Chapter 391 - 162: Sealed Space, Life and Death Yin Yang Qi, Beat You to Death
The world below was like water, illusory and surreal. Under the illumination of the Divine Light, the mountains and great rivers before him lost all their original color.
Everything in sight had turned a deathly, ashen-blue. A gloomy, dark aura permeated the world.
Even the endless, tide-like surge of Divine Light could not dispel this gloomy, dark aura.
It was as if the world had been swapped for another in a single instant.
Watching the world transform in a Shift of Constellations, Jin Yunfeng’s heart grew heavy.
"A Sealed Space!"
When the Divine Light pierces the void, what remains is reality. In other words, when it pierces reality, what one sees is illusion.
These so-called Otherworldly Spaces and Sealed Spaces are all born from the Human Realm, tethered to it, existing between reality and illusion.
Take the Netherworld, for example. Its area is vast and boundless, seemingly comparable to the Human Realm itself.
And yet, it is ultimately dependent on the Human Realm—tethered to this world, not a world that exists independently.
"The Netherworld Venerable Master of that era... his power bordered on creation itself, his strength Extraordinary and unfathomable, far beyond what the term ’Feathered’ could describe. The place where he sealed the Seven Heroes and Three Li is not in the heavens, nor on the earth, but exists only between the real and the illusory."
"This very place is the space where he sealed Toad Wrath. It is tethered to Ling Province, yet it does not exist within the Human Realm."
"Although this is just one Sealed Space, it is far more formidable than the Otherworldly Spaces left behind by the Great Powers of the Ancient Era."
The Celestial Secret Sect Master waved a great sleeve, a hint of longing in his eyes:
"This is the kind of mighty power we pursue..."
"Only by staying alive can one pursue the ultimate end of the Dao."
"Daoist, do you realize what the consequences will be when this Demon Ghost breaks its seal?"
Jin Yunfeng said in a deep voice:
"Under the corrosion of its poisonous aura, not only will all Ten Thousand Spirits in Ling Province die, but the entire world will be poisoned. The disaster will be endless!"
"So what?"
The Celestial Secret Sect Master’s expression was indifferent:
"No one can keep the Seven Heroes and Three Li sealed forever. Not even the Netherworld Venerable Master."
"I have already calculated that within a thousand years, the Seven Heroes and Three Li will inevitably break their seals."
"That will be the start of a world-ending catastrophe. All living things will be annihilated."
"Since everything is destined to die, what difference does it make if it happens sooner or later?"
’A world-ending catastrophe...’
A glint flashed in Cui Yanliang’s eyes. His hands shot out, grabbing both Wang E and Jin Yunfeng.
He stepped into the air, and with just a few leaps, covered an immense distance.
Monk Taixuan’s expression changed, and he moved to give chase.
But the Celestial Secret Sect Master waved his hand dismissively, his eyes gleaming darkly as he spoke:
"I spent several years and exhausted a ten-thousand-year accumulation of rare treasures just to break into this Sealed Space. Once you’re in, forget Cui Yanliang—not even his master, the renowned Boxing Saint Daoist, could hope to leave so easily!"
WHOOSH!
The wind howled and the clouds churned. With a few more bounds, Cui Yanliang soared so high that the mountains below shrank into invisibility, as if he were about to breach the starry sky itself.
But this void seemed to have no end.
’This is trouble...’
Jin Yunfeng’s heart sank.
Cui Yanliang, however, suddenly stopped in midair. He looked down and spoke unexpectedly:
"Look. These mountain ranges, stretching all the way to the horizon, the dozens of great cities and hundreds of small towns, all centered on Ling Province... don’t they form the shape of an enormous toad lying sprawled on the ground?"
’A toad?’
Jin Yunfeng’s heart jolted, and he quickly looked down.
They were an immense distance from the ground, perhaps tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of feet up.
They seemed to be on the verge of entering the cosmos. Everything on the land below—the landscapes, the buildings—had shrunk to the point of being nearly invisible.
The moment he looked down, he froze.
On the boundless, pitch-black earth below, the undulating lines of the mountain peaks clearly outlined the form of a colossal, indescribable toad!
’Of course, he knew this was no mere coincidence.’
"This toad... could it be..."
Jin Yunfeng whispered, his voice extremely hoarse, clearly shaken to his core.
’To think that here, in this place, a great toad that seemed to encompass entire mountain ranges and cities would appear.’
He knew all too well what this meant.
This great toad, lying recumbent upon the earth, occupying Ling Province.
It was one of the Three Li—the one known as Toad!
"How is this possible..."
Wang E stared, transfixed by the scene, the utter shock in his heart written all over his face.
’How could a Demon Ghost of such colossal size possibly exist in this world!?’
Ling Province wasn’t considered large, but that was only in comparison to the other Great Provinces.
In its own right, it was a Great Province stretching over a hundred thousand li from east to west and ninety thousand li from north to south!
Yet the great toad’s recumbent form occupied nearly a third of Ling Province’s entire area!
A Demon Ghost that massive didn’t need any invincible Divine Techniques; it could destroy the world just by rolling over.
𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
"In the Ancient Era, a poisonous gas came from the cosmos, capable of killing all living things. It was as large as the stars and the moon, and it eventually took the form of a toad. When it rolled over, mountains would fall; when it stood and stomped its foot, the Four Seas would heave!"
"When it opened its mouth, it could swallow the sun and moon..."
Cui Yanliang’s expression grew somewhat grave:
"This is Toad, also known as the Sun-Swallowing Toad..."
The Celestial Patrol Bureau is recognized by the Dayu Immortal Dynasty and has the authority to monitor the entire world.
In the five years since the new laws were implemented, the Celestial Patrol Bureau had collected the scriptures and records of numerous sects into its archives. As a result, he naturally knew many secrets hidden from ordinary people.
Each of the Seven Heroes and Three Li was larger than the stars and the moon.
They were terrifying Great Demons that could return completely unscathed even after being exiled to the cosmos for tens of thousands of years!
Their size, their Divine Techniques, their might—all were far beyond anything that could be described by the term "Feathered."