Chapter 279: Escaping Danger

This wait lasted for a full day.

Midway, Xu Chen was truly unable to curb his curiosity and tried a few times to go out and use a Space Stone to collect the corpses of the two Demon Beasts that had died outside, but he was stopped by Wang Daolin.

Although these Demon Beasts living in the Fog Zone possess formidable strength, their bodies do not contain much Spirit Qi, nor do they have demon cores; it could be said they are purely wild beasts, only capable of growing to an extremely powerful degree because of the special environment of the white fog.

This phenomenon greatly surprised Xu Chen, once again shattering his understanding of Demon Beasts.

This further proved that beyond the Mortal World he is familiar with, the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths still contain a vast number of completely different species that do not rely on Spirit Qi to advance, but each have their own characteristics.

In the listless waiting, another day passed.

Although the Fog Zone outside the channel remained relatively calm, True Monarch Guilingzi had still not appeared.

The two began to grow restless, constantly peering at the three illusory Void Channels, having lost all interest in chatting.

"Daoist Friend Xu, do you think Senior Guilingzi might have run into trouble?" Wang Daolin paced back and forth on the Altar like an ant on a hot pan.

Although Xu Chen was also uneasy, he had, after all, experienced far more life-and-death crises than Wang Daolin, so he could barely maintain his composure, but he could only smile bitterly and shake his head: "Daoist Friend Wang, please calm down. Although the situation in the Fog Zone is complex, Senior Guilingzi has formidable strength and is also quite familiar with the Fog Zone, so he should be fine."

"Sigh!" Wang Daolin could only sit down with a helpless face, rubbing his face vigorously and saying: "I have let Daoist Friend Xu see a joke. Before, when I couldn't get out, I didn't have any expectations, just wanting to live one day at a time, but now that I am about to leave, I find I cannot stay calm at all."

Xu Chen laughed: "I feel the same way. I think Senior Guilingzi is the same. Since we agreed to return together, it is naturally best if not one is missing; otherwise, how could we live up to this chance encounter? Daoist Friend Wang, do not overthink it. I will brew a pot of tea to pass the time!"

To appease Wang Daolin, Xu Chen took out a teapot, melted ice, and used his internal energy to boil water and brew tea. Soon, a pot of fragrant Spirit Tea was ready, and the two drank tea while waiting.

However, this fragrant, rich immortal tea could not calm Wang Daolin's emotions. He held his teacup, sighing and restless. Xu Chen had no choice but to drink tea while meditating and circulating his energy. Without realizing it, another day flashed by.

Wang Daolin was so anxious he was beside himself, pacing back and forth on the Altar.

Xu Chen was also made restless, but he was completely helpless. He had once advised Wang Daolin to leave through the Teleportation Array first, but was refused by Wang Daolin.

The situation on the other side of the channel was unpredictable, and given his timid and cautious personality, he would definitely not take the risk.

By the fourth day, several faint roars suddenly came from the Void Channel leading to the Fog Zone, followed by sounds of violent collisions and fighting.

The two were jolted, quickly rushing to the front of the Teleportation Array, releasing their Divine Sense to look outside. But after waiting for a full cup of tea's time, the sounds of fighting and roaring seemed to be moving away, and Xu Chen grew anxious.

It must be that True Monarch Guilingzi had found the vicinity after picking up the others, but had engaged in a fierce battle after startling a powerful Demon Beast. Right now, True Monarch Guilingzi might not have found the entrance to the channel and was searching elsewhere.

Listening to the fading sounds, Xu Chen hesitated for a moment and said: "Daoist Friend Wang, guard this place. I will go out to provide support!"

Wang Daolin hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Good, Daoist Friend Xu, be careful!"

Xu Chen nodded, stepped into the illusory Void Channel in one stride, and soon appeared in the Fog Zone outside.

Outside, the sounds of fighting sounded much clearer, but the distance was at least over ten miles away.

Xu Chen was worried that Wang Daolin might play tricks, so he dared not go too far. He raised his hand to release the Profound Cyan Thunder Fire Pestle, activated it to its maximum power, and blasted it heavily toward the sky.

Accompanied by an earth-shattering thunderclap, a cyan thunder pillar over ten feet thick shot into the sky. The churning thunder light released a powerful aura, sweeping away the white fog in a radius of several hundred feet and releasing a dazzling light.

This bolt of thunder was like a bright lamp in the dark night, instantly startling True Monarch Guilingzi, who was under siege by several formidable Demon Beasts. He was overjoyed, released his Primordial Spirit manifestation, and after using a powerful Magic Spell to repel the Demon Beasts with all his might, his figure flashed and he escaped into the Void. When he appeared again, he was already near Xu Chen, with Chen Yang and the other two following him.

"Senior, here!" Xu Chen stood on top of a giant rock in front of the channel and shouted via sound transmission.

"Hurry and enter, there are too many Demon Beasts!" True Monarch Guilingzi roared, his Spirit Qi wrapping around Chen Yang and the other two as they charged directly into the Void Channel. Xu Chen did not dare to delay, flashing in right behind them.

"Roar~"

Almost at the same moment the two disappeared, several huge Demon Beasts lunged out from the churning white fog. Seeing the Void Channel, they seemed even more agitated, swarming toward the channel.

