Chapter 653: Sealed Space 1S 1
There were one thousand sealed spaces in the Cangxing world.
Of the one thousand, nine hundred or so were at or below the nascent soul realm, while the remaining were immortal or of a higher rank.
Over time, Cangxing world cultivators named the sealed spaces according to their danger level and order of discovery.
At this time, Yu Nianzhen, Jiang Yue, Yang Xu, XiaoLan, and Ao Ting went to a sealed space named 1S, meaning it was the first immortal-rank sealed space to be discovered in the Cangxing world.
Standing at the entrance, the group tried to use their divine sense to see inside, but all they saw was a murky landscape.
’As expected, we can’t see anything.’ Jiang Yue thought and turned to Yu Nianzhen.
"Azhen, how about a wager?" He asked, but suddenly shook his head.
"What’s the point of a wager when everything about you is already mine?!" He muttered with a self-satisfied smile.
Hearing this, Ao Tian sneered in disgust, and Yang Xu almost rolled his eyes.
’It’s been thousands of years..., aren’t they tired of behaving like this?’ He wondered, but only shook his head without expressing his opinion.
"I have a feeling we will encounter space beasts." Jiang Yue said with a solemn expression.
He and Yu Nianzhen were already peak-stage immortal king realm cultivators.
However, he couldn’t guarantee that they could easily deal with immortal realm space beasts.
After all, space beasts had unusually tough skin, and only their eyes were somewhat vulnerable.
"Does everyone remember how to deal with space beasts?" Yang Xu asked, looking at the others.
"I remember." Jiang Yue said.
He, Yu Nianzhen, Yang Xu, and Bai Lan first encountered space beasts when the first sealed space appeared in the Cangxing world.
At that time, they struggled because they didn’t know how to deal with the space beasts.
However, they eventually discovered the beasts’ weakness and learned how to take advantage of it.
"The only vulnerable part of a space beast is its eyes. However, the eyes have a protective membrane that’s almost as tough as its skin. Fortunately, the membrane weakens for half a breath every few breaths." Jiang Yue stated, and Yang Xu nodded.
"Try not to attack randomly." The man reminded, and everyone nodded.
After that, Yu Nianzhen gave a storage ring to each of the four.
"I have stored some tree of life leaves in the storage rings. They will save your life at a critical moment." He said.
"Thank you, second master." Xiaolan said in a sweet voice.
"Take care of yourselves." The swordsman said, looking at everyone with solemn eyes.
"We know."
Since everyone was ready, Jiang Yue opened the formation and the five dashed inside.
At first sight, sealed space 1S was gloomy.
Although it didn’t have demonic or death qi, it was lifeless and unattractive to ordinary cultivators.
"It’s a space beasts’ sealed space." Ao Tian observed and subconsciously narrowed his eyes.
He counted a little more than thirty thousand space beasts.
Of the thirty thousand, ten thousand were equivalent to immortal realm cultivators, while the remaining were nascent soul realm and below.
’This is not good.’ He thought.
"Killing space beasts will earn merit." Jiang Yue stated, as if sensing Ao Tian’s discouragement.
"Is merit important or is life more important?" Ao Tian asked.
"Why can’t we have both?" Jiang Yue chuckled, but he was secretly uneasy.
After all, their group only had five people.
If the thirty thousand space beasts surrounded them, they would probably die without leaving a complete body.
"Let’s set up a base first." Yu Nianzhen suggested, and the others didn’t object.
After deciding to deal with the sealed spaces, Jiang Yue shrank their ancient palace and took it away from the Zhenyue Archipelago. This way, he and the others would have a safe place to rest whenever they weren’t killing enemies.
"The space beasts are concentrated in the areas near the central region. We will be safer at the edges." Xiaolan suggested, and Jiang Yue nodded before speaking.
"It’s best to stay near the exit. That way, we can easily escape if something happens." He said.
"Let’s hurry up." Yu Nianzhen urged, and when everyone checked with their divine sense, they noticed that the space beasts had begun to stir.
"They have noticed us." Ao Tian pointed out with a solemn expression.
