Chapter 812 - 316: This Is the Real Trap (Part 3)
They saw the gigantic Obsession Furnace, True Demon Runes drifting in the sky, and the Sea of Obsession radiating with colorful black light.
This was the deepest part of the Fallen Immortal Land, the most fragile place between heaven and earth.
"Are those vital energies surging out from the Obsession Furnace?!" Celestial Venerable Shangli was extremely shocked.
Even Bai Yu couldn’t understand,
"How is this possible... I can’t feel any vital energy here at all... What exactly is the vital energy heading to the Eastern Continent?!"
Celestial Venerable Shangli gritted his teeth and said, "We can only go inside the furnace and have a look."
Celestial Venerable Baiyu quickly stopped him,
"Calm down! Look at those True Demons! They’re all Tribulation-level True Demons; if you rush in and cause a riot, this Fallen Immortal Land will collapse immediately!"
Seeing hundreds of thousands of Tribulation-level True Demons, Celestial Venerable Shangli immediately came to his senses,
"But, that’s not right! Why so soon? According to the timing, it’s not yet time for Tribulation-level True Demon births! Even accounting for Ancestor Qing’s successful promotion, it should be at least two hundred years later for Tribulation-level True Demons to appear. What on earth happened here?"
Celestial Venerable Baiyu said,
"Let’s check the other Fallen Immortal Lands first."
The two dared not delay for a moment and hurried to other Fallen Immortal Lands.
Apart from the Qixia Lake Fallen Immortal Land controlled by the Shangjing Immortal Dynasty and the Old Dragon Mountain Fallen Immortal Land controlled by the Heaven-Questioning Sect, they quickly explored all other Fallen Immortal Lands, receiving the same results.
The combined count of Tribulation-level True Demons across the nineteen Fallen Immortal Lands reached tens of millions!
This terrifying number nearly made the two Celestial Venerables faint.
It’s unimaginable what kind of overwhelming force would be unleashed if these numerous, high-tier True Demons began to act.
But the strange thing was, they were all concentrated in the Sea of Obsession, moving back and forth like patrol fish between the Sea of Obsession and the Obsession Furnace, transporting something.
They were very calm and showed no hostility.
"Could it be..." Celestial Venerable Baiyu proposed a very bold hypothesis, "the vital energy heading to the Eastern Continent comes from these True Demons?"
"But... why?!" Celestial Venerable Shangli couldn’t understand. This matter was too terrifying, making even his breaths quicken.
Celestial Venerable Baiyu pondered deeply, unable to glean any clue.
They conducted an in-depth investigation as if tracing the source and discovered it was indeed so. The vital energy that went to the Eastern Continent had a very close connection with the millions of Tribulation-level True Demons.
Soon, many Ultimate Taoists started to question them,
"What’s going on? I saw a massive vital energy heading for the Eastern Continent!"
"Wasn’t the main pulse of the Eastern Continent severed? Why is the current abundance of spiritual qi there comparable only to Central Spirit Mountain!"
"Celestial Venerable Shangli, what exactly is your White Jade Capital doing!"
"If the Eastern Continent isn’t affected at all, then how do we account for us being investigated like criminals by the Demon Extermination Bureau?"
"We swallowed our grievances, enduring the humiliation of having even our deepest secrets exposed, because you said we only needed to hold out until He Yue Village collapsed! But now, why hasn’t He Yue Village collapsed? Why has it become even more prosperous!"
The relentless Divine Soul Communication from numerous Ultimate Taoists, like a tsunami, left Celestial Venerable Shangli’s face extremely pale.
He also wanted to know why exactly!
"Baiyu, what do we do now?" This Celestial Venerable, as if the Alliance Leader of the world, was plunged into panic. Even witnessing Celestial Venerable Mihua being declared a Demon Cultivator, he could only smile bitterly and shake his head.
And now, he was panicked and at a loss.
For this had not only surpassed his control but also utterly exceeded his comprehension.
Not to mention the solution, he couldn’t even understand the problem now!
"This..." Celestial Venerable Baiyu was a bit troubled, unable to fathom what even Celestial Venerable Shangli didn’t understand, "Perhaps, we should ask the ancestors."
"No!" Shangli Celestial Race widened his eyes, "I’ve disappointed the ancestors once, I can’t let them down again!"
The image of the tall and majestic Celestial Venerable Zizai flashed through his mind.
"Shangli... calm down."
Celestial Venerable Shangli took a deep breath, calming himself down, his gaze appearing dark,
"We must cut off those Energy Bridges!"
