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Leaving only a wisp of Divine Sense as a marker and the most basic connection to the World Tree as a "lighthouse" to guide the return path.
Subsequently, Xiao Qing cast his main focus and power toward this neighboring plane, which radiated an aura of new life and strange fluctuations.
Tianxuan Continent!
Relying on his deep understanding of space from his Emperor Realm cultivation and the augmentation of the world tree prototype and World Origin Power within his body, Xiao Qing did not exert effort to forcibly stabilize a long plane channel.
Xiao Qing chose a more direct and overbearing method.
In the endless the void, using his own power as a boat and the Law of Space as oars, he forcibly carved out a short "temporary path" pointing to the coordinates of the Tianxuan Continent.
This path was extremely unstable, filled with violent void turbulence and chaotic shards of space-time; even a Half-Emperor powerhouse stepping into it would be torn into nothingness in an instant.
But for Xiao Qing, who possessed the body of an Emperor Realm, mastered the laws of time and space, and was protected by the power of the World Tree, this was merely a slight bump.
Xiao Qing's figure transformed into a chaotic-colored stream of light, wrapping around the narrow, stable space he had created, and shot toward the locked coordinates like an arrow released from a bow!
The distance to cross plane barriers is far greater than moving within the same world.
Even though Xiao Qing had exerted his utmost to accelerate, it still consumed a considerable amount of time.
Xiao Qing could sense that although this "Tianxuan Continent" felt much closer than the Great Thousand Worlds.
But its actual distance was enough to make even a Peak Half-Emperor powerhouse recoil; perhaps only an existence like Xiao Qing could perform a jump in this manner.
Finally, in the void ahead, the outline of a plane, emitting a faint but steady light and resembling a giant bubble, gradually became clear.
Tianxuan Continent!
As he approached, an obvious repulsive force began to emanate from the plane barrier.
This was an instinctive defense mechanism; any powerful foreign existence attempting to intrude into a mature plane would be suppressed and repelled by its heaven and earth rules to prevent the plane itself from being damaged or contaminated.
This repulsive force was no small matter; it was enough to repel any powerhouse below the Emperor Realm who attempted to force their way in, and could even trigger a backlash from the plane.
However, Xiao Qing merely raised an eyebrow at this.
His source of power had long transcended the reliance on a single external heaven and earth energy.
The Great Mastery Innate Spirit Body allowed Xiao Qing to resonate with any heaven and earth.
His Emperor Realm cultivation made him a perfect cycle of energy and Laws.
The world tree prototype within his body could provide a continuous supply of World Origin Power.
Xiao Qing took a deep breath, adjusting his aura to a state of near "inward restraint" to minimize direct conflict with the plane's rules.
At the same time, he communicated his thoughts to the world tree prototype within his Dantian.
The World Tree seemed extremely sensitive to the aura of the plane's Origin from the outside world, sensing the repulsive force of the Tianxuan Continent.
It actively emitted a gentle, inclusive fluctuation.
This mysterious fluctuation seemed to carry a sense of "affinity" and "communication".
It actually alleviated the plane's hostility to a certain extent, as if transmitting signals of "harmlessness" and "curiosity" to this nascent plane.
More importantly, as he approached, the peculiar power and Qi aura emitted from the Origin of the Tianxuan Continent began to be slowly absorbed and adapted to by the world tree prototype within Xiao Qing.
Almost the moment he pierced through the plane barrier, Xiao Qing felt he had gained an initial understanding of how energy operated in this heaven and earth.
This was not mastering the cultivation system of the Tianxuan Continent, but rather his body and the World Tree instinctively beginning to adjust to adapt to the rules of this new environment.
This suppression from the plane, under the reconciliation of Xiao Qing's own powerful Foundation and the World Tree, was weakened to a negligible level.
"Shhh!"
Accompanied by a faint sound, Xiao Qing successfully tore through the outermost plane barrier of the Tianxuan Continent, his figure flashing as he merged into it.
