Chapter 253: Kun?

"Void Power?"

Wrapped in the Cloud Feather, Yunhe carefully felt the surrounding power flowing like water.

This strange power gave him a new understanding and awareness of the Dragon Scale Pattern.

Buzz—

As the ultra-long-distance teleportation array activated, Yunhe entered a passageway filled with Void Power, and already about the time it takes to burn an incense stick had passed.

When he first rode the ultra-long-distance teleportation array, he thought it was just the blink of an eye, and he had come from the Eastern Realm to the Cloud Exterior Realm.

But this time, when he returned, with a stronger cultivation base and more understanding of Void Power, he realized that such transmission was not an instantaneous matter; in between, he also experienced an unknown "journey".

"Could it be that before, it was only because my cultivation base was insufficient, and under the protection of the Cloud Feather I simply passed out directly?"

I have to say.

He actually would rather have passed out.

Because around there, the Void Power rages wildly; even a slight touch would grind one to powder, making one feel extremely uncomfortable.

If it weren't for the Cloud Feather's protection, Yunhe felt that even his current fleshly body, comparable to a third‑rank demon beast, would be no different from a sheet of paper.

"That is."

Suddenly—

Yunhe, who was in the passageway, actually saw a creature moving freely amidst the raging Void Power.

Its appearance was somewhat similar to an octopus, and swimming in the Void Power seemed like swimming in water, appearing very much at ease.

This left Yunhe shocked to the core.

How could a creature possibly roam about in such terrifying Void Power?

You know, not to mention him, a Late Jie Dan Stage cultivator; even a Yuan Ying Cultivator falling into such Void Power would absolutely be dead with no chance of survival.

Huh?

Yunhe suddenly felt a gaze fall upon his body, making the hairs on his whole body stand up almost instantly; he stiffly turned his head and saw the swimming octopus, which seemed to have noticed him.

Seeing it sway several tentacles, it changed direction and swam toward him.

And as it drew nearer, Yunhe discovered that its size was far beyond what he had seen; it was immensely huge, with a single tentacle length exceeding a hundred zhang!

The mouth surrounded by those tentacles was covered with sharp, pointed teeth.

However, judging by its approach speed, it probably couldn't catch up to Yunhe in the passageway, which let Yunhe breathe a little easier.

Buzz—

Suddenly—

The surrounding Void Power suddenly became turbulent, a huge shadow approaching, which made the octopus that had seemed rather leisurely instantly become tense.

The octopus no longer paid attention to Yunhe, frantically waving its tentacles to try to escape.

"Roar!!!"

A steady, heavy, and resonant voice came.

Then, under Yunhe's wide‑eyed astonished gaze, a massive mouth stretching several li, even tens of li, suddenly opened, and in the octopus's terrified flight, it gulped it down in one bite.

Boom!!!

Just the closing of the mouth stirred up a commotion that instantly made the surrounding Void Power extremely turbulent.

Afterward, what appeared in Yunhe's sight was a fish!

For now, let's just call it a 'fish'.

But it is obvious that the octopus, which Yunhe thought could never appear, was merely food in its mouth, without even a bit of resistance!

Most importantly, that 'fish' had an enormous body.

Yunhe had only seen a mouth.

No, it should be said to be half a mouth.

A thought rose in Yunhe's mind.

"Kun?!"

A Kun living in the Void?

However, just as Yunhe was shocked by the existence of this creature, a fiercely violent Void Power suddenly surged toward him!

Mmm

His tightly shut eyes trembled, then slowly opened.

Almost instinctively, Yunhe sprang up from the ground, looking around with a hint of shock.

Within his field of view, everything was clad in silver and white, with snowflakes drifting down from the sky all over.

But the next moment, Yunhe couldn't help but kneel on the ground, clutching his chest as he couldn't help but cough.

He hurriedly used his divine sense to look inward.

He discovered that his body was already a mess.

If it weren't for his fleshly body being comparable to a third‑rank demon beast, the mere fact that his five viscera and six bowels were damaged would be enough to bring him to the brink of death.

In Yunhe's mind involuntarily surfaced the scene he had seen while riding the ultra‑long‑distance teleportation array in the vast Void: that gigantic Kun, after swallowing the octopus, merely closing its mouth, actually stirred up a terrifying Void wave in the Void, which affected him.

Fortunately, at that time he was already close to the exit of the spatial passage, and with the protection of the Cloud Feather, he ultimately managed to 'escape' successfully.

However, looking at the surroundings, it seems that when he left the spatial passage, there was a slight deviation.

Yunhe hurriedly took out two elixirs from his storage bag and stuffed them into his mouth.

For a cultivator, as long as he isn't dead, he can always recover.

It might just be a matter of time.

"That."

A timid voice weakly came.

Following the sound, Yunhe saw a small face, red from the cold, wrapped in a thick animal pelt, holding a bowl of steaming food, looking as if he wanted to approach but was a bit hesitant.

Soon after, an old man in an animal pelt hurried over; his body looked quite sturdy, but the pelt was already coated with a thick patina, showing it had been worn for a long time.

Seeing the two, Yunhe's expression gradually softened.

It seemed that during his unconscious period, he had been taken care of by this grandfather and granddaughter.

Because beside him on the ground lay a pile of recently burned-out campfire, and at his foot there was a slipped animal pelt.

However, he had previously been more focused on the surrounding environment, overlooking these details.

"Eat, eat rice." the little girl whispered.

