Chapter 898 - 838: Opening of the Fallen Demon Abyss

Chapter 898: Chapter 838: Opening of the Fallen Demon Abyss

Shen Mingjing brought Jiang Yuebai and Lu Nanzhi to a small realm neither too close nor too far from the Falling Demon Abyss, at the outskirts of the Taiwei Star Alliance.

There were many such small realms around, all in their infancy, with laws not yet fully developed.

The place Jiang Yuebai and the others were at was entirely populated by Human Clan cultivators. Shen Mingjing blended in seamlessly, even feeling more at ease than in the Demon Realm.

Jiang Yuebai and Lu Nanzhi wore specially made masks, and Shen Mingjing had already rented a cave dwelling at the peak of a mountain. Upon arriving, Jiang Yuebai gazed in the direction of the Falling Demon Abyss, utterly stunned.

In the distant sky, the void under the night shrouded in a faint blue glow, with a vast azure sword mark traversing the void, dividing the heavens and earth in two.

Jiang Yuebai had to turn his head from the west all the way to the east, barely able to trace part of the sword mark’s trajectory.

At that moment, a whirlpool in the center of the azure sword mark began to expand, as azure sword light intertwined with black void storm, silently rotating, the central light point dazzlingly bright, piercing to the eyes.

As the whirlpool gradually turned, the central light point also began to enlarge.

"Is that the Falling Demon Abyss?"

Jiang Yuebai pointed to the distance, asking Shen Mingjing. Beside her, Lu Nanzhi also showed a look of shock, as it was their first time seeing the sword mark left by Sword Lord Zhufeng.

Especially Lu Nanzhi, who was staring at the sword mark, her Sword Dao Primordial Spirit trembling uncontrollably, intimidated by the residual Sword Intent within.

Shen Mingjing glanced in the direction of the Falling Demon Abyss but said nothing. After activating the protective great array around the mountain peak cave dwelling, he led the Fire Qilin into the depths of the cave, leaving Jiang Yuebai and Lu Nanzhi outside, not fearing them plotting or escaping at all.

Shen Mingjing intended to leave the Fire Qilin to guard this place, giving it a letter, instructing it to deliver a message to the Human Clan Mahayana Immortal Monarch, Fuzhang, after he entered the Falling Demon Abyss.

Upon hearing this name, the Fire Qilin showed a surprised expression, as it was its first time knowing that Shen Mingjing had a collaboration with the Human Clan’s Mahayana Immortal Monarch.

Shen Mingjing scoffed, "His Daoist name is Fuzhang, with ’Zhang’ as in Zhangwei Mountain. Do you know that Zhangwei Mountain was the territory of the Zhur Clan of the Heavenly Witch Clan during the Ancient Times?"

"However, I’m very curious. If he is of the Heavenly Witch Clan, how did he manage to break through the inheritance system of the Human Clan’s Mahayana so effortlessly and become part of the Mahayana? If he isn’t of the Heavenly Witch Clan, why does he consistently plan for the Heavenly Witch Clan?"

"If the intelligence I gathered is correct, the last time the Falling Demon Abyss opened, he went in and experienced something that allowed him to soar onwards."

"He has considerable abilities and many opportunities, so why hasn’t he shown any movement for the past ten thousand years? Yet recently he tries to muddy the waters by using the hands of the Demon Clan; surely he impacted the Azure Dragon regarding the fall of Human Clan’s Cangqingzi."

Shen Mingjing frowned, pondering that Fuzhang’s actions are lawless and unpredictable. If Jiang Yuebai’s ways seem bizarre and confusing, to Shen Mingjing, Fuzhang is exactly another such person.

Therefore, Shen Mingjing is highly reluctant to collaborate with Fuzhang, but at the moment, there was no other way.

"Fuzhang has always been searching for the Chaos Sacred Body of the Heavenly Witch Clan. Once I get inside, you can reveal this information to him. If he knows the Chaos Sacred Body is in my hands, he will surely find ways to ensure my safe escape once I come out."

As the opening of the Falling Demon Abyss was imminent, the three races of Human, Demon, and Devil wouldn’t start a fight, for the Mahayanas from all three races watch from the shadows.

However, upon departure, only those surviving the venture would surely have gained something, and even if the Mahayana doesn’t act, other Humans, Demons, and Devils would seize the opportunity to snatch treasure.

Therefore, prior to entering, he needed a proper plan for his retreat.

After all, the number of Heavenly Demons from the Demon Clan is less than Human Clan’s Mahayana, and after the Chaos Divine Thunder’s strike, the Six Great Heavenly Demons were all injured. Rather than seek help from the Heavenly Demon Lords, it’s more assuring to rely on the scheming Mahayanas of the Human Clan, acting covertly.

The Fire Qilin nodded its massive head, a Turtle Seal still marking its forehead, devoid of its former grandeur.

