Chapter 912
Undercurrents
Chapter 912 Undercurrents
Ying smiled coldly and simply closed her eyes.
Li Miaoxuan suddenly asked, "Do you want to enter the Linglong Realm?"
Ying still hadn't opened his eyes, but Gu Yuanqing could sense a slight fluctuation in his mind.
If this weren't Gu Yuanqing's world, he probably wouldn't have been able to discover it at all.
Gu Yuanqing glanced at Li Miaoxuan and, following up on Li Miaoxuan's earlier question, said, "It's not that you want to go, but that the master you speak of wants to go? Is there something he wants in the Linglong Realm? Or perhaps something that can resolve his predicament of being suppressed?"
Then, sensing the unease in Ying's heart again, it proved that the answer was correct.
Gu Yuanqing continued casually, "In terms of the exquisite world, most of them are not even as good as the Demon Realm. The master you mentioned should be the true demon mentioned by the Demon God Mountain. For a true demon, these ordinary exquisite worlds should not matter. The only places he cares about are the Ancient God Sect."
Or is it the Land of Divine Ruins?
Or perhaps the Divine Ruins Abyss?
Or the ancient world?
Or perhaps you wish to travel through the boundary gate to the Dharma Source Realm?
Gu Yuanqing could sense that Ying, though seemingly with her eyes closed, was actually listening intently to him, but it seemed that none of these were his destinations.
Then he seemed to realize that Gu Yuanqing was using some method to probe his inner reactions, and then his whole mind was plunged into darkness, and he could no longer get anything.
Gu Yuanqing and Li Miaoxuan exchanged a glance, and then once again suppressed the shadow into the depths of the Northern Spring World.
"Strange, none of these places seem to be what he wants to explore. Only when the Dharma Source Realm was mentioned did he show some interest. Could it be that there are other places in the Exquisite Realm that I don't know about?" Gu Yuanqing said.
Li Miaoxuan said, "That's normal. The Linglong Realm has existed for an unknown amount of time, while our understanding of it is only six hundred years old. However, there is another possibility: that he himself doesn't know where he's going either."
The great demon of the underground cave has been suppressed for an unknown period of time; perhaps, at that time, the ancient realm wasn't even called the ancient realm.
Gu Yuanqing smiled and said, "That is indeed a possibility. But forget it, I'm too lazy to think about him for now. Besides, even if I knew his purpose, it wouldn't be of much use to me right now. Let's just suppress him for now."
Li Miaoxuan nodded.
"Come on, accompany me on a tour of this newly born world, and see how this world is different from the one before!" Gu Yuanqing said with a smile.
Li Miaoxuan smiled as well. She knew Gu Yuanqing's control over the power of this world. He said he wanted her to accompany him, but in reality, he just wanted her to take a look around.
The two strolled leisurely through the northern border of the spring.
The two traversed seas of clouds, mountains, rivers, swamps, and all sorts of newly born places, or places that had changed with the transformation of the world.
Even though Gu Yuanqing is the master of the world and can know everything about this world, when he actually comes to these places, he still gets a completely different and fresh feeling.
The two toured the area, chatting and discussing philosophy, sometimes even demonstrating their methods to each other and verifying each other's understanding.
They all felt that they had gained a deeper understanding of their respective paths.
As they followed Gu Yuanqing to the edge of the realm, Li Miaoxuan looked back and exclaimed in surprise, "This world is actually a bit larger than the Qian Yuan Realm? And..."
She gazed at the ever-changing atmosphere at the edge, as if the space of this world was constantly expanding outwards.
“It is slightly larger than the Qian Yuan Realm.” Gu Yuanqing nodded.
Li Miaoxuan raised her hand, and wisps of spiritual energy swirled around her fingertips: "This spiritual energy is even purer than the resources left for Void Immortals within the Spirit Ruins Sect. The power contained in a single wisp of spiritual energy is comparable to ten wisps of spiritual energy from blessed lands in the Spirit Realm. Based on this alone, cultivation in this world will be several times faster than in the blessed lands of the Spirit Realm."
Gu Yuanqing smiled and said, "After expending so much effort, there should be some reward!"
Li Miaoxuan chuckled and said, "I don't see how much effort you put in; it was all handed to you by others."
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The transformation of Beiquan Cave Heaven has given Gu Yuanqing a lot more confidence.
As the grotto-heaven transformed into a world, he could feel the power of the entire world increase many times over.
If the Ancient Divine Sect dared to come again, the outcome of the battle might not be the same as it was back then.
The blessing from the realm also gave Gu Yuanqing the possibility of taking the initiative and seizing the initiative.
Moreover, personally experiencing this transformation greatly enhanced his understanding of Tao.
The changes in spiritual energy in the Northern Spring Realm made the blessing of the sea of spiritual energy even more miraculous, and it will also make his cultivation speed faster in the future.
