novelraw Chapter 1051 1051 Entering the Bottomless Abyss
Chapter 1051 1051 Entering the Bottomless Abyss
"What's wrong, is it inconvenient?"
Seeing Mengnü'er's expression, Jun Xiaoyao asked.
Mengnü'er shook her head gently and said, "That's not it, it's just that the Supreme is not within our clan's ancestral grounds."
"Even for our own clanspeople, seeking an audience is extremely difficult."
Mengnü'er had made her meaning clear.
If even their own clanspeople found it difficult to seek an audience, let alone outsiders.
"May I ask where your clan's Supreme resides?"
No matter how difficult it might be, Jun Xiaoyao was determined to make the journey.
"Enter the Bottomless Abyss, walk the Yellow Springs Road, cross the Helpless Bridge, and you will be able to meet our clan's Supreme." Mengnü'er said.
Jun Xiaoyao did know that in the Farshore Continent, there was indeed a place called the Bottomless Abyss.
That place lay in the deepest part of the Farshore Continent, known as the forbidden ground of all living beings.
Ordinarily, no creature dared to set foot there.
And from the meaning in Mengnü'er's words, it was clear that the Yellow Springs Road and the Helpless Bridge were not things one could simply walk through.
"Thank you for telling me." Jun Xiaoyao gave a slight bow.
"Are you really going? It won't be easy to make it through, not to mention how our clan's Supreme might regard you."
Mengnü'er was trying to dissuade him.
Under ordinary circumstances, unless it concerned a great matter affecting the entire clan,
even the powerful members of the Farshore clan would not dare to go there at will and disturb the Mother of Farshore Flowers.
Let alone Jun Xiaoyao, an outsider whose Supreme-level strength was no different from an ant's before the Mother of Farshore Flowers.
She truly could not understand why Jun Xiaoyao was so insistent on going to see the Mother of Farshore Flowers.
"I merely wish to seek an answer in my heart and resolve a doubt, nothing more." Jun Xiaoyao smiled without elaborating.
Mengnü'er was also tactful and did not press Jun Xiaoyao for details.
"Very well then, how you choose to proceed is your freedom." Mengnü'er stopped trying to dissuade him.
Jun Xiaoyao prepared to head for the Bottomless Abyss.
Xuanyue was insistent on going along as well.
Jun Xiaoyao did not refuse.
He felt that Xuanyue, in some sense, also seemed to share a faint karmic connection with the ghost-faced woman.
After that, Jun Xiaoyao bid farewell to Mengnü'er for the time being and set off with Xuanyue toward the Bottomless Abyss.
This news stirred up quite a stir across the Farshore Continent.
After all, the Bottomless Abyss was no benign place, and it was perfectly normal for those who entered to never return.
Seven days passed.
Jun Xiaoyao and Xuanyue arrived at an utterly desolate land.
Gray ribbons of mist blanketed the area, making everything hazy and indistinct.
The sky and earth were dim, with withered vines, ancient trees, and dusk crows.
Along the roadside, skeletal remains could be seen from time to time, some of which, even after tens of millions of years, still emanated a formidable aura.
There were also the bones of colossal beasts as tall as mountains.
This was truly a sinister place that made one's skin crawl just by looking at it.
"Are you afraid?" Jun Xiaoyao asked.
Xuanyue's face was slightly pale, but not out of fear.
It was because the aura of this place was far too overwhelming, pressing down on her until her complexion turned somewhat wan.
"Not afraid." Xuanyue bit her lip and shook her head.
No matter what dangerous place she walked into, as long as she was by Jun Xiaoyao's side, she could feel a warmth within her.
"Good then."
Jun Xiaoyao gave a slight nod.
As they ventured deeper, a fissure appeared ahead, like a heavenly abyss, its depths impossible to see.
"That must be the Bottomless Abyss."
Jun Xiaoyao did not hesitate and leaped down directly with Xuanyue.
Jun Xiaoyao had previously thought that the Bottomless Abyss was merely a name.
As it turned out, that was exactly what it was.
One hour…
Two hours…
One day…
Two days…
Even as Jun Xiaoyao and Xuanyue accelerated their descent, they still had not reached the bottom.
Finally, after seven days.
The two of them set foot on solid ground.
Jun Xiaoyao and Xuanyue looked out before them.
Both were momentarily stunned.
