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Chapter 497 Exploring the Cave Abode

“How much do you know about this cave abode?” Meng Chuan observed the cave abode . The cave abode’s array formation continued operating, enveloping the surroundings . Time was heartless .

If no one maintained the cave abode’s array formation, it would gradually be damaged over time .

The fact that the cave abode’s array formation was still operating meant that it hadn’t been long since it was established . At the very least, it wasn’t a cave abode from a million years ago .

“I don’t know much . I only know that when my Essence Soul avatar explores the cave abode, the area outside is very calm . Upon entry, the calm cave abode will suddenly release sword beams . I couldn’t dodge them at all,” said Supremacy Qing Gu . “As for what the other Supremacies have explored, I’m not sure . Only Fang Chang placed a mark on each Supremacy, allowing him to pry into everything they saw . ” Meng Chuan nodded slightly . With a fourth-level Essence Soul, one could consume a tiny amount of their Essence Soul to form a mark on others . This mark could be activated at critical moments . When one attained a sixth-level Essence Soul, one’s Essence Soul thought could attach itself to a person, allowing them to observe the target’s surroundings .

“Okay . ” Meng Chuan nodded gently . “It looks like your exploration range was very small . It’s no wonder you wanted to capture other Supremacies and continue probing . ”

“That’s right . This cave abode is very terrifying . ” Supremacy Qing Gu nodded . “Fang Chang wasn’t confident either . Although he had reached the Heaven Earth realm, he only had a sixth-level Essence Soul . He only had one Essence Soul avatar . If his Essence Soul avatar died while exploring, it would have taken him several years to recover . ”

Meng Chuan nodded . “Investigate the surroundings carefully . Guard the area well . Leave the exploration of the cave abode to

me . ”

Supremacy Qing Gu secretly heaved a sigh of relief . “Yes . ” Thankfully, the expert he followed still had a sense of pity . If Meng Chuan had forced his true body to enter, he would most likely have died in the cave abode .

Meng Chuan sat cross-legged on a short mountain peak . He could see the cave abode below him, but an array formation protected it . It was difficult to see through the array formation .

Blood Yang Realm’s Fang Chang is quite wealthy . Meng Chuan had previously stored Fang Chang’s corpse into a Grotto-Heaven treasure . After such a long period of time, he had already sent his Essence Soul avatar to investigate the corpse carefully .

He had two Tribulation treasures . One is a short gray spear, and the other is the purple robe on his body . Unfortunately, they are all of the water lineage . If I want to make use of them, I have to exchange them for a lightning lineage Tribulation treasure .

Blood Yang Realm was a middle-level world . Since Fang Chang had reached the Heaven and Earth realm, Blood Yang Realm should have bestowed him with a Tribulation treasure . This was something many middle-level worlds did .

One Tribulation treasure had been bestowed to him by Blood Yang Realm’s experts . The other Tribulation treasure was something he obtained after all these years of traveling the outer realm .

There are also three Imperial Lord-level treasures . There are also two single-use treasures . He should’ve used the Life Substitute Talisman when I shattered his Essence Soul the first time . What a pity . It’s equivalent to a weaker Tribulation treasure .

According to the intelligence recorded in Archean Eon Realm, the outer realm life-preservation item-Life Substitute Talisman-was relatively common . It was equivalent to a Third Tribulation treasure . It was far inferior to the Void Transference Talisman . This was because the Life Substitute Talisman could only allow one to recover to their peak state instantly . During a dire situation, an enemy could kill them a second time!

A Void Transference Talisman was different . Even if one was within a world with life, they would be instantly teleported to any spot in the world despite the worldly laws’ suppression . In the outer realm, there was no suppression from the worldly laws . Because of this, a Void Transference Talisman could teleport someone extremely far away instantly . It could even allow a person to escape far away from a Tribulation Eminence, allowing the user to shake off their enemies completely .

In terms of value, a single Void Transference Talisman was equivalent to a Sixth Tribulation treasure . It was hard to find .

Even with Archean Eon Realm’s rich heritage, there had been only one remaining Void Transference Talisman in the current era . Furthermore, it had been used up . Even with the Demon Realm’s heritage, the three Imperial Lords needed to work together to exchange for a single Void Transference Talisman from the Demon Ancestral Cave .

What weapon should I give my Essence Soul avatar when it explores the cave abode? I can only exert more strength when I have a weapon . This shall be it . Meng Chuan made his decision .

A dark Meng Chuan suddenly flew out of his seated body and into the distant cave abode .

A seventh-level Essence Soul avatar . Supremacy Qing Gu—who was in charge of guarding the area—couldn’t help but sigh in amazement when he saw Meng Chuan’s Essence Soul avatar . Supremacy Eastcalm has reached the Heaven Earth realm; he has also attained a seventh-level Essence Soul . Why isn’t he an Imperial Lord yet? Does he want to cultivate a special technique and use it to reach the Imperial Lord realm?

He could only guess silently, not daring to mutter his speculations out loud .

Swoosh . Meng Chuan’s Essence Soul avatar arrived at the cave abode’s entrance .

The cave abode’s array formation was vast and profound, but its might was restrained . There was no danger superficially, but the main entrance had already closed .

Boom!

The dark Meng Chuan casually threw Chaos Hole Quintessential Essence—which shimmered with lightning-and a silver metal piece . He used the Infinite Saber Art and transformed into a terrifying light beam, striking the entrance of the cave abode . After the door was blasted open, the silver metal piece flew back into Meng Chuan’s hand .

