After a while, the airplane slowly ascended and flew towards the target city.

At this moment, Su Chen sat on the airplane, feeling a hint of excitement!

Ever since he learned about the existence of the Ruin Realm, he had been quite curious about it, but for a long time, he had no clues about the Ruin Realm!

Coincidentally, he met Zhou Ying beneath the pool in the Underground Palace of the Dark Forest, unexpectedly discovering that she was from the Ruin Realm. He also learned from her the location and some general details about the Ruin Realm!

Although Zhou Ying's understanding of the entire Ruin Realm wasn't deep, as determined by her strength and status, the things she mentioned were enough to arouse Su Chen's strong curiosity and desire to explore!

At least one thing was certain: the cultivation resources there were relatively abundant, and more importantly, there were many experts there, far beyond the Ancient Martial World!

Speaking of Zhou Ying, he hadn't forgotten his promise to bring her some elixirs!

These elixirs were ones Su Chen had already prepared a month ago; with his relationship with the Myriad Medicine Pavilion, acquiring herbs and some raw materials was simply a matter of a word!

This time, he made quite a few elixirs, with a wide variety, including those that enhance cultivation speed and various healing types, and the quantity was substantial.

Besides giving a portion to Zhou Ying and keeping some for himself, the rest were, of course, distributed among the people in the manor!

After all, he didn't know how long he would be away this time; it could be short, or it might take quite a long time. Those elixirs would be enough for the people in the manor to use for a long time!

Besides, they still had some previous elixirs and Demon Beast Inner Pills.

Su Chen thought casually for a while and then closed his eyes to take a nap...

...

Qinghe Province is a rather remote province in Huaxia, with its capital being Qingyang City!

When Su Chen walked out of Qingyang Airport, it was already the next morning.

After leaving the airport, he hailed a cab and headed towards a certain place.

Initially, the taxi driver was unwilling to go that far since the road wasn't easy to travel, and furthermore, there were hardly any people around.

However, with the temptation of an extra thousand yuan from Su Chen, the driver decided to make the effort.

"Sir, it won't be easy to drive further. Is it alright if you get off here?"

After driving for three or four hours, the road ahead was no longer smooth.

"Alright, thank you for your hard work."

Su Chen nodded, then handed the money to the driver.

"Sir, no one usually comes here. What are you doing in a place like this?"

The taxi driver asked curiously as he took the money.

"Just hanging around."

Su Chen replied with a casual smile, then got out of the car.

"What a peculiar person!"

The taxi driver muttered, then turned around and left.

If it weren't for the money, he wouldn't have driven to such a deserted place!

After getting out of the car, Su Chen looked into the distance, where a mountain range was located.

This mountain was known as Cangming Mountain, though it wasn't well-known, and people would hardly visit.

Nonetheless, Cangming Mountain was precisely where Su Chen intended to go. He quickly moved towards it.

After a short while, he found himself amidst the forested mountains.

Due to the complex terrain, he retrieved the piece of fabric Zhou Ying had left from the Cangyue Ring and continued in the direction indicated on the map.

After some time, he reached the deeper parts of the mountain range, where the terrain became even more complicated.

Referring to the map as he advanced, he finally stopped at a gorge. The gorge and its surroundings were lush and green, with quite a beautiful landscape!

"The environment here matches Zhou Ying's markings pretty well; this should be the place!"

Su Chen thought to himself.

At this moment, he noticed a slot-shaped opening on one side of the gorge, something hard to spot unless one looked closely.

Even if noticed, one might consider it naturally formed and think no further!

Su Chen took out his pitch-black token from the Cangyue Ring. In fact, he didn't just have one token now; he had three!

The other two were, of course, taken from the young men trying to violate Zhou Ying when he left the pool area below.

However, at this moment, he decided to use his own token to try it out.

Holding the token made his heart inexplicably tense, but finally, he placed the token into the slot.

After waiting for two or three seconds, there was still no response.

"Could it be that this isn't the place? Did I find the wrong location?"

Su Chen muttered to himself.

He still held the end of the token, per Zhou Ying's instructions.

At that moment, a sudden burst of light enveloped Su Chen!

Immediately, Su Chen felt as if he were being pulled into a vortex...

...

In the next moment, Su Chen suddenly fell from mid-air. Landing on the ground, his mind was so disordered that he nearly stumbled, but fortunately, he steadied himself in time.

To be honest, Su Chen was still a bit dazed at this moment. Could it be that he had truly entered the Ruin Realm?

He looked around to find himself in a forest, a completely different scene from the gorge he had just entered!

"I must have truly entered the Ruin Realm, or how else could I explain the current situation?"

Su Chen thought to himself, then continued walking forward.

His mental fortitude was strong. Despite entering a completely new environment unknown to him before, he quickly adapted to this new situation!

After walking for a while, he came across a stream, its water crystal clear, and the swaying water plants at the bottom were distinctly visible!

Feeling thirsty, Su Chen walked over, bent down, and scooped up some water to drink.

Once in his mouth, it tasted remarkably refreshing with a slight sweetness, akin to well water but not as icy!

After taking two or three sips, Su Chen continued walking forward.

Here, he sensed the Yuan Qi was significantly denser than outside, at least three times more concentrated!

Su Chen recalled Zhou Ying mentioning that in the Ruin Realm, the denser Yuan Qi was near the Spirit Vein, and there were four major Spirit Veins within it!

The four Spirit Veins were extremely far apart, so there was little interaction unless there was something major!

Even within the same Spirit Vein's influence, interactions were not particularly frequent!

Of course, regarding the four Spirit Veins, he only knew a little, primarily through Zhou Ying's introductions!

He didn't have any specific purpose for coming here this time; he was mainly curious!

However, if he could gain some of the abundant cultivation resources here, it would be even better...