Chapter 894
Seeking Death?
When the three arrived, all they saw was a disturbed spatial barrier, like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples that lingered for a long time.
"Someone within the Blood Demon Sect actually managed to break through the spatial blockade I set up?" Master Ming She's face turned ashen.
On the one hand, things went wrong in the area he was in charge of, causing him to lose face in front of his old rival and outsiders; on the other hand, he lost several of the most crucial figures in the Blood Demon Cult.
The escape of these individuals means that the operation was not entirely successful, leaving behind hidden dangers and loose ends.
"Nether Serpent, although your attainments in the [Laws of Space] are not as good as mine, you have still reached the minor completion stage. It is surprising that you were so easily broken through by a few Purple Mansions."
"If it affects the overall situation, you must bear the primary responsibility." Without another word, Master Tian Sha immediately pinned the blame on him.
Master Mingshe snorted coldly and retorted sharply, "The Blood Demon Sect has grown to this extent right under your noses. What gives you the nerve to talk nonsense in front of me?"
Just because something isn't said doesn't mean it's done without anyone knowing.
"How laughable! If you have such discerning eyes, why didn't you discover the Righteous Qi Sect back then?"
"Enough." Seeing the two start to expose each other's secrets, Shi Potian interrupted their argument.
He knew their intentions all too well; they were just shifting blame onto each other. Ultimately, it was because neither of them had a clean past, and they were doing all this on purpose to show him.
He was certainly aware of the shady dealings involved, but there was no objection to pursuing these matters now.
He immediately declared, "They've used forces that don't belong to them, so they definitely haven't gone far yet."
Fellow Daoist Mingshe and I split up to search.
To prevent them from launching a counterattack, Fellow Daoist Tian Sha will be responsible for overseeing this area, eliminating any remaining enemies, and also providing support to Fellow Daoist Zi Xu. I have already sent a message back to the Great Qi cultivation world, urging him to come as soon as possible.
"Fellow Daoist Zixu is coming too?" True Immortal Mingshe and True Immortal Tiansha exchanged a glance, both seeing the doubt in each other's eyes.
Song Changsheng and the others were naturally familiar with this, as they had sent people to participate in the Purple Mansion Ceremony and the Golden Core Ceremony.
Moreover, he has been at the height of his fame in recent years. After winning the championship in the Five Academies, his prestige and influence have been approaching those of many veteran Golden Core cultivators, and he has even surpassed them among young cultivators.
The fighting here has already ended, so why make him come all the way here?
Shi Potian patiently explained, "The power of the laws left here is extremely strong and will certainly not dissipate in a short time. Fellow Daoist Zixu's attainments in the [Laws of Space] far surpass any of us."
He might be able to determine the escape route of the Blood Demon Cult remnants from the remaining spatial power in this place.
The fact that they were able to construct a spatial passage right in front of us without anyone noticing means that the tools they used must be extraordinary, and perhaps they are the key to their alliance with the Golden-Eyed Demon Kingdom.
For the safety of both realms, this hidden danger must be completely eliminated!
Upon hearing this, both of them showed surprise in their eyes. They had not expected that Shi Potian would have such a high opinion of Song Changsheng, who was only at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.
The difficulty of cultivating the [Spatial Laws] is universally acknowledged. Among the three, even Shi Potian, who had reached the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage, was only at the Great Completion stage.
Could it be that Song Changsheng has already reached the Great Perfection realm?
……
Although he did not go in person, Song Changsheng paid close attention to this battle. The Blood Demon Sect had always been a major hidden danger for the Song family, and it was a great joy to be able to eliminate it in one fell swoop.
He just didn't know why, but he had a feeling that this battle wouldn't go so smoothly.
When he received Shi Potian's urgent message, he knew that something must have happened.
He arrived at the top of the Bone-Eating Gate as quickly as possible.
After exchanging a few pleasantries with Tian Sha Zhenren, he was taken to the spatial ripples that had not yet completely dissipated.
"It's been five days, and Ming She and Fellow Daoist Wu Tian are still searching for traces of those Blood Demon Cult remnants without making any progress. Fellow Daoist is our last resort."
Despite saying that, Master Tian Sha was still somewhat pessimistic about it.
Although Song Changsheng has won many honors, his mid-stage Golden Core cultivation level is inherently very deceptive.
The person involved, however, had no interest in what he was thinking and was currently carefully observing the spatial ripples left behind.
"Such powerful law force! The power that burst forth in an instant almost exceeded the limit of the Golden Core stage. It must have been the use of some kind of unique magic weapon."
