Longzang

Chapter 934 Discussing Metaphysics and Taoism (Part 2)

When Wei Yuan finally turned to the last page of Chapter Seven of "First Exploration of the Wilderness," he opened Chapter Eight.

He glanced at the time and realized that he had been studying armor, the wasteland, and mathematics with the Molten Dragon day and night for more than a month, but it felt like only an afternoon had passed.

This month has been fruitful; even Wei Yuan himself has written two books, though they are merely 'preliminary explorations of principles' and 'brief theoretical analyses,' and unlike Ronglong's work, Wei Yuan's preliminary explorations are truly preliminary, lacking any depth. But regardless, these two books are still books.

Molten Dragon revised the initial exploration of the desolate realm twice more, finding many omissions in the previous version, and then taught it to Wei Yuan again.

There were still errors and omissions in the previous chapters?! Wei Yuan, who had just finished reading Chapter Seven, became dizzy upon hearing this news.

The pain of learning again was even greater than the first time. Wei Yuan had seen all of this before and thought he already knew it. But when he actually put it on paper, he realized he didn't know anything at all. This time, however, the Dragon Lava was much stricter, not only explaining repeatedly but also designing some special questions to test Wei Yuan's level.

After immersing himself in a sea of ​​practice questions for several days, Wei Yuan suddenly looked up and asked, "You seem very anxious?"

"The Flame Burst is about to end," said the Molten Dragon.

The most intense pressure occurs at the end of each firestorm. The Fire Demons unleash all their remaining forces in a single, massive offensive, then randomly select targets to attack. Other fortresses may not be targeted, but the Sharp Edge Fortress, closest to the Heavenly Pillar, will definitely be attacked, as proven in the previous two firestorms.

"It will pass safely..." Wei Yuan was about to say a few auspicious words when a speck of dust landed on the tip of his nose.

Then more and more dust fell. Wei Yuan first looked up, then his mind stirred, and he swept his divine sense across the ground and found that the entire ground was trembling very slightly.

This tremor didn't resemble the tremors caused by the arrival of a massive Flame Demon army, nor did it resemble the shockwaves caused by a large-scale magical attack from the Yu Jing Flame Demon. To Wei Yuan, this tremor felt as if the very fabric of the Great Dao of the Desolate Realm was groaning in agony?
Molten Dragon's expression changed instantly, and he said seriously, "Pack your things and prepare to escape."

"I don't have much to pack, but is it really that serious?"

Molten Dragon gave a cryptic look and said, "It might be more serious than we think."

Wei Yuan followed the molten dragon out of the room, only to find that the sky above had changed from a bright light red to a deep dark red, as if large swaths of blood were constantly writhing in the sky.

The Dragon Fusion looked grave and said to Wei Yuan, "The battle that follows is no longer yours. You need to hide well. Many Heavenly Witches will be arriving soon, so don't let them find you."

Wei Yuan was also looking at the dark red sky, his unease growing stronger. He asked, "What happened?"

"...I have already sensed the aura of the sixth Heavenly Witch-level Flame Demon, but the Heavenly Pillar is still nurturing a new Heavenly Witch-level Flame Demon."

Wei Yuan was greatly surprised. In the past, at most one Heavenly Witch-level Flame Demon would appear, and Nine Eyes would always handle it. If there were one more, even with the true strength of the Molten Dragon, it could handle it. But now, six Heavenly Witch-level demons had appeared at once, and it wasn't over yet?
Wei Yuan immediately realized that this battle was not his to fight. With so many Celestial Witches present, he would inevitably be exposed. Who knew which Celestial Witch might possess the same Heavenly Eye as Nine Eyes? Moreover, the Celestial Witches of other races didn't have the same close ties as the Power Witches, and would most likely attack directly. Although Wei Yuan possessed great fortune, if two or three Celestial Witches attacked together, sharing the burden, Wei Yuan would still surely die.

Then the molten dragon ascended into the sky, while Wei Yuan changed into specially made heavy armor and blended into the ordinary power sorcerers. The lining of this armor was made of Great Wilderness Divine Iron, so even the Nine Eyes could not detect Wei Yuan's true human form while he was hiding inside.

Just as the Molten Dragon soared into the sky above the fortress, Nine Eyes' exasperated voice rang in his ears: "Don't fly so high! Do you want to be a target?! You stay here and guard this place. I'm going to Sky City right away to get reinforcements! Don't do anything rash! This is too big a deal for us!"

The echo of that sentence still lingered as Nine Eyes' aura vanished from the desolate realm.

The molten dragon gazed at the distant sky, silently calculating, then a strange expression appeared on its face as it muttered to itself, "Strange, why is it so far in advance? Shouldn't it be seven hundred years from now?"

……

Tianzhicheng arrived with lightning speed, waving away the guards who were blocking his way outside the Ancestral Witch Hall and demanding his identification, before rushing into the hall.

The main hall was deep and dimly lit. A colossal statue of the Ancestral Witch, hundreds of feet tall, stood deep within, overlooking the ant-like masses. Nine Eyes looked up and saw that the statue was dark and dull, devoid of any luster. He was immediately startled: "Is the Ancestral Witch still asleep?"

