This was also the first time that Ji Chenxue had seen this legendary figure in person. Haoran still maintained his middle-aged appearance, but his chiseled and handsome face still carried some vicissitudes of life. This was the result of many years of fighting at the border.
When he saw Ji Chenxue, who was like a lotus flower emerging from the water, Haoran was also a little surprised. "Ding Meng, this is …"
Ding Meng introduced, "Big Brother, this is my partner. Her name is Ji Chenxue."
Haoran smiled. With his sharp eyes, how could he not see the relationship between these two, especially Ji Chenxue's somewhat shy and bright red face. At a glance, it was very likely that she was Ding Meng's lover.
Ji Chenxue bowed and said, "Hello, Big Brother Haoran. I've long heard the story of the hero's knife. Now, that knife has been continued in the Federal Empire."
Haoran's eyes flashed. "You're from that world?"
Ding Meng couldn't help but transmit to Haoran what had happened after he left the Da Sheng Kingdom. Although Haoran didn't have telekinesis, as a warlord, his brain could easily receive it.
Haoran patted Ding Meng's shoulder again and said with emotion, "I didn't expect so many things to have happened in these years. Brother Ding Meng, it's been hard on you all this time."
Ding Meng sighed slightly. "It's not hard at all. It's what I should do."
Haoran said, "If that's the case, all of this was caused by the destruction of the Mou Xing civilization. Over the years, I've been wondering why the spiritual energy underground is so mysterious. It turns out that it's called Divine Light Energy. It's specifically used to restrain the aura of Demons."
Ding Meng said, "This underground is very likely the ruins of the Mou Xing civilization, but I don't know which Divine Light warrior left it behind."
Haoran sighed. "I'm really ashamed. It took me 20 years to get here. Now, it's extremely difficult to even take a step forward. I'm afraid it'll be very difficult to go further in."
Ding Meng didn't answer. Instead, she smiled and transmitted a message to Hao Ran with her Divine Sense.
After receiving the message, Haoran looked shocked. "Brother Ding, this is …"
Ding Meng smiled and said, "Big Brother, if you reconstruct the origin according to these cultivation methods, you will get twice the result with half the effort. It should be very easy for you."
What he transmitted was the Origin Construction Diagram of the Diamond Star Spell's basic technique. In Haoran's case, it wasn't a simple matter of level. Without the corresponding technique to support the Origin, it couldn't accommodate the divine light energy underground, so it was difficult for him to move forward.
However, Haoran spent 20 years to break through to the War God Realm, which showed that he had a solid foundation. Therefore, after Haoran obtained the cultivation method, he sat down and began to recast it without saying anything. In less than half an hour, he opened his eyes and said with surprise, "Brother Ding, Sister-in-law, this cultivation method is a divine skill. I feel that I can continue to move forward."
The three of them moved forward side by side. Through Haoran's explanation, Ding Meng learned some details about the invasion of the Cangming Kingdom's army.
Back then, when Azure led the army to the frontline, he was also at a loss in the face of the surging demon army. If it weren't for Haoran's suggestion to retreat while fighting, the main force of the Grand Flourishing Kingdom would have been devoured directly at the border.
When they retreated, Long Yao took the initiative to stay and resist the enemy's vanguard. According to the plan, after the main force withdrew from the Western Region, a branch would be sent to pick them up. This branch was the rapid march of Zhan Feng's Pegasus Tribe. However, Zhan Feng delayed them halfway with the reason that Long Yao was from the Celestial Heavens Sect. When Haoran returned to pick them up in person, Long Yao had already died.
Haoran sighed and said, "Madam Yu shouldn't have died. She delayed until the end to protect the people along the way. Because there were too many enemies, she was trapped and finally exploded. Yu Xingyang really married a good wife …"
Ding Meng didn't say anything. He still felt that he was too kind to Tian Qing, Zhan Feng, and the others.
Ji Chenxue said, "Big Brother, when you fought with the Cangming Kingdom's army, did you notice any special opponents?
Or were there any powerful Demons experts? "
Haoran pondered and said, "Now that you ask, I think of a person. When the Cangming Kingdom's army invaded, their Imperial Advisor followed them. This person is very strange, but now I can basically confirm that he should be a Demons martial artist. There was one time when I sneaked into the enemy's camp for a night attack, but I was stopped by this person. He knows how to use the martial technique of the Demons' Cape and the Black Dragon Wave that you mentioned. At that time, we suffered a great loss."
Ding Meng asked, "Who is this person?"
Haoran said, "According to Tian Qing's information, this person's name is He Ji. He was also promoted to the position of Imperial Advisor by the Cangming Kingdom more than thirty years ago. His origins are very mysterious, and it's impossible to find out anything about him. He was also the one who led the Cangming Kingdom's war."
Ding Meng said, "From his name, he should be related to General Henning. It seems like we need to find this person …"
They soon reached the end of the tunnel. At the end of the tunnel was a small, primitive cave, but it looked more like a square room. In the center of the room was a small pool, about a hundred square meters in size. In the center of the pool was a rotating bright cross-shaped star. This iron star was the Divine Light Singularity.
