The Abyssal Garden: No Room for the Idle

Of course, this plan was a spur-of-the-moment decision by Su Qi, one that naturally evolved after experiencing so much.

The Abyss had its Venerable's plan, the Present World had the Heavenly Destiny People's plan, both with strengths to revive, both with the strong support of ancient divine forces.

And the so-called Hustlers Sect's plan was simply to take this opportunity to establish a firm foothold.

This was no easy matter.

The Hustlers Sect was linked to him, and he was linked to the Evil God elder brother. Though he couldn't predict what would happen, it was certain not to go smoothly.

As everyone said,

Once the prologue was pulled back and the many restrictions of the Present World were lifted, then at that time there would be no place... for ordinary people to stand.

Only the truly powerful forces, with real backgrounds, could stand... in the Present World.

"Alright, everything is arranged."

Su Qi put away his thoughts and then gradually concealed his aura, directly entering the "Holy Light Corridor."

"Brother Su."

Just as he entered a room in the Holy Light Corridor, An Nan cried out in surprise,

"You've finally come."

Since he was brought out, he had been here for a day and, to be honest, he still couldn't believe that he had left his original world.

But all signs suggested that he should no longer be in the Gate World.

And he had also asked Brother Su.

Brother Su just told him not to rush, saying now was not the right time, and that there would be good things later that would need his help.

"Is it time to go out now?" An Nan looked at Su Qi with some hopes.

"Of course."

Su Qi snapped his fingers,

"Now is the perfect time for us to adventure together. Follow me."

An Nan hesitated for a moment.

Then he followed Su Qi, walking down the corridor.

The space in the corridor was also moving in sync with the outside, The Holy Light Corridor could not only help avoid various physical attacks but also allowed Su Qi to infiltrate in this way.

Of course.

It was also easy to be detected, so he had to restrain his aura in advance.

At that moment, An Nan also saw his surroundings: "Wait, what is this place?"

"Has the outside world turned into this?"

There were chains everywhere, strange strongholds, and a crowd of people.

"Well, because the Old Days isn't that simple, so... we need to do a few things before we can leave," said Su Qi after a pause.

An Nan's eyes narrowed, "I understand. As a person of the Old Days, it's not easy for me to leave. All of this is because of me. I will do my utmost to resolve everything. Sorry Brother Su, I've dragged you into this."

Su Qi: "?"

He was about to give An Nan a thumbs-up.

He had been thinking about how to go to that perilous pit of the Old Days for an adventure, given that An Nan belonged to the Ancient Gate.

Unexpectedly.

An Nan had already filled in the blanks himself.

"No problem," Su Qi waved it off: "We are all in this together. I said I'd take you out, these are nothing. After all, you are the intern member of the Hustlers Sect Hierarch."

An Nan showed a touch of gratitude, "Thank you, Brother Su."

Listen to that.

He's thanking us.

"Hey, no need to be so formal."

Su Qi, leading him through the "Holy Light Corridor," was already approaching the Old Days Abyss.

An Nan couldn't help but look at the people around: "Are they enemies?"

After all.

Brother Su was sneaking close with him, indicating that he did not want these people to discover them.

"They are allies,"

Su Qi said calmly: "But that's not important. We can't afford to be discovered."

The Abyss was unknowable, and the people were not to be discussed or remembered, viewing the pit as the current untouchable taboo.

If he were found carrying various items obtained from them, preparing to experiment with a foray inside.

They would probably all panic.

An Nan was kept in the dark but still followed Su Qi in a daze. He was still feeling a bit anxious and unsettled.

After all, he had spent countless years in the Gate World, and now he was finally going to another place; the emotions were entirely different.

So, he decided that whatever he was going to do next, he would put in his all-out effort.

Of course.

This thought only crossed his mind as he stood around the deep pit, before coming to an abrupt halt.

"Ready to go down." Su Qi was already prepared, ready to leap at any moment.

"Wait a second!"

An Nan's eyes widened, "Brother Su, wait, calm down, this place is where the Old Days... pervade! You're going in???"

Su Qi pulled out a leaf, "It doesn't matter, I have this for protection."

An Nan immediately recognized it was a World Tree Withered Leaf, having seen many before, "...But there's only one!"

"What about me!"

"Could it be possible that this World Tree Withered Leaf is meant for you to use?" Su Qi activated the leaf, and its power flickered, forming a protective barrier around An Nan.

"What about you, Brother Su?" An Nan's eyes widened.

"Me? Well, since I was a little kid, haha, I've had a strong constitution; I can handle it."

"??"

An Nan was about to speak, but in the next moment, Su Qi dissolved the Holy Light Corridor, and the two lost their levitation, plummeting straight into the pit!

And the very next moment!

Su Qi reached out his hand, and with a thunderous boom... a vast number of Starfires appeared around him, millions of them forming an inseparable and thick light shield around him!

Starfires enveloped him, and as predicted, the Old Days reacted upon their descent!

The World Tree Withered Leaf protected An Nan, effectively concealing him; the Old Days did not detect him.

But for Su Qi, a massive amount of the Old Days collided with his bright presence, questioning how such light could exist?!

A vast amount of the Old Days attempted to devour and erase him!

However, they were powerless against the Starfires, and they didn't affect Su Qi, who was shrouded within!

"Perfect!" Su Qi snapped his fingers, "The experiment is a success!"

Since he was previously able to remotely control the movement of the Starfires, this idea had popped into his head.

The Starfires themselves could not be devoured or erased by the Old Days; they existed eternally. Although the Old Days furiously tried to wipe them out, they were utterly unsuccessful.

And because of the huge amount of Old Days being blocked, or perhaps the Starfires attracting their fire, Su Qi was completely unaffected by the Old Days' attempt to devour him.

Moreover, Su Qi even found that... the power to protect An Nan had reduced its consumption, because the Old Days in that region had gathered around him.

Of course.

This was only for a short... few breaths; new Old Days quickly reconvened around An Nan like replenished atmosphere.

"If one day, I could snap my fingers and summon countless Starfires, I wonder if they could light up the entire Old Day Point."

Of course.

This was just an idea after all, not to mention whether there would be a limit to the number of Starfires ignited at one time, but saying to fill the vast and boundless Old Days... that was nothing but a fool's dream.

"Alright, let's go."

Su Qi and An Nan quickly descended onto a staircase.

The dense Old Days had no effect on them, and Su Qi led An Nan downward.

Apart from proving that enveloping Starfires could prevent the Old Days from invading, he had other experiments to conduct.

"Next..." Su Qi stretched out his hand, taking out a Starfire.

Note that it was taken out.

Not created.

And within this cluster of Starfires, a nanochip was being wrapped around.

This was Xiao Meng's post-ascension integration into the most precious chip technology of the [Heart of Divine Weapon]—this chip was similar to the ones Bai Qixing had, but also different.

The difference was that it had no consciousness; it was just a chip.

The similarity, however, was that this chip could grow and upgrade.

Su Qi embedded it within the Starfire.

Then he threw it down.

He squinted, watching the ball of Starfire slowly vanish from sight.

The depths below were indeed unfathomable.

Su Qi spoke gently, "Xiao Meng, can you sense it?"

[Unable to, it's too far... need more relay.]

"Okay."

The next moment.

Su Qi stretched out his hand, and a bunch more—hundreds of Starfires, each embedded with a chip—appeared around him.

"Brother An Nan."

He said with an innocuous smile, "Sorry for the trouble that's about to come."