Global Era of Star trekking Chapter 1784 - 870: Secret Realm Opportunity (Part 2)

Hundreds of jade pill racks lay toppled over, resembling a wheat field ravaged by a gale. The floor was buried under a thick layer of glass shards and jade fragments, the remnants of countless shattered pill bottles and jars.

Amidst this chaos, various colored medicinal residues and powders—long-lost but still spiritually active—were scattered about. A strange odor of dust and stale herbs filled the air, creating a suffocating atmosphere for all who entered.

Most of the precious collections had long since been turned into nothingness by the passage of time.

From far away in the Zhu Tian Ruins Market, Song Chi witnessed this scene with an aching heart, knowing these would be considered priceless treasures in today’s world.

Numerous soldier figurines continued to delve deeper into the great hall, their scanning beams meticulously sweeping every nook and cranny. Suddenly, an abnormal energy reading was returned from the furthest wall.

As the view zoomed in, it revealed a wall that appeared no different from the rest, covered in thick dust. However, a closer look showed an almost completely transparent energy water curtain flowing across its surface. Countless ancient runes, more microscopic than strands of hair, were continuously forming and dissolving upon this curtain, constituting an extremely complex and mysterious formation.

Though the light was incredibly dim, like a flickering candle in the wind, the formation remained robustly operational, steadfastly sealing the space behind the wall.

"A concealed restriction! And the energy level is exceptionally high; it is astonishing that it has been sustained until now!" Song Chi’s eyes sparkled.

This Immortal Sect had maintained this restriction at great expense even at its fall, so it must be guarding something extraordinary!

Yet, he felt a moment of hesitation, unsure whether to order the Skeleton Giant to break through by force.

If a restriction of this level were violently breached, it could trigger unpredictable consequences, such as self-destruction or alerting the outside world.

However, considering his limited time, he decided not to ponder further. The Skeleton Giant stepped toward the restriction and thrust the Rakshasa Heaven-Slaying Sword in its hand fiercely forward.

In just an instant, the transparent restriction that had persisted for hundreds of thousands of years silently disintegrated. The transparent water curtain rippled violently for a moment before quietly vanishing like a bubble.

Buzz...

The wall emitted a low rumble and slowly slid open to the sides, revealing a narrow chamber only large enough for a few people to stand in.

The chamber contained no decoration, save for a half-person-high ancient bronze pill furnace standing quietly at the center. The furnace featured three legs and two handles in an incredibly ancient style. Its body was inscribed with depictions of the sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas, along with various indistinguishable ancestral sacrificial images.

Even beneath a thick layer of patina, its inherent weightiness and vastness remained unparalleled, as if it bore the very essence of universal laws.

Yet what made Song Chi’s breath suddenly quicken was the seam at the edge of the tightly closed furnace lid, from which dreamlike seven-colored rays were seeping out.

An indescribable exotic fragrance, seemingly defying spatial distance, acted directly upon his divine soul. Sensing even a wisp through the screen made him feel as if his soul had undergone a cleanse; the exhaustion and spiritual wear from days of combat were restored in an instant, leaving his mind unprecedentedly clear and keen.

"A pill with spirit, radiating its own glow, unspoiled throughout time... Is this the legendary top-level Mixed Element Immortal Pill of the Immortal Realm Civilization?!"

His voice carried a barely noticeable tremor; the pill within the furnace had long surpassed ordinary immortal pills.

According to the records gathered by the Torch Civilization regarding the once gloried Immortal Realm Civilization:

Seventh Rank corresponds to the Tribulation Crossing True Immortal.

Eighth Rank is the Golden Immortal.

Ninth Rank is the Great Monarch Golden Immortal.

Living beings of these three ranks are considered "Immortals."

Similarly, the elixirs of this rank are termed immortal pills.

However, the Mixed Element Immortal Pill is different. In the former Immortal Realm Civilization, the Tenth Rank Mythical Level corresponds to the Mixed Elemental Daluo Golden Immortal, and the Eleventh Rank corresponds to the Saint.

This means the elixir within this bronze pill furnace is at least of the Tenth Rank Level.

Suppressing the urge to retrieve it immediately, he ordered the Void Assassin Clan Soldier Figurines to step forward. He carefully prepared to collect the elixir using a specially made cold jade box engraved with sealing runes.

As for the Skeleton Giant, though its rank was high, its massive size made it unsuitable for such delicate tasks.

Boom!!!

The moment the lid was opened, it was as if a gate to some immense power had been unlocked. Spectacular rainbow light gushed forth like it was tangible, illuminating the entire chamber and the great hall outside with a breathtaking brilliance.

Three elixirs, each the size of a dragon eye, rose slowly from the pill furnace like three ancient elves in a deep slumber. They were perfectly round and flawless, with natural Dao patterns flowing incessantly over their surfaces.