For ahead of them, a dim golden light emerged.
It was unmistakably a blood-red setting sun!
A path stretched out into the distance.
On both sides of the road, crimson Farshore Flowers bloomed in full, forming a sea of flowers that was both dazzling and eerie.
"So beautiful…"
Even Xuanyue could not help but murmur.
Who could have imagined that at the bottom of the Bottomless Abyss, such a scene would exist.
A blood-red setting sun, a sea of Farshore Flowers, and a solitary road stretching toward an unknowable distance.
"Let's go." Jun Xiaoyao exhaled softly.
No matter what strangeness lay ahead, he had to cross it, in pursuit of an answer.
The two came to the start of the road, where a stone stele stood, inscribed with the words:
Yellow Springs Road, do not look back.
Jun Xiaoyao exhaled lightly. This must be the Yellow Springs Road that Mengnü'er had spoken of.
Walk the Yellow Springs Road, then cross the Helpless Bridge, and they would be able to meet the Mother of Farshore Flowers.
"Remember, once you step onto the Yellow Springs Road, don't look back, and don't retreat." Jun Xiaoyao reminded her.
"Understood." Xuanyue nodded.
Jun Xiaoyao and Xuanyue set off on the road.
Yet contrary to expectations, the anticipated killing intent never appeared.
They seemed to be walking along an ordinary road.
But Jun Xiaoyao knew in his heart that it could not possibly be this simple.
It was unclear how much time had passed.
Xuanyue suddenly stopped in her tracks.
Jun Xiaoyao, sensing the movement, did not turn around but asked directly, "What's wrong?"
"There's… a sound…" Xuanyue's voice trembled slightly.
"A sound?"
Jun Xiaoyao frowned. He had not heard any sound at all.
"Is that… brother?"
Xuanyue's voice came again.
In her ears, she heard a warm and familiar voice.
"Xuanyue, you've come. Are you here to guide me back from the lost cycle of reincarnation?"
"Brother?"
The voice came from behind her, and Xuanyue truly wanted to turn around and look.
But just before setting off, Jun Xiaoyao had reminded her not to look back.
"Xuanyue, won't you look at your brother? Your brother really wants to see what you look like now that you've grown up."
The voice came from behind again.
Xuanyue's lips were nearly bitten through.
Before she met Jun Xiaoyao, the only meaning in her life had been to resurrect her brother.
Though she now understood that such a chance was vanishingly slim, almost impossible.
"Xuanyue, your brother is so heartbroken. Won't you even spare me a single glance?"
The voice came again.
Xuanyue's delicate frame trembled, and her face began to turn slightly.
At that very moment, a voice rang out with a sharp edge.
"Don't look back!"
Jun Xiaoyao's voice fell over Xuanyue like a bucket of cold water.
Then, Xuanyue felt her hand being grabbed.
Jun Xiaoyao took Xuanyue's hand and pulled her forward.
Feeling the warmth transmitted through her hand, Xuanyue took a deep breath and completely steadied her mind.
"Xuanyue, have you betrayed your brother and chosen that man?"
An indignant voice came from behind.
"No, you are not my brother at all. My brother is not that kind of person." Xuanyue's heart had settled.
She followed Jun Xiaoyao forward.
As for Jun Xiaoyao, he naturally faced all manner of disturbances as well.
His loved ones, his friends.
Even Jiang Shengyi's voice reached him, carrying a grief-stricken tone.
Yet all of this, Jun Xiaoyao ignored entirely.
Among the younger generation, if Jun Xiaoyao's strength of heart ranked second,
then absolutely no one could claim first.
Ahead, the end of the road came into view.
The two of them had successfully walked the Yellow Springs Road.
Simple as this trial may have seemed,
those with deep attachments in their hearts would find it very difficult to pass.
"Thank you, my lord." Xuanyue lowered her head slightly and said.
Her jade hand was still being held by Jun Xiaoyao.
Jun Xiaoyao casually released her hand and said, "You may follow me from now on, but I don't want you becoming a burden."
"Understood." Xuanyue clenched her jade hand and nodded with firm resolve.
Jun Xiaoyao had given her a new meaning in life, and she would not give it up so easily.
The two continued onward.
Before long, a misty haze appeared ahead.
A river came into view.
And a bridge spanned the river, extending into the depths of the fog.
The Helpless Bridge had arrived.