A Scroll of Infinite Glory

Chapter 280 Blue Scorpion

After navigating his black ship for hundreds of miles, Guan Luoyang finally spotted the massive chasm stretching across the ground.

That is the Abyss of Heavenly Books, a wonder created by two volumes of heavenly books falling from the starry sky.

The pitch-black crevice, shaped like a long, narrow eye, stretched for tens of miles, yet at its widest point, it appeared to be only four or five miles wide.

There are many houses and palaces on both sides of the abyss, but they are scattered and far away from the abyss. The nearest palaces are about thirty or forty miles away from the edge of the abyss.

Some of the more distant thatched huts and pagodas are located hundreds of miles away from the abyss.

Among the mountains, there are four peaks that appear magnificent and resplendent, their entire bodies shrouded in golden clouds and mist, exuding a rich yet gentle aura of good fortune.

The middle peak is the highest, with grand palaces and buildings, extremely luxurious. The three surrounding peaks are much shorter and not as magnificent as the main peak. Instead, many grottoes and chambers have been carved directly into the mountainside, where tall figures can be seen moving about.

Those four mountain peaks are where the Giant Spirit Cave is located.

Just as Guan Luoyang approached the Abyss of the Heavenly Book, a continuous series of bell tolls suddenly emanated from the main peak of the Giant Spirit Cave.

Golden light surged forth from all four mountain peaks, condensing and purifying, forming a massive, crystal-clear glass shield that enveloped the entire Giant Spirit Cave.

In the surrounding mountains and forests, there were also some array formations and barriers that stood out.

Seeing their alarmed expressions, Guan Luoyang was startled, thinking that the monsters had already gathered and attacked.

However, upon closer inspection, there were no signs of major monster activity.

Rumble rumble rumble...

A muffled, earth-shattering roar emanated from the Abyss of the Heavenly Book.

A massive gust of air, accompanied by a deafening roar, shot straight up from the abyss into the sky, scattering countless layers of clouds.

The storm dispersed, causing countless surrounding jungles to ripple like waves.

Amidst the howling wind, the sounds of wood and stone breaking were incessant. In an instant, countless trees were snapped in half, their trunks blown high into the air.

Guan Luoyang was more than a hundred miles away. Although he felt that the clouds and mist around him had been swept away by the strong wind, and the sky was clear, the black ship rocked slightly, but it did not have much of an impact.

But then he saw an incredibly spectacular scene.

The mountains and forests on both sides of the Abyss of Heavenly Book seemed to come alive, moving away from the huge rift, while numerous mountain peaks emerged from the abyss.

The ground on both sides of this rift valley is like a giant conveyor belt, with mountains, hills, rocks, and vegetation all firmly positioned on it.

Just after that loud bang, the "conveyor belt" started, and one mountain after another emerged from the deep rift valley. As the earth moved, they were pulled to the banks and distributed evenly and stably.

The ancient jungle is lush and verdant, shrouded in mist and billowing mountain air. On these strange peaks and cliffs, there is also damp and tender green moss.

The figures of beasts and birds appear and disappear among the trees.

All the scenery was so ordinary and common, as if these many mountains had been arranged in the same way for thousands of years without ever changing.

If you didn't see it with your own eyes, you probably wouldn't believe that these rolling mountains and forests had just emerged from the abyss not long ago.

The storm just now was actually caused by the release of air from the mountains as they surged out from the abyss, creating a violent airflow that traveled from the space inside the abyss to the space above it.

After a long while, the storm finally subsided, and the array barriers between the mountains dimmed.

A soft, gentle voice reached Guan Luoyang's side.

"This must be Fellow Daoist Guan. I have received news from Master Yuan that the Golden Light Talisman was recently defiled. Please come down and have a chat."

Atop the main peak of the Giant Spirit Cave, the bell tolled again, but this time it was different from the previous loud and resonant sound.

This time, the bell tolled lightly and melodiously, carrying far and wide. It rang five times, a gesture of respect from the Giant Spirit Cave to welcome the Earth Immortal.

After the bell rang, a golden bridge, intangible yet tangible, stretched from the main peak to the bottom of the black ship. On both sides of the bridge, colorful raindrops gathered out of thin air and fell in a dazzling display.

Although the customs of the Jukuzhou people have been lax for a hundred years, none of the sects have abandoned these etiquette rules.

However, it is rare to see one as magnificent as the Giant Spirit Cave.

"My husband is here to greet you on the orders of the Lord of the Manor."

An elderly man in purple robes with a long, black beard and a full forehead, accompanied by six younger-looking individuals (three men and three women), came aboard the black ship. He smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist, please follow us. We will moor this ship on the east side, where my disciples will guard it."

Guan Luoyang piloted the black ship away, casually saying, "There are quite a few people on board, so be careful when you're on guard."

