Chapter 283: Re-entering Ju Hai City

"This matter is complex to explain. As of now, I cannot tell you the specific situation."

Fengdu Niangniang pondered for a moment, then spoke slowly.

Within this world, there are many things that cannot be spoken of; once she says them, the words themselves become traces of existence.

Although everything is concealed here, even the most urgent Heavenly Supreme or creatures of the Mirage Sea cannot peer into the situation here.

Yet, Chen Mo must eventually leave this place; once he heads to the outside world, some of the things he knows might trigger misfortune.

Therefore, even if some things must be told to him, most of the circumstances must be omitted, speaking only of the most important information.

"Something has happened in Ju Hai City, and the situation is difficult to describe. But if this matter is not resolved, the entire city will fall into crisis.

Once Ju Hai City is breached, it is only a matter of time before other worlds in the universe are destroyed by the Mirage Sea."

Fengdu Niangniang's tone was slightly low, and her expression was very solemn.

"The Jade Slip and Reincarnation Stone I asked you to give to your clone are essential items for resolving this problem.

But even so, resolving this matter itself is fraught with many risks. I cannot even make a judgment on the current situation inside Ju Hai City."

Chen Mo listened very carefully, and his expression gradually became grave.

The severity of this matter was higher than he had anticipated; once Ju Hai City was breached, the last line of defense for the living beings of the world would be completely lost.

At that time, the remaining time they would have would depend only on when the Mirage Sea creatures invaded the world they were currently in.

At the speed of the Mirage Sea creatures, the world Chen Mo and the others were in would likely be completely annihilated by the Mirage Sea in a dozen years or even less.

After all, while ordinary Mirage Sea creatures do not move quickly, the top powerhouses among them have speeds that are in no way inferior to a Supreme.

Once they start moving, even though the Ancient Heaven and Earth is vast, it would not take long for their footprints to cover the entire world.

Facing such powerhouses, no matter which small world or small realm it is, the only result is destruction.

"I cannot easily move from here, nor can I depart; only you can go and try," Fengdu Niangniang continued.

Her identity is unusual; once she moves, it might attract the attention of certain existences, which in itself would be exposing some things.

Chen Mo is different; he is indeed very talented, but his cultivation is insufficient, and to the current world, he is not important enough to be worth too much attention.

For him to do this would be more secretive and secure.

"This matter indeed holds ten thousand dangers; I give this Talisman to you so that you may save your life.

If the situation becomes irredeemable, you need not hesitate; just return immediately.

But I will not hide it from you: even with this Talisman for protection, your journey will not be entirely safe. Whether you go or not is your decision."

Fengdu Niangniang spoke in a deep voice, and after finishing, she said nothing more, letting Chen Mo consider the matter himself.

"This junior understands; please rest assured, Senior," Chen Mo said immediately.

He certainly understood that what he was about to do would inevitably have risks, but where in the world is there anything one hundred percent safe?

Furthermore, if he did not do this, and truly waited for the problem to be triggered,

then even if he stayed within the Cangxuan World, he would not be safe for long.

Since that is the case, it is better to give it a try; if successful, the benefits gained would be great.

"Good, then thank you," Fengdu Niangniang smiled, as if a weight had been lifted from her heart, and then she bowed to Chen Mo.

Although the risk of going to do this might not be very high, it was not low either.

Chen Mo knew there were tigers in the mountain, yet he headed toward the tiger mountain, all for the sake of the greater good of the living beings of the world.

For this, even a top Great Ability like Fengdu Niangniang, who had survived since the Ancient Heaven and Earth era, owed him a debt of gratitude.

"Senior, you flatter this junior," Chen Mo said, hurriedly trying to avoid the gesture.

Fengdu Niangniang did not give him the chance, bowing directly and decisively.

Chen Mo had no choice but to accept it.

"Then this junior will not waste any more time and will head to Ju Hai City now," Chen Mo did not hesitate further, having no intention of wasting any more time.

After all, he knew nothing about the situation inside Ju Hai City, and going sooner was always a good thing.

Leaving the Netherworld, Chen Mo followed his usual plan to enter the Return Ruins, and the journey went smoothly until he arrived beside the Teleportation Array.

Just before setting off, he pondered for a moment and took out a set of clothes and a three-foot Green Stone Sharp Sword.

This sword was of an ordinary style and ordinary material; at most, it could be called a sharp weapon, and otherwise, it had no special features.

But this was something Zhang Qianlian had given him; he would die outside Juhaiguan, and no body would remain.

Giving these things to Chen Mo was in the hope that Chen Mo could set up a cenotaph for him.

And now, for the task he was about to undertake, his own fate was entirely unknown, and it was hard to say if he could return.

