Chapter 245 - 243: Journey to the Abyss
He had a deep relationship with Ding Yanyun, considered a close friend within the sect; in the early days, they supported each other, experiencing life and death together.
However, due to the uneven distribution of resources, they had a falling out and ceased to interact thereafter.
"About twenty years ago, Ding Yanyun obtained two top-grade corpse materials. Are you aware of this?" Song Changming asked.
The Corpse Refining Sect member showed a look of surprise upon hearing this, seemingly not expecting Song Changming to know about this matter.
"Not many people knew about this back then; I’m one of them." The person replied.
"To which elder did Ding Yanyun give these two corpse materials?" Song Changming focused his attention on this person.
Suddenly, a Corpse Refining Sect member lying behind Song Changming slowly got up, attempting to escape into the distant fog.
He thought Song Changming’s attention was not on him, giving him a chance to escape.
However, a column of sword qi erupted suddenly, spanning a hundred meters.
He couldn’t even let out a scream before being slashed to death by Song Changming on the spot, almost blasted into pieces by the sword qi.
Song Changming retracted his Dragon Pattern Saber, nonchalantly continuing to look at Ding Yanyun’s close friend.
The remaining members of the Corpse Refining Sect all displayed looks of fear on their faces, not daring to make any rash moves.
"Back then, it was Elder Xu, Xu Baisheng, who took them, but over the years, I’ve never seen those two corpse materials in Elder Xu’s hands. They must have been transferred to someone else..."
"Xu Baisheng..." Song Changming noted this name.
At this time, on the mountaintop, a figure was suddenly thrown down heavily, hitting the ground hard.
Upon standing up again, the figure was already severely injured.
"Elder Lu!" Seeing the person thrown down, the Corpse Refining Sect members fell into despair.
This branch of the Corpse Refining Sect was under the care of this elder, whose power was the strongest.
They originally hoped this elder would turn the tide and kill these few, saving them.
Now that even this elder was in such a sorry state, badly wounded and on the ground, their hopes were utterly dashed.
This branch of the Corpse Refining Sect was completely done for.
Boom!
Another loud noise resonated, and another robust figure landed heavily on the ground.
This was a powerful Yellow-eyed Corpse Puppet!
It was also Elder Lu’s greatest trump card!
Now, this Yellow-eyed Corpse Puppet seemed on the verge of falling apart.
"Take me away!" Elder Lu immediately commanded.
The Yellow-eyed Corpse Puppet staggered up, grabbed Elder Lu, and attempted to flee into the distance.
"Where are you going?"
At this moment, a voice came through, accompanied by five strands of Wind Dragon Blade Qi striking the puppet.
The puppet tightly wrapped Elder Lu to prevent further injury.
Undeniably, this Yellow-eyed Corpse Puppet’s strength was indeed far superior to the White-eyed Corpse Puppet that Song Changming instantly killed—at least in defense, it was several tiers higher.
Standing like steel and iron, it remained unmoved by the ravaging Wind Dragons.
Until Song Changming came with the wind, appearing in front of it.
"You!" Elder Lu saw Song Changming’s young appearance and was about to order the puppet to kill him.
Song Changming swung his saber first.
With a single slash, terrifying giant strength drove the hurricane as it split the void and collided with the arm of the Yellow-eyed Corpse Puppet.
The next moment, the thick and incredibly solid arm of the Yellow-eyed Corpse Puppet was chopped off on the spot.
"How is this possible!" Elder Lu didn’t even have time to think before Song Changming’s second slash landed on the neck of the Yellow-eyed Corpse Puppet.
Without its arm to block, the beheading was smooth, and the Yellow-eyed Corpse Puppet’s head was cleanly severed by Song Changming.
When Song Changming’s gaze fell on Elder Lu, this elder felt even breathing became extremely difficult.
It was as if he was being targeted by a ferocious Evil Beast, ready to devour him at any moment.
This intense and terrifying feeling, he hadn’t even experienced when facing Nan Wuji.
The only explanation was that Song Changming’s use of the Celestial Essence Body Refining Technique, refining a large amount of Fierce Beast Flesh, was not in vain; his deterrence was terrifying, unique.
In this aspect, both Nan Wuji and Su Yaoguang were inferior to him.
"What, what do you want!" Under Song Changming’s intimidation, Elder Lu had difficulty even speaking.
