Chapter 900
The Leaked Truth
Chapter 900 The Leaked Truth
Shadow was once an avatar of the Heavenly Demon Sword Master.
At this moment, he was completely shrouded in absolute darkness, so dark that even light could hardly illuminate him.
He looked towards the location of the Dragon Demon Realm, but ultimately did not enter. Instead, he turned and came to the ruins of the Spirit Abyss Realm.
Back then, when the Spirit Abyss Realm fell into the Black Sea, a spatial rift leading to the underground cave appeared here, and he emerged from this place.
This spatial rift is not large and is not fixed. Over the years, it has long since completely closed. However, this place has always been a weak point between the underground demon realm and the outside world. But when he came out, he left behind a magic array and a mark, so even after many years, it can still be found.
He went deep underground, raised two fingers, and a wisp of black energy cut through the void before his figure turned into a wisp of black smoke and disappeared into it.
Inside the North Spring Cave, Gu Yuanqing, who was meditating, suddenly felt a slight stirring in his mind and opened his eyes.
"Has something happened? Is the Ancient Divine Sect going to attack me?"
He stood up, took a step to the mountain peak, and merged with the grotto. He first looked out of the North Spring Grotto, and then gazed at the Primordial Realm.
However, nothing was discovered.
No unusual phenomena were observed inside or outside the Qian Yuan Realm, or even throughout the entire Linglong Realm.
His gaze swept across the spirit realm; the Mountain-Bearing Divine Turtle was still asleep, but its size seemed to have increased slightly.
The demons and monsters of the sea dared not approach.
Finally, he looked at the Dragon Demon Domain, which remained unchanged.
The Dragon Demon Realm has remained largely unchanged for a long time. While some powerful demons from the major demon races of yesteryear have emerged, only a handful have reached the Yin-Yang Realm.
Demons of this level are no longer likely to attract his attention.
Even the resources that were sent were changed from an annual offering to a ten-year offering by the Demon Dragon Ancestor.
He looked out of the Dragon Demon Domain again. The Black Sea remained calm, and within a radius of tens of thousands of miles, few demons approached.
Gu Yuanqing hadn't paid attention to this world for a long time.
Even though he had some grudges with Demon God Mountain back then, he never paid attention to them because of the threat from the Ancient God Sect. Moreover, there are also great secrets in this world.
Because of its previous defeat, Demon God Mountain has not sought trouble again. By gathering the strength of all races and expending its resources to unleash the Great Sun Sky-Patrolling Mirror, it has completely robbed Lie Shanyu of the courage to fight Gu Yuanqing.
However, today, a strange feeling stirred within him, and his search across all realms led Gu Yuanqing to turn his attention back to the present.
He frowned slightly. Since there was no movement from the Linglong Realm, the only possibility was that it was related to this realm.
He scanned the area for a while, and suddenly, a wisp of his mind transformed into a clone, and his gaze fell on the very bottom of Beiquan Mountain.
One of his clones fell into the underground demon realm.
As Beiquan Cave Heaven grows, it is devouring the demonic energy of the underground cave at an increasingly faster pace, and the demonic energy within the cave can no longer keep up.
Otherwise, the cave's growth rate would probably be even faster.
The once numerous monsters have long since disappeared, hiding in the deepest part of the cave.
The thinness of demonic energy allowed Gu Yuanqing's Heavenly Eye of Insight to see very far, but it still couldn't reveal the secrets deep within the cave.
This is not the underground of the Demon Realm, but rather a world that is separate from the Demon Realm, yet also exists on the surface.
Gu Yuanqing guessed that the reason why the Demon Realm became the Demon Realm might be related to this underground world.
This world is also closely related to the world where the Linglong Realm is located, as can be seen from the fact that the demons in the Abyss of the Divine Ruins and the cave demons are so similar.
The Dao of the Rule Artifacts can still radiate into the Demon Realm, but it appears much weaker than it did in the Linglong Realm, as if another Great Dao is suppressing the power of the Rule Artifacts.
In this world, besides the power controlled by Demon God Mountain, the only thing that Gu Yuanqing was somewhat wary of was the power controlled by the Heavenly Demon Sword Master's clone.
This power is still suppressed within Gu Yuanqing's cave. Apart from using the cave itself to dissolve the demonic energy within, it is difficult to even analyze or sense this power, let alone shake it.
This can be considered the highest level of power that Gu Yuanqing has ever witnessed. Perhaps the only power comparable to it is Hades, whose true nature Gu Yuanqing still finds difficult to ascertain.
Therefore, when Gu Yuanqing sensed something unusual about this place and realm and was able to arouse his own thoughts, the only thing he could think of was the Demonic Cave.
His clone stood amidst the thin demonic energy, observing for a long time, but he saw no signs of anything amiss. Only in the endless distance could he faintly sense a dangerous aura.
