At the same time, Fang Yuan's figure quietly appeared deep within a dense, verdant forest. With the **Fourth Calamity** present, the chaotic void flows from crossing the Heavenly Gate couldn't harm him.
"The upper world is great, the spiritual energy is so rich, and my powers have no limits in this world..."
He took a deep breath, feeling the surging energy around him, his eyes flashing with surprise.
At the same time, he noticed that his **Teleportation** was still fully functional.
With this, the upper and lower worlds seemed no different to him.
"Now, where is Ruan Tianhe..."
Not by his side, so it seemed that the destination after crossing the Heavenly Gate was random.
But that was fine. A slight movement in his mind, and Fang Yuan was able to sense Ruan Tianhe's location.
He had activated his **Team Summoning** ability, turning Ruan Tianhe into his teammate, which allowed him to easily sense his whereabouts.
However, the distance between them was still several hundred kilometers...
"Ruan Tianhe..." Fang Yuan communicated with him through his mind, which was another use of the **Team Summoning** ability — essentially a team voice chat.
Unfortunately, there was no response.
This made Fang Yuan realize something was wrong.
He could clearly sense Ruan Tianhe's life force, still intact, but the silence only meant one thing — Ruan Tianhe was likely unconscious.
Something was off, so Fang Yuan knew he had to go and check right away...
At that moment, the ground suddenly trembled violently, and rocks began to tumble.
The "cliff" in front of Fang Yuan started to move, its scales scraping together with an unpleasant sound. It wasn't a cliff, but a giant serpent!
The serpent slowly lifted its head, its vertical pupils glowing eerily, and it spoke human language: "How strange, a human who doesn't know their limits, daring to enter my domain."
It flicked its red tongue, its voice dripping with a condescending mockery.
Fang Yuan casually swept his eyes over the serpent.
At that moment, the serpent's scales stood on end, as if it were being stared at by its natural predator.
The serpent swore that the gaze it had just encountered was the most terrifying it had ever seen in its long life. That casual look made it instinctively afraid, as if it wanted to burrow into the earth and escape immediately!
But before it could even react, before its body could move...
Swish—
An invisible sword qi cut through the air!
The serpent's massive head fell with a thud, landing at Fang Yuan's feet. It couldn't believe that it was beheaded so easily...
However, the creature's vitality was incredibly strong. Even with its head severed, its enormous mouth still opened and closed, producing a raspy sound.
"Sigh, even after ascending, there are still such demons causing trouble..." Fang Yuan sighed lightly, "But you arrived just in time. Tell me, where is this place?"
The serpent hurriedly replied, "Back... back, my lord, this is the Wanqing Forest."
"Wanqing Ancient Forest?" Fang Yuan's eyes flashed with a hint of confusion, "Where exactly is it?"
"Right... right next to Baiyu City..." the serpent stuttered.
"And where is Baiyu City?"
"Right... right next to the Wanqing Ancient Forest..."
Fang Yuan sighed again. This serpent wasn't very smart.
"How many years have you been cultivating?" he asked, trying to be patient.
"My lord, I've been cultivating for... one hundred and twenty years..." The serpent answered tremblingly.
"One hundred and twenty years..."
For a demon, that wasn't very old. No wonder it was so foolish. However, the serpent's cultivation level was comparable to a Demon King in the lower world, roughly at the Seventh Realm.
To reach the Seventh Realm in just over a hundred years, that was impressive for the upper world... If it were in the lower world, it would take at least a few hundred years to achieve that level of power.
"Have you heard of the **Heaven** faction?" Fang Yuan asked.
"My lord, I haven't..." the serpent answered.
"Nothing you know..." Fang Yuan shook his head. He raised his hand, and the serpent's severed head instantly turned to dust.
**[Slay Seventh Realm Demon King, Virtue Value +30000]**
A prompt from the "Virtue Scripture" appeared in Fang Yuan's mind, but he had no time to pay attention to it. His figure turned into a brilliant streak of light, speeding towards Ruan Tianhe's location!
As he moved quickly, he kept calling out to Ruan Tianhe through his thoughts.
About ten minutes later, Ruan Tianhe's weak voice finally replied: "Your Majesty?"
"Good, you're finally awake." Fang Yuan's voice was calm and steady. "What's the situation?"
Ruan Tianhe, though surprised that Fang Yuan could connect with him over such a distance, didn't dare delay:
"Your Majesty, I encountered chaotic void flows when crossing the Heavenly Gate, suffering serious injuries. Then, I was ambushed by two martial artists, one of whom is a Grandmaster, and the other has reached the Martial Saint realm."
"They claim to be disciples of the Sun and Moon Sect, using a strange treasure to imprison me, forcing me to obey their commands."
"They are currently taking me to a cave to investigate, and due to that treasure, I am unable to resist..."
"I see... You've really had bad luck..." Fang Yuan thought for a moment, confirming that Ruan Tianhe wasn't in immediate danger, his tone softening. "Ruan Tianhe, pretend to comply for now. I'm on my way."
"Also, I will grant you some of my divine powers. If you're in danger, use them."
"I believe even if you can't defeat them, you should be able to protect yourself."
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"Divine... divine powers?"
On the other end, Ruan Tianhe's mind was shaken. The supreme majesty, the one who was above all, was actually lending him some of that terrifying power?
But how could he receive it from thousands of miles away...
Before he could think further, a vast, ocean-like power suddenly surged into his body!
Ruan Tianhe's body shuddered, his eyes wide open as he felt his true essence flow like a river, and his meridians seemed to be filled with countless stars.
So... this is the divine power of His Majesty? It was terrifying beyond imagination! Every thread of it was as powerful as the laws of Heaven itself!
Ruan Tianhe was trembling with excitement, even his breathing paused.