Chapter 90 Rakshasa 2 x (Bonus chapter including 4k nutrient solution)...
This is the thirteenth day since Xu Xing arrived in Luosha. During this time, under Qu's guidance, she and Nan Ye have been to many places, except for that vast sandy area known as "Luosha Sea".
After discovering that her senior brother was not on this floor, she tried to find a way out to other floors, but nearly half a month passed without success.
"Come and eat."
When Xu Xing was roasting the New Moon Rabbit meat with her spiritual fire, the golden-eyed girl named "Tianxin" sat to the side, intently watching her movements. She wasn't very talkative, but after waking up that day and seeing Xu Xing, she unexpectedly became very clingy to her, silently following her around.
Tianxin probably fell into the Abyss by accident. Judging from her demeanor, she seems to come from a prestigious sect. If she is a demon, she must have a very high status.
However, she was not as lucky as Xu Xing. As soon as she entered this level, she encountered the Rakshasa Ghost. She escaped with injuries and was rescued by Qu.
Xu Xing felt a natural affinity for the little girl with eyes similar to his own, and patiently chatted with her, asking, "How long have you been here?"
"Three years on other floors, half a month here."
"You actually came from another floor?" Xu Xing's hand trembled, and the barbecue powder in his hand spilled all over the ground. Qu, feeling distressed, immediately gathered it up from the ground and picked up a pinch of it.
Xu Xing, who had been racking his brains for days about how to leave this floor, nearly jumped up, "Why didn't you say so sooner!"
Tianxin tilted her head, a hint of confusion flashing across her youthful face. "You didn't ask."
"..." Xu Xing was excited. She barely managed to calm herself down and hurriedly said, "Then do you know how to leave here? I want to go to other floors."
"Sister," Tianxin's voice was soft, "I don't know the exit, but I can take you to where I fell. If you have a way to leave, can you take me with you?"
"no problem!"
Xu Xing finally had hope, but when she turned around and saw a group of children engrossed in eating meat, her eyes dimmed again. What would happen to these children?
Qu Zhenxi licked the meat juice from her lips, looked up at her, and said earnestly, "Sister, you have already helped us a lot, so go in peace."
They've been eating meat and sweet spiritual fruits every day lately, a life they could never have dreamed of, and they're very content. Since they were born here, they belong here, and they've never longed to leave.
Xu Xing didn't speak, but she secretly decided that once she found her senior brother, she would work with him to find a way to take the children out as well.
Rumor has it that only the most wicked are banished to the Abyss, but these children are clearly not; they are innocent. If they had a choice, they would never want to be born into such a place…
Xu Xing, anxious to find the person, planned to set off immediately with Tian Xin to find the place where she fell from another level. This trip would take several days. She originally planned to leave enough food for the children to eat for a while, but Qu firmly refused, only asking for some barbecue powder and a few fire spirit orbs.
"Sister, this is how we survived before, and it will continue to do so in the future."
They were so sensible and strong that Xu Xing felt even more sorry for them. She took out a defensive magic artifact. In the past few days, she had tried to modify the magic artifact she had made using the demonic energy of the Erosion Abyss. This shield was one of the few that she had succeeded in making.
She placed it on top of the cellar, and a light gray, semi-transparent barrier enveloped the entire cellar.
Xu Xing gently rubbed the curly hair. For ease of movement, these children, both boys and girls, all had short, coarse hair that felt a bit prickly to the touch. "Then please accept this, okay?"
Xu Xing led Nan Ye and Tian Xin away from the cellar. Qu Shang tidied up the withered grass on the cellar cover and then silently returned to the dark cave.
The beautiful older sister with golden eyes was like a ray of light, bringing them a brief moment of brightness.
But now that the light is gone, the dark cellar they depend on for survival has returned to its tranquility.
"Has my sister left?"
"It feels like a dream..."
"I really want to go with her..."
Several children, who didn't even have names, huddled on the wooden plank until Xu Xing left, and only then did they dare to whisper their reluctance to part.
Qu glanced at his younger siblings and climbed onto the wooden plank, covering them with the large cloak Xu Xing had left behind. He gently sniffed the faint scent remaining on the cloak, sniffed, and finally closed his eyes and fell asleep.
This time, the song, which had never seen the sun before, appeared with golden light in its dream.
"Did you spend three years alone in the Abyss? Are there other layers in the Abyss that aren't dangerous?"
Xu Xing was a little curious. Tian Xin didn't seem to have a high level of cultivation, and there was no spiritual energy fluctuation on her body. How did she survive in the Abyss for three years and still look so clean and fresh?
