Chương 44: Ren Qingquan Follows His Intrusive Thoughts

"I finally arrived," muttered Ren Xuan as he ran. After maneuvering past trees and bushes, he soon reached a seemingly ordinary location. He paused to close his eyes for a moment before nodding in determination, saying, "This should be the weak point. I can open an entrance here." He reached into his pocket and took out a flute, the other spirit tool he had stolen from the Azure Empire's palace treasury. Ren Xuan closed his eyes again and infused the spirit tool with vital energy as he had done before.

He seems a bit drained after previously exploding a spirit tool. While pressing and infusing the flute with his vital energy, he took a red medicinal paste to restore his energy. As usual, I used [Scan] to analyze and record the medicinal paste's composition. Suddenly, Ren Xuan opened his eyes, threw the flute at a tree, and stepped back, hiding behind a large tree. The flute hit the tree and exploded instantly. The blast transformed everything within ten meters into dust.

Within a hundred meters, a shockwave with strong wind and spirit qi ravaged the area. Nevertheless, the dagger that burst like several tons of TNT isn't the most shocking event. I saw him use a similar technique to mutilate a giant wolf just moments ago. Instead, it's how there is now a black crack where the dagger is thrown. This crack spread outwards in a pattern resembling shattered glass. Centered around the crack, a wind vortex began to form, pulling in the surrounding air.

I'm entirely sure there's nothing in that area. So, did Ren Xuan just destroy space itself?! Could that black crack be a gate to outer space? I never imagined something so outrageous was possible. Isn't space supposed to be beyond the sky? Or is it just something that looks like space but is actually the entrance to some sort of secret realm? In Xianxia novels, secret realms, which are spaces created by cultivators, are pretty much a staple, and I've indeed seen traces of cultivators in this world.

Honestly, I don't have enough knowledge to understand this outrageous scene in front of me. As I tried to process what I was seeing, I heard the familiar scream of the wolf.

"Human, I know you're there! I'll kill you! How dare you kill my husband!" Ren Xuan paid no attention to the shout. Instead, he muttered, "Lucky me, I actually managed to shatter it in time!" As he murmured, Ren Xuan ran toward the space crack. Just before being pulled in, he glanced back to see a huge wolf. Smiling slightly, Ren Xuan ignored the wolf and silently prayed, "May the Heaven bless me and allow me to pass the bridge to the cultivation world safely."

After finishing his prayer, Ren Xuan took a deep breath. As his body was pulled into the space crack, the scene around him shifted. The forest vanished, replaced by a dark space dotted with many 'stars'. One of these stars was particularly huge, even larger than the Sun when seen from Earth. That giant 'sun' would fill a normal human's entire field of view, but fortunately, I am not human and have a 360-degree view with no blind spots.

Behind him, a seemingly endless, shiny wall of light with a crystal-like texture stretches out. Amidst this luminous crystal wall, I noticed a small crack that quickly vanished. This crack is undoubtedly the space crack created by Ren Xuan. Before it disappeared, I faintly glimpsed a giant wolf entering the space crack. However, since it was quite far from Ren Xuan's current position, I only saw Ren Xuan calmly observing it. Around him, air and matter have been drawn into the space crack.

Instead of moving outward randomly, Ren Xuan and the objects pulled in by the space crack are flowing steadily in one direction, like water flowing through a pipe. With Ren Xuan appearing remarkably calm, I also relaxed and began observing my surroundings. Such an extraordinary scene must not be missed. Therefore, I immediately placed [Transfer] to Ren Xuan. This way, he would have [Scan], [Devour], and [Transfer] active on him.

I chose to add [Transfer] instead of [Calculate] because [Transfer] provides more flexibility. After all, [Calculate] doesn't allow me to influence the world directly. Anchoring [Transfer] to Ren Xuan cost me 100 points. But the effect is quite considerable. With the addition of [Transfer], I am not too sure whether [Devour] has any upgrades. But the distance of Ren Xuan's [Scan] increased. From the initial 5 meters it became… Wait a minute.

I just realized that since Ren Xuan entered the space crack, the distance of his [Scan] seems to have increased by thousands or even millions of times. The surrounding space is filled with nothingness, so it took me a while to realize. But what's happening? Why did the range of my [Scan] suddenly expand? This dark space with the starry sky is probably the cause, as the [Scan] on other anchored people remained unchanged. I don't understand why this occurred in this starry space.

Does this space enhance the range of my [Scan]? Due to the increased range, I now have to process more information. Fortunately, most of the area is empty; otherwise, I'd need significantly more calculation resources to examine anything. If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. Please report it. While I was busy, thirty seconds had passed since Ren Xuan entered the crack. In that time, I saw the massive 'sun' grow larger until it looked like a wall of light.

It appears that the 'sun' is Ren Xuan's goal because I saw the corner of his lips slightly raised the closer he's to the 'sun'. While waiting, I recalled the word Ren Xuan muttered before he entered the space crack. For convenience, let's name the previous world the Martial Arts World. So, is this pipe-like road connecting the Martial Arts World and the Cultivation World the 'bridge' Ren Xuan mentioned? Then, is the huge crystal ball in front of him the Cultivation World?

These few seconds are giving me so many questions. Fortunately, I have seen someone who transmigrated from Earth to another world, so it's easier for me to accept this. Soon, the 'sun' ahead of Ren Xuan expanded, filling his field of vision and resembling a wall with a crystal-like texture. As he approached, a small opening appeared in the crystalline wall. Compared to the enormous crystal wall, the hole is very small. However, it is still large enough for Ren Xuan and the surrounding matter to pass through.

