Mortal: My divine sense has mutated.

Chapter 21 Ancient Teleportation Array

After bidding farewell to Yan Ruyan and the others, Chen Liang continued on his way to the location of the second big gift he was looking for.

The desolate large spirit stone mine is an industry jointly controlled by seven factions, and an ancient teleportation array leading to the Chaotic Star Sea is hidden within it.

Finding the entrance to the stone cave that leads to the ancient teleportation array is what Chen Liang needs to do now.

The unfortunate Foundation Establishment cultivator didn't tell the founding emperor of Yue the location of the stone cave entrance, but the jade book left by the founding emperor of Yue recorded the location where he rescued that unfortunate Foundation Establishment cultivator.

After arriving there, Chen Liang used it as a starting point and searched all the way to the wasteland spirit stone mine.

After searching for several days, during which he explored many random caves and encountered numerous low-level monsters, Chen Liang finally found the correct cave entrance.

Once inside, Chen Liang quickly discovered the Blood Jade Spider's special silk, which was impervious to water and fire.

As Chen Liang approached the location of the ancient teleportation array, his divine sense finally detected the only remaining Blood Jade Spider in the area.

In order not to alert the mortal miners on the other side of the stone wall, Chen Liang activated the Light Chasing Sword with all his might and instantly killed the Blood Jade Spider, which was at the peak of level four.

After collecting the essence of the Blood Jade Spider with the Soul Gathering Bowl and storing its corpse in his storage bag, Chen Liang finally had the leisure to come to the ancient teleportation array and examine the dazzling remains before him.

But no matter how hard they looked, they couldn't discern what Ji Xuan looked like in life. After all, if a cultivator's body isn't cremated after death, it will continue to wither and die until it becomes a skeleton.

Although the skeleton in front of Chen Liang still had a layer of flesh, it was truly unrecognizable.

Shaking his head, Chen Liang used his spiritual power to retrieve the Great Teleportation Token from the tattered robe of the extremely dazzling figure, and then burned the corpse.

After Ji Xuan's corpse was burned, the medicinal power of the Heaven-Mending Pill contained within it turned into several pills that remained. Chen Liang collected them, intending to trade them away later.

Anyway, after seeing what Ji Xuan's remains looked like, he didn't plan to give these pills to Mo Caihuan and the others, and he himself didn't need them anymore.

Afterwards, Chen Liang first sealed away the two blood jade spider eggs hidden behind a stone pillar, and then focused on studying the ancient teleportation array in front of him.

The ancient teleportation array was indeed extremely mysterious, and even Chen Liang, a master of array formations, found it quite challenging to study. However, Chen Liang was very interested in the spatial teleportation array contained within it; if he could transform it into a supernatural power, his ability to escape would be greatly enhanced.

Although Chen Liang believed his combat skills far surpassed those of his peers, the cultivation world was never short of enemies whose cultivation levels were so high that no matter how much you fought across levels, you couldn't defeat them. Therefore, in Chen Liang's mind, the ability to escape was always the most important thing.

Several months later, Chen Liang finally thoroughly studied the ancient teleportation array before him and was confident in its repair methods. However, he still needed to collect some materials to repair the array.

So Chen Liang set up a high-level illusion array to conceal the ancient teleportation array and left a spiritual energy mark before leaving.

This advanced illusion array can only be detected by those with divine sense approaching the Nascent Soul level, and it only conceals without harming anyone.

Even if low-level cultivators or mortals stationed at the mine accidentally wander into the array's range, they will not die, thus attracting more investigations. It is most suitable for this purpose.

Before leaving, Chen Liang also completely sealed the stone cave where the ancient teleportation array was located, as an extra layer of insurance.

Lanzhou, Jiayuan City, Chen Liang returned here once again.

Inside the Mo residence, Yan Ge, Mo Juren's eldest disciple, received Chen Liang upon receiving the news.

He thought Chen Liang had come back to take away the spirit stones mined from that small spiritual vein over the years, so he poured out his grievances to Chen Liang.