Elder Junxie's eyes widened in surprise. When he said he would guard the treasures on behalf of the guests, he was only guarding the treasures that the guests used for transportation. Why did it sound like there were prisoners on the ship?

"Who are the people on board?"

The black ship anchored on the great river to the east.

Guan Luoyang flicked his sleeve and opened a few windows: "They're just disciples from a few sects nearby. They're really slow to act, so Yuan Gong and I played a joke on them to help them come here to meet up sooner."

When Elder Junxie saw several familiar faces, he almost coughed, but quickly composed himself and calmed down.

"Eshou, Ejing, you two brothers go to the treasury and fetch the Dragon Sleep Incense, the largest one, to help our fellow Daoists from all sects sleep more soundly. We'll make further arrangements after our distinguished guests have finished discussing matters with the Lord of the Prefecture."

He dared not handle these matters himself; he would leave them to the Lord of the Manor to worry about.

As soon as he finished speaking, Elder Junxie straightened his posture and invited Guan Luoyang up the mountain.

On the way, Guan Luoyang asked, "Did something happen at the Abyss of Heavenly Books just now?"

Elder Junxie shook his head and said, "That happens all the time. When the Heavenly Book fell back then, it didn't just hit the ground, but it caused a huge dent in the void, pulling down a vast area of ​​mountains and land nearby, which is how that abyss was formed."

"Don't be fooled by the small size of the abyss's rift; it actually contains a vast space. Every ten years, it spews out dozens of miles of mountains and forests, causing the landscape around the abyss to partially recover to its appearance a hundred years ago."

Both books can cause this strange phenomenon. If the celestial being corresponds to the seven-star level, then the gap between the seven-star and the six-star level is indeed much larger than the previous star levels.

Guan Luoyang seemed to understand something, and said, "If that's the case, the territory inside the Abyss of Heavenly Books is getting smaller and smaller, and the chances of finding the Heavenly Books are getting greater and greater."

The voice of the Giant Spirit Palace Master came from the main hall of the main peak, taking over Guan Luoyang's words.

"That's the logic. So when they heard that the demons were going to cause trouble again, the treasure hunters on both sides of the abyss were furious and were already actively preparing for battle."

Guan Luoyang stepped into the hall. The hall was spacious and bright, with the floor paved with square gold bricks. On each of the red pillars, there were dragon patterns, with a bright pearl in the dragon's mouth.

There were many tables and cushions in the hall, but the size and specifications of these items were somewhat subtle.

For a person of average height, if they sit on a cushion and stand up straight, the tabletop would probably be level with their eyebrows and eyes. However, if they stand, the table would appear too short.

Every table was laden with fruits, pastries, tea, and wine; however, only one person sat in the main seat throughout the entire hall.

She wore a light golden fish-scale armor on her upper body, with tight-fitting, narrow sleeves and cinched wrist guards. She also wore a purple robe and looked quite young, with a calm and aloof demeanor.

The Lord of the Giant Spirit Palace, Qin Zhiyue.

She was an impeccable beauty, but even sitting down, she was taller than Guan Luoyang standing up.

Several green-handed, childlike-faced wooden spirits wearing flower wreaths were serving her, busy peeling grapes and cutting fruits.

The plant spirits, who were over two feet tall, looked like newborn kittens next to Lord Qin.

Qin Zhiyue's usual wine jug required the two spirits to hold it together to pour the wine.

A few little spirits also ran to Guan Luoyang's side and led him to take a seat.

The oversized table shrank a bit after being tapped by these spirits.

"These little flower and plant spirits do not harm people. By nature, they are also good at capturing poisonous insects, making medicine and brewing wine, and using some wooden utensils."

Qin Zhiyue raised her wine cup and said, "Therefore, the wine served to guests in my Giant Spirit Cave has a unique flavor. Please try it."

Guan Luoyang took a seat, drank a glass of wine. The smell of the wine was pungent and irritating, making his eyes slightly sore, but it also cleared his mind. He quickly felt a cool sensation spreading from his mouth and penetrating his lungs.

He sighed, "It's really good wine!"

"The poisonous insects used to brew this wine were caught from the Abyss of the Heavenly Book. The void there is folded and extremely dangerous, but the environment is strange and has also bred a lot of ferocious energy. The beasts, insects, birds, and even ordinary flowers and plants that live there have become quite different from those outside. Many of them can be used as medicine and for refining magic."

Qin Zhiyue put down her wine cup and laughed, "In the past hundred years, demon kings have disappeared and great demons have gone into hiding. Many sects in Jukuzhou have been at peace for too long, and they have become lax and undisciplined, and their minds have become unclear."

"But for those cultivators who are willing to come to the Abyss of Heavenly Books on their own initiative, or even who live in the surrounding area, they will never give up this treasure land if those monsters try to seize it."

