Stepping on the demon door, the witch becomes the strongest

Chapter 845 Wandering to a Secret Realm

The giant serpent of light swept across the North American continent, rushing headlong toward the east coast.

The conservative Mitchians fled to the northern country of Maple Leaf because the priests said that the giant serpent was "divine punishment sent by God to destroy the Mitchians because of their disrespect for God," and the smarter ones were already buying tickets to Europe.

As for those who are both smart and rich, the answer is naturally "I love China" and "I want to stay in China".

From space, it can be seen that as the terminator moves, night has fallen in the Western Hemisphere, where the Americas are located.

However, in the center of the continent shrouded in darkness, there was a dazzling light.

The light suddenly burst open, like a dazzling firework exploding, scattering countless sparks of fireflies. They were first thrown into the atmosphere, and then, as the upward momentum completely weakened, they became level flight and gradually fell downwards.

A passenger plane was flying from San Francisco to Europe, and most of the passengers were fast asleep. One passenger felt the air conditioning was too cold, so he opened his eyes and pulled the blanket that was covering his legs over himself.

Her gaze drifted out of the porthole, and suddenly she let out a terrified scream.

Many passengers woke up and glanced around for a moment before being drawn to the strange sight outside the window.

It was a huge, radiant cross that swept past the right rear of the passenger plane, then slid rapidly downwards, finally crashing into a distant city and causing a massive, violent explosion.

Similar events are occurring in various corners of the North American continent. From a space perspective, the giant serpent of light can be seen contracting and expanding like a heart, each pulsation exploding into countless crosses of light, like brilliant sparks flying from a hammer striking a felt mat.

These radiant crosses searched nearby cities and towns, then glided down from the sky, exploding in the most densely populated areas, scattering countless slender spears of pure light that pierced through buildings, cars, and other structures with impunity...

The explosion only occurred after the substance struck the human body along a straight trajectory. The victim died instantly, as if directly irradiated by some high-energy radiation source, their intestines ruptured and they died instantly.

Such shocking news spread to countries around the world, immediately causing tension and unease throughout the world.

Why did they suddenly switch from close-quarters combat to wide-range ranged attacks?
Considering the striking similarity between the Light Cross of the North American Giant Serpent and the Holy Cross of the Shroud of Turin, it is reasonable to believe that the Light Giant Serpent has somehow imitated the energy composition of the Holy Cross, thus creating a unique attack method.

As a result, the European side had to urgently halt the counterattack plan, and currently only maintains the basic suppression of the Frost Serpent by the barrier to prevent it from undergoing any "learning evolution" or similar situation.

The superheroes of the National Strategic Agency escorted the bigwigs of Whitehall away from the mainland overnight to seek temporary refuge in Greenland.

Many countries, including China, have made it clear that they are willing to provide free asylum—it's obvious to anyone with eyes to see that the former world hegemon is finished and now is the time to feast on its corpse.

But no one can guarantee that they won't become the next corpse.

While it was nighttime in the Americas, it was afternoon in the mainland. All registered Golden Core cultivators were urgently summoned to a meeting in Pingjing.

After calculations, the Privy Council concluded that, given Lu Guo's current Golden Core Realm combat strength, it would be very difficult for them to deal with this giant serpent of light.

Even considering the worst-case scenario, if no solution can be found, then the end of the world will come sooner or later, and all life on Earth will be devoured by the giant serpent.

To ensure the safety of the people, experts proposed that the citizens be relocated in batches to various secret realms of different sizes that exist in the land, and then the passages be forcibly closed from the inside using space instruments.

The space instrument was provided by a top-secret project of the Privy Council. It can forcibly open the entrance to a secret realm that was not originally open. The Wudang Mountain secret realm, which was used by everyone to level up, was opened by it.

Once the people have moved to the secret realm, they can use internal instruments to overclock it, completely destroying the spatial channel and making the secret realm a small world completely isolated from the Earth plane, thus completely escaping the threat of the giant serpent of light.

The price is that people in different secret realms will never have the chance to meet again for the rest of their lives, including their descendants.

The plan, named "Break it Down," employed an extreme strategy of preserving people while sacrificing land. While returning to their homeland was impossible, and they were forever separated from their homes, at least their lives were saved.

The Privy Council gathered the Golden Core cultivators together to ask for their opinions on the plan.