If she can survive for three years, then her senior brother will definitely be fine too!
Tianxin glanced at her and said briefly, "For the past three years, I've been in an illusion. At first, I didn't realize it was an illusion, and I didn't even know I was in the Abyss of Eclipse, until..."
The experience in the illusion was probably not pleasant, so she didn't want to say more and glossed over it, "Until later I encountered a tornado that swept me here and I met Qu and the others."
Xu Xing didn't ask her how she left the illusion, but only inquired about the tornado before falling into thought.
Instead, Tianxin, whose hand she was holding, looked up at her and asked softly, "Sister, what kind of demon are you?"
Since they were both demons, Xu Xing had already accepted that she was probably a snake that couldn't transform and had a defect. She didn't hide it, "Snake clan, what about you?"
Tianxin hesitated for a moment, then said, "I am a fox."
The fox clan is known for its exceptional beauty, making them popular even among the many beautiful demons.
Xu Xing was somewhat surprised. She had never seen a fox clan member before. She looked Tianxin up and down; her face was indeed beautiful and otherworldly. She just didn't know how she had ended up in the Abyss of Eclipse...
"Master, be careful!"
Shortly after Yin Xue's voice rang out, Xu Xing also sensed the murderous aura ahead and pulled Tian Xin to the right to dodge.
A pure white wind spirit deer suddenly appeared, leaping up from behind Xu Xing and unleashing countless wind blades. In an instant, the two Rakshasa ghosts that had just appeared in front of him were riddled with holes and died instantly.
Qing muttered twice in Xu Xing's mind, "I can do it too, let me do it next time!"
Xu Xing noticed that Tianxin took two steps back. She frowned slightly, seemingly disgusted by the splattered slime.
Without much thought, Xu Xing raised his hand and cast a Cleansing Dust spell on Tianxin.
It was just a minor spell, but Tianxin suddenly looked up, her big eyes staring blankly at Xu Xing, who was walking forward to examine the Rakshasa ghost's corpse. After a long while, she pursed her lips.
Could she really be this gentle to the weak demon race?
After killing the Rakshasa Ghost, Yin Xue returned to Xu Xing's side. It glanced at Tian Xin with a puzzled expression.
Tianxin raised her head, her gaze calm. The demon and the beast exchanged a glance, and the Wind Spirit Deer looked away, probably just imagining things.
Tianxin landed in a valley on the edge of the Rakshasa Sea. Xu Xing raised his hand and touched the surrounding mountain walls. The marks on the stone surface indicated that strong winds often blew here.
Recalling what Qu had said about the Rakshasa, Yin Xue guessed, "Master, could the changes in the layers of the Abyss be related to the wind?"
Nan Ye suddenly took two steps forward, raised his hand to wipe the surface of the stone, put it in his mouth and licked it, "It's salty."
Xu Xing then realized that he might have been prejudiced by Tianxin's mention of the tornado. The marks on the stone also looked like they had been eroded by seawater. He thought of what Qu and the others had said about that sandy area being called the Rakshasa Sea. Could there really be a sea there?
The three walked around the valley floor for a long time, but apart from some strangely shaped Rakshasa demons, they found no other clues.
Xu Xing was anxious and frowned, saying, "We don't even know which level of the Abyss this is..."
"Forty-seventh floor."
Tianxin's calm voice rang out.
"How did you know?" Xu Xing asked in surprise.
Tianxin pointed her little finger to the stone tablet behind her, which was covered in thick dust. Xu Xing stared at the stone tablet for a while, then suddenly raised his hand and waved it. A strong wind blew up the dust on the stone tablet, revealing more than a dozen weathered engravings: "Forty-seven".
"Two weeks ago, there was no dust on this."
So Tianxin knew all along that this was the forty-seventh floor. Xu Xing sighed, thinking that this child really wouldn't bring it up unless asked.
Xu Xing couldn't understand how the sand could turn into a sea, so he simply led them to a suitable spot and decided to stay there temporarily to observe the changes at the bottom of the valley.
If there really is a sea, will it be able to take her to other layers of the Abyss when the seawater invades again?
A few days later, after a tornado, strange sounds were faintly heard from the depths of the valley.
The change came quickly. When he felt the tremors under his feet, Xu Xing quickly came out of the tent. Nan Ye, who was keeping watch, pointed to the east side of the valley floor, where the surging seawater instantly filled the entire valley.
The seawater crashed against the mountain walls, sweeping everything away, and then flowed westward to join the Rakshasa Sea.
