Chapter 1642: Looks Like Your Opportunity Is Gone
In a nameless wasteland within the chaotic zone, a massive black vortex was wildly devouring the surrounding yellow sand, and it continued to expand.
At this moment, countless immortal ships hovered above the black vortex, with those in the front all belonging to the Nine Heavens Institute.
The Immortal Venerates from the Nine Heavens Institute stood in mid-air, silently observing the black vortex below.
The people from the Nine Heavens Institute did not make a move, so naturally, people from other forces could only stay obediently on their own immortal ships.
After an unknown amount of time, an Immortal King covered in wounds burst out from the black vortex. The Immortal King looked utterly miserable, drenched in blood, with half of his scalp torn off, only one leg remaining, and both arms broken.
If it weren't for the fact that the life origin of an Immortal is the Divine Soul, this Immortal King would likely be dead by now.
However, the Immortal King's Divine Soul wasn't doing well either; his Divine Soul was extremely weak, and the aura of his Divine Soul looked as if it might dissipate at any moment.
Seeing the Immortal King emerge, Qinglian Immortal Venerable immediately flew to his front and infused life force into the Immortal King's body.
Below the Immortal King's body, a vision of lotus flowers appeared, and as the green lotuses emitted a radiant green glow, his body swiftly began to recover.
After stabilizing the Immortal King's life, Qinglian Immortal Venerable quickly escorted him back to one of the Nine Heavens Institute's immortal ships.
Upon entering the immortal ship, Qinglian Immortal Venerable asked, "What is the situation inside now, why did only you come out?"
The Immortal King did not speak; he immediately condensed his memories from the small world into a Memory Pearl and presented it to Qinglian Immortal Venerable.
Qinglian Immortal Venerable raised his hand and infused immortal power into the Memory Pearl, activating it to read the memories within.
After viewing the Immortal King's memories, Qinglian Immortal Venerable's expression instantly turned extremely grave. Meanwhile, several more Immortal Venerates from the Nine Heavens Institute entered the meeting hall of the immortal ship.
One Immortal Venerate was about to inquire about what had happened in the small world, but Qinglian Immortal Venerable gestured to them, "First, take a look at his memory."
The Immortal Venerates' gaze fell upon the floating Memory Pearl, and they proceeded to activate it and read the memories within.
After reading the memories, the Immortal Venerates present fell into silence as they realized the small world was even more dangerous than they had anticipated.
They had already sent several groups in to investigate the situation; initially, those who returned had faced some dangers but had at least managed to survive. Most of them chose to return due to encountering some unbreakable array barriers.
However, the situation was different with the last batch; as they ventured deeper into the small world, its true dangers were gradually exposed.
Leaving aside the array mechanisms, the small world also housed terrifying vicious beasts, more formidable in power than expected, and in tremendous numbers.
Even Immortal Kings fled at the sight of these vicious beasts, which is why only one Immortal King returned this time.
Had it not been for the Immortal King's speed, he would have surely fallen prey to the beasts.
Qinglian Immortal Venerable said, "I didn't expect it to be so perilous inside; it seems spreading the news was the right decision."
Their dissemination of information regarding the Immortal Emperor's small world aimed to attract other forces to explore it and activate the dangerous formations within.
After Qinglian Immortal Venerable finished speaking, an adjacent Immortal Venerate remarked, "If only this small world had no bans, allowing Immortal Venerates to enter."
When they heard Xuan Qingyun say that the small world was left by Great Powers, all the Immortal Venerates excitedly rushed here, only to realize it was restricted to allow entry only for those below Immortal Venerates.
If they, the Immortal Venerates, could enter the small world, many of its dangers would've been trivial for them; however, they simply couldn't enter.
Attempts had been made to jointly destroy the entrance restriction, but it remained unmoved. Given that the restriction was left by an Immortal Emperor-level figure, it was unsurprising that they couldn't affect it.
Qinglian Immortal Venerable stated, "Since it's so dangerous inside, let's first allow those people to go in; once they clear out most of the dangers, we'll send our own."
With that, Qinglian Immortal Venerable's figure vanished; in the next moment, he appeared above the immortal ship and used immortal power to transmit his voice to the Immortals from various forces afar, saying: "This small world possesses a restriction allowing entry only to Immortals below Immortal Venerate. If any wish to explore, send your people over, but each force is restricted to fifty people, register now."
Following Qinglian Immortal Venerable's words, he raised his hand, and a table and chair appeared on the deck of the immortal ship, where he designated an Immortal King to occupy it for registration.
Upon hearing Qinglian Immortal Venerable's words, the Immortal Venerates present were stunned; they had traveled so far to enter the small world to seek fortune, only to be told now that only Immortals below Immortal Venerate could enter.
Immediately, suspicions arose among some Immortal Venerates, wondering if the Nine Heavens Institute feared competition from other forces upon gaining entry into the small world, thus deceiving them.
Some Immortal Venerates chose to trust Qinglian Immortal Venerable's words; within the Tianyan Immortal Domain, many secret realms existed with realm restrictions, so it was unsurprising for the Immortal Emperor's small world to have restrictions.
Perhaps the Immortal Emperor intended to select inheritors, hence setting the restriction before his demise.
At this time, Lu Chen said to Xiyue Immortal Venerable beside him, "Looks like your opportunity is gone."
Upon hearing this, Xiyue Immortal Venerable responded stoically, "Not necessarily."
Lu Chen curiously remarked, "Only Immortals below Immortal Venerate can enter. You can only send an Immortal King from the Beast Alliance; should they find any fortune, they might not hand it over to you."
Xiyue Immortal Venerable remained silent, and soon, eight fluffy white tails emerged behind her skirt.
At this moment, one of Xiyue Immortal Venerable's tails abruptly detached, transforming into a ball of white light.
Moments later, a figure identical to Xiyue Immortal Venerable appeared before them.
Seeing the counterpart "Xiyue Immortal Venerable," Lu Chen immediately understood Xiyue Immortal Venerable's plan.
Xiyue Immortal Venerable intended to send her clone into the small world to seek fortune.
Xiyue Immortal Venerable turned to Lu Chen and calmly stated, "This way, the true self can enter as well."
Lu Chen admitted, "Alright, you're impressive. However, come to think of it, your clone is quite unique; its Divine Soul seems complete."
Lu Chen noticed that Xiyue Immortal Venerable's clone bore a strong resemblance to his puppet physical body, with its Divine Soul aura appearing intact.
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