Moreover...
At this moment, his mind inexplicably filled with many previously ignored details.
For instance, the cultivation and appearance of this Brother Chen,
For instance, Little Susu...
"What exactly is going on here..."
Bai Li felt a splitting headache, the closer he got to the depths of the Celestial Abyss, the more memories seemed to flood his mind.
But as soon as he stopped,
these strange memories would quickly fade away.
"Brother Bai, it is dangerous here, we can follow the path left by the Emotion Crossing Sect."
Chen Ye stood beside Bai Li, pointing to a steep mark on the cliff wall.
Around this mark, there were fallen corpses everywhere.
According to Tuoba You’s transmission, he had already entered deep into the Celestial Abyss.
It turned out that the depths of the Celestial Abyss repelled cultivators from the Emotion Crossing Sect, and ordinary cultivators couldn’t enter.
Only Foundation Establishment cultivators could barely venture into the Third Layer.
And in the Third Layer, there were abominations everywhere.
Tuoba You worried that the Second Layer might contain stronger abominations, and since other cultivators would be unable to enter the Second Layer, venturing there rashly would leave him isolated and without aid, so he temporarily waited in the Third Layer for Chen Ye.
Listening to Chen Ye’s guidance, Bai Li forced down the strange feeling churning in his mind.
He glanced at the pitiful state of the loose cultivator corpses, then looked at the colorful chaos of space ahead.
He realized something was amiss, but a certain law compelled him to overlook these anomalies.
"Brother Chen, you stay above, I’ll go down to scout the way."
Bai Li turned, handing Little Susu to Chen Ye, his expression solemn.
"Brother Bai, I’m afraid that won’t work."
Chen Ye showed a troubled look, shook his head, and said,
"How can I sit back and watch Brother Bai take risks alone?"
"You..."
Bai Li furrowed his brows, wanting to say more.
He suspected, the anomaly in the depths of the Celestial Abyss was related to the legendary Emperor.
The Emperor, the Lord of Luoxiao in the Songyang Sect, was known as a demoness by outsiders.
Years ago, during the Celestial Abyss battle,
the Emperor was besieged by the Nascent Soul True Monarchs of Ling and Xu, finally falling here.
But the so-called fall... wasn’t quite so.
This Emperor had unparalleled talent, although her body disintegrated, her true spirit persisted, reincarnating endlessly.
Unfortunately.
She was forcefully cast into reincarnation, leading to some imperfections.
Moreover, the Celestial Abyss battle was excessively fierce, shattering mountains and rivers, causing the laws here to break.
Ultimately, in an unfortunate twist, the Emperor could only reincarnate near the Celestial Abyss... eventually falling into the hands of the Emotion Crossing Sect.
This matter had always been unknown to outsiders.
Even the Lingyin Sect only recently learned that the Duqing Divine Son was actually the Emperor of old.
"If it involves the Emperor, we must quickly uncover the truth, but it’s dangerous, how could I let Susu face such danger..."
Bai Li thought anxiously.
He came here on the order of the Elder, to investigate the matter of the Emperor in Qi Kingdom, to devise a rescue plan later.
"Father, let Big Brother lead the way."
Little Susu suddenly spoke, her eyes fixed on the depths of the Celestial Abyss.
Probably knowing Bai Li would object, she continued,
"Moreover, I also want to go... Father, actually, I’ve kept some things hidden from you."
"Hidden from me?"
Bai Li was taken aback.
Chen Ye glanced at Little Susu and suddenly said:
"Actually, Brother Bai, I’ve also kept things hidden from you. All of this must be addressed deep in the Celestial Abyss."
According to Qin Jiaming,
only at the intersection of the two worlds in the Celestial Abyss could the laws be barely evaded.
At that time, we could reveal everything to the old father-in-law.
However, it’s likely that once outside the Celestial Abyss, the old father-in-law would forget everything again...
Bai Li’s eyes widened, looking at the big and small in front of him.
"You...," Bai Li was momentarily speechless.
A six-year-old girl with yellow hair, a loose cultivator, what heaven-shaking secret could they have that requires going to the deathly, lawless depths of the Celestial Abyss to be revealed?
But when he met his daughter’s eyes, Bai Li’s words of rebuke got stuck in his throat.
At that moment,
he seemed to see a late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
Then he turned to look at Brother Chen.
It seems... he saw another late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator??
Since when did late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators become so common?
