novelraw Chapter 824 - 818: Return to the Lower Realm, Purging Bizarre Demons
Chapter 824 - 818: Return to the Lower Realm, Purging Bizarre Demons
Yunhai Realm.
A figure plummeted like a meteor, crashing heavily onto a small island, creating a bottomless pit.
Cracks spread like a spider web from the edge of the pit, causing the island to fracture and split.
The remaining magical beasts on the island were frightened, birds took to the sky, spreading their wings.
Land-dwelling magical beasts looked at the boundless cloud sea with despair, and ultimately, one by one, they jumped into the sea.
What fell from the sky was unknown, but its aura forced the magical beasts to tremble uncontrollably, desperately fleeing from the source of danger.
Birds, beasts, and insects vanished from the island, the pit remained bottomless, with neither soil nor sea water at its deepest point.
An invisible force spread out, shattering the island into void, forming a thousand-mile void zone.
The fish, insects, and birds that couldn’t escape vanished in an instant.
The seawater that poured in continuously disappeared, maintaining this state would certainly deplete the sea of the Yunhai Realm.
A man wearing a green robe floated quietly in the void, eyes closed, seemingly unconscious.
A green bell hung at his waist, shining forth suddenly.
A tall dark green figure appeared out of nowhere, tightly grasping the green bell.
The dark green figure took a deep look at the green-robed man, a look of fear and caution in his eyes, and disappeared without hesitation.
Since then, no one has emerged from the void zone.
A gigantic roc with cyan wings flew to this place, sensing an immensely terrifying aura, beyond its understanding.
However, it vaguely perceived a familiar aura, reminiscent of the Lingbao Sect’s Supreme Elder, Jia Ren, who has ascended for ten thousand years.
He has ascended to the Immortal Realm; why would he descend into the mortal world?
The Immortal Realm is too dangerous!
Did he flee back?
Kun Yuan felt immensely fortunate for not having ascended yet.
Jia Ren’s aura was unstable, giving a sense of being unreal, definitely suffering severe injuries in the Immortal Realm.
Kun Yuan thought of taking out life-saving elixirs to heal him, but as soon as he approached the thousand-mile area, his cyan wings and flesh turned to mud.
If he hadn’t reacted quickly, he might have perished...
Let’s not mention delivering medicine for healing, even entering the void zone was impossible, let alone protecting the Tao through healing.
What level has he reached? Too powerful!
Kun Yuan watched in silence for a long time before leaving.
Time passed unknowably, Jia Ren gradually awoke from unconsciousness, instinctively sitting upright.
The first thing he learned was the information transmitted by the Xuan Beast Avatar: the incomplete spatial grand path has vanished!
The incomplete spatial grand path didn’t disappear in the Immortal Realm, but after he exiled himself to the mortal world, his realm fell, unable to bear the incomplete spatial grand path, returning to heaven and earth.
The original body being severely injured and unconscious, the Xuan Beast Avatar was powerless to prevent the grand path from returning to heaven and earth.
Now, it has likely turned into half a Dao Bizarre, whereabouts unknown.
As long as the incomplete spatial Dao Bizarre remains in the Lower Realm, finding it is not difficult.
Mou Zongxian realized his state was impaired, and fled with the corpse suppressing strange bell.
He was bound by contract, unable to act against Jia Ren.
Jia Ren fought with three Buddha Ancestors, severely injuring the Buddhist Sect, this strong entity at the Great Luo Golden Immortal level dared not act against him.
Moreover, it’s difficult to kill a severely injured Great Luo Golden Immortal.
Jia Ren didn’t care about Mou Zongxian’s departure; with his current strength, this Great Luo Golden Immortal cannot serve as a protector.
He must quickly restore his body state.
Examining himself, the physical damage was nearly nonexistent, by strength, the Proving the Tao Heaven Repository Realm and Great Luo Golden Immortal made his body nearly immortal.
The injured body had already recovered before he woke up.
The biggest issue was the near-collapse of the Dantian World, with a large amount of spatial celestial power being assimilated by the spatial grand path, returning to heaven and earth with it.
The darkness of the Dantian World’s night sky came, with stars completely hidden.
