As the Earth Spirit emerged from the space with Zero, it was deeply shocked by the scene before it—
All they could see were broken walls and rubble everywhere, with dust flying all over the sky. The place they were in was considered relatively good, as at least some walls still remained around them, which could block some of the wind and sand.
Everywhere was a scene of decay, with only the trees along the river still standing.
Is this the human realm?
Tu Ling stared wide-eyed in disbelief, seemingly unable to compare the scene before him with what he remembered...
Amidst the swirling yellow sand, broken stones and bricks were buried in dust, and without the shelter of trees, the wind howled.
The fine sand was blown away and scattered, and one could still vaguely make out the once magnificent buildings, but now only the grass and trees remain in mourning...
This place has clearly been abandoned for a long time.
Is it even habitable to live in a place like this?
Seeing Tu Ling's shock, Ling explained, "Grandpa Tu Ling, our base is underground."
Tu Ling understood. He knew it; how could anyone live here… But why did it become like this…?
Zero walked ahead, and he followed behind. Midway, Zero recounted the situation to Tu Ling. If anyone were around, they would surely think Zero was crazy, talking to himself like that…
Everything went smoothly along the way.
Back at the base, Zero went into his room and looked at the Earth Spirit who had followed him in, saying, "Grandpa Earth Spirit, we've arrived. This is where we'll be staying now."
Tu Ling nodded perfunctorily, looking around curiously at the objects and furnishings.
That's understandable. First of all, he had been asleep for ten thousand years, and secondly, he had never been to the lower realm before, let alone the human realm, which is the lowest of the lower realms...
The current situation has completely overturned his understanding.
First, he was awakened by Zero's summons, then he saw Hua Xingcheng, who possessed an ancient divine status, in his spiritual sea, then he witnessed Zero's space and discovered his myriad spirits body.
Having finally escaped the space, they found themselves in a desolate wasteland of broken walls and ruins, which inevitably filled them with a sense of desolation.
Now that they were underground, in the base Zero had mentioned, recalling the outside world and comparing it to it evoked even more feelings of pity in the earth spirit towards Zero.
Looking at the young man who was barely twenty in front of him, Tu Ling couldn't help but step forward and try to pat his head, but his hands passed right through it.
He actually forgot that he was just a spirit...
While Tu Ling was still distracted, Zero had already summoned Zi You from the space—it was the purple tentacle from before, and now it was Zero's pet.
The earth spirit was awestruck by this enormous species.
The room, which was originally neither too big nor too small, was now half occupied by this thing. Its tall limbs were covered with countless tentacles, and at the very top, a head had sprouted, but it had no eyes, only a mouth-like structure.
It's grown a bit since Zero first captured it, and seems to have changed again. Its legs resemble an octopus, and its mouth a man-eating flower. Surprisingly, the two together are quite a good match...
But Tu Ling was not shocked by Zi You's appearance. He stared at the enormous thing and exclaimed in surprise, "A Xuanzhi Beast!"
What Xuanzhi Beast? Is he talking about Ziyou?
Zero looked at Tu Ling with a puzzled expression, seemingly waiting for his explanation.
Tu Ling composed himself, walked to Ling's bedside, and sat down.
As a spirit, he cannot come into contact with physical objects, so only he knows whether he actually sat down or not, but in Zero's eyes, he did sit down.
After Tu Ling sat down, its blue, transparent finger pointed at Zi You and said solemnly, "This is indeed a Xuanzhi Beast. I've seen it before, but that was in the Upper Realm..."
It's the Upper Realm again. What exactly is this Upper Realm that the Earth Spirit is talking about? He's heard this term many times already...
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