Song Changming stepped on him, the tremendous force contorting his face, stopping his heartbeat, as if he had already died once.
At this time, Nan Wuji and Su Yaoguang also landed.
"He probably knows the direction to the Bottomless Abyss," Nan Wuji glanced at the Corpse Refining Sect Elder under Song Changming’s foot and said.
"So we don’t need to go to the Corpse Refining Sect to find a guide," Song Changming released his foot and said.
"Yes, that’s convenient. The Corpse Refining Sect is not like this branch altar, it’s not easy to force our way in," Su Yaoguang nodded.
"Time is of the essence, let’s go," Nan Wuji said, not wanting to linger in this place any longer.
So far, everything was progressing smoothly. They dismantled a branch of the Corpse Refining Sect. Though they would likely face revenge from the Corpse Refining Sect, gaining a guide to the Bottomless Abyss was the key.
Song Changming lifted the Corpse Refining Sect Elder, and the three rode away on horseback.
As for the remaining Corpse Refining Sect Members, Nan Wuji did not spare them.
Being from opposing camps with different stances, they were enemies.
The Crimson Sword swept through, sparing none.
Afterwards.
On the tenth day in the thick fog, Song Changming no longer knew how many Fog Beasts he had slain.
He only felt as if the Fog Beasts were endless, while encountering fewer Evil Cult Members or Foreign Wanderers along the way.
Mostly, even when perceived from afar, they cautiously chose to retreat, not daring to approach the trio of unknown origin.
Song Changming truly felt the saying, "the deeper you go into the Outer Realm, the more dangerous it becomes."
Along the way, the intensity of the Fierce Beasts and Fog Beasts they encountered changed by the day.
Now, faced with some powerful Fog Beasts, even as formidable as the trio, they avoided them whenever possible. Truly fighting them made Song Changming feel somewhat challenged!
The Fog Beasts amassed here were unimaginably powerful!
It’s no wonder even Nan Wuji needed allies to travel with.
"Hmm?!" Song Changming seemed to sense something, suddenly stopping to look ahead.
Seeing this, Nan Wuji and Su Yaoguang didn’t need to ask; they knew something was amiss ahead and concentrated their Spiritual Power, spreading it forward.
Soon, they too noticed the anomaly!
In the distance, an enormous energy chaos was sometimes colliding, sometimes expanding.
"Is the Bottomless Abyss around here?" Song Changming suddenly asked.
"Yes, it’s nearby," Elder Lu said.
Now, his aura was weak, and his steps unsteady, with not a single Corpse Puppet accompanying him, looking utterly wretched.
The three of them walked forward slowly.
They were met with a strong wind that gradually picked up, and the surrounding thick fog was violently churning.
It was sometimes blown away, sometimes rolled back, as if manipulated by some force.
The three moved cautiously, Song Changming noticing that since arriving here, they hadn’t detected any Fog Beasts for some time.
In contrast, the Scorching Mist Energy within this thick fog was visible from time to time, drifting along with the fog in streams.
Logically, such a concentrated area of Scorching Mist Energy should be a haven for Fog Beasts.
Yet, the fact that there were no traces of Fog Beasts here prompted further speculation.
After walking a distance, Elder Lu’s face suddenly changed.
"What’s wrong?" Song Changming keenly noticed Elder Lu’s unusual expression and asked.
"Ahead should be it," Elder Lu, not daring to hide anything, replied honestly.
"It’s the Bottomless Abyss!"
Upon hearing this, Nan Wuji’s eyes narrowed, gleaming with a brilliant light, as he took the lead.
Song Changming followed closely behind with Elder Lu, maximizing his Perception.
Ahead, the wind intensified, growing increasingly fierce.
Most crucially, this gale sometimes blew east, sometimes swirled west, eerily strange.
Chaotic and violent energies were also mixed within.
Such disordered anomalies seemed to blatantly declare this place as troubled!
As they moved closer, a large dark silhouette appeared behind the swirling fog ahead.
Within Song Changming, the five Qi Vortexes spun rapidly, dispersing his Inner Qi across his body, cautiously guarding against potential dangers.
Nan Wuji took the first step forward, his figure vanishing into the thick fog.
Next was Su Yaoguang, with Song Changming and the Corpse Refining Sect Elder right behind, stepping through the fog.
The scene opened up before them!
Song Changming widened his eyes at the sight, murmuring, "This, is the Abyss..."