"I will arrange a defensive formation first." Jiang Yue said, and without wasting time, he conscripted Yu Nianzhen to help with the arrangement.
In no time, the two arranged an immortal-level formation before setting up the ancient palace.
"Shall we move out?" Ao Tian asked with an excited expression.
"Remember to hide in the palace if you can’t hold on." Jiang Yue reminded, and everyone nodded before leaving the area.
Soon after, the five encountered the first space beast.
At a glance, the beast was three metres tall, had grey skin, and turbid white eyes.
"It’s a level five space beast." Ao Tian said.
The most instinctual way of recognising a space beast’s cultivation level was through its height.
From what the five knew, the taller a space beast, the higher its cultivation.
Based on the height, the five surmised that the current space beast was equivalent to a nascent soul realm cultivator and wasn’t a real threat to any of them.
Still, they didn’t underestimate it, and Ao Tian immediately attacked its eyes. Instantaneously, the space beast groaned, but it collapsed before the groan could turn into a full-blown cry.
"Space beast meat..." Jiang Yue muttered and looked at the corpse with a complicated expression.
He really did not want to eat the space beast meat.
Unfortunately, the meat contained space laws, and Jiang Yue was reluctant to let go of the opportunity for self-improvement.
’It’s really a case of damned if you do and damned if you don’t.’ He thought and collected the corpse.
In this way, the five cleared a one-kilometre radius around the camp, ensuring their area was relatively safe.
When that was done, they returned to the palace and began cooking the space beasts’ meat while discussing their next course of action.
Three years passed in the blink of an eye.
During that time, the five killed most of the nascent soul realm and lower-level space beasts.
In addition to killing space beasts, they ate a lot of meat and deepened their understanding of the space dao.
On this day, the five were walking towards the central region of the sealed space when Yu Nianzhen suddenly frowned.
"What’s wrong?" Jiang Yue asked, but Yu Nianzhen didn’t immediately answer.
Instead, he focused his divine sense in one direction and didn’t retract it until ten breaths later.
"I have just seen an immortal level space beast that’s a little different from the rest." Yu Nianzhen revealed in a confused voice.
"Different how?" Yang Xu asked.
"The immortal level space beasts we have previously encountered are at least five metres tall. However, the one I have just seen is less than two metres tall." The swordsman answered, and the others couldn’t help but be surprised.
"Master, are you sure it’s an immortal level space beast?" Ao Tian asked, and Yu Nianzhen nodded.
"I am sure." He said.
"Could it be a mutant?" Jiang Yue asked.
"It could be, but I have never heard of a mutated space beast." Ao Tian said with a thoughtful expression.
He was born at the beginning of the world.
Although he had slept at random intervals for millions of years at a time, he knew a lot about the Cangxing world and the Ten Thousand Worlds realm.
Because of this, he was relatively certain he had never heard of, let alone encountered, a mutated space beast.
"Let’s..." Ao Tian started, but a voice suddenly interrupted him.
"I have also seen it." Jiang Yue said in an excited voice.
He originally wasn’t checking carefully.
However, after Yu Nianzhen pointed out the abnormality, Jiang Yue took his time and finally saw the mutated space beast.
"It’s indeed an immortal level space beast." Yang Xu nodded after he also saw the creature.
"Should we avoid it for the time being or attack it head-on?" He asked.
"I don’t think we need to change our plan." Jiang Yue said and quickly continued.
"Let’s continue to lure and kill. We will deal with it when we lure it away from the herd."
Time passed, and before they knew it, it was four years later.
In total, they had been in sealed space 1S for seven years.
During that time, they hunted and killed space beasts, finally whittling their number from thirty thousand to a little less than fifty.
Unfortunately, all the survivors, including the mutated space beast, were either the late stage or the peak stage of the immortal realm.
"Xiaoyue, Ao Tian, and I won’t have a problem with the high-level space beasts." Yu Nianzhen said and turned to Yang Xu with a concerned expression.
"Master, will you be okay?" He asked, and Yang Xu sneered.
"My cultivation may not be up to par, but don’t underestimate my nine suns physique." The man said, and Yu Nianzhen nodded.
