txolops Chapter 2414 The True Return to Nothingness
Chapter 2414 The True Return to Nothingness
Chapter 2414 The True Return to Nothingness
'Swish! Swish!'
Two streaks of light shot outwards, one to the left and one to the right.
Wuxian and Duanqiao chose to escape separately. This mysterious young man was too terrifying. They only hoped that one of them could escape.
Even this wish has become a luxury.
They rushed out of the ravine and found that the mysterious young man did not stop them. But before they could rejoice, their vision blurred and they were horrified to find that they were still standing in the same place!
The mysterious young man stood before them, his gaze chilling.
Everything just now seemed like an illusion; neither they nor the mysterious youth had moved an inch!
The next moment, Wuxian and Duanqiao caught a glimpse of a bloody light out of the corner of their eyes and knew something was wrong. Immediately, a bloody shadow appeared in front of each of them, grinning as it pounced on them.
Blood entered their bodies, and Wuxian and Duanqiao froze in place, their expressions frozen, unable to move, only their eyes could still move, filled with fear.
Even when facing a peak Void Refinement expert, the brothers shouldn't be so powerless, not even having a chance to make a move, and not even knowing what methods the opponent used to control them.
The identity of the mysterious young man is about to be revealed!
Demon Saint!
The blood-robed youth was none other than the Great Sage Ghostly Hidden. A casual glance in the reeds revealed something strange about Broken Sheath, which piqued his interest.
"Huh? Am I seeing things? You're not artifact spirits?"
"Strange! Strange!"
"Interesting! Interesting!"
……
Ghostly Great Sage shook his head repeatedly, not bothering to delve deeper into their identities. He looked at the stone wall and asked, "What are you doing?"
However, he only asked casually and did not need Wuxian and Duanqiao to answer. His eyes flashed and shot out eerie blood light.
The restrictions that Wuxian had previously inscribed manifested on their own, with countless runes floating on the surface of the stone wall, forming a complex array. This array required the combined efforts of Wuxian and Duanqiao to barely activate, but without any apparent action from Guizang Dasheng, the array began to operate.
The runes merged, transforming into a pure stream of water that split into six. These six streams flowed across the surface of the stone wall, gradually changing shape until they finally became six lively, large carp.
One of the carp darted into the stone wall and then emerged again. The other carp followed suit, and then they darted back and forth between the stone walls. After a while, the carp's figures began to fade, and the power of the great formation gradually diminished.
Wu Xian and Duan Shao were still conscious. Seeing the scene on the stone wall, Wu Xian knew that his attempt had failed again. Of course, success or failure was meaningless now. They could not escape the clutches of this mysterious demon saint. Their future was bleak. He could only hope that his elder brother would stay far away and not run into them.
Misfortune may be a blessing in disguise. I never expected that the disappearance of the inkstone would actually save me from a calamity. But can one really escape a calamity?
The two demons were filled with despair.
What Wu Xian couldn't do didn't mean that Gui Cang Da Sheng couldn't do it. Just as the six carp were about to disappear, Gui Cang Da Sheng let out a cry of surprise, and his hair danced wildly, turning into strands of blood that pierced into the stone wall.
'Om! '
The stone wall shook violently, but the surrounding lake water remained perfectly calm and unaffected.
In the blink of an eye, the blood vessels coalesced into a bizarre blood net, spreading wildly across the surface of the stone wall. The Great Sage Ghostly Hideout narrowed his eyes, seemingly searching for something.
A few breaths passed, and the stone wall was still shaking, but no unusual phenomena appeared. Just then, the Great Sage Ghostly Hidden's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and all the blood vessels frantically gathered towards a point in the stone wall.
Countless blood vessels were intertwined, sending chills down one's spine. They pierced deep into the stone wall, as if trying to forcibly tear it apart.
Wuxian and Duanqiao's gazes were also drawn to it. They saw that where the blood threads had pierced, the stone wall had become transparent, and clear water had gushed out, as if the blood threads had opened a spring. The shadow of a stream had appeared on the surface of the stone wall.
Although the stream and the surrounding lake are both water, there is a clear separation between them, as if they exist in two separate spaces. The stream meanders, flowing upwards from below the stone wall.
They could only see a small section of the stream and didn't know where it eventually flowed to.
"Hahaha……"
Ghostly Great Sage, having discovered something, suddenly burst into wild laughter, a laugh that sent shivers down the spines of Wuxian and Duanchao.
"I searched high and low without finding it, but it came to me effortlessly! Heaven has been kind to me!"
Ghostly Great Sage suppressed his smile, his eyes gleaming even brighter. He had been instructed by the demon to come to Lotus Crossing Swamp to search for traces left by Repentance Great Sage. Unexpectedly, a spur-of-the-moment decision led him to discover a clue!
He received the inheritance left in the tomb by the Great Sage of Repentance, so he was naturally able to recognize the Great Sage of Repentance's supernatural powers. This stream must be related to the Great Sage of Repentance!
