Chapter 1754 Why should I hand over the teleportation channel to the state?!

At the same time, they also picked up some useful items along the way.

The Star Abyss Ancient Battlefield has been almost completely cleared out by the two major forces, leaving only this mysterious altar, which has been sealed here by a Golden Immortal.

It is estimated that even the Taiyi Demon God would not dare to easily uncover the secrets of this altar.

After all, this is the place where the thirty-six ancient Taiyi Demon Gods fell, who knew that mysterious things would suddenly appear.

The higher one's cultivation level, the more one cherishes their life, and the only option left is to seal it.

The outer perimeter of the battlefield had been cleared by the two major forces several times, but Zhang Xuan still found quite a few good things.

These dilapidated items might not be of interest to the two major powers, but for a remote place like the Nine Divine Realms, they are top-tier spiritual materials that are priceless and unavailable for sale.

Regardless of what the illusory altar is trying to do, the three Chaos Crystals are definitely in hand.

However, the gray light of the demonic infant attached to her body wasn't very beautiful.

The most urgent task is to return safely to Bone Tomb.

He returned the way he came and arrived at the crack at the edge of the Star Abyss.

The crack had now completely closed, but Zhang Xuan was prepared.

He took out a high-level barrier-breaking talisman from his storage ring. This was a True Immortal-level talisman that he had obtained in exchange for three pieces of Demon Source Crystal.

Moreover, this is the weak point of the restriction, which can be temporarily torn apart by a True Immortal-level restriction-breaking talisman.

The talisman activated, transforming into a golden light that tore a pinhole-sized opening in the restriction.

Zhang Xuan flashed out and finally returned to the outer edge of the Star Abyss.

Looking back, the silent star abyss still hangs upside down in the sky.

Taking advantage of the fact that he hadn't been discovered, he didn't linger any longer, transforming into a streak of light and speeding towards the Bone Tomb Settlement.

Behind them, deep within the Desolate Star Abyss, at the top of the altar, chaotic energy slowly rotated.

A faint, almost imperceptible thought echoed across the altar:

"The 3,721st trial participant has passed the preliminary assessment. The Chaos Crystal has been bestowed upon him, and the seed for the Path to Immortality has been planted..."

"When you achieve Taiyi, come back to this place to complete the final sacrifice, hahaha..."

The will dissipates, and the silent abyss returns to deathly stillness.

Only those unchanging fragments of stars continue to slowly rotate in the void, witnessing the beginning of yet another cycle of cause and effect.

On the way back, Zhang Xuan felt an inexplicable unease that grew stronger as they got closer to the Bone Tomb.

He repeatedly used causal branches to deduce the cause and effect, but all he saw was a blur.

"What powerful force is interfering with the secrets of heaven? Is it that illusory figure causing trouble? Or... something else?" Zhang Xuan wondered to himself.

However, just as he arrived at a desolate and empty place, that sense of unease suddenly turned into a real crisis!

"Whoosh-whoosh-whoosh-"

Three figures appeared in front of us without warning.

The leader was none other than Ghost Ear, the one who had sold Zhang Xuangui Jixingyuan information!

However, the aura of the ghost ear at this moment is completely different from before.

He was no longer the old demon at the peak of the Mahayana stage whose aura was obscure, but a late-stage True Immortal cultivator whose aura was as deep as an abyss!

The two people behind him, one on his left and one on his right, were both at the mid-stage of True Immortal cultivation.

On the left is a burly man with red hair and a bushy beard, wielding a giant axe burning with blood-red demonic flames.

On the right is a middle-aged man dressed as a scholar in a green robe, holding an ancient bronze lamp in his hand.

"Senior Ghost Ear, what does this mean?" Zhang Xuan's heart sank.

Ghost Ear grinned and said, "Fellow Daoist Scarface, or rather... how should I address you? The master of the Pavilion of Exotic Treasures, the mysterious True Demon who possesses countless otherworldly treasures, or... the destined one who ventured into the Desolate Star Abyss and escaped unscathed?"

Zhang Xuan's pupils contracted slightly: "Senior is too kind, I was just..."

“No need to argue,” Ghost Ear interrupted him, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes. “You set off from Bone Tomb Collection, headed north, and arrived at the outer edge of Guiji Star Abyss seven days later. You infiltrated during the troop rotation and stayed inside for three whole days before returning. All of this was under my surveillance.”

Zhang Xuan was deeply shocked.

This means that from the moment Ghost Ear started selling information, it was all a setup!

"What exactly is your intention in setting up this scheme, senior?" Zhang Xuan asked in a deep voice.

"It's very simple. I want three things: First, all the opportunities you obtained in the Guiji Star Abyss, including the Chaos Crystal and anything else you brought out from there."

"Secondly, those otherworldly artifacts you possess. I have observed you for months, and many of the things you have produced have never appeared in the Abyss of the Primordial Demon. The methods of refining pills and the Daoist aura of the spiritual objects are all vastly different from those of this world. You... possess a passage to other realms, don't you?"

Zhang Xuan remained silent.

The other party even guessed that!

Ghost Ear continued, "The third thing... is the passage itself. I want you to hand it over."

"Hand it over?" Zhang Xuan laughed angrily. "Senior, have you forgotten that it's my personal property? Why should I hand it over to you?"

"On what grounds?" The red-haired giant behind Ghost Ears sneered, "On the grounds that we come from the Kingdom of Wuyuan, on the grounds that our king is the Taiyi Demon God, on the grounds that you are just a mere early-stage True Immortal—oh no, I misjudged you, you are only at the peak of the Mahayana stage."

Abyssless country!

Zhang Xuan was shocked again.

This is one of the colossal forces of the Primordial Demon Abyss, on par with the Meteor Demon Sea and the Silent Soul Court. Its ruler is indeed a Taiyi Demon God, whose strength is unfathomable.

“So you are a senior from Wuyuan Kingdom,” Zhang Xuan took a deep breath. “But I have no connection with your country. Why would you try to take my things?”

"No connection whatsoever?" The scholar in the green robe chuckled. "Do you know what the interdimensional passage means to the Abyss of Primordial Demons? It's a strategic resource! How can such a powerful artifact be kept private by you alone? It should be handed over to the nation and used to benefit the country!"

"Hand it over to the state?" Zhang Xuan could hardly believe his ears. "Why should I hand over my own things?"

"Just because you're in the Abyss of the Beginning Demon!" the red-haired giant roared. "Boy, if you know what's good for you, hand over the passage and all your opportunities obediently, and maybe I'll spare your life and let you be a worshipper in the Kingdom of the Abyss. If you dare to resist... Hmph!"

With a swing of his giant axe, crimson demonic flames shot into the sky, dyeing half of the void red.

Zhang Xuan knew that things could not be resolved peacefully today.

The other party not only coveted his opportunity, but also the Demon Embryo Passage.

Once he hands it over, not only will he lose his greatest asset, but the Immortal Gourd Realm will also be exposed to the might of the Primordial Demon Abyss.

"Want my things?" Zhang Xuan slowly raised his head, a resolute glint in his eyes. "Then... come and take them yourself!"

Before he finished speaking, he retreated rapidly!

Instead of rushing towards the Bone Mound, they charged in the opposite direction into the depths of that desolate void.

"Trying to run?" Ghost Ear sneered. "Stop him!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Zhang Xuan's figure instantly became ethereal. He activated the spatial branch authority and the teleportation branch authority at full power, and his entire body fled rapidly through the void!

"Quick reaction."

Ghost Ear's figure stepped out of the void, his vast demonic energy, a late-stage True Immortal, resonating with the laws of heaven and earth.

His every step landed on a void node, sealing off all directions.