If young, in the Lingyin Sect, they’d be considered top-tier True Inheritors;
If older, they could easily become the master of a peak!
The severe pain in his head struck again.
"Huff..."
Bai Li closed his eyes painfully, took a deep breath, and forcibly suppressed the dizziness in his mind.
"Good, very good."
He said with a stern face,
"Since you all are fearless, if I keep stopping you, I’d be acting cowardly. But the dangers beneath this Celestial Abyss are unknown, if we encounter an irresistible peril, I will risk my life to throw you out! At that time, no one is allowed to act recklessly!"
"Thank you, Brother Bai, for fulfilling this."
Chen Ye smiled slightly, expertly lifted Little Susu, and carried her behind him.
Bai Li glanced over, seeing Little Susu didn’t resist, he opened his mouth but said nothing.
Chen Ye explained: "Brother Bai’s cultivation is profound, we will rely on Brother Bai’s skills on this journey, so I’ll protect Susu."
Bai Li remained silent for a moment, and eventually nodded.
He indeed needs to focus all his attention on the changing situation deep within this Celestial Abyss, especially those demon cultivators and aberrations lurking in the shadows.
With Chen Ye carrying Susu, he would have fewer worries when wielding his sword.
"I’ll lead the way. Brother Bai, step on my footprints, remember not to leak any spiritual power."
Chen Ye said no more, he stepped first onto the steep path paved with countless corpses of loose cultivators.
Bai Li followed closely behind, the deeper they went, the stronger his inner shock grew.
The spatial laws here have completely collapsed.
He saw a massive boulder weighing tens of thousands of pounds, suspended in mid-air as lightly as a feather; he saw a dark red fountain of blood defying gravity, flowing upward from below.
"The time and space here have been totally shredded..."
Bai Li felt a chill in his heart.
...
Outside.
Zhiwei and others arrived at the second layer broken world.
Passing through the miasma layer thick as mud, the surroundings suddenly opened up, becoming increasingly bizarre and terrifying.
In sight, there was a vast blood-red wilderness, ancient giant beast skeletons scattered across the earth as large as mountains.
The ground was littered with the corpses of Duqing loose cultivators.
Zhiwei even saw several mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator corpses.
"Senior Sister, the Duqing Seven Veins Cultivators had a fierce battle here with the aberrations..."
Jin’er said, his face heavy.
According to Master, there are Golden Core-level presences among the aberrations in the Celestial Abyss.
If discovered by the aberrations, the sisters are fated to die!
Zhiwei nodded, she analyzed:
"Logically speaking, the Duqing Sect wouldn’t have clashed with the aberrations. The strongest of Duqing Sect this time are only Fake Pill cultivators... Unless something forced Duqing Sect into conflict with the aberrations."
"Senior Sister means... either the aberrations actively attacked the Duqing Cultivators, or they captured the Duqing Divine Son, forcing the two sides into conflict?"
Jin’er asked, frowning.
Zhiwei, considering the previous attacks by Fake Pill aberrations, calmly said:
"Both outcomes are possible, but I lean more toward the former—aberrations have already lost control and become extremely aggressive."
"Do you remember the Fake Pill aberration we encountered chasing Master outside? According to ancient texts, high-tier aberrations have strong territorial instincts, usually lurking deep within the Celestial Abyss, never easily venturing into the outskirts. Yet it crazily stormed out to attack the cultivators."
"This indicates that the anomalies of the Celestial Abyss are driving these aberrations into frenzy. Duqing Sect trying to maintain a low profile and quietly search for the Divine Son in the second layer is mere wishful thinking. In the eyes of the berserk aberrations, these demon cultivators are just delivered blood meals, a fierce encounter is inevitable."
After listening to Zhiwei’s analysis, Jin’er understood, but her face turned slightly pale.
If even Fake Pill aberrations are panicked and running wild due to the anomalies, what terrifying things are hidden in the deepest part of the Celestial Abyss?
"Senior Sister, look quickly, what is that!"
Qing Jun widened his eyes, hurriedly tugging at Senior Sister’s sleeve.
The trio of sisters focused their gaze,
The surrounding space, like a mirror shattered and forcibly pieced back together, began to show large areas of overlapping images!
The other side of these overlaps was vastly different from here.
Countless aberrations were in slumber, and there were no cultivator corpses.
"Wait, I think I smell Master’s scent."
The young girl wriggled her nose, her big eyes suddenly brightened.