Jiang Chen waved to Palace Master Dan Chi and Huang'er, simultaneously sending a voice transmission as a reminder: "Palace Master, be on your guard. I suspect the Holy Sword Palace won't let this rest. In fact, I have a feeling something else will happen at the Myriad Phenomena Grand Assembly."
Dan Chi smiled faintly, evidently having long harbored the same awareness. He transmitted back: "Remember what I told you to do." What he had instructed was for Jiang Chen to keep watch on Jun Mobai.
Jiang Chen nodded, then glanced at Huang'er.
Huang'er's heart stirred slightly. She had always been a tranquil and serene person by nature, but at this moment, she felt an impulse to follow Jiang Chen inside.
However, that impulse was quickly overcome by her calm rationality. She knew that if she insisted on going in, it would put Jiang Chen in an extremely difficult position.
After a moment's thought, she decided to wait outside.
"Miss Huang'er, should anything happen out here, I hope you'll look after Danqian Palace." Jiang Chen did not stand on ceremony.
He knew that the one who had driven Cao Jin away last time must have been Miss Huang'er. No other expert of that caliber could possibly exist in the Myriad Phenomena Region — who else could scare Cao Jin off? And who would also bear goodwill toward Danqian Palace?
That was almost impossible.
So it could only be Miss Huang'er.
Huang'er gave a soft smile and gently nodded, but said nothing.
The Myriad Phenomena Supreme Realm was a place of nirvana, and no one could say precisely how vast it was. This space, carved out in ancient times, had fused the mysteries of spatial Dao. What appeared to be a boundless, infinite world might not even be locatable on any map of the Myriad Phenomena Region.
So when the top one hundred on the Myriad Phenomena Hidden Dragon Ranking were cast into it, it was no different from dropping a hundred stones into the ocean — it was virtually impossible to stir up much of a wave.
Ling Bi'er had originally planned to travel together with Jiang Chen, but once she entered the Myriad Phenomena Supreme Realm, she realized that even though they had passed through the same gate, they had landed in completely different places. There was no sign of Jiang Chen anywhere nearby.
Jiang Chen, at this same moment, had also materialized within the Myriad Phenomena Supreme Realm. He probed his surroundings, only to discover that within a radius of several miles, not a single person could be seen.
In an instant, it was as though he had entered an utterly desolate region — a region that seemed to have been exiled from the outside world.
The sky was gloomy, the world was gloomy, and there was almost no sign of life.
Although all manner of plants grew abundantly across the ground and were, in fact, quite lush, and although these plants looked no different from those in the outside world, their presence here gave off an overwhelmingly sinister feeling. One could not detect the faintest trace of vitality.
"Heavens, what kind of place is this? Is this some dead land left after the end of the world?" Jiang Chen looked around and couldn't help but let out a series of bitter laughs.
A place of nirvana was, by definition, where the powerful came to die — it was filled with death energy, which was hardly surprising. But even the living plants in this Myriad Phenomena Supreme Realm seemed to carry that same quality: devoid of vitality, devoid of vigor, steeped in deathly stillness.
A place like this truly caught Jiang Chen off guard.
Following the directional indicators on the jade slip, Jiang Chen knew the general heading. He pressed forward. After covering several dozen miles, the scenery before him had hardly changed at all.
Mountains, rivers, grasslands, and forests — it was as if he were walking through a painted world, rigid and lifeless, lacking all vitality.
"No wonder Chief Xiang Wentian issued such a stern warning. This Myriad Phenomena Supreme Realm really is a place starved of life energy. But for the purpose of nirvana, it's actually quite suitable."
Jiang Chen now finally understood why Xiang Wentian had emphasized that everyone must leave within nine days. Once the seal closed and they couldn't get out, survival here for thirty years was absolutely impossible — they would never live to see the next Myriad Phenomena Grand Assembly.
The life energy in this place could sustain them for a few months at most, and that was being generous.
"Hmm, I really can't afford to be careless this time. I absolutely must get out before the nine days are up. Otherwise, if I'm trapped here — forget thirty years, I probably wouldn't last thirty months."
This place was nothing like Illusory Wave Mountain. Illusory Wave Mountain was a forbidden zone, but regardless, it was still a place brimming with life. It had merely been sealed off from the outside world by a formation array, carving out its own territory.
But this place was clearly a dead zone. The vitality of the outside world could not penetrate it, and the life energy within this dead zone was far too feeble to sustain long-term habitation.
Along the way, Jiang Chen did not encounter any opportunities. Forget about grand fortunes — there were not even any half-decent leads.
People said that the Myriad Phenomena Supreme Realm was the nirvana ground of those legendary powerhouses who had claimed thrones and emperors throughout history. But a nirvana ground did not mean that every inch of it was ripe for nirvana.
Each nirvana ground had been carefully selected, and not just anyone could spot it at a glance.
To put it bluntly, cultivators of that caliber — even when entering nirvana — loved to play their little tricks of mystification. They would never simply leave their legacies lying around for others to pick up for free.
So Jiang Chen, traveling through at a surface glance like this, could hardly expect to stumble upon some great powerhouse's inheritance right away.
Besides, generation after generation of the Myriad Phenomena Grand Assembly had seen many entrants, yet those who truly obtained a legacy were not particularly numerous.