According to him, in the past two years, a golden-winged demon mantis suddenly appeared in the mountains and forests near Jiayuan City. It came and went like the wind and liked to attack caravans transporting spirit stones.

Although the small spiritual vein is still being mined, the spiritual stones inside cannot be transported out at all.

Upon hearing of the existence of the Golden-Winged Demon Mantis, Chen Liang realized that the Core Formation cultivator who had possessed Qu Hun's body in the original story had arrived near Jiayuan City.

Chen Liang came back this time for him.

Interestingly, the early-stage Core Formation cultivator from Spirit Beast Mountain who chased after Xu Xuan and was severely injured by him also rode a Golden-Winged Demon Mantis.

In retrospect, they should be the same person.

So Chen Liang comforted Yan Ge and told her to completely stop mining the small spiritual vein. Because the six demonic sects were about to attack, continuing to mine that small spiritual vein would only benefit them.

Then he left Jiayuan City and headed straight for the area where the Golden-Winged Demon Mantis frequently operated.

This golden-winged demon mantis has been around for more than two years. Because it doesn't like to prey on ordinary people, Yan Ge knows the areas where it often appears.

After searching for a while, Chen Liang quickly discovered a suspicious cave.

He used his divine sense to probe and discovered a level four Golden-Winged Demon Mantis and a pile of bones. Among the bones were not only the remains of low-level demonic beasts, but also the remains of human martial artists.

According to Yan Ge, many martial artists from the Jingjiao Society were killed by this Golden-Winged Demon Mantis, and now it seems that this is indeed true. In fact, if the Golden-Winged Demon Mantis hadn't been ordered not to approach Jiayuan City, who knows how many more people would have suffered at its hands.

Now that the target has been identified, Chen Liang needs to consider how to deal with this demonic mantis.

First, this golden-winged mantis is extremely fast, far exceeding the speed of an ordinary Core Formation cultivator. Moreover, its forelimbs are incredibly sharp, comparable to ordinary magical artifacts.

Add to that its hard, cyan-gold carapace, and it can be said that this level four Golden-Winged Demon Mantis is directly equivalent to a Core Formation stage cultivator; it is only one demon core away from being a level five demon beast.

Although Chen Liang's Five-Colored Spiritual Light can restrain such a metal-type demon beast, it still needs to hit the target, which is indeed quite difficult.

However, if it could be locked, the situation would be different.

So Chen Liang took out a set of Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation and set it up not far from the entrance of the cave. This was a high-level formation specifically designed to deal with enemies with extremely fast escape speeds, making it perfect for dealing with the Golden-Winged Demon Mantis.

Once he was ready, Chen Liang cast a fireball spell into the cave.

The sudden attack on the cave it was guarding enraged the Golden-Winged Mantis. It spread its golden wings and flew out, quickly spotting Chen Liang not far away.

Things went smoothly from there. The lowly Golden-Winged Demon Mantis didn't understand what an array was, so it rushed straight into the array's range and was then locked up by the Eight Gates Golden Lock Array, which was designed to restrain it.

Chen Liang, who had been waiting in ambush, used his Light Chaser Sword to deliver the fatal blow, and the Golden-Winged Mantis was easily eliminated.

After defeating the Golden-Winged Demon Mantis, Chen Liang used the Soul Gathering Bowl to collect its essence and began to gather materials from the local area.

First, its pair of golden wings can be refined into the Wind Spirit Shuttle, making the Wind Spirit Shuttle even faster.

As for those sharp forelimbs, Chen Liang planned to refine them into a pair of golden mantis scissors, specifically to deal with enemies covered in tortoise shells.

The Golden-Winged Demon Mantis's carapace also has its uses; Chen Liang plans to refine it into a magical inner armor. He will also use the Blood Jade Spider's silk to forge a special robe. The combination of these two items will greatly enhance Chen Liang's ability to survive.

Chen Liang didn't even waste the remaining flesh and blood of the Golden-Winged Demon Mantis; he collected it all. The Tiannan region was short of demon beast resources, and no waste was permissible.