"But... doesn’t that violate the ’Immortal Dao Convention’? Though I don’t know how He Yue Village constructed this world-spanning formation, by the ’Convention’, it’s their private property. Cutting it at will would violate the ’Convention’."
Celestial Venerable Shangli spoke softly,
"The agrarians violated the ’Convention’ from the beginning and plotted to split the world, this is just punishment!"
"That’s not right." Celestial Venerable Baiyu didn’t think the agrarians’ decision violated the ’Convention’. The ’Convention’ never stipulated opposition to the Ultimate Taoists. After all, the ’Convention’s purpose was for worldly stability, not to safeguard the Ultimate Taoists.
Shangli Celestial Race’s eyes emitted some fierce light,
"Why not! Baiyu, are you also going to question the Ultimate Taoist system?"
Celestial Venerable Baiyu smiled helplessly, "I never said that, I just hope that you... calm down a bit."
"I’m very calm."
After saying this, Celestial Venerable Shangli, surrounded by Daoist intentions, vanished from the spot in the blink of an eye.
Celestial Venerable Baiyu hurried to follow.
The next moment, they appeared on an Energy Bridge in mid-air.
Without a word, Celestial Venerable Shangli concentrated his immense cultivation into a Daoist Blade, carrying with it earth-shattering momentum, slashing at the Energy Bridge.
The instant the Daoist Blade touched the bridge, it shattered into dust.
Without pausing, he continued slashing out Daoist Blades.
The Energy Bridge began to tremble, emitting a low whimpering sound.
It can be done!
The Shangli Celestial Race beamed with joy, increasing his effort.
Beside him, Celestial Venerable Baiyu felt an uneasy sensation. He gazed at the starting point of the Energy Bridge, narrowing his eyes, pondering deeply.
Various Daoist arts relentlessly bombarded the Energy Bridge.
The invisible bridge trembled more and more violently, the low whimper gradually turning into a wail.
Amidst this wail, Celestial Venerable Baiyu sensed an extremely peculiar and terrifying will.
At a certain moment, he suddenly realized something, shouting in terror,
"Celestial Venerable Shangli, stop, stop now! These Energy Bridges connect to those True Demons. Attacking the bridge is akin to attacking those True Demons!"
"Wh... what?" Celestial Venerable Shangli became dazed.
At the same time, at the other end of this bridge,
Located at the sea-faring Evil Mountain Fallen Immortal Land,
Enormous Tribulation-level True Demons emitted terrifying wails. They felt immense pain and sensed their lives being threatened. They charged forward madly, with irresistible momentum, breaking through the high walls surrounding the Fallen Immortal Land.
Outside, the Suspended City sounded urgent and sharp alarms.
The warriors there raised their heads and saw countless True Demons occupying the entire sky above the Fallen Immortal Land.
They moved like fish, swaying their bodies, heading towards the world.
In front of them, the Fallen Immortal Land seemed built of tofu, fragile and vulnerable.
No one could stop them.
After all, these were hundreds of thousands of Tribulation-level True Demons.
In the distance, Celestial Venerable Shangli saw this scene, his eyes consumed by despair,
"It’s over."
He realized this was the great pit dug for White Jade Capital.
But it was already too late.
...
He Yue Village, Gu Lan’s Grotto Heaven.
The spiritual qi issue of the Eastern Continent was finally resolved, Fan Wubing and Gu Lan sat in the courtyard sipping tea, enjoying a rare moment of leisure.
In the nearby fields, An An and Zhuge Hong were frolicking and chasing each other. This pair of newly acquainted good friends had become so close that not even Fan Wubing could intervene.
As they put it, it’s an attraction of destiny.
But, what kind of destiny is it?
Seeing Fan Wubing watching them, Gu Lan smiled and asked,
"Seeing them so intimate, are you jealous?"
Fan Wubing shook his head, "Why would I be jealous of two little children? I’m just pondering what kind of destiny awaits them?"
"Again, saying things I don’t understand."
Fan Wubing smiled wryly.
Suddenly, his eyes shot out an unusual light, squinting and muttering,
"Caught in the trap, quicker than I thought, truly couldn’t bear it."
"Couldn’t bear what?" Gu Lan asked curiously.
Fan Wubing smiled and said, "Couldn’t bear to kiss." With that, he leaned over, lying on Gu Lan’s lap, "As expected, this is the most comfortable."
"What...." Gu Lan’s face turned slightly red, but she couldn’t resist gently touching Fan Wubing’s cheek.