"This time, I cannot accompany you; be wary on your own. As for those two Human women, especially that Jiang Yuebai, if she’s useless, let me swallow her early on; wouldn’t waste her Chaos Sacred Body!"

Shen Mingjing nodded, smiling at the Fire Qilin, "Mm, I will use my discretion. This time, I will also help continue searching for the whereabouts of the Primordial Qilin. The last time, the murals in the Kunxi Maze mentioned a place called Kunlun Hill, and perhaps with the time confusion within the Falling Demon Abyss, one might have the chance to re-enter the long-lost Kunlun Hill from Ancient Times."

The Fire Qilin gazed outward, "In the dawn of Chaos, Ancestor Dragon, Primordial Phoenix, and Primordial Qilin were called the three great Chaos Divine Beasts. What Chaos-Devouring Heaven Python, Chaos Demon Ape, dare to claim relation to Chaos, is simply laughable."

"At the time, Ancestor Dragon led the scale armor to master the oceans, Primordial Phoenix commanded the birds of the sky, and Primordial Qilin led the beasts of the earth. If I could obtain the Primordial Qilin’s bloodline heritage, the Demon Clan would certainly crown me as king!"

Shen Mingjing has always known the Fire Qilin’s ambitions, even though he believes the Fire Qilin stands little chance of finding the Primordial Qilin and becoming the king of the Demon Clan. He still respects it and strives to find clues regarding the Primordial Qilin for it.

While the man and beast calculated various details within, outside, Lu Nanzhi and Jiang Yuebai also discussed matters concerning the Falling Demon Abyss.

Mid-discussion, Youmeng suddenly emerged from the Lotus Platform within Jiang Yuebai, clutching a Spiritual Rat, and pounced into Lu Nanzhi’s embrace, crying out.

Lu Nanzhi looked at Jiang Yuebai in confusion, who also puzzledly took out the Lotus Platform.

"Where did you guys pop out from? Could it be that my Lotus Platform really has a space?"

Jiang Yuebai naively smashed the Lotus Platform onto the ground, yet it remained unopened.

Lu Nanzhi hurriedly hid Youmeng and the Spiritual Rat, afraid of leaving traces, while her gaze towards Jiang Yuebai grew increasingly complex.

Previously on the road, Shen Mingjing had told Jiang Yuebai to eliminate more elites of the Human Clan. She initially wanted to advise Jiang Yuebai against rash actions, but upon seeing Youmeng, she dismissed the thought.

Little Bai surely had everything arranged. Otherwise, would Youmeng risk returning to her side at such a critical moment?

Therefore, she merely needed to trust Little Bai.

As time passed, the passage within the Falling Demon Abyss grew larger, attracting more and more cultivators to the small realm, from Divinity Transformation Cultivators ready to explore the Abyss to numerous Nascent Soul Cultivators coming along for the excitement.

The number of Divinity Transformation Cultivators from the Human Clan set to enter this time was neither too many nor too few, around three hundred.

Apart from the loose cultivators whom the Star Alliance couldn’t control, other sects and families heeded the Star Alliance’s advice.

They would dispatch at most half of their sect or family’s Divinity Transformation Cultivators to venture forth, leaving the other half to continue guarding various realms as a precaution.

Among the three races, the Demon Clan occupied one small realm, while the Demon Realm took another near the Abyss’ side adjacent to the Demon Realm.

The Demon Realm’s Eight Great Clans, with numerous True Demons in the Divinity Transformation Realm, were comparable in numbers to the Human Clan.

However, few people knew that this count almost represented the Demon Realm’s total capacity to gather all Divinity Transformation True Demons, as the previous Chaos Divine Thunder had dealt heavy losses to the Demon Realm, yet fearing Human Clan’s awareness, they were forced to maintain the facade.

Among them, there was Bing Ling, whom Jiang Yuebai still longingly thought of. At that time, thanks to the Refining Void King Demon of the Ice Demon Clan’s timely intervention, a few of them demons were saved just before the Chaos Divine Thunder descended.

Yet those Refining Void King Demons, as a consequence, suffered damage to their Demon Hearts, significantly reducing their cultivation levels.

Compared to the Human and Demon races, the Demon Clan only dispatched twenty Divinity Transformation stage participants, which included the artificially advanced Luling, mainly because his Bai Ze bloodline could bring good fortune to the Demon Clan, so as the lucky star of the Demon Clan, he needed to do nothing but had to follow.

Apart from that, the Demon Clan also included Ao Juan, who had acquired the Green Dragon Dragon Pearl and was filled with thoughts of Little Immortal Ganoderma, secretly mingling within the team.

On this day, the central whirlpool of the Falling Demon Abyss finally ceased its rotation, signaling that the passage to the other side had become stable.

The True Demons of the Demon Clan seized the initiative, swarming inside, followed closely by the Demon and Human Cultivators.

Once the Falling Demon Abyss opened, it would remain so for three hundred and sixty-five days, but for those who entered, it might be a fleeting instant, or perhaps a lifetime.