Zhu Yao returned and asked ghost officer Ning Yun about it. As expected, little wimp had returned to Spiritual Realm, and naturally, he brought that sealed Ghost King with him. She couldn't help but worry. If the bugs she saw were really formed by resentment, then she didn't know how long the Soul Summoning Seal would last. He had to meet up with little wimp as soon as possible. But …
"Where is that damned Spiritual Realm?" She only knew that she could enter the Spiritual Realm after having a physical body, but who the hell knew how to get there? She was a human now, so it was still unknown whether she could go or not.
Ning Yun, who was at the side, was stunned. He pointed upwards. "The Spiritual Realm is naturally in the sky."
"Ah?" The corner of Zhu Yao's lips twitched. Raising her head, she looked at the aurora in the sky. "You said it's in the sky, you can't be referring to above, right?"
"Yes!" Ning Yun nodded his head affirmatively.
Wasn't this a little too casual? They were two different worlds after all. Aren't you embarrassed to be so close to me? No wonder little wimp didn't even leave a word for her before returning to the Spiritual Realm. So the Spiritual Realm was right next door.
Yu Yan frowned. What that ghost servant said was not false. Earlier, when he released his divine sense, he indeed felt that there was a thin layer of barrier in the sky. Thus, he directly hugged his disciple and flew up into the sky.
*
"Master?" They stopped in midair. Zhu Yao raised her head to look at the vast and boundless sky in front of her, and was a little puzzled as to why they stopped.
"This is it." Yu Yan indicated that the boundary between the two realms was right above their heads.
Zhu Yao curiously reached out her hand, only to see the vast sky earlier, as though it was a water surface, ripples began to spread out in all directions. Her fingertips also felt a chill.
Is this water?
Why was there water in the sky, and it was hanging upside down?
"Most likely, if we pass through it, we'll be able to reach the so-called Spiritual Realm," Yu Yan said with a stern expression.
Zhu Yao: "…" At the very least, it was a World Crossing Door. Why was it hanging in the sky so casually? Somehow, he felt that he was unreliable.
"Enter." Yu Yan said.
"But …"
"Don't be afraid." Yu Yan reached out his hand to stroke her head. "Your master is here."
"…" Alright!
As a precaution, Yu Yan added a layer of defensive barrier around the two of them, and then, he immediately flew upwards.
Zhu Yao simply felt as though something had flashed past her surroundings, and as though her body was being pulled by something, she unconsciously flew forward. In the surroundings, there were streaks of things that looked like flowing lights, and they were currently rapidly flying backwards. In the blink of an eye, the scenery in front of her changed, and the spiritual energy in the surroundings suddenly grew denser as well, causing her entire body to feel comfortable. Above their heads, a large piece of green land appeared, filled with lush greenery. There were also all kinds of upside down immortal mountains floating in the air.
Before Zhu Yao could even figure out why the mountain was upside down, she suddenly felt her head turning heavy and her legs turning light, as she charged straight towards the green patch of land.
No, he fell!
The mountain didn't fall, but she did!
"Master!" Zhu Yao panicked, as she shouted out loudly. Out of habit, he wanted to fly on his sword, but he suddenly remembered that he didn't have a means of transportation at all. He wanted to use wind-elemental spells, but it was too late …
With a splash, he plunged headfirst into a pool of mud, and his face landed on the ground.
A certain master who was one step behind: "…"
Haah, no matter what, he couldn't stop his disciple's death-seeking footsteps. What should he do?
Yu Yan sighed. Casting an art with his hands, he materialized a strand of divine energy, and instantly pulled his disciple who was covered in mud out. Fortunately, he had cast a defensive art on her beforehand, which was why she wasn't injured at all. Mn, other than … being a little dirty.
Zhu Yao spat out a mouthful of black mud. "Puah, master …" Can you not screw your disciple over? What happened to the promise of having you around? You liar!
Yu Yan cast a Dirt Removal Art on her with a calm look, instantly reverting back to a clean and foolish disciple. He then said with a stern and serious tone. "Don't stray too far away from me."
It was clearly your teleportation that was delayed, alright?
Looking at her messy hair, Yu Yan frowned, and could not help but pull down her hairband. "Come and sit down." Taking a few steps back, a wooden comb suddenly appeared in his hands. He waved it at her, looking as though he wanted to tidy her hair.
"…" Why the hell would master carry a comb with him? Aren't you bringing along a little too complete a set of life tools?
As a little expert in life, his skills were indeed excellent. Her hair that was still like a chicken's nest earlier, under her master's skillful hands, was tied into a bun in just a moment. Zhu Yao shook it. It was rather sturdy.
Yu Yan sized her up for a moment, and as though he was finally satisfied, he slowly said. "Done!"
Zhu Yao stood up, and raised her head to look. Above her head was a familiar blue sky, and there was nothing strange about it. However, on the other side of the sky, was the Underworld. "Master, what do you think is going on with this Spiritual Realm?"
