Longzang

Chapter 760 Skylight
"We're all on the same side, let's talk this out! By the way, how long has it been since you guys took a shower? Regular showers are good for your health... Hey, hey, don't come any closer!"

The Demon Blade's screams echoed through the hall. With each scream, more figures emerged from the darkness. Except for a few on the outermost edge who walked toward Wei Yuan, the rest surrounded the Demon Blade.

Suddenly, a dense rustling sound arose from the earth, and countless ant-sized Dao soldiers appeared, scurrying about and attacking everything within their reach.

Faced with this attack, the dark figures seemed somewhat bewildered, instinctively stomping and trampling, each step killing a dozen or so Dao soldiers. However, these tiny Dao soldiers numbered in the thousands; killing one meant killing another large group.

Suddenly, many Taoist soldiers raised their demonic swords and ran outside. One of the smaller Taoist soldiers suddenly said viciously, "If you dare to make another sound, I'll soak you in a cesspool for a month!"

The Demon Blade immediately shut up.

Standing outside, Wei Yuan picked up the demonic blade and then dismissed the Dao soldiers in the hall. The numerous shadowy figures inside, having lost their target, vanished back into the darkness.

However, with the help of the Dao soldiers' vision, Wei Yuan had already determined the number of the shadowy figures—more than a hundred in total!
Unfortunately, the person behind the counter had clearly had his hands and feet severed by Wei Yuan, but due to unforeseen circumstances, Wei Yuan had to step out before he could even pick up the severed hand that was holding the gun.

Wei Yuan gently tapped the demonic blade with his Dao power and asked, "Didn't you know how to fly? Why didn't you run away just now?"

The Demon Blade seemed still shaken, saying, "It seems that my original true spirit was born here, and in this world, I cannot fly."

Wei Yuan tried several times and found that the Demon Blade had not only lost its ability to fly, but it couldn't even move. Now, apart from having a louder voice, it was no different from an ordinary knife.

However, Wei Yuan's perspective was different. He could see that under the suppression of the天地 (heaven and earth) in this world, all the spiritual light of the demonic blade was suppressed inside the blade, unable to penetrate at all. Unable to interact with the outside world, it naturally became a kitchen knife.

"What do you remember about this world?" Wei Yuan asked again.

"I don't remember anything else."

Wei Yuan frowned and said, "Then it seems you're no longer of any use. In the upcoming battle, if you make any more noise and attract the enemy, I'll immerse you in a cesspool for a month for every time you shout."

"You can't do this to me..."

Wei Yuan stared at it coldly, and the demonic blade finally shut up in frustration.

The number of enemies inside the supermarket was beyond imagination; more than a hundred Dharma Aspects were besieging them, a force even Wei Yuan couldn't withstand. Fortunately, they seemed unable to leave the supermarket and were completely unaware of what was happening outside, which was rather strange.

Wei Yuan decided to retreat temporarily, and during the retreat, he carried back several wrecked cars.

Upon returning to camp, Wei Yuan summoned everyone for their first meeting since entering the outer world. The meeting's theme was a deep study of this world.

Xu Wenwu also attended the meeting. Upon hearing the meeting's agenda, Xu Wenwu immediately felt confident and prepared to speak well, determined to make a name for himself by leveraging his familiarity with the world.

Birds of a feather flock together. Spending too much time with the people from the Taichu Palace will give you the urge to perform miracles in front of others.

However, this meeting turned out to be a major event, and all the cultivators from the Taichu Palace who remained in Qingming also went to the outer world. Although they did not participate in the battle here, they had been analyzing the data and now each had their own insights.

Bao Yun raised her hand and pointed, and images of the supermarket appeared in front of her, freezing the moment when figures appeared out of thin air.

She pointed to the dark figures and said, "This world is in ruins, and many of the fundamental principles are missing, so time and space are very chaotic. The figures you see may have been people in the past, but the Great Dao of Reincarnation is missing here, and for some reason, a trace of their true spirit remained after they died, so they have always stayed here."

They are not actually human beings, nor are they corpses. Rather, they are temporary bodies formed when the residual spiritual energy of the surrounding area converges towards the True Spirit Imprint after the world was disturbed. The essence of these temporarily formed bodies lies between the real and the illusory.

My Dharma form can discern the passage of time. These figures appear to have appeared here simultaneously, but in reality, many of them are from completely different eras, perhaps separated by hundreds of years. They only appeared at the same time because the heavens and earth were disturbed by the demonic blade.

Therefore, this area has actually been divided into hundreds of regions, each situated in a different time period. Acting rashly would be traversing multiple regions with different timelines, which could easily lead to unforeseen consequences. Retreating first is the right thing to do.

At this point, Bao Yun glared at Wei Yuan and said, "Consider yourself lucky!" Yu Zhizhuo waved his hand, and another image appeared—the scene Wei Yuan had seen of the little boy entering the supermarket. The same scene in Yu Zhizhuo's hands constantly changed colors; under different colors, the little boy would suddenly appear and then disappear, sometimes only showing part of his body. The scene around him also became fragmented, but sometimes some unprecedented scenes would appear.

