doitstory Chapter 538 Accident
Chapter 538 Accident
Upon arriving near Dieji Mountain again, Wei Xi clearly sensed that the Yin and Yang energies in the vicinity were even more disordered, incredibly close to the Black Abyss outside Chongxiao City.
This should be what is known as the opening of the boundary between Yin and Yang.
Wei Xi was secretly alarmed—no wonder Chongxiao City was full of experts. The Black Abyss there was extremely unstable. Although dangerous, it also brought opportunities to cultivators.
Dieji Mountain and its surrounding area are controlled by the Wanjian Sect, which has stationed fifty cultivators year-round, including several experts who no longer hold the position of elder. Ordinary people are not allowed to approach.
Aside from the Yin-Yang boundary that allows cultivators to form their core, this place also contains a notorious prison in the cultivation world. For young cultivators of fifteen or sixteen, the mysterious Dieji Mountain is incredibly attractive, and the cultivator prison adds a touch of excitement.
Therefore, as soon as the cloud boat fleet approached, the young cultivators rushed to the side of the ship, excitedly anticipating anything new that came into view.
Wei Xi also came out to gaze at Dieji Mountain, wondering what secrets might be buried there.
Whether it's due to his successful Core Formation or his attainment of the Dao of Cause and Effect, Wei Xi is now more sensitive to Yin and Yang energies.
Wei Xi can now see every wisp of yin and yang energy flowing around: compared to yang energy, yin energy is slightly darker in color.
In reality, in Dieji Mountain, a place where yin and yang energies flow everywhere, Wei Xi felt as if a black veil had been shrouded in darkness.
However, there was something on this black veil that Wei Xi had never noticed before:
On the flowing Yin and Yang energy, one can clearly see strange flowing symbols. It can even be said that these symbols are all over the Yin and Yang energy, and they are twisted together like chains or braids.
“Using Yin and Yang energies as a medium,” Wei Xi thought, quickly piecing together the scattered clues in his mind amidst his shock, “are these what the Heavenly Dao needs? These ancient symbols?”
Wei Xi suddenly remembered the cause of Yu Xianzhou's death—his name was captured by the warp and weft of heaven and earth.
"Yu Xianzhou... It plundered the abilities of many demon beasts, and the other demon leaders condoned this behavior, but Heaven has been unable to do anything about it."
"Is it because its name was not captured by the laws of heaven and earth that even the Heavenly Dao can't do anything about it?"
"Or is it that the key was never Yu Xianzhou's name, but rather that everything it experienced was never captured by the Heavenly Dao? The name was merely a trigger, allowing the Heavenly Dao to control it?"
Wei Xi fell into deep thought, unable to discern the truth from the secondhand information at hand.
However, the appearance of these symbols is enough to prove that some of the information provided by the words is credible.
Wei Xi re-examined the steps of Heaven's Dao in recovering Yin and Yang Qi: Yin and Yang Qi are the origin of all things. In the beginning, Heaven used Yin and Yang Qi to construct things, and everything these things experienced in the mortal world would be attached to Yin and Yang Qi in the form of ancient symbols. As these things perish, the symbols (that is, the accumulation of the thing's life) will flow to the abyss with Yin and Yang Qi.
In the Abyss, symbols and yin-yang energy are stripped away, the "experience" behind the symbols is absorbed by the Heavenly Dao, and yin-yang energy is rewoven into strands of [Primordial].
"The name was just the trigger; what truly led to Yu Xianzhou's death was that its method of evading the Heavenly Dao failed."
"Then the old man who revealed this method to Zuo Fei is likely a Sky Weaver." Wei Xi's heart sank. "In other words, I may have already been noticed by a Sky Weaver."
“What I don’t know now is the process of transformation between the [Primordial] and the warp and weft of heaven and earth, nor do I know how the Yin and Yang energies flowed back into the mortal world.” Wei Xi stood against the wind, his unkempt hair flying wildly.
To be honest, Wei Xi had tried to peel off the symbols on the Yin and Yang energies, but unfortunately she didn't have Yu Xianzhou's skill, and all her attempts were in vain.
Even if the [thread] is released, it will only greedily devour everything. But Wei Xi can vaguely sense that the [thread], or rather, [cause and effect], is responding to these symbols.
However, Wei Xi's current strength is insufficient to absorb the symbols above, otherwise she could also impersonate the Heavenly Dao.
"Thinking about it this way, for its own benefit, Heaven would never allow the demon chieftain to guard a region for long, nor would it allow cultivators to truly attain enlightenment and ascend to immortality. Because both of these would mean that the power belonging to Heaven would not be able to be recovered for a long time, and there might even be rebels like Zuo Fei who severely damage it."
Wei Xi revealed a cold smile mixed with disdain on his face—it seems that even the Heavenly Dao is not indestructible, so he has nothing to fear!
"Yu Xianzhou stole the power of the Heavenly Dao, and Zuo Fei not only severely damaged the Heavenly Dao, but also did her best to slow down the recovery of the Heavenly Dao's power."
"All the waters of the world flow eastward, diverting this portion of Yin and Yang energy. The Heavenly Dao must be having a very difficult time. Could it be that I have created a great calamity? Inadvertently strengthened the Heavenly Dao's power? Is this what caused the strange movements at Dieji Mountain?"
This is blatant aiding the enemy! Wei Xi was so angry he almost fainted.
Just then, a few annoying people came over and started asking about Yin Yang Slope. Wei Xi didn't want to deal with them, so he left them behind and walked away.
Wei Xi originally planned to go find Qin Feng, but the latter was dragging Lian Gou Lan to draw and learn magic techniques.
Feeling increasingly troubled, Wei Xi was even more unwilling to let anyone see his bad mood, so he turned and inspected the bottom of the hold.
The cloud realm is unlike the sea; the cloud sea is unpredictable and lacks the support of seawater, making cloud boats more prone to damage. Furthermore, their construction is difficult, so most sects don't possess them. If this journey hadn't been so urgent, we wouldn't have needed to use a cloud boat.
For this reason, cultivators must check the operation of the cloud boat every day, especially the cabin bottom where magical artifacts and formations are set up, which requires knowledgeable cultivators to maintain.
As Elder Xianhua's beloved disciple, Wei Xi was forced to master the maintenance of the cloud boat in just two days, while he only learned the basics of how to make it.
Wei Xi cast a spell that allowed her to see in the dark and descended the ladder. If it weren't for Lingyin and [Tethered Silk] being able to absorb the flowing Yin and Yang energy, her vision would probably be even worse.
Although the eyes on Lingyin's wings could share her field of vision with Wei Xi, she was still not quite used to the swaying perspective. Besides, this fat bird hadn't been very steady lately and wasn't suited for such meticulous work.
Wei Xi didn't know what kind of auspicious day it was, but before he even reached the bottom, he heard a fierce argument.
Wei Xi originally planned to turn back, since she had no intention of prying into other people's privacy.
But before Wei Xi could turn around, he heard someone being slapped.
The crispness of the voice made Wei Xi's face twitch.
Immediately afterwards, someone fell to the ground, followed by a sharp alarm.
It was the sound coming from the magical artifact in the hold. Wei Xi's face immediately turned ugly—you can argue all you want, but why are you adding to the workload for others!
Wei Xi, being cautious, estimated the fastest reaction time and rushed into the hold a few steps later. (End of Chapter)