I Killed Gods and Demons in Song Dynasty

Chapter 222: The Resting Place of the Gods
The darkness was as thick as substance, like a huge curtain, covering the entire space tightly.

Li Qingyun raised his head slightly and looked around, but found that there was neither sunlight nor stars or moon here. It was as if he was in absolute emptiness. Even the sound of his own breathing was swallowed up and disappeared in the endless silence.

In the pitch-black darkness, the only thing he could hear was the echo of his own heartbeat in his mind, low and steady, beating again and again, striking the deepest part of his soul.

However, in the interval between heartbeats, a faint rustling sound was heard, as light as a mosquito or fly, but with a strange rhythm, approaching and yet not approaching, as if countless insects, snakes, and rats were densely moving around, as if they would pounce on him at any time and devour him.

There was a faint smell of blood in the air, which was intermittent, like corruption that had been accumulated for thousands of years, slowly flowing into the nasal cavity, making people feel sick.

The cold wind was like a knife, blowing from all directions, and it brought a faint tingling sensation like needles when it blew on the skin, as if countless tiny sharp blades were moving on his skin.

"Is this the ancient battlefield that sealed and suppressed the fallen immortal..."

Li Qingyun frowned, and every nerve in his body was tense with alertness.

After he was promoted to the Golden Immortal Realm, his strength greatly increased, but his Qi and blood were also exhausted, and he could not make any further progress for the time being.
So after adjusting his state, he came to the Tianshi Mansion, and under the guidance of Tian Yiming, he was directly teleported to this strange space through the formation of the Demon-Suppressing Hall.

Although he was already standing at the pinnacle of the human world, transcending the mundane world, Li Qingyun still felt a chill in the absolute darkness.

The chill did not come from the darkness itself, but rose from the bottom of his heart. It seemed that there was some unspeakable malice hidden in the darkness around him, and countless densely packed and bizarrely shaped "eyes" were staring at him with deep hostility and desire.

Li Qingyun took a deep breath, calmed his mind, sensed the atmosphere around him, and tried to explore the essence of this dark space.

But even with his Golden Immortal realm, he still couldn't see through the darkness as thick as ink. Even his divine sense seemed to be blocked by something and he couldn't see the end at all.

The only thing that can be felt is an image of eternal desolation and chaos, as if this place has experienced the fighting and destruction of countless lives, and is filled with indescribable despair and madness.

According to the experience of the Heavenly Masters and Taoists of Longhu Mountain, this space is where the "fallen immortal" god was sealed and suppressed, and it is the remains of an ancient battlefield.

There is no exit in this space, and he can only stay in it for a maximum of one month. Once the time is up, he will be forcibly teleported back to the human world.

During this month, he must find the entrance to the "Fallen Immortal Dreamland", enter the dreamland of that god, and obtain the god's "gift".

Otherwise, he would be trapped in this endless darkness, waiting for the one-month confinement to end. Just thinking about that feeling makes people crazy.

What's more, in this darkness, there are a large number of powerful creatures, all of which are the various creatures left over from the ancient battlefield. They have stayed with that god for too long and have been slowly polluted and degenerated into mindless, crazy flesh and blood monsters, hiding in the dark and ready to attack outsiders at any time.

"Why does the atmosphere here feel so familiar?"

Li Qingyun's thoughts were flowing in his mind, and this thought emerged in his mind.

He immediately recalled another ancient battlefield relic he had seen in the "Wuyou Cave", the place where the "Qiongqi" golden tablet was hidden.

The scene before my eyes was eerily similar to the ruins, as if there was some secret connection between them.

However, the atmosphere here is even more eerie and terrifying, filled with the breath of curses and evil, as if the eternal resentful spirits are lingering here, guarding some unspeakable secret.

“No wonder all the Heavenly Masters of all generations entered this place after they became Yang Gods. It is indeed a thrilling experience…”

Li Qingyun whispered to himself, a trace of vigilance emerged in his heart. He took a deep breath and slowly calmed his mind.

He tentatively spread out his palms and condensed a small ball of primordial purple energy.

A faint purple-gold light quietly bloomed in his hands, illuminating the three-meter space around him.

With the little light, he could finally see the ground beneath his feet - it was covered with gravel and cracked soil, with no grass growing on it. There were mottled reddish-brown marks everywhere, like eternal blood stains that had never dried up and had long since seeped into the earth, becoming a part of this strange wasteland.

