there were explicit regulations: only a God King could control spatial rules.
This also meant that the Star Transformation World set a very high baseline for spatial rules, and the consumption was much greater. How could Qin Xuan, already suppressed by the Star Transformation World, dare to touch a forbidden area that shouldn't be touched?
However, the Desolate World was much better. Those Golden Immortal Dao Ancestors controlled the Heavenly Dao and comprehended Divine Abilities. This 'Travel' Secret Art could be used as a Divine Ability, and Qin Xuan's life was also guaranteed.
“Our distinguished guest has awakened?” As if hearing the movement inside, a gentle female voice outside the door softly asked, “Do you need some water?”