"There's a boundary here?"
Su Chen stopped in his tracks and looked around curiously.
Even a top-notch Divine Talisman Master like him did not discover any traces of a boundary. How did the Empress discover it?
In terms of formation skills, the Empress might not be able to match up to Su Chen.
"To be precise, it's an alternate space similar to a boundary. This alternate space does not belong to any dimension and is usually produced in an environment with a high concentration of spiritual energy. Usually, it would be hidden and almost undetectable. But just now, you sucked dry the spiritual liquid here, causing the concentration of spiritual energy to drop drastically. That's why the undulations of this alternate space were exposed. Your spatial laws are not up to par, so naturally, you can't detect it."
"I see. Then where is this alternate space?" Su Chen asked.
The Empress swept her gaze and locked onto a direction. She shot out a ray of rainbow divine light.
Under the illumination of the divine light, an extremely well-hidden crack in space slowly appeared.
Su Chen immediately walked over. Through the crack, he could vaguely see that there was indeed a small world inside.
This small world was not big, but there was an extremely ancient aura emanating from it. This aura made Su Chen feel a little flustered.
The Empress was fearless. She directly passed through the crack in space and entered the small world.
Seeing this, Su Chen hurriedly followed the Empress's footsteps.
After entering the small world, Su Chen was immediately shocked by the scene in front of him.
In this small world, there was the corpse of an ancient beast in a deep slumber.
"The corpse of a Primordial Mongol beast?"
"Should be."
The Empress frowned slightly. She circled around the corpse and said, "How rare. I didn't expect to find a complete corpse of a Primordial Mongol beast here. This small world is so isolated from the outside world that the corpse of this ancient beast is still perfectly preserved. There's even a trace of warmth left, as though it had just died not long ago."
Su Chen swallowed his saliva. "This ancient beast was probably very powerful when it was alive."
"It has been dead for ten billion years, but it still has such a powerful remnant. Of course, it's very powerful. If it was alive, I'm afraid I would also be killed instantly by this ancient beast," the Empress said.
Hearing this, Su Chen suddenly had an idea.
"System, can I keep this ancient beast's corpse as an avatar?"
"Insufficient compatibility. Unable to devour avatar."
"Alright then …"
Su Chen was a little disappointed, but he didn't think too much about it. After all, this ancient beast had been dead for too long. It was already good that it hadn't turned into a fossil.
The empress suddenly said, "There are some spirit ores here."
Su Chen rushed over and saw that under the body of the ancient beast, there was a pile of shiny ores. These ores were of different colors and shapes, but they were all rich in Spiritual Qi. Even after so many years of silence, there seemed to be no trace of time left behind.
Su Chen picked up a piece of black ore and weighed it in his hand. "It's so heavy. The density of this ore is the highest I've ever seen."
"These should be ores formed when Great God Pangu first split open the heavens and earth, when the Primordial Universe was just born. Look at the veins on these ores. They still have traces of the aura of primordial chaos. The clear and turbid energies have yet to be completely separated."
Su Chen swallowed his saliva. "These ores are more than enough to forge immortal weapons."
The empress nodded. "Ordinary immortal weapons might not even be able to use such good materials. The value of these ores is immeasurable. Even Great Emperors would be tempted by them."
"Cough cough … Master, why don't we … split them?"
The empress was a little tempted, but she shook her head. She took out the Diamond Pearl that Su Chen had given her and said, "You've already given me an immortal weapon. I don't want these ores. You can take them all."
"Then I won't stand on ceremony."
How could Su Chen refuse? He waved his hand and took all the ores.
After that, Su Chen rummaged under the body of the ancient beast, trying to find something valuable. However, he didn't find anything. He only found some broken eggshells. They might have been the eggs of this ancient beast in the past, but they had already hatched.
Su Chen then turned his gaze to the ancient beast. He formed a blade with divine patterns and sliced open the wrinkled skin of the ancient beast.
Blood flowed out from the wound.
This blood was extremely thick and dark blue in color. It contained an astonishing amount of spiritual energy.
Su Chen took a drop of blood and examined it with divine patterns. He discovered that although this was dead blood and had no vitality, the energy stored within it had not decayed. It was still very pure.
Su Chen plucked up his courage and took a sip.
It tasted fresh and sweet. It was actually quite delicious.
The empress glared at Su Chen. "Aren't you afraid that you'll get a stomachache?"
Su Chen chuckled. "It's not poisonous …"
Before he could finish, Su Chen's vision went black and he collapsed to the ground.
The empress: "…"
"Hey, don't play dead."
The Heavenly Empress walked over to Su Chen and used her divine sense to envelop Su Chen's entire body. However, she did not discover any problems. Su Chen's vitality was not declining. Not only that, but it was also gradually becoming stronger.
"Why … is he having a nosebleed?"
The empress was initially taken aback by the sight of Su Chen's nosebleed. Then, she came to her senses and muttered, "This guy … did he eat too much?"
The empress shook her head in exasperation. She activated the power of the phoenix to help Su Chen unclog his blood vessels. At the same time, she released a chill to lower the temperature of Su Chen's body.
Suddenly, the empress discovered that a certain part of Su Chen's body was suddenly erect. She couldn't help but blush as she slapped him in anger.
"You've already fainted, but you're still so perverted. What a troublemaker."
"Ouch … Who hit me …"
Su Chen was jolted awake by a burst of excruciating pain. His body was bent over like a shrimp, and he clutched his vitals as cold sweat poured down his back.
The empress acted as if nothing had happened. She said indifferently, "Who told you to eat so much? You must have a stomachache."
Su Chen was bewildered. Did he really have a stomachache?
But why would his stomach hurt if he had a stomachache?
However, sensing the powerful energy fluctuations in his body, Su Chen did not have the heart to think too much. After recovering for a while, he stood up and looked greedily at the huge ancient beast corpse. "Empress, we're rich. This ancient beast's blood is a priceless treasure."
"You're too greedy. How dare you have designs on the ancient Mongol beast? Be careful not to be punished by the heavens."
"What's there to be afraid of? The priceless treasure is right in front of us. If we don't take it away, we'll be wasting it!"
"You're the only one with so many twisted logic. I'm leaving. If you want it, that's your own business. I don't want to get involved."
With that, the empress left the alternate dimension and returned.
Su Chen was speechless. He couldn't tell that the empress was so cautious.
However, Su Chen couldn't care less. This ancient beast's corpse was a treasure mountain. Just its blood alone was so valuable. Its bones, flesh, and marrow were probably even more extraordinary. Now that the crack in the alternate dimension had been opened, the enchantment had loosened. If he left it alone, this ancient beast's corpse would rot very quickly. That would be a real waste.