It’s a White Star Ore after all .

Yes . Meng Chuan had sent his Essence Soul avatar to probe the cave abode with the White Star Ore as its weapon . Since he was prepared to lose his Essence Soul avatar, he naturally couldn’t bear to let it carry a good weapon . He couldn’t even bear to let it use an Imperial Lord-level weapon! He was afraid that he would lose it and not be able to retrieve it .

As for weaker weapons? They were inferior to the White Star Ore!

Meng Chuan’s Chaos Hole Quintessential Essence carried the White Star Ore . Its strength was quite good . The White Star Ore was famous for its hardness . It was a material used to refine Tribulation treasures . However, a five-kilometer-wide White Star Ore was equivalent to a Third Tribulation treasure . If it was just one piece? Meng Chuan had obtained a thousand-foot-tall White Star Ore hill from Fang Chang’s corpse .

Swish! Swish! Swish!

A total of 99 White Star Ores were enveloped in Chaos Hole Quintessential Essence as they circled the dark Meng Chuan .

The dark Meng Chuan arrived at the main entrance .

After entering, fog filled the area . It was impossible to see through it with the naked eye . Even with a domain, it was also difficult to see through it . Even Meng Chuan’s Essence Soul perception domain was unable to see through it .

Buzz!

Meng Chuan’s Essence Soul avatar stood at the edge of the main door . He released an Astral Wave, letting it spread out in all directions . It barely affected the surrounding hundred feet before being suppressed .

It can suppress the Power of Essence Soul? Meng Chuan was secretly alarmed . It’s indeed a cave abode of a Tribulation Eminence .

Swoosh .

With a thought, Meng Chuan immediately enveloped one of the floating White Star Ores with his Chaos Hole Quintessential Essence . It transformed into a stream of light and shot it into the distance . However, when it touched the white fog, the high-speed White Star Ore produced sizzling sounds . The Chaos Hole Quintessential Essence on its surface eroded away in the blink of an eye, but the White Star Ore flew fast enough and struck something .

At the end of the day, I still have to enter the cave abode . Meng Chuan continued standing at the edge as lightning flashed around him . The flow of time around him also changed, speeding up by twenty-fold . After creating his paramount technique, Meng Chuan’s understanding of the spacetime lineage had surpassed what his divine power, Flowing Sand, could do . Meng Chuan could change time with his saber art . He could do the same with lightning .

Swoosh .

At the same time, Meng Chuan executed the Cloud Dragon Snake Movement Technique . His Essence Soul avatar was faster and more agile than his true body . However, its defense was much weaker . Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The moment Meng Chuan’s Essence Soul avatar rushed into the cave abode, the silent cave abode seemed to awaken . A large number of sword beams erupted and rushed towards Meng Chuan .

What a powerful array formation . I can’t enter the deep void . Fortunately, my movement technique has lots of variations . With the changed time flow, it’s not too difficult to dodge them . As Meng Chuan thought this, he advanced at high speeds .

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Nobody controlled these sword beams; thus, they had somewhat stiff movements . Due to the changed time flow, Meng Chuan’s agility was comparable to an Imperial Lord . He dodged the numerous sword beams .

It’s strange . My speed is very astonishing . However, why haven’t I seen any buildings after flying for so long? Meng Chuan was puzzled . This cave abode is only 50 kilometers wide .

Meng Chuan immediately guessed . A void array formation . The void here has been changed . No matter how I fly, I probably won’t be able to leave this small, confined area . Thus I must-tear apart! With a thought, 30 White Star Ores—which had been floating around him-executed the Infinite Saber Art, transforming into terrifying streams of light that struck the surroundings .

After the White Star Ores flew out, the area remained silent, just like the boundless void .

I’m trapped here? Meng Chuan flew back the way he came . The white fog enveloped him, making him unable to find the cave abode’s entrance .

The sword beams stopped for a moment .

Meng Chuan’s Essence Soul avatar was trapped in the white fog . He tried his best, but he failed to touch anything . He was unable to escape the area .

My Quintessential Essence is exhausted . Forget it . With a thought, Meng Chuan could only dissipate the Essence Soul avatar .

On a short mountain peak far away from the cave abode, Meng Chuan sat cross-legged .

The main entrance is the easiest to enter, but it’s a trap . After entering, one will be trapped in the void cage forever . As for the weaker ones, they will be killed by the sword beams . I can’t even discover anything unique about the void cage .

It will take me three days to recover from my Essence Soul avatar’s death . I have plenty of time .

For an expert with a sixth-level Essence Soul, it would take their Essence Soul several years to recover from their Essence Soul avatar’s death .

An expert with a seventh-level Essence Soul could have up to nine Essence Soul avatars simultaneously . However, to create up to nine of them, each Essence Soul avatar contained a lesser amount of Essence Soul Origins . Thus, when one of these Essence Soul avatars died, one would only need a few months to recover .

Meng Chuan had also obtained the Essence Soul Star legacy . His Essence Soul had astonishing recovery speed; thus, he could recover from the loss in three days!

I’ll try the front entrance, back entrance, courtyard wall, and the top of the cave abode… In a year, I can send over 100 Essence Soul avatars . I don’t believe that an ownerless cave abode can stop me .