Chapter 405: The Demon Abyss Invades

"Now that the calamity has already descended, can’t Sect Master Gongmen calculate where it began or what form it has taken?" The Sect Master of the Azure Frost Sect asked with a frown.

The Sect Master of the Celestial Truth Sect nodded. "I have some clues. According to my calculations, the aura of death is strongest in the Great Forest of Ancient Demon in the northeast of the continent. It seems the disaster is rapidly sweeping outward from there, carrying endless..."

"The Great Forest of Ancient Demon... Ah! Could it be..." The divine beast Water Qilin who is dressed in a childlike outfit suddenly cried out in alarm.

Xiao Shou had originally been confused, unable to understand why this unexpected development had suddenly occurred. Hearing Water Qilin’s cry of surprise, he froze for a moment before realizing something. Could it be that the invasion of the Demon Abyss Realm, which was supposed to happen much later, had been brought forward because of some unknown butterfly effect? Could this sobcalled calamity actually be referring to that?

Indeed, this war between the two realms, which was caused by Xiao Ran, eventually ended with countless Spirit Transformation cultivators from the various major powers sacrificing themselves to seal the passage. Countless living beings died or were severely injured, resources were plundered completely, and countless living beings and lands were left demonized.

The Heaven Origin Realm was ultimately left completely devastated.

Looking at it this way, what the Sect Master of the Celestial Truth Sect had said about seventy percent of the world’s vitality being destroyed was indeed true.

What Xiao Shou could think of, naturally, Fu Young, who already knew the entire plot, could think of as well. He even thought one step deeper and guessed that the reason the Heavenly Dao had nurtured someone like Xiao Ran was to have her destroy the vitality of various worlds.

Whether it was the Heaven Origin Realm, the Spirit Realm, the Immortal Realm, or some other world, wherever she passed, only those barely clinging to survival would remain after she left.

The more he thought about it, the more plausible this possibility seemed.

From the plot his Master had told him, the so called female protagonist had never done anything beneficial to Heaven and Earth. All that happened was that she constantly encountered outstanding men, obtained opportunities for various reasons, and then caused disasters in which countless people died or were injured because she took those opportunities away.

Why would someone like this be identified as the protagonist and eventually even ascend to the God Realm? Ever since learning the plot, Fu Young had often thought about this question. He felt that as long as he understood this point, he would move one step closer to the truth.

Now, looking at the disaster unfolding before him, Fu Young felt that he might finally have figured it out. The plot kept changing, but the important parts remained the same.

Then... is this your true purpose, Heavenly Dao?

Everyone else knew far too little to think as deeply as Fu Young. At this moment, seeing a child who looked only three or four years old suddenly cry out in alarm, and hearing from his tone that he seemed to know something about the situation, they hurriedly asked, "Little fellow, do you know what is happening?"

"You’re the little fellow! When I was born, your grandfather might not even have been born yet!" Water Qilin was in a terrible mood and glared at the person who had called him a little fellow.

That person immediately glared angrily after being talked back to by a child. Someone beside him quickly pulled him back and gave him a meaningful look, signaling him to look at Xiao Shou, who appeared to be deep in thought. Only then did he keep his mouth shut.

The person beside him then said, "Why don’t we ask Senior Shanhe? Hasn’t he been nearby the entire time? With his cultivation, he should know what happened."

"That’s right! How could we forget Senior Shanhe?"

"We were simply too flustered for a moment."

"Senior Shanhe, please enlighten us!"

Hearing everyone’s voices, Xiao Shou was also pleasantly surprised. With Tushan Qing and Tushan Shanhe here, how could the tragedy from the original story happen? The process and outcome would definitely be different. The Heaven Origin Realm would not end up half destroyed. It would surely be...

However, in response to everyone’s calls, Tushan Shanhe and Tushan Qing suddenly appeared silently on either side of Xiao Shou.

Tushan Qing looked at the panicked crowd without the slightest change in expression.

Tushan Shanhe, however, let out a sigh and said, "I can tell you what happened, but because of the rules, neither Tushan Qing nor I will interfere. Everything must be endured by you people who were born in this realm yourselves."

"Senior! May I ask what exactly is going on?" Lu Wuchen who had remained silent until now had been considering whether to lead everyone to the city lord’s residence to regroup. But now that Tushan Shanhe had appeared, he felt it would be better to understand the situation first. Being completely uninformed was the most dangerous thing.

Tushan Shanhe’s face showed a trace of helplessness. "Someone from your realm worked together with forces from outside and opened a passage from the Demon Abyss Realm into this realm. By the time we detected it, the passage had already been opened. The Demon Abyss have completely occupied the Great Forest of Ancient Demon. At this moment, your sects, the Holy City, and other places have all been surrounded by the Demon Abyss with the help of certain traitors. Some have already fallen, while large numbers of demonized creatures are attacking areas protected by defensive barriers."

"What?"

"The Demon Abyss Realm? What kind of place is that?"

"I’ve never heard of it!"

"Some places have already fallen? Which ones?"

"And what exactly are this Demon Abyss?"

Many cultivators who had never known that the Demon Abyss Realm existed immediately burst into an uproar and began discussing among themselves.