"Right now, we can only find this broken grotto-heaven." Li Hushuang sighed helplessly. "This is a place I found by accident when I was traveling in the Void. It might be a cave abode opened in the Void by an ancient ancestor."
Other than the grotto-heaven of the Demon Lord, or existences at the level of the Emperor's Mausoleum or the Innate Tomb, the Void lacked Spiritual Qi and was not suitable for Empress Xu Ruotong to heal and resolve the God Tribulation.
When others guessed where Chen Luoyang was hiding, they were certain that he was not in the Void but in the Mortal World because of this.
Now that the Empress was forced to leave the Mortal World, the biggest obstacle she faced was also here.
But they could only worry now.
Cheng Shuzhi looked to the other side. "Sect Master Zhang, after the Demon Emperor recovered, you are the only one here who fought with him. How strong is he now?"
The person guarding the other side of the Empress was a handsome man with snow-white eyebrows. He was the former master of the Northernmost Heaven Lake in the Mortal World, Zhang Weiyu.
Zhang Weiyu's face was ashen at this moment. Slowly, he breathed in and out, seizing every moment to heal.
To Li Hushuang and Cheng Shuzhi, who had known him for many years, it was rare for Zhang Weiyu to be in such a sorry state.
But they could not tell that it was all Zhang Weiyu's disguise.
He was naturally not injured. To be precise, it was not easy for him to be injured now.
But as someone who was defeated by the Demon Emperor in name and had to leave the Mortal World, Zhang Weiyu had to disguise himself.
This was not in line with his nature, but he could only suppress his true thoughts.
As a proud martial artist, he was not afraid of Chen Luoyang or even the Demon Lord.
A man was like a spear. He would rather break than bend. If he died, he would die.
But he did not know why he had become the God of the Netherworld. There was no way to resist or solve it. Zhang Weiyu was full of unwillingness. He was not willing to accept such a strange twist in his life.
He wanted to find out everything. He wanted to correct his life. The opponent he wanted to challenge now was not Crouching Dragon Sand, not Heavenly Demon Ye, not Chen Luoyang, not Xu Ruotong … not any specific person, but the invisible hand that played with his fate.
For this, he was willing to endure.
At the moment, the Empress of Dongzhou had yet to recover from her injuries and could barely fend for herself. Zhang Weiyu was not worried that Li Hushuang and Cheng Shuzhi would see through his fake injury.
When Empress Xu Ruotong recovered from her injuries one day, he would naturally have long since "recovered" by then.
Slowly hearing Cheng Shuzhi's question, Zhang Weiyu said, "In the battle of Setting Sun Mountain, the Demon Emperor was at realm nineteen. Although he was weaker than Emperor Zhou, he was at least as strong as Ye Tianmo when he was at the seventh heaven of the Heaven Destroying Demon Tribulation.
However, other than his personal cultivation and strength, the Demon Emperor had many powerful treasures with him. So, if one were to really compare, his strength was even greater. The reason why he was able to recover faster than Emperor Zhou was most likely because of the power of these treasures.
After he recovered, his strength seemed to have improved since the battle of Setting Sun Mountain. However, what was even more terrifying was that he seemed to have turned the Heavenly Demon's God's Tribulation into his own weapon. By attacking others, he expelled the last remnants of the God's Tribulation from his body.
Such an attack was unstoppable. I could only avoid it and could not face it head-on. Unfortunately, after one wrong step, every step was wrong. I dodged his attack with the help of the God's Tribulation, but I couldn't dodge his other attacks. In the end, I was injured by him. It was already a blessing to be able to leave the mortal world alive. "
Zhang Weiyu said everything honestly, without belittling or exaggerating, "But that was when the Demon Emperor was at realm nineteen. Now, I heard that he has reached realm twenty, the all-knowing realm.
I believe that even if he did not use the power of various treasures, Heavenly Demon Ye at his peak in the battle of Setting Sun Mountain might not be his match.
Below Supreme, the Demon Emperor should be the undisputed number one expert in the mortal world. "
Although he had awakened as the God of the Netherworld, the "Mysterious Corpse," Zhang Weiyu was not confident that he could beat the current Chen Luoyang. However, his defense was too strong. Chen Luoyang had a chance to beat him, but it was basically impossible for him to kill him.
To compete with Chen Luoyang like this, he had to reach at least the twenty-first realm.
But what if Chen Luoyang reached the twenty-first realm?
Even with Zhang Weiyu's pride, he felt some admiration at this moment.
That young man was now at realm twenty, but he might be closer to the boundary between man and god than Heavenly Demon Ye.
"Almost." Xu Ruotong's voice came from the ball of light to the side. "If he reaches realm twenty, I also have no confidence. This person is too evil."
She was a little unhappy. "But even so, why did you have to bring me out? If we can't beat him, then we can't beat him. At worst, we can just light a fire on the high platform. It's better than hiding like a rat in the gutter. Is there a need to do this? "
Cheng Shuzhi smiled apologetically at Zhang Weiyu as he said helplessly, "Your Majesty, I accept your evaluation, but don't drag yourself, Sect Master Zhang, and Crane Deity into this."
"No food, no play, we can only squat like this. We're going to rot." Xu Ruotong muttered softly, but she did not continue to complain.
What she thought was her own business, but it was not good to ask Cheng Shuzhi, Li Hushuang, and the others to burn the high platform with her.
Zhang Weiyu shook his head at Cheng Shuzhi, indicating that he did not mind. He closed his eyes and continued to cultivate in Silence.