Xu Xing rode the Silver Snow into the sky and saw that the vast sandy land not far away had indeed turned into an endless sea. Just an hour ago it was calm and still, but such a big change had occurred in such a short time...
The sky darkened, and in the middle of the sea, several waterspouts spun wildly. Xu Xing was hesitating whether to enter the waterspouts to take a look when he saw countless Rakshasa demons emerge from them, quickly climb ashore, and disappear into the shadows.
Xu Xing couldn't help but feel that the waterspout was the birthplace of a demon. Rushing in might just lead to his doom, so it was best to observe for a few more days.
After she and Yinxue landed, Tianxin shook her head at her and whispered, "That's not the exit."
With so many Rakshasa demons going ashore, will Qu and the others be in danger?
Xu Xing was a little worried. "Let's go back and take a look first, and then come back in a few days."
On the way back, the number of Rakshasa demons encountered had indeed doubled, but it was not difficult for Xu Xing to deal with them. Even without Qing and Yin Xue, she could handle them all by herself.
However, when she rushed back to the cellar, it was empty.
The deformed cellar lid lay forlornly on the ground, the defensive shield vanished, and the table and stools made of animal bones and withered tree roots were all shattered...
"How could this be?!" Xu Xing exclaimed in shock and anger. Could it be those "people" who gave birth to Qu?
Tianxin squatted down, placed her small hands on the ground, and after a moment, she stood up and pointed to the southeast, "There."
Xu Xing, his face grim, scooped up Tianxin, who was wiping her hands, and leaped onto Qing's back, which had already extinguished its flames. "Let's go!"
"Go, heat up the pot."
A scarred man leaned lazily against a withered tree, holding a dusty bead in one hand. "If you don't tell me where this came from, you can just watch these two brats get devoured by us."
Protecting the two children behind him, Qu shouted angrily, "She's gone! I'm not lying!"
"Gone?! How could anyone leave here? Do you think I'm stupid?" Another woman, her face grim, kicked Qu Yi to the ground. "You brat! You dare to run away? Today we'll have you all for a meal!"
Qu's eyes were filled with hatred. "You will get your comeuppance!"
"Hahaha! Falling into this place, isn't this retribution?" The group of people who dragged back a Rakshasa demon corpse burst into laughter upon hearing this, tears streaming down their faces. "You little bastard who's never even seen the sun, what do you know about retribution?"
"Are you trying to get yourself killed!" another woman kicked the man, feigning anger. "What are you calling a bastard? Who's the dog?"
This group of people are actually demonic cultivators who have lived here for decades. They are adept at dealing with low-level Rakshasa ghosts and have their own set of survival rules.
These children were initially conceived as a pastime when they were bored, but after encountering Rakshasa demons that they couldn't defeat, they realized the benefits of having children.
It can be thrown out as bait, it can be ordered around as a servant, it can be used as reserve food to satisfy hunger...
So, even while they were constantly on the run, they kept having children, and Qu was the only one who lived to be ten years old. He was very clever, so clever that as soon as he turned ten, he found an opportunity and escaped with the other children.
At that time, these demonic cultivators were so preoccupied with being targeted by an overly powerful Rakshasa demon that they couldn't spare the time to look for them, and Qu Chenggong actually managed to hide outside with his younger siblings for two years.
But now, it's time to get it back...
The man lifted a trembling child from behind the crouching figure like a chick and threw him directly into the pot along with the Rakshasa demon's chunks of flesh.
Another person, while pulling Qu's hand to add firewood, said with a grin, "Weren't you the best at working? You've been lazy for two years, you shouldn't have forgotten, right?"
As the temperature in the pot rose, the child inside seemed to know he was about to be eaten. He stopped crying, wiped away his tears, and boldly began to bite into the pieces of Rakshasa's flesh beside him. It wouldn't be bad to have a good meal before he died.
But those people naturally didn't want the "food" to eat, and slapped the child unconscious.
Qu watched this scene with despair in his heart, his teeth grinding together, his anger finding no outlet.
At that moment, a beam of light shot from afar and instantly split the stone pot in two!
"What is that?!"
The demonic cultivators picked up their axes and cautiously looked around, but they couldn't see anything. "Rakshasa demons?"
It's not uncommon to see Rakshasa ghosts that can turn invisible, but that spiritual light was very strange. It looked like a human cultivator.
Xu Xing used Nan Ye's ability to conceal her figure, her gaze coldly sweeping over the group of demonic cultivators, her heart filled with murderous intent.
These demonic cultivators don't deserve to live!
Having tested the demonic cultivators and found that their cultivation levels were not high, Xu Xing instructed Nan Ye to continue to keep Tian Xin hidden, while he himself no longer concealed himself. Qing and Yin Xue instantly appeared and pounced on the demonic cultivators!
