928: Chapter 259 Netherworld Realm?
928: Chapter 259 Netherworld Realm?
Falling!
Constantly falling!
Su He stirred his True Yuan, but the solid ice enveloping him was secure as bedrock, unbreakable.
Inside, Su He’s heart was tumultuous, not knowing whose remnants those half-bones were, but a gentle bump had frozen him through.
“Are you okay?” Su He communicated spiritually.
It took a long while before he received Ji Feixue’s response: “Yes!…
Very good!”
Ji Feixue wasn’t just being polite; her current condition was indeed exceedingly fine.
Wrapped by the Dragon Turtle’s snake body, with an extremely eerie and chilling breath outside, she couldn’t extend her Divine Sense outward and was unaware of what was happening beyond the Dragon Turtle.
However, since a moment ago, strands of coolness had passed through the Spirit Snake into her.
This coolness was peculiar, not like a Law, not like an ordinary rule, yet it reigned supreme over everything, merging into the Talisman Rune between her brows, not to replenish the Talisman Rune’s consumption, but rather to expand its Symbols, giving them greater functionality.
Could these functions be tailored against the external environment?
Perhaps once the Symbols fully formed, she could also be unafraid of the outside aura?
Was this the power of the Dragon Turtle?
Why was he imparting his own power to her?
Ji Feixue’s heart clenched, and she thought again of the Sky Killing Array that Su He’s Peacock True Body had activated earlier.
Upon careful recall, that was indeed her own Sky Killing.
She may not favor the Dragon Body, but the combat power of the Dragon Body was certainly extraordinary, with Sky Killing emulating the Divine Skills of Hundred Weapons associated with the Dragon Body.
In all the Heavens and Myriad Realms, only she, possessing both Dragon and human forms, could create such a Formation.
Even more powerful Greater Powers would find it impossible to grasp the mysteries between the transformations of human and Dragon.
This was unrelated to Tao Cultivation, Boundary Status, or even how many Laws one grasped!
Much like a mighty tiger could never soar as high as a fledgling bird.
Others didn’t have the innate conditions.
For the Dragon Turtle to master Sky Killing, it must be that she had set up the Sky Killing Array herself, allowing his Peacock True Body’s Divine God Feathers to absorb it and condense upon the feathers.
Ji Feixue knew herself well; no matter what she became, she was never a person of kindly generosity.
Only for the truly closest kin…
her actual closest kin, would she do such a thing.
Time, perhaps?
“Glad you’re alright…” Ji Feixue sensed the Dragon Turtle’s Divine Sense—not a spiritual communication, just an involuntary mental fluctuation from the Dragon Turtle after she replied.
Such unintended fluctuations cannot be faked!
This innate concern clenched her heart like a large hand, feeling sour and painful.
It made her struggle to accept it.
Since birth, not even her mother had been so considerate.
That dragon only thought about making her stronger and stronger!
She almost wished to see her powerful enough to suppress Ancient Time.
As for the rest—life and death, emotional state, needs…
It seemed never cared for.
Because of her father, her relationship with the Dragon clan had been quite unpleasant, especially when those old folks wanted to interfere…
Ji Feixue’s heart clenched, and with a slight movement, she became aware of the Spirit Snake that wrapped around her.
This snake was tightly coiled, leaving no gaps, blocking all the terrifying outside aura.
The Netherworld Qi?
This is how the Dragon Turtle referred to it.
Ji Feixue realized the terror of Netherworld Qi in just a moment.
The Dragon Turtle said Netherworld Qi couldn’t harm it, but that might not be entirely true—how could the Peacock True Body become a bald chicken if unharmed?
Was he deceiving her, to let her rest assured being protected?
Ji Feixue’s heart clenched hard, she took a deep breath, and her body trembled slightly, her complexion instantly flushing red.
Previously, in the Netherworld Passage, her clothing was torn by the powerful forces, and although she wasn’t completely exposed, her attire was insufficient to cover her body, with glimpses of flesh peeking through.
A slight movement caused her skin to press against the snake body.
The Dragon Turtle’s Spirit Snake didn’t constrict her movements or breathing; the Dragon Turtle only squeezed himself, giving her as much space as possible.
