Demon Sword Sect's Undercover-Chapter 829 - 828: The Escaped One

"You madman, stop this madness at once!"

The emissaries from the Upper Realm finally couldn’t hold back, but the die was cast; it was too late. They never imagined that a minor cultivator from the Lower Realm would have such daring, to act so decisively under the watchful eyes of everyone.

They, of course, did not know, but in the Jinxiu Cultivation Realm, the courage of this dog was known by all.

They couldn’t stop him from cutting down steeds, and by the time it was their own beasts, the Yuqing Spirit Machines, turn, they were powerless to stop it!

Ultimately, the Yuqing Spirit Machine is a spiritual machine that can only be properly absorbed and controlled at the Nascent Soul stage; it is beyond their abilities. The reason why the cultivators of Jinxiu covet these is because having these during the Nascent Soul stage allows one to connect with the outer universe, thus having a chance to break the Heaven and Earth Chains of Jinxiu.

For cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage, it is merely a lead.

The disciples of Jinxiu’s Tongtian Realm couldn’t control it; the Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Upper Realm couldn’t either. There was no essential difference.

Therefore, Hou Niao breaking convention here and connecting with all the spiritual beasts was uncontrollable; it was inevitable, a process that could not be stopped.

"Thief, how dare you!"

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Those were the voices of anger from most of the emissaries from the Upper Realm, but there were exceptions,

"Hou Niao? Good, well done! I acknowledge you as my junior brother, call me senior sister!"

Yet he had his thrill, but the consequences of his impulsive actions were just beginning to manifest. It wasn’t about what the other eleven might do to him, but the very occurrence of Heavenly Spiritual Green descending because of his indiscriminate sending, which led to unpredictable consequences.

The Jinxiu Continent is a sealed boundary domain. The so-called seal refers to two aspects: one is that people cannot enter or exit, and the other is that spiritual machines cannot intercommunicate. The Yuqing Spirit Machine is the purest spiritual machine that exists most commonly in the universe; it even has an upgraded version, the Purple Pure Spirit Machine, which is quite rare.

Yuqing Spirit Machines are isolated outside the Jinxiu Continent, so it makes it necessary for Jinxiu cultivators to break through the seal of Heaven and Earth, they must absorb the Great Dao power contained within these machines during the Nascent Soul stage, succeeding only through fortunate coincidence.

Sadly, in two thousand years, no one has succeeded. This is both because no one in Jinxiu has emerged as a Qi Fortune great achiever and due to the seal’s extraordinary solidity. The combination of these two factors is the secret of why the Jinxiu Continent remains sealed to this day.

Now, Hou Niao recklessly poured an immense amount of Yuqing Spirit Machines into Jinxiu Continent, which, in a way, accelerated the connection between Jinxiu Continent and Outer Space. It was like a tightly sealed bottle, unable to be opened no matter how much force was applied—both because of strength issues and the enormous internal and external pressure difference. Now, it’s as if that pressure difference has been reduced, meaning that less force is needed to open the Heaven and Earth Chains.

It is, in fact, a process of breaking the seal of Jinxiu Continent, except it’s being done in an entirely unexpected way.

A bit too rushed.

The consequence is that the great hole above Sui Mo City began to destabilize, showing signs of spatial collapse.

Below, hundreds of thousands of cultivators, irrespective of Realm, were all capturing Outer Spiritual Green, creating utter chaos. They were not within the coverage area of the great hole, but the extraterrestrial visitors inside the hole, along with Hou Niao and the other eleven, could not escape.

In the grand scheme, a certain mysterious force has identified them as the main culprits of this out-of-control situation. So, even if they wanted to flee, they were unable to move, bound by Qi mechanisms, unable to take a single step.

Ultimately, they were merely Foundation Establishment cultivators, lacking the capability to resist such Great Dao power.

"You’ve doomed everyone!" Zhi Xuan Daoist shouted angrily.

Hou Niao laughed amidst the anomalies, "I’ve doomed only eleven people. Compared to a billion people, what would you choose? Besides, it might not be a doom; it could also be an opportunity... Alas, what is this force? Where does it want to take me?"

A Monk, "To Hell with you!"

The space power supporting the hole finally collapsed, and with a flash of blinding white light, the entire large hole, the grand star on the other end, including the twelve people inside, all disappeared from countless lines of sight.

The sky above Sui Mo City remained blue, the air as fresh as ever, flowers blooming splendidly, as if it had all been a dream. The once-appearing extraterrestrials vanished without a trace, including one Jinxiu native.

Wang Mian watched from below, dumbstruck, "It’s over, our senior brother really went overboard this time."

Li Shipeng could only grind his teeth, "Have they been taken back to the Upper Realm? Can they ever return?"

Rao Zongzhi chuckled bitterly, "You think this is like visiting the neighbor’s house? I’ve heard that in the universe, distances between each other are measured in hundreds or thousands of years. You leave as a young man, return as an old grandfather..."

Hai Xixi, "Maybe it’s not too far? Could it be just on that grand star? Only... it seems uninhabited there?"

Zong Qian, "Senior Brother made a contribution to the entire Jinxiu Continent. With just that bit of Outer Spiritual Green everyone holds, he has immortalized himself on the historical monument of Jinxiu Cultivation. No one would dare erase that!"

Fang Yazi, "Senior Brother is like the last eunuch of a dynasty, right after the castration, the dynasty ended; now there’s Spiritual Green, but no man... However, no need for monuments, Senior Brother will return."

In the crowd, Li Chuping sighed, "Well, at least we won’t have to worry about cleaning up his messes anymore. But honestly, with him gone, there’s a slight emptiness inside..."

Yu Zhengxing wrinkled his nose, "You’re just asking for trouble! But let’s be honest, at our current state, could we even clean up his messes? If he stayed, what could Jinxiu Continent offer to settle him?

Could the Shan Sect offer a position? Anhe Daoist either. The Heavenly Dao is clear; let him go trouble other boundary domains. He’s no longer our concern."

Master Hai, "The spatial passage disappeared, but that grand star still remains; I can vaguely feel it,"

Master Xiao, "That’s no deserted star! It’s just barren on the surface. I can sense a flourishing life force within, or could it be that it is a rare universe-internal embedded star?"

...In the Flower Shop, Bai Qingqian leaned on her flower hoe, gazing blankly at the sky. She had long known that this day would come, the only difference being the manner in which it would happen.

The current method suited his character. A hero bestows grace upon the world and then drifts away, leaving behind widow and orphan, well, no orphan, only widow.

One day it would come, inexorably. At least she still has her memories.

This life—did she regret it? It seems there is no regret; she’s had it better than most. But why the sense of melancholy? Is it because she knows for sure she won’t wait for his return?

At eight, she peered into mirrors, already able to paint long brows. At ten, she went on outings, lotus flowers as her skirts. At twelve, she learned to play the zither, the silver armor never removed. At fourteen, she hid from relatives, fully aware yet unmarried. At fifteen, she cried in the spring winds, turning away, under the swing...