Xu Xing's face was cold, and he twirled the Snowless Sword in his hand, its blade gleaming.
This cultivator actually possesses spiritual power?!
The demonic cultivators were horrified. Since entering the Abyss of Corruption, their demonic power had been decreasing day by day until it was completely gone. After figuring out the pattern, they could only accumulate a little bit of demonic power over a long period of time. But this woman was full of spiritual power and did not look like she had been corrupted by the Abyss of Corruption. Could it be that she had just entered?
Before they could think it through, in just a moment, this group of demonic cultivators, who could only swagger around on children, were beaten so badly that they had no chance to fight back.
They did have some magical artifacts, but most of them were broken and easily destroyed.
Seeing the female cultivator's murderous aura, and how several of her companions had died in the blink of an eye, a man raised his hands and frantically begged for mercy.
"Don't kill me! I...I know the exit!"
Xu Xing pointed the tip of his sword at his throat and said coldly, "Since you know the exit, why don't you leave by yourself?"
"It's too dangerous there. We've tried it; if you go in, you'll be instantly shredded!"
"Really? Did you test it yourselves, or did you have them test it for you?"
Xu Xing glanced at Qu, who was tightly holding the two children.
The man's face turned pale, and he stammered, not daring to speak. The answer was obvious.
Xu Xing's gaze turned cold, and with two swift strokes, he severed both of his arms.
A woman struggled to crawl towards the crooked path, crying, "Go, go, I'm your mother! Please save me! I'll treat you well from now on!"
Xu Xing was taken aback, and slowly turned to look at the woman. "What did you call him?"
The women dared not utter a sound. They had never given these brats names; the eldest was simply the easiest to command.
"Go, cut me some meat."
"Go, scout ahead."
"go……"
Over time, it seems that "Qu" became the child's name.
Xu Xing closed his eyes, looked at Qu, and whispered, "Do you want to spare their lives?"
Qu looked up at her, her voice hoarse, "Sister, can I borrow a knife?"
Xu Xing handed his Five Spirits Kitchen Knife to Qu, who smiled at her. Then, she covered the eyes of the still-awake child with animal hide, gripped the kitchen knife tightly, and personally hacked the remaining demonic cultivators to death one by one, leaving only the man who claimed to know the exit.
"It's alright! It's alright!"
Qu found all the younger siblings who were hiding elsewhere. Xu Xing breathed a slight sigh of relief when he saw that all seven children were still alive, but he felt a pang of sadness when he thought about how many children had died here.
"Thank you, sister."
Back in the cellar, Qu's expression was visibly much more relaxed. Without those demonic cultivators, all they had to do was deal with the Rakshasa Ghosts, and their lives would only get better than before.
"Sister, the exit is so dangerous, you..."
Since it's so dangerous, will she stay here?
Qu wiped his hands, which were sweating slightly from nervousness, on the animal hide, wanting to ask but not daring to.
They had already followed the man to see the exit, which was the center of a whirlpool in the middle of the sea. The man's body was thrown in and was quickly torn to pieces, with the body parts falling into the mouths of the surrounding Rakshasa demons.
Xu Xing shook his head, his gaze resolute, and said softly, "My senior brother is on another floor. I need to go find him."
Qu was not disappointed and nodded with a smile, "Sister's senior brother must be a very, very good person. I hope you find him successfully."
He will pray for her day and night.
Xu Xing frowned slightly, "Then you..."
Before she could finish speaking, Qu interrupted her, "Sister, I'm scared. If I'm going to die, I'd rather not leave and stay here forever."
The other children stood behind the bow, nodding and saying they didn't want to leave.
But they are still young, how can they perfectly hide their thoughts?
Xu Xing felt a lump in her throat, but the whirlpool was so dangerous that she certainly wouldn't dare take the seven children and risk it without complete certainty.
If I can find my senior brother alive, I will definitely take you away.
Thinking this to himself, Xu Xing didn't say it aloud. He simply gave Qu a light hug as a farewell.
Without expectations, there will be no disappointment.
Tianxin stood aside, silently watching this scene. Her expression was calm, but her eyes softened.
Seven more days passed, and the sea surged in again, turning the desert in the distance back into a vast ocean. Xu Xing sat on the edge of the cliff, quietly watching the valley below filled with seawater.
"Are you really going to take the risk?"
"I'd rather die than stay here." Tianxin nodded, taking Xu Xing's hand in her small hand. "Sister, I want to stay with you. I'm a cultivator too, I won't get into trouble so easily."
