Chapter 912
Return
After emerging from the Dark Abyss, Lu Qing did not linger.
He stood in the starry sky and glanced back at the enormous rift that stretched across the void.
The crack remained as black as ink, emanating a chilling aura, just as it had when it arrived.
But Lu Qing knew that things had changed inside.
The remnant soul of the Xuanhua Grandmaster was awakened. Although the riot of dark power was temporarily suppressed, the seal had already loosened.
A hundred years, at most a hundred years.
Lu Qing withdrew his gaze and stopped looking.
He took a step forward, and his figure disappeared again.
After several extremely long-distance spatial teleportations, they had already returned to the Guixu Secret Realm.
His figure passed through the Star River Array, traversed layers of space, and finally landed in the Celestial Palace.
When Lu Qing's figure appeared in the Immortal Palace, the old Azure Dragon and the others were first shocked, and then they all showed expressions of surprise and joy.
They had been keeping an eye on the outside world and knew that Lu Qing's battle with the Black and White Abbot had ended, but they didn't know the outcome.
Seeing Lu Qing return safely, half of the weight in my heart was finally lifted.
"Aqing!"
The old dragon hurriedly went to meet him, its eyes filled with urgency.
Black Bull and Mingfeng followed behind, watching Lu Qing with equal tension.
"What's the situation? Has the Black and White Abbot really perished?"
Although they had witnessed the outcome of the battle, they still wanted to hear Lu Qing confirm it in person.
Lu Qing nodded: "The two otherworldly monsters that infiltrated our world have both perished completely."
Upon hearing this, the old dragons breathed a sigh of relief, finally putting their minds at ease.
There was no way around it; the aura that the Black and White Abbot had previously displayed was simply too terrifying.
If even Lu Qing couldn't completely kill it, they really couldn't imagine what other being in this world could withstand such a monster when the Transformation Realm was not manifest.
The black bull let out a long breath, a look of relief on its face: "Great, that monster is finally dead. I thought we were really doomed this time."
Mingfeng nodded, her phoenix eyes filled with lingering fear.
However, before the old dragons could relax for long, Lu Qing's next words made their hearts tighten again.
"However, the matter is not over yet."
The old dragon's smile froze on his face: "What do you mean?"
Lu Qing recounted what had happened in the Dark Abyss.
At the last moment, the Black and White Abbot sacrificed himself, emitting a wisp of life force that triggered a violent surge of dark power in the Dark Abyss.
That force was impacting the world passage, trying to forcefully blast it open.
The remnant soul of the Xuanhua Great Power was awakened. Although he eventually suppressed the dark power in the Demon Abyss, he was forced to awaken from his slumber, and his remnant soul had reached its limit. At most, in another hundred years, his remnant soul would completely dissipate.
A hundred years from now, he will no longer have the power to suppress the world's passage.
At that time, the army of the Heavenly Demon Realm will be able to advance unimpeded and devour all living beings in this starry sky.
Upon hearing this, the old dragons were greatly alarmed.
They had witnessed the horror of those two monsters firsthand.
Just two lurking otherworldly monsters are already so difficult to deal with, they're practically invincible in the starry sky.
If the army of the Heavenly Demon Realm were to truly enter, it would be a real catastrophe, and the entire starry sky would be devastated.
"Then... what should we do?" the old dragon asked hurriedly, his voice trembling slightly.
Lu Qing said, "The only way now is for someone to go to another world, find those ancient sages, and completely seal the world passage deep in the Dark Abyss within a hundred years. Only in this way can we prevent our world from being swallowed up by the Heavenly Demon Realm."
The old dragon fell silent.
Having lived for hundreds of thousands of years, it naturally understands the significance of this matter.
Going to another world is a matter of life and death.
Its owner, Guixu Daoren, disappeared without a trace after entering another world, and no news has come back to this day.
It looked at Lu Qing and suddenly understood something.
"So, Ah Qing, you want to go to another world?"
Lu Qing nodded: "In our starry sky, apart from me, I'm afraid no one else can enter the other world through that world passage."
This is not boasting, but the truth.
Although the world passage was suppressed by the corpse of the Xuanhua Grandmaster, the power of darkness still raged within it.
