Martial Arts Domination: Start with the Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique-Chapter 709 - 493: The Calamity of the Primordial Cave Heaven!
Chapter 709: Chapter 493: The Calamity of the Primordial Cave Heaven!
In the desolate and barren starry skies.
A rift as vast as the Milky Way cuts the cosmos in half.
On either end of this colossal fissure, two towering Great Walls stand imposingly.
The air between the two fortresses is heavy with the scent of blood and the will to kill, with broken corpses occasionally drifting through the void.
At this moment, within the right-side fortress, a figure draped in a silver-patterned black robe sits cross-legged, eyes closed, emanating an aura that pulsates and flows in profound rhythms.
Beside him, a dark metallic spear exuding a murderous aura is planted firmly into the ground, while a fierce and majestic black Qilin lies resting behind him.
Soon, a streak of light flies swiftly across the cosmos and descends upon the right-side fortress, stopping before the figure in the silver-patterned black robe.
The black Qilin raises its head cautiously, but upon sensing no malice from the newcomer, its tense body gradually relaxes.
"You truly are loyal to your master. Even after decades of knowing me, you’re still not at ease."
Qi Yanzong chuckled softly and shook his head.
Qin Zheng’s avatar slowly opened his eyes, lifting his gaze to meet the Sect Master of the Taichu Immortal Sect before him, speaking calmly: "Sect Master Qi, what brings you here?"
Qi Yanzong paused slightly at these words, then sighed wistfully before saying, "Zhang Yunshan of the Qiongyun Cave Mansion—he couldn’t hold on. He chose to dissolve his Tao and has fallen."
Qin Zheng’s avatar remained silent for a moment, then nodded slightly, responding softly, "I understand."
The Zhang Yunshan mentioned by Qi Yanzong had, in the past, been the first to speak up for Qin Zheng’s true self after he revealed the Zhu Xian Sword.
When his true self attained the Great Luo level and charged into the Inner Realm, Zhang Yunshan also stood unwaveringly by his side.
Now, hearing of Zhang Yunshan’s demise, even though Qin Zheng’s avatar had become accustomed to the cycle of life and death, a trace of complex emotion flickered in his eyes.
He had been a Daluo Golden Number!
"We’ve lost yet another top-tier combatant. The burdens on both you and me will only grow heavier from here."
Qi Yanzong spoke with a heavy tone.
Qin Zheng’s avatar nodded gently.
Since his true self’s departure, the Primordial Cave Heaven had remained eerily silent, allowing Qin Zheng’s avatar to forge ahead using the foundation left by him, advancing from the Great Luo Heavenly Number to the Daluo Golden Number.
Yet, ten years ago, a seismic upheaval shattered the calm.
Like the Illusion Realm memories of the Nine Heavens War from over two million years ago, a grand and ferocious battle erupted again in the Thirty-Three Heavens!
That day, the Nine Heavens manifested, and two blazing suns collided, sending radiant shockwaves across the Thirty-Three Heavens that claimed the lives of countless strong beings.
Immortal Gods fell like rain!
Just as they had over two million years ago!
The Primordial Cave Heaven, perhaps shielded by bindings, escaped much of the devastating impact of that cataclysm.
Yet shortly after the upheaval, a large number of Great Luo strong people invaded the Primordial Cave Heaven and initiated indiscriminate slaughter.
Facing Daluo-level powers, the Inner Realm did not escape detection, igniting the Great Luo battle within its borders.
The fierce clashes nearly tore the Primordial Cave Heaven apart, creating a rift as vast as the Milky Way that now stretches across the starry skies.
Ultimately, the Primordial Cave Heaven and the foreign Great Luo forces each built a Great Wall on opposite sides of the gigantic rift.
They stand in opposition, staring at each other!
As for where these foreign Great Luo strong people came from, why they started the indiscriminate slaughter upon arrival, and why they instigated the Great Luo battle...
The Great Luo beings of the Primordial Cave Heaven have no answers.
What they do understand, however, is that these foreign Great Luo beings are profoundly eerie, with mysterious powers that can disrupt one’s mind.
During their confrontations, a single mistake could lead to being contaminated by this strange force.
This power resembles a Heart Demon, capable of dragging even resolute cultivators silently into a polluted and depraved abyss.
Even Daluo strong people struggle to resist its corrosion.
Zhang Yunshan from the Qiongyun Cave Mansion had inadvertently been tainted by this sinister power. His mind oscillated between clarity and madness, eventually forcing the other Great Luo beings of the Primordial Cave Heaven to suppress him.
Based on the information conveyed by Qi Yanzong, Zhang Yunshan had reached a point where he could no longer fend off the power’s corrosion and chose to dissolve his Tao and fall before succumbing fully.
Such occurrences were not uncommon in the past decade, leading to the demise of many strong beings within the Primordial Cave Heaven.
But Qin Zheng’s avatar, carrying the memories of his true self, was well aware that this insidious power was none other than Pollution Qi!
Those foreign Great Luo beings had all been corrupted by this Pollution Qi!
However, he is not his true self and lacks the Merit Scroll that could cleanse the Pollution Qi, leaving him powerless to save his fallen comrades.
This realization weighed heavily on his heart.
Roar~
Sensing his sinking emotions, the black Qilin let out a low growl and gently nudged Qin Zheng’s avatar with its head.
Qi Yanzong, with a complex expression, offered words of comfort: "Life and death are guided by heavenly mandates. Even as a Daluo Golden Number, there are forces beyond our reach. You need not dwell too much on this."
He had often expressed his amazement at the young man before him.
Since attaining enlightenment, Qin Zheng had, in merely a few decades, ascended from the Great Luo Heavenly Number to the current Daluo Golden Number!
He had, in mere decades, traversed a path that others took millions of years to tread!
Yet, during the ten years of invasions by the foreign Great Luo forces, Qi Yanzong had also repeatedly felt Qin Zheng’s sense of helplessness.
It was a stark contrast to the impression of the young man, who, before reaching the Great Luo level, dared to challenge Great Luo strong people and even reverse-slay them, that Qi Yanzong had once held.
