My gorgeous wife Chapter 2210 - 2178: Constructing the Teleportation Array

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Previously on My gorgeous wife...
Suan Tian and the Spiritual Treasure Daoist Honor, ancient acquaintances, discuss the fates of powerful beings who vanished after the Pioneering Era. Suan Tian warns Li Chen that upon breaking through the Soul Realm, he will become a target for powerful external forces who have a history of eliminating geniuses. Suan Tian reveals he intends to take Li Chen to a place called the "Holy Realm," which he cynically refers to as a "doghouse."

"Don’t rush, you still have time. Reaching the peak of the Soul Realm is easy, but to break through its shackles and completely surpass this realm, you’ll need some worldly training," Suan Tian smiled, "So, overall, you still have time."

"Are you so sure I’ll go with you?" Li Chen couldn’t help but ask.

"I’m certain." Suan Tian nodded confidently, "The hexagram clearly shows it."

Li Chen rolled his eyes, "Dealing with you fortune tellers is really annoying sometimes."

"Did you come here, risking being discovered, just to tell me this?" Li Chen asked.

"Not just that." Suan Tian shook his head with a smile, "Also to leave you a way to contact me."

As he spoke, Suan Tian carefully pulled out a large and a small bamboo slip from his pocket and handed them to Li Chen.

"These are two Heavenly Talisman Slips. The large one can be used against enemies and can block a full-force strike from an Ancient Ancestor at the perfection of the First Layer Heaven and Earth Realm. The small one is for urgent contact with me," Suan Tian said, "Whenever you want me to head to that doghouse, just crush the small bamboo slip."

Seeing the peculiar look in Li Chen’s eyes, Suan Tian hurriedly waved it off, "Don’t look at me, I didn’t make the Great Heavenly Talisman Slip. I can’t produce something like that now. It’s left by a certain someone for your protection."

"Then why not just use the Message Jade Slip to contact you?" Li Chen weighed the bamboo slips in his hand and asked.

"The Message Jade Slip is indeed good, but there are places where the seal of the Message Jade Slip can’t reach," Suan Tian chuckled, "Though you could say it’s one of the most remarkable inventions of our era, technology-wise, it still can’t compare to some of those guys out there. You get what I mean, right?"

Li Chen nodded his head.

"Alright, I’m just here to give you a message. If there’s nothing else, I’ll be off. The universe is vast, and there’s so much beauty in it. Why on earth would I waste my time on a brat like you?" Suan Tian stood up and patted the worn Taoist Robe on him.

"You’re just afraid of those monitoring guys, aren’t you?" Li Chen rolled his eyes and bluntly pointed out.

Suan Tian’s actions paused momentarily, then he stubbornly said, "Others might fear those guys, but I don’t. You should know, my name is among the three greatest for knowing Heaven, the Earth, and people - I’m Suan Tian! It isn’t so easy for those guys to find me!"

Li Chen chuckled twice without engaging the old man, letting him leave.

However, after Suan Tian left, Li Chen’s brows knitted slightly.

"The Holy Realm, huh?" he murmured to himself and patted the equally unenthusiastic-looking Spiritual Treasure Daoist Honor.

"Hey, brat, you dare pat my shoulder?!" To Li Chen’s surprise, this pat seemed to irritate the Spiritual Treasure too.

"Just a bunch of quirky old monsters," Li Chen muttered under his breath and decided not to dwell on these bothersome things, as he started feasting heartily.

After all these years without truly feeling something in his stomach, Li Chen felt he was almost ready to forsake eating.

...

After eating, Li Chen temporarily left the Borderland Realm with several people and arrived at an unremarkable star outside the Borderland Realm.

"A super long-distance teleportation array, huh." Li Chen winced; creating one such thing wasn’t simple.

Thinking about the scene when he returned to the Great Fool Heavenly Palace, Li Chen thought it might be good to lay low outside for a while...

During the following time, Li Chen stayed on this star and had the Netherworld bring a message back, saying he was setting up a secret teleportation array from Star Land of Heavenly Might to the Palace of the Nether King. Only then did he finally get some peace.

Since entering the Borderland Realm, Li Chen had been on edge for days.

No help for it, he was in the wrong.

Having entangled with so many women, asking whether he regrets it now is pointless.

These women, who have been willing to wait for him since the Lower Realm, can’t be let down by Li Chen, no matter how carefree he might be.

And ever since they started following him, they may have often hassled him, but they never complained.

For the sake of this bond, Li Chen must not do anything to wrong them again.

"A wedding! Can’t miss that,"

Li Chen thought to himself, grimacing, as he mulled over the teleportation array.

Although he wasn’t a fan of crowded events, he owed them this wedding, and he had to make up for it!

A month later, the teleportation array was completed. Li Chen personally tested it, instantly returning to Star Land of Heavenly Might.

"Hmm, the location isn’t fixed yet. It’d be best to lock the location beneath the mansion in Yantian City," Li Chen muttered to himself as he appeared over Heartless Sea.

When Li Chen returned to the mansion in Yantian City, and told Catherine and the others he planned to build a teleportation array to the Borderlands, everyone smiled brightly.

"Finally, we get to meet those predecessors?"

Among the Nether Army, many young individuals had grown up listening to tales about Li Chen and those ascended predecessors.

Now that they themselves had entered the Heaven Realm, they were understandably eager to meet those legendary figures.

"Red Dust Taoist Brother!"

Elsewhere, Venerable Konggu approached as well. Looking at Li Chen, his expression was a mix of happiness and reverence.

The news of Li Chen’s fight in the starry sky might not yet be widespread across the cosmos, limited only to some strong circles, but a seasoned individual like Venerable Konggu had naturally obtained the news through unique channels.

Especially knowing that this calm and even amiable-looking young man clad in black was the fearsome figure who single-handedly slew over a hundred foes, including dozens at the Soul Realm, Venerable Konggu’s smile grew all the more respectful.

"Konggu, looking good," Li Chen smiled upon seeing Venerable Konggu, noticing that with proper guidance and abundant cultivation resources, the Nether Army Warriors’ cultivation had indeed surged.

While he was away, Konggu had indeed done well.

After inspecting the mansion, Li Chen finally carved out a large underground space beneath it.

And the teleportation array was designated here.

After getting this end of the teleportation array setup, Li Chen secretly glanced at Cang Ku, noting that he was still in closed-door cultivation, seemingly on the verge of breaking into the Soul Realm, before quietly leaving to not disturb him.

"You’re really not going?"

Finally, standing outside the teleportation array, Li Chen looked at Catherine with a strange expression, saying.

"Not going. Unless he comes himself," Catherine said with a firm tone.

Li Chen was speechless, thinking they’re adults still fussing over such trivial matters.

However, reflecting on his own situation, Li Chen realized he wasn’t in any position to critique the couple.

In the end, Li Chen waved at the group temporarily staying behind in the Borderlands, including Grandpa, and his apprentice Xiao Chihan, before disappearing into the teleportation array.