Everyone ascended, but I didn't get on board

Chapter 207 The Undercurrents of the Far North

"There really is a demon race in the world?" Juanshan was shocked. The demon race had always been just a legend. Although some evil cultivators were called demons, everyone knew that they were essentially just different because of their different paths of cultivation. In the end, they were still human. But this so-called chaotic matter could truly twist all living beings into demons.

Thinking of the wildly twisted trees around them, if they hadn't cut them down in time, would they have turned into demonic trees too? The thought sent a chill down Juan Shan's spine.

Qiu Ci also realized that the chaotic matter was not simple, and continued in a deep voice, "Since you knew the danger of these things, didn't Blue Star think of a way to deal with them back then?"

[Some masters, after discovering the existence of chaotic matter, intended to eliminate it. However, they later discovered that it, like spiritual energy, was a natural and legitimate substance that existed in this world. Blue Star tried many methods, but none could completely eliminate it, so in the end, they decided on a plan to permanently seal it away.]

"If it was permanently sealed away, why is it here?"

[I know absolutely nothing about that, but in my data, Earth has indeed permanently sealed them away.]

Qiu Ci fell silent. Could it be that this sealed-off area, like the previous cultivation garden, had become loose due to years of neglect, allowing these chaotic substances to escape again?

“Master, why don’t we go to the far north, to that so-called land abandoned by the gods? Perhaps then we’ll understand,” Juanshan suggested.

"The far north?" She paused for a moment, then realized, "You mean... the Dark Tide!"

“That’s right.” Juanshan nodded.

The temple had shown Juanshan information about the strange beasts. If the one just now was a strange beast, then there must be many more strange beasts in the far north. And these strange beasts only appeared with the outbreak of the dark tide. So, could it be that the so-called dark tide is the chaotic matter mentioned by the system?

"Let's go!" With that thought, Qiu Ci headed towards the far north without hesitation.

Both of them were at the Celestial Realm, so their speed was naturally not slow. In addition, the temple already knew that they had a system, and probably had investigated other situations as well. Qiu Ci had no need to hide his cultivation anymore. With all his might, the two of them arrived at the far north of the temple the next day.

From afar, they could see the towering city wall ahead, stretching for dozens of miles, seemingly encircling something. On the wall, they could vaguely see cultivators patrolling.

The walls were covered with dense arrays of magic circles. Upon closer inspection, each one was an offensive array, and all of them were high-level. Every few meters, there was a piece of metal that shimmered with blue light embedded in the wall. It was hard to tell what it was, but Qiu Ci felt that it looked somewhat familiar.

Just as the two were about to approach, they suddenly heard a loud alarm blaring from the city wall, its sound instantly echoing throughout the entire far north.

As soon as the alarm sounded, hundreds of streaks of light flew towards the city wall. Upon closer inspection, they were all high-level cultivators, at least at the Tribulation Transcending Realm, and she even saw several at the Mahayana Realm. They all looked anxious, as if they had encountered some kind of crisis, and the commotion coming from ahead could be faintly heard.

"Why has the undercurrent erupted again? Didn't it just erupt a month ago?"

"Stop complaining, let's hold the city walls! Who knows when those monsters will attack!"

"Isn't it said that the undercurrent only erupts once every few years? This is already the fifth time this year."

"Hold the line! We absolutely cannot let the beasts enter the temple grounds."

Qiu Ci and Juan Shan were stunned for a moment. They had just happened to be caught in the outbreak of the undercurrent?

At the same time, the dog system is also issuing an alarm.

[Beep! Alert! Alert! A large amount of chaotic matter has been detected approaching!] Qiu Ci suddenly thought of the strange beast that ignored everyone else and only came after them. A bold guess immediately surfaced in her mind, but she still needed to confirm it.

"Master, what should we do?" Juanshan asked, looking at her with concern.

"Let's go inside and talk!" Qiu Ci gritted her teeth, leaped over the towering city wall, and entered the far north.

Almost the instant she entered, that strange feeling swept over her again. The air around her seemed to drop to zero degrees in an instant, and she felt her hair stand on end and goosebumps rise all over her body.

The once clear sky suddenly darkened, and looking up, one could see a vast expanse of black mist sweeping towards them like a tsunami.

[Beep beep beep! Chaotic storm detected! Chaotic storm detected!] The dog system issued a series of urgent alerts. [Master, master, those chaotic substances are coming, and there are lots and lots of strange beasts inside!]

Sure enough, the next moment, roars of beasts came from all directions, and the whole earth began to tremble. When the divine sense swept over, it was seen that countless strange beasts wrapped in black mist were rushing towards this side.

Qiu Ci's heart sank. "Let's leave here first!" Then he grabbed Juan Shan, turned around, and flew to the right, away from the city wall.

But she soon discovered that the vibrations behind her had not decreased; instead, they were increasing and getting closer.

【Master! Master! Those strange beasts are catching up!】

Autumn's Farewell didn't stop; instead, it made a turn, changed direction, and increased its speed. Surprisingly, the beast horde behind it also changed direction and continued to pursue.

[Master, these things seem... wait?!]

Before the dog system could finish speaking, Qiu Ci suddenly stopped, grabbed the entire ball of light, and threw it in another direction. The next moment, the horde of beasts suddenly turned and surged towards the dog system like a tidal wave.

【Huh? Ahhhhhh!】The dog ball suddenly cried out in fright, and the whole ball of light dropped in a flurry of light. Just when it was about to be overwhelmed by the beast tide, the ball of light flashed and instantly returned to Qiu Ci's side.

really!

It's confirmed. These mutated beasts infected by the chaotic matter were indeed coming for them, or more accurately, for the system.

[Waaaaaah...] The next moment, the dog system's cries echoed throughout the entire sea of ​​consciousness: [Master! You...you actually threw the system out as bait, waaaaah...you don't love me anymore, it turns out you were just pretending to love me, the system can't live anymore, the system is going to self-destruct! Waaaaaah...]

The sound was so pitiful that not only Qiu Ci, but also Juan Shan next to her covered their ears.

"Alright, shut up!" Qiu Ci slapped the dog system and said in a deep voice, "Didn't I bring you back? Besides, your real body is still in my sea of ​​consciousness, the ball of light is just a projection clone, so what are you crying about!"

[Huh?] Dog Tong seemed to realize something only then, paused for a moment, and continued to wail, [I don't care, you threw it away, you just threw it away!] Tong's heart was broken, sob sob sob...

"Master?" Juanshan, who had been being carried around for half a day, looked at her with some confusion.

"It's just an experiment." Qiu Ci glanced at the beast horde that had turned around and charged back, and summoned his spirit sword, saying, "Let's clear out these monsters first!"