novelraw Chapter 1994 - 1976: An Incomparably Desolate World
Chapter 1994 - 1976: An Incomparably Desolate World
On the road, everyone was still discussing this matter. In their view, such actions by the Holy Soul Sect were absolutely abnormal and suspicious, yet they couldn’t guess the sect’s intentions. They all tried to communicate with Fang Yan, but Fang Yan only responded with ambiguous words to appease them.
To Fang Yan, he had guessed the intentions of the Holy Soul Sect, but he wouldn’t disclose them. What he needed to do now was to find opportunities during the upcoming campaign to quickly understand the sect’s plans, and if possible, take action to disrupt them.
When everyone returned to the Heavenly Court, they left one after another to their own abodes to digest the news they had received today. During this time, Fang Yan went to the Heaven Demon Forest. He knew the campaign would likely be lengthy, and with three days before departure, he planned to spend some time with Fang Le’er...
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Lingyin Mountain.
The Masked Man, holding a piece of paper, stood on the mountaintop, talking to himself, "What exactly is that old undead Xiao Ke trying to do? Does he plan to let the whole world know?"
His tone betrayed his displeasure. He had already waited too long for the matter of entering Earth and did not want any unexpected events. However, the current actions of the Holy Soul Sect had truly angered him. If someone with intent could deduce some general ideas from the sect’s actions in public, and if someone were to fish in troubled waters and ruin the major affair, it would be something he did not want to see.
Thinking of this, he prepared to find Xiao Ke for a talk, but before he could leave, a black figure suddenly appeared in front of him.
"Master, there are important matters to report!" A man dressed in black, revealing only his eyes, knelt on one knee and spoke to the Masked Man.
"Speak." The Masked Man replied lightly, with no emotion in his voice.
"Regarding Fang Yan, the matter has been clarified. It’s true that Fang Yan defeated the Earth Immortal Realm Powerhouse, and his new techniques have also been exposed. He simultaneously possesses both ice and flame attributes, and Fang Yan’s weapon is also extremely peculiar. It is evidently a treasure superior to a Spiritual Treasure, capable of perfectly merging Gang Qi of two attributes." The man in black directly answered.
"Such a thing exists?" The Masked Man paused upon hearing this, questioning in bewilderment. He hadn’t considered that Fang Yan could possess two completely opposite attributes simultaneously. It was something believed to be impossible under normal circumstances. He was now curious about how Fang Yan managed it, as even he couldn’t accomplish such a feat.
"Absolutely true!" The man in black, not daring to delay, immediately replied: "Moreover, there’s another matter. We’ve received two more contracts to assassinate Fang Yan. Please make a decision on this, Master."
"Let this matter rest for now. After all, Hidden Kill’s assassinations do not have a time constraint." The Masked Man pondered for a moment and instructed, "What’s the status on Fang Yan’s family background investigation?"
"Master, there’s no problem with Fang Yan’s identity. A few days ago, Fang Yan returned to the Fang Family and deposed the Family Head. Later, he left the Fang Family with his sister, Fang Le’er. Investigation results show that Fang Yan did this because he was disheartened by Fang Tianhan’s hiring of Hidden Kill for an assassination." The man in black replied, but as soon as he finished, he shifted topics: "Interestingly, after Fang Yan left with Fang Le’er, he went nowhere but brought Fang Le’er into the Heaven Demon Forest. We couldn’t track any further developments."
"I understand. Relay my orders: continue the investigation into Fang Yan, but do not take action. Report any other matters promptly." The Masked Man gave simple instructions before waving his hand, signaling for the man in black to leave.
Seeing the Masked Man wave, the man in black instantly turned into a black shadow and vanished from the Masked Man’s sight...
At this moment, a ravenous glint twinkled in the Masked Man’s eyes. His instincts told him that if his guess was correct, there was definitely something wrong with this Fang Yan. It was highly likely that he was an old undead who had taken over Fang Yan’s body. However, he was also curious about who would do such a thing.
Under normal circumstances, if one were to take over a body, they would surely choose someone with great strength to walk much of the path for them. But to take over someone at the Divine Firmament Realm, no one would do such a thing. He couldn’t fathom what the other party was thinking.
But if it wasn’t an old undead taking over, then the person who initially saved Fang Yan became the key factor. It was highly likely that this person handed down an inheritance to Fang Yan. Otherwise, with Fang Yan’s prior skills, he wouldn’t have reached the point of refining his body. The Masked Man was curious about the individual who granted Fang Yan the inheritance; he couldn’t guess what the other party had in mind. Nevertheless, no matter how it was reasoned, Fang Yan’s current strength was definitely abnormal!
After pondering for a while and recalling previous waves of assassins killed by Fang Yan, he was even more certain that Fang Yan’s strength was not something ordinary people could match. To kill Fang Yan, he would have to deploy three Golden Medal Assassins or take action himself. However, he was unwilling to mobilize those three, and he also had many affairs to handle without the time to deal with Fang Yan. So, at this moment, he decided to delay and wait for things to become clearer before making a decision.