Yu Zhizhuo said, "My nephew has a powerful spiritual sense and has recorded a wealth of information, many times more than ordinary Dharma images. From this information, we can deduce many facts."

First, this little boy is actually an obsession left behind by someone in the past. The influence of this obsession on the surrounding space is what we see as the light of day. This influence is also a kind of light; it illuminates the surroundings, but the scenery it illuminates is not the present, but rather the scenery from the time of the obsession.

Everyone is familiar with obsession, so I won't go into detail. But through studying the light generated by obsession, I found several light sources with similar properties. When I used these to illuminate the scene, the messages left by the obsession changed, which is what we just saw.

I'm not entirely sure how this obsession was activated, but it's certainly always been there, and it's not the only one. Perhaps illuminating the world with different kinds of light will reveal those hidden obsessions. Seeing these obsessions will allow us to see the past of the same time, and thus gain some understanding of the history of this world. Maybe we can even uncover the secret of its destruction.

Zhang Sheng, who was sitting to the side, said, "Senior Brother Yu's discovery is of great significance. I just discovered that when exposed to light of similar nature, it not only affects obsessions, but also the great Dao of this world."

Just now, Yun'er said that those figures came from the past and manifested in the present. They may be powerful, but the foundation on which they stand must be very fragile.

If we could create a weapon that could emit massive amounts of modified celestial light, shaking the heavens and earth, then those people appearing in the supermarket would likely lose their present existence and be sent back to their original time. This would significantly reduce the number of enemies we would face simultaneously.

Yu Zhizhu slapped his forehead and said, "That's right! How come I didn't think of that? However, if the light of day is to affect the passage of time, it needs to be adjusted a little. It's not difficult, but I'll need Junior Nephew Bao's help."

Bao Yun said, "I will do my best."

The three of them, along with Wei Yuan, began to discuss the properties of different types of light. After a while, Jun Weizhi and Han Li also joined the discussion, which became increasingly complex and obscure.

Xu Wenwu listened blankly, only vaguely recalling that he seemed to have learned something similar in school, that light seemed to have material properties. But what exactly it was, he had skipped all those classes back then, so he didn't even have the right to forget.

Listening to the discussion, Xu Wenwu felt as if he had returned to his school days, listening to the top student in his class discussing problems with the teacher. It was also like being in a foreign language class, listening to the chatter around him, completely bewildered.

After an unknown amount of time, Wei Yuan suddenly asked, "Wenwu, you are familiar with this place, is there anything you would like to say?"

Xu Wenwu immediately shook his head: "No! No!"

After the meeting, Wei Yuan sent all the cultivators back, but kept Bao Yun behind. Bao Yun's Heavenly Demonic Connection could repel even mortal desires, and it was very likely that it could suppress the spatial entities that those figures possessed.

Wei Yuan then led his team again, this time with more than ten people, including the Five Elements Dao Soldiers. Along the way, Wei Yuan repeatedly instructed Bao Yun that if she found anything amiss or if enemies approached, she must not fight, but immediately escape and get out of the teleportation portal first.

He was long-winded and rambling on and on the whole way. Bao Yun agreed many times, but Wei Yuan still felt that there were still some things he hadn't explained clearly.

A moment later, Wei Yuan arrived at the battlefield and ordered everyone to surround the supermarket. Then he drew the Demon Blade July and threw it into the supermarket before it could react, planting it in the center of the floor!

With a piercing scream, Demon Blade completely forgot their agreement not to speak and shouted, "Wei Yuan, you're not human!!!"

The cries of July shook the space, and sure enough, countless figures began to emerge. If it were anyone else, such cries would probably not have such a good effect. I wonder if it is because its original true spirit also came from this world.

As numerous figures appeared, they slowly walked towards the Demon Blade. The closest woman bent down and grasped the hilt of the Demon Blade. The Demon Blade's voice immediately rose eight octaves, screaming, "Take your filthy hands off me!"

Suddenly, bright lights shone from three directions, and three beams of light of different colors intersected, illuminating the entire abandoned supermarket!
The beams of light originated from Han Li, Jun Weizhi, and Long Ying respectively. Long Ying's beam was the thickest and brightest, while Han Li and Jun Weizhi's beams, each with a different color, served as supplements. Jun Weizhi's beam flickered continuously, switching between various physical properties.

Under the intersecting beams of light, the woman wielding the demonic blade melted away like ice and snow, vanishing completely. Most of the figures followed suit. In the blink of an eye, only a dozen or so figures remained in the supermarket. At this moment, the atmosphere within the supermarket abruptly changed; the three beams of light became dim and strangely distorted, showing obvious signs of distortion.

The figures from the past also became distorted, many screaming silently before disappearing.

At this moment, Bao Yun activated her Heavenly Demonic Appearance, repelling the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth within the supermarket. The effect was unexpectedly good, and now only three figures remained inside.

Wei Yuan rushed inside immediately, and moments later he found three piles of ashes and streams of profound energy. Seeing no more figures emerge, he immediately went behind the counter and, feeling under the surface, found a pistol!
(End of this chapter)