Chapter 327: The Boundless Realm: The Tribulation
Wuling Village
Yu Cang came to Wuling Village again, but this time, there were only Gu Jieshuang and Qier.
The last time Yu Cang came here, he followed the army to clear out space debris. There were many people in Wuling Village at that time, but now that he came here again during the New Year, it is much quieter.
Due to the influence of Gu's hypothermia, Wuling Village has a low population and many empty houses, most of which are used to provide accommodation for the army that comes to the nearby area.
Of course, although it is depressed, it is the New Year after all, so it can be considered lively.
Red lanterns were hung all along the streets, and children were walking through the streets, making the snow crunch under their feet.
It's such a small place, with only two generations between them, and people here basically know each other.
"Mom! I'm back!" Gu Jieshuang pushed the door open and walked in.
Behind her, Qi'er followed in small steps obediently, while Yu Cang, carrying large and small bags of Holy City specialties, had just squeezed into the room.
"Yeah, Xiao Cang is here."
Gu Zhihan had already turned on the air conditioner early, and the room was warm, like a normal family.
"Mom!" Gu Jieshuang pouted, "I greeted you first, why did you call Yu Cang first?"
"Hello, Auntie." Yu Cang greeted.
"Hello, Auntie!" Qi'er also called out crisply.
"You still need me to greet you—Okay, please take a seat first. The food is ready."
…
When I saw Gu Zhihan again, I could clearly see that she looked much better. Although the air conditioner was still on, I didn't feel too much cold on her body.
"Xiao Cang," Gu Zhihan said, "I heard a few days ago that a laboratory in the Holy City has made great progress in the trial production of mythical soul cards. I even saw the sudden unusual noise that day in Wuling Village... Didn't you just come back from the Holy City? Do you know any specific information?"
Hearing this, Gu Jieshuang paused for a moment while eating, while Yu Cang just smiled and said:
"How could we possibly see it?" He shook his head. "Jie Shuang and I were only there to conduct trials in the secret realm. We definitely wouldn't be able to witness something as big as a mythological trial."
"Really?" Gu Zhihan's eyes were smiling, and there seemed to be a strange and complicated look in them. "Xiao Cang, with your current status, there is nothing you can't see."
"Auntie, you think too highly of me. I'm still a young man."
It is no wonder that Yu Cang deliberately concealed the information. After the association learned about Chao Ci's identity and Feng Yue Cangjian's true role, it decided to classify this matter as the highest level of confidentiality.
After all, this is a place that has the potential to destroy the Blue Planet... If it is used by criminals, it will be a big trouble.
Therefore, Zhong Sheng specifically instructed Yu Cang that regarding Feng Yue Cang, those who knew about it should not tell Yu Cang, and those who did not know about it should simply not tell him.
"Is that so?" Gu Zhihan nodded.
She silently picked up a piece of meat.
A moment later.
Suddenly he said:
"Did you, Xiao Cang, create that vision?"
"Um?"
Yu Cang took a breath and looked up, only to see Gu Zhihan looking at him with a smile, so he shook his head: "How is it possible...Auntie, I don't have that ability."
"Okay...never mind, let's not talk about this anymore."
Gu Zhihan did not continue talking about this topic.
What she didn't say was that she had entered Feng Yuecangjian before, and was extremely lucky. For some reason, she saw the aurora on the first floor.
No matter who comes here, they will probably never forget the sight and energy of the aurora.
So, a few days ago, the moment she saw the strange aurora in the sky, she recognized it - this was the power of Feng Yue Cangjian.
Of course, theoretically speaking, as a mythical secret realm, it is not impossible for Fengyue Cangjian to have a laboratory to conduct research on it and make breakthroughs, or even successfully trial-produce a myth.
But Gu Zhihan's intuition told her that this matter must be related to Yu Cang.
How could it be such a coincidence? Yu Cang had just entered Feng Yuecang's room that day, and there was an aurora phenomenon so far away at night.
From what she knew, Yu Cang was extremely talented and always did things unexpectedly. It was normal for her to discover something new in Feng Yuecang's space.
It’s this scene…it does look a bit bigger.
However, even after she asked to this extent, Xiao Cang still didn't want to say anything. She guessed that she couldn't say it, so she didn't ask anymore.
Let his mind forget about the things related to Feng Yuecangjian, Gu Zhihan changed the subject and said:
"Xiao Cang, did you see it when you came here?"
"Hmm?" Yu Cang was a little confused. "What?"
"This year, Wuling Village finally feels like the New Year," Gu Zhihan said softly. "In the past, during the winter when the coldest weather was, many people would die."
"..." Yu Cang was silent for a moment.
"...After so many years, in Wuling Village, apart from Gu Song who sweeps the floor in front of the Wu Tianzi Temple, I am already the oldest elder. Even Jie Shuang can be considered an old man."