Theoretically speaking, the separation between the Three Thousand Worlds was extremely clear, and it was very difficult to break through them. For example, when one wanted to head to the Divine Realm from the Mortal Realm, one had to experience countless tribulations, and only then would one be able to reach the Divine Realm through the Light of Guidance. And back then, with her identity as a Black Tortoise of the God Race, she had exhausted the godly energy of an entire Realm, and paid the price of her life, before she could forcefully open the World Crossing Door.
And this crossing between the Spiritual Realm and the Underworld was excessively simple. Other than a slight delay, it was basically like a vacation, where one would arrive in a single train ride.
"Your master doesn't know either." Yu Yan sighed. "Most likely, the connection between this world and the Underworld is extremely tight, and they are probably one entity in the first place."
Same entity? But clearly, the two worlds were completely different.
"However." Yu Yan's tone changed. "The spiritual energy in this place is extremely dense, and it is scattered in all directions. There's no difference in strength." On the contrary, the Underworld did not have the slightest bit of spiritual energy.
Dense spiritual energy, did that mean that one's cultivation level would be fast as well? She wondered what cultivation level little wimp was at. She had forgotten to ask him about it earlier as well.
Although they had already arrived at the Spiritual Realm, it really wasn't easy to find someone in this world. After discussing for a moment, the two of them decided to first head to the nearest practitioner's market to scout for information.
Although the grassland they were in was huge, fortunately, there was a practitioner's market several dozen kilometers away. Yu Yan simply released his divine sense and scanned the area, and found the specific location. Bringing his disciple along, he immediately flew over.
That market was not big, and it was different from the practitioner's markets Zhu Yao had seen in the past. There were actually no concealment formations set up here, as though they were not worried about mortals accidentally entering. The market, however, was very lively. Practitioners were flying about everywhere, and they even brought along various spiritual beasts.
Zhu Yao felt that it was a little strange. Though it was very common for practitioners to rear spiritual beasts. Although it was very common for practitioners to raise spiritual beasts, it was rare for them to bring them along so openly. After all, most demonic beasts did not have any intelligence, and they were afraid of causing unnecessary conflicts. However, it seemed like the people here had already gotten used to such matters, and most of them turned a blind eye to the spiritual beasts around practitioners. And most of the demonic beasts were obediently staying by their masters' side, and there didn't seem to be any conflicts happening.
Most of the practitioners on the streets were selling demonic beast eggs that had yet to recognize their masters. It seemed like demonic beasts were very popular in the Spiritual Realm.
Zhu Yao went around to scout for information about little wimp. Strangely, when she mentioned the three words' Wang Xuzhi ', those practitioners looked at her with very strange expressions.
She faintly felt that something was amiss, but after continuously asking a few people, she still did not get any results.
"Are you certain that the person you're looking for is surnamed Wang, and his name is Xuzhi?" A practitioner selling talismans, repeatedly confirmed.
"Yes, have you seen him before?" Zhu Yao's eyes shone.
He sized her up for a moment, and carried a hint of probing. "You can't be talking about that person from Ancient Azure Sect, right?"
"Ancient Azure Sect?" Little wimp's sect in Spiritual Realm? "I'm not sure about that."
"May I know … who is he to you?" That practitioner asked.
"My son …" Just as she was about to say 'son', after pondering for a moment, she changed her words. "He's my little brother."
When that practitioner heard this, he suddenly flared up. Waving his hands at her in disdain, he said. "Shoo shoo shoo, a mere Foundation-stage girl dares to make fun of this old man. Go away, don't affect my business. "
"…" Why did he change his attitude so quickly?
Zhu Yao curled her lips, and had no choice but to turn around and leave. However, she did obtain some useful information. No matter what, she should first head to that Ancient Azure Sect to take a look.
Ancient Azure Sect sure was easy to find out. After casually asking a person, she managed to find out its general location.
She did not waste any more time, and immediately met up with her master. Then, she told him about the strange incident earlier. She faintly felt a little worried. Could that little wimp Wang Xuzhi have offended someone in Spiritual Realm?
"And, I am unable to see through those practitioners' cultivation levels. They are most likely at Foundation and above. "She was getting more and more worried for little wimp.
"No." Yu Yan suddenly refuted.
"Ah?" What do you mean no?
He shook his head, and said seriously. "Yu Yao, the cultivation levels of the group of practitioners in the market are all at Nascent Soul and above."
"Ah? Ah! "
Zhu Yao instantly widened her eyes. She couldn't have misheard, right? Nascent Soul? The hell, which Nascent Soul practitioner would sell talisman papers and spiritual beasts in a street stall? Her values received an unprecedented impact.
"The spiritual energy in this place is so dense, it's normal for one to advance quickly."
That's a little too fast, isn't it!?
"Also …" Yu Yan continued. "I sensed a practitioner at the Demigod-stage and above in the market."
