Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Chapter 1445: Chapter 783: Beastification

"Since we can’t find the portal, Taoist Qi, why don’t you take charge? Which way should we go?" Kuimu Xiao glanced at Qi Wu Yan and said gently.

Qi Wu Yan looked up at the sky, his expression serious, and said solemnly, "Let’s search around first; maybe the portal is hidden in some secret corner."

Zhao Sheng nodded, "It’s a good suggestion. But I’ve discovered traces of other Immortal Ruins guests just now. Perhaps we should capture that person first; they might have some information."

Upon hearing this, Qi Wu Yan’s demeanor brightened, immediately agreeing. Kuimu Xiao concurred as well.

"That person is over eight hundred miles away; follow me."

Saying this, Zhao Sheng ascended into the sky and hurried towards the northeast.

Qi Wu Yan and Kuimu Xiao quickly followed suit, rising into the air to chase after him.

Eight hundred miles of mountains and rivers blurred past below, revealing a desolate valley.

Yao Lan gripped his Treasure Saber tightly, vigilantly observing the surroundings.

Suddenly, a figure descended from the sky with an overwhelming aura, landing right before him.

Yao Lan was utterly shocked, about to raise his saber to strike, but an unimaginable pressure suddenly bore down, causing him to tremble violently, paralyzing his limbs.

Swoosh swoosh.

Two more figures descended and landed not far away.

Zhao Sheng glanced up and down at Yao Lan for a moment, casually took the Dragon-shaped Treasure Saber, and flicked a finger against the blade.

The saber emitted a resonant dragon roar, as if a dragon shadow swirled between the blade, shifting erratically.

"Good saber, its grade is not below that of a Spiritual Treasure." Zhao Sheng praised, then casually stored the Treasure Saber in his sleeve.

Qi Wu Yan approached, looking at the horrified Yao Lan, and asked coldly, "You answer my questions. What’s your name? Which world do you come from?"

Fearing that a wrong word might cost him his life, Yao Lan dared not withhold anything, and disclosed his name and origins in detail.

Seeing Yao Lan so cooperative, Qi Wu Yan’s expression slightly eased and he continued his interrogation.

Yao Lan spoke without reservation, not only detailing his experience after entering the Sky-reaching White Tower but also revealing all information related to the White Tower.

As it turned out, Yao Lan came from an extraordinary background; he was a Direct Lineage of an Immortal Gate in the Yuqing Spirit Realm, with his family having several Ancestors who had ventured through the Sky-reaching White Tower, leaving a few records.

"...According to the records left by the seventh-generation Ancestor, the world we’re currently in should be the Beast Path of the Six Paths of Hell. The Beast Path is a self-contained realm, with rules differing greatly from the external world. Days are peaceful; nights bring great terror... As for what this terror is? I don’t know either, because the Ancestor’s record is blank in many parts, seemingly due to some taboo, unable to leave even a word."

Upon hearing this, Qi Wu Yan and Zhao Sheng exchanged glances.

It all matched!

Qi Wu Yan’s Ancestor had also left blank pages in the ancient books.

Now it seems this matter is not coincidental, perhaps due to some unspeakable concern, or maybe some forbidden power erased the accounts.

Qi Wu Yan pondered for a moment before continuing his inquiry.

More than an hour later, until Yao Lan had nothing left to say, Qi Wu Yan let him go, then turned to Zhao Sheng and asked sternly, "This person is of no more use. Kill or not?"

At this moment, Zhao Sheng was gazing at the sun above, lost in thought.

When he heard this, he jolted back to reality, shaking his head, "For now, don’t kill him; keeping him might be useful later."

With that, Zhao Sheng looked at Kuimu Xiao and instructed, "Taoist Kuimu, you’re responsible for guarding this person. I’m going to look around."

Kuimu Xiao nodded in agreement.

After saying this, Zhao Sheng slightly nodded his head and suddenly disappeared from their sight.

...

After several dozens of Space-Time Teleportations, Zhao Sheng found himself standing hundreds of miles in the sky, with flowing clouds beneath his feet and fierce Gang Wind surrounding him.

Zhao Sheng looked up at the sun hanging high in the sky, his pupils involuntarily contracting.

Even at hundreds of miles high, the size and distance of the sun he saw were no different than on the ground.

Zhao Sheng frowned deeply, once again launching a Space-Time Teleportation, continuing his ascent.

This time he initiated nearly a hundred attempts until half of his Will was drained, and he appeared once again.

At this moment, the surroundings were bone-chilling cold and silent, the earth below stretching endlessly in all directions, yet showing no sign of curvature.

What does this signify?

There are several possibilities: one is that this world is "Heavenly Round and Earthly Square," not an ordinary grand world.

Two is that this world is so vast, beyond imagination.

Three is that the current world isn’t real but a true "Thought Realm."

It’s important to know that the Burial Immortal Ruins were once an Immortal Heaven, where countless True Immortals and above perished, so any bizarre phenomena could occur here.

Forget about a mere Thought Realm; even if one day I see the remains of a Taoist Ancestor, it would not be surprising.

Looking up at the sky again, the size and distance of the sun remain unchanged.

Seeing this, Zhao Sheng no longer sought the limits of this sky, his body like a Giant Stone, plummeting directly to the earth below.

By the time Zhao Sheng and Qi Wu Yan reunited, almost four hours had passed.

Yet, strangely, the sun remained high above, its position unchanged.

Thus deepening Zhao Sheng’s suspicion of this realm.

Seeing him return, Qi Wu Yan impatiently asked if he had made any new discoveries.

Zhao Sheng shook his head, keeping his speculations to himself.