"Quick, Daoist Friend Xu, pry off the Space Stone!"

Xu Chen shouted after entering the space.

Wang Daolin seemed to have been prepared for a long time. In fact, before Xu Chen even spoke, he had already struck a stone pillar with a heavy palm. Amidst a flash of red light, the Space Stone embedded in it was shaken loose.

The illusory channel leading to the Fog Zone vanished abruptly.

However, one Demon Beast, following the aura and figures of Xu Chen and the others, successfully chased into the Void and appeared at the edge of the Altar.

"You go first, let this poor Daoist block the Demon Beast for a moment!"

True Monarch Guilingzi waved his hand, his Spirit Qi wrapping around Chen Yang, Zhong Hui, and Lu An, landing them in the center of the Array, then turned back to fight the Demon Beast again.

The three were pale and terrified, still not fully understanding what had happened.

Xu Chen also knew there was no time to dwell on the situation on the other side of the channel, so he shouted to Wang Daolin: "You take them and go first, I will stay behind with Senior Guilingzi."

"Good!"

Wang Daolin did not hesitate this time. His internal energy wrapped around the dazed Chen Yang, Zhong Hui, and Lu An, and he charged headlong into the largest Teleportation Array in the center.

Behind Xu Chen, the Shell Light unfolded, his figure turning into an afterimage as he swept across the Altar. Accompanied by a series of banging sounds, he shook all the Space Stones off the Array stone pillars leading to the Fog Zone and stored them in his Storage Bracelet. Thinking for a moment, he flipped his hand to take out a Blank Jade Slip, probed it with his Divine Sense to quickly carve a few words, and threw it into another Teleportation Array before shouting to Guilingzi: "Senior, do not get entangled in the fight, leave quickly!"

After saying this, Xu Chen also plunged into the central Teleportation Array.

Seeing that everyone had left, Guilingzi released his Primordial Spirit manifestation, swung his sword at the Demon Beast, and without looking back, withdrew his Primordial Spirit and vanished into the Teleportation Array in a flash.

"Roar!"

The giant Demon Beast, shaped like a huge lion, let out a miserable roar. A huge wound over a foot long split open from its shoulder armor. Struggling to pounce onto the Altar, just as it was about to rush in front of the Teleportation Array, its huge body slammed into the center of the Altar with a thud. Gushing blood flowed out like a stream, quickly filling the area into a huge pool of blood.

……

Before his eyes, colorful streams of light flashed by.

Everything around was silent.

After Xu Chen entered the Teleportation Array, he could no longer feel any movement or aura from the outside world, as if he had fallen into solidified space-time.

But he knew that he was currently traveling through a long Teleportation Array.

Because the colorful streams of light were actually an illusion caused by the distortion of spatial rules triggered by the Teleportation Array.

According to Youtong, the distance from the Underworld to the Mortal World is indescribably vast.

Even super-powerhouses like them, who were already close to touching self-created rules, were actually unable to traverse this boundary layer with their own strength.

Traveling the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths above the True Immortal level is not something one can do as one pleases; on the contrary, one must be even more cautious, as one careless move could lead to an inexplicable death.

Because in the face of powerful heavenly rules, any living creature appears extremely insignificant.

Right now, apart from being able to think, Xu Chen could barely make any movements. His body and Soul were completely bound by a powerful force he could not break free from; it was difficult even to move a finger.

This kind of super-powerful Teleportation Array had completely transcended the scope of what human power could touch, and the pressure was a hundred or a thousand times greater than when Youtong had carried him through the Void in Minghuang.

Perhaps an expert with the strength of Youtong could break free from this restraint, but it was definitely not something he, a lowly cultivator at most at the Danyuan Realm, could achieve.

Therefore, he could only wait now, waiting until he reached the end of the transport channel.

Wang Daolin and the other three in front, as well as True Monarch Ghost Spirit behind, actually felt the same as him; all were imprisoned by the powerful force of rules within this long Void Channel, waiting helplessly and dazedly for the end.

Perhaps it was an hour, or perhaps a day, or even longer.

Within the transport channel, there was simply no concept of time at all.

Until a certain moment, Xu Chen suddenly felt the imprisonment around him loosen, and his whole body began to fall from high above.

Just as he steadied his figure and released his Divine Sense to observe his surroundings, he suddenly felt a hair-raising aura descending from the sky; he looked up and saw several clusters of cyan clouds rapidly gathering in the sky.

"Heavenly Tribulation?!"

Xu Chen was both shocked and delighted.

He was shocked that he hadn't expected to be greeted by a Heavenly Tribulation the moment he came out, and delighted that the appearance of a Heavenly Tribulation meant he had undoubtedly returned to the Mortal World.

Moreover, this Heavenly Tribulation aura was completely different from what he had seen and felt in Minghuang; it was truly the normal Heavenly Tribulation he was familiar with.

It was just that three Tribulation Clouds had appeared in the sky at the same time.

And as these three Tribulation Clouds gathered rapidly, they were also moving quickly in different directions; beneath the Tribulation Clouds were the Escape Light figures of Chen Yang, Lu An, and Zhong Hui.

(End of this chapter)