Haoran's face lit up. "It should be here!"
Ding Meng frowned and said, "Logically speaking, the energy waves in this place should be stronger. Why is it weaker?"
Ji Chenxue said, "Yes, this is indeed strange."
Ding Meng stared at the Singularity. He was surprised to find that the Psyche Singularity couldn't pass through. There seemed to be an invisible membrane in the air that blocked his connection with the Singularity.
"I think it's better to be careful."
The entrance of the tunnel was only about a hundred meters away from the pool in the center. When Ding Meng took his first step, the Singularity's color changed. The bright white color immediately turned into beams of dim blue light. Moreover, these blue lights were distorted, and the distortion was visible to the naked eye.
Ding Meng immediately felt a powerful energy pressure coming at him. This was indeed the energy waves of the Divine Light Energy. It was even stronger than the energy waves of the True Elemental Red Crystals and True Elemental Blue Crystals that he had seen before. However, the strange thing was that this pressure was clearly preventing people from entering. Logically speaking, once the Singularity came into contact with someone who possessed the Divine Light Energy, it would automatically recognize the Divine Light martial artist and not have any obstructive effect.
Why was this Singularity acting in the opposite direction?
When he looked back, he saw that Haoran had already sat down cross-legged. His strength was on the lower side, so he could only absorb the energy on the spot.
Ding Meng and Ji Chenxue carefully took another step forward. The distorted blue light changed again. In just an instant, it was as if the blue light had materialized and twisted into two dynamic vortexes that attacked the two of them. The vortexes didn't have any direct destructive power, but they produced an extremely strong repulsive force. It was obvious that they wanted to push Ding Meng and Haoran back to their original positions.
Ding Meng and Ji Chenxue would definitely be able to withstand an attack of this level. However, the two of them were extremely surprised. This was because this energy pressure was many times stronger than the one they had faced on the Divine Light Crystal Bridge. At that time, Ding Meng had only been a Master-level Origin Energy Cultivator, and he had found it difficult to even take a single step forward on the bridge because of his low strength. However, Ding Meng was now an Interstellar martial artist. Even taking a single step forward as an Interstellar martial artist was met with such great resistance. This Singularity was truly something.
When they took their third step, the blue vortexes directly turned into blue flowing clouds that completely enveloped Ding Meng and Haoran. The repulsive force increased by at least three times.
Ji Chenxue suddenly had an idea. "Ding Meng, we can use this energy to heal ourselves like Big Brother did."
Ding Meng thought for a moment and said, "How long do you need to recover?"
Ji Chenxue paused and said, "About 300 hours."
She was now close to the level of a high-level martial artist, and her energy index was 650 billion points. However, Ding Meng was a mid-level Martial Venerable, and his energy index was as high as 300 billion points. In terms of energy index alone, he was 50 times stronger than her. She would need about 12 days to recover from her injuries, while Ding Meng's injuries were much more serious than hers. In other words, if they stood here without moving, Ding Meng would need at least two years to recover from his injuries.
Ji Chenxue smiled bitterly. "Then let's move forward. However, I'm worried that the energy fluctuations are too strong. Big Brother might not be able to withstand it."
However, at this moment, Haoran, who was behind them, said, "Brother, sister-in-law, please don't worry. I don't sense the energy fluctuations you're facing. I can only see the blue light from here."
This was strange. Could it be that this kind of pressure was produced individually for each person?
Could it be the same mechanism as the Space-Time Mind Tunnel on the Silent Entropy? From the perspective of the people of Ai Ji, this was the law of space, which was the so-called subspace technology of the Federal Empire.
Ding Meng said, "I'll keep moving forward. If you can't withstand it, stop. This is a good place to heal."
As soon as he finished speaking, he took seven to eight steps forward. Ji Chenxue was speechless. Previously, when Ding Meng was fighting with Wenyang Ruyu and the rest, his martial arts moves seemed to be sloppy and ordinary. Only now did she realize that if one was not involved in the battle, one would not be able to understand the degree of danger. If it was someone else, they would not even be able to get close to the battle, let alone be involved in it. She reckoned that the person would have been turned into ashes by the time they reached the periphery.
Ji Chenxue finally stopped at the tenth step. At this time, there was no blue fog or blue light in front of her. It was completely blue chaos. She was in this strange chaotic space, and she could not see anything around her. However, she could only endure the huge pressure and absorb the energy. After a rough calculation, the recovery time was shortened by dozens of times. She estimated that she would only need five hours to recover.
As time passed, the blue chaos gradually faded. Its shape slowly faded into flowing clouds, vortexes, and solid light. Finally, everything returned to a quiet and normal room. Ji Chenxue knew that this was because her injuries had completely recovered.
Looking back, she saw that Haoran was still sitting cross-legged at the door, absorbing energy. There was no difference from before. However, when she turned her head to look forward, the space in front of the pool was empty. Ding Meng had disappeared.