Longzang

Chapter 615 Weird World
After probing the door with his divine sense and finding no obvious danger, Wei Yuan summoned the girl Yin Yang and the Ice Glass Divine Tree, instructing them to guard the door and come in to rescue people immediately if they noticed anything amiss. He then stepped into the light gate himself.

The moment Wei Yuan passed through the portal, he immediately felt a strange and scorching power rushing towards him. Then, the subtle surface of his primordial spirit began to change, twisting and growing, with a hint of peeling away, as if it was about to give birth to another part with self-awareness.

Wei Yuan had encountered a similar situation in the Netherworld. He immediately channeled his Dao power to protect his primordial spirit, attempting to suppress the strange anomaly. However, the disparity in power consumption greatly surprised Wei Yuan; he needed to expend ten units of Dao power to suppress even one unit of the anomaly.

This indicates that the essence of this bizarre world is extremely high, at least one level higher than the level he is currently in.

Based on this rate of consumption, and considering that Wei Yuan felt he had to reserve half of his Dao power just in case, he estimated that he could only stay in this world for one hour.

Fortunately, as the twisting force continued to erode, the Crimson Lotus Bodhi sensed it and transmitted wisps of power through the light gate, blessing Wei Yuan. The Crimson Lotus Bodhi seemed to be the nemesis of this twisting force. After receiving this blessing, Wei Yuan's power consumption was reduced to three parts to offset one part of the twisting force, and his activity time was correspondingly increased to three hours.

Wei Yuan's Dao power far surpasses that of ordinary Dharma forms and is comparable to that of a beginner-level Nascent Soul cultivator. Even so, he can only operate for three hours. Those ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators without the assistance of the Red Lotus Bodhi probably cannot even last an hour.

If the entrance is this difficult, one can imagine that the danger level of this world is far greater than that of the Netherworld.

At that moment, a cloud of black mist gathered in the air and transformed into a small bird, which circled around Wei Yuan. Wei Yuan's heart stirred, and he reached out his hand, whereupon the bird landed on his palm.

This is a small bird that is entirely black, with black feathers, a black beak, black eyes, and black claws. If you don't observe it with your divine sense, it is just a black mass, and you can't tell that it actually has more than a dozen eyes distributed all over its body.

The little bird flapped its wings and chirped, and Wei Yuan naturally understood what it meant.

"Chirp! I am you, and you are me. I have died with this world, and you will soon be like us. But you are still alive, you still have a chance! Save me! Save me!!!"

Before Wei Yuan could respond, the bird suddenly burst open, splattering Wei Yuan with black, viscous blood. Thick, ink-like blood flew everywhere, and many feathers stuck to Wei Yuan's body.

Wei Yuan was shocked. He took a step back and shook his hands, but found that he couldn't shake off the flesh and blood stuck to them.

The feathers that landed on him actually burrowed directly into Wei Yuan's body, and then stood up at the other end, as if these feathers had always grown on Wei Yuan's body.

Another small bird appeared in the sky, circling around Wei Yuan.

Having learned his lesson from the previous one, Wei Yuan didn't let it get close again. The black bird cried anxiously, flying faster and faster, until it finally exploded in mid-air. Wei Yuan dodged in time and wasn't affected.

A moment later, a new black bird appeared. Wei Yuan frowned and reached out to make it land again. It seemed that only when it landed in his hand could he understand what it was saying.

"...We were torn apart and devoured, forced to separate ourselves from the world. They took everything from this world, leaving only ruins and our corpses..."

"Who are they?" Wei Yuan asked.

"Don't face them, don't see them, stay away! They are..."

The bird's chirping suddenly turned into a cacophony of shrill noises, the meaning of which Wei Yuan couldn't understand at all. Then, the bird suddenly exploded, splattering Wei Yuan with black blood once again.

Wei Yuan waited for a moment, and then another little bird appeared.

This time, its voice became unusually mechanical, its tone completely flat and without any inflection: "The channel is currently active and can be maintained for another seven hours and fifteen minutes. Please find a source of replenishment as soon as possible. It can also be maintained in standby mode for another one hundred and ten hours. Please find a source of replenishment as soon as possible."

