txolops Chapter 2663 The Great Shift
Chapter 2663 The Great Shift
Chapter 2663 The Great Shift
"This is where?"
Qin Sang felt the force of the 'bumping' weaken and was finally able to break free from the lightning plasma's restraints. At the same time, her spiritual senses were gradually recovering.
As far as her divine sense could reach, she was still enveloped by the Netherworld Thunder and Thunder Mash, seemingly still at the bottom of the Thunder Sea. But Qin Sang knew that this was not the case; she should have been taken to another place.
He had just been swept up by the massive tide of lightning and plunged into an unknown land. During this time, the void violently trembled and became intensely distorted. He also sensed fluctuations from void teleportation.
Now, he may be in a hidden space at the bottom of the Thunder Sea.
This place is far too complicated. From the original Tianhai Island to the Thunder Abyss, to the Thunder Sea, and then to the Inner Sea, I never expected that another hidden space would be opened now. This is already the fifth layer of space!
Could it be that this place suddenly opened because I took the relic?
Qin Sang recalled that the strange changes in Lei Hai had already begun before the attack, seemingly caused by the removal of the relic. However, he was too busy dealing with a formidable enemy to attend to other matters, and he didn't know what had happened during their battle.
However, the giant tide appeared too suddenly, shattering the giant monument just as the Demon Lord descended. For a moment, Qin Sang even had the illusion that the sea of lightning had come to life, which is why she mistakenly thought there was another powerful being within it.
Could it be the power left behind by that holy monk?
Qin Sang secretly shook her head. Since that holy monk left behind the vow relic, it meant that he had already perished. If he still had such powerful strength, the seabed of the Thunder Sea would not have collapsed before.
Thinking of this, Qin Sang couldn't help but suspect Luo Luo Demon Lord again. Luo Luo Demon Lord was able to find the pass to enter the Thunder Sea, and his understanding of the Thunder Sea far surpassed that of others. It wouldn't be surprising if he found this hidden space as well.
"We must find that person as soon as possible, no matter what!"
A thought flashed through Qin Sang's mind, and she sped through the thunderous magma, searching for the one-eyed golden man's whereabouts.
This person summoned the Demon Lord, clearly offering himself as a sacrifice. The summoning ritual was forcibly interrupted, and even if he doesn't die, he will be severely injured.
We must strike while the iron is hot, kill him, and find him alive or dead to eliminate any future trouble!
If this person recovers and uses the secret technique to summon the Demon Lord again, I will be in dire straits once more. Moreover, his and Suzaku's origins have already been exposed, and if the news leaks out, it will be a huge problem.
And then there's the Demon Lord Luo Luo; finding him might solve the mystery.
Qin Sang quickly searched through the lightning lava and was surprised to find that the area of this lightning lava was not large. What could previously be called a sea of lightning could only be considered a lake.
'Shuh! '
Qin Sang flew to the upper layer of the lightning mash, emerged from the lightning mash, and saw countless black lightning bolts gathering in the darkness, much like the scene in the Netherworld Thunder Abyss, but there was not a single lightning beast in sight!
He sensed something was wrong and darted through the lightning, quickly arriving at the edge of the Thunder Abyss.
Emerging from the darkness, the sky instantly brightened, and the bright sunlight shone on the earth, revealing a lush and verdant landscape. Distant mountains stretched out like dark eyebrows, their silhouettes merging into the blue sky, with a few wispy white clouds drifting lazily by – a truly beautiful sight!
However, the scenery here was completely different from that outside the Abyss of Dark Thunder. Qin Sang tried to find the corresponding mountain range, but ultimately came up empty-handed.
Based on what I just saw and heard, there is only one possibility: he was sent out of the Abyss of Nether Thunder by the Thunder Plasma and moved to another place!
It wasn't the hidden space he imagined, nor was it within the cave heaven. Instead, it had been moved to another unknown place, and might even have left the Star Sand Sea.
Qin Sang recalled that before entering the Thunder Sea, Demon Lord Luo Luo had mentioned its origins, saying it was left behind by Thunder Lord, one of the Ten Heavenly Venerables. Thunder Lord created a teleportation system that covered the Demon Realm, and the Abyss of Nether Thunder might have been a node in it...
"Could it be that someone activated the teleportation power hidden in the sea of lightning?" Qin Sang wondered to herself.
This conjecture is somewhat plausible; his appearance near the Abyss of Nether Thunder after falling into the Demon Realm might be related to this. In that case, he must have been transported to another node, somewhere far away.
Qin Sang flew into the air and looked around. This place seemed peaceful and serene, but being in a foreign land, it was best to be cautious.
He turned back to Lei Yuan and searched carefully again, looking in every corner, but found no trace of the One-Eyed Golden Man, nor the whereabouts of the Demon Lord Luo Luo.
Perhaps because they were sucked away at different times, they were sent to different places.
The good news is that the crisis has been temporarily averted; the bad news is that the opportunity to eliminate the threat completely has been missed, and the one-eyed golden man's fate remains unknown, posing a persistent threat.