Gu Yuanqing frowned slightly. He did not want any changes to occur in the Demon Realm. After all, the threats from the Ancient Divine Sect and the Ancient Realm were already great enough. He just wanted to wait a little longer so that his cultivation and strength could be improved further.
"I was just overthinking it!"
His figure then disappeared.
Half a day later, on a distant mountaintop, a dark figure gazed in the direction of Beiquan Mountain.
"An ancient demon-refining formation, whose power unexpectedly broke through the demon realm and reached the underground cave."
Over the years, "Shadow" is no longer the clone that knew nothing about this realm back then.
While hiding from the demons of the mountain and recovering his spiritual power, he also learned many secrets.
"Who would have thought that the world on this ancient trial path would hold such a great secret! Compared to this, what is the legacy of the Heavenly Sword Elder? Even if one obtains the legacy, one may not necessarily become a Void Immortal, let alone truly attain immortality. But if one can truly obtain the power here, I would dare to venture even into the Netherworld! What I cannot do, perhaps I can do!"
A blood-red hue appeared in "Shadow's" eyes.
The more he learned about this world, the more fervent he became.
He raised his head and looked at the sky. It is said that there are divine artifacts of the laws above the nine heavens, each of which has incredible power, and can even... bring the dead back to life!
By passing through this mountain, one can escape this world and travel to that other world!
He took a deep breath, turned around, and disappeared into the depths of the demonic land.
His speed increased, and the surrounding demonic energy became denser.
Eventually, his figure was completely swallowed up by the crowd.
As time passed, more and more demonic beasts began to crawl within the dense demonic energy, and the closer one got to the center, the stronger their aura became.
"Shadow" arrived at the source of the demonic energy.
On a massive array platform, an ancient sword, entirely black, pinned a fair hand to the center of the platform.
Two completely different auras intertwined, and the immense pressure forced Ying to kneel on one knee outside the array platform.
He clenched his right fist, held it horizontally in front of his chest, and lowered his head.
"Yes!"
"Yes, sir!" "Understood!"
A wisp of black energy flew out from his palm and wrapped around "Shadow," merging with the darkness that originally surrounded him.
The aura emanating from Ying began to surge wildly, and the bloodlust in his eyes intensified.
……
In the Demon God Mountain.
Lie Shanyu looked at the letter in his hand and asked indifferently, "Where did this letter come from?"
Xing Linyuan, the leader of the Divine Emperor's Dark Guard, knelt on one knee: "Your Majesty, this letter... appeared in the crevice of the outer pillar of the Demon Suppression Prison. It was discovered by the guard on duty during a routine inspection of the array eyes using the Eye of Truth-Breaking Technique at 3:45 AM."
Lie Shanyu paused for a moment as he stroked the letter.
The Demon Suppression Prison, one of the forbidden areas of Demon God Mountain, is a place where important criminals are imprisoned and is heavily guarded.
The outer seven-layered array is interconnected, and even ordinary Yin-Yang Realm cultivators will trigger an alarm if they approach it, making it difficult for even Hun Tian Realm cultivators to sneak in silently.
Xing Linyuan continued his report, his tone grave: "When it was discovered, the letter was placed in a tiny crack in the array's foundation stone, with no external spiritual energy fluctuations, completely blending into the stone's aura. I have verified that the Xuan Gang Wu Xiang Array's operation records were intact for the previous twelve hours, with no triggering or disturbance alarms. The array patrol records also show that, apart from the fixed shift guards, no one else approached."
"My Demon-Suppressing Prison, with its seven-fold array, has become an ordinary mailbox?" Lie Shanyu's tone remained calm, yet it caused the temperature in the hall to plummet.
Sweat beaded on Xing Linyuan's forehead: "After the incident, I immediately sealed off the three outer areas of the Demon Suppression Prison. I used the Light Tracing Mirror to illuminate the area within a hundred miles of the array base, tracing back all traces of light, aura, and demonic energy flow over the past thirty-six hours."
He took a deep breath: "What the mirror showed, apart from the normal flow of spiritual light from the array and the phantom images of the prison guards patrolling, was a blank space in the image just before the letter appeared, lasting about one-tenth of a breath. After that, the letter appeared in the space after that blank space. Apart from that, there were no spatial fluctuations or residual escape techniques."
"I secretly questioned all the prison guards, array masters, and even the deacons who passed through that area that day. I obtained a total of twenty-seven people. When questioned separately, they all said there was nothing unusual. However..." Xing Linyuan's voice grew even deeper, "Within three days after the questioning, five of these twenty-seven people perished one after another. Two of them suffered sudden inner demons while in seclusion in their meditation rooms, causing their Dao foundations to self-destruct; one of them encountered a furnace malfunction while refining a magic weapon, resulting in the destruction of his soul and spirit; one of them went out to perform a low-level mission and encountered a rare void miasma, leaving no trace of his body; the last one was a Shattering Heaven Realm array master who suddenly died while inspecting another unimportant array eye."
