As Qin Xuan continued to dig downwards, he finally fell through a crevice in the ice layer thousands of meters below and landed on the legendary Kunlun Immortal Mountain.
Due to its extreme depth underground, the Kunlun Immortal Mountain was pitch black.
Fortunately, the Hundred Transformations Divine Artifact could not only transform into weapons but also into various lighting fixtures.
Qin Xuan directly turned it into a powerful spotlight.
As the light shone, the scenery within tens of meters around him was revealed.
"Despite being deep beneath the ice cap, there are no traces of ice or water within Kunlun Mountain."
"It seems that there must be some special protective mechanism in this Kunlun Immortal Mountain."
Qin Xuan summoned Chen Hui from his bone ring and spoke with emotion as he walked.
Just as he marveled, Kunlun Mountain, though buried under thousands of meters of ice, showed no signs of being affected by water or ice from any angle.
In some areas Qin Xuan passed, he even saw small bridges and flowing streams.
Every blade of grass and tree was exactly as it appeared when exposed to the outside.
Looking at the strange scene before him, Chen Hui couldn't help but sigh.
Millions of years ago, he had come here as the strongest at the peak of the Dao Integration stage, full of glory.
Now, revisiting the same place, Kunlun remained unchanged, but he had become a remnant soul.
Fortunately, he had already passed on all his life's learning to Lie Feng.
Even if he were to perish here with Qin Xuan, it would not be a regret.
"You were right."
"Although the appearance of Kunlun Mountain has not changed, all the great formations within have become ineffective due to the lack of spiritual energy supply."
"Now, as long as you pass through these formations and head to the teleportation site surrounded by them, you will find the Chaos Qi and successfully achieve Foundation Establishment."
"Alright, let's go."
Nodding, Qin Xuan quickened his pace.
A full day had passed since Canglan Star issued its global announcement.
He had to find the Chaos Qi and successfully establish his foundation as quickly as possible.
Otherwise, once war broke out, with the current level of cultivators in Dragon Country, no one would be able to deal with Nascent Soul stage cultivators.
If his father were killed and Dragon Country lost its leader, the entire country would be finished!
After running for an unknown amount of time, Qin Xuan finally arrived before a mountain cave hundreds of feet high.
According to Chen Hui, the cave led directly into the interior of Kunlun Immortal Mountain.
And within the immortal mountain, countless unfamiliar formations were etched.
He didn't know the purpose of these formations, but he knew that they seemed to be useless.
So, as long as he entered the cave, Qin Xuan's advancement journey would be half successful.
Despite saying this, Qin Xuan remained on high alert.
The more critical the moment, the less he could relax his vigilance.
Especially since Chen Hui was at the peak of Dao Integration, while he was only at the half-step Foundation Establishment stage.
What was harmless to Chen Hui could be fatal to him.
*Hiss—*
*Exhale—*
Taking a deep breath, Qin Xuan resolutely stepped into the pitch-black mountain cave.
To his surprise, after more than a hundred miles into the cave, the original passage completely disappeared.
In its place was a vast space with no discernible boundaries.
Within the space, dense formations covered every corner.
Whether on the ground or the mountain walls, there was almost no blank space left.
"This place is too big?!"
"Could it be that the entire Kunlun Immortal Mountain is just a hollow shell tens of thousands of meters high?"
Looking at the scene before him, Qin Xuan exclaimed in surprise. The entire interior of the immortal mountain suddenly lit up with a faint glow due to Qin Xuan's arrival.
"These formations are still effective?!"
Seeing the formations suddenly light up, even Chen Hui gasped.
Because when he had set foot here millions of years ago, these formations had shown no reaction at all.
That's why he had said these formations were useless.
But now, the fact that the formations could emit a faint glow meant they were still functioning normally.
If so, why had they shown no reaction to him back then?
"No, we should leave!"
"These formations have existed for an unknown number of years, and their purpose can no longer be ascertained."
"If it's some strange great formation geared towards combat, with our current strength, we'd have a ten percent chance of survival, at best!"
After his shock, Chen Hui rationally advised Qin Xuan.
Regardless of their purpose, these formations had existed for an unknown number of years.
The fact that they were still effective now indicated that there must be some immense secret behind them.
Clearly, whatever this secret was, neither his remnant soul nor Qin Xuan, a half-step Foundation Establishment cultivator, had the ability to be involved.
But…
Should they just leave like this?!
Qin Xuan was unwilling.
Ever since he had stepped into these endless formations, he had felt something within the mountain calling to him.
Although his mind-voice ability had completely failed after entering the cave, this feeling was very strong.
It still made him feel compelled to go.
"How about this, Senior Chen Hui, you go back by yourself, and I'll continue exploring forward alone."
"After all, you said the teleportation formation is deep within this mountain, and I only need to go straight forward."
After hesitating for a long time, Qin Xuan decided to take a gamble.
If he left now, his Foundation Establishment would likely be doomed to failure.
But if he found the teleportation formation, his chances of success would still be significant.
Coupled with that strong calling, he felt that something good was bound to happen.
So, with a firm tone, he slowly spoke to Chen Hui.
Hearing Qin Xuan's words, Chen Hui couldn't help but shake his head.
As a mere remnant soul, even if he returned, he might not be able to achieve anything.
Since that was the case, he might as well accompany Qin Xuan and explore the secrets of the depths of Kunlun Immortal Mountain.
"Alright, then we'll go inside and take a good look together!"
With a loud laugh, Qin Xuan once again started walking, heading rapidly towards the depths of the mountain.
However, during this process, he slightly slowed his pace.
After all, his mind-voice had failed, and the formations in the cave had undergone unprecedented changes.
He had to remain constantly vigilant for anything unusual happening around him, lest he fall into some predicament without realizing it.
The entire process was surprisingly smooth.
Just like when Chen Hui had arrived in the immortal mountain's interior millions of years ago, Qin Xuan passed through unimpeded and arrived before a massive platform.
This platform was clearly man-made, with a very square exterior.
Ten units wide and ten units long, its area was a full hundred square kilometers.
With a light step, Qin Xuan flashed onto the platform.
On the platform, in addition to the equally dense traces of formations, there was a large circular formation and a stone platform. There was no sign of Chaos Qi.
"Damn it, too much time has passed, and the Chaos Qi has already dissipated."
Seeing this, Chen Hui couldn't help but feel annoyed.
The various formations outside had all become completely ineffective due to the passage of time, and this uncontained Chaos Qi naturally could not escape the ravages of time.
This was a simple deduction, so why hadn't he thought of it before entering?