Chapter 714: Chapter 713: Return to the Surface, Dig a Pit

After examining the stone tablet, Li Jing stroked his chin and turned to ask:

"Daji, do you know who was the one Amaterasu asked to interpret the text on the stone tablet?"

"I don’t know."

Daji shook her head, replying:

"When I first learned of the existence of the stone tablet, it was already after the incident in the Upper Three Realms."

Speaking, she began to narrate slowly:

"After all, I am not a legitimate god, but a totem divine beast born of belief from the Earth. Amaterasu never regarded me as one of her own or a confidant. When she was forced to leave the Upper Three Realms, she only drew me in because the power she held was too weak. It would’ve been easy for others to covet or even oppress her while she was on the run."

Li Jing nodded, sighed softly, and packed up the stone tablet.

If possible, his natural inclination would be to interpret the content written on the tablet.

It could potentially yield some unexpected gains.

However, the text engraved on the tablet appeared to him as a series of twisted symbols.

To interpret this,

He would likely have to find a specialist within specialists, or explore some less conventional ways.

It wasn’t an empty boast to say that Li Jing

had spent the past hundred years studying various ancient books in his quest to awaken the Saint.

During this time, he had encountered no less than a thousand types of ancient language no longer in use, as well as countless unconventional languages still being used in some obscure or Secret Realm Spaces.

The ones covered weren’t only from ancient books passed down in the Eastern World, but also many related to the Western World.

It’s worth mentioning here that,

Although Li Jing conducted his research in the Universe Great World, the Universe Great World and Star Nebula Great World are actually interchangeable in the use of most languages.

As both belong to parallel worlds,

most phenomena share similarities. What differs are simply the histories and timelines of the two worlds.

Looking back,

The Immortal Realm is after all a world of ascended beings.

Before ascension,

they either lived in some corner of the Big World or within a Mini World linked to it. All had their own distinctive cultures.

Ascended individuals like Li Lingyin, who hail from Earth in the Star Nebula Great World, are actually quite common in the Universe Great World, they simply don’t usually reveal where they lived pre-ascension, making it very difficult to gain such knowledge.

The existence of this multitude of ascended individuals would highly impact the Immortal Realm, making it akin to a melting pot.

Countless ancient cultures exist not merely in the Eastern World, but their corresponding literary works too.

In summary,

Li Jing can now rightfully be called a language expert, able to interpret many rare texts which common people would find utterly impossible to understand.

Finding someone capable of deciphering something even he can’t decipher would be incredibly challenging.

For now,

he can only put things away.

Packing up the stone tablet, Li Jing looked up.

The shattered Chaotic Border was slowly restoring under the influence of rules.

However, at this rate, it would take at least three to five years to fully restore.

The Chaotic Border is not ordinary after all as it being a sign of a self-contained world and being crucial to the isolation of void spaces.

Once broken, its natural recovery speed under regulatory action is much slower than that of ordinary broken spaces.

Withdrawing his gaze, Li Jing turned his head.

"The matter is done; let’s go to the Earth Realm."

...

Underworld Country, as a kingdom of the dead, has its own special rules.

The passage from the kingdom of the dead to the Earth Realm also has its unique properties.

As such, even Li Jing cannot tear apart space and open passages between the two realms at will by using his ability to control spatial rules, but must take the original path back.

When Li Jing and Daji returned to the surface world, the X-jin Divine Domain named Gaotianyuan, more than half a day had already passed.

They returned at midnight.

Under the dark night sky.

Lava was erupting everywhere in Gaotianyuan, the earth was full of ruins.

Corpses of various creatures could be seen everywhere, while some surviving creatures were wandering aimlessly on the lands filled with the aura of destruction, trying to find a safe haven.

Seeing such a scene upon returning to the surface world, Daji couldn’t help but feel a pang of sorrow in her heart.

Although she had been residing in the Underworld Country in the X-jin Divine Domain for a long time, she also visited the surface world occasionally.

Less than a day had passed.

The beautiful surface world had turned into this...

Faced with the tragic state of the surface world, Li Jing was also somewhat moved.

The heartbreaking scene before his eyes was undoubtedly the result of Gabriel blowing the apocalypse horn, bringing destruction to the X-jin Divine Domain.

Ordinary wars, even when gods fight, would not lead to such a disastrous state on the entire surface world.

However, despite his emotions, Li Jing didn’t give it much thought.

Now at this level, his mentality was much different from his early days as an ordinary youth from Earth.