"When did my Demon God Mountain become like this? It's truly riddled with holes!" Lie Shanyu sneered. These things didn't seem to be for conveying this letter, but rather blatantly telling Lie Shanyu that he was capable of doing these things.
"Your subordinate deserves to die!" Xing Linyuan kowtowed.
Lie Shanyu then asked, "Has anyone else seen the matter mentioned in this letter?"
Xing Linyuan said, "Apart from my subordinates, no one else has seen it, but..."
"But what?" Lieshan Yu asked.
Xing Linyuan said, "Recently, there have been rumors that are exactly the same as those recorded in the letter. They all say that Gu Yuanqing of the Dragon Demon Realm came from the Linglong Realm, and there is a magic array in the mountain where he is located that can connect the two realms! As for my Demon Realm... it is a cage!"
Lie Shanyu clenched his fist, the letter vanished into nothingness, and he said with his hands behind his back, "So, the people and demons of this realm all know about this?"
Xing Linyuan lowered his head and remained silent.
Just then, someone entered the hall to report: "Your Majesty, the Northern Guardian King and the Sixth Prince have come to pay their respects."
"Let them in!"
A moment later, Lieshan Yi and Lieshan Han entered the main hall.
……
"So, you want our Demon God Mountain to fight Gu Yuanqing again!" Lie Shanhan said.
“It’s not just my Demon God Mountain, there’s also the demon race!” Lie Shanyi said.
Lie Shanyu raised his hand and grabbed a wine flask, which flew into his hand. He tilted his head back and took a few gulps, a cold smile on his lips, and said, "Although this world is vast and boundless, the limit is almost to survive the chaos. There is no way forward. I'm afraid neither humans nor demons can endure it!"
“Yes, who could resist? Even knowing that the man surnamed Gu is incredibly powerful, I’m afraid some people or demons would still fight to the death!” Lie Shanyi said.
Lie Shanhan hesitated for a moment, then said, "Brother, is the Linglong Realm really as the rumors say? If one can obtain its power, one can achieve godhood and live forever?"
Lie Shanyi also looked at Lie Shanyu. Although he was also a member of the royal family and had achieved the Undying Chaos, the true secret was known only to the God Emperor.
Lie Shanyu leaned back on his throne and scoffed, "If it were really that simple, why would Gu Yuanqing have come to the Demon Realm?"
Lie Shanyi was silent for a moment: "Brother, who do you think spread this rumor? Could it be the true demon incarnate, trying to stir up trouble, disrupt our demon realm, and then use this to break the seal?"
"Perhaps. Even if it's not related, it's still connected. Or perhaps some people in Demon God Mountain are also restless and stirring things up! Otherwise, the power of the true demons wouldn't have reached Demon God Mountain," Lie Shanyu said.
Lie Shanyi asked, "Then what does Your Majesty intend to do?"
Lie Shanyu glanced at Lie Shanyi, then suddenly sat up straight and asked, "Yi... are you tempted too?"
"Your Majesty, I dare not! I will obey all your orders!" Lieshanyi immediately knelt on one knee.
Lie Shanyu sneered, "It had better be that way. Gu Yuanqing is not that simple. That mountain can withstand the power of the Great Sun Sky-Patrolling Mirror."
……
After a long while, Lieshan Yi and Lieshan Han retreated.
Lieshan Yu sat alone in the hall.
He drank the wine in the pot in one gulp, then casually tossed the pot aside, and it rolled into the hall and shattered into pieces.
He chuckled coldly in a low voice: "A jailer? Who wants to be a jailer for generations?"
"But... is it really possible to get out of there?"
……
Gu Yuanqing continued his cultivation in the mountains as always.
That day, on a whim, he sensed something was amiss, which made him pay closer attention to changes outside, but he couldn't find any changes for several days.
Li Miaoxuan noticed something was wrong with him and asked him about it.
Gu Yuanqing then told her the same thing, and finally said, "Perhaps it's just my imagination."
Li Miaoxuan shook her head: "No, for cultivators like us, when we have a sudden whim, it must be something closely related to ourselves. However, since your Dao heart did not give a warning, it means that this matter will not have too great an impact. Or perhaps... someone has blocked the secrets of heaven?"
Gu Yuanqing said, "I also suspected that the Ancient Divine Sect might be using the power of the Boundless Heavenly Mystery Diagram to make some arrangements in secret, but I tried various methods and found nothing."
"Just be careful," Li Miaoxuan said.
Gu Yuanqing's eyes flashed with a cold light. He snorted and said, "How about this, I'll go to the Primordial Realm again to take a look? If it's not them, then so be it. But if it really is them causing trouble, then we'll force them to show themselves first. They are just remnant souls. Once they are targeted by the Heavenly Punishment, any measures we take will have to be delayed."
Li Miaoxuan pondered for a moment and said, "That's fine too! We can also take this opportunity to test the movements of the Ancient Divine Sect. Even if this has nothing to do with them, so much time has passed, they are probably making some preparations in secret."
(End of this chapter)