The light and shadow before his eyes shifted, and a completely different heaven and earth aura rushed toward him.
The sky was high and blue, and the air was permeated with a more agile energy fluctuation, leaning toward spirit and intent.
This was the unique power of the Tianxuan Continent — Qi!
The veins and patterns of the land and mountains, and the subtle composition of the heaven and earth Laws, were significantly different from the Dou Qi Continent.
Xiao Qing hovered in the high sky, his Emperor Realm Soul power rapidly spreading in all directions, sensing the basic information of this strange continent.
Time, energy levels, general layout, distribution of major forces...
Various fragments of information were captured, organized, and summarized by his soul Power.
At this moment, there was still about three years until the youth named Lin Dong obtained the Ancestral Stone and officially started his destiny trajectory.
Xiao Qing made a judgment based on some information sensed by his soul.
"The overall layout... is basically consistent with the description in my memory."
"Super sects rule, dynasties are numerous, undercurrents are surging..."
Xiao Qing's focus scanned the core area of the Eastern Xuan Region, quickly locking onto these eight behemoths with the most majestic auras and the most ancient legacies.
The Eight Great Super Sects!
Yuan Sect, Nine Heavens Supreme Purity Palace, Dao Sect, Ten Thousand Puppet Sect, Talisman Valley, Sword Sect, Honghuang Hall, and God Sect.
The eight great super sects were like eight pillars holding up the sea, guarding the eight directions of the Eastern Xuan Region and intimidating countless dynasties.
Xiao Qing's gaze finally landed on the southwest region of the Eastern Xuan Region.
Deep within the endless mountain range known as the Dao Region.
Here, the Dao Sect, one of the eight great super sects, was located.
Its strength was not the strongest among the eight sects.
But it possessed an aura of righteous energy and a long-standing Dao charm.
"Dao Sect... this seems to be a good entry point..."
Xiao Qing's thoughts stirred slightly.
He was determined to obtain the legendary Plane Embryo.
But being a newcomer, directly searching or snatching it with great fanfare was not the best strategy.
He needed to understand the details of this world first.
And a relatively righteous, yet ancient super sect was undoubtedly the best choice for Xiao Qing to obtain information and integrate into this world.
And...
Xiao Qing's lips curled up slightly.
Under his powerful soul perception, when scanning a beautiful, secluded valley in the Dao Region, he unexpectedly captured a rather interesting soul fluctuation.
This was the soul aura of a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl.
Her appearance was lively and agile, and her cultivation was acceptable.
But deep in her soul, there was hidden an extremely obscure, yet vast and endless icy intent, and...
A deeper, strange mark that seemed filled with the aura of time and Reincarnation!
"Ice Master... Reincarnation body?"
"Daughter of the Dao Sect Master... Ying Huanhuan?"
A hint of realization and interest flashed in Xiao Qing's eyes.
He didn't expect to meet this key figure with such a special identity upon just arriving.
Xiao Qing did not hesitate any longer, his figure moved slightly, and the space rippled.
The next moment, Xiao Qing had disappeared from the high sky.
When he reappeared, he was already at the edge of a quiet, secluded valley in the depths of the Dao Region, where the scenery was beautiful, streams bubbled, and the Qi was quite abundant.
In the valley, a girl dressed in light cyan robes, with exquisite and peerless features, and a lively and cunning expression between her brows, was kicking pebbles at her feet out of boredom, seemingly waiting for someone or perhaps just taking a walk alone.
It was none other than Ying Huanhuan, the daughter of the Dao Sect Master, who was out for a stroll.
Xiao Qing's arrival was silent, without causing any fluctuation of Qi, and even the anomaly in space was minimal.
He was like someone who had naturally emerged from the surrounding scenery, dressed in clean cyan robes, standing with his hands behind his back, his gaze calmly looking at the girl not far away.
