Chapter 1663 - 1659: Reappearance

Chapter 1663: Chapter 1659: Reappearance

"No, it’s truly vanished."

"Did it disappear on its own, or did someone secretly intervene?"

"It’s hard to say!"

...

They searched around while whispering among themselves.

Zeng Yun and the others formed an array again, concentrating their senses on all directions.

Ultimately, they shook their heads helplessly.

They concluded that the giant tower had indeed disappeared.

"Perhaps it disappeared on its own." The handsome middle-aged man shook his head and said, "It probably realized too many people were searching for it, so it hid to avoid being found."

"Is that possible?"

"Such a divine artifact has its own spirit, its spirituality may even rival that of humans."

"But how can a divine artifact be afraid of people?"

"It might just want some peace and quiet, like us Spirit Venerables, not fearing people, yet unwilling to mingle among them."

The fierce middle-aged man frowned, "At this point, what can be done?"

Zeng Yun remained silent.

Having just become a Spirit Venerable, compared to the three veteran Spirit Venerables, she not only lacked in power but also in seniority.

Even when standing alongside them, she appeared lacking in confidence.

Unless absolutely necessary, she wouldn’t speak.

The handsome middle-aged man asked, "Did anyone sense the divine artifact’s location?"

The other three shook their heads.

Zeng Yun felt nothing as well, unable to find any trace of the previous presence.

Zeng Yun softly said, "It seems this divine artifact wasn’t taken away, it truly vanished on its own."

"Hmm—?" The three looked at her.

Zeng Yun said, "With the Court’s divine artifact and us four having no sense of it, it probably isn’t in this world anymore."

If there truly was a divine artifact here, with the Court’s divine artifact, just like sensing between Spirit Venerables, there would be a slight impression.

But now, there’s no impression at all.

This indicates the divine artifact has left this world and gone elsewhere.

"Junior Sister Zeng makes sense!"

The three nodded and breathed a sigh of relief, though a bit unwillingly.

This meant their efforts were in vain, driving away that gaunt middle-aged man to stop him from refining, to no avail.

"Is there no other way?" The fierce middle-aged man asked gravely, "Where might the divine artifact go?"

The handsome middle-aged man shook his head, "At least it’s no longer in this world."

Zeng Yun said, "Could that man have had an influence on the divine artifact, perhaps it went to him?"

"But we don’t know which heaven that guy belongs to."

"Brothers, I think he will return."

"If the divine artifact went to him, he would come back?"

"The divine artifact may not necessarily be discovered by him."

"Hmm..."

"Should we just guard here?" Asked the rugged middle-aged man.

Zeng Yun said, "It’d be best to hide for a bit, if he returns, he might bring experts."

"Afraid of them?!?" The fierce middle-aged man snorted.

Zeng Yun remained silent.

The handsome middle-aged man slowly said, "What Junior Sister Zeng said is very reasonable, we should observe first."

"So how should we hide?"

"The four of us will guard here, others will spread out around." The handsome middle-aged man said, "If things seem unfavorable, we’ll call for help."

"That’s a good idea." The rugged middle-aged man felt it was very prudent.

Zeng Yun suddenly looked up towards the void.

Seeing her different expression, they also looked up, discovering a giant tower slowly emerging above the clouds.

"This...?"

They were startled, then overjoyed.

"It’s back again!"

"Haha, interesting!"

"What a surprise!"

"A pleasant surprise!"

"Good, good, ultimately fortune is on our side, the divine artifact is still ours!"

Zeng Yun observed the slowly emerging giant tower, concentrating on perceiving it.

She was curious if this was indeed the original tower.

Logically, it should be, but the world is unpredictable, assumptions alone won’t suffice.

She concentrated her senses but couldn’t perceive any difference from the previous giant tower.

At this moment, Chu Zhiyuan saw this anomaly through the jade pendant.

He originally thought the giant tower seen by the Divine Eye was his stone tower, pondering if it might be another one.

Yet he hadn’t expected it to appear so quickly.

This giant tower, seen through the jade pendant, was identical to his stone tower, both enlarged versions of the Taixu Tower.

Chu Zhiyuan abruptly appeared on a distant mountain peak, concealing himself.

Already there were twenty-four figures surrounding the area, keeping the tower at the center.

He shook his head.

These experts were fragile compared to those in Wind and Cloud Heaven, indeed quite vulnerable.

All the experts from Wind and Cloud Heaven were Spirit Venerables, while only four Spirit Venerables were among the Imperial Palace’s tribute.

It’s already a deep foundation, but there are too many Spirit Venerables in Wind and Cloud Heaven.

He looked up at the giant tower, his heart and spirit stirred slightly.

He sensed something unusual.

The stone tower within his Inner Universe had a close connection with this giant tower in the void above, and even the Inner Universe couldn’t completely sever this bond.

He even felt a strong urge to release the stone tower.

Then he realized it wasn’t his urge, but the stone tower’s own.

After refining, its spirit connected with his, similar to using the Heaven-Reaching Spirit Talisman.

The sense of spirituality transmitted to him, allowing him to feel what the stone tower felt.

The stone tower wanted to see the giant tower, longing to be close, or perhaps something else?

A thought crossed his mind that he could let the stone tower out to observe.

Then his eyes became clear, looking at the void’s giant tower.

After a moment, his eyes returned to normal, pondering.

The meeting of the two stone towers brought no unusual changes, only mutual strengthening.

This was clearly linked to the Heavenly Sword and Emperor’s Sword.

The stone towers’ closeness stemmed from their ability to unite, akin to joining forces against a foe.

When they encountered each other, they inherently amplified their own powers, thus growing stronger.

Could this amplification persist if the stone tower returned to his Inner Universe?

He pondered, suspecting it couldn’t continue, as his Inner Universe was becoming increasingly stable, approaching independence.

Could he quickly refine it again and return it to his Inner Universe?

This bold idea excited him, making him eager to try.

He took a deep breath and suddenly vanished, returning to Dragon Mountain.

While absorbing Dragon Mountain’s vegetation and earth, he began refining the stone tower.

Even after moving away, the stone tower was still lightly pulsating, not settling down.

Clearly, even from a distance, the stone tower felt the other stone tower.

This sensing ignored distance, surpassing the confines of space.

He meandered through Dragon Mountain, his speed nonetheless swift.

The ability to absorb surged substantially, suddenly capable of absorbing a hundred meters around.

This greatly improved his efficiency, quickly turning Dragon Mountain into a basin.

Not only vegetation and earth, the Strange Beasts and Exotic Birds on Dragon Mountain were directly transferred in.

A hundred meters at a moment, leaving these creatures no time to escape.

Yet after entering the Inner Universe, they felt no discomfort, much like being in the Divine Domain.

The space didn’t narrow, nor did the spiritual energy dilute.

Thus they continued leisurely.

Chu Zhiyuan quickly arrived at the next Dragon Mountain, continuing his efforts.

Zeng Yun and the others repeatedly tried to approach the giant tower, all in vain.

The tower’s contained power repelled their attempts.

Despite their combined strength being remarkable, they couldn’t get closer.

This left them immensely frustrated, yet powerless.

Until the gaunt middle-aged man appeared in the distance with a group of middle-aged men.

Zeng Yun and the others gestured, and the tribute experts from the four directions gathered closer to them.