'Shuh! '
The blood vessels were drawn from the stone wall and turned back into strands of hair.
The Great Sage Ghostly Hides his gaze, his eyes piercing, and questions the two demons: "How did you find this place?"
……
"You have an older brother?"
The Great Sage of Ghostly Concealment had countless ways to make the two demons submit obediently, obtaining the information he wanted effortlessly.
The eldest brother, Mo Yan, is the core of the three demons.
Wu Xian and Duan Shao didn't even know their own origins. Back then, one was insane and the other was in a daze. They were later awakened by Mo Yan, and their minds returned to clarity. They didn't remember any of their previous experiences. After that, they regarded Mo Yan as their elder brother and always followed his orders. Everything was planned by Mo Yan, but now Mo Yan's whereabouts are unknown.
The 'key' to unlocking the secret realm of the stone wall was a pearl, which also disappeared along with the inkstone.
The Great Sage Ghostly Hideout stared at the stone wall, and some guesses began to form in his mind.
The Great Sage of Repentance must have been inside. Back then, before the pearl was born, the Great Sage of Repentance didn't have the key, so he forcibly broke through the stone wall and entered. This stream is the door that the Great Sage of Repentance forcibly opened back then!
According to Mo Yan and his team's experience, even with the help of the pearl, they could only open the secret realm by waiting for the pearl and the secret realm to resonate with each other and for the pearl to create a tide.
Once the secret of the stream is unlocked, this shortcut will allow entry into the secret realm without waiting.
Ghostly Great Sage finally understood why the Demon Lord spoke of the traitor, Repentant Great Sage, with both praise and regret. This secret realm was no simple place; he had tried several times just now, and even with his strength, he couldn't force his way in. He wondered how Repentant Great Sage had managed to do it back then.
"Could this be the place I'm looking for?"
Ghostly Great Sage looked again at the location of the stream.
Although he received the inheritance of the Great Sage of Repentance, that inheritance required a specific bloodline to cultivate, so he could only deduce the Great Sage of Repentance's supernatural powers and methods through the inheritance.
Looking back, when that stream appeared, something felt off, as if something was missing. The Great Sage Ghostly Concealment pondered for a long time, finally realizing the problem: there should have been an object in the water to suppress it!
This object not only suppresses the stream's seal and prevents its aura from leaking out, but it is also the 'key to open the door'. Now, the object that suppressed it is nowhere to be found, and he is also kept outside the door.
"The Plague God of Miasma..."
The name that Ghostly Great Sage uttered was naturally one he had heard from Wuxian and Duanchao.
All signs indicate that the object of suppression should have fallen into the hands of the Plague God, but it is unknown how a mere demon king obtained it, unless the treasure manifested itself for some reason.
I remember the demon once said that the seal had loosened and a great change was imminent; it had probably already begun to subtly influence this world...
Ghostly Great Sage knew that many demon kings in the Lotus Crossing Swamp had powerful backers, but if the Plague Lord had a demon saint behind him, Mo Yan and his group wouldn't be where they are today. The Plague Lord disappeared along with Mo Yan, and now everything points to the same place!
The next moment, Wuxian and Duanqiao suddenly realized that Guizang Dasheng was gone, but there was nothing they could do.
……
"Five Immortals' Abode?"
The Great Sage Ghostly Hides down from the clouds and sees the Five Immortals Sect masters stationed by the lake.
Before he became famous, he had already heard of the Five Immortals Abode. The abbot was very mysterious and was said to have connections with several demon saints.
The situation in the Lotus Crossing Marsh is now complicated, and any move could have far-reaching consequences. After thinking it over, the Great Sage Ghostly Hideout decided not to act rashly. He devised a plan, investigated the matter, and looked at the lake.
To his surprise, all he saw was an ordinary lake, with nothing unusual about it.
The abyss and the ink stains do not exist; there is no trace of them!
The Five Immortals' Abode has gone to great lengths, so it can't be fake. In other words, there is a secret realm here that even he couldn't detect!
In fact, the Lotus Crossing Marshland hides too many secrets. That is why no great sage has been able to dominate it. It was only through the struggles and open and covert battles of various parties that the current situation has been formed.
It's not surprising that such a secret realm exists. The key question is what the connection is between the two secret realms and whether they are related to what he is looking for.
Ghostly Great Sage quietly burrowed into the bottom of the lake, searching inch by inch, but found nothing. He surfaced, did not attack the Five Immortals' Abode, but left only a bloody shadow to keep watch before returning to the bottom of Reflecting Moon Lake.
The strands of hair turned into streaks of blood, piercing the stone wall and stirring up the stream.
Although there is no object to suppress it, it is not impossible to open this door. However, if we force it open, the commotion will be too great and difficult to handle. We should proceed slowly and cautiously.
"Oh, I almost forgot about you guys," Ghostly Great Sage suddenly remembered Wuxian and Duanqiao, unaware of their origins. "Hurry up and reveal your true forms!"