As expected, everyone strongly objected. We haven't even fought the Giant Serpent of Light yet, how come we're suddenly starting to prepare to leave the Earth dimension?
The Privy Council said, "It's not that we don't believe in your abilities, but the Giant Serpent of Light is simply too overpowered. With thousands of light swords shooting out, tens of thousands of people die every minute. If a real crisis occurs, it might be too late to relocate a large number of people."

We plan to start the migration in batches and disperse, but we will not close the spatial passage. If the giant serpent of light comes and we are unable to defeat it, we will enter the secret realm and close the spatial passage without delaying our evacuation.

After the meeting, everyone's spirits were visibly low.

How did things turn out this way?

The Onmyoji disregarded human safety and created an unprecedented crisis; countries were unable to unite and work together to resolve the crisis quickly; some countries ignored the severity of their domestic crises and allowed the situation to spiral out of control.

If any one of these three points hadn't gone wrong, things wouldn't have ended up like this. But looking at world history, it seems that every time a similar situation arises, things always seem to go in the worst possible direction.

Lin Ning walked behind dejectedly when she suddenly received a telepathic message from Chen Lingyun:
"Ningning, come here for a second."

Chen Lingyun gathered the girls together and said succinctly:
“I don’t plan to go to the secret realms assigned to me; instead, I’m going to the underworld—do any of you want to come with me?”

The girls looked at each other, not surprised by Chen Lingyun's choice.

Everyone contributed diligently to the construction and operation of the Underworld, so they didn't feel any favor from the spirits. The main reason was that the place was truly uninhabitable, with dense Yin energy and wild ghosts everywhere. Even with the protection of the Nine Heavens Yin Demon God Seal, staying there for too long would likely cause problems with one's Dao heart.

"Where's the captain?" Su Yunjin asked directly, getting to the crucial point. "Could the captain have gone there?"

The implication is that I will follow the captain and go wherever the captain goes.

"I don't know yet, since he's not here," Chen Lingyun said with a smile. "But I'm confident I can persuade him, so... you should really think it over."

She left gracefully, her face showing absolutely no sign of anxiety.

Zhao Yuanzhen didn't care either, after all, she wasn't a native of Earth. She originally came to Earth from the cultivation world, so it didn't matter if she went to other planes. However...

"What do people in the underworld eat?" she asked Xie Ruoxi, arms crossed.

"Uh, paper money?" Xie Ruoxi asked uncertainly.

"I don't really want to go," Zhao Yuanzhen said, conflicted.

Su Yunjin and Zhou Hongyu were both the type who decided to follow the team leader. The others had more concerns; even if they didn't care themselves, they had to consider whether their families would be willing to stay in a place like the underworld, so they each called their relatives and friends.

Lin Ning called home and briefly told her father about it. "Alright," her father surprisingly agreed. "If your husband is going to the underworld, then you can go with him. Don't worry about us."

"He's not my husband yet!" Lin Ning exclaimed, stamping her foot. "He's just my boyfriend right now!"

"Okay, okay, boyfriend," Lin's father said with a smile. "Your mother and I will definitely go with you, otherwise we won't be able to see the children you have in the future."

"How can you have a baby when you're not even married yet!" Lin Ning angrily hung up the phone.

After a long silence, I suddenly felt a pang of sadness and wanted to cry.

Sometimes she felt it would have been better if the spiritual energy hadn't revived at all. Even if it meant giving up her status as a cultivator above thousands, she wouldn't want her family to go with her to live in that dark and sunless underworld.

"So, what's your decision?" the Mirror Fairy suddenly asked. "Are you going to accept reality, or try the method I offered you?"

“I have questions,” Lin Ning said coldly. “First of all, who exactly are you?”

"I am an ancient and fallen soul," the Mirror Fairy said with a smile, "temporarily residing in your sea of ​​consciousness."

"Secondly, why me?" Lin Ning continued to ask.

"We are destined to meet."

"Don't try to fool me with those childish lies."

"I'm not lying to you, it's just love at first sight," the Mirror Fairy said with a smile. "I find your contradictory behavior quite amusing."

"So?" Lin Ning was silent for a moment, "You want to possess me?"

"Ah, right, right, right." The Mirror Immortal said sarcastically, "You were born with sharp sword bones, a sword cultivation prodigy one in ten thousand. I have taken a liking to your unparalleled talent. Give your body to me, and I will slay demons and monsters for you and maintain world peace. How about it?"

"If I give you my body, will you really kill the rest of the Yamata no Orochi?" Lin Ning asked, frowning.