Before leaving, although Chen Mo did not intend to set up the cenotaph just yet—after all, Zhang Qianlian was surely not dead yet, and it would be inappropriate to dig a grave for him—

he had to leave these things behind for those who came later; if there were others who could reach this place, naturally someone would set up the cenotaph.

If everything ended and Ju Hai City was breached, then nothing would matter anymore, and these things would be even less necessary to do.

By that time, not only would everyone be dead, but everything would be eroded by the Mirage Sea, and nothing would remain.

Leaving these things for now, he also placed a Jade Slip recording information, asking any Huantian Alliance Martial Artist who came here later not to forget to set up a cenotaph for Zhang Qianlian.

Finally, Chen Mo hid these things away, ensuring they would not be triggered for a long time; at the very least, they would not appear for thirty years.

This was to prevent other Martial Artists from entering Ju Hai City through this passage during the time he was heading there.

If these things were seen, it might cause unnecessary changes, which Chen Mo naturally did not want to see.

Although his cultivation was suppressed to the Innate Realm here, and there were not many methods a Martial Artist could use,

the perception of a Martial Artist here was also suppressed to the Innate Realm; as long as he did some concealing, no one would be able to perceive it.

After doing all this, Chen Mo stepped into the array.

Within his Small World, the Stealing Heaven Returning Earth Talisman was always on the verge of being triggered.

If there was even the slightest sign that things were wrong, Chen Mo would immediately trigger this Talisman to escape.

He could only hope for now that the situation in Ju Hai City was not the worst-case scenario.

The problem that is about to arrive has not yet arrived.

The Array was slowly activated; Chen Mo made all preparations and stood ready in battle formation.

Countless Yin-Yang True Gang manifested on the surface of his body, the power of life, death, withering, and stillness circulating.

True Martial Gang Qi emerged, and Chen Mo continuously converted the Yin-Yang True Gang he had mastered into True Martial Gang Qi.

He only sought one thing: if he truly encountered a crisis, these powers could withstand it for him for just an instant.

An instant would be enough.

The Teleportation Array started, and a power like a mountain collapse or a tsunami pressed down; fortunately, his cultivation had reached the Zhenyi Realm Second Layer, so bearing these forces was not a problem for the current Chen Mo.

As he approached Ju Hai City, that power—as if small hands were reaching out from deep, dark seawater, trying to drag him down—assailed him once again.

But fortunately, the journey was stable after all; Chen Mo gradually sensed the pulling force slowly ceasing, and he had arrived back inside Refuse Sea Pass.

The situation was not the worst; it was much better than he had imagined.

The palace where he had descended was still the same palace he had left earlier; everything around it had not changed, nor had any different power attacked.

Chen Mo breathed a sigh of relief inwardly, and immediately after, a flash of divine light appeared; the various divine weapons and rare pills he had previously stored within Xuanhuang Heaven appeared one by one.

Chen Mo retrieved all these treasures and looked up at the firmament outside once more.

The city was stable, all Arrays remained firm, and there were no signs of any changes.

Outside the palace, many Martial Artists were still coming and going, mostly of the Heavenly Human Supernatural Realm, but there was no lack of True One Martial Artists.

Although there was the danger of the Mirage Sea outside, this place looked very stable.

Chen Mo was very clear about this: everything now was just an appearance; the current Ju Hai City was like a balloon that was constantly expanding.

Sooner or later, a needle would prick it, and at that time, this balloon would burst completely.

As for what kind of impact that would specifically cause, he could not estimate it himself.

Chen Mo could only be certain of one thing: when that time truly came, he had best leave this place as quickly as possible.

Of course, escaping at that time would only be a stay of execution, but if he did not do so, he would not even be able to buy himself the last bit of time.

With his own strength, if he did not escape, staying here would not be of any help.

Escaping as quickly as possible might still offer a glimmer of survival.

Stepping out of the palace, Chen Mo suppressed all matters deep within his heart.

He did not intend to immediately seek out the avatar of Fengdu Niangniang; Fengdu had already given instructions regarding this point earlier.

He could not entrust what he had been told to others, and even less could he deliberately enter Refuse Sea Pass.

Everything had to be careful and cautious; he must not be noticed by anyone, and he must not do anything out of the ordinary.

Walking out of the great hall, Chen Mo held the Xuanhuang Heaven Token, crossed several checkpoints, and arrived once again at the True Martial Tower on the second level of Refuse Sea Pass.

There were indeed many True One Martial Artists walking about inside the True Martial Tower, but the actual area of the True Martial Tower was very vast.

Although there might be nearly a thousand True One Martial Artists cultivating here, unless one deliberately sought them out, the probability of two True One Martial Artists meeting was not high.