What she held in her hands was indeed a bowl of meat soup.

Yunhe smiled, his expression softened further, he stepped forward and ruffled the little girl's messy hair, then crouched down and asked:

"What's your name?"

". Tao, Taotzi."

Pa!

Sparks leapt up from the campfire, emitting a crisp sound.

Beside the campfire, three people sat around it.

One old, one young, both wearing thick animal pelts, held unidentified meat in their hands and ate heartily.

The youth sitting with them, however, wore only a green robe, seeming unaffected by the bitter cold wind.

"I see, is this the Wu Kingdom?"

As for the Eastern Border, Yunhe also had some understanding: the Wu Kingdom is a country in the northern part of the Eastern Border region, it is some distance from the Ten Domains Nine Sects boundary and from the Heavenly Ridge Mountain, but there is no doubt that this place is indeed the Eastern Border.

As for the distance, it is not really a big problem for Yunhe now.

On the contrary, appearing here is much better than directly reaching the Gobi Beach.

Because he currently does not know the situation of the Ten Domains Nine Sects border—whether it is occupied by demonic cultivators, by the demon beasts of the Heavenly Ridge Mountain range, or whether the Ten Domains Nine Sects have joined forces and taken it back.

Before he returns, gaining more understanding is far better than blindly rushing in.

The only trouble might be that he is injured and needs some time to recover.

"How is it, tasty?" Yunhe looked at the little girl beside him, patted her head, and asked with a smile.

She and her grandfather depend on each other for survival in this icy snowy world.

It is said her father was once a hunter, but after going out on a hunt he never returned, and her mother died in difficult labor when giving birth to her.

Both are ordinary mortals without any spiritual power; surviving in such a bitterly cold place is no easy feat.

They were originally villagers of the nearby Yingxue Village, intending to hunt one last time before the heavy snow sealed the mountains to get through winter, but they never expected to encounter Yunhe collapsed in the snow at that time, and thus lent him a hand.

"Mm-hmm, delicious!" Taotzi's face was greasy, yet she laughed happily.

This was the most satisfying meal she had had in the past half year.

As for this meat, it was easily obtained after Yunhe sent out a few Scarlet Shadow Golden Winged Bees.

For ordinary mortals, such an extreme survival environment would be harsh, but for a cultivator like Yunhe, it would have little effect.

"Old sir, are there any immortal sects nearby?" Yunhe turned his head again to look at the old man.

Earlier, he had learned quite a bit about this place from Taotzi's grandfather.

Although the old man was a mortal, having lived here for a long time, he told Yunhe all the events he knew, big or small, saving him much time.

"An Immortal?" the old man's cloudy eyes showed a thoughtful look, then his eyes lit up as he said: "I've heard that on the distant Icefall Mountain there is a legendary immortal."

He stood up and pointed in a direction.

Yunhe followed his gaze and looked into the distance.

He saw that amidst the misty clouds, the outline of a high mountain appeared faintly.

Strange to say.

If one were to go by age, Yunhe could be this old man's grandfather, but Yunhe did not point it out, perhaps feeling that this grandfather and granddaughter had taken care of him.

"By the way, big brother, there was a plump worm beside you earlier."

"A worm?"

Upon hearing this, Yunhe blinked in surprise.

Then, as if recalling something, he hurried to the spot where he had just fainted, and with a sweep of his divine sense he discovered some clues.

Then Yunhe lightly pinched a seal, and the ground writhed.

Soon a small segment, resembling an octopus tentacle, emerged from the churning soil.

""This is. a fragment of the Void Octopus's tentacle?" Yunhe was somewhat surprised, and carefully used his spiritual power to lift it.

Because he had studied the Dragon Scale Pattern, Yunhe could sense the abnormality in this seemingly ordinary octopus tentacle.

It is a fragment of a creature capable of living in the void; even if its purpose is temporarily unknown, it is certainly extraordinary.

The reason this fragment of the Void Octopus appears here is likely related to the Kun that hunts in the void.

""I wonder if feeding it to a Demon Beast Body would trigger spatial abilities." Yunhe put it into his storage bag.

To the side.

The grandfather and granddaughter who had followed him witnessed everything Yunhe had just done; the old man instantly realized that Yunhe was the 'Immortal' he had spoken of earlier, and hastily pulled the bewildered little girl to kneel in the snow, her head pressed tightly against the ground, not daring to move.

Seeing this, Yunhe let out a light sigh, but did not stop them.

Because he understood that this is the state most ordinary people show when they see a cultivator.

In fact, he had just examined the little girl Taotzi's body; she possessed no spiritual roots, an ordinary mortal with no chance of cultivation.

After thinking it over,

Yunhe flicked his sleeve.

He left behind a bottle of Elixir that strengthens the body, which he had barely managed to find in his storage bag—one of the few elixirs that ordinary people can use.

Besides that, there were also some meat, and a small amount of gold and silver.

After finishing these, he clasped his hands behind his back, turned into a stream of light, and flew toward the Icefall Mountain mentioned by the old man earlier.

The cultivation technique he practiced, "Great Longevity Grand Five Elements True Scripture," was obtained from the Qingzong Sect, but the Qingzong Sect only recorded a fragment of it; one would expect the original Grand Five Elements Sect to have been quite renowned, and if there is a cultivation sect in this area, perhaps some information could be found.

At the same time, he also needed to inquire about the situation of the Ten Domains Nine Sects, as well as the current state of the righteous and demonic paths.

(End of chapter)