Chapter 318: Chapter 162: Ten Years of Cangshan Snow (Part 2)
Chu Xuan was somewhat puzzled upon hearing, "Is it possible that something major has happened?"
The young boy seemed to have heard some rumors as well, and cautiously said, "I heard from several senior brothers that in recent years the impact of natural disasters seems to have gradually expanded, threatening the habitats of both human and demon races, thus causing more friction."
"Aside from anything else, magical beasts have repeatedly migrated out from the depths of the wilderness in various regions of the nine provinces, which leads to the living space for magical beasts on the outskirts being squeezed, further expanding outward, invading, and trampling on farmland..."
Chu Xuan fell silent. He had personally gone deep into the East Sea to manage natural disasters, and naturally knows how terrifying they can be.
If "collapse and sink" phenomena were to occur even in the depths of the wilderness, all creatures have the instinct to avoid harm, naturally fleeing the area, breaking the original pattern, and causing the magical beasts living in the wilderness all year round to spill over.
The human and demon races have not reignited the warfront for thousands of years, with only sporadic friction at most. If a natural disaster were to lead to another war between the two races, it would mean monumental devastation.
Furthermore, not only between humans and demons, but even within the human race there isn’t a single united front.
The existing natural disasters are only occurring in extremely remote areas, yet they have already caused such a chain reaction. If they were to occur in densely populated regions...
Chu Xuan inexplicably recalled the sentence Gu Haitang once said to him years ago, "This world might be descending into chaos," feeling a heaviness in his heart.
He nodded lightly, "I understand; I might need to go out later."
"If the master returns, please pass on my message, saying Chu Xuan has it under control, will protect himself, and asks the elder not to worry."
The young boy in the green garment listened in a daze but agreed repeatedly.
The matter of visiting the Hehuan Sect had already been discussed with the master before Chu Xuan entered seclusion; it was agreed that he would go after breaking into the fourth realm upon exiting seclusion, and now it seems to be going according to plan.
He naturally proceeded to find Jiang Yiyi, partly to inquire about the sect’s changes over the years, and partly to ask if there have been any developments regarding immortal energy.
To his surprise, when Chu Xuan went to her cave abode to check, there was just a sign hanging at the tightly closed door, with crooked handwriting:
"I am on this occasion for world-saving endeavors; if I never return, then I never return!"
Chu Xuan’s face changed, stepping forward to knock on the door, confirming that no one was present before urgently controlling his sword to rush to Celestial Derivation Peak.
It seems Jiang Yiyi also learned about the changes in heavenly disasters.
Indeed, even a young boy in green garments knew of it, so it was too difficult to hide it from her, but why didn’t the seniors stop her from descending the mountain??
Speaking of which, those two sentences "never return" were originally asked and answered by Chu Xuan in a story he told her, but she turned it into a self-question and answer, making it look tragic yet somewhat amusing.
However, Chu Xuan wasn’t in the mood for laughter now, he was just deeply concerned about Jiang Yiyi, worrying she might encounter danger.
Upon reaching Celestial Derivation Peak, fortunately, the little junior sister was still there, and her cultivation had reached the third realm, silently cultivating in her room.
Upon hearing Chu Xuan’s voice, she happily leaped off the bed and opened the door to greet him.
"Senior Brother, you’ve finally come out of seclusion!"
Chu Xuan gently patted her head, "Looks like Yue this year has been diligent."
"Hehe~" Xiao Yue put her hands behind her back, shy yet somewhat proudly smiling.
But she soon frowned, "The little junior brother’s cultivation speed is frightening, he’s already in the fourth realm now, and some time ago, he escorted the ancestor out with others."
Chu Xuan was about to ask about this, "Where did the ancestor go? Wasn’t it agreed she shouldn’t run wild?"
Speaking of this, Xiao Yue sighed, "In recent years, the news about natural disasters in the cultivation world has spread so widely, almost everyone knows it."
"Although, seriously speaking, it’s not yet at the point where the sky crumbles, and the earth deteriorates, which is far from reality."
"But there are always rogues fearing chaos, spreading various rumors everywhere, creating all kinds of troubles, and some people taking advantage of this for their own gain."
"After discovering this, our ancestor was shocked and first ran to angrily denounce the sect leader and others for deliberately concealing it. Then she claimed to remember being here to save the three realms six paths and all living beings, and insisted on descending the mountain."
"The elders in our family tried to persuade her over and over, but it was useless; you can’t just lock her up, right?"
"There was no way, so the sect leader could only send someone to protect the ancestor to descend the mountain and appointed a location for her to manage natural disasters, thinking nothing major would happen."
Chu Xuan felt slightly relieved upon hearing this; with someone watching over her, at least there’s no worry about her doing something foolish.
"Apart from natural disasters, have there been any major events in the sect or external world over the past decade?"
Yue seemed to hesitate slightly upon hearing this question, and her gaze became somewhat evasive.
Chu Xuan felt a jolt in his heart and immediately grabbed her hand, "What happened?!"
Yue hung her head, opening her mouth with difficulty, "Senior Sister... she’s been possessed by demons."
Chu Xuan’s mind buzzed loudly, almost unable to believe his ears, "Possessed... possessed by demons??"
He wanted to ask why she would be possessed for no reason, but then recalled there had been signs of this early on...
Yue nodded sadly, biting her lips, ready to burst into tears.
"About ten years ago, soon after you entered seclusion, news spread."
"It said some mysterious red-robed female cultivator ventured alone into the Ruomu phantom, attracting curious cultivators from all directions to investigate, wondering if the secret realm had reopened?"
"But still no one could enter, this ruckus only lasted a while before settling down, yet unexpectedly, seven years later, that female cultivator emerged from the secret realm again."
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