Chen Mo came to this place and took out the True Martial Tower Token again; it was still that familiar small building, and he stopped in front of it and called out in a deep voice.

"Senior Ma!"

A sound soon came from inside the small building, and immediately after, someone responded, "What is it?"

Ma Qingshi opened the building door, and a body like an iron tower walked out from within.

"This junior intends to head to the Longevity Secret Land to cultivate." Chen Mo stated his needs decisively.

His cultivation had already reached the Zhenyi Realm Second Layer.

Next, he only needed to shatter the Reincarnation Stele to advance his cultivation further.

This step was not difficult to say, nor was it easy to say.

One needed to realize life and death and sever one's connection with the world.

On this point, Chen Mo had a very great advantage compared to other Martial Artists.

The most important point was that he was young.

The longer a Martial Artist existed in the world, the more entanglements they had with the world.

Under these circumstances, wanting to shatter the Reincarnation Stele was even harder, and this difficulty increased proportionally.

And even counting the time Chen Mo had spent cultivating in the Hengyu Asking Dao Hall, it added up to less than a hundred years.

Under these circumstances, it was much easier and more relaxed for him to shatter the Reincarnation Stele than for other Martial Artists.

The disadvantage was that wanting to comprehend the true meaning between life and death was not so easy.

Fortunately, the Longevity Secret Land could help him quickly complete this step, and then, by shattering the Reincarnation Stele, he would be considered to have successfully stepped into the Zhenyi Realm Third Layer.

Chen Mo understood that he must increase his cultivation as quickly as possible; he did not know what accidents would happen next, but there was one thing he could be certain of.

That was to think of every possible way to increase his cultivation as much as possible before these things happened.

In this way, no matter what critical situation he faced, he could think of a way to resolve it.

What he lacked most at present was time, but he did not know if there was still enough time for him to cultivate now.

"You want to go to the Longevity Secret Land to cultivate?" Ma Qingshi was startled; as the True Spirit in charge of the entire True Martial Tower,

it was like the ancestral spirit of the Cangxuan World, possessing its own consciousness, spirituality, and even emotions.

They were not much different from ordinary Martial Artists; the only difference was that their lifespans were extremely long, and their cultivation was extremely slow—so slow that it could be ignored.

It was precisely because of its long lifespan that many things were better entrusted to it to handle.

"You indeed possess one opportunity to go to the Longevity Secret Land to cultivate for free, but to obtain this opportunity, your cultivation must reach the Zhenyi Realm Second Layer." Ma Qingshi spoke in a deep voice, its gaze fixed on Chen Mo the entire time.

It also knew that Chen Mo's aptitude was very good; otherwise, he could not have obtained a second opportunity to go to the secret land to cultivate for free.

In the True Martial Tower, this was a treatment that only the top geniuses could enjoy.

But this did not mean that Chen Mo could squander cultivation resources at will.

If he had not reached the Zhenyi Realm Second Layer, then Ma Qingshi would never let him go into the Longevity Secret Land.

"Reporting to Senior, this junior has successfully broken through." Chen Mo spoke, then immediately revealed his aura.

Most importantly, the power that was further in harmony with heaven and earth, as well as the Reincarnation Stele he had condensed, were manifested externally by him.

Thus, even though it was only a wisp of aura, it was enough to prove that he had successfully broken through.

"Ah?" Ma Qingshi's expression was somewhat stunned; it truly had not expected a breakthrough to happen so quickly.

This speed was too fast; even having lived for many years, it felt astonished.

"You actually really broke through?" It was full of stunned confusion, carefully sensing and examining that wisp of aura.

"The world this junior resides in has a Heavenly Court Secret Realm that can be used; cultivating within it is much faster than in the outside world, hence I luckily broke through."

Chen Mo's tone was steady as he explained with a smile.

Ma Qingshi nodded, though the look of astonishment on its face had yet to dissipate.

It still did not quite understand why Chen Mo could cultivate so quickly.

Even if the world he resided in had a Heavenly Court Secret Land Fragment, and he could stimulate the power of the secret land to a great extent.

Yet from the time he joined the True Martial Tower, it had been at most a little over a year.

In such a short time, to cultivate from the True One Realm First Layer to the second layer, this speed was still too fast.

For other Martial Artists, even spending hundreds or thousands of years without breaking through would be the high-probability outcome.

That Chen Mo could break through so quickly was, on the contrary, somewhat abnormal.

But even with more doubts and curiosity in its heart, it still fulfilled its duty and spoke in a deep voice.

"Three days from now, a God Ship will arrive to take you to the Longevity Secret Land for cultivation."

After speaking, it turned around once more and walked into the small building.

Chen Mo, for his part, found a place at random and began to sit in meditation to cultivate.

(End of this chapter)