Wei Yuan dared not mention "them" again, and chose a gentler question: "Where can I find a way to replenish my energy?"

The birds' calls turned into a cacophony of noise.

Wei Yuan tried asking again, "Where can I find some information?"

The little bird looked at Wei Yuan, and a screen of light appeared in Wei Yuan's mind, displaying many options:

Environment database: Module missing.

Functional database: Module missing.

Hostile Biology Database: Module missing.

……

R&D system: missing modules

……

All options displayed "module missing," clearly indicating that this so-called system had been completely destroyed. An ordinary cultivator would likely have given up by this point, or would have tried to find the missing modules to rebuild the system.

However, having experienced the mundane world, Wei Yuan saw things that other cultivators could not.

"How should I find the missing module?" Wei Yuan asked, gently holding the little bird. Then, in the next moment, he flashed through the portal and returned to the human world.

Almost simultaneously, the Ice Crystal Divine Tree shot out a stream of celestial cold energy, freezing the little bird inside a block of azure ice.

The little bird in the ice block bristled, its third claw protruding from its abdomen, its head contorted in agony, as if about to explode. But in that instant, it was completely frozen by the Ice Crystal Divine Wood.

However, the bird showed no abnormality the moment it was frozen by the Ice Crystal Divine Tree. It was only after being frozen that it began to mutate and self-destruct, and was finally stopped at the edge.

The fact that the bird was able to withstand the icy chill of the Ice Crystal Divine Tree and complete most of its self-destruction process shows that the bird's essence is no less than that of the Ice Crystal Divine Tree; it was only sealed away because its own power was too weak.

At this moment, the woman sitting on the Ice Crystal Divine Tree also looked surprised, seemingly frightened by the power of the little bird.

Wei Yuan said to the girl in a yin-yang tone, "This little bird seems to be a magical artifact, but it is completely destroyed. All its functions are missing, and its memory data is gone. However, I discovered that its data storage and processing architecture is extremely profound, far superior to our existing system architecture by several worlds. See if you can reconstruct its system architecture and use it in our system."

The girl examined the bird with a serious expression and said, "I'll give it a try." "Be careful, it can self-destruct, and that's very troublesome afterward," Wei Yuan said, showing his hands covered in black blood.

The girl sent a thought to me: "I'll try it first. If it doesn't work, I'll refine it and get most of the system."

Wei Yuan then had the Ice Glass Divine Tree release a burst of cold spiritual energy, which covered his body. Sure enough, the black blood and feathers became much less sticky. Wei Yuan forcibly refined the parts of his body with his Dao power, and then collected the fallen feathers and flesh, handing them over to the girl Yin Yang for further research.

Then Wei Yuan sent a thought to the shadow in the moonlight: "What exactly is behind the door?"

The three-eyed bird replied, "I caught it while fishing."

Wei Yuan was taken aback.

Upon reaching the Immortal stage, one's body transforms into the Great Dao, and the mental world reaches its limit. At this point, it is said that some powerful immortals will begin fishing, catching fragments of wandering small worlds or even grotto-heavens, refining them, and integrating them into their mental world to perfect it.

Could it be that the eerie world behind the door was fished out of the sky by the three-eyed bird head using a similar method?

This confirms that the three-eyed bird-headed creature indeed possesses supernatural abilities, is incredibly powerful, and difficult to fathom.

Wei Yuan exited the door, and the light gate entered a dormant state. Just as Wei Yuan was about to ask what to do if the light gate closed when the dormant time was up, the three-eyed bird head transmitted two images: one was the fortune of the cinnabar pearl, and the other was a Dharma image filled with despair.

Wei Yuan then understood that he either had to sacrifice a Dharma Image or provide a Qi of the same level as the Pill Pearl. In comparison, Wei Yuan felt that the latter was clearly easier.

It seems we won't be able to look after Cui Yu on this expedition to the Red Sand Oasis; we'll have to find a way to capture two living Dharma Masters.

Thus, another task arose amidst the mundane world: how to capture the Dharma Image alive.