Ordinary cultivators who enter will be instantly corrupted by the dark power and transformed into demons.
Even a Dao Integration Realm expert would find it difficult to withstand. Only someone like Lu Qing, who is proficient in the Dao of Space and possesses an extremely powerful physical body, could possibly pass through safely.
The old Azure Dragons fell silent.
Although they were unwilling, they knew that what Lu Qing said was true.
Now, only Lu Qing is capable of handling this task in this starry sky.
If it were them, they would probably perish as soon as they entered the other world.
"So, Aqing, when are you planning to leave?"
Old Canglong knew that there was no point in trying to dissuade him from this matter.
If Lu Qing doesn't do this, a hundred years from now, all living beings will become food for those monsters.
After witnessing the brutality of the Black and White Abbot, no one dared to harbor any illusions.
Lu Qing said, "I promised the Xuanhua Grandmaster that I would set off in ten years. In these ten years, after I have finished dealing with some matters, I will prepare to go to the other world."
Ten years is but a blink of an eye for a cultivator.
But for Lu Qing, there is still a lot to do in these ten years.
Old Azure Dragon, Black Bull, and Phoenix exchanged a glance, then simultaneously looked at Lu Qing.
"Aqing, we want to go with you."
Lu Qing looked at them and said, "Have you thought this through? This journey is extremely dangerous; it's no exaggeration to say that you're at risk of dying nine times out of ten."
The old dragon nodded: "We've thought it through. We've lived for hundreds of thousands of years, seen everything we're meant to see, and experienced everything we're meant to experience. Our only wish in this life is to find our master. This is a rare opportunity, so how can we let it slip by?"
The black bull also said in a gruff voice, "Yes, yes, we need to go find our master. It's been so many years, and we don't know how he is doing."
Although Mingfeng did not speak, her phoenix eyes were full of determination.
Lu Qing looked at them, remained silent for a moment, and then nodded.
"it is good."
After agreeing to the promise made by the old Azure Dragon and the others, Lu Qing arrived at the second level of the Immortal Palace.
In the vast space, cave dwellings and immortal mountains floated in mid-air, surrounded by spiritual energy and shrouded in mist.
The old doctor and Xiaoyan are here in seclusion, cultivating their spiritual practice.
Lu Qing looked at the cave dwellings and fell silent.
Because of the protection of the Celestial Palace, Master and Xiaoyan are probably unaware of what happened in the starry sky not long ago.
They cultivated peacefully in their cave, completely unaware of the dangers outside.
He didn't know how to tell them.
After a moment of silence, Lu Qing knew that this was something he would eventually have to face.
He used his soul to send a message, waking his master and Xiaoyan from their seclusion.
A moment later, the old doctor came out of the cave.
He was dressed in a blue Taoist robe, and his aura was calm and steady, clearly indicating that he had made considerable progress in his cultivation during this period.
He saw Lu Qing, nodded slightly, and was about to say something when he noticed that Lu Qing's expression was somewhat serious, so he stopped smiling.
Xiao Yan and Xiao Li also came out of the cave.
"Ah Qing, what happened?" the old doctor asked.
Xiaoyan also looked at her brother, and she could also sense that something was wrong with his expression.
Lu Qing took a deep breath and slowly opened his mouth.
"Master, there is something I must tell you."
He recounted what had recently happened.
From the battle between the divine consciousness clone and the deputy abbot of the Black and White Temple, to the main body emerging from seclusion and fighting against the Black and White Temple masters, and finally entering the Dark Abyss to see the remnant soul of the Xuanhua Great Power.
They also revealed that the Dark Abyss would be beyond their control in at most a hundred years.
These words deeply moved the senior doctors and their colleagues.
They never imagined that Lu Qing would experience such a life-or-death battle during his seclusion.
The old doctor remained silent for a long time.
He looked up at Lu Qing.
"So, the responsibility of going to another world for help falls on you, Aqing, right?"
Xiao Yan and Xiao Li were also staring intently at Lu Qing.
“That’s right. Only I am somewhat confident in this matter, in getting through that world passage.” Lu Qing nodded and said, “If I don’t go, a hundred years from now, we will all perish in that catastrophe.”
"Therefore, this disciple has no choice but to go." (End of Chapter)