NOVPUBMo Rubing’s voice emanated from the column, penetrating layers of obstacles and becoming somewhat unclear.
"Not unless absolutely necessary, don’t become a True Immortal!"
Li Ping vaguely felt as if the four faceless statues around him had come to life.
Even with their heads severed, they were still able to watch over the scene.
However, their gaze was not fixed on Li Ping.
Instead, it was entirely focused on the Radiant Column.
Logically speaking, even a gaze transmitted across boundless time and space from True Immortal might should be unbearable for a Mortal Cultivator.
But the Faceless Saint Emperor, situated amongst the four statues, felt no pressure at all.
"Is the power being extracted, absorbed?"
Li Ping’s heart trembled slightly.
In his gaze, four strands of power with the same properties twisted into threads, wrapping round and round the smooth column, circling again and again.
Stimulated by this mighty force, the column’s radiance grew even more dazzling.
Its surface seemed to melt away, revealing its true nature beneath.
"This is..."
A bare flagpole.
The flag was long gone, with only the intricately engraved white jade pole standing erect.
"An object from the Immortal World."
Feeling the increasingly wild energy fluctuations around him, Li Ping took a step back, but his gaze remained firmly locked on the white jade flagpole.
"Not only the scrutiny of the True Immortal statues but also the Essence of Source Power I laid outside, even the Mortal Fairy Power, was subtly being manipulated by this flagpole..."
At that moment, Mo Rubing’s voice resonated once again, "When Xuanyuan Big Brother returned from the Immortal World back then, he truly brought back plenty of treasures."
"Let’s not talk about the Techniques, even Immortal Instruments were as common as stones on the ground..."
"It’s a pity that they say those were contaminated by Catastrophe, most of them sealed away, forbidden for us to use."
Energy around the Command Flag formed a tangible vortex. n𝚘𝚟𝚙𝚞𝚋.𝚌o𝚖
Amidst the continuous tremors, it seemed as if the flagpole was about to tear through space at any moment.
"All right, it’s been many years since I’ve talked to anyone, saying so much in one breath, finally feels good."
"We will meet again if there’s a chance in the future."
"I have important matters to attend to."
Mo Rubing’s words slowly faded away.
The brilliant light burst forth from the flagpole, shrouding everything around it and blocking any prying eyes.
In the next moment, the Spirit Flag was about to escape from this place.
But after chasing for so long, Li Ping naturally wouldn’t let it go just because of Mo Rubing’s few words.
Array Technique and the Essence of Origin Force Net exploded with a boom.
Golden threads interwoven, emerged from the Void. An impenetrable heavenly net stood in front of the flagpole.
Even completely sealing the space.
"Mortal Fairy Power dares to compete with true immortal power?!"
Mo Rubing’s mocking voice came through.
In front of the white jade flagpole, under the blazing light, the Golden Source Energy melted away slowly like snow.
Li Ping remained unmoved, calling upon the remaining Essence of Source Power like moths to a flame while activating the Array Technique to intercept.
"Mortal Array Technique also wishes to contend..."
"Hm?!"
For the first time, Mo Rubing expressed surprise.
Because the Array Techniques deployed by Li Ping had clearly far surpassed his knowledge.
And they even gradually pulled back the white jade flagpole that was about to pierce through the Void.
Within Mo Rubing’s perception, the surroundings felt clogged, blocking the flagpole’s path.
"Has Xuanhuang World’s Array Techniques evolved to this degree?"
"The intricacy is comparable to that of the Floating Star Crossing Formation!"
Despite the shock in his heart, Mo Rubing didn’t slow his departure.
A white light once again erupted from the flagpole.
Sweeping over, all obstructing entities were dissolved cleanly.
The flagpole thus easily broke free from the layers of impediments.
And for some reason, Mo Rubing lost his taunting speech.
He simply wanted to leave in silence.
"By decree!"
At that moment, Li Ping’s cold voice sounded.
The Boundless Ring appeared in the Void.
It firmly locked onto the white jade flagpole.
"Useless! Useless! Useless! Just a mere World Artifact!"
"You really should die! You’re as annoying as a fly!"
There was a clear difference in Mo Rubing’s tone compared to before.
Drone on and on, even somewhat deranged.
Inside the white jade flagpole, for the first time, something other than white light appeared.
It was a human-shaped silhouette.
The figure, holding a long knife, soared out and gently slashed at the Boundless Ring.
Ding!
The ring, which contained billions of living beings and the entire Immortal Cultivation World, cracked open!
However, releasing the white figure had clearly also consumed a lot of the white jade flagpole.
The radiance had become much dimmer.
"Damn it, damn it, damn it..."
Mo Rubing’s venomous curses echoed.
Yet he didn’t stay to trouble Li Ping.
Instead, he resolutely continued towards the designated location.
"I told you, you can’t stop me!"
Amidst flashes of light, the white jade flagpole turned into a thin line, shaking off all restraints and about to depart.
Just at that moment, an ancient song abruptly rang out.
The voice wasn’t loud but overshadowed both Mo Rubing’s and the white jade flagpole’s vibrations.
A door, black as pitch, quietly opened on the path where the white jade flagpole was traveling.
And Li Ping, who had not personally taken action until now, suddenly appeared at the rear of the white jade flagpole.
Golden armor protected his body, and behind the Emperor, the illusion of the Xuan Huang World also emerged.
"Go on in!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Li Ping kicked fiercely at the end of the white jade flagpole.
Urging the already eager-to-depart flagpole to shoot forward suddenly.
Unable to dodge, it flew directly into the dark doorway.
Li Ping followed swiftly, leaping inside.
While doing so, he closed the passage.
And he did not forget to take along the faithful members of the Ghost Tribe who had risked their lives to set up the ritual and open the portal to the Ocean of Darkness.
Inside the Ocean of Darkness.
A pitch-black silence.
Even the white jade flagpole, which shone as bright as the sun in the outside world, could only illuminate a limited area around itself here.
And Mo Rubing, who had been quite noisy, now seemed to have turned mute.
For a good while, he said nothing.
"Wait, this is..."
"This is..."
After a long time, he finally spoke, dazedly.
"Now, we can talk."
The glow of the white jade flagpole dispelled some of the darkness of the Ocean of Darkness.
Allowing Li Ping and Mo Rubing to use language to communicate temporarily.
However, Mo Rubing seemed as if he hadn’t heard Li Ping’s words at all.
He materialized from the white jade flagpole, looking around in an unimaginable manner.
His expression was one of both anticipation and fear.
"Is there the aura of the King of Mystic Sky here?"
After a brief silence, Li Ping spoke.
The three words "King of Mystic Sky" seemed to flip a switch.
Mo Rubing snapped back to attention.
He stared at Li Fan: "How did you come to know of this place?"
"And furthermore, how could you open the portal to this place?"
Mo Rubing’s tone was extremely dangerous, as if a slightly incorrect response from Li Ping would lead to a relentless vendetta.
"Nearly ten thousand years have passed since you fell asleep. It’s impossible that nothing would have happened."
Li Ping’s attitude was rather indifferent.
"It’s not just me; even the largest Immortal Cultivation organization, the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals, has mastered opening the portal to this place."
"And they are currently stealing power here."
"Haven’t you felt it?"
Li Ping asked.
Upon these words, Mo Rubing’s complexion changed again.
He looked into the distance, his aura fluctuating violently.
"How dare they?!"
"Deserving of death! Death!"
Mo Rubing raged.
