Becoming a Saint by Touching Corpses-Chapter 563 - 540: A Sudden Premonition

The gray arched stone walls, the enclosed space, the icy temperature, the air filled with the smell of sulfur, and some other unpleasant smells like rotten eggs.

When Bi Lingyuan opened his eyes, this was the scene he saw.

He slightly moved his body, and his brow furrowed.

"The sensation in this physical form is heavier, making movement difficult. It will take some time to adjust." Next to him, the Three Corpses Daoist remarked.

He had visited the Abyss more than once, thus he was experienced.

The two of them walked out of the stone house where the teleportation array was located.

They discovered that all around there were numerous dome-shaped structures similar to stone houses, most of which were the size of ordinary houses, although some in the distance were much larger for unknown reasons.

At the entrance of each stone house, some cultivators walked out.

For Bi Lingyuan, it was his first time here.

He noticed the attire of many people, which clearly did not belong to the style of the Central Continent’s Northern Domain, presumably from sects of other regions.

Among these people.

There was a cold-faced cultivator dressed in a white Daoist robe, who looked about thirty years old, exuding an incredibly sharp aura.

He seemed like a supreme sword about to be unsheathed, whose swing would certainly shed blood.

’Is this a sword cultivator from the heartland of Central Continent?’ Feeling the aura of this person, Bi Lingyuan was inwardly startled.

He had previously had dealings with the Zhang family from the East Sea.

In terms of flying sword techniques alone, the Zhang family’s sword cultivators were considered unrivaled in the Northern Domain of Central Continent.

But compared to this individual, it was the difference between a beggar and a rich man, a clear disparity.

There was a mysterious figure wrapped entirely in an impenetrable silver armor, exposing only a pair of eyes and a mouth, whose breathing seemed to carry metallic clanging.

Bi Lingyuan was clearly unaware of this person’s origins, but the aura it brought was equally dangerous, no less than that of the earlier sword cultivator.

There was a wealthy-looking man dressed in elaborate clothing adorned with copper coins, appearing as a country bumpkin.

Yet, a single copper coin casually floating at his shoulder, spinning ’round and round,’ emitted a perilous cold light that made one’s skin crawl.

There was a savage with his upper body bare, tattooed with mysterious beast totems.

The totems on his body, staring at them for a long time would make one’s eyes sting, causing tears to flow uncontrollably.

However, these were not yet the most shocking to Bi Lingyuan.

In the distance stood several massive black shadows, covered in dense thick hair, towering hundreds of zhang, their pungent muscular scent assailing the senses...

’Monsters?’

Bi Lingyuan forcibly suppressed the urge to strike, transmitting his voice to the Three Corpses Daoist beside him: "Senior Brother Jiang, how can there be monsters here?"

"Monsters also have the responsibility to guard the Abyss," the Three Corpses Daoist explained. "However, their main base isn’t here. These might have been transmitted here by mistake, or there may be some special reasons."

A group of cultivators transmitted here exchanged some words and then looked forward, their gaze all changing slightly.

The world in front of them was filled with hazy gray fog, making it impossible to see beyond a mile.

At the outermost edge of the gray fog stood a huge stone stele.

The stele was hundreds of zhang tall, its whole body was a yellowish white color. Upon closer inspection, one could find its surface pitted and covered with countless small pits and holes, leaving one wondering countless ages it had experienced.

Upon it were engraved four black large characters: Perpetual——Guard——The——Abyss.

The characters were strong and powerful, emanating a variety of ancient, mysterious, and timeworn airs.

At this moment, out of the gray fog emerged a man wearing a copper mask, neither walking quickly nor slowly, but within a few steps he arrived before the crowd.

His aura seemed both present and absent.

Yet none present were ordinary men, they could sense a great threat emanating from him, making their scalp tingle.

’This person must not be confronted head-on!’

This thought sprang up in the minds of almost everyone present.

As for those like the Three Corpses Daoist who had entered the Abyss not for the first time, they respectfully bowed to the copper-masked man: "Lord Hole Keeper."