Almost at the same time Xiao Qing appeared, Ying Huanhuan, who was looking down and kicking pebbles, seemed to feel something.
She raised her head, her gaze instantly locking onto this stranger who had appeared abruptly in the valley.
Four eyes met...
Chapter 277, Ying Huanhuan
A flash of surprise and vigilance first appeared in Ying Huanhuan's eyes, but soon, this vigilance was replaced by a strange feeling.
This man... isn't he too good-looking?
Ying Huanhuan considered herself to have seen many handsome and dashing young talents, whether they were Senior Brothers within the Dao Sect or prodigies from other sects, but never had she seen anyone who could, like the person before her...
Possess such a unique temperament that seemed to merge with the heaven and earth, yet remained transcendent.
Standing there, clearly without any powerful aura leaking out, he seemed to be the center of the entire valley; even the surrounding sunlight and breeze seemed to favor him more.
What was even stranger was that, as the daughter of the Dao Sect Master, Ying Huanhuan's discernment was naturally not bad.
Yet she could not perceive any Qi fluctuations from him at all!
Just like a completely ordinary person!
But was this possible?
How could an ordinary person appear so abruptly and silently in the depths of the Dao Region, to the point where she almost didn't notice him?
Ying Huanhuan's vigilance rose again, but her curiosity was even greater.
What she didn't know was that while she was examining Xiao Qing, Xiao Qing was also meticulously sensing her.
That icy power hidden within the girl, piercingly cold like ten-thousand-year black ice, had nowhere to hide under Xiao Qing's Emperor Realm Soul.
Although this power was, to the current Xiao Qing, insignificant, like a firefly compared to the bright moon.
But its essence was quite extraordinary, containing the true meaning of the ultimate Law of Ice.
And what truly interested Xiao Qing was the deepest part of Ying Huanhuan's soul.
That faint, strange mark filled with the rhythm of time and Reincarnation — the Reincarnation Mark!
This was the symbol of the "Reincarnation Realm," the highest Realm of the Tianxuan Continent's cultivation system!
Only a powerhouse who had stepped into this Realm and touched the mysteries of Reincarnation could leave such a mark in the depths of their soul; even if they were reincarnated, the mark would not perish, and there would eventually be a day of Awakening and restoration.
"As expected, the reincarnation of the Ice Master..."
Xiao Qing confirmed in his heart.
In the Tianxuan Continent, a girl who could possess such a pure and powerful Ice Origin, and also carried a Reincarnation Mark deep in her soul.
Besides that Direct Disciple of the Symbol Ancestor, the Reincarnation of the Ice Master, one of the Eight Ancient Masters, Dao Sect's Ying Huanhuan, who else could it be?
Just as the two were examining each other, with different thoughts —
"ROAR!!!"
A beast roar filled with violence and greed suddenly exploded from the dense forest on the side of the valley!
Immediately after, a black shadow darted out like lightning, carrying a thick, fishy smell and the fierce pressure of a Creation Realm Demonic Beast, pouncing straight toward Ying Huanhuan, who was closer to it!
This was a fierce Demonic Beast shaped like a leopard, but covered with pitch-black scales and having a single horn on its forehead.
It was clearly attracted by the Qi in the valley or some kind of aura on Ying Huanhuan!
The incident happened suddenly; because Ying Huanhuan's attention was entirely on the mysteriously appearing Xiao Qing, she was caught off guard!
By the time she heard the roar and felt the oncoming fishy wind, the Demonic Beast's sharp claws were already close at hand!
"Ah!"
Ying Huanhuan exclaimed, her pretty face turning slightly pale.
Although her cultivation was not weak, she lacked relative practical combat experience, and being ambushed, she was somewhat flustered in her haste.
However, just at the moment the Demonic Beast's sharp claws were about to touch her clothes —
"Hum!"
A nondescript cyan jade pendant hanging at Ying Huanhuan's waist suddenly erupted with brilliant cyan light!