In this bright light, a tiny black shadow occasionally flashed by, and it was unclear whether it was a snake, insect, rat, ant, or other unknown creatures. Even with Li Qingyun's ability of eagle eyes and golden pupils, it was difficult to distinguish the specific situation.

At the moment when this faint light illuminated the surroundings, Li Qingyun suddenly felt a series of strange gazes emerging from the darkness, full of malice.

That gaze seemed far and near, vague, as if it did not belong to any specific pair of eyes, yet it was everywhere, staring at him coldly and cruelly, as if waiting for him to make any fatal mistake.

Li Qingyun's heart trembled, and he quickly extinguished the golden light in his hand and returned to the darkness.

Although these gazes were obscure, they were highly aggressive. He did not want to rashly expose his position in this unknown space and become the target of some monster.

Although there was no light source, he no longer relied on his eyes, but instead used his divination skills to find the direction in the darkness with his spiritual sense, and slowly walked forward.

Each step was slow and steady, his footsteps soundless on the gravel, as silent as a ghost.

And behind him, the rustling sound sounded again, as if countless tiny creatures were following his footsteps, hiding in the cracks of the darkness, silently watching his back.

The darkness on all sides was as thick as water, and seemed to hide countless strange creatures like demons and monsters. But whenever he swept his divine sense over it, it was like a drop in the ocean, and he could not detect anything.

Those peeping eyes hidden in the darkness, with malicious intent that was hard to ignore, followed him like a shadow, as if someone was hiding in some invisible corner, watching him with ill intentions.

As Li Qingyun walked, he secretly used divination to detect dangers nearby, but he never discovered what was hidden in the darkness.

He walked for an unknown distance before he began to hear whispers in his ears. The whispers were as vague as mosquitoes, sometimes rapid, sometimes slow, sometimes sad, sometimes joyful, as if someone was whispering in his ear, with an indescribable temptation.

These voices lingered around him, trying to penetrate his mind like a nightmare, conveying an unknown consciousness.

It seems that if you hold your breath and concentrate for a moment, you can hear them whispering some hidden truth.

But Li Qingyun is no longer the rookie who has just entered the mysterious world in Bianliang City. He knows in his heart that once he concentrates on listening to these whispers, he will be invaded by an unknown consciousness, slowly lose his reason, and eventually lose control and collapse. He will be assimilated by the strange atmosphere here, and eventually turn into a flesh and blood monster, sinking here forever.

Therefore, even though the whispers seemed to be conveying the secrets of this ancient battlefield and were full of temptation and enticement that made people want to listen, he remained sober and completely ignored them.

The darkness was as deep as a bottomless abyss, and there was a dead silence all around, except for Li Qingyun's low and calm breathing. However, at this moment, a huge lightning bolt suddenly struck from the sky, as if the sky had cracked, instantly tearing apart the darkness within a radius of a hundred feet.

The dazzling white light cut through the darkness, as sharp as a knife, making it almost impossible to open one's eyes.

Under this brief light, Li Qingyun saw a blurry but frightening shadow appear not far ahead.

The shadow's head looked like a human, but it was extremely deformed, as if it had been twisted into a strange shape by some evil force.

Its two eyes were one above the other, staggered, dark as ink and lifeless, and its forehead was high and protruding, like the blessed face of an old man of longevity, but full of ominous meaning.

What's even more terrifying is that its forehead is covered with tiny snake-like creatures that are constantly wriggling and twisting, like a cluster of living fleshy crowns on the monster's head, making a low hissing sound, which is chilling.

Its body is like a beast walking upright, bloated, strong, and full of savage power.

More than a dozen forelimbs were like giant mantis blades, flashing with cold light. In the reflection of lightning, each forelimb was like a sharp sickle, exuding a bloodthirsty aura. They were constantly waving, eager to tear everything in front of them into pieces.

Despite its terrifying appearance, the aura emanating from this monster is enough to indicate the sixth level of cultivation and is extremely powerful.

At the moment when Li Qingyun's eyes met the monster's, the low whispering sound in his ear suddenly became amplified a hundred times, becoming angry and violent, as if countless souls sleeping in the underworld were growling, cursing, and wailing.