’Hole Keeper,’ just the name alone made one’s heart tremble, feeling of extraordinary.

The copper-masked man spoke faintly, "Many newcomers have arrived this time, so I shall explain once more."

"The Abyss, unlike the outside world, here, there are no personal vendettas, no division of sects, no distinction between humans and monsters.

There is only one common enemy, that being the strange creatures and demons inside, and within deeper layers the unspeakable entities..."

"We cannot let them escape the Abyss. Any demon that seems ordinary, if it reaches the outside world, would unleash unimaginable catastrophe."

"Additionally, everyone should guard their assigned area and not venture lightly into others’ areas.

Especially the second layer of the Abyss, non-Golden Core cultivators must not proceed there, otherwise bear the consequences yourselves!"

After the Hole Keeper finished explaining, he gave the people some time to think, then said: "Those who have perfected Dao Foundation stand to the left, those of the first to second level Spirit Platform stand in the middle, those of the third level Spirit Platform and above stand to the right..."

"Those on the right, follow me first, the others stay here."

At this moment, the Three Corpses Daoist and Bi Lingyuan separated, the former headed to the right position.

As the first Golden Core seed of the Corpse-Driving Sect, the Sect Leader’s cultivation was evidently above the third level of the Spirit Platform.

However, before leaving, he transmitted with his divine soul to Bi Lingyuan, advising further: "Don’t listen to his nonsense, go by what I told you earlier.

Those with vendettas still have vendettas, those who must be killed must still be killed. Would changing places mean stopping killing?

Of course, not doing it in front of the Hole Keeper is true, otherwise you’d be expelled from the Abyss, never to return..."

"My location is in the Dou Su area, if there’s something urgent you can find me there, if not avoid crossing areas as much as possible... be careful in all matters."

"Thank you for your concern, Sect Leader, you must also be careful in everything," Bi Lingyuan replied.

He looked toward the unknown, hazy, mysterious and yet dangerous place that was the Abyss.

The feelings of tension and excitement he hadn’t felt for decades surged again in his heart.

...

Elsewhere, Bi Yaoyao, with tear-streaked eyes, found Lou Yi’s avatar.

"My dad doesn’t want me anymore, sobbing, he left without saying a word to me, letting me see him one last time..."

Upon hearing Bi Yaoyao’s explanation, Lou Yi couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

It turned out Elder Bi didn’t encounter trouble, rather due to his cultivation breakthrough, he intended to go to the Abyss.

"Elder Bi is blessed with a divine fate, perhaps he will gain an unexpected fortune in the Abyss, advancing his cultivation further," Lou Yi consoled.

"How can it be that easy?" Bi Yaoyao shook her head. "My father told me, while the Abyss is filled with loads of spiritual items and opportunities, even those aspiring for the Golden Core must go.

But danger is even greater, those who go, only a few return alive.

Sigh, I wonder what the rush is. No, I must go back, saying maybe he hasn’t left yet."

Bi Yaoyao acted decisively in her affairs, swiftly making a decision.

Then she looked eagerly at Lou Yi: "It’s thousands of miles from here to the sect... Lou Blockhead, you won’t just let me go back alone, will you?"

"Rest assured, I’ll take you back." Lou Yi smiled.

The recent battle had just cleared the Demon Clan’s main force. Though the Demon Clan had the support from the Wolf Clan behind them, they were rather half-hearted in their actions.

Nowadays the human and demon forces had unexpectedly calmed down, with temporary peace.

It is foreseeable that there shouldn’t be much conflict in the short term.

However, to be cautious, Lou Yi still left an avatar in Huai City.

Bi Yaoyao, You Qingyi, and Lou Yi soon embarked on the journey back to the sect.

Having just departed Huai City not far.

Lou Yi suddenly had a whim, immediately activating his fortune-telling talent.

’Is this the connection to the Qian Yuan Small World coming?’

’It involves the secret of the Grandmaster, must hurry to the Qian Yuan realm to explore.’

’I wonder how the Qian Yuan realm has changed over these four years, how Wang Yukai and the others are now...’

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