Chapter 31 Void
Ye Kemeng had no idea what was happening outside the secret realm. She had finally managed to get rid of all the bone soldiers and was hanging on a rope that seemed to have no end in sight. She had just breathed a sigh of relief.
This secret realm is very dangerous, but it doesn't seem so dangerous.
At this moment, even Ye Kemeng, the oblivious cat, felt that this place seemed to have a close connection with her.
Many clues seemed to flash before her eyes and in her mind like a montage, yet like a montage, they could not be connected.
But Ye Kemeng knew that all of this was only temporary. When everything fell into place, all the clues would be able to be pieced together into a complete storyline.
It's just unclear what responsibility she bears in this storyline.
Thinking this to herself, Ye Kemeng continued climbing upwards.
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"That person is back?" The Grand Elder had lost his composure and was pacing anxiously around the room like an ant on a hot plate. "If he knew what I had done, he would definitely kill me."
The Grand Elder murmured, "They will definitely kill me."
"Definitely."
"Hahahaha, you forced me to do all this!" The Grand Elder suddenly burst into laughter, leaving the disciples guarding the door horrified. What could possibly make the usually composed and dignified Grand Elder laugh like this... like a villain?
When the Grand Elder came out, he had already returned to his usual white robes, looking serene and otherworldly, making it hard to connect him with the laughter from just now.
The Grand Elder took a few steps, but the disciple accompanying him did not follow. The two exchanged a glance, and one of them mustered up the courage to ask, "Master."
The Grand Elder paused, then gave a soft snort: "What's wrong?"
An older disciple said, "Your Majesty, we just heard a burst of laughter..."
Recently, too many strange things have happened in the academy. Even many fellow disciples have been swallowed up by that void. Although the academy is theoretically very safe, the laughter just now was too eerie, so they couldn't help but be more cautious.
The elder pursed his lips slightly, and the two disciples instantly felt as if they were bathed in a spring breeze. The fear and apprehension they had felt because of the strange sound were dispelled.
The elder looked at his two prized disciples and said, "It's just an auditory hallucination."
The disciples nodded in unison and followed behind the Grand Elder.
The sun was high in the sky, shining on the white-walled, gray-tiled buildings, giving them an air of desolation and coldness. The three of them walked through the courtyard, and the Grand Elder asked casually, "Although it was an auditory hallucination, the fact that you two, both of you, with your high cultivation levels, could still experience such a hallucination means that the power of those evil spirits is gradually infiltrating the academy's barrier."
Realizing that the peace here was all just a mirage, fragile and easily shattered, the two disciples silently lowered their heads.
“Master, we have some guesses about these things.” The disciples said, “We hope you will not overwork yourself. If there is anything we can do for you, please tell us. Whether the academy can be called a pure land to protect the people under its jurisdiction depends on you.”
The Grand Elder seemed slightly moved, a rare warmth appearing in his eyes. He raised his hand and patted the head of the disciple who had spoken, saying, "Good, but your cultivation is still too weak. Remember the techniques I taught you and practice them diligently."
The two disciples answered in unison, "Yes, Master."
The Grand Elder said no more. With a swift movement, he teleported directly to the location of the Sect Leader.
The disciples, seeing this, didn't think much of it; instead, they said, "The Grand Elder must be discussing something with the Sect Leader."
"With the Grand Elder and the Sect Leader here, we're sure we can come up with a solution."
That's what they said, but the two disciples still had a lingering worry between their brows. It was said that this land was abandoned by the gods, and all struggling creatures would eventually be swallowed by nothingness.
Because there are no gods, there is no power to fight against the void. Therefore, everyone here, whether they are high-ranking cultivators or humble ordinary people, will eventually return to deathly silence.
In the early years, when the spiritual energy here was still abundant, a genius ascended to heaven and made this prophecy.