Ming Lei stepped out from the side and said, "You just fell into a deep sleep three days ago, and this time you'll probably sleep for another year. Why are you so flustered? What happened?"

Nine Eyes exclaimed urgently, "The Flame Demons have gone mad again! There are already six Heavenly Witch-level Flame Demons, and more are being spawned. Another active Heavenly Pillar has been added. This is not something we Power Witches can handle on our own!"

Ming Lei turned around, his expression grave, and asked, "Has the Desolate Realm also reached this point?"

Nine Eyes paused for a moment before saying, "I don't know. I'm still young. I might need to ask the Flame Demon or the Steel Ancestor."

Ming Lei said, "If it comes to that... I understand. But the Spirit Witches are facing their own crisis now, so go find the Ghost Witches for support. Huiye and Longzhe are still quite free right now."

"But……"

“Go.” Ming Lei remained unmoved.

Helpless, Jiu Mu glanced one last time at the sleeping ancestral witch statue, then reluctantly left the main hall. In a corner of the City of Heaven, a noisy tavern was packed with strangely shaped witches, their clamor almost enough to lift the roof off the tavern.

A sorcerer completely shrouded in a black leather cloak approached a table in the corner and squeezed himself into a chair. Opposite him sat an ugly sorcerer in dark red, who looked the cloaked sorcerer up and down and said, "Can't you get any smaller? Your strength is still lacking."

The witch in the black cloak looked around and asked, "Is it safe here?"

"It's very safe. Even Ming Lei can't see clearly from here."

The shaman opposite then lifted his hood, revealing a face with several eyes of different sizes, and said, "Flame Demon, Nether Thunder asked me to go find the Nether Witch for help."

The dark red witch's eyes instantly turned sharp as she asked, "Doesn't Ming Lei know what happened in the Desolate Realm?"

"he knows."

The Flame Demon's eyes deepened, and he said, "Knowing this, why did you still send me to find the Witch? Isn't that just handing the Witch a knife? This... is quite interesting."

Nine Eyes asked, "What crisis has the Spirit Witch encountered? Why can't they come?"

The Flame Demon said, "The Desolate Realm is very effective against Nether Witches, but those guys behind the Flame Demon are even more effective against Spirit Witches. In that great battle back then, four out of the five Heavenly Witches of the Spirit Clan perished! So even if they are not in trouble now, they would never dare to enter the Desolate Realm. Minor skirmishes are fine, but now that those guys behind the Flame Demon are about to show their faces, their arrival will be a feast for them."

"Then what should we do? Abandon the Desolate Realm?"

After pondering for a moment, the Flame Demon suddenly asked, "Is it possible that that thing you mentioned is still in the Desolate Realm?"

Nine Eyes also became cautious and slowly nodded.

After pondering for a long time, the Flame Demon finally said, "This variable is definitely useful, but I can't figure out how. Why don't you think about it?"

Nine Eyes quickly waved his hand: "You are the wise one, how could I have come up with such a thing?"

The Flame Demon looked thoughtful again, then shook his head after a moment and said, "This situation is too complicated; I can't figure it out. Go find the Ghost Witches and see how they react."

Nine Eyes nodded and said, "I'll remind you again, the Molten Dragon is the hope of our Mighty Witch Clan, and we must not give up on it."

Seeing the Flame Demon nod, Nine Eyes then left.

The Flame Demon toyed with the worn-out wine cup in his hand, then smiled after a moment, revealing a fang, and muttered to himself, "Hope? I'm afraid this time, they want to put the entire Power Witch on their plate!"

……

In a secluded space that defies easy comprehension, Ryutsu and Kaguya sat facing each other, neither of them speaking.

At this moment, endless darkness surged, and a witch covered in black flames and with a black bird's head slowly emerged. A long skirt trailed behind her, and wherever she passed, ghostly flames seemed to ignite in the void.

Ryūzhe and Kaguya stood up and bowed respectfully.

The priestess's voice had a strange metallic quality and a heavy echo as she asked, "You'd better have a good reason to disturb my sleep."

Kaguya gave Longzhe a wink, and Longzhe said, "Lord Youfeng, there is chaos in the Desolate Realm. It is suspected that the creator of the Flame Demon World has awakened."

"The war between the two realms is about to begin again?!"

"It's not certain yet, but the signs of the Creator's awakening are already quite clear. The Power Witch is asking us for help on the orders of the Nether Thunder."

Youfeng pondered, "The Creator has awakened, and the Spirit Witches certainly dare not go. The Holy Witches are all afraid of getting involved in karma, and they avoid it if they can. Now it's just us left. What do you think?"

Kaguya and Ryutsu exchanged another glance, and Kaguya said, "You're pretty, so you can talk."

Long Zhe nodded and said, "I believe that the Liwu clan was the number one clan for millions of years and was unshakeable until the war between the two realms with the Yanyao broke out, which pulled them off the throne of the number one Wu clan."

But although that battle broke their backbone, it didn't sever their roots!

(End of this chapter)