Ordinary cultivators of the Void Immortal realm need to spend countless thoughts to nurture their Void Immortal True Essence, and then use the Void Immortal True Essence to gradually perfect their immortal body.
Among these factors, spiritual energy itself is a hindrance to cultivation progress, but in front of Gu Yuanqing, none of the other cultivators' troubles exist.
The Northern Spring World is nourished by resources from all other realms, and the Lord of the Grotto-Heaven is supported by the power of one realm.
This is Gu Yuanqing's current state of cultivation!
If Beiquan Cave Heaven has transformed into a small world, the only thing that surprised Gu Yuanqing was that Beiquan Mountain did not seem to be connected to other worlds as it had been before.
Back then, Beiquan Mountain transformed into a sacred mountain, connecting to the demon realm; it also transformed into a grotto-heaven, connecting to the spirit world.
Now that it has become a small world, Gu Yuanqing originally thought it would also connect to another world, and even speculated whether it would be the Dharma Source World or the Immortal World.
But to this day, no signs have been detected.
"However, this is also good. With my current strength, plus the power of the Northern Spring Realm, there are very few people in the major realms who can do anything to me. No matter which side I face, I will at least be safe and sound."
If it were to truly connect to the Immortal Realm or the Realm of Dharma Source, that would be a huge problem!
"I can't beat any cultivator inside. If I really run into trouble, wouldn't that be incredibly frustrating!"
Gu Yuanqing thought to himself.
However, deep down, I still felt a little disappointed.
Gu Yuanqing wasn't particularly interested in the Dharma Source Realm.
But I still have some curiosity about the immortal realm.
Of course, these are just things I thought about casually in my spare time.
The grotto-heaven has transformed into a world, and within it, there are still many mysteries of heaven and earth to be comprehended.
Li Miaoxuan and Gu Yuanqing spent most of their time comprehending the world of Beiquan.
Gu Yuanqing repeatedly entered a deep state of harmony between heaven and man, using the authority of the world's master to completely merge his own Great Dao River with the Northern Spring Realm.
All the Dao imprints were radiating a soft glow. After each cultivation session, one could feel that the Dao imprints had become more complex than before, with deeper innate Dao runes being born, making the power of the Dao imprints even more profound.
The principles of Yin and Yang, the principles of creation, the principles of the operation of heaven and earth, and other great principles became increasingly clear in Gu Yuanqing's mind.
Gu Yuanqing's world of heaven and man is also undergoing strange changes.
After all, what opportunity could compare to personally witnessing a grotto-heaven transform into a world, and experiencing the gradual formation of the Great Dao River?
The natural order of the Dao River has become increasingly orderly, with human traces fading away, and all the order seems to have evolved naturally from this world.
There seems to be an added touch of creation.
Gu Yuanqing could feel his cultivation level improving rapidly, almost every day he was advancing a step.
He and this world complement each other; his progress in cultivation accelerates the world's growth. Conversely, the world's transformation enriches his cultivation resources—spiritual energy, Dao essence, changes in the Great Dao, and so on—allowing his cultivation to advance like a rocket. Li Miaoxuan's improvement is also immense, but purely in terms of what she gains from the transformation of the grotto-heaven, it naturally pales in comparison to Gu Yuanqing's.
But it can make her foundation more solid and her path smoother.
In this way, it would be perfectly combined with her own methods, and the speed at which her strength improved would not be much slower than Gu Yuanqing's.
In fact, in terms of sheer skill level, the progress is even half a step faster.
All of these things remain unknown to the outside world.
Even the people of the Qian Yuan Sect only know that the spiritual energy in the mountains is more lush, and it is easier to comprehend the Dao. On the basis of being a sacred place for cultivation, it has taken another step forward!
Six months later, the Mountain-Bearing Divine Turtle had awakened again and slowly carried Qian Yuan Island forward once more.
The entire Qian Yuan Sect was already used to these things, and everything proceeded in an orderly manner.
Li Chengyi had largely stabilized his cultivation level. After waking up, he first went to pay respects to his parents, then met with his wife and children, and resumed his cultivation in the mountains.
Not long after, Li Miaoxuan also prepared to begin her seclusion.
Gu Yuanqing knew what she was going to do, and chuckled to himself, "Looks like I'll have to work harder too, or I'll really be caught up to soon."
Two more months have passed.
Gu Yuanqing was sitting cross-legged on the mountaintop, his mind in harmony with the world, driving the operation of his own celestial world with the rotation of the sun and moon.
Suddenly, he opened his eyes and glanced into the Demon Realm.
He vaguely sensed that the Great Dao of this world was trembling slightly.
"Someone has broken through the Chaotic Undying Realm. Judging from the general location, it should be someone from Demon God Mountain."
However, this matter did not attract much attention from Gu Yuanqing, after all, a Chaotic Undying cultivator was of no importance to him.
But half a month later, it seems that another person has survived the Great Tribulation of Chaos and Immortality.