"You can't help but tell I'm being sarcastic, can you?" The Mirror Immortal laughed heartily. "In terms of swordsmanship talent alone, your physique isn't actually that good. The best talent I've ever seen is Mei Yingxue. Also, although your husband Yan Yu's cultivation talent isn't great, his physique is outstanding, which surpasses yours by a lot."

"You mean, if it really were a matter of possession, you wouldn't choose me?" Lin Ning was silent for a while, seemingly feeling somewhat depressed.

“That’s right.” The Mirror Immortal snapped his fingers in her mind. “In addition, if it is the primordial spirit of a powerful cultivator who has the ability to possess you, once it has entered your sea of ​​consciousness, your body is like a door open to a thief. If the other party has even the slightest evil thought, you would be finished long ago.”

Lin Ning was caught in a dilemma and struggle, and after a long while she finally said:

"Tell me what you want me to do first, and then I'll..."

"Then I'll take that as a yes!" the other person said impatiently. "Come on, I've been waiting for this moment for so long!"

"Let's see if you can pass the ingenious test I devised over a thousand years!"

When Lin Ning suddenly opened her eyes, she realized that she was already deep in the mountains without her noticing.

And she didn't even notice anything wrong the whole time!

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Meanwhile, in another illusion, Yan Yu, Mei Yingxue, and Li Minghu reunited and checked on the current progress of their relationship.

“Elder Lu Gan did not give a reply,” Mei Yingxue said in a deep voice. “I think he was implying that he was willing to join, but only on the condition that the other elders also participate in the plan. Otherwise, he would not give any clear statement.”

“Elder Tian Yue did not refuse outright,” Yan Yu said. “But according to intelligence, he once competed with the sect leader for the position of Sun Sword Master, so even if he doesn’t participate, he still can’t escape if something happens. Before we take action, I will confirm with him one more time and force him to join us.”

“Elder Pei originally refused,” Li Minghu said with a wry smile, “but Elder Chen was there at the time and strongly persuaded him to agree.”

"Who is Elder Chen?" Yan Yu and Mei Yingxue asked at the same time.

“Doesn’t Mount Shu have four elders?” Li Minghu said, “the one who was the last one left.”

"Trying so hard to persuade them? Could there be a trap involved?" Mei Yingxue asked in a low voice.

"Even if it's a trap, it's fine." Yan Yu didn't care at all. "At worst, we can reload the save and try again. Dying once to find out Elder Chen's true attitude is worth it."

Everyone thought so too. You can know a person's face but not their heart. No matter how confident they are on the surface, there's nothing you can do if they turn against you at the crucial moment. It's better to really try it out once and for all.

"How exactly do we proceed?" Mei Yingxue asked.

"First, arrange to meet the sect leader alone, then arrange for the four elders to be in a side room." Yan Yu made a downward cutting gesture. "I will directly stage a military remonstrance to persuade the sect leader to fight and protect the sect. If he refuses or even attacks, you should have the elders swarm him and take him down."

"What if the elders refuse to take action?" Mei Yingxue asked worriedly.

“After reloading the save file, we’ll have to reconsider whether this route is feasible,” Li Minghu answered for Yan Yu.

“That’s right,” Yan Yu agreed. “In reality, to overthrow someone from below requires long-term preparation, careful consideration of the attitude of key figures, and the element of luck cannot be ignored.”

"But in this secret realm, the four elders are merely reflections of the subconscious of the Sun True Sword. Whether they are willing to help us depends solely on whether the Sun True Sword believes that this path is potentially viable and can make up for his regret of failing to save the Shu Mountain Shangqing Sect back then."

"As Minghu said, if it really doesn't work, we can just reload the save file."

“If I were the divine sword,” Mei Yingxue pondered for a moment, then said firmly, “I would definitely try this possibility.”

“That’s right,” Li Minghu chimed in. “The things we can’t have are the most desirable, and the paths we haven’t walked are the most beautiful. That’s part of human nature. Since the Sun True Sword feels regret, he certainly won’t miss this opportunity.”

"But it's just an opportunity." Yan Yu said seriously, "We don't necessarily have to defeat the sect leader this time, because given the personality of the Sun True Sword, he probably thinks he is the most powerful divine sword in the world, and that the Sun Sword Master he serves is invincible in a real fight."

"What we need to do is to shake the mind of the Sun True Sword and make him believe that there was indeed a possibility of saving Mount Shu back then!"

(End of this chapter)