But even with space, being entwined, some contact was inevitable.
Given the Dragon Turtle Realm’s status, even if Divine Sense couldn’t permeate in, just slight touches were enough to conjure an image of her current situation in his mind.
Ji Feixue’s face turned slightly red, and she lowered her head trying to retract her body backward to release the pressure from the front, but by moving back, the front, which was squeezed and deformed, didn’t improve much; instead, her buttocks pressed against it.
Her already reddening complexion turned bright as blood in an instant.
Sensing in all directions, she finally eased a bit when she realized the Dragon Turtle’s Divine Sense hadn’t probed inside.
Su He, encased in solid ice, couldn’t move; as he fell, he felt as though he had been captured into the Taiyuan, falling!
Ever falling.
Unsure how much time had passed, it seemed like a century or merely an instant.
In this place, there was a sensation akin to the River of Time, causing one to lose the sense of time.
Then…
Boom!
A loud noise echoed as the entire block of ice smashed onto the ground.
Despite the velocity of the fall, the ground showed no abnormalities, no craters formed, and no tremors in the surroundings.
The solid ice around him seemed unable to withstand such an impact, cracking open with a snap.
Then came a series of cracking sounds as pieces of ice fell off, eventually shattering with a bang and scattering on the ground.
Su He shook his head and looked around.
All around him was dark and nether, his sight couldn’t reach too far, only thirty to fifty thousand miles—the limit here.
Whereas, in the All Heavens and Myriad Realms, with Su He’s current Boundary Status, he could see from one vast world to another!
While he couldn’t discern fine details, it was easy for him to make out the landscapes of the other worlds.
Everywhere was thick with Netherworld Qi—no, more accurately, there was only Netherworld Qi everywhere!
This place, was it the Netherworld?
Looking up, he couldn’t see the Netherworld Passage, nor feel any trace of it upon close inspection.
It was as if he had fallen from one world into another.
“Let me out!” came Ji Feixue’s voice, crisp like a violin string, lacking the charm of future generations, but with an added clarity, making one perceive her as a heroine at first listen.
Faintly, there was also a hint… of being overly dramatic!
She sensed that Su He had landed.
“It’s Netherworld outside!” Su He responded.
The Netherworld was harmless to him, but to ordinary cultivators, it was deadly.
Even the normal Netherworld Qi, devoid of the weirdness Baiyin produced, was not as draining to one’s Life Energy and True Blood, but its corrosive power was still formidable.
“No problem,” Ji Feixue replied in a clear voice.
Su He hesitated for a moment, Ji Feixue did not rush him, but after a short while, the Spirit Snake coiled around her slowly stretched out.
Su He chose to trust Ji Feixue.
She had the means to slightly stop the Netherworld Qi in the passage before, and as they descended, her body seemed to have undergone changes he was unaware of, turning cool and ice-cold.
She must have been fully confident.
Just as Su He unfolded his snake body, he saw ice cubes scattered on the ground.
In an instant before Su He could react, they had already transformed into streams of light shooting towards Ji Feixue.
Su He was startled, but he saw the Symbols on Ji Feixue’s forehead flash suddenly, absorbing all the ice cubes.
The Netherworld Qi that surged from all sides could no longer cause Ji Feixue the slightest damage.
Ji Feixue took a step forward, and with a flash of white light, she changed into a new set of clothes, covering any exposed skin.
Before them lay a lake, silent and still.
On the shore stood a tree resembling a willow, withered and dead.
Ji Feixue landed beside the tree, her back to Su He, and did not speak for a long time.
Su He licked his lips and took a small step back, “Um…
Since we’re unfamiliar with this place, how about we set aside our fight for now, explore the area, and find a way out first?”
Su He spoke timidly, but Ji Feixue did not respond.
Anxious, it wasn’t until after a long while that he saw Ji Feixue lightly wave her hand, and the Talisman Rune cultivated with Zhu Yan Blood on Su He’s shell was taken away.
His Divine Skills returned to him.
Su He shook his body, feeling refreshed.
Curious, he looked towards Ji Feixue, and heard her ask, “Who is Phoenix Worship Husband?”
