Chapter 300 Space Wormhole
At this time, Xiao Ling was sitting on the sofa, flipping through the volume of "Nine Wings of the Heavenly Goose" in his hand. His mind had already flown to how to use the wings of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix to refine a plan for flying fighting skills.
After a while, Luo Cheng returned to the living room. Behind him, there was a maid holding an exquisite wooden tray in her hand.
On the tray, five seventh-tier magic cores emitting various colors of light were lying quietly, next to them was a sixth-tier Sky Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast magic core emitting a faint green light. Next to these magic cores was a small wooden model ship. Around the small boat, silver light flickered and spatial fluctuations were faintly felt. It was obviously an extraordinary object.
Luo Cheng placed the tray on the coffee table in front of Xiao Ling and said with a smile: "Sir, these are the five seventh-level magic cores and one sixth-level Sky Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast magic core that you have selected." He pointed to the wooden boat and continued to introduce.
"This spaceship is our Luo family's top-level spaceship. It costs more than five million gold coins. It is extremely fast and has complete internal facilities, which is enough to meet the needs of various long-distance travels."
When Luo Cheng introduced it, a trace of pain flashed across his face. The value of this spaceship and five seventh-level magic cores was a considerable expense even for a large family like the Luo family.
Xiao Ling's eyes swept over the magic cores and spaceships on the tray, and a glimmer of satisfaction flashed in his eyes. He nodded and said to Luo Cheng: "Thank you, Luo Family Ancestor. These magic cores and spaceships are exactly what we need. Your efficiency is quite good."
As he spoke, Xiao Ling took out a white jade bottle from his storage ring and gently placed it in front of Luo Cheng. "This is a sixth-grade Douling Pill, as a reward in exchange for the sixth-grade Sky Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast Demon Core."
Luo Cheng took the white jade bottle, uncorked it and sniffed it gently, with a satisfied smile on his face. "Mr. Xiao Ling is indeed a trustworthy person. This Douling Pill is of excellent quality, the only one I have ever seen in my life. It is enough to exchange for the sixth-level magic core."
The transaction between the two parties was completed smoothly, and Luo Cheng's attitude became more enthusiastic. "Mr. Xiao Ling, if you need anything else in Tianya City, just let us know. Our Luo family will do our best to help."
Xiao Ling smiled slightly. He knew that Luo Cheng's words were not just out of politeness, but more of a desire to maintain a good relationship with these young strong men. "We appreciate the kindness of the Luo family ancestor. However, we do have important matters to attend to, so it is inconvenient for us to stay in Tianya City for a long time."
Xiao Ling stood up, nodded slightly to Luo Cheng, then left the Luo family mansion with Zi Yan, Xiao Yixian, Qing Lin and Xiao Zi.
Luo Cheng stood at the door of the mansion, watching them leave, thinking to himself. The strength and background of these young people should not be underestimated. Although today's transaction has caused him a lot of losses, being able to establish a good relationship with such a strong man, rather than making enemies with him, may be absolutely beneficial to the Luo family.
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After leaving the Luo family mansion, Xiao Ling, along with his three female companions, leisurely walked towards the square in the center of Tianya City.
Because of the small disturbance they caused in the city before, everyone around them realized that they were not easy to mess with, so no one dared to disturb them along the way. The four of them easily crossed the busy streets and headed towards the square.
The square was bustling with people. Xiao Ling and his companions slowly climbed up the tall stone staircase in the center of the square. On both sides of the stone staircase were exquisitely carved guardrails. Each step looked solemn and ancient. Their steps were leisurely, as if they were enjoying this moment of tranquility.
A minute later, they were already standing on the top of the stone platform. From here, the whole square was in full view, with people busy like ants, showing how lively and prosperous this Tianya City was.
On the stone platform, several strong men were guarding the center. Their eyes were alert, but when they saw Xiao Ling and the others coming up, they just nodded slightly without interfering too much. Xiao Ling's eyes swept lightly over these guards, and then turned to the center of the stone platform.
There, a huge dark hole slowly rotated, like a portal to another world. Around the hole, the power of space rippled like water waves, emitting frightening fluctuations. This space wormhole was the space passage from Tianya City to Zhongzhou. Its existence made Tianya City an important transportation hub and the main reason why this city could be so prosperous.
"Is this the space wormhole? The methods of a Dou Zun strongman are indeed so terrifying..." Xiao Ling stood on the edge of the stone platform, staring at the huge black hole. It was like a deep cosmic black hole, emitting a mysterious and powerful attraction.
His eyes passed through the hole and saw a seemingly endless darkness and a terrifying eerie howling sound.
Xiao Ling stood at the edge of the space wormhole, knowing that this passage was not always peaceful. Although the chances were slim, there was indeed a risk of encountering a space storm in the space passage.
That kind of storm is almost fatal to a non-Battle Lord level warrior. Once encountered, they will be seriously injured at best, or even killed at worst. Its horror is self-evident.
In the original novel, Xiao Yan entered this space wormhole and headed for Zhongzhou. As a result, he encountered an extremely rare space storm in the space wormhole, which resulted in him suffering considerable injuries.
