'The Cyan Lotus Pool in the info box must be referring to the Golden Soul Sect's Teleportation Array.'

'Looks like the thing is real.'

Yang An was just a little surprised to find that the so-called Teleportation Array actually used a Cyan Lotus to teleport.

He had thought it would be something like the Heaven-Changing Mirror from within the Witch Barrier.

"I'm taking this. The deal is done. You're on your own."

Yang An stored the token in his Storage Magical Artifact. With a slight raise of his hand, several streaks of Golden Radiance dissipated in an instant. Without looking back, he led Wen Yin and Zhou Quan away.

After the three of them had left, the old Cultivator stared at the slowly beating Heart on the table and excitedly reached out to grab it.

In that instant, countless thin, thread-like black shadows began to unravel the Heart, continuously breaking it down as they all surged into the old Cultivator's body.

As for what would happen next, no one would know.

Yang An had already left the Wei Family estate with Wen Yin and Zhou Quan, heading straight for the Golden Soul Sect's branch.

Wen Yin and Zhou Quan couldn't understand any of his actions. First, he took them to Tianmu Mountain, then he came to Sanchuan City to find the Wei Family and get a token to use the Teleportation Array.

The two of them admitted they didn't get it, but that didn't stop them from finding Yang An increasingly profound and unfathomable, as if he knew everything about the Fusheng Domain like the back of his hand.

'Didn't we all come from outside the state together? How does Senior Brother know this place so well?'

But Yang An didn't offer an explanation, and the two of them didn't dare to ask, afraid of angering him.

The Golden Soul Sect's branch was undoubtedly the most eye-catching place in all of Sanchuan City. Even the City Lord's Mansion wouldn't dare compare itself to such a major power. How else could they dominate the entire Fusheng Domain?

So, as they neared the city center, Yang An and the others spotted the magnificent, golden hall at a glance.

For hundreds of meters around the main hall, no mortals dared to approach. The entire complex was like a Major Sect built within a mortal city.

A huge plaza was surrounded by all sorts of brilliant, glittering golden buildings. It looked just like a prominent Righteous Sect.

As Yang An's group approached, they could see many people coming and going, all of whom were likely members of the Golden Soul Sect.

But no one paid them any mind, simply because Yang An had already taken out the token the old Cultivator had given him. Passersby merely glanced at them, saw the token in Yang An's hand, and went on their way.

However, when they stepped onto the plaza and headed for the central hall, someone blocked their path.

"The Teleportation Array is over there!"

The person pointed coldly toward a side hall, forbidding them from getting any closer to the main one.

"Thank you!"

Yang An quickly led the others to the front of the side hall.

The main doors were unguarded, but they slowly swung open as the group approached. They couldn't see what was inside, as a thick layer of fog at the entrance obscured their vision.

'It seems the Golden Soul Sect hasn't yet realized that I've killed Wu Yun.' Yang An couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief as he led the two inside.

Once they passed through the fog, the view suddenly opened up.

Before them lay a spacious courtyard. In its center was a pool overgrown with Cyan Lotuses, occupying most of the space.

The leaves were broad and lush green, covering almost the entire pond. Their stems were long and slender, standing graceful and tall as if swaying gently in a light breeze.

Everything looked perfectly normal, like an ordinary pond. But in this world, such normalcy was clearly abnormal.

There was no one around, and the Golden Soul Sect hadn't posted any guards here. Yang An didn't delay, immediately telling Wen Yin and Zhou Quan to drip their blood onto the token.

Meanwhile, he secretly erased the price of using this item before dripping a drop of his own blood on it as well.

"Do you feel anything unusual?"

After both of them had dripped their blood, the little thing swimming inside the token became exceptionally excited and quickly consumed all three drops, and Yang An asked his question.

Both of them shook their heads. It was just a drop of blood; they didn't experience anything strange.

Yang An nodded. He glanced at the increasingly active little creature in the token, then casually tossed it into the pool before them.

As the token hit the water, its iron casing dissolved instantly. A multi-legged crawler scurried out from within and darted through the water, causing ripples to spread across the surface.

Suddenly, a massive, green lotus leaf several meters wide leaped from the water with lightning speed and "swallowed" the bug in one gulp.

As water trickled from its edges, the lotus leaf slowly unfurled, revealing countless visible veins and blood vessels across its surface.

In the blink of an eye, the once-broad lotus leaf was covered in a crisscrossing network of blood vessels and sinews. It was a deeply unsettling sight, like a platform made of flesh and blood.

In the center of the leaf, a huge lotus bud rapidly bloomed, resembling a mouthpart. Its outer edge was lined with jagged teeth, while its center was a smooth, writhing passage like a fleshy intestine.

The lotus leaf now covered the entire pool, seeming to wait quietly for the three of them to step onto it.

'This is the Golden Soul Sect's Teleportation Array?'

Yang An's expression remained unchanged. Wen Yin only looked curious; after all, the Life Crane Sect had an Earth Worm Mother, and in terms of ugliness, the Earth Worm Mother was far worse.

Zhou Quan, however, was flabbergasted. If he hadn't seen Yang An's calm reaction, he would have mistaken it for some kind of vicious Demon Fiend.