Having resolved these matters, the Masked Man’s figure suddenly faded and then disappeared from the spot, as if he had never been there...
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Holy Origin Secret Realm.
Shi Lang and his group had finished constructing the camp and set up some formations, leaving a few people to guard it. Then, he led the rest to explore this Holy Origin Secret Realm together.
This Holy Origin Secret Realm was truly vast, filled with countless valuable spiritual herbs, making everyone very envious. However, without teleportation spirit stones, they couldn’t activate the teleportation formation Lin Feng built. So, under these circumstances, the group focused on exploration, hoping to quickly find teleportation spirit stones, activate the formation, and teleport the sect’s alchemists over.
One day, Shi Lang and the others encountered a cave. While exploring the cave, they unexpectedly ran into a pack of demon beasts. These weren’t ordinary demon beasts; they were a group of Demon Immortal Realm demon beasts, and very strangely, each beast was very small, about the size of a little monkey, but immensely strong. Facing hundreds or even thousands of such demon beasts, Shi Lang and his companions could only flee for their lives.
After escaping the cave, right at the cave’s entrance, Shi Lang unexpectedly found a glowing stone on the ground. When he took a closer look, he was stunned, as it was a teleportation spirit stone!
Looking back at the pitch-black cave, he instantly understood how the teleportation spirit stone had ended up here. If his guess was correct, there were definitely teleportation spirit stones inside the cave, but they were all guarded by those monkey-like demon beasts!
Seeing this situation, Shi Lang felt like spitting blood. He clearly saw hope, but it was as good as nothing. Hundreds or even thousands of Demon Immortal Realm demon beasts—that was just too terrifying. He had no way to handle it, and thinking of the tasks Lin Feng assigned him, he felt extremely depressed.
"Memorize this place, and when the Sect Master returns, have him come here." Helpless, Shi Lang could only give such instructions, as it was beyond what he could handle, and only Lin Feng could deal with it.
After saying this, he immediately led the others to explore elsewhere. This Holy Origin Secret Realm was so vast that it couldn’t possibly have just that one strange cave. He needed to find enough teleportation spirit stones quickly and bring some of the sect’s people over first...
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While Shi Lang was busy with the others, on the other side, Fang Yan was taking Fang Le’er around various places within the Heaven Demon Forest.
The Heaven Demon Forest was a completely natural landscape, exceedingly beautiful. Fang Le’er couldn’t be happier playing there, and she got to taste the barbecue made by Fang Yan, a flavor so delightful that it drove her wild with joy, making her wish she could swallow her tongue.
Over these two days, Fang Le’er tried roasting everything she could, thoroughly satisfying her taste buds, and she completely forgot her previous sorrows through this lifestyle.
On the second morning, Fang Yan sent Fang Le’er back to the Jade King Serpent Beast and, after saying goodbye to her, returned to the Divine Sword Sect.
When he returned, Qin Kun and Wu Shan had been waiting for quite some time. Seeing them, Fang Yan didn’t say much and immediately led them towards the Cloud Travel Tower.
Elder Wang and the others, seeing Fang Yan bringing Qin Kun and Wu Shan here, naturally understood what Fang Yan meant. Given Fang Yan’s current status as a Taoist, taking two people along wasn’t an issue at all. Furthermore, Qin Kun and Wu Shan were by no means weak, so they wouldn’t be a burden, and hence, no one raised any objections.
They boarded the cloud boat and directly flew towards the Holy Soul Sect.
Upon reaching the Holy Soul Sect, within just over two hours, the entire group set out. This time, their conquest target was also a medium-strength Cultivation World—the Divine Origin Continent!
The group boarded the teleportation formation, and as white light flickered, they found themselves in an unfamiliar world.
An endless plain stretched before them, with no towering buildings. Everything appeared extremely desolate, though the concentration of spiritual energy in the air was quite good. However, looking around, there were no signs of life, not even plants, as if this Cultivation World had just been devastated, utterly barren!
What’s going on here?
Seeing such an unusual sight, everyone was dumbfounded. All the Cultivation Worlds they had conquered before were full of vitality, but this scene before them left them speechless, as it clearly defied normal expectations.
"Everyone, be careful and disperse!"
The Great Elder of the Holy Soul Sect spoke at this moment with a frown, sensing something wasn’t right here. However, unless he clarified everything, he wouldn’t lead the group away. For a medium-strength Cultivation World to become like this, without them receiving any wind of it, there was evidently a problem!
Following the Great Elder’s command, the people of the three great sects and the Holy Soul Sect immediately scattered, splitting into groups of two or three as they left. As for the Great Elder and the two Supreme Elders, they chose a direction together...