Chapter 1189 - 398: A Narrow Margin Crushes the Ambitious (Double-Length - )

Chapter 1189: Chapter 398: A Narrow Margin Crushes the Ambitious (Double-Length Chapter)

Earth Sea.

One of the Seven Abysses of Heaven, the Strong Beam Abyss.

The Abyssal Sea, hanging upside down above the horizon, surged and trembled at this moment.

Jin Daowu, a leader of the Great Tang Divine Strategy Army, found himself within it and sensed something unusual.

The Abyssal Sea began to roil, and in one vast area, a vortex started to form, suspended above the horizon.

Spiritual Energy interwoven with evil atmosphere emanated a massive suction, pulling in and devouring those nearby.

Both the Great Tang soldiers nearby and the Earth Sea Jiuli people were indiscriminately affected.

A multitude of mortal cultivators and Jiuli people were drawn into the vortex formed by the intertwining of Spiritual Energy and evil atmosphere.

Jin Daowu rushed over in time, facing the challenge head-on, swinging his blade towards the vortex’s center.

The vortex twisted, and the suction that attracted and seized from all directions momentarily paused.

Some of the Great Tang soldiers caught in it managed to break free with the opportunity.

Jin Daowu’s gaze focused as he saw beneath the torn vortex, Spiritual Energy intertwined with evil atmosphere forming a road, extending downward.

A blood-red road.

Within it seemed to reveal the artistic conception of the Wu Men Xue He lineage, but the Blood River turned into a Blood Road.

The Blood Road was solid, and Jin Daowu, taking a closer look, saw that this road appeared to be constructed from a vast interweaving of Talisman Scriptures.

The Blood Road delved deep into the Strong Beam Abyss hanging upside down at the horizon, plunging beneath the Abyssal Sea.

However, because the Strong Beam Abyss hung in mid-air, the Blood Road, upon distant view, also seemed like a road ascending to the heavens.

Yet it was quite different from the Taoist Talisman Sect’s teachings, familiar to the Great Tang cultivators.

It was filled with a sense of contradiction and disharmony.

Upon that Connecting Heaven Blood Road, nothing else was seen, save for one person.

A youth who appeared thin and slender, his face lean and gaunt.

Yet within his slim frame seemed to reside a peculiar strength.

"...Chen Yi?"

In Jin Daowu’s view, the other party’s facial features gradually overlapped with the image in his memory, identifying the youth before him.

The other was an abandoned disciple of the Celestial Master Mansion at Dragon Tiger Mountain of Great Tang.

However, after Chen Yi left Dragon Tiger Mountain, he had briefly joined the Suppressing Demon Guards, established by the court.

But later, he again departed from the Suppressing Demon Guards.

Afterwards, there were reports that Chen Yi was aligned with the Intermediary Path Country.

Thus, in the current Tang Imperial Dynasty, on official terms, Chen Yi was now considered an imperial convict.

He was merely unpredictable in his whereabouts, first receiving shelter from the Cangzhou Ye Clan, helping hide his tracks.

Previously, due to the conflict between Jiuli and the Cangzhou Ye Clan, Chen Yi’s whereabouts were exposed, and subsequently, he entered Luo Yuan.

Now that Luo Yuan and Earth Sea were reconnected, Chen Yi appearing here surprised Jin Daowu.

Since the other was a publicly wanted imperial convict, his current actions not only threatened Jin Daowu and his subordinate soldiers.

Despite his surprise, Jin Daowu didn’t hesitate, immediately striking with his blade.

The Jiuli expert who was just engaged with the Great Tang soldiers, at this moment, to completely rid themselves of the vortex that suddenly appeared in the Strong Beam Abyss, was also forced to join forces with Jin Daowu, to deal with this suddenly emerging common enemy, lest Chen Yi benefit from their struggle.

Chen Yi stood silently on that Connecting Heaven Blood Road, facing the abrupt alliance of the Great Tang cultivators and Jiuli people, he remained unperturbed.

The straight Blood Road suddenly became winding and rugged at this moment.

Boundless Blood Qi flowed upon it.

Chen Yi himself made no move to resist.

Yet this boundless Blood Qi had already intercepted Jin Daowu and the others entirely.

An ominous warning emerged in Jin Daowu’s heart, sensing great danger approaching, and without further thought, he swiftly retreated.

The Jiuli expert moved slightly slower, and his entire body was immediately dyed a blood-red hue.

On the surface of his body, fierce yet graceful sigils began to appear.

The whole person seemed to transform into an enormous piece of talisman paper, being inscribed by Chen Yi upon him.

As the blood-red sigils flowed, the Jiuli expert emitted an uncontrollable grunt, his form recoiling backward.

Such sinister methods, indeed differing greatly from the Taoist Talisman Sect’s teachings... Jin Daowu thought, also shocked.

Chen Yi did not pursue, instead gazing off into the distance.

In the distance, numerous Great Tang cultivators and Jiuli people were still in combat.

Among them were top experts like Li Tianqing and Shen Qubing.

"This should be sufficient; no need to take further risks. Let’s stop here for now."

Chen Yi did not mind slaughter, only concerned with whether it could satisfy his own needs.

For him, the Great Tang cultivators, Jiuli people, and even the group of demons in Luo Yuan were no different.

Having traversed to the realm he reached today alone, he was indifferent to all that.

What he cared for was solely enhancing his own strength.

If necessary, all could be killed.

Any obstacle, all could be killed.

Persistently advancing, continually enduring, he had already trodden his own path.

A Connecting Heaven Blood Road.

As for past grievances, as his power grew, the challenges and formidable foes would no longer exist.

What he once lost, he would eventually regain one day.

Seeing Jin Daowu from the Tang Dynasty Human Realm, Chen Yi’s gaze flickered slightly, yet he did not continue to attack.

He would certainly return to Great Tang in the future, but it would be unrelated to the likes of the Cangzhou Ye Clan or the Intermediary Path Country, but solely for himself.

Above the Strong Beam Abyss waters, where Spiritual Energy continuously intertwined with evil atmosphere, the wind whirled amid the clouds as the Blood Road relentlessly stretched upward, subsequently vanishing into the depths of the Strong Beam Abyss.

Jin Daowu, a member of the Great Tang Divine Strategy Army, though he dared not claim to be broadly knowledgeable, had seen much and experienced plenty.

As a Third Heaven Cultivator, he faintly felt that Chen Yi, walking on that Blood Road, was clearly intending to seize the opportunity of the Earth Sea turmoil, to break through from the Seventh Heavenly Layer to the Eighth Heavenly Layer.

In Jin Daowu’s memory, Chen Yi’s current age should be around seventy.

From this perspective, although his cultivation progression was rapid, it was not remarkably stunning.