"I came here two years in advance on purpose, hoping that my luck would be better than Xiao Yan's and that I wouldn't run into that rare space storm." Xiao Ling muttered a few words silently in his heart.
Xiao Yixiang, Qinglin and Ziyan were also standing in front of the space channel, their eyes full of curiosity and desire to explore.
Xiao Ling looked at them and broke the silence with a smile, "Okay, you guys, don't hesitate, our time is precious, it's time to embark on the journey."
The four of them stood at the edge of the space wormhole and looked at each other. Their eyes revealed their anticipation for the next journey.
"Let's go together." Xiao Ling said softly, and then took the lead and stepped into the rotating dark hole. Xiao Yixian, Qinglin, and Ziyan followed closely behind, and the figures of the four gradually disappeared into the depths of the space wormhole.
As they entered, the rotation of the space wormhole seemed to become faster, and the surrounding space force became stronger. But the four figures had already merged into the darkness and began their new adventure.
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When the four people stepped into the space wormhole, their figures seemed to be swallowed by an invisible force and instantly disappeared in a silver light. The silver light slowly spread and finally merged into the deep darkness around them.
As soon as Xiao Ling and his companions entered the wormhole, everything in front of them became pitch black, and then they felt a strange sense of weightlessness, which gave them the illusion of floating. This feeling was like the novel experience of taking an elevator for the first time.
However, this discomfort did not last long. With their strength, they quickly adapted to the special environment of this space channel.
Zi Yan, in particular, seemed to feel particularly comfortable in this environment, as if the spatial power here had some kind of natural affinity with her.
Taixu Ancient Dragon’s talent for space is indeed terrifying!
As they went deeper into the space wormhole, a strange space channel gradually appeared before Xiao Ling and others.
This passage seems to have no end, and on both sides are hazy light silver space barriers. They are looming, giving people a dreamy feeling.
The passage itself was about ten feet wide, with a clear path in the middle. The end of the passage, as well as the upper and lower directions, were all shrouded in deep darkness, which made people feel a little mysterious and uneasy.
In this darkness, one can vaguely feel strong spatial fluctuations, which seem to be whispering, or telling the secrets of this space.
The entire passage was extremely quiet, without a single sound, only the power of space flowing quietly.
With Xiao Ling's slight wave of his hand, the spaceship they had just obtained from the ancestor of the Luo family appeared in his hand.
As soon as this small ship model appeared, it expanded rapidly as if it was cast by magic, and in the blink of an eye it became a magnificent ship several meters long and wide. On the surface of the hull, the light silver spatial force flowed like water, giving people a mysterious and powerful feeling.
"This thing is really magical. No wonder the ancestor of the Luo family said it is worth a lot of money." There was a curious gleam in the eyes of the little medical fairy, and she was obviously surprised by the magical changes of this space ship.
Xiao Ling smiled and said easily, "Okay, it's time for us to set off." He jumped and landed lightly on the deck of the ship. Zi Yan, Xiao Yixian and Qing Lin followed closely behind him and boarded the ship with curiosity and excitement. Standing on the deck of the spaceship, the strange feeling of weightlessness has disappeared without a trace. The surrounding space force seems to be blocked by some mysterious force of the hull, making people feel safe and magical.
Xiao Ling's eyes fell on a conspicuous device on the bow. It was about one meter high and looked like a black wooden stake, but it was obviously not an ordinary piece of wood. He led the three women to the device, reached out and touched it gently, and then slowly transferred the fighting spirit in his body into it.
At the moment when the fighting spirit was injected, the spaceship seemed to be activated. A powerful thrust surged out from the inside of the hull. The hull shook violently and then shot out like an arrow.
The surrounding scene began to rapidly recede and became blurred. Only the faint light from the device on the bow guided them in the direction they were heading.
In the silent and dark space passage, a silver light flashed silently, and disappeared at the end of the darkness in an instant, just like a lone traveler in space...
"Wow, this speed is so exciting!" Zi Yan shouted excitedly, her eyes flashing with excitement for new things.
Xiao Yixiang and Qinglin also showed surprised expressions, obviously very surprised by the performance of this space ship.
Seeing Xiao Ling injecting fighting spirit into the device, and the spaceship speeding away like lightning, Zi Yan excitedly approached Xiao Ling, her eyes flashing with eagerness to try. "This thing is really interesting, let me try it too." She said excitedly.
When Xiao Ling heard this, he raised his eyebrows slightly and responded with a playful smile: "Are you sure? Then the rest of the voyage will be left to you."
Zi Yan obviously didn't notice the joke in Xiao Ling's words. She raised her chin confidently and snorted, "Humph, how could this possibly stump me?"
Seeing her like this, Xiao Ling said no more, stepped aside to make room, and signaled that she could take over. "Okay, I'll leave it to you. If you get tired, remember to ask Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian to help you."
Seeing Xiao Ling make way, Zi Yan immediately stepped forward excitedly. She smiled and said confidently, "Just wait and see. I'll show you how powerful I am."
She began to try to control the flow of her fighting spirit. As her fighting spirit increased and decreased, the speed of the spacecraft also changed, sometimes speeding up and sometimes slowing down.