Su He was startled, not sure why Ji Feixue was suddenly curious, but he replied, “I haven’t met him, he has already perished.
But Worship Granny mentioned, he was a Xuan Bird.”
As Su He said this, the Star Ring had already revealed itself, shielding him.
Who knows which sentence could touch upon a taboo.
Ji Feixue seemed to laugh once in front, “So, she fell into the clutches of that old Xuan Bird?”
The affairs of Phoenix Worship and Xuan Bird, aside from the birds involved and her, no fourth person in the world would know!
Ji Feixue slowly turned her head, looking at Su He’s Star Ring for the first time, truly examining this ring condensed from the Power of Time.
After a long gaze, she suddenly said, “The Marriage Certificate, I do not recognize it!”
“Hm?” Su He looked up in astonishment.
But Ji Feixue looked at him seriously and said with clear eyes, “I do not know you, and even if I were to marry you in the future, that is a matter for the future.
At this moment, I do not recognize it!
I will find every possible method to dissolve the Marriage Certificate contract.
If we are truly destined, you may propose again in the future.
If not, we shall let this matter rest!”
Su He was taken aback, then overjoyed.
Her words were very clear—Ji Feixue believed that he had traveled through time, at least she accepted part of the situation.
He smiled, “Great!
Whatever I need to do, I will cooperate—even if I have to be strung up and whipped when I return.”
Ji Feixue’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, “Am I that fierce?”
Su He shook his head, with a bitter smile, “No, it’s just that…”
It’s just that sometimes she strings me up and whips me for no reason.
Pure domestic violence!
Although he didn’t say it, just by looking at his expression, Ji Feixue already knew what he was thinking.
Her expression did not change, “Then it must be your fault.”
Maybe this turtle deserved a beating?
Thinking of being hit by herself, a hint of joy passed through her eyes—happiness?
“What does she look like?” Ji Feixue asked softly.
Su He was startled but then realized Ji Feixue was asking about her future self.
Su He smiled, “She’s very beautiful, very strong!
Strong beyond imagination, the kind that is unique in All Heavens and Myriad Realms, having reached the same realm as Thai Zu and Phoenix Ancestor.”
Ji Feixue was silent for a long while, “You are from far in the future?”
To reach a realm like Thai Zu’s was not just about talent; talent no matter how extraordinary, required sufficient time to grow.
Su He’s voice dropped a few notches, “After seven hundred and thirty thousand years…”
Ji Feixue seemed to think of something, becoming even more silent.
After a long time.
“What are you doing in this era?”
“Stealing treasures from Guiwang Mountain, also…
for you!”
Ji Feixue seemed to have not heard the latter part, only fell silent for a moment, then said, “Guiwang Mountain is very strong!
Any one of the Four Spirits is no match for Guiwang Mountain, including the Dragon clan.”
Even a dozen mature dragons of the Dragon clan could not compare to Guiwang Mountain.
It was the Genesis Land, with a truly terrifying heritage!
Su He shrugged his shell.
What could he do?
The present Ji Feixue was still trapped in the Great Sun Tomb; according to Thai Zu’s description, maybe only something from this era within Guiwang Mountain could save her?
Was there something in the Great Sun Tomb that Su He didn’t know about?
This made it so that even as a thief, Su He didn’t know what to steal!
Not dwelling on this question, Ji Feixue looked around, asking, “Where is this place?”
“Perhaps it’s the Netherworld?” Su He himself was not certain.
After all, above was Feng Zhong, uncertain whether this place was orchestrated by the Old Phoenix or if it truly was the Netherworld.
This place was rich with Netherworld Qi, resembling Su He’s Inner World’s Netherworld.
However, Su He’s Netherworld still carried a hint of pure Life Energy amidst death.
But this place seemed like pure desolation!
And furthermore…
Su He looked up at the Netherworld sky, a question rising in his heart.
In All Heavens and Myriad Realms, he could sense the existence of heaven and earth, could set up altars to pray to heaven and earth, and communicate with them.
If a bottom line was touched, Heavenly Punishment would descend.
But here, Su He could not feel it!
It was as if there was no heavenly way here at all.