Many years passed since the calamity of world destruction. The Divine Seal of Qin Hanchu, forged in the Qin and Han dynasties, had consumed immense power over the course of time.
Now, the Divine Seal only possessed power at the Immortal God level. To regain his status as an Ancestor, he had to cultivate anew.
Qin Hanchu's Divine Seal still contained the power of Origin, making his cultivation journey significantly easier than in his previous life.
"Is this the special power?"
After re-fusing the Divine Seal, Qin Hanchu attempted to sense the power of Origin.
However, at that moment, Qin Hanchu detected a familiar special power.
This special power was precisely the mysterious energy generated from the collision of the World-Destroying Divine Flame and the Lunar Cold Wind.
The primary reason Qin Hanchu's Divine Seal survived was this mysterious special power.
If Qin Hanchu could cultivate this power, his strength would undoubtedly become formidable, potentially even allowing him to withstand the calamity of world destruction.
Although he didn't know the nature of this special power, it was certainly more potent than the power of Origin.
Qin Hanchu attempted to absorb this special power, and to his delight, he found that it could indeed be absorbed.
Despite the absorption, the amount of this special power was minuscule; absorbing it felt akin to eating a single breadcrumb.
Even absorbing all the special power in the underground world would likely yield no substantial change.
"The cultivation environment of this world can no longer keep pace with my strength. I wonder if other worlds possess the resources I need."
Although Qin Hanchu's realm was only Immortal God, his combat power was comparable to that of a Divine King.
Under such circumstances, the environment of this world offered him no assistance whatsoever.
To restore his Ancestor-level combat power, Qin Hanchu had to seek out the highest-tier worlds.
He was uncertain if such worlds still existed, or if any Ancestor-level powerhouses remained.
"I shall grant you a wisp of immortal energy. How far you can develop in the future depends on your own fortune."
As the Divine Seal departed, the World Tree lost its source of power.
Without a replenishment of energy, this World Tree would collapse after a million years.
Once the World Tree collapsed, this world would be destroyed as well.
Qin Hanchu condensed a wisp of immortal energy and infused it into the World Tree. This immortal energy would enable the World Tree to gain sentience and learn to absorb external power to replenish itself.
Having completed these matters, Qin Hanchu vanished from his location.
Even though he was only at the Immortal God realm, he could already utilize spatial pathways within this world.
In the blink of an eye, Qin Hanchu appeared at Black Wind Mountain.
Over the course of five years of development, the number of Martial Realm cultivators in the underground world had steadily increased.
Due to limitations in environment and resources, no one other than Qin Hanchu had managed to reach the Spiritual Realm.
"Come to Black Wind Cliff to see me."
The white-haired elder, the Tower Master, and all the Martial Realm cultivators received Qin Hanchu's telepathic message.
These individuals, having never experienced telepathic communication, were startled when they heard the message.
On Black Wind Cliff, Qin Hanchu gazed quietly into the distance.
Just then, Ye Mingyue and others arrived.
"I am about to depart this world. Before I leave, I shall bestow upon you some fortune."
"How far you can go in the future will depend on your respective opportunities."
Turning around, Qin Hanchu pointed a finger at Ye Mingyue and the others.
As he moved his hand, over a dozen strands of immortal energy entered the bodies of Ye Mingyue and the others.
In addition to the immortal energy, Qin Hanchu also imparted cultivation methods below the Immortal Realm to them.
As long as they refined the immortal energy Qin Hanchu had given them, their strength would at least reach the Spirit God level.
"The cultivation techniques for the Profound Realm and Spiritual Realm, as well as methods for alchemy and artifact forging!"
By the time Ye Mingyue and the others awoke after integrating the memories, Qin Hanchu had already disappeared.
"I shall leave behind a guardian immortal formation for you. It will protect your safety for ten thousand years."
At that very moment, Qin Hanchu's voice echoed in everyone's minds once more.
"We thank the senior!"
Upon hearing the words "immortal formation," Ye Mingyue and the others were utterly astonished.
Had Qin Hanchu already reached the Immortal Realm?
Qin Hanchu had only reached the Spiritual Realm five years ago. How could he have ascended to the Immortal Realm in just five years?
"The senior must be a reincarnated powerhouse. Everything that happened during the Divine War was likely the senior's memories," Ye Mingyue speculated after a long pause.
...
While Ye Mingyue and the others were conversing, Qin Hanchu had already appeared outside the planet.
With a wave of his hand, a colossal immortal formation enveloped the planet.
With the protection of this immortal formation, unless an Immortal Realm powerhouse attacked, no one could breach it.
Casting one last glance at the planet, Qin Hanchu turned and entered the spatial pathway.
Even in the void, he could still traverse space, albeit with some limitations on distance.
Twenty years later, ten battleships appeared outside the planet.
Inside the lead flagship, five Spirit God realm powerhouses gazed impassively at the planet before them.
"This is the place!" one of them stated.
"Attack!" With an order from another, the fleet advanced towards the planet with a roar.
As they approached the planet, a golden light suddenly erupted in the space above it.
Subsequently, a protective shield enveloped the entire planet.
"This star is the land of my reincarnation. I have specially left this immortal formation to guard this place for ten thousand years."
"Whoever dares to destroy this place shall be considered an enemy of this sovereign."
Qin Hanchu's voice resonated through the void like thunder!
"This... is this the legendary immortal formation?"
"Besides an immortal formation, what other formation can protect an entire planet?"
"What should we do? Should we leave?"
"Since an immortal formation was left behind, it implies that the powerful expert has already departed this place."
"Perhaps he left behind cultivation methods for the Immortal Realm or Profound Realm!"
"Charge in! If we can obtain immortal techniques, we'll be set for life!"
"Send a vanguard ship to test it."
Under the command of the group, an unmanned warship charged towards the shield.
The warship's shield was incredibly strong; even a Spiritual Realm cultivator would find it difficult to break through easily.
Under everyone's gaze, the warship collided with the shield.
Immediately after, everyone watched as the warship was pulverized into dust!
"This..."
"If we charge through, we'll suffer the same fate."
"This is the power of an immortal formation? It's too formidable!"
"Let's go. This immortal formation is not something we can contend with."
Those who had been eager to charge in and seize immortal techniques were instantly terrified and fled.
Five hundred years later, a black vortex suddenly appeared in the boundless void.
Subsequently, Qin Hanchu emerged from the vortex.
"Throughout my journey, I haven't encountered a single planet that has given birth to an Immortal Realm expert."
"Never mind, I'll find a planet to rest for a while."
After searching for five hundred years, Qin Hanchu felt a sense of tedium. He decided to find a planet to rest temporarily.
Directly in front of Qin Hanchu was a planet emitting a dark green glow. He could sense life fluctuations emanating from it.
Qin Hanchu transformed into a streak of light and flew towards the dark green planet.