"Above Demigod-stage?" Zhu Yao was stunned. "An Earth Deity?"
"I don't think so!" Yu Yan frowned. "Without a divine body, his strength shouldn't be able to match an Earth Deity. But, he is indeed above Demigod-stage. "
"Then why hasn't he ascended yet?" Wasn't it said that one would ascend after a Demigod-stage practitioner?
"This is also something your master doesn't understand." Logically speaking, that was indeed the case. However, after inspecting with his divine sense, that person indeed did not have any signs of facing tribulation. In other words, the Light of Guidance could not descend upon his divine body. "It seems that the Heavenly Dao allows this world to have existences with cultivation levels higher than Demigod-stage."
"…" The Heavenly Dao was a little too casual, right? It was one thing for bugs to be heaven-defying, but was there a need for humanoid NPCs to be this heaven-defying as well? In this world where Demigods could be found everywhere, and Nascent Soul practitioners were as plentiful as dogs, what was a Foundation practitioner like her supposed to do!?
Was it too late to regret now?
— — — —
After finding out that the laws of this world were especially lenient towards practitioners' cultivation levels, her master said that he wanted to remove the restriction on his own cultivation level. Zhu Yao naturally agreed with both hands raised. He was a High Deity in the first place, but in order to prevent himself from attracting the Light of Guidance, he suppressed his cultivation level to a Demigod-stage. Evidently, this world was extremely lenient towards the upper limit of cultivation levels. Hence, he no longer had any worries.
The higher the level of her teammates, the higher Zhu Yao's chances of defeating monsters. They found a quiet place, and placed down a few formations. Zhu Yao then sat at the side, watching her master remove the restriction bit by bit.
In order to prevent himself from removing the restriction too much and directly ascending, Yu Yan raised his cultivation level step by step. First, he directly reached the Profound Deity, Gold Deity, and then, Heavy Deity. He stopped, and explained. "I can faintly sense that the Heavenly Dao is loosening. I'm afraid that if I continue raising my cultivation level, I will trigger the Ascension Lightning Tribulation."
It seemed like the limit of this world was the cultivation level of a Heavy Deity.
"Let's go to Ancient Azure Sect." Yu Yan stood up.
"Alright." Zhu Yao nodded, and walked over. She sized up her master whose aura was becoming purer. With a wave of his hand, he summoned his own divine sword. When he turned around, his ink-like hair brushed past the side of Zhu Yao's face, and a strange feeling flashed in the depths of her heart. "Master, why do I feel that … you're a little shorter?"
Yu Yan turned to look at her, and then reached out his hand to stroke her head. "Don't mess around."
"…" Was she imagining things? But her master was a head taller than her, and his hair clearly couldn't touch her.
Yu Yan immediately flew on his sword, and headed in the direction of Ancient Azure Sect.
Zhu Yao, however, felt that something was amiss. The sky was slowly beginning to darken, and the sun was setting in the west.
The speed of Yu Yan's flying sword suddenly slowed down, and the tall figure in front of him began to shrink at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Master!" Zhu Yao was startled, as she pulled the person in front of her.
However, his figure shook, and like a balloon that was suddenly punctured, he swayed about, rising and falling.
"Master, what's wrong?" Don't scare me.
The sword swayed for a moment, and then, it could no longer be controlled, and fell down. She had no choice but to take over the sword midway, and only then did she barely manage to land on the ground. She anxiously hugged onto it, and in her hands …
A half-grown child. This is … master?
This doesn't make sense!
Why did he suddenly turn into a child, hey!?
"Master, master!!!" Zhu Yao's heart tightened, as she worriedly called out a few times.
What responded to her was a light and slow snoring sound.
Zhu Yao: "…"
She held onto his pulse and checked it. His pulse was calm, and his breathing was steady. Other than becoming smaller, there were no other abnormalities in his body.
He was simply … asleep!
-_-#
Zhu Yao's expression darkened. Could this be the aftereffect of removing the suppression on his cultivation? It seemed like she wouldn't be able to wake him up anytime soon.
Right now, she had no choice but to head to Ancient Azure Sect first. Heaving a deep sigh, she resigned to her fate and carried the miniature version of her master.
Just as she was about to continue forward …
Suddenly. | `O ′ |
With a roar, a black figure scuttled out from the forest. A gigantic demonic beast, suddenly blocked her path.
Zhu Yao's heart tightened, and for a moment, she wanted to curse out. Did it have to be such a coincidence? She was currently just a Foundation trash!
Wait a minute! Calm down! It seemed like ever since she became a dragon, a large majority of demonic beasts had a friendship that surpassed their own species. Perhaps, this one was the same as well?
Zhu Yao's heart loosened, as she seriously stared at this demonic beast. We're friends, right? Right, right?
That demonic beast walked over one step at a time, and then …
With a single gulp, it swallowed both master and disciple!
"…"
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