Wuxian and Duanqiao watched helplessly as two blood vessels pierced their brows, their eyes losing their luster, before their bodies began to glow faintly.
"Huh?" The Great Sage Ghostly Hide noticed something was wrong and immediately drew out the blood, but he was a step too slow. The Stringless and the Broken Sheath eventually turned into two pure spiritual lights, one red and one black, as if returning to their origin, their auras chaotic.
Ghostly Great Sage frowned. He had always suspected that the three brothers' ability to find the pearl and the secret realm was not a coincidence. But with Inkstone's whereabouts unknown and the consciousness of Stringless and Broken Sheath seemingly vanished, he still couldn't discern their origins.
However, one thing is certain: they are definitely not normal demon cultivators!
Shaking his head, he put the two orbs of spiritual light into his sleeve, and the Ghostly Great Sage patiently observed the stream.
……
On the Ink Bridge.
Three forces are on their way.
Qin Sang and Mo Yan didn't stop for a moment. They had lost count of how far they had flown across the bridge. They only knew that the end was far away and their expressions were somewhat numb.
This bridge is so long that it reminds one of the legendary Bridge of Helplessness that spans the realms of the living and the dead.
Fortunately, their escape techniques were superb, and they maintained a significant lead.
"Fellow Daoist, it seems we're almost there..."
After an unknown number of days, Qin Sang finally heard some good news. Her spirits lifted, and she secretly awakened the Tianmu Butterfly.
Several hours later, Tianmu Butterfly vaguely saw the bridge pillar at the other end of the Ink Bridge!
Mo Yan's intuition was correct; they were about to leave Mo Bridge.
'Swish! Swish!'
Two streaks of light flew down the ink bridge, and Qin Sang and Mo Yan appeared. The moment they stepped off the ink bridge, they felt the same way they had when they jumped into the well.
An invisible force pushed them forward. They did not resist until they were propelled by this force, and their vision suddenly opened up.
Qin Sang looked down and saw that she was floating above another well.
Like the one opposite, this well is also suspended in mid-air, neither touching the sky nor the ground.
A quick glance around surprised Qin Sang. This was not a dull ink painting landscape, nor was there any dangerous Nine Heavens Mystic Gang. Instead, it was a vast expanse of blue sea and sky, a picturesque scene!
The sea stretched as far as the eye could see, eerily still, without a sound, and not a breath of wind could be felt.
The sky was clear, with not a single cloud in sight.
The water was as smooth as a mirror, without the slightest ripple; as far as the eye could see, there was no movement.
No mountains, no islands, no wind, no waves!
Too calm, so calm it's almost eerie.
There seemed to be a mysterious force here that could bring everything back to calm. When Qin Sang saw the incredibly calm water, she couldn't help but relax and wanted to immerse herself in this tranquility.
This moment actually provoked a reaction from the jade Buddha!
Qin Sang was startled; the jade Buddha's behavior meant that this 'peace' was not a good thing.
What on earth is this place?
Qin Sang was secretly on guard and looked at Mo Yan, only to see Mo Yan with his arms outstretched, as if to embrace the water and enjoy the tranquility, with a hint of excitement in his eyes.
“I found it,” Mo Yan murmured.
"What?" Qin Sang was filled with doubt.
Mo Yan turned to look at Qin Sang and said softly, "My final resting place is right here, right here underwater!"
He pointed to the water's surface. "If I'm not mistaken, this is... the Ruins of Return!"
"Return to the Ruins?"
Qin Sang was startled.
The Storm Realm also has a Void of Return, which, after merging into the Great Thousand World, fell into the River of Sin.
Is there any connection between this Ruins and that Ruins, or is the Ruins in the Storm Realm just a pseudonym?
"Hmm, perhaps it's part of the Ruins of Return, which the Xuanwu clan brought into the Holy Palace..."
Mo Yan wasn't certain. "Legend has it that the true Ruins of Return is the most peaceful place in the world, but also one of the most dangerous. Only the Xuanwu clan can roam freely in the Ruins of Return. Other beings who enter the Ruins of Return will be assimilated, forgetting everything, even their own selves..."
The legends of Guixu are quite different from those of the Storm Realm.
Qin Sang looked at the water. The water here was so deep that the bottom was not visible. Just as Mo Yan had said, one could feel the extreme tranquility simply by looking at it with the naked eye.
"Since the Ruins of Return are so dangerous, do you intend to go down there, fellow Daoist?"
Mo Yan nodded, then shook his head. "Before I go down, I need to fulfill my promise and help you capture a Star Spirit."
Qin Sang said, "If you have any urgent matters, you can tell me where Xingling is."
Mo Yan shook his head resolutely and said solemnly, "This is my promise to you, fellow Daoist. It is the cause and effect between us, and it must be settled first."
Seeing his insistence, Qin Sang did not refuse and cupped her hands, saying, "Thank you for your trouble."