Once he is pulled inside, the scenery around Ren Xuan changes again. From the starry sky, he now arrived on a plain after being vomited by a pure dark crack that appeared in midair. As Ren Xuan leaves the starry space and enters the Cultivation World, the [Scan] device I placed on him is once more suppressed. Its range decreases from kilometers to just ten meters. I quickly adapted to the ten-meter [Scan] range and began observing Ren Xuan's surroundings more carefully.

Above him, a few meters in the sky, there's a black crack that continues to spew dirt, leaves, stones, and other debris. After a few seconds, the black crack vanished. I recalled the giant wolf chasing him, but it wasn't expelled from this black crack. It seems there is another location where matter pulled from the Martial Arts World is expelled into the Cultivation World. Alternatively, the wolf might have simply failed to enter the Cultivation World and perished outside. It appears Ren Xuan is aware of this.

That's why he remains so calm, even after watching a wolf at the Martial Emperor level pursue him. Once he regained his senses from being thrown out of the black hole, Ren Xuan smiled as he patted the dust on his head and breathed in the air. He approached a nearby tree, climbed it, and sat cross-legged. I examined the air and was surprised to discover wisps of spirit qi floating there. Although it's very faint, the air still contains spirit qi.

As expected of a Cultivation World, spirit qi doesn't seem to be an important resource here. Currently, Ren Xuan is inhaling the ambient spirit qi and gradually refining it into refined spirit qi.

While I used [Scan] to gather data on the Cultivation World, I suddenly noticed that Ren Qingquan had become excited. While exploring the underground section of Meteor Island, Ren Qingquan noticed an empty hall on his system map, about fifty meters below his current location. A normal empty hall wouldn't excite him, but in this spacious hall, the map revealed a crystal ball containing a vast amount of spirit qi.

Although it may not be classified as a spirit tool, the spirit qi stored inside is more than enough for Ren Qingquan to use freely. Except for the crystal ball, my [Scan] also detected a massive array drawn on the floor. Following one of the paths leading to the hall, Ren Qingquan halted at a specific point along the underground corridor. Behind that wall is a road connecting to the underground hall. Of course, opening it won't be straightforward. My [Scan] revealed that the wall is five meters thick.

Inside the door, there's also some kind of mechanism. From my observations, the mechanism appears to be used for opening the door.

"Young Master Ren? Is something wrong?" Fatty Zhang asked when he saw Ren Qingquan suddenly stop. Ren Qingquan pointed at the wall of the corridor, "I think there's something behind it." Although there's nothing special on that wall compared to the other wall, Fatty Zhang still tapped at the wall while using a martial arts technique. From my database, that technique is a detection method that uses vibration to check an area. Typically, that method can identify an empty space five meters behind the wall.

However, Fatty Zhang's technique unexpectedly did not detect the space behind. After tapping his fingers several times, Fatty Zhang shook his head and said, "I don't sense anything." Could it be that the material making up the passage entrance is unusual? Intrigued, I decided to assist Ren Qingquan. [Host, please dig the rock in the place System marked.] I added an illusion to Ren QIngquan's eyes that marked a part of the wall with an 'X'. Ren Qingquan asked Fatty Zhang to help him dig the wall.

Only after they had dug about tens of centimeters does a metallic luster appear. [Host, please press your palm on the metal following this beat: — · — — — · · — Line means pressing for three seconds, and the dot indicates striking it with your palm for less than a second. Between each beat, please release your hand for a second.] Ren Qingquan struck the metal following the command I sent. Once he finished, a deep rumble echoed as dust drifted down from the tunnel wall.

Simultaneously, the wall in front of Ren Qingquan slowly creaked open. Behind it, a hidden passage was exposed. This hidden passage appears to be constructed from a special stone that has a metallic sheen. Likely, this stone is the one that enables the passage to remain undetectable by Fatty Zhang's detection techniques. Upon discovering the hidden passage, Fatty Zhang was stunned, while Ren Qingquan happily stepped inside. Once both of them entered, the door suddenly closed.

I saw Ren Qingquan and Fatty Zhang panicking. So, I sent him a message. [Don't worry, host. System knew the method to open the door from inside.] Ren Qingquan visibly became calmer. Seeing the calm Ren Qingquan, Fatty Zhang also became calm and followed him. After walking in the tunnel for a few meters, both of them arrived at the hall I'd seen before. The floor of the hall is made of metal-like materials, with a complex array drawn on it.

At the center of the array is the crystal ball, which contains a lot of spirit qi. It's placed inside a box near a small dent at the center of the array. Ren Qingquan lightly stepped his foot on the floor where the complex array is drawn. When nothing happened, Ren Qingquan casually approached the box containing the crystal ball. Behind him, Fatty Zhang looked around at the complex array with curiosity. As Ren Qingquan arrived at the center, he opened the box and took out the crystal ball.

Before noticing a small dent on the floor that matched the size of the crystal ball. I sensed that Ren Qingquan suddenly felt an impulse to place the crystal ball into that dent, and he indeed did so. When I realized he planned to follow that sudden impulse, I quickly sent him a message. [Host. Stop!!!] What a pity, my message arrived a bit late. Once the crystal ball was placed in the groove, it fit perfectly with no gap, just like in those satisfying videos I often watched while still on Earth.

The kind showing two pieces of metal attached to each other seamlessly. The instant the crystal ball was attached to the groove, the formation beneath him shone brightly and activated.