Chapter 1499: Why Sigh?

Chapter 1499: Chapter 1499: Why Sigh?

At this moment, Nie Suyuan’s figure appeared in front of the two of them, and her disdainful voice rang out, "The Immortal Realm, you can’t count on them anymore. Ever since the Immortal Sect closed last time, the Immortal Realm has no longer had the ability to resist this Great Calamity."

The two swiftly exchanged a glance, shock appearing on both their faces.

Nie Suyuan seemed very willing to see their reactions. She chuckled softly and continued, "Did you really think the Immortal Realm Gate was closed just because of that Ancient Times war? That was all just a façade! That ancient war was merely the aftermath caused by that matter."

Shennong’s brows furrowed deeply. He suddenly lost himself for a moment and muttered, "That Ancient Times Great Power?"

Nie Suyuan nodded heavily. "That’s right. Back then that Great Power literally beat the Immortal Realm half to death, but that Great Power was also gravely wounded."

"No one knows if it was a blessing in disguise, but although the Immortal Realm suffered disastrous losses, they also obtained from that Great Power an item that can lead to eternity."

"As for the later Ancient Times great war, that was actually also triggered by that item."

Nie Suyuan seemed to fear something. At this point she clearly paused, then said vaguely, "No one knows who ended up with that thing. Back then, the Ten Thousand Races were exiled from this Primordial Cosmos, the Demon Race was sealed into the abyssal rifts, and the Immortal Realm’s vitality was gravely damaged. Less than one in ten Immortals survived, so they had no choice but to close the Immortal Realm’s passage."

Although Fu Xi and Shennong both had some understanding of these matters, it was not as detailed as what Nie Suyuan knew.

The two looked at each other, and each saw shock in the other’s eyes.

Then they turned their gazes back to Ye Suyuan, waiting for her to continue.

Nie Suyuan didn’t play coy. She took a deep breath, as if to steady her emotions, then went on, "Rumor has it that item ended up in the Immortal Emperor’s hands, but I suspect it was actually lost on Earth."

Fu Xi looked at Nie Suyuan with an unfriendly expression and said in a low voice, "So, by your account, the Nine Netherworld Queen came for this item?"

Nie Suyuan met his gaze openly and slowly nodded, which counted as an admission.

Fu Xi’s eyes turned cold, his voice chilling as he said, "I hope you’re the only one who knows of this. Otherwise..."

Nie Suyuan did not answer, only smiled faintly.

A moment later, the figures of the three disappeared into the Void.

...

At this time, outside Wandering Dragon Star, one Cultivation Planet after another appeared out of thin air around Wandering Dragon Star.

Yang Yan and Blood Slaughter and the others silently watched those suddenly appearing stars, all of their hearts trembling.

Blood Slaughter said solemnly, "The seal has now completely vanished. It seems this Great Calamity is about to descend."

Yang Yan said slowly, "I’ve been hearing ’Heaven-and-Earth Great Calamity’ all this time, but what exactly is this calamity?"

The Withered Wood Elder had appeared beside the two at some unknown point. He raised his gourd, took a sip of wine, and said slowly, "Heaven and earth mutate, calamity emerges, the Ten Thousand Races stand tall, and heaven and earth weep blood. This is a prophecy left behind by a Great Power from Ancient Times. We’ve pondered it for a long time and suspect it’s related to the Ten Thousand Races."

Yang Yan narrowed his eyes slightly and pressed, "Isn’t the Heaven-and-Earth Great Calamity related to the Demon Race?"

Lingming gave a bitter smile. "The Demon Race? The Demon Race is merely the prelude to the Heaven-and-Earth Great Calamity. That insignificant Demon Race, though fierce, is innately the mortal enemy of the Ten Thousand Races. With so many enemies, they’ll never amount to anything in the end and are destined to fade from the stage of this era."

"Calling the Demon Race cannon fodder isn’t an exaggeration. Saying that the war against the Demon Race merely opens the curtain is also fine. But the true danger of the calamity comes from the Ten Thousand Races that were exiled beyond the cosmos."

Seeing that Yang Yan still wanted to ask more, Lingming said slowly, "You’ll understand in time. Telling you now is still too early."

Yang Yan fell silent.

Although there were countless doubts in his heart, he also understood that pressing further would yield no answers.

He then followed Blood Slaughter and the others back to Wandering Dragon Star.

In the days that followed, everyone’s nerves were stretched taut.

Including Jian Mingyin, who was refining different kinds of pills every day to supply the enormous consumption of the War God Academy.

Fortunately, during this stretch of time, the Vermilion Bird and the Nine Netherworld Fire Bird seemed to develop a keen interest in alchemy, so Jian Mingyin soon had two disciples with exceptional talent.

Or, to be precise, two and a half disciples.

The "half" was none other than the glutton Ao Bo.

However, all the pills Ao Bo refined now had to be split in half and given to White Tiger.

Sometimes, if he managed to keep even a third for himself, he was already thanking the heavens and earth.

The reason was extremely simple.

It was because when his power awakened back then, he’d arrogantly declared he would give White Tiger trouble.

But before he could be happy for long, White Tiger successfully evolved as well, and once again used sheer strength to suppress him completely, forcing him to submit.

Even the Vermilion Bird and the Nine Netherworld Fire Bird had to admit that although this guy was gluttonous and lazy, he had a unique talent on the Alchemy Dao.

If not for the two of them working hard enough, they probably wouldn’t even be able to hold onto the senior disciple position.

More than a year had passed since the last mutation of Wandering Dragon Star. During this year, the War God Academy—which had shaken the entire Wandering Dragon Continent—had undergone earth-shaking changes day after day.

In just one short year, the Blood Killing Guard had already reached a force of one hundred thousand, and the inner disciples had also reached thirty thousand.

Most crucially, the Sword Array Legion trained by Yang Yan now numbered over a thousand.

The previous configuration of four per group had, of course, been a helpless measure.

Because there were only four people.

But now, with eight per group and each occupying a position, the variations were endless, and the power had increased by who knows how many times.

The academy students, after all, cultivated step by solid step. Even with the supply of vast amounts of pills and Spirit Stones, only two had barely reached the Nascent Soul Realm.

The rest had only just managed to break through to Golden Core.

The majority, whose aptitude was a bit poorer, hadn’t even broken through Golden Core yet.

Originally, this cultivation speed was already astonishing, but facing an ever more pressing future, it still seemed far from enough.

Seeing the results of the latest monthly exam, Yang Yan couldn’t help but sigh.

At that moment, a soft chuckle came from behind him.

"Yang, why are you sighing?"

Yang Yan looked at Jian Mingyin, who had appeared by his side at some unknown time, and rarely revealed a slight smile.

He explained with a bitter smile, "Now that the last barrier of Wandering Dragon Star has shattered, the Great Calamity is about to arrive, yet the younger generation still hasn’t grown up. This Great Calamity... sigh! I really don’t know if we can get through it!"

Jian Mingyin gently leaned against Yang Yan’s shoulder and comforted him softly, "Right now the barrier has only just broken; the calamity is still brewing. There’s still some time before the Great Calamity truly descends. I believe that as long as the Heavenly Dao does not perish, the human race will not be extinguished. They will definitely grow up in time!"

To this kind of consolation, Yang Yan only shook his head without speaking.

Because the power released from those planets was simply too terrifying—so terrifying that it utterly stripped away any courage to resist.