"Bow Lady, how do I set the destination on this thing? And what's the closest point to the Treasure Temple Domain?"

Since she now possessed most of Wu Yun's memories, asking the Bow Lady was the only way to get a clear answer.

"You little brat, instead of making me waste my breath, why don't you just step on it and find out for yourself!"

"…"

Yang An was speechless. He motioned to the other two and jumped directly onto the lotus leaf.

With a slight ripple, the wide, grotesque lotus leaf sank slowly into the water. Beneath their feet, the crisscrossing sinews began to twist and squirm, forming a map.

After a moment of thought, Yang An quickly figured it out. 'This must be a Map of the entire Fusheng Domain!'

The Fusheng Domain bordered the Treasure Temple Domain to the west and the Celestial Dragon Domain to the east, but the teleportation destinations were all within the Fusheng Domain itself.

Every node where the sinews intersected represented a possible teleportation point within a State Territory.

He could see several State Territories near the Treasure Temple Domain that were available for teleportation.

Jinwu State, Ting State, Huazhou, Tuo Mountain State...

Yang An chose the closest one: Dingbo City in Huazhou!

He channeled his Mana and pressed down lightly on the node. Instantly, the countless sinews on the lotus leaf began to contract, and the broad leaf abruptly curled up, enveloping all three of them.

An invisible pressure bore down on them. The space grew smaller and tighter, forcing the three of them into the center and down into the smooth, intestine-like cavity of the mouthpart.

Fortunately, they knew this was the Teleportation Array and didn't resist. The Bow Lady hadn't given any warning, which meant the process wasn't dangerous.

'That familiar feeling again!'

Sliding endlessly through a dark, narrow, and cramped space—Yang An had experienced this several times and was already used to it.

However, he remained on high alert, as they hadn't completely left the Fusheng Domain for the Treasure Temple Domain yet.

As the curled-up lotus leaf sank into the pool, the auras of Yang An and the others vanished completely. Everything here seemed to return to calm.

A quarter of an hour later, a figure appeared swiftly and looked toward the pool.

"A step too late. They got away. They're fast!"

The newcomer sighed softly, his voice having a strangely friendly and pleasant quality.

"Tell me, if I go back without finishing this, will the Elder kill me again?

He already killed me once last time. Good thing you ran."

He spoke as if talking to himself, addressing the empty air.

Just then, his clothes suddenly turned into a red liquid, detached one of his hands, and flicked him sharply on the forehead, making a soft THWACK.

"HISS—"

The figure clutched his head with one hand, sucking in a sharp breath.

But the hand still wrapped in the liquid clothing beckoned toward the doorway. A black shadow flashed by, and a person with a panicked face suddenly appeared in its grasp.

The captive was just a civilian. His face was terrified, and he was about to scream, but before he could make a sound, his flesh, blood, and bones suddenly collapsed and twisted, as if crushed from all directions by an immense force. He was reduced to a dripping, bloody ball of flesh mixed with scraps of clothing.

The ball of flesh broke apart into countless streams of pus and blood that flew into the pool, stirring up a vortex. Soon, a large lotus leaf leaped out of the water.

"You killed another helpless mortal. Sigh. In the end, you just want me to keep chasing them."

The figure sighed lightly, but a smile touched his lips.

"But you have to admit, he died beautifully."

...

In the darkness, Yang An silently calculated the time. More than an hour had passed since they entered the Teleportation Array in Sanchuan City.

Waiting was always tedious. But to Yang An, this didn't feel like teleportation; it was more like being transported.

'Shouldn't true teleportation be instantaneous?'

Another fifteen minutes passed. Just as Yang An's mind began to wander, he found himself landing steadily on a broad lotus leaf.

'The teleportation is over! We've arrived in Dingbo City!'

Wen Yin and Zhou Quan appeared behind Yang An as well.

The three of them looked at their surroundings. This place was nearly identical to Sanchuan City, with only a few minor differences.

If they hadn't sensed the presence of many more unfamiliar auras, they would have thought they hadn't teleported at all and were still inside the Golden Soul Sect's branch in Sanchuan City.

"Let's go!"

This place was very close to the Treasure Temple Domain. They just needed to head west to enter it. But at the same time, an inexplicable sense of urgency rose in Yang An's heart.

His sixth sense seemed to be urging him to leave this place as soon as possible.

Just like when they entered the Golden Soul Sect branch in Sanchuan City, no one paid them any attention as they left the one in Dingbo City. They walked out completely unimpeded.

Yang An immediately grabbed Wen Yin and Zhou Quan and flew toward the city outskirts. In just a few breaths, they had left Dingbo City behind, heading straight west.

After another dozen breaths, they had flown several dozen miles. They still needed to cross half of Huazhou to enter the Treasure Temple Domain.

But at that very moment, Yang An seemed to sense something and looked down.

Hundreds of meters below, on the ground, a puddle of what looked like blood was rapidly slithering across the flat terrain. In an instant, it crossed hundreds of meters, tightly pursuing them from below.

Alarm bells instantly screamed in Yang An's mind. Wen Yin and Zhou Quan saw it at the same time, and their faces changed.

'This aura... it's not a Corpse Transformation!'

'It's a Zombie God!!'