Chapter 1204: The World Beneath The Creek (2/2)
Li Qiye pondered for a moment with a forlorn gaze before answering insipidly: “In a distant age, it supported an entire race. And it’s not just this land, the shuttle that you both call the Seacrossing Shuttle is included as well. It signified endless hope.”
“Endless hope?” Teng Jiwen murmured. This casual sentence from Li Qiye left him with an everlasting aftertaste.
“If you can understand this, then you will become the second Immortal Emperor Gu Chun.” Li Qiye looked at Teng Jiwen who was trying to make sense of this.
Teng Jiwen coughed and said: “Sir, you are messing with me. I am a treant, so I can’t become an Immortal Emperor.”
Li Qiye laughed and replied: “You are right, but understanding the meaning of this place will grant you a lifetime of benefits even if you are a treant.”
The youth shook his head: “Sir, you think too highly of me. As everyone said before, Immortal Emperor Gu Chun is unique. As for me… even though my talents aren’t bad, I am only an insect compared to the emperors. I know my own worth very well.”
Teng Jiwen was telling the truth. As the successor of the Heavenvine Citadel, his talents weren’t bad at all. He wasn’t looking down on himself either, it was just that he knew he was far from being comparable to the emperors.
The group walked for a long time before they reached a waterfall. It was pouring down from a cliff so high that it seemed to be falling from the sky.
Its current flowed along the terrain, but its stream was divided into several smaller creeks even over yonder.
Li Qiye picked a creek and waded into the water with the two youths. The next second, they sank to the bottom.
At this time, he took out a sea clam, the one that he caught at the Bottomless Trench. He threw it into the creek and said: “Go, you can find your way home by yourself.”
Afterwards, he turned towards the duo and warned: “Follow my footsteps closely, do not make the slightest mistake.”
His serious expression made the boys shudder. They didn’t dare to be careless and quickly nodded.
The clam began to move while wiggling at the bottom of the creek. The pearl within emitted a golden light as if it was guiding the way.
It left behind a faint trace of light. Li Qiye followed it step by step in a very meticulous manner. He knew that one misstep would ruin all of his efforts and that he would have to start all over again.
The duo behind Li Qiye was even more careful. They nervously followed right behind Li Qiye and stepped on his footprints without daring to be careless.
At first, they felt that there was nothing special here. The current of the creek continued to flow with fishes and shrimps swimming about.
However, they suddenly realized that the s.p.a.ce around them was a mirage. Suddenly this was an ancient path, no longer the simple path of the creek.
This path led all the way to the sky. They walked upward as if this was a process to ascend to deityhood. However, they saw some terrifying scenes.
In this s.p.a.ce, they saw unbelievably gigantic wars.h.i.+ps. They hovered in s.p.a.ce like stars and each of them could carry continents spanning millions and millions of miles.
Such wars.h.i.+ps had been destroyed. Some were split in two while others had huge holes that went straight through them. Others had uneven gaps while more were shattered nearly to the point of being unrecognizable…
Amidst their daze, they saw countless fragments floating in s.p.a.ce, the fragments were bits of cracked sabers, broken swords, and fragmented axes…
Furthermore, they saw skeletons. Some of the skeletons were enormous, as if they were huge monsters that still had a golden glow to them...