Li Hushuang shook her head with a bitter smile. "That's true. We are in such a sorry state right now."
After a bitter smile, her expression became slightly solemn. "Previously, we were persuaded by Ji Tianqiong. She said that there will be a big change in the mortal world, and urged us to take a step back and observe the changes. Does she mean that Zhi Zun and Young Master Tian will fight?"
Cheng Shuzhi coughed repeatedly. "At present, this is the most likely possibility."
"Then, she is currently actually backed by the Xihe Realm?" Li Hushuang's expression became even more solemn.
The other three were silent, but it was clear that they had the same suspicion as Li Hushuang.
"What do you all say?" the Empress asked calmly in the ball of light.
Without waiting for the other three to answer, she said, "I will first say my thoughts. The mortal world's matters, the mortal world's matters.
The Mountain Sea Realm, Xihe Realm, and the Yellow Spring Realm, no matter which realm takes control of the mortal world, the result is probably worse than the Demon Emperor.
The Qing Wei Realm and the Saha Realm are slightly better, but there is a limit. It's the same no matter who I side with. If I side with them, I'd rather side with Chen Luoyang, at least it'll be less troublesome. "
"Aside from the unpredictable danger of the Netherworld Sword Technique, under the rule of the Demon Emperor, Yan Ranshan and the other demonic path's conduct has changed. At least they do not harm the mortals, and this alone is already better than the Mountain Sea Realm, the Yellow Spring Realm, and even the rumored Xihe Realm." Cheng Shuzhi nodded.
Slowly, Li Hushuang said, "I also agree. The mortal world's matters, the mortal world's matters, but I believe that Elder Yun's judgment when he was alive would not be wrong."
"Let's wait and see," Zhang Weiyu said calmly. "The urgent matter is the problem of Emperor Zhou's recovery."
Cheng Shuzhi and Li Hushuang frowned in silence.
On the other hand, Xu Ruotong's tone was slightly more optimistic. "I have gradually found some tricks, but I still need time. If I can succeed, it might be a blessing in disguise in the end. The experience of surviving a divine tribulation is rare."
"Cough, cough …" Cheng Shuzhi smiled. "It's great that Your Majesty is confident."
As they spoke, the scene in front of them suddenly changed.
Zhang Weiyu's gaze instantly darkened.
There were not many that had the means to deal with them without any warning …
Cheng Shuzhi and Li Hushuang were also shocked, but quickly recovered their calm.
"May I know which senior has something to say?" Xu Ruotong was similarly unfazed.
A voice sounded by their ears. "You need some help."
Before he finished speaking, this dilapidated cave abode disappeared from the universe.
…
In the Red Dust World, Chen Luoyang sat quietly by himself.
The copper plate in front of him had already stopped spinning, and the Thousand Soul Pearl had also lost its luster.
The essence and soul power stored in it had already been completely absorbed by Chen Luoyang.
At this moment, he sat cross-legged and silently breathed in and out, continuously refining and adjusting the power in his body.
Suddenly, Chen Luoyang's heart trembled slightly.
There seemed to be an extremely shocking power coming from afar, shaking his mind.
To be precise, it wasn't just him that was startled, but both he and the Demon Venerable's body were startled at the same time. The two shocks stacked together were especially shocking.
It didn't seem to come from a specific location, but from somewhere in the void. Instead, it seemed to originate from some kind of subtle principle of all things in the world being connected.
Such a movement couldn't be sensed at all by people with low cultivation.
The higher one's cultivation, the more they understood the principles of heaven and earth. The closer they were to the Grand Dao itself, the clearer their comprehension.
Right now, through the Demon Venerable's body, Chen Luoyang's perception was even clearer than his own.
He thought about it, then left his seclusion place, left the Red Dust World, and came to the void of the Outer World.
The universe had no front or back, no up or down, and no direction.
However, Chen Luoyang immediately looked to the side. There seemed to be a dazzling radiance there, even brighter than the starlight. It was incomparably dazzling and eye-catching.
As he quietly sensed and analyzed the radiance, Chen Luoyang gradually gained an epiphany.
This was the Two Aspects Origin Fusion Ritual that Heavenly Buddha and Dao Monarch had mentioned before!
As Heavenly Buddha had said, Dao Monarch had used this ritual.
From the looks of it, it should be the fusion of Daoism's intent realm and the purest Buddhist intent realm, forming such a graceful ritual.
Dao Monarch's goal in obtaining the Jingang Pestle was indeed this.
Then what was next, what was she hoping to achieve with the ritual?
Chen Luoyang paid attention to his Jun Tian Spear.
Almost at this moment, he felt that the Jun Tian Spear seemed to be triggered by something.
Dao Monarch's Two Aspects Origin Fusion Ritual was for the legendary Luo Destruction Palace.
And now, her actions could trigger the Jun Tian Spear, which meant that his previous guess was right. This Human Sovereign's inheritance was really related to the Luo Destruction Palace.
The Demon Venerable had targeted the Jun Tian Spear for this purpose.
The Radiant Longsword that was connected to Ying Qingqing was also related to the Luo Destruction Palace.
All of these formed a line … Wait, it could also be several different lines that extended from the same source.
Chen Luoyang was expressionless. He suppressed the agitation of the Jun Tian Spear and observed Dao Monarch's actions in Silence.
Other than the Red Dust World and Qing Wei, there were also people from the other realms paying attention.
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