He pondered for a moment, then shook his head inwardly, feeling utterly powerless at this moment.
Unsure of Zhuque's condition, Qin Sang entered the small cave. As soon as she landed in front of Zhuque's cave, she heard Zhuque roar angrily.
"Get away from me, you jinx!"
Qin Sang chuckled awkwardly, remembering that someone had called her that before.
He cried out in his heart that he was wronged. After falling into the demon realm, he had been careful and had not done anything out of line, yet he had suffered an undeserved disaster.
Perhaps... it wasn't entirely an undeserved disaster...
Qin Sang seemed to be deep in thought, recalling the words Chen Sha Demon Lord had uttered—"The remnants of Qing Demon Lord are here."
Azure Demon Lord... Azure... Azure... Lord?
If you remove the "demon" character in the middle, it becomes Qingjun. Could Qingmojun be my senior sister?
Is it really that much of a coincidence?
But what if it wasn't a coincidence...?
If Qingmojun is Qingmojun's senior sister, and since they parted ways at the Ascension Platform, they have been separated into two realms and have had no contact since, why would the other party assume that he is a remnant of Qingmojun?
unless……
Qin Sang began to recount the process of his fall into the Demon Realm. It started with the disappearance of Su Nu and her disciples, and his first encounter with Su Nu dates back to their trip to Fengju Yumen, which was thousands of years ago.
The only person who might have had contact with his senior sister after the Ascension Platform incident was Su Nu!
The Sword Pavilion members who fell into the Storm Realm back then ascended together. Although Senior Sister and Bai are in the Ziwei Palace and Su Nu is in the Qisha Hall, they may encounter each other during the process of breaking through the realm.
He remembered that when they reunited, he and Su Nu had a conversation, and Su Nu herself admitted that she had seen the Ziwei Palace. And most importantly, when Su Nu ascended and broke through the realm, she was accompanied by an ancient demon lord!
Su Nu claimed that at the critical moment, she could not withstand the impact of the void turbulence and fell into a coma. After waking up, she landed in the spirit world. Now that she thinks about it, there are many strange things.
At the time, Qin Sang was somewhat wary of Su Nu, but as they traveled to the East Sea together, established Qingyang Kingdom, and gained a foothold in the foreign territory, Su Nu always did her best to assist them, and Qin Sang gradually let down her guard.
If Su Nu didn't disappear, but deliberately lured me here, then this scheme has been going on for thousands of years!
If it was Senior Sister's instruction to order Su Nu to infiltrate her side, why couldn't she tell her clearly? What was she worried about, and how could she manipulate Su Nu, who was in the spirit world, through the barrier between them?
For a moment, Qin Sang had many thoughts and too many mysteries.
He made a rough guess: his senior sister knew he would go to Fengju Jade Gate to find the Purple Palace, and had long ago ordered Su Nu to lie in wait. Su Nu had been lurking by his side until recently, when she used Su Nu's disappearance to lure him to the River of Sin and forcibly take him to the Demon Realm. At the same time, his senior sister suddenly encountered a powerful enemy and was unable to come to see him, and Su Nu's whereabouts were also unknown. Then, the enemy followed the trail and concluded that he was a remnant of his senior sister's lineage…
These speculations are largely far-fetched; only by meeting Su Nu can we know the truth.
Most importantly, what is Senior Sister's current cultivation level?
To be able to provoke the Demon Lord and be relentlessly pursued by his forces, the Azure Demon Lord's strength is at least on par with the One-Eyed Golden Man, and his status might even be higher. Qin Sang's cultivation speed is already astonishing enough; if she really is my senior sister, to be able to cultivate so quickly even after falling into the Demon Realm is nothing short of heaven-defying!
However, Senior Sister also has Bai by her side. Like Vermilion Bird, Bai is a powerful cultivator who has been rebuilt. If he finds a treasure similar to the Qilin's origin, he can quickly restore his previous realm.
Perhaps her senior sister's strength wasn't that great yet, and it was all for nothing that she was helping her; that would make sense.
What has Bai been doing in secret all these years while Su Nu has followed him?
Why are they all acting so mysteriously?
Qin Sang felt a headache coming on. It seemed she had to find out the truth. Her senior sister and Bai were probably being hunted by the Demon Lord right now, and it was the most critical time for them. She couldn't leave the Demon Realm easily. It would be best to find them and bring them back to the Spirit Realm together...
Zhuque was still inside cursing Qin Sang, refusing to let him in no matter what.
Qin Sang shook her head secretly and said, "Don't worry, I won't let you take action again. The enemy has disappeared. I just checked, outside..."
He recounted the situation outside and his guesses, then asked in a gentle and concerned voice, "Are your injuries serious? I have some healing pills on hand."
'Squeak!'
The stone gate finally opened.
Qin Sang entered the cave and saw Zhuque lying on the jade bed, staring at her with unfriendly eyes.
"Your injury..."
"You've ruined me!"
The Vermilion Bird couldn't hold back any longer and roared at Qin Sang. It was clear that it was extremely angry. The roar echoed out of the cave, making the entire small cave world buzz.