He still had respect for life in his heart.

But he also understood that some things that should happen are inevitable.

After landing in a relatively intact Earth Realm, Li Jing transformed back into his original form and said,

"The war in the X-jin Divine Domain has basically ended. The allied forces of the two tribes are searching the world for the remaining X-jin God Clan and other surviving forces. There’s no hurry to conclude. Guiya will probably need some time before he can come looking for us, so let’s wait for him."

While talking, he opened his domain with Canglong Mountain as the center point.

After all this time,

Due to the continuous expansion of the layout of the Little Universe along with his cultivation level growth, the center point presented by the domain was no longer the horizon where Canglong Mountain was located, but the entire planet where the "Initial" horizon was based.

However, if necessary, Li Jing could easily make the corresponding adjustments.

The major reason right now was that the entire X-jin Divine Domain was in ruins. Finding a piece of unspoiled land to rest appeared a challenge.

Suddenly plunged into Li Jing’s domain, Daji briefly paused in surprise before showing a strange expression.

As a native of the Eastern World, she was naturally not unfamiliar with independent worlds.

In fact,

She herself was also the master of an independent world.

Supported by her cultivation level, her independent world had already reached the level of an infinite universe.

But despite both being infinite universes,

There was a fundamental difference between Li Jing’s Little Universe and hers.

Being a master who has also developed an infinite universe in her independent world and has long inhabited the world of the dead, she could easily sense that there was a cycle of life and death in this heaven and earth that a normal independent world could not possibly possess.

Owing to only having small inconveniences in the previously consulted portal to the Underworld Country for rule adjustments, Daji, as an Evil Demon, was now more aware of the existence of the underworld.

As long as she was willing, the door to the underworld would open for her.

Compared to the complete cycle of life and death and the underworld,

The various wonders visible on Canglong Mountain were trivial...

Seeing Li Jing open his domain and go to the pavilion on the top of Canglong Mountain by himself, Daji instinctively followed, her curiosity getting the better of her as she asked,

"Master, how did you establish the cycle of life and death in an independent world?"

Li Jing halted upon hearing her words, and then smiled and said,

"Rootless Underworld Spring, an extremely rare and precious treasure from heaven."

"Rootless Underworld Spring?"

Daji’s eyes brightened, she swallowed hard and said,

"I have seen many treasures from heaven, but I have never heard of anything so peculiar..."

"If you want to establish the cycle of life and death and open the underworld, the Rootless Underworld Spring is an indispensable necessity. To the best of my knowledge, without the Rootless Underworld Spring, it would be impossible to open the underworld in an independent world."

As Li Jing said this, he sat down in the pavilion, casually took out a pot of sake and two cups.

Seeing this, Daji hurriedly came over, took the sake pot, and dutifully poured a cup for Li Jing.

"I have been alive for so long, yet this is the first time I’ve heard of creating a cycle of life and death in an independent world. Would the leader be willing to tell me where the Rootless Underworld Spring comes from...."

"That thing is the essence refined by the Original Corpse Immortal."

Li Jing casually smiles.

"Original Corpse Immortal?"

There’s a slight change in Daji’s expression.

Original, exists in any world.

Furthermore, in parallel worlds like the Star Nebula Great World, which is on a different plane from the Universe Great World, most of the unique originals, most of which possess "uniqueness", live in some unknown place, including but not limited to the Original Corpse Immortal and the original Demon that Li Jing knows well.

In essence.

An original from a certain origin is a part of the world order.

It’s not that because some originals are unique, the Universe Great World has it and the Star Nebula Great World does not.

The reason for Daji’s change in color is because she was fortunate enough to have seen the Original Corpse Immortal of the Star Nebula Great World, and at the same time, the Original Corpse Immortal was the only original that she saw.

That the Original Corpse Immortal would "produce" the key item to establish the cycle of life and death, the Rootless Underworld Spring, was unheard of by Daji.

Right now, having heard it, it makes no difference to her from not having heard it.

Original.

To the vast majority of cultivators, it is a presence that can only be looked up to and cannot be approached.

Especially those with uniqueness that are rather special.

For example, the Original Corpse Immortal that Daji was fortunate enough to see once.

Wherever he passes, he leaves only death.

Ordinary people, let alone approach him, might even die on the spot by the influence of its powerful force, losing their life and being forcibly transformed into Dead Objects...

The luckier ones can still retain their own will during the forced transformation.

