949: Chapter 268 Departure_2 949: Chapter 268 Departure_2 As Qing puzzled over the situation, he saw a Phoenix Claw reach through the rift, grabbing Su He and Ji Feixue in one swift motion and tossing them out, causing their surroundings to spin dizzyingly.
Su He and Ji Feixue had no chance to resist and were flung high up, transcending the Netherworld in an instant.
This was not merely an upward motion but a transition from one world to another—as if the Netherworld of Su He’s Inner World and the Mortal World weren’t spatially apart but overlapping worlds, seemingly not on the same plane.
The Phoenix Tomb Netherworld felt similar, seeming to overlap with the Mystery Huang World—but only covering the southern part of Mystery Huang.
From the Southern Sea to the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains.
Being in the Netherworld, one might not know it for what it is; being between the two realms, however, allowed for clearer vision.
The Phoenix Tomb Netherworld was fractured, appearing to be just a part of what was once the Netherworld.
It seemed ready to disperse at any moment, on the verge of tearing away from Mystery Huang.
Yet, it was forcefully held together by seven large tombs.
But of the seven tombs, only six bore the phantom image of a phoenix, and one stood alone, appearing merely as an ornament.
The Netherworld around that lone tomb was the most active, always on the brink of breaking free from Suppression and departing from Mystery Huang.
Just then, as the Broken Sword tore through the skies, the blade turned like a nail, stabbing into the ground in front of the tomb, firmly pinning the fleeing Netherworld to Mystery Huang, merging and aligning them inseparably.
In the midst of Star Sea, the Second Ancestor of the Sealed Emperor stood hovering in the void, with an aged member of the Yuan Sovereign Clan beside him.
Opposite them, Thai Zu lay helplessly.
Across half of the Star Sea, one could see a Phoenix fluttering its wings midair, one of its claws retracting from somewhere unknown.
Thai Zu sighed, looking toward the Second Ancestor of the Sealed Emperor and the Ancestral Patriarch Yuan, “The Old Phoenix’s matter is settled; do the two Taoist friends wish to leave or be killed right here?”
The Second Ancestor of the Sealed Emperor and the Ancestral Patriarch Yuan exchanged glances, both retreating backward, gradually disappearing into the void.
They had no questions about Thai Zu’s suggestion of killing them.
It was only after they had left that a voice came, “Tai!
The Four Sacred Beasts are gone, and this is the consensus of all Taoist friends across All Heavens and Myriad Realms.
Now that Mystery Huang has pulled out the sources of the Four Directions Starlords, if there’s no explanation, I, Seal Emperor, will not rest!”
Thai Zu laughed carelessly, “Why don’t you, Seal Emperor, pull out a part as well?
That would be fair!”
The voice of the Second Ancestor of the Sealed Emperor quieted down in the void.
Was the Old Turtle relying on tricks to make a fool of the Seal Emperor?
Years ago, it took the Yuan Sovereign Clan great effort to suppress the Four Directions Starlords.
He also pulled out the star source, which, even if shattered, dispersed the star source, increasing the chances of the Four Sacred Beasts’ appearance.
Such chances, even the slightest, should not exist.
Investigate!
Find out where that Phoenix disposed of the star source!
The void quieted down for a time; Thai Zu, seeing Phoenix Ancestor approaching, felt a twinkle in his dim old eyes, “Taoist friend, what a clever scheme!
But aren’t you afraid that Turtle Kid hesitates and dares not to open the Netherworld Passage?”
Su He’s path was unlike any other, not merely The Way of Xuanwu.
Any Turtle or even Snake in Xuanwu had a chance at Proving the Tao.
Despite the arduous road, it was a direct path to the heavens.
It was not merely a path for Su He alone.
Only with the Cultivation Beast Volume did Su He possess that unique path.
He was the only Divine God Beast that could cultivate the Cultivation Beast Volume and also the only one capable of gathering the Four Sacred Beasts.
For ordinary Divine God Beasts, proving as a Sacred Beast would be as challenging as reaching the heavens, for him to walk four paths was impossible without external aid.
No matter how talented, it was not possible.
Even with the aid of Baiyin and Tan Tai, it was as tough as reaching the heavens, the readily available star source could aid him.
However, this world was not dominated solely by Mystery Huang.
The Seal Emperor, Yuan Sovereign, Buddha World…
all were watching.
Even the heavens and earth itself would obstruct—today’s heavens and earth were no longer what they once were.
Although defeated, the Yuan Sovereign Clan’s erosion of the heavenly authority was hard to restore.
The heavens and earth were tainted; the Turtle couldn’t even discuss the fact of ‘crossing time and space,’ let alone proving the Four Sacred Beasts simultaneously.
Only within the Netherworld, in a place devoid of heavens and an abandoned path, was it possible.
The heavens do not investigate; all beings do not see!
The Old Phoenix indeed calculated accurately; Turtle Kid indeed drew down four star sources but almost got permanently sealed within the Netherworld.
Had it not been for the broken sword of the Western Thunder King, no one could have retrieved him.
Phoenix Ancestor chuckled, “Taoist friend, guess who sent Little White Dragon’s fox into the Netherworld?”
Laying out plans hundreds of years in advance, if Little Peacock doesn’t open the Netherworld, there’s a fox to lead him.
But now, it’s no longer necessary.
Thai Zu shook his head, laughing.
So, does the space-time rift definitely appear in the Far North Icefield?
Could any place manifest a space-time rift, possibly throwing his family’s Turtle Kid inside?
Whether he could catch the star source inside, and whether he had the ability to retain it, that was Turtle Kid’s affair.
Elders create the environment, but they cannot feed them by hand.
But for now, it seemed Turtle Kid had done quite well.
“What exactly is in your Netherworld?
Can you reveal a thing or two, Taoist friend?” Thai Zu sidestepped Su He’s matter, curiously inquiring.
He spoke with the Phoenix Clan naturally, unafraid of eavesdropping.
If they did not want to be overheard, even if thunder exploded here, no one would hear.
Phoenix Ancestor chuckled, “Taoist friend, if you want to know, help me suppress the Netherworld Passage once, and it will all be clear.”
Thai Zu shook his dragon head, who would want to go to such a place?
He wanted to avoid suppressing the Netherworld all his life.
He was Tai, not Ming.
Ming was the expert in this field!
…
Like a vortex, Su He and Ji Feixue were spun out of the Netherworld, momentarily seeing the landscapes of the Netherworld and Mystery Huang interspersed before their eyes.