Chapter 378: Xuanti Continent Demonic Transformation! The Belle Beaten by Her Wife

This is a title only Di Jin would use, and few people use it, so Shen Qingli didn't react at first.

However, even after she realized it, she still couldn't find Di Jin, as if she had just hallucinated.

But she was already a true god–level being capable of sensing heavenly secrets, her sharpness even comparable to her father, a Great Achievement realm cultivator.

How could she possibly hallucinate out of nowhere?

Or is it happening while she is refining the Pan Ancestor's pupil?

"Older sister,"

"This time!"

"The voice is clearer now!"

"It's definitely Di Jin, no mistake."

But Shen Qingli also noticed——

She indeed could not pinpoint the exact source of the sound.

As if it came from the void?

Upon careful reflection, it even sounded like delirious muttering.

It truly was delirious muttering, and it truly came from Di Jin.

He had been chanting True Lord Yuanwu's name so much his ears were almost developing calluses.

"Young Lord, can you stop chanting?"

"You know that's your sister, also your wife's master, and even your beloved wife—enough already?"

"He hasn't stopped at all! True Lord Yuanwu really wants to ask, after chanting for so long, aren't you thirsty?"

No matter what he says, Di Jin could never hear him, shrouded in a thin white mist, lost in his own world.

Judging by his appearance, he's still doing fairly well.

But True Lord Yuanwu doesn't understand this odd, drama‑queen young lord, so he can't tell whether he's actually improving or just experiencing a final burst of vitality before death.

"Pah!"

True Lord Yuanwu spat out the gloomy thought in his mind.

But the Candle Monster was quite pleased! Beasts' perception is often sharper than humans'.

Especially the Candle Monster, which has coexisted with heaven and earth since ancient times, is as old as the Pan Ancestor.

So it isn't in a hurry to retrieve its own origin pill, instead leisurely guarding Di Jin's side, waiting for him to kick the bucket so it can smoothly reclaim its origin pill.

However, it feels that this pitch‑black good spot seems to be leaking wind?

Thinking of this, it was about to turn its head……

True Lord Yuanwu immediately went on alert, "What are you up to again?"

The Candle Monster really gave up, "Can't I even move a little?"

"I warn you! If you really do something to the young lord that leads to irreversible consequences, the Emperor will never let you off!" True Lord Yuanwu warned.

He knew he couldn't threaten the Candle Monster; he lacked the ability.

But the Emperor can!

Otherwise, the Candle Monster couldn't have been sealed in this Endless Abyss.

However, after hearing his words, the Candle Monster directly rolled its eyes.

Although it has no pupils, its eyes are blood‑red, so whether it rolls its eyes or not is indiscernible.

Yet True Lord Yuanwu could still read the meaning of "speechless" from its eyes……

"You,"

"Roar!"

The Candle Monster directly spat a mouthful of sticky saliva all over True Lord Yuanwu.

Then it turned its head toward a certain spot in the Endless Abyss, feeling that its body placed there was a bit chilly.

But the distance is a bit far; it currently has no origin pill, so moving would consume its reserves. Better not to move—just in case this little troublemaker, whether dead or alive, comes after it! It needs to keep some reserves.

Besides, even if it leaks, what's it to it?

That's also why——

The Candle Monster couldn't truly detect it, but the Endless Abyss is indeed leaking.

The leaking endless dark power has already spread, turning the Endless Abyss within the Azure Jade Sect into a playground for iron‑eating beasts.

It is also a holy training ground for Shen Que, Chi Mo, Mo Yuan, and the like!

Especially for the reborn Mo Yuan, it is practically a tremendous opportunity.

But as the power leaking from the Endless Abyss grows ever greater, Shen Kuo and the others are getting worried.

"If the Endless Abyss keeps leaking like this, it will soon completely transform the Xuanti Continent into a dark domain. While it benefits demonic cultivators, I fear it will endlessly spill over and overwhelm all other spiritual energy."

Shen Kuo doesn't reject demonic cultivation, but the divine realm isn't solely demonic cultivators, and there are countless immortal cultivators of all systems, so a certain balance must be maintained.

Shen Yuan already asked, "What does your empress consort say?"

"She's been guarding the Xuanti Continent, and I've already urged her to return."

"She won't come back?" Shen Yuan asked, seeing through the situation.

Shen Kuo didn't hide it either, "Yes."

"Serves you right!" Shen Yuan's scorn maxed out, "Damn god‑king, letting you sneakily send away A Li!"

