My gorgeous wife Chapter 2354 - 2322: The Formation Blocking Yang Qingling

There are many versions of the legends about the Coffin of Deathly Silence and the Populus Euphratica Divine Tree across the entire Wildland Continent.

Some say that after a heaven‑shaking strong one died, his corpse transformed into the Coffin of Deathly Silence, and he drew out all the vitality of that deathly land and condensed it into this Populus Euphratica Divine Tree, hoping to use it to be reborn.

Others say the Wildland Continent was originally the back garden of a Super Expert, and the Populus Euphratica Divine Tree was planted by that strong one and will be taken away by him someday.

However, no matter which version of the legend, none can specifically spell out its era.

Because the Coffin of Deathly Silence and that Populus Euphratica Divine Tree seem to have existed even before the history of all living beings.

And today, the very first strong one who was lucky enough to see the Populus Euphratica Divine Tree and still return alive from the Coffin of Deathly Silence has long since vanished without a trace, so there is no way to truly deduce the concrete origin of the Populus Euphratica Divine Tree.

"Indeed, back when I was still fighting against the Black Qi, I heard Chen Shouchuan mention this Populus Euphratica Divine Tree." Li Chen pondered in his heart.

During the struggle with the Black Qi over his sea of consciousness, Li Chen had vaguely heard some movements from the outside world, but at that time his whole attention was invested in the battle against the Black Qi, and he did not pay much attention to the situation outside.

However, he also remembered that once, it seemed that a junior whom Chen Shouchuan and Yin Shuishui were very fond of caught a strange illness. That time, Chen Shouchuan and Yin Shuishui went together to the Far West Land and then returned seriously injured. From the conversation between the two, one could hear that they had not obtained the Populus Euphratica Divine Tree.

And back then, Li Chen vaguely remembered that the couple’s Cultivation had already reached the Domain Realm Peak, which was about the level of a Kuotian Realm King at the Peak of the Sixth Order.

Yet even so, they still failed.

...

Under Yang Qingling’s protection, the two of them passed all the way through that stretch of violent sandstorm zone.

It had to be said, this sandstorm was indeed quite terrifying. If Yang Qingling were alone it would still be fine, but with Li Chen in tow, to Traverse that sandstorm belt, even with Yang Qingling’s Sixth Rank Domain Realm Cultivation, left her panting for breath.

And for now, the strongest combat power on the entire Wildland Continent is no more than Domain Realm, so no wonder this place is seen as a deathtrap.

"Recover a bit first."

Glancing at Yang Qingling, Li Chen began to size up the desert in front of him.

Dry, scorching. In just a short while, Li Chen was already drenched in sweat, yet his gaze still remained indifferent as he surveyed the boundless desert ahead.

"What a pity." After watching for a while, Li Chen couldn’t help but shake his head.

What he regretted was not anything else, but the fact that right now he didn’t have a shred of Cultivation.

If he had even the tiniest bit of Cultivation, he could catalyze the Eye of the Dao to directly seek out what was different here from within the Laws; but now, he could only rely on his own experience to make judgments.

"Unlike ordinary deserts that become uneven after enduring wind and sand, this desert is exceptionally flat. Clearly, either it’s being suppressed by some great Power, making it hard for changes to occur, or for some special reason the airflow here is extremely scarce."

Li Chen spread out his Divine Sense and began searching the surroundings.

Before long, Li Chen looked toward a certain spot, and a smile appeared in his eyes. "Found it."

"Hm?" Just waking from her Cultivation, Yang Qingling couldn’t help asking curiously, "What did you find?"

She had entered the Coffin of Deathly Silence many times, only to be trapped in front of this desert. For reasons unknown, she had never been able to cross this desert and go deeper in.

As if there was some strange Power in this desert—every time she walked into it, after a period of time she would discover that she had returned to where she started.

Hearing Li Chen speak, she naturally felt curious.

Li Chen didn’t explain. His steps followed a very special rule as he moved forward, and he finally came to a patch of sand that was just as flat and without any visible abnormalities, and said to Yang Qingling, "Dig."

"Dig?" Yang Qingling was completely puzzled.

Weren’t they supposed to enter the desert? What did digging the ground mean now? Could it be that he was afraid that, after getting lost, they wouldn’t be able to find a way out of the desert?

But speculation was speculation; Yang Qingling hesitated briefly, then still chose to follow Li Chen’s instructions.

This was because she had already come here many times and had long lost confidence in herself. At this moment, she simply had no other choice and could only choose to trust Li Chen.

"Boom!"

A powerful burst of force erupted, blasting a huge sand pit into the ground.

What Li Chen had not expected was that Yang Qingling was actually a strong one proficient in three types of Laws—Gold, Thunder, and Water. This strike looked ordinary, yet contained hidden subtleties.

An ordinary person naturally wouldn’t be able to see them, but under Li Chen’s eyes, how could they possibly be hidden?

"This is... a Gold Refinement Stone!" As she lifted something out of the sand pit, Yang Qingling’s face was full of disbelief.

The Gold Refinement Stone is a casting material used to refine High-level Weapons. Even on the continent where she resides, it is an incomparably rare metal.

She had never expected to dig one up here.

Moreover, this Gold Refinement Stone was almost as big as a human head!

Out there, this sort of thing is calculated by the gram. A piece the size of the tip of a small finger is enough to forge a rather powerful Weapon. Yet now she had unearthed a piece nearly the size of a human head; even if she took it back to the Plane she was from, it could be called a nearly priceless treasure.

"Alright, you keep the stone; let’s move on." Li Chen said.

To him, a small Gold Refinement Stone really wasn’t of much use. Without being able to open the Universe within his body, he had no way to use this Gold Refinement Stone.

And if he could open the Universe within his body, a single Gold Refinement Stone would be even less meaningful to him.

"Young Master, this Gold Refinement Stone, you should take it, Young Master..." Yang Qingling thought for a moment, then spoke with a very earnest expression.

But before she could finish, she suddenly realized that Li Chen had already stepped away ahead of her.

"Wait, inside there... huh?"

Following behind Li Chen for a certain distance, Yang Qingling was astonished to find that the place she had never been able to get past before was now crossed with ease.

"This desert holds a gigantic natural Formation." Li Chen said without turning his head.

"This natural Formation can be considered an Illusion Array. Even a cultivator can’t easily walk through it, unless they’re lucky."

As he spoke, Li Chen couldn’t help but shake his head. "But as long as one Array Foundation is destroyed, this natural Formation will lose its effect."

"This..." Yang Qingling couldn’t help asking, "That Gold Refinement Stone was one of the Array Foundations?"

Li Chen nodded and didn’t say more. "Let’s hurry. We still have quite a distance to cover before we reach the place where the legendary Populus Euphratica Divine Tree stands."

"Yes!"

At this point, Yang Qingling no longer dared to suspect that she had found the wrong person.

The place that had trapped her many times, the barrier she could never break, was shattered so casually after he took just a few glances.

What was this? This was what a true expert was!