This surprised him slightly, after all, in this Demon Realm, over the past few hundred years, only Lie Shanyi has broken through from the Shattered Heaven Realm to the Undying Chaos Realm.
But in just one year, two of them suddenly appeared!
However, Gu Yuanqing still didn't pay much attention to it.
Until one day, when he casually glanced at the Demon Realm, he seemed to vaguely sense that black demonic energy was soaring into the sky from a very distant place, stirring up the wind and clouds.
"This... seems to be a problem with the seal on one of the underground caves, causing the cave's aura to leak out."
Half a month later, it seemed that a great battle at the level of the Undying Chaos Realm had taken place in a distant land.
With the series of changes, Gu Yuanqing began to pay slightly more attention to the Demon Realm.
Something must have happened in this world.
This suddenly reminded him of the arrow that struck from Demon God Mountain, its purpose seemingly being the sealing of the underground cave.
"It's best if this has nothing to do with me and don't drag me into this."
Gu Yuanqing wasn't really concerned about the changes in this world, as long as they didn't affect him. However, the events of the past few years made him realize that it wasn't so easy for him to stay out of it.
Of course, he wasn't worried about it at the moment, he just found it troublesome!
Six years later, Gu Yuanqing's expression towards the Demon Realm finally became slightly more serious.
On this day, he was fishing for Dao Souls on a cliff when he suddenly looked up and activated the Void Heavenly Eye.
Seeing her expression, Li Miaoxuan asked, "What happened again?"
Gu Yuanqing said, "A calamity of illusory immortals has actually appeared in the Demon Realm. I'm mistaken, in this world it should be called the calamity of demigods."
"The Tribulation of a Demigod? Lieshan Yu, the God Emperor of Demon God Mountain?" Li Miaoxuan asked.
Gu Yuanqing nodded: "Perhaps!"
“I’ve heard you say that it seems like there haven’t been any demigods in the Demon Realm for a long time. If Lie Shanyu becomes a demigod, we’ll have to be careful. The Demon God Mountain has a formidable foundation. That arrow last time almost injured a true god. If the person who made the move is a level higher, it won’t be so easy to deal with.” Li Miaoxuan said.
"We should be careful. However, it should be fine." Gu Yuanqing smiled slightly.
Three years later, the atmosphere of a great war once again arose in the Demon Realm.
This battle was even more intense, causing the Demon Realm Avenue to tremble.
Gu Yuanqing could roughly determine that the person who made the move was a demigod, but the power they used had reached the level of a true god.
This also shows that the Demon Realm is far more stable than the Linglong Realm.
Even with such power, no aura of divine punishment was ever detected.
After that, the Demon Realm seemed to return to peace, and Gu Yuanqing only learned about what happened back then ten years later.
Some news reached the Black Sea and was eventually reported to Gu Yuanqing by the Demon Dragon Ancestor.
The seal on the underground cavern of the Demon Realm has broken in three places, and human demons who have obtained the power of the true demon have emerged from it with countless demonic beasts.
An unprecedented war broke out.
The barbarians used the power of the barbarian god, but the barbarian god's palace was still mostly destroyed.
Finally, at Demon God Mountain, the God Emperor Lieshan Yu, who had ascended to the demigod realm, personally intervened and fought a great battle against the human demon, forcing him back to the underground cave. However, the seal on that underground cave was difficult to repair.
Moreover, the monsters that emerged brought countless lives back to the underground cave, so the next appearance of the true demon army will likely be even more terrifying.
In an instant, the entire Demon Realm seemed to be plunged into panic, with rumors spreading that the Great Demon of the Underground Cave was about to truly awaken, at which time the entire Demon Realm would be doomed.
Even the atmosphere within the Dragon Demon Realm changed somewhat. Various demon races within the realm came to visit, and fearing the loss of the Dragon Demon Realm's underground cave, the major demon races all sent their experts to the underground cave, and the major demon kings also took turns personally overseeing the operation.
Upon hearing the report, Gu Yuanqing simply said, "You can all remain as before."
Two years later, the little fox returned to the Dragon Demon Realm to visit her family, and seemed somewhat panicked upon her return.
Not long after, Li Chengyi came up the mountain and hesitated several times before Gu Yuanqing and Li Miaoxuan, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
Gu Yuanqing chuckled: "Don't worry, nothing serious will happen. If the Dragon Demon Domain is truly in danger of extinction, I will bring the Heavenly Fox Clan into the Northern Spring Realm."
Even if Li Chengyi hadn't said anything, Gu Yuanqing had already planned to do so.
The Northern Spring World is now vast, several times larger than the entire Dragon Demon Realm, and it is still expanding. Allocating some territory to the demon race will not have any impact.
These demons have worshipped Gu Yuanqing for hundreds of years, and there are already many of their descendants in the cave. Since saving their lives is so easy, Gu Yuanqing is not stingy in saving them.
Li Chengyi breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
(End of this chapter)