Is the celestial power all gone?
Jia Ren sensed the Profound Heaven Suppressing Immortal Demon Pagoda storing a large amount of Heavenly Treasured Path Celestial Force, relieved slightly.
The natal immortal treasure sensed the collapse of the Dantian World, damaging the foundation, the Star Immortal Orifice being implicated, and the loss of celestial power, autonomously absorbing the scattered Heavenly Treasured Path Celestial Force.
This effectively prevented the loss of celestial power and the trouble of re-accumulating cultivation level.
"Fortunately, the Great Luo Golden Immortal has a perpetual state; otherwise, I would have fallen from the realm already."
The collapse of the Dantian World, the appearance of starfall in the Star Immortal Orifice, before ascending to the Great Luo Golden Immortal, facing such a state would certainly result in the complete destruction of the immortal path foundation, forcing concentration on the path of proving the Tao by strength.
The Great Luo Golden Immortal’s perpetual state allowed him not to fall from the realm; once he repairs the Dantian World, everything can return to its original state.
"However, this seems... not quicker than self-suicide recovery."
Jia Ren thought of two solutions: first, to find the treasure or means to restore his own state, second, to commit suicide, returning to the anchor point.
Unfortunately, the second solution won’t work.
Firstly, by strength, the Proving the Tao Heaven Repository Realm granted him a nearly indestructible body, making death not an easy task.
Only the Evil-Suppressing Buddha Ancestor and the incomplete spatial Dao Bizarre can achieve this, provided they haven’t returned to the Immortal Realm.
The second point is, upon ascending to Great Luo Golden Immortal, no corresponding anchor point was left, unable to revive through the anchor point, restoring to the state at the corresponding anchor point.
"I can only find a way to recover slowly."
"How’s the monkey?"
Jia Ren remembered the replica monkey who fought alongside him, hurriedly entering the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl to check its status.
Before the fusion with the Magical Beast state collapsed, he placed the Replica Monkey into the Mountain and Sea Pearl.
The Replica Monkey lay in the cave rich with Immortal Spiritual Qi, its eyes tightly closed, seemingly lifeless like a dead object.
The Xuan Beast Avatar, upon seeing the original, hurriedly said, "Since returning to the Mountain and Sea Pearl, it has remained in this state."
"It burned its Xuantian essence to hold on longer, sustaining such severe injuries that it has nearly reverted to its pre-birth state as a Seven Orifices Divine Stone."
Jia Ren remained silent, for in breaking free from the Buddhist Sect’s constraints, both he and the Replica Monkey paid a heavy price.
He himself was gravely injured, uncertain of when he could recover to the Great Luo Golden Immortal level, and the Replica Monkey was worse off, dropping from a Half-Step Dao Ancestor state back to the point of ’revival’.
Their resistance was not in vain, thwarting the Buddhist Sect’s conspiracy, and the Evil-Suppressing Buddha Ancestor was likewise banished to the Lower Realm, unable to return promptly.
Fate Buddha Ancestor filled the Well of Gods and Demons, unclear if he can emerge again.
Even if he could emerge alive, he would succumb to terrifying pollution.
The Samsara Buddha Ancestor was contaminated, the Creation Artifact was leaked, besieged by Dao Ancestors and Bizarre Paths, finding himself in a precarious situation.
Compared to sinking in samsara or breaking the Well of Gods and Demons as the Buddhist Sect intended, to meet death and pollution, this outcome is far better.
Jia Ren reflected on the details of the battle with the Buddhist Sect, acknowledging the inadequacies in handling.
Firstly, the battle dragged on too long, leading to the severe wounds inflicted on both him and the Replica Monkey.
Secondly, he maintained his principles, refraining from the most extreme measures, such as banishing the Netherworld into the Well of Gods and Demons.
While the Buddhist Sect used vile methods, the Netherworld held many innocents.
They should not suffer because of his conflict with the Buddhist Sect.
Upholding his principles, he chose to negotiate and find a breakthrough instead of direct action.
It took considerable time for Fate Buddha Ancestor to reveal himself from behind the curtain of fate, which allowed Jia Ren to leave the Netherworld successfully after dealing with him.