Its face was full of resentment, and it breathed fire. Sparks flew onto Qin Sang's face, and Qin Sang did not dare to resist. She could only endure the burning pain and wipe her face.
It seems that the Vermilion Bird's injuries are indeed very serious. Large patches of its feathers are charred black, and its appearance is disheveled. However, these are secondary. It is trying its best to gather the flames on its body, but there are always transparent gaps between these flames. These gaps are actually the remnants of sword intent, which penetrate into its muscles and damage the Vermilion Bird's internal organs.
What the Vermilion Bird spewed at Qin Sang was not anger, but the blade light that had been damaging its body, causing its own power to become chaotic and unable to be suppressed for a time, resulting in the turmoil of its domain and fire spewing out from all seven orifices.
What's more troublesome is that its Dao foundation has also been severely damaged. Its realm was already unstable, and now it has been severely injured. It will have to devote its energy to healing, which will delay its grand plan to restore its cultivation for an unknown period of time.
Before falling asleep, Zhuque was happily having a sweet dream. It was all Qin Sang's fault for dragging it down. Now it was extremely aggrieved and could only vent its anger on Qin Sang. It wished it could swallow him whole.
Seeing the Vermilion Bird's miserable state, Qin Sang was secretly shocked. The powerful Vermilion Bird was no match for the Demon Lord.
Noticing Zhuque's increasingly hostile gaze, Qin Sang quickly put on an apologetic smile, took out a bunch of jade bottles, and stuffed them all at Zhuque, regardless of their usefulness. Although he wasn't the culprit, what he did this time was indeed a bit underhanded, so he considered it an apology.
"Get out!"
Zhuque accepted the pill, still not satisfied, and was about to kick Qin Sang out of the cave. With a flap of its wings, streaks of fire entered the walls and stone doors, turning into fire barriers. The fluctuations emanating from these barriers made Qin Sang's eyelids twitch.
With these fire restrictions in place, Qin Sang, as the master of the small grotto-heaven, will never be able to throw the Vermilion Bird away again.
"From now on, you can forget about setting foot in my Vermilion Bird Cave!" Vermilion Bird roared repeatedly.
"Wait, wait, wait..."
Qin Sang repeatedly begged for mercy, "The whereabouts of that one-eyed golden man are unknown. I am not knowledgeable enough to discern his whereabouts. I would be grateful if Lord Zhuque would make the trip. If he is still alive and reports back to the Demon Lord, our situation will be in danger. We are all in the same boat, and if I am captured by the Demon Lord, Lord Zhuque will also be in danger..."
"The ghost and you share both glory and ruin!"
Suzaku was even angrier. "I, Suzaku, will break that bitch's restraints sooner or later and make you pay the price!"
"As long as you can find a way to solve this, I will cooperate fully," Qin Sang said, raising his hands. He never considered himself the master of the Vermilion Bird.
When the minister is strong and the ruler is weak, disaster is inevitable!
Forcibly enslaving a celestial demon is by no means a wise move, even if it is the Vermilion Bird.
Over the years, they've spent every day together, bickering and arguing, which has built up a deep bond. Zhuque should have recovered many of her memories, and the fact that she hasn't turned against him and is even willing to help shows that she approves of him.
This bond of goodwill is more precious than any contract, and Qin Sang wouldn't be so unwise as to destroy it herself. However, the restrictions on Zhuque were placed by the First Sword Attendant, which Qin Sang couldn't change, and Zhuque couldn't do anything about it for the time being either.
Zhuque snorted angrily and reluctantly got up.
It shook its wings, forcibly suppressed its sword intent, and flew away with its body covered in black spots.
Qin Sang chuckled and followed behind Zhuque, flying out of the small cave and searching through the Thunder Abyss again.
After pondering for a while, the Vermilion Bird shook its wings and released eight feathers, which shot out in all directions. The feathers and the Vermilion Bird were connected by fiery threads, and then its aura covered the small Thunder Abyss.
Qin Sang looked at the Vermilion Bird and was relieved to see that it could still use its supernatural powers. After a while, she saw the Vermilion Bird retract its feathers.
It was finally able to speak calmly to Qin Sang, “I clashed with that Demon Lord from a distance, and then the altar was destroyed. That guy was caught in the middle, suffering a double impact, and his chances of surviving are slim.”
It seems that Zhuque has not found any clues either. Qin Sang said in a deep voice, "But there is a possibility of survival!"
Suzaku nodded reluctantly.
Qin Sang sighed softly. He would have to be wary of the Demon Lord from now on, but the problem was that he didn't even know which Demon Lord was his enemy.
Then Zhuque said, "If he is lucky enough to survive, he should also be in this direction."
"direction?"
Qin Sang was taken aback and immediately understood what Zhuque meant; they might have been moved to different nodes in the same direction.
Even if they knew, what could they do? They couldn't use the Nether Lightning to teleport, they didn't know how many Thunder Abysses were nearby, and they had no way of finding out.
"Go away!"
Finally, the Vermilion Bird lost its patience and plunged into the small cave.