Chapter 27

The Chinese Daoist tradition has long held the legend of the "Cave Heavens and Blessed Lands."

In Daoist texts and classics, the Cave Heavens and Blessed Lands are described as earthly paradises, where the scenery is eternal, the mountains and rivers never dark, and there are jade palaces and precious pavilions. Golden vases hold the elixir of immortality, and crystal vases store the pills of longevity.

In short, these are the abodes of immortals. If ordinary people are fortunate enough to encounter a connection with the immortals, they can instantly ascend to heaven and become immortals themselves, living forever.

There are many records about the Cave Heavens and Blessed Lands, and the Yujing Cave on Chicheng Mountain is one of them.

The Yujing Cave, also known as Shangqing Yupting Tian, is said to be the place where the Primordial Heavenly Venerable preached. Historically, during the Wei and Jin dynasties, the immortals Lady Wei and Ge Xuan once refined elixirs here.

Therefore, the Yujing Cave primarily worships the Three Pure Ones, Lady Wei, and Ge Xuan.

At this moment, Qi Xiang came to the entrance of the Yujing Cave and observed it. It was a natural cave, relatively spacious, with a three-story building constructed inside according to the rock formations, surrounded by pine and cypress trees, and an ancient well was dug.

At first glance, the famous Yujing Cave seemed to be nothing special.

The descriptions in the books about the Yujing Cave, with its immortals, elixirs, riding clouds and cranes, and ascending to immortality, were truly captivating and evoked much imagination.

However, now, inside the cave, there were only a few clay statues of deities, and the view was basically all visible. The reality was vastly different from the legends, completely two different things, naturally leading to a sense of disillusionment.

If others came, they might curse, "Advertisements are indeed unreliable."

However, Qi Xiang was different. After arriving at the Yujing Cave, he began to wander around. Since it was not the tourist season, there were few visitors on the mountain, and the place was desolate, with few visitors.

He wandered for a moment, confirmed that there was no one around, and immediately went to the ancient well, quickly summoning the turtle shell. Then, he and the turtle shell collided with the well opening.

In an instant, a ripple like water waves appeared above the well opening.

As the ripples rose and fell, Qi Xiang disappeared. The next second, he appeared in another space-time.

He felt dizzy and saw stars, but he was extremely excited and thrilled.

Last night, after refining the turtle shell, he learned that the turtle shell was not only a rare treasure but also a key to open the legendary Cave Heavens and Blessed Lands.

Knowing this information, he hurriedly came to the Yujing Cave on Chicheng Mountain and, using the turtle shell as a medium, smoothly entered the legendary Cave Heaven world.

"I really came in, I really came in..."

Qi Xiang clenched his fists, forcing himself to calm down, and quickly looked around the surroundings.

At first glance, he was stunned, finding it hard to believe.

Whether in his imagination or in the inherited information of the turtle shell, the Cave Heaven world should be a vast, unique, and blessed space.

In this space, there should be exotic flowers and grasses, clear springs, and rare birds and animals.

It should be a world full of vitality and beauty. However, now, Qi Xiang, with wide eyes, could not associate the current scene with the beautiful Cave Heaven world.

Because what he saw was a wasteland.

The sky was gray and overcast, the ground covered with thick soil, sand, and dust. There were no jade palaces, no cranes with red crests, no rare birds or animals, nothing.

At a glance, it was a desolate wasteland, silent and lifeless.

Most importantly, this wasteland was not large, and one could see the end at a glance. Qi Xiang estimated it to be about ten thousand square meters, not even as large as a stadium.

"Is this the so-called Cave Heaven world? Is it a trap?"

Qi Xiang suddenly felt like crying. In Jinling, the reason he was so ruthless and decisive in eliminating Wang Dong was to cut off his ties with the mundane world.

In his imagination, as long as he successfully entered the Cave Heaven world, his life would definitely change, deviating from its original path and heading towards a bright future.

That situation would be like transcending the three realms and being outside the five elements.

Since he had decided not to be entangled in the mundane world anymore, indulging in a final, unrestrained spree before leaving was not a big deal.

The problem was, entering the Cave Heaven world and seeing a desolate wasteland, Qi Xiang felt like crying but had no tears.

Where were the promised nectar and jade liquor, the sacred cranes and springs, the palaces and immortals?

Qi Xiang gazed blankly, his heart as dead as ashes...

After a long time, he was not willing to give up and forced himself to take a few steps, walking on the wasteland.

The wasteland seemed to have been eroded for a long time, with the sand and gravel severely weathered. With each step, his feet sank slightly into the dust.