The best strategy would have been to reduce the time spent battling the Samsara Buddha Ancestor, more quickly demonstrating loss of control to lure out Fate Buddha Ancestor, and breaking the impasse in a more solid manner.
Jia Ren cleared his thoughts and reviewed his condition.
The Dantian World was damaged; the Law of repair struggled to provide solutions.
In his Dantian, that Gray Pearl remained unharmed.
The Buddhist Sect claimed to possess the Creation Artifact; is this the Gray Pearl within the Dantian that transforms Laws and Power of the Great Dao?
Or was it the Proficiency Panel, never revealed to outsiders?
The Samsara Buddha Ancestor did not divulge much information, leaving Jia Ren puzzled; yet, his attention increasingly focused on the Gray Pearl.
The Profound Heaven Suppressing Immortal Demon Pagoda trembled, the accumulated Heavenly Treasured Path Celestial Force flowed through the Gray Pearl, transforming into repairing Laws and corresponding immortal power.
Where they passed, it resembled mending the heavens.
Like a mender, constantly patching up the broken Dantian World...
Though unsightly, at least the drafty and leaky house needed thorough repair, to later find a way for permanent resolution.
Jia Ren multitasked, controlling the restoration of the broken Dantian World, then lighting the Star Immortal Orifices.
The unconscious leaks of aura and pressure around him receded, and the spaces in the void slowly restored to their original state.
Not long after his pressure faded, a massive azure figure suddenly flew over and transformed into a blue-haired man in a gray Taoist Robe before him.
Kun Yuan, upon seeing Jia Ren, smiled: "It’s truly Daoist Jia—or rather, Senior Jia."
"To think we’d meet again in the Lower Realm."
"I thought we would only meet in the Immortal Realm."
Seeing an old acquaintance, Jia Ren didn’t disdain Kun Yuan for lacking even the qualification to collect Spirit Blood of All Beings.
With a radiant smile, he said, "I never thought I’d see the day to return to the Lower Realm."
The Immortal Realm and the mortal realm have special barriers; few can descend to the Lower Realm, with only Mou Tianyuan and the restarted Replica Monkey known so far.
"The Immortal Realm must be dangerous!" Kun Yuan’s eyes gleamed, seeking to learn about the Immortal Realm from Jia Ren.
"Indeed, very dangerous! The Immortal Realm lacks the Great Dao, no Power of Laws, no way up."
"Even if you reach True Spirit Level, you’re still cannon fodder."
Reaching True Spirit Level would qualify me for blood collection.
Kun Yuan, not doubting Jia Ren’s information, foresaw this: "I don’t know how many more years I can delay..."
"Have you seen my father?"
The Old Kunpeng, Kun Wu, ascended much earlier; his situation remains unknown.
Jia Ren shook his head: "I haven’t seen him."
He’s been to the Heavenly Marsh Domain and Barren Domain, visiting many places in the former, briefly entering the latter, but never saw Kun Wu.
Either the other has fallen or strayed into the Bizarre Path, or it’s a place he hasn’t been.
Lacking news of his father, Kun Yuan felt somewhat anxious, continuing to chat with Jia Ren for more information on the Immortal Realm.
"What is the current situation of the Lingbao Sect?"
Jia Ren hadn’t returned to the Myriad Heavens and Worlds yet, but since he’d come, he rested in the Lower Realm to recover, understanding the state of the Lingbao Sect.
Kun Yuan opened his mouth, a hint of shame in his eyes.
"The Lingbao Sect is in a dire situation..."
"The Mysterious Realm was polluted over a thousand years ago, and the Lingbao Sect’s Mahayana Stage cultivators disappeared while being hunted by Void-level Strange Creatures."
Another Void-level Strange Creature was born?
As long as Strange Creatures exist in the Lower Realm, the danger lingers.
Since he’s descended to the mortal realm, he is determined to eradicate Strange Creatures in all the Myriad Heavens and Worlds.
Unable to do so before, now, having some power, he doesn’t mind finishing this once and for all, resolving the affliction that plagued the Lower Realm for over 120,000 years.
From bottom to top, he will thoroughly cleanse the Strange Creatures.