Chu Nian, who had broken through the void, had now arrived at the place where the God Realm and "above" met in Lan Nian's memory. It was a well deep in a dense forest.
Actually, there was still one day before the Ghost Festival, but she came a day early to scout out the place and check things out.
She discovered that miasma was constantly emanating from the well, filling the entire forest with it. Moreover, this miasma was no ordinary miasma; it was a sinister, ghostly miasma, mixed with malevolent and powerful ghostly energy, making it impossible for anyone with low cultivation to enter.
Chu Nian became increasingly suspicious that the so-called "above" was the underworld. She couldn't help but take out the boundary stone she had previously refined, which could break the boundaries of the underworld, but after activating it, there was no response.
This indicates that this "above" is at least not the underworld created by Lin Jingting.
She calmed herself down and sat cross-legged not far from the well, waiting for the door "above" to open.
At midnight on the second day, the ground began to tremble slightly, and the well suddenly and eerily began to devour the surrounding miasma.
At the same time, Chu Nian actually sensed a familiar aura and magical energy fluctuations deep within the well.
This wasn't the energy fluctuation belonging to one person, but rather to an entire "realm." It was the energy fluctuation emanating from the sacred mountain she passed through during her journey.
Chu Nian was startled. She then discovered that the once-dry well had transformed into a passage after absorbing the ghostly miasma. She leaped into the passage.
She had a tail behind her, which jumped into the well after she did.
Chu Nian had already spotted the person behind her, but didn't want to pay her any attention. However, she then heard the other person's cold voice from behind: "Wan Nian! Ju Hui!"
A massive surge of magical energy erupted from the opponent, chasing Chu Nian from above; meanwhile, right below Chu Nian as he fell, energy also surged forth, unleashing an equally massive surge of magical energy, which, together with the energy above, bombarded Chu Nian from both ends.
Chu Nian sneered and disappeared in a flash: If she hadn't been fully prepared, would she have dared to come?! It's not like she didn't expect what would happen.
The two energies nearly collided because their target disappeared, but fortunately they were slightly off-center as they flew, and then they hit the well wall with a bang.
Chu Nian's voice echoed from the void: "The so-called 'above' should be 'upper edge,' which is actually you, Pen Knife!"
The next moment, Chu Nian had successfully traveled to another void, which was the divine mountain she had imagined before.
"Bound by the body of a mortal, let's see how arrogant you can be now?!" A chilling voice rang out, and runes formed from magical energy instantly materialized, forming a powerful array that enveloped the area where Chu Nian's voice had come from, turning it into a giant dumpling.
However, although Chu Nian arrived at the sacred mountain, she did not reveal herself. She was merely trying to provoke the other party with her words.
So, the other party's big rice dumpling was truly a waste of space.
When it discovered that the filling of the zongzi was empty and there was no one inside, it realized that its target had escaped again. Just as it was about to dispel the talisman array to search for its target, a shadow fell from the sky, followed by a loud bang, and a brick slammed heavily onto the table.
Boom boom boom...
Countless loud noises were heard.
Chu Nian was truly amazed at how sturdy the things on this sacred mountain were. She had smashed a brick dozens of times with all her might, and the table remained as stable as Mount Tai. Even the pen that had been writing furiously earlier was just lying there, with no sign of breaking.
"Stop! Stop! Stop!"
Lan Nian, who had previously attacked Chu Nian from both sides in the well and with the pen knife, also arrived here, hands on her hips, roaring at Chu Nian. However, she probably couldn't get close to the table, so she just stood at a distance, not daring to approach at all.
Chu Nian wasn't going to listen to her. This brat was just a pen, yet she dared to cause so much trouble. She had to teach her a lesson to vent her anger.
She chuckled as she smashed the pen, "You're quite something! I clearly set up a barrier around your territory, but you still managed to leave. This pen must have helped you!"
Lan Nian angrily said, "It and I were originally one. It was you who insisted on separating us."
Chu Nian: "Even after we've separated, you still manage to cause so much trouble. It seems that splitting you in two isn't enough; you need to be split into several more before you'll behave."
Lan Nian screamed hysterically, "Don't go too far, or I'll personally destroy the entire world on the other side of the well. Then, Lou Qianzong, Lin Jingting, they'll all be finished!"
Chu Nian's expression grew even colder than before, and she sneered, "Oh, you can try and see if I can completely destroy the main body of your pen. Then I'll see what else you can destroy."
After saying that, she put away the brick, but a gleaming spike appeared in her palm, aimed at the pen that Chu Nian had knocked over on the table.
On the surface, the brush looked like an ordinary calligraphy brush, even appearing very old due to its age. However, it emanated extremely powerful energy fluctuations.
Its energy is not only powerful but also exceptionally complex, containing divine, demonic, and even ghostly energy, as well as ghostly miasma. This thing must cultivate by devouring, otherwise its energy wouldn't be so complex.
However, it couldn't truly digest this complex energy, causing it to stagnate within its body. But this thing wasn't an ordinary physical body; rather, it was more like a powerful magical artifact, possessing a very strong shell. So even though the energy within it was chaotic, it couldn't damage it in the slightest.
The thorn Chu Nian was holding was quite special; it was a treasure with both ice and fire attributes, called Divine Light.
Lan Nian's face turned pale the moment she saw the divine light, cold sweat poured down her forehead, and her legs went weak, almost causing her to kneel down.
"You...you..." Lan Nian pointed at her in disbelief, "How come you still have a divine ray?"
Chu Nian said in a serious tone, "Divine Light is not a one-time use item. Once you've used it, you can use it a second time, a third time... As long as it doesn't break, it can be used indefinitely."
Lan Nian roared hysterically, "But when you separated me from the soul of the pen, you said that the divine light could only be used once!"
Chu Nian: "That divine light was something I made based on this divine light. Uh, yes, I was a bit clumsy back then. The divine light I made broke after only one use. I'm really sorry to have disappointed you."
"Ah..." Lan Nian roared hysterically again.
Chu Nian: "You don't need to be so angry. I think you've already done a pretty good job. Back then, I sealed you in my heart, and to avoid being influenced by you, I had to cut out my heart, but to the outside world, I could only claim that I cut out my heart to cultivate the Path of Ruthlessness. To be able to force me to this point, you're really quite capable. Really, really, I admire you!"
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