But...why does this feel so familiar?
Song Changsheng frowned slightly; he seemed to have sensed this power somewhere before.
"Right, it was that ambush!"
A distant memory surfaced in his mind: on his way back to the Song family, his spatial passage was severed by a force, and he fell into a trap, forcing him to fight to the death.
The power fluctuations emanating from both are virtually identical.
This only strengthened his resolve to eliminate the threat completely.
This magical artifact has at least reached the level of a supreme treasure of laws, and it is also a very rare high-level spatial artifact.
If even a cultivator at the Purple Mansion level can break through the combined blockade of three Golden Core cultivators with it, what would happen if someone were to unleash its full power in the future?
After careful, meticulous observation, he finally discovered some clues within the spatial ripples.
He reached out and gently grabbed at the swirling ripples, pulling out wisps of faint demonic energy.
"Judging from the direction of the spatial energy flow, these remnants of the Blood Demon are heading west," Song Changsheng accurately stated his assessment.
Upon seeing the demonic energy clutched in his hand, the Heavenly Fiend True Man immediately abandoned all his contempt. Putting aside everything else, the other party's mastery of the [Spatial Laws] was indeed far superior to his own.
But after hearing Song Changsheng's assessment, he couldn't help but ask with some doubt, "The west is a desolate, uninhabited desert, why would they choose that direction?"
Blood Demons excel at concealing their presence, and for them, the safest way to escape is to go to places with many people.
The more people there are, the more mixed their auras become, making it difficult even for a Golden Core cultivator to distinguish them accurately.
Such a desolate place might sound like a good hiding place, but that's only for low-level cultivators.
A Golden Core cultivator's divine sense has a wide coverage area and keen perception. In places rarely visited by people, there is no interference, and the location is even more accurate.
It was based on this mentality that Shi Potian and Ming She did not choose the West from the beginning.
Upon hearing "Yellow Sands and Gobi Desert," Song Changsheng paused for a moment, then blurted out, "Could it be the place where the Abyss is located?"
"Fellow Daoist Zixu, have you also heard of the legend of the Abyss?"
Indeed, the West is where the Abyss lies, and the yellow sand desert is the result of the Abyss constantly devouring life.
That godforsaken place is not only scarce in resources, but also extremely sparse in spiritual energy.
Moreover, the Abyss is not a deep pit or anything like that ordinary people understand it to be. It is a long and narrow spatial rift, like a natural barrier stretching across the vast yellow sands, which no one below the Nascent Soul True Monarch has been able to cross.
"For them, that's a dead end!" Master Tian Sha said decisively.
"That does seem rather strange."
They were most likely just feinting, but fortunately, they caught a trace of residual demonic energy, which they can use to search for their trail.
"I am not skilled in this art, so I will leave it to Fellow Daoist Tian Sha." Song Changsheng handed over the demonic energy in his hand.
True Immortal Tian Sha didn't boast. After accepting it, he carefully separated a wisp and used his tracking technique. The separated wisp of blood-red demonic energy writhed wildly in the air like a serpent before suddenly rushing westward.
Seeing this, the two quickly followed, and also notified Shi Potian and Ming She Zhenren, who had strayed off course, to return...
At this moment, Hun Sha and his companions, who thought they had escaped, had already gone deep into the Gobi Desert. Through the endless yellow sand, they could see the huge crack that stretched across the horizon with the naked eye.
It is long and narrow on both sides and oval in the middle, looking like the sky has opened an eye.
"Master, why don't we just return to the Great Qi instead of coming to this ominous place?"
During the break, Jin, as the vice leader, was the first to stand up, his tone filled with dissatisfaction.
From the very beginning, he disagreed with shifting the focus of development to the cultivation world of Lu State, and in just a few decades, everything was ruined.
Like ants, they are casually crushed and killed on the roadside.
Even so, he did not consider questioning the leader of the Soul Sha Sect. In his view, the Great Qi cultivation world still had several branch sects, and as long as he returned there, there was a real possibility of making a comeback.
To his surprise, Soul Fiend actually brought them here.
Although their main purpose in coming to the cultivation world of Lu was to explore the abyss, they have sent two groups of elites in to explore it over the years, and none of them have come out alive.
Having suffered heavy losses and gained nothing, the believers regarded this place as an ominous site.
Soul Shatter himself also ordered a temporary halt to the exploration.
Jin couldn't understand why they were here at this time. If Shi Potian and the others came after them, they wouldn't even have a chance to escape.