"Mom!" Gu Jieshuang glared, "Why are you talking about this? It's New Year's Day."
She is still young, okay? How come she is said to be in her seventies or eighties?
Gu Zhihan simply chuckled softly, a few flashes of emotion in his eyes: "Now, I've found the crux of the matter. No one died this winter... Honestly, this might be the first true 'New Year' I can remember."
Looking at Gu Zhihan who seemed to be lost in reminiscence, Yu Cang did not respond, but a smile appeared subconsciously on the corner of his mouth.
To be honest, Yu Cang always felt that the discovery of the Bloodline Empire was the result of everyone's joint efforts, but both Jie Shuang and his aunt took the credit for themselves.
It feels good to be thanked by others, but sometimes, I feel a little guilty.
"However, Yu Cang, there is something you need to pay attention to."
"...Hmm? What?"
"The Reception Bureau's reverse engineering research on the Bloodline Empire has reached a bottleneck. They are still unable to locate the Bloodline Empire, let alone enter it. However, they have been able to sever the connection between the mixed-bloods and the Bloodline Empire, preventing the Bloodline Empire from absorbing nutrients."
"After all, it's something that's existed for thousands of years." Yu Cang said, "Just take your time."
Being able to do this is already a great joy.
After all, the reason half-bloods die young is because the Bloodline Empire uses it as fuel. Now that this channel has been cut off, the lifespan of almost all half-bloods can be extended by at least twice.
Now, all the living half-bloods are very young. Once this method is used, it is equivalent to bringing countless dying half-bloods back to life.
"It's definitely going to take time, but... there's something strange going on right now."
"What?"
"The Bloodline Empire stores a vast amount of spiritual beast bloodlines. The cost of maintaining this empire is astronomical. Logically, with the bloodline cut off, Yaoqi should be extremely anxious. However, several months have passed, and he still hasn't responded."
Yu Cang frowned: "You mean..."
"He must be planning something." Gu Zhihan's face was slightly serious. "No one knows what Yaoqi is thinking. Xiao Cang, as the person who ruined his plans last time, you must be careful. It's not impossible for him to retaliate against you."
Hearing this, Yu Cang also became serious.
"I see."
…
After staying for one night, Yu Cang left Wuling Village.
Gu Jieshuang had to stay in the village for a while longer - after all, it was winter vacation, and there was nothing for Gu Jieshuang to do even if she returned to school. Moreover, she had to spend time with her family during the New Year.
Yu Cang went straight back to school. He still had a lot to do.
Opening the door of the laboratory, Yu Cang glanced at the "wishing wall" on the side.
Hmm... there are a few more questions. It seems that Lin Yunqing came here often during the time when I was away.
I don't see her now, she must be with her family.
Yu Cang's expression remained calm as he walked to the wishing wall. After answering all the questions one by one, he returned to his desk and sat down.
He raised his hand, and saw that there was a faint "magic circle" at the position of his wrist.
This is something that old man Ren gave me when I visited Ren Zheng a few days ago.
As expected of a national guardian, in such a short time, he has created a high-level legendary permanent spell card!
Perpetual spell cards are countless times more complicated than ordinary spell cards. The old man modified it from the original soul card, but the fact that he was able to make it in such a short time still shows Ren Zheng's skill.
…
Soul Card Name: Wufangjie·Descent to the World
Category: Continuous Spell Card
Quality: Heirloom
Attributes: Light/Dark
ability:
[That Heaven Has No Place]: After this Soul Card is activated, the area within a kilometer is considered [That Heaven]. Within [That Heaven], each time a Soul Card is summoned, [Light Tribulation] accumulates on that Soul Card. Each time a Soul Card enters Death Cooldown, [Dark Tribulation] accumulates on that Soul Card.
[Infinite Tribulations]: After using this ability, any number of [Light Tribulations] and [Dark Tribulations] will be consumed. The ability is generated based on the ratio of the two.
…
The quality of the heirloom card written on the soul card is "heirloom", but Yu Cang knows that this soul card is an authentic high-level heirloom!
A super-level heirloom permanent spell card takes too much time and occupies too much soul energy, so Ren Zheng only gave a high-level one.
Even so, this soul card is enough to kill a level 7 soul card master and save Yu Cang's life in the hands of an level 8 soul card master.
After this soul card was used, it turned into a magic circle on Yu Cang's wrist, and Ren Zheng also gave Yu Cang the right to use this soul card.
As long as Yu Cang wants, he can call upon the power of this spell card at any time!
This is only secondary. When Yu Cang uses this soul card, Ren Zheng, as the initiator, will feel it. After just a moment of sensing, he can calculate Yu Cang's location.