One step deep, one step shallow, staggering.

Qi Xiang used his feet to brush away the dust and found that the ground was not soil but a pile of broken walls and ruins. He vaguely recalled the palace in the "dream," which was the inherited information of the turtle shell.

The palace, towering into the clouds, stretched for dozens of miles, seemingly endless. If such a magnificent palace collapsed, it might become a wasteland like this...

The question was, why did the palace in the Cave Heaven world collapse? Why did the vast space shrink to just ten thousand square meters? And where did the immortals and deities living in the Cave Heaven world go?

More and more questions flooded his mind, making him increasingly confused and frustrated.

Qi Xiang, unable to find answers, looked down at the broken walls and ruins, which were severely eroded, like coal briquettes about to crumble.

Everywhere he looked, there was devastation.

Qi Xiang sighed, stepping on the uneven wasteland, and walked to the end of the space to see what was there. As he walked, he suddenly felt something was wrong.

"Huh?" Qi Xiang looked around and realized that after walking for ten minutes, he seemed to be in the same spot, not reaching the end of the space.

No, something was very wrong...

Qi Xiang quickly turned back and saw that his footprints were left on the ground all the way to the end of the space.

The footprints were long, extending to the end of the space. This meant that he had started at the end of the space and, after walking for ten minutes, reached the central area.

"Ah?"

Discovering this strange situation, Qi Xiang was both surprised and delighted.

The Cave Heaven world was indeed extraordinary. Even as a wasteland, it had things worth exploring and studying.

Qi Xiang's spirits lifted, and he immediately sped up, running forward.

As he ran, he paid attention to his surroundings.

Gradually, he noticed something. As he moved, his vision extended, and the space also expanded, like exploring an unknown map.

The ten thousand square meters was just the size of Qi Xiang's field of vision, not the limit of the space.

Qi Xiang, tired from running, slowly stopped, feeling a bit reflective...

The Cave Heaven world was truly extraordinary.

Qi Xiang, panting, looked around, still seeing a wasteland. His joy gradually faded. Even if the space of the Cave Heaven world was magical, what use was it without any life?

"..."

Suddenly, Qi Xiang felt a stir in his heart, sensing some movement in the distance. He looked up and saw that the end of the space was still gray, seemingly clear but very blurry and murky.

"An illusion?"

Qi Xiang observed for a moment and then looked away. However, as he did, he noticed that the dust and sand on the ground were trembling slightly, as if a wind was blowing, causing the surface dust to swirl.

"Where is the wind coming from?" Qi Xiang was even more puzzled and raised his hand to feel.

After a while, he felt no wind, and everything was normal.

Qi Xiang, puzzled, retracted his hand. At that moment, the ground suddenly shook, and dust flew up.

Caught off guard, he almost fell. At the same time, at the end of the space, the weather suddenly changed, and a violent yellow dragon appeared.

The wind howled, the horses neighed, and the yellow dragon roared, surging forward with overwhelming force.

Qi Xiang was stunned, watching the yellow dragon swirl and sweep, raising thick dust and even lifting broken walls into the air, tearing and crushing them into powder...

Seeing this, Qi Xiang finally understood why the palace had collapsed and why there was so much sand and dust on the ground. However, this seemed not to be the main point...

Dust filled the sky, and a tornado raged, creating a scene of the end of the world.

The dust hit Qi Xiang's skin, causing a slight pain, and he immediately woke up, turning and running without a word.

However, the storm was everywhere, like mercury seeping into every crevice, filling the space. The Cave Heaven world was vast, with no place to hide.

No matter how fast Qi Xiang ran, he could not outrun the wind.

In a moment, the fierce wind swept through, and Qi Xiang, along with the broken walls under his feet, was unexpectedly lifted into the air.

For a moment, Qi Xiang felt as if he were on a roller coaster, his body completely out of control, flipping and shaking with the strong storm.

Without any doubt, he would be torn apart by the violent tornado, turned into a pile of flesh.

"Am I going to die?"

Qi Xiang was filled with fear, as if falling into an endless abyss.

"Bang..."

In an instant, a brilliant light flashed, forming a halo, like a transparent glass dome, blocking the storm and saving Qi Xiang's life.

Qi Xiang, still in shock, finally calmed down and looked up to see the turtle shell floating above him, immediately realizing that the treasure had protected him.

"Thank goodness, thank goodness..." Qi Xiang wiped his sweat, but outside the halo, a terrifying storm of rocks was continuously colliding and pressing against the thin halo, creating a dangerous situation!

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