Zi Yan was having a lot of fun. Although her speed control was still a little rusty, she couldn't hide her feeling of happiness and freedom.
Seeing that Zi Yan was completely immersed in the joy of controlling the spaceship, Xiao Ling did not disturb her, but turned and walked towards where Xiao Yixian and Qing Lin were.
"Our journey to Zhongzhou will take about a month," Xiao Ling said to Xiao Yixian and Qinglin while watching Zi Yan excitedly controlling the spaceship. "I want to use this time to deal with the dried corpse of the Sky Demon Phoenix and refine a pair of Sky Goose Nine-Line Wings. If there is any emergency during this period, Xian'er, remember to notify me immediately."
He turned to look at Qinglin and continued, "As for Ziyan, she is just enjoying the new job right now. After a while, she may find this job monotonous and boring. Qinglin, by then, you can summon a few snake monsters to help, and let them take turns injecting fighting spirit. This way, we can maintain the speed of the ship and not let you waste time here."
After hearing Xiao Ling's arrangement, Xiao Yixiang and Qinglin nodded seriously to show their understanding.
Although Zi Yan was concentrating on controlling the spaceship, she also heard their conversation. She turned around, blinked, and said mischievously: "Xiao Ling, you are talking nonsense. I will drive to Zhongzhou and let you see it!"
Looking at Zi Yan's focused expression, Xiao Ling could only smile bitterly and shook his head, then he gave Xiao Yixian and Qing Lin a knowing look and nodded slightly.
Then he turned and walked into a room inside the spaceship, ready to start his refining work.
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Xiao Ling walked into the most spacious room in the spaceship and began to tidy up and clear out a large enough space. His movements were quick and methodical, and he soon prepared the work area.
Then, he waved his hand gently, and the huge corpse of the Sky Demon Phoenix appeared out of thin air, occupying almost most of the room, leaving only a small space for Xiao Ling to stand. As soon as the corpse appeared, the atmosphere in the whole room became solemn.
At this moment, Zi Yan, who was controlling the spaceship outside, suddenly wrinkled her nose and muttered in dissatisfaction: "What's this smell? It's so disgusting." Her voice came through the crack in the door of the room, with a hint of playful complaint.
When Xiao Ling heard Zi Yan's words, he couldn't help but chuckle. He knew that as an ancient Taixu dragon, Zi Yan was naturally sensitive to the aura of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix, but he had no choice. After all, this was an important material that he had to deal with next.
So Xiao Ling casually cast a soul barrier to isolate the aura in the room from the outside world and ensure that his work would not be disturbed.
Then he walked lightly to the spacious pair of jade bone wings, which were about two or three feet wide and occupied a prominent position in the room.
He stretched out his palm and gently touched the bone wing, feeling a chill through his fingertips, but within this chill, there was a hint of imperceptible warmth.
This surprised him, because this Sky Demon Phoenix monster had been dead for who knows how many years, but it could still emit such temperature.
"It's incredible," Xiao Ling thought, "This corpse of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix that is about to break through the eighth level is indeed extraordinary."
"What a treasure! It will surely be of great quality if refined into a flying fighting weapon." Xiao Ling exclaimed softly, his eyes examining the pair of jade bone wings more intently.
They were slightly transparent, and through the bone wings, he could clearly see the strange energy flowing inside, like a group of free-swimming light spots.
Xiao Ling tapped the bone wing gently, making a crisp "clang" sound, and then released his mental power to carefully explore from the outside to the inside.
For powerful monsters, even if their bodies perish, their souls may still linger in the world for a long time. Usually, it is not difficult to retain a trace of their souls.
The dried corpse of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix was completely dead. Xiao Ling examined it carefully but could not find even a trace of a residual soul.
He couldn't help but feel curious. How could such a powerful monster die silently in a place like the Black Horn Region, and die so completely.
"Maybe this guy is a spy sent by the Sky Demon Phoenix Clan, who wanted to gather information about Zhu Kun, but was discovered by Zhu Kun and killed with a slap." Xiao Ling muttered to himself. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this guess was reliable.
He thought of Zi Yan's father, and then associated it with the fact that the dried corpse of the Sky Demon Phoenix appeared in the Black Horn Region, and he felt that this possibility was even greater.
After all, this was a seventh-level Sky Demon Phoenix that was almost about to break through to the eighth level. With the talent of its race, it could even fight against a low-star Dou Zun. Especially with its speed, it was easy for it to escape.
In the Black Horn Region, it is extremely difficult to find a strong person who can easily deal with this level of magic beast. If there is really a strong person who can deal with this Sky Demon Phoenix, how can those greedy guys let go of any valuable things on it?
Killing it but not taking anything, that simply means that he has no regard for this Heavenly Demon Phoenix. All signs indicate that the person who did this is not only extremely powerful, but also incredibly wealthy. In the Black Horn Region, the first person Xiao Ling could think of was the peak Dou Sheng Zhu Kun.
For Zhu Kun, who stood at the pinnacle of the Fighting Saint, a Sky Demon Phoenix that had not yet reached the eighth level might not even be enough to fill the gaps between his teeth, let alone arouse his interest.
(End of this chapter)