The unlucky ones.

After being transformed, they directly lose their own will, become walking dead, or are replaced by another will.

Daji would rather die than see such a terrifying existence for the second time.

Back then she was lucky too.

She happened to meet the "passing" Original Corpse Immortal in the Upper Three Realms, at a relatively safe distance, otherwise she would have been hit hard in the past when her cultivation level was not that high.

To get the Rootless Underworld Spring that can only be refined by such a being is nothing more than wishful thinking, and if you are not careful, you could lose your life.

Seeing Daji who was curious about the Rootless Underworld Spring a second ago, suddenly showing an extremely taboo look, Li Jing was puzzled.

"What happened to you all of a sudden?"

Daji pursed her lips.

"Leader, did you get your Rootless Underworld Spring through the Original Corpse Immortal in another world?"

"Of course."

Li Jing subconsciously responded, and then he also drew his eyebrows and sounded.

"You seem to have seen the Original Corpse Immortal of the Star Nebula Great World?"

"Yes."

Daji nodded and simply described what the Original Corpse Immortal of the Star Nebula Great World looked like and its impact.

After listening to her account, Li Jing looked strange.

"According to you, the Original Corpse Immortal of the Star Nebula Great World is a forbidden mobile disaster, and it’s completely different from the one I know."

Hearing someone say this, Daji’s eyes lit up again.

"Leader, do you mean that the one in the Universe Great World is easy to talk to?"

"It’s okay."

Li Jing smiled and said.

"But usually if you want to find her to get the Rootless Underworld Spring, she is probably not willing to give it."

Having said that, he changed the subject.

"Of course, once you join our Chen Tang City, as long as you work hard, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

?

Daji made a question mark, then her eyes brightened up.

"What do you mean, Leader? Does Chen Tang City have a ’stock’ of Rootless Underworld Spring?"

"There really isn’t."

Li Jing took a sip of his wine cup and said.

"But because of my personal charisma, the Original Corpse Immortal of the Universe Great World is now a member of Chen Tang City. If I go to her to get it, it won’t be too difficult to get a Rootless Underworld Spring."

!!!

Daji.

Chen Tang City is a force established by Li Jing, and it is bound to be strong.

No matter what, she couldn’t imagine.

That an Original Corpse Immortal would be a member of Chen Tang City...

Listening to Li Jing’s words.

It seems that their relationship is quite good...

This.

Doesn’t that mean that Li Jing can casually obtain the Rootless Underworld Spring whenever he needs it?

Looking at someone with a calm, mysterious face, Daji took a deep breath and said seriously.

"Leader rest assured, I will definitely give it my best! Once I officially debut as an artist from Chen Tang City, you can arrange some other tasks for me, I will not let you down!"

"That’s what you said, don’t let me see that you aren’t putting in effort or go back on your word."

Li Jing’s mouth curved upward.

"No, I do what I say!"

Daji spoke clearly and loudly.

Shall we take the Great Demon Oath for insurance?"

Li Jing tilted his head.

"The Great Demon Oath?"

Daji was slightly stunned, then she spoke puzzledly.

"Leader, isn’t that unnecessary? After all, at my level, the Great Demon Oath really can’t restrain me."

"I know."

Li Jing nodded, saying.

"But if you’re not even willing to go through the motions, it’s hard for me to confirm your intentions."

Hearing someone say that, Daji didn’t think too much, as she did plan to really "work hard" to get the Rootless Underworld Spring.

Without any hesitation, she raised her hand to make a vow.

After the oath was made.

There was peace between Heaven and Earth, this indicated that there were no Great Demons popping out to witness it.

If no Great Demon came out to witness it, it means the oath was not made.

But Daji didn’t care.

The key to this situation is not surprising at all.

After all, she is a Sixteenth Realm, and is a veritable evil demon.

Her obedience only extends to someone like Li Jing who has "irresistible force".

Normally there won’t be a Great Demon willing to have any connection with Daji, as there is a possibility of being enslaved or used for other purposes.

Just as he was about to say something, Li Jing turned his head and looked towards the island in the lake at the foot of the mountain.

"Charming Spirit, can you help me out and be a witness?"

?

Daji put out a question mark, subconsciously following someone’s gaze.

With this glance.

She immediately noticed a black-robed woman, who was so beautiful that it was a disaster for the world, sitting under a tree reading a magazine, with two little elves like existences playing around her on the island in the lake at the foot of the mountain.