Chapter 226: Chapter 225: This Big Shot Is Very Active
The people from Lan Yue’s sect were all quite special. Every one of them was incredibly powerful.
Yin Li had only just reached Tier Five, so it was hard to say if she could win against Zi Feng.
Moreover, Yin Li had never ventured out into the world. Her combat experience was practically zero, putting her at a definite disadvantage in a fight.
Yin Li then contacted Lan Yue. A moment later, she turned to the Island Lord and said, "My sister says her junior martial brother knows a fellow Daoist, a big shot in his group chat.
The information came from him, so it should be accurate."
Su Qi and Jingyue were a little curious. Su Qi then asked, "A group? Oh, right, who is Fairy Lan Yue’s junior martial brother?"
Yin Li smiled. "His Daoist name is Chi Xue Child. The story goes that he was covered in blood when they found him. He really loves popsicles. I even used to hold him.
He couldn’t even walk back then."
Su Qi and the others didn’t pay much mind to the rest of the story, but they were familiar with Chi Xue Child. They had met him once before, on the outskirts of the Immortal Spirit Cave Mansion.
Jingyue then asked Su Qi, "It must be the Perception Department’s group, right?"
Su Qi nodded. "Probably the same one Xiaomo and the others are in. Most of the people on the outskirts of the Immortal Spirit Cave Mansion back then were from that group."
"It seems this big shot is very active. He’s everywhere," Jingyue remarked. "I wonder if there’s any basis for his actions. Hmm, I’d love to find out who he really is."
Su Qi said, "Senior Sister, please don’t do anything reckless. Once we’re done here and we’ve rescued Master, I want to go home."
Just then, the Island Lord asked, "You know this person? Is his information credible?"
Jingyue replied, "Back in the Holy Land, his information was never wrong. If it’s really him, then it’s highly credible."
Yin Li said, "But Master doesn’t know anything. If we report this back, won’t it be a huge disappointment to the other party?"
The Island Lord: "..."
He suddenly felt rather useless.
Of course, it was impossible for him to be truly useless; he just knew less about this particular matter.
This place still needed him to watch over it. After all, he was a Tier Six Peak powerhouse.
Not long after, Jiang Zuo received a reply from Chi Xue Child. The other party had no backup mechanism and didn’t even know the specifics of the Abyss.
Jiang Zuo didn’t say anything in response. He had only been asking. It would have been best if there was one, but its absence didn’t change anything.
He had to go in anyway.
Jiang Zuo then asked Chi Xue Child in the group, "Do you guys know the general situation now? What’s your objective?"
By now, Chi Xue Child had learned the gist of it from Lan Yue, so he replied, "My Senior Sister said there are some important items here that my martial brothers and I might be well-suited to retrieve, so she told me to come as well."
Po Xiao: "Where are they going to enter?"
Chi Xue Child: "The Island Lord’s home. I heard the Saintess of the Yue Lian Holy Land went in too, but we aren’t taking the same path."
Jiang Zuo looked toward the Island Lord’s residence and compared it to the map in his mind. He quickly figured out where that path led.
It was on the edge of the grand framework; one could say it was barely facing away from the Abyss. It was, indeed, a relatively safe path.
As for what lay inside, Jiang Zuo didn’t know yet.
However, he needed to go there himself. Under normal circumstances, a grand framework of this scale would certainly have a backup mechanism.
Unless it was set up in too much of a hurry. Without a backup mechanism, if a problem were to arise in one part of the framework, the entire thing could collapse in a very short time.
This was a risk one would avoid, whether dealing with a simple Array or a grand framework of heaven and earth.
Although the backup mechanism would be temporary, as long as it could mitigate the crisis, the chances of a permanent fix would be much higher.
After some thought, Jiang Zuo sent another message.
Po Xiao: "Are you planning to move out with Lan Yue’s group?"
Chi Xue Child: "Does Fellow Daoist have another idea?"
Po Xiao: "Forget them. Come with me to a different entrance. We’ll scout the Abyss first, then go after what’s beyond. I can get you there."
Although Chi Xue Child and his companions had no idea what Jiang Zuo was planning, he agreed immediately.
When it came to serious matters like this, they chose to trust Po Xiao.
His insight was plain for all the currently active members of the group to see.
When Lan Yue received Chi Xue Child’s message, her face darkened. She looked at Zi Feng and said, "Senior Brother, aren’t you going to teach our little junior brother a lesson? He just ran off with a stranger!"
Zi Feng looked up at the sky and sighed emotionally. "A daughter won’t stay when she’s grown, and a son won’t listen to his mum."
Lan Yue was speechless. She then asked, "This so-called ’fellow Daoist’... can he be trusted?"
Zi Feng looked at Lan Yue with a perfectly straight face. "Our little junior brother is all grown up now. You have to trust his judgment."
Lan Yue stared blankly at Zi Feng. When she had first met him all those years ago, this was the kind of Senior Brother he had been—utterly convincing.
But it was all an act.
Lan Yue said irritably, "Have you stolen all of our little junior brother’s Spirit Stones?"
Zi Feng remained silent, his expression unchanging. He shot Lan Yue a glance before turning to leave.
’Could I admit to stealing them?’
’Besides, I only ’took’ them. No, I just happened to ’find’ them.’
Lan Yue: "..."
’That shameless Senior Brother.’
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By this time, Chi Xue Child and his group had already met up with Jiang Zuo.
Chi Xue Child had his Red Sword on his back and a shaven head. The combination was a bit jarring, but he still looked exceptionally handsome.
Blade Master Hai Bian and Liu Yiyi, however, were frowning. The glare from Chi Xue Child’s bald head was blinding.
Jiang Zuo, wearing his Mist Mask, looked at them and said, "The Abyss contains many things that are beyond comprehension. Though they can all be explained, you are not yet capable of understanding those explanations.
Whatever you see, just remember: existence itself is reason enough.
Above all, do not let your curiosity ensnare you.
Trying to understand those things will only lead you to an eternal slumber.
And you must also be wary of the Abyss’s temptations."
Chi Xue Child was a little surprised. This was the first time they had ever heard Po Xiao give such repeated warnings. It seemed the Abyss truly was exceptionally dangerous.
Blade Master Hai Bian couldn’t help but ask, "What would happen if the Abyss erupted?"
Jiang Zuo didn’t say a word, simply tossing a book to Blade Master Hai Bian. "Read the first page. Don’t look at the rest. You wouldn’t understand it."
Though puzzled, Blade Master Hai Bian and the others opened the book to the first page.
When they finished reading, they were utterly stunned.
"The... the extinction of our race?" Liu Yiyi uttered in disbelief.
The extinction of a race—not of a single family, but of the entire Human Race. How could that be possible?
Could a single Abyss be that terrifying?
Blade Master Hai Bian was much calmer. He said, "No, the Celestial Stele Divine War is what leads to extinction. The Abyss is just one factor.
Besides, so much time has passed. It’s not like the Human Race lacks capable individuals. Even if the Abyss were to break free, it wouldn’t necessarily cause that much harm.
After being suppressed for so long, it must be incredibly weak."
Chi Xue Child nodded nonchalantly. "We’re weak anyway. It’s not like it would be our turn to fight.
No need to worry about the sky falling. We’ll just do our best when the time comes.
Let me eat a popsicle to calm my nerves. Speaking of which, I wonder if Fellow Daoist Zhong is done with that gutter oil popsicle I ordered."