Even if they don't chase after them, Shi Potian and the others will definitely join forces to set up a blockade at the border. At that time, it won't be so easy for them to return to the Great Qi cultivation world.
“The leader must have her reasons for doing this. We should just obey her orders. Why ask so many questions?” Mass said with an unfriendly expression.
"This concerns the future of the Holy Church, and there are some things we must clarify first!"
As the most senior cultivator in the Blood Demon Cult, Jin has served four cult leaders.
At that time, the Blood Demon Cult had branches all over the states and was at its peak.
Even the Demon Subduing Hall, which constantly proclaims its mission to eliminate demons and uphold justice, suffered a major setback at their hands.
The old cult leader even considered competing with the two sects for supremacy.
Who would have thought that in just over a hundred years, the situation would take a sharp turn for the worse, and the country would almost be on the verge of collapse.
In his view, all of this was inextricably linked to Hun Sha.
Jin's thick eyebrows furrowed, and he snapped, "I'm speaking with the sect leader, how dare you interrupt? Get out!"
As tensions between the two sides escalated, a gaunt man wearing a mask stepped forward and launched a tirade: "A bunch of shallow-minded fools. No wonder the Holy Church has come to this."
Even if we return to Daqi, what then? We were already defeated time and time again back then.
Even if you were given another hundred years, no, three hundred years to rebuild, you still wouldn't be able to compare to the Song family.
The only chance at present is to enter the abyss, find the [Mipataralan], and awaken the two guardian deities.
If either of the two guardian envoys can recover to their peak condition, not only the Great Qi cultivation world, but also the four border regions can be wiped out with a flick of the wrist.
Once the Guardian Envoy and the Sacred Artifacts are all restored to their peak condition, the Myriad Manifestations Palace may well be able to put up a fight.
"You can't even see this simple trick, yet you have the nerve to bark and howl. It's a great tragedy for the Holy Church to have you in such high positions."
"you!"
The anger in the hearts of both Jin and Misa was ignited at the same time, but Hun Sha tacitly approved of his actions.
Seeing this, Mass asked uneasily, "Master, you don't intend to explore the abyss now, do you?"
Upon hearing this, Hun Sha turned around, looked at him calmly, and said, "Why not?"
"Master, please reconsider. Both expeditions have ended in total annihilation. This is an ominous place. If anything were to happen to you, what would become of the Holy Sect?"
"The two previous failures were all due to our insufficient preparation, but this time, with the support of the Golden-Eyed Demon Lord, everything is different."
This is the last chance for the revival of the Holy Church. It's all or nothing! Soul Sha's eyes were filled with determination.
Actually, she didn't want to force herself down this path, but she had no choice. She had previously used a sacred artifact as collateral to obtain information about the Abyss and means of survival from the Golden-Eyed Demon Lord.
The price was that after awakening the Guardian Envoy, he would act as an inside agent to help the Golden-Eyed Demon Kingdom destroy the Great Qi cultivation world.
The other party had very little trust in them, time was extremely limited, and she didn't have much time left.
Once the agreed deadline has passed, the Golden-Eyed Demon Lord will destroy the sacred artifact, and in return, the soul of one of the Guardian Envoys will be annihilated.
Even as the leader of the cult, she could not afford such a price.
Either abandon everything and escape alone, or gamble everything of the Blood Demon Cult and go all out!
She chose the latter of the two options!
"My mind is made up. I will rest for ten days, and then I will enter the abyss to search for the [Mipataralan]."
Upon hearing this, Mass and Ash had no choice but to comply.
But at this moment, they could never have imagined that ten days of rest would be a luxury for them.
In just one day, Song Changsheng and Tian Sha Zhenren caught up with them.
The first to spot them were the blood-eyed crows, which immediately raised their voices in warning.
"It's him!"
Hun Sha recognized Song Changsheng at the very front.
Those who were once so eager to eliminate are now people they can only look up to.
"Enter the abyss!"
At this point, they had no other choice but to enter the abyss ahead of schedule.
Seeing this, Song Changsheng and Tian Sha Zhenren had no choice but to stop.
The abyss's infamous reputation has never been just a legend.
"They actually entered the abyss; they're courting death." Tian Sha Zhenren's tone revealed a hint of schadenfreude.
Looking at the huge crack, Song Changsheng had a different opinion.
The other party's choice was very decisive, without the slightest hesitation, as if it had been decided in advance.
Were they really courting death?
...(End of chapter)