Chaos Dao Sheng Jue

Chapter 1391: Harsh Environment

After confirming that there was no danger to his life, Lu Chen became bolder.

He first calmed his emotions, then quickly left his divine sense imprint, and took out dozens of array flags from his storage ring, skillfully setting up a small defensive array.

This formation is not only to protect the divine consciousness imprint, but also to ensure that I can find my way back smoothly in the future.

After doing all this, Lu Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief, but his expression remained serious.

He had no idea what unknown dangers awaited him ahead.

So he began to use the Nine Steps of the Profound Heaven, cautiously advancing with his remaining divine sense. Each step felt like walking on a knife's edge, for fear of some unexpected accident.

After walking about a hundred meters, Lu Chen's expression grew increasingly serious. Observing the surrounding environment, he deduced that he was currently in a place crisscrossed by ravines.

The space here is extremely unstable, with spatial cracks visible everywhere, like hideous wounds exposed to the outside.

It should be noted that in the Immortal Realm, if spatial rifts occur during battles between cultivators, they are quickly repaired by the natural spatial laws. However, the spatial rifts here are exposed, indicating a severe deficiency in the spatial laws here.

Not only that, Lu Chen also saw the spatial wind blades raging, slicing through the rocks like cutting melons and vegetables, making a series of splattering sounds that sent chills down his spine.

"If the God Realm is like this, how am I supposed to repair it? That old man really knows how to give me a hard time." Lu Chen muttered to himself, his brows furrowed and sweat dripping from his forehead. He moved forward cautiously, trying to find a relatively safe path.

But just then, a dark shadow suddenly flew towards Lu Chen at lightning speed. Lu Chen's heart clenched, his pupils contracted sharply, and he instantly went into a state of alert.

The shadowy figure was incredibly fast, almost disappearing in the blink of an eye, but he still managed to pinpoint its location.

"What is that?" Lu Chen muttered to himself, a hint of wariness and curiosity flashing in his eyes. He then quickly mobilized his abundant immortal energy to prepare for the impending threat.

However, as the shadowy figure approached, he was surprised to find that it was not a living thing, but a fragment torn apart by a spatial rift, covered with strange runes and patterns.

This fragment seemed to possess some kind of powerful force; wherever it went, the surrounding air appeared to be distorted, and it even caused several small-scale spatial fluctuations.

Lu Chen dared not be negligent and immediately used his movement technique to avoid its sharp edge, while carefully observing the every move of the fragment.

As the fragment drew closer, Lu Chen noticed a faint glow emanating from its edges, the light shimmering and flickering like flowing mercury. Clearly, this fragment was no ordinary object.

"Could it have fallen from some powerful magical artifact or relic?" Lu Chen wondered, his interest in this mysterious area growing stronger.

However, the most pressing issue right now is how to deal with the threat posed by this fragment. Lu Chen decided to retreat temporarily and find a relatively safe place to observe.

Therefore, he used the Nine Steps of the Mysterious Heaven to nimbly move between the rocks, skillfully avoiding the attacks of spatial rifts and wind blades.

Finally, behind a relatively secluded rock wall, Lu Chen found a place where he could catch his breath for a while.

But misfortunes never come singly; a low, buzzing sound suddenly reached his ears. The sound was initially very faint, but it quickly grew louder and louder, as if some enormous creature was approaching him.

Lu Chen stood up alertly, his eyes fixed on the direction from which the sound came.

A colossal figure gradually emerged from the distant mist. It was a gigantic creature covered in scales, resembling a legendary dragon, but its eyes emitted a chilling blue light, sending shivers down one's spine.

The dragon-like creature swam slowly towards them, and wherever it passed, spatial rifts widened, unleashing a terrifying and violent aura.

"Could this beast be a half-saint level expert? Its strength is far superior to those so-called half-saints in the Immortal Realm," Lu Chen thought in shock.

Faced with such a powerful opponent, Lu Chen knew he couldn't fight head-on. He quickly activated the Chaos Concealment Technique and carefully hid himself.

At the same time, he was also prepared to escape into the Golden Pearl World at any time, because in this dangerous place, survival was the most important thing.

Fortunately, the dragon seemed not to have discovered Lu Chen's whereabouts and quickly moved away from his location.

Lu Chen seized the opportunity and immediately used the Nine Steps of Profound Heaven to rush off in the opposite direction. As for the fragment, he had no choice but to give it up.

Before long, Lu Chen arrived at the front of a long, narrow abyss. He frowned slightly, and even with his divine sense scanning the area, he could not detect the bottom of the abyss; there was only a deep, boundless darkness.

Behind them was the direction the dragon had left, so they certainly couldn't turn back. On either side, the abyss stretched endlessly into the distance, seemingly without end.

The only option now is to cross this abyss in order to move forward.

Another reason for choosing this direction is that the fog ahead is much thinner.

Lu Chen guessed that as long as he could get through this area, he would soon be able to escape this terrible place.

Looking at the abyss, which was only about ten meters wide, Lu Chen felt a little more at ease, confident that jumping across it would not be difficult.

However, just as he was about to jump, an invisible force suddenly surged from the abyss, causing him to stop involuntarily.

The force wasn't strong, but it was enough to make him uneasy, as if warning him not to act rashly.

Lu Chen frowned, his heart filled with vigilance. He knew all too well that in such an unknown place, who knew what dangers might suddenly appear.

"Something's not right," Lu Chen muttered to himself, his expression growing more serious.

He carefully observed his surroundings again and discovered that there seemed to be some faint energy fluctuations at the edge of the abyss. Those fluctuations were like ripples in a breeze, seemingly calm but containing unknown power.

"Could there be some kind of restriction here?" Lu Chen's heart stirred, and he began to seriously consider countermeasures. If he jumped rashly, he might very well trigger these energy fluctuations and cause unexpected consequences. Therefore, he decided to test the waters first.

Lu Chen picked up a stone from the ground and gently tossed it into the center of the abyss. As soon as the stone entered the range of the energy fluctuations, it was instantly torn to pieces by a powerful force and disappeared without a trace.

"Holy crap... there really was something wrong!" Lu Chen gasped, sweat involuntarily streaming down his forehead...