Fear, anger, hatred, sorrow, all kinds of extreme negative emotions flooded into his mind like a tide, trying to tear his mind apart and drag him into endless madness.

"Roar--"

At this moment, the monster that had degenerated into madness let out a beast-like roar, its voice full of anger and violence, and it pounced towards Li Qingyun without hesitation.

Its dozen or so forelimbs swung down like giant blades, with a fierce aura of tearing everything apart, as if it was going to crush everything in front of it in an instant.

Li Qingyun snorted coldly, and the Yangshen Taoist body instantly rose out of his body. A huge Dharma image that was three meters tall and had knotty muscles appeared in the darkness, like a god as motionless as a mountain, exuding supreme majesty.

The moment Yangshen Dao Body appeared, without any hesitation, he threw a punch. The wind from the punch surged like a raging wave and hit the monster hard in the chest.

Bang!
With a dull thud, a huge hole was smashed in the monster's chest by the punch. The broken flesh and bones splashed all around, bringing with them a strong fishy smell.

The monster's huge body flew backwards like a kite with a broken string, and was swallowed up by the darkness in an instant, disappearing without a trace.

Li Qingyun stared coldly at the front, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he clasped his palms together. The thick Hongmeng purple energy condensed in his palms, and then he raised it suddenly, turning it into sharp purple arrows, which shot out like a rainstorm, covering the sky and the earth and shooting towards the direction where the monster fell in the darkness.

"Pfft, puff..."

There was a series of muffled sounds coming from the darkness. The sound of arrows piercing flesh and blood was like the sound of cutting open rotten leather, one after another, followed by the painful roar of the monster.

"Ow—"

The monster rushed out from the darkness again, its body densely pierced with purple arrows, blood dripping, flesh torn, and its entire body was shot like a hedgehog.

Despite this, it remained fearless and unafraid of death, as if it felt no pain at all. It pounced towards Li Qingyun madly, its eyes full of bloodthirsty madness.

Li Qingyun raised his right hand, the Hunyuan Qi surged in his palm, and the mountain-moving method in his body quickly started to work, drawing the boundless power of the Buzhou Divine Mountain, and with unshakable pressure, he slashed down at the monster fiercely.

"boom--!"

After being hit by punch after punch, the monster's body collapsed under the impact of the huge force, flesh and blood flew everywhere, and broken limbs were scattered everywhere. A fishy smell of corruption could be vaguely heard in the darkness.

Li Qingyun stared coldly at the pool of flesh and blood, and made sure that its aura had completely dissipated. Then he retracted his fist and slowly stood up.

[Kill the sixth-level alien demon: gain 37,500 souls of qi and blood].

[Remaining Qi and blood: 54,800 souls].

……

Li Qingyun retracted his Yangshen Taoist body, feeling the extra energy and blood in his body, and was surprised to find that the foul air absorbed from this alien demon by his Soul Devouring Divine Ability was far less than that of the Moon Demon or the Demon Lord who were also in the sixth realm.

Perhaps it is because of the special space here. Although the cultivation level of these demons is high, they have fallen into mad monsters and their combat effectiveness is far from comparable to that of cultivators at the same level.

After resolving this accident, Li Qingyun quickened his pace and continued forward.

However, the battle just now seemed to have exposed his whereabouts, and soon he was besieged again.

After walking only a dozen miles, five or six fallen monsters of various appearances emerged one after another from the surrounding darkness.

Their bodies were horribly deformed, some of them seemed to still retain the outline of a human, but without exception they were crawling with countless tiny reptiles, and their surfaces were flowing with smelly venom.

These depraved monsters have hollow eyes filled with utter madness, devoid of any rationality and driven only by the instinct to destroy and kill.

After several battles, Li Qingyun defeated these enemies without bloodshed, finally got rid of the pursuit, and walked alone in the endless darkness again.

This time, he didn't know how long it had been, but suddenly his mind moved and he keenly sensed something strange.

The maddening whispers in my ears suddenly became weaker, and the feeling of being watched and spied on gradually disappeared. Even the gloomy darkness that was everywhere slowly faded away, turning into a thinner dark grey mist, which could be faintly revealed by a hazy light.

At this moment, Li Qingyun paused, and the scene in front of him made him feel terrified...

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(End of this chapter)