Initially, this prophecy circulated only within the sect of that genius. It was only later, when the genius ascended to heaven and returned to this place, taking his Daoist partner with him, which triggered a heavenly tribulation, that this matter became widely known.
At that time, everyone was in danger, but after several years, nothing major happened, so everyone's sense of crisis and fear faded, after all, life still had to go on.
But at some point, that void suddenly expanded, and many people were swallowed up before they could even cry for help.
Initially, according to the earliest records, people didn't really take it seriously.
There are actually quite a few places like this that can devour people, but in the past, they were all in remote, uninhabited mountains and forests. These places were too remote and secluded, with little spiritual energy, so cultivators would not enter them, and ordinary people would perish if they went in, thus making them places rarely visited by humans.
Even if there are dangers in those places, cultivators, in their attitude of protecting everyone, are too far away to be able to reach them all.
Unexpectedly, these disciples also never returned.
Even the elders in the sect couldn't sit still anymore.
When they arrived, they found that all the people, buildings, and even the disciples who had come had vanished.
The most terrifying thing is not the disappearance of people, but that everything is disappearing, as if there is a black hole underground, swallowing everything that appears on it.
Because of the disappearance of the disciples, the elders were extremely cautious this time, and even dared not approach that void.
Everyone present possessed considerable cultivation and dared not let their guard down. They stared intently at the sudden appearance of the dark void that had replaced all traces of life. Their faces were filled with confusion, and they were even wondering what kind of monster could be so powerful.
Soon, someone noticed something amiss.
Someone spoke up: "Be careful, something's not right here. It feels like there's something inside this black hole, like it's swallowing our voices."
He did speak, but because part of it was swallowed by the black hole, it sounded very faint.
Fortunately, everyone around him was highly skilled, so even though he spoke so softly, they could still hear him clearly.
After his reminder, everyone realized something was wrong. Some people tried to speak and found that their voices were indeed being swallowed up.
Just then, someone suddenly shouted in panic, "Back up! This black hole is expanding!"
But it was too late, because in addition to expanding, the black hole was also emitting many octopus-like tentacles that swept directly toward the group!
The elders reacted swiftly, each unleashing their magical artifacts to block the tentacles.
Only in this way can we determine the strength of both sides and then propose subsequent countermeasures.
Almost all the elders took the black hole very seriously, but none of them took it so seriously that they were willing to risk their lives for it.
They all unleashed their powerful magical artifacts in an attempt to stop the tentacles. Only the oldest elder used his life-saving artifact, while the others were thrown outwards as if they were free. He then fled backward at top speed, like an innocent rabbit being chased by some enormous creature.
Seeing this, some of the other elders smiled amicably: "The Supreme Elder is even giving up his own life-saving artifact. This black hole doesn't seem so terrifying after all."
Someone chimed in, "Yeah, that's how it feels. We've never seen a black hole before. I bet our junior disciples have all fallen into it by accident. They're waiting for us to go in and come out."
“That’s true. We’re just a small sect, and we’re not located in a very remote area. If there were any real danger, the seven major sects would have sensed it long ago. It’s not our place to worry about it.”
"Be careful, that black hole is moving so fast. I'll stop recording for now. We can study these recordings when we get back." The last to speak was a man in a blue robe. He looked young, but his demeanor already exuded a mature and composed air.
The last sentence recorded on the jade talisman used to record this scene was: "Everyone be careful, continue retreating!"
Everything that happened here can be considered the first time that nothingness appeared on the cultivation continent. This can also be considered the bell-ringer of the entire cultivation continent, transmitting the information that danger was about to come to all directions.
Only in places like Kyushu Academy, after becoming a closed-door disciple, would one have the opportunity to see such a commemorative jade talisman.
Therefore, after reading these records, all the disciples quickly put life and death aside.
Ye Kemeng had actually seen this jade talisman before. After looking at it, she asked Cang Yao a question: "What happened to these elders in the end?"
What she really wanted to ask was, did they survive?
Did this nothingness devour them?
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