If Yu Cang is really in danger, as long as he uses this soul card to hold on for a while, Ren Zheng will naturally find a large number of reinforcements from the association to rescue him.
The upper limit of usage of this soul card is also very high.
That [Infinite Tribulation] can generate quite a lot of gameplay based on the ratio of light and darkness. The simplest one is to make the number of consumed light and dark tribulations equal, thus generating a terrifyingly powerful calamity that will carry out a large-scale attack on [That Heaven].
As for others, as long as the ratio of light and dark is adjusted, there are even abilities such as defense and healing.
It can be said that the abilities provided by this soul card are already quite comprehensive, and are very suitable for Cang to use to save his life or for some other things.
Of course, it would not work if we only relied on this soul card.
The sources of [Light Tribulation] and [Dark Tribulation] are the summoning and death cooling of soul cards. Even with the most epic soul cards that Yu Cang has now, the light and dark tribulations that can be accumulated for this card are very limited, probably not enough for one use - if it comes to a critical moment, the light and dark tribulations from the enemy are probably more than those generated by Yu Cang himself.
Of course, when Ren Zheng attached this soul card to Yu Cang, he had already stored a certain number of calamities for him, so Yu Cang didn't have to accumulate them slowly by himself.
"...It's not enough." Yu Cang put down his sleeves.
Although this perpetual card can give him a strong life-saving ability, it is far from enough for him who has the "Emperor Star". It cannot guarantee his survival.
What's more, he also has Gu Jieshuang.
This spell card had already taken up about one-sixth of Old Man Ren's mental stress. If it were just this one, it would be fine. Any more and it would affect Ren Zheng's studies. Therefore, Yu Cang was hesitant to ask Ren Zheng to give Gu Jieshuang a permanent spell.
The ultimate means of saving his life still needs to be created by himself.
Yu Cang shook his head and put these thoughts aside for the time being.
The best way to find a good life-saving measure is naturally to use the entry meter to open the blind box, and only the legendary entries can meet Cang's requirements... So, in fact, it depends more on luck, and it will definitely not come out in a short time.
For now, let’s find a way… to perfect the method of summoning Feng.
Thinking of this, Yu Cang closed his eyes and entered the starry sky vision.
…
"Summoner, you are here."
Feng looked like he had been waiting here for a long time.
"Feng." Yu Cang thought for a moment, "I have a question... Do you think I can enter the chaos?"
"…I'm afraid not."
"What will be the consequences?"
"In chaos, there is no foundation for the existence of matter. Once a living being attempts to enter, it will be immediately decomposed and digested by the chaos into the purest energy. This is not like Feng Yue Cang Jian, which can be repaired. Once digested by chaos, a part of your existence will be forever reduced."
"Then how did you and Ye Lai enter the Chaos?"
"It's obsession—in chaos, only obsession and energy are allowed to exist. Those who are powerful can preserve more memories and even strength within their obsession. However, no matter how powerful, once it is broken down into obsession, it can never be repaired again."
The human mind is very complex, and obsession is only one of its components.
When a person is peeled off layer by layer like an onion, leaving only obsession... it is hard to say that he is still a human being.
"Is that so?" Yu Cang nodded.
What a pity.
If one wants to study methods to pull people from chaos to the real world, the best way is definitely to study chaos directly... and extract terms.
Otherwise, he would have to do a lot of experiments - after all, he only has a general idea now, and there are still many uncertainties. Without the entry recorder to take shortcuts, it is possible that it will take a long time.
"Well, in that case..." Yu Cang thought for a moment, then said, "Can you help me find a few more souls in the chaos?"
“…What is it used for?”
"Experiment." Yu Cang said.
Now, the only souls from chaos in his hands are Ye Lai and Feng. Both of them seem to be mythical beings. Using them for research right from the start... he may not be qualified.
If possible, he wanted to first find a soul with strength of about level one, start from the simple things, and take it step by step.
“…Is there a safety risk?”
"Theoretically, no."
"I understand." Feng nodded.
"What's wrong? Do you have any concerns?" Yu Cang said.
"No." Feng's tone was very calm. "Outside of Chaos, there are countless evildoers. It's just that finding the weak ones is more troublesome."
"Is that so?" Yu Cang was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
That’s true.
Most of the souls in the chaos are those who survived by chance after the collapse of the world. Although theoretically, anyone, regardless of strength, can survive, but... those who are strong will definitely have a greater chance of survival and live longer in the chaos.
It may be quite troublesome to find some miscellaneous fish.
"Don't worry, Summoner—there have been many newcomers to Chaos in the last few thousand years."
Thanks to Weihuohu nv for the reward!
You may not believe it, but after taking a day off yesterday, I woke up today and found that I had a fever. What a coincidence... My head is a little dizzy, so I can't write much. I will make up for it later!
(End of this chapter)
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