Each elixir seemed to be condensed from the purest sunlight and laws, emitting a mesmerizing aura of life essence and the rhythm of the grand Dao.

"It’s indeed the Mixed Element Immortal Pill!"

After the initial ecstasy came extreme calmness. Song Chi immediately commanded the robot to guide the three seven-colored immortal pills into the cold jade box as quickly as possible. The pills trembled slightly as if alive, trying to absorb the surrounding spiritual energy, but they were soon sealed with multiple sealing talismans.

Simultaneously, the scanner of the mirror image warship was set to maximum power. It conducted a thorough scan of the pill furnace’s interior, the chamber walls, and the floor, leaving no stone unturned.

Soon, amidst the thick dust at the bottom of the pill furnace, the scanner discovered an inconspicuous broken jade scroll.

The Void Assassin Clan Soldier Figurine extracted it and wiped it clean. The jade scroll was made of extraordinary material that had survived through the ages without complete decay, and its surface was engrained with lines of small characters in ancient immortal text.

The mirror image warship’s database operated swiftly, mobilizing all records regarding ancient immortal text for comparison and deduction. Moments later, an incomplete translation result appeared:

"Tribulation Crossing Mixed Elemental Breaking Saint Pill: Assisted by three thousand creations... nine cycles of reincarnation... on the day of pill completion... can reshape the supreme Dao foundation and assist in impacting the Saint position... yet... before the pill cools... tribulation arrives... heaven collapses and earth overturns... hate! Hate! Hate!"

The text abruptly stopped there. The last few repetitions of "hate" were almost carved into the depths of the jade scroll. That despair and unwillingness, transcending through ancient times, still shook Song Chi’s spirit.

"Tribulation Crossing Mixed Elemental Breaking Saint Pill... reshaping the Dao foundation... assisting to impact the Saint rank..." Song Chi chewed on this information word by word, his eyes growing brighter.

Although the information was incomplete, it already outlined the heaven-defying effect of this elixir—it is a supreme elixir enabling mythical beings of the Tenth Rank to assist in breaking through to the Eleventh Rank!

Its grade must have reached the Eleventh Rank Level, making it tenfold to a hundredfold more precious than ordinary Mixed Element Immortal Pills.

"Excellent!" He took a deep breath, feeling that all the risks of this venture were worthwhile.

However, just as he was about to further investigate the pill furnace itself—

BOOM!!

The entire secret realm space violently shook! The force originated not from within, but from outside.

The light screen of the previously activated Heaven and Earth Sealing Tower was undergoing a terrifying assault.

If he had been outside at that moment, he would have seen the light screen above him violently distorting. Numerous ripples appeared on its surface, and cracks spread at a visible speed; it was clearly under an unimaginable force from the outside and on the brink of collapse.

Song Chi’s face changed drastically, and he did not hesitate for a single second.

"Retreat! Instant withdrawal!"

All soldier figurines and skeleton giants turned into streams of light and gathered back into the warship cabin. The mirror image warship’s reactor ran in overload, bursting with dazzling light. Disregarding its concealed posture, it darted into the spatial vortex from whence it came like a shooting meteor.

Just as the warship barely charged out of the secret realm the very next second—

Crack—Boom!!!

The light screen of the Heaven and Earth Sealing Tower shattered like glass. An intensely dense gray mist, almost liquid-like and filled with suffocating evil and dead silence, engulfed the entire Immortal Sect ruins instantly like a cataclysmic flood.

Within the gray mist, shadows hundreds of times larger and more terrifying than the previous Tenth Rank Gray Mist Energy Bodies were slowly writhing. Their cold, chaotic, destruction-laden thoughts wove into a net, scanning the ravaged land. Eventually, they locked onto the damaged transmission tower and the soon-to-vanish secret realm spatial vortex.

Silent yet star-shaking roars echoed deeply in the gray mist, filled with rage and... a trace of inexplicable urgency?

...

At a point in the void on the edge of the Immortal Domain Continent Ruins, the mirror image warship emerged like ripples in water. It looked rather disheveled, with dingy strands of gray mist clinging to its hull and emitting corrosive sizzling sounds.

Without pause, it activated its full power. Transforming into a shadow, it sped towards the direction opposite the continent’s interior, swiftly vanishing into the endless wasteland dust.

Within the Zhu Tian Ruins Market, Song Chi looked at the cold jade box, the broken jade scroll, the bronze pill furnace, and other items that had been sent back in advance via the Ruins Market Token. A barely containable smile broke across his face.

Although the mirror image warship continued to be pursued by multiple Mythical Gray Fog Energy Bodies, the gains had already been sent back to the market. This rendered the rest insignificant; at worst, it would only require an early withdrawal of the mirror image warship and a re-summoning once the Mirror Image Splitting component cooldown was complete.