"Okay, let's give it a try!"
Xu Xing let out a breath. The contracted beasts stayed in the space, and as long as she was alright, they would be fine.
The black mist in the vortex was exactly the same as that in the Abyss of Eclipse. Since she could create a shield that could be used in the Abyss of Eclipse, then this shield could definitely protect them and help them pass through the vortex safely.
Xu Xing took Tianxin's hand and stood up, touching the soul lamp on his chest with his other hand, his gaze resolute.
Senior brother, I'm here.
Qu led the children to hide behind the rocks, watching the whirlpool on the sea surface with worry. Perhaps because they had grown up here, their eyesight was very good, and they could see things in the distance even in the dim light.
Watching the beautiful woman with golden eyes leap into the whirlpool, Qu's heart leaped into his throat. Only when he didn't see the mangled corpse did he breathe a sigh of relief.
She's so capable, she'll definitely be able to leave here safely...
The valley is safe for a period of time after the tide recedes, and the Rakshasa demons won't appear so soon.
A child tripped over a stone. He looked at it in surprise, then bent down to pick it up. He held the stone in his two little hands and excitedly showed it to Qu, who was walking at the back, "Brother, look at sister!"
Qu looked down and saw two deep marks carved on the rock, which was covered with traces of seawater erosion. It was a strange pattern, "x".
The bottom of the bottles containing the sweet candy pills that my sister gave them had the same pattern engraved on them.
...
Unable to say how much time had passed, Chen Du, upon opening his eyes again, found himself still in the illusion, and remained perfectly calm.
Besides Tuanzi, Xin Zhou was the only one who left with him from the thirteenth floor. However, after entering this place full of illusions, Xin Zhou disappeared without a trace, and his fate is unknown.
The others, not daring to take the risk, ultimately remained on the thirteenth floor.
Perhaps their decision was correct; leaving the thirteenth floor did not mean leaving the Abyss, but more likely entering another, even more dangerous place within the Abyss.
Is it dangerous here?
Looking at the familiar scene before him and the smiling woman's figure, a slight ripple flickered in Shen Du's usually calm eyes. "Probably."
"Senior brother, what would you like to eat today?"
Xu Xing chuckled as he picked up a plump hind leg of a New Moon Rabbit. "Senior Brother Zuoqiu is clamoring for roasted rabbit legs again. Why don't I make some and invite him to eat with us?"
Chen Du didn't speak, but Xu Xing didn't care and started cleaning the ingredients on his own. Soon, a familiar aroma wafted out.
He stayed quietly in place until his friends left "Xuanjian Peak" and "Xu Xing" finished eating and went to sleep. Only then did Chen Du get up and walk forward, passing through a pure white space, where he felt a familiar touch on his legs.
Looking down, he saw the Iron-Eating Beast, which had reached his chest, whimpering and nuzzling against him.
Looking at the thirteen scratches left by Tuanzi on the ground, Chen Du understood that the time he spent in the illusion was thirteen days for Tuanzi, who was not affected by the illusion.
But for him, a long thirteen years had passed...
Shen Du's face remained calm. He took out a small piece of black iron stone and fed it to Tuanzi. "Let's go."
Tuanzi wagged its tail and refused to open its mouth. There was only a little bit of the black iron stone left inside the armor, and it couldn't bear to eat it.
Shen Du paused with his right hand, put away the black iron stone, and awkwardly rubbed Tuanzi's head.
I don't know how many times I've entered and left the illusion. Sometimes I can see her in the illusion, and sometimes I can't.
Day after day, year after year, every time he left, Shen Du's gaze towards Tuanzi became more distant.
Sometimes, Shen Du even felt that he had never left the illusion. Perhaps from the moment he fell into the Abyss of Eclipse, he had fallen into a hallucination, and even Tuanzi was a figment of his imagination.
Otherwise, given his usual luck, how could he have ended up in the same place as Tuanzi?
In this pure white space with nothing in it, even Tuanzi became restless after a while.
Chen Du became increasingly calm. If he couldn't get out, so be it. At least he could see her again.
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Author's note: See you tomorrow! (Strong hint)
[Mini Theater]
Illusion (surprised): How did you know I was fake?!
Chen Du (calm): Senior Brother Zuo.
(I originally intended to type "Senior Brother Zuo" instead of Xu Xing's words in the illusion, but then I realized it didn't make sense, so I just put the joke here hhh)
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Each layer of the Abyss is different, but in some layers, Xu Xu's state is "the cultivation level of the whole world drops by ten thousand times, while my level remains unchanged!"
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