Qin Zhiyue got down to business, "I have ordered all the loose immortal elders in the sect to mobilize and mobilize the cultivators on both sides of the Abyss of Heavenly Books to form an army. I have also ordered them to send messages down into the abyss to lure out those fearless guys as well."

Guan Luoyang said, "But these people alone are not enough. I also brought some people with me on my black ship, and Lord Yuan took the disciples of the Twelve Palaces of Chongming to invite other sects."

Elder Junxie finally found an opportunity to communicate with Qin Zhiyue via telepathy about the people on the black ship.

"Is that so? Great!"

Qin Zhiyue's lazy and soft voice suddenly became clear and bright. She looked at Guan Luoyang and said, "Yuan Gongshan has had few successors throughout the generations, and the people it has produced are all rigid. This time, you have done things so efficiently. It must be thanks to you, fellow Daoist."

She lowered her head and gently pushed aside the spirit next to the wine pot with one finger, then picked up the wine pot and poured half a cup herself. "Hehe, a hundred years ago, when the demon race was just declining, our Giant Spirit Cave and a few neighboring friends wanted to take advantage of the aftermath of the great war to unify Juku Continent into an alliance and a major sect. As a result, we were almost denounced as heretics by various sects."

"Yuan Gongshan and his ilk also blame us for being too ambitious, causing the various factions to become divided and disloyal..."

Qin Zhiyue took a large gulp of wine. "A hundred years have passed, and those who were meant to drift apart have indeed drifted apart. So, who is truly at fault?"

She then looked at Guan Luoyang, her voice lingering, "Fellow Daoist, do you think Yuan Gongshan's attitude will remain the same after this battle as it was a hundred years ago?"

Guan Luoyang said, "We'll have to wait until we win this battle before we talk about it."

Qin Zhiyue said, "That's true, but if we just stay on guard and rescue people everywhere, it's not a long-term solution. If we can't figure out when they will attack, we will definitely suffer some losses."

"Actually, before you came, I was thinking that we Earth Immortals should take the initiative to spread out and search for the traces of those demons. As long as we can entangle all the Earth Immortals of the demon race, then the remaining demons will be leaderless, and they will be evenly matched with the various human factions, which are also a disorganized mess."

She looked excited, but then shook her head. "Unfortunately, all the elders think this method is too willful."

When Elder Junxie saw the black ship packed with people, he figured that Guan Luoyang was probably a radical figure as well. Fearing that he might be swayed by his master, he quickly spoke up: "If this is really how it is, the demons will scatter, the war will inevitably drag on for a long time, spread throughout the entire Juku Continent, and drag countless mortals into it as well."

"In the end, when all the calculations are done, our human race will definitely suffer more casualties. This is the only option we can do when all else fails."

Qin Zhiyue said calmly, "But sometimes, without a painful resolve, the consequences could be even more severe."

If Yuan Gong continues to be so reasonable, and the various factions are unable to gather for a long time, then, to put it bluntly, Qin Zhiyue's method might indeed be the most effective.

However, the Juku Continent now is not only inhabited by native demons and humans, but also... more than one outsider.

"We have also considered this matter."

Guan Luoyang took out a mirror for creating images. "This is an idea that a friend of mine suggested. You can also talk to her about it, Lord."

………………

The area around Yutan City was filled with dazzling spiritual light.

Within the city, small array formations and barriers were nested one within another, with an even larger barrier appearing in each district.

Ao Bohuan personally led his men to move all the people under the jurisdiction of Yutan City into the city over the past few days.

Despite a population increase of more than ten times, the magnificent city did not appear particularly crowded.

Ao Bohuan only possesses the strength of a terrestrial immortal in the vicinity of this city. If the monsters come to attack this place, they will inevitably be held back, allowing other human experts to come to the rescue and turning this area into a decisive battleground.

If the monsters don't attack this area, it's almost as if the human race has lost a powerful earth immortal.

From a rational perspective, Blue Scorpion and his group are safe in the city in the near future.

Unless the monsters breach the Abyss of Heavenly Books first, Feng Jun might not be able to turn around and lead his allies to destroy this city.

So, all we have to do is wait. Perhaps the monsters will be caught in a long and bitter battle in the Abyss of Heavenly Books, and perhaps Feng Jun will be encountered, defeated, or even killed by Guan Luoyang and his group there.

Perhaps, as the situation evolves, Feng Jun will be forced to venture into Yutan City alone. At that time, with the assistance of a city lord of the Earth Immortal realm, Lan Xiezi and his group can trap and kill this formidable enemy.

"But those who only rely on others and wait idly in the cycle of reincarnation, most of them have their ashes scattered."

Blue Scorpion looked at his fingernails.

Moreover, even before becoming a reincarnator, she didn't like this kind of waiting.

The difference is that she was alone back then, but now she has friends.

Completely like-minded friends.

(End of this chapter)