Hundreds of answers appeared instantly under this task, and the mortals who answered were all very confident in their methods, as if they had actually captured the Dharma Image alive.

One answer quickly stood out and gained unanimous support from the top talents: seduction.

Wei Yuan's expression was very unpleasant; he felt it was time to give these young talents a good beating.

Then, more and more answers appeared, including many very practical solutions. Clearly, cultivators from the Azure Netherworld were gradually entering the mortal realm and providing answers based on their own knowledge and experience.

One answer quickly rose to prominence, overshadowing the seduction option. Wei Yuan glanced at it and saw that the answer was as simple as a few words: rush up, stick to it, knock it unconscious.

The answer also included a video clip showing a petite, innocent-looking girl crashing into a mountain peak like a cannonball, causing the entire scene to shake violently. This was the monk who was recording the footage being thrown off balance by the impact.

The girl collided with the mountain, causing an instant landslide and massive boulders to tumble down. A significant portion of the mountain collapsed, revealing its bare interior. The girl, unsteady on her feet, felt slightly dizzy.

So that's how it's supposed to be pasted on; indeed, not many Buddhist images can withstand it. This answer is quite unconventional.

Below this answer, countless talented individuals were deeply impressed by the girl's charm, fantasizing about becoming that mountain peak.

Some people believe that such a female cultivator is a perfect match for the Creator Immortal Venerable; but many more people immediately objected: How could the Creator Immortal Venerable be a suitable match?

Wei Yuan was pondering whether he should research some immortal techniques, such as striking someone with lightning if they called his name. Xu Wangu was quite adept at this.

Another answer that received a lot of support was: poisoning.

The answer lists several different poisons, each targeting different types of beings. However, it emphasizes that once the poison is successfully administered, timely antidote is crucial; any delay will result in a corpse.

Judging from the effects of these poisons, Sun Yu's medical skills have improved again.

Wei Yuan's own idea was to find a few suitable magical artifacts to bind and capture his opponent, such as a Binding Immortal Rope. Unfortunately, neither the Crouching Dragon nor the Phoenix Chick had thought of this, which made Wei Yuan secretly anxious.

After watching for a while, Wei Yuan let the Crouching Dragon and the Phoenix Chick continue to think of a solution, and headed straight for the Hall of Merit to exchange for a defensive spirit treasure. He would then explore the world behind the light gate to figure out the situation before making a decision.

That strange world was extremely dangerous. Wei Yuan felt that the only people most suitable to go there were those of his and Su Xuejing's level of Dharma Aspect, and the rest could only be those of the Imperial Realm level or above.

After spending a long time choosing in the Hall of Merit, Wei Yuan finally picked a spiritual treasure called the Soul-Illuminating Candle. Once acquired, it was a small, inch-long candle. When lit, the flame would automatically attach to the soul and spirit, allowing the soul to withstand one fatal blow, with the candle flame taking the damage in place of the soul.

This candle is made from the whale oil of the giant whale in the Spirit Sea. It is a Royal-level spiritual treasure, but it has already been used three times. Only the last one is left, so it can be exchanged for with Heavenly Merit.

Upon returning to his residence, Wei Yuan lit a candle. A glimmer of spiritual light slowly drifted into Wei Yuan's brow, and then his entire primordial spirit emitted a hazy glow, already in a protective state.

However, this spiritual fire could only last for two hours, so there was no time to lose. Wei Yuan once again entered the human world and appeared in front of the gate of light. Just as he was about to enter, someone grabbed him.

He turned around and saw that it was Feng Tingyu who had grabbed him.

“I’ll go in for you. Exploring the unknown is what I’m best at,” Feng Tingyu said, unusually serious.

Wei Yuan shook his head: "No, it's too dangerous inside. I should go first. You can come in and seek your opportunities after I've ascertained the situation."

"But……"

Wei Yuan covered Feng Tingyu's mouth and said, "No buts."

In such important matters, Wei Yuan was quite autocratic.

He checked the time; the flame of the Soul Candle had begun to fade away little by little. So he stepped through the portal and entered the eerie world.

(End of this chapter)