As for this, Shen Yuan himself also had strong objections! Since Shen Kuo is the world's best father, having seen his daughter's "final face," everyone else doesn't matter!

"Older brother," Shen Kuo really had a headache—wasn't the situation urgent back then?

"Hmph!" Shen Yuan let out a cold snort, "Did you send people down to explore?"

"A Que keeps going deeper, and only it can go there; other living beings, including me, cannot enter the deepest layer." Shen Kuo tried many times, but it never worked! How to put it?

"It feels as if there is an invisible barrier sealing me out; no matter how hard I try, I cannot cross it." Shen Kuo described in detail.

Shen Yuan also wanted to try, but he couldn't even do that!

The depth Shen Kuo can reach is much greater than his.

But—

Shen Kuo summed up a phenomenon that seemed to follow a pattern.

"Minglan and I, the depth we can reach is below that of Elder Brother you and Fourth Brother, and also below that of our nephews. As for the old ancestor, he needs to be even higher than us."

"Except for our Shen clan, all other beings, even demon cultivators who are like fish in water in the dark force, can only train in the middle layer; as for other cultivators of various systems, they cannot enter the abyss at all."

Shen Yuan listened more and more seriously; his expression became subtle, "The closer the bloodline to A Li, the deeper one can go? Shen Que is A Li's guardian beast, a being that shares life and death, so he can reach the lowest layer?"

"So it seems." Shen Kuo harbored a faint suspicion; from the bottom of the endless abyss, one could also go to the Three Pure Heavens! If that's true, then at last there is an explanation for Minglan.

And just returned Zhong Minglan happened to overhear these words!

Although she doubted it, Shen Kuo deliberately said it so she would hear, just to get her to respond to him.

But it doesn't matter; as long as this speculation is true!

"How do we go down?" Zhong Minglan asked as she sat down.

Shen Kuo looked at her, helpless yet indulgent, "It's not clear yet, but Little Que will continue to go down today to explore and see what new clues he brings."

"Let me declare this first! I! As the head of the Shen clan and A Li's great-uncle, I am definitely going!" Shen Yuan immediately declared.

"Is there a possibility that you simply can't go down at all?" Shen Kuo replied, hitting where it hurts.

Shen Yuan's face instantly darkened; he looked at his dashing seventh sister-in-law and said, "I suggest you keep not talking to Old Seven! He's definitely thinking of going ahead first!"

"I didn't!" Shen Kuo protested, feeling wronged.

"He wouldn't dare." Zhong Minglan said confidently.

Once again, she really completely ignored him!

Shen Kuo really didn't dare, but he had already reached out and taken Zhong Minglan's hand.

"Alright! You two chat! I'll go wait for that little Que." Shen Yuan didn't want to be shown up here.

However, before he could step out of the hall door, Zhong Minglan said, "Touch me."

Shen Yuan nearly stumbled, then ran even faster! Honestly, can't he wait a moment?

Shen Kuo also froze for a moment, but having just been forgiven, he certainly had to obey his wife's wishes.

However, "Smack!"

Shen Kuo got hit without saying a word, and was also scolded!

"What are you grabbing at randomly?"

Shen Kuo almost suspected his wife was still angry.

After all, she clearly had taken hold of his hand and pressed it against her chest.

But soon he wore a grave expression, "Are you injured?"

"No." Zhong Minglan shook her head, "Not long ago, my meridians started growing hotter, somewhat like when Little Beauty advanced to True God last time, but not quite the same."

Last time, both she and Shen Kuo had their cultivation increase due to Shen Qingli's advancement, especially Shen Kuo.

Therefore, in his later seclusion, although the time was short, he had already reached the realm that Di Jin once held as a Dao Lord.

Thus, under his control, the newly merged Buddhist domain no longer caused any trouble.

By comparison, Zhong Minglan merely stepped from the Epoch Realm into the half-step Creation Realm, and her increase was not large.

But this time, Shen Kuo didn't feel much "stirring" at least—his meridians showed no abnormality.

"Could Little Beauty's advancement this time be related to the Vermilion Bird?" Zhong Minglan speculated.

Not long ago, she sensed that her Little Beauty was breaking the life-and-death crisis in Nirvana.

Now this is the crisis resolved, is she advancing?

Yes.

But Shen Qingli, whose consciousness remains in the land of silence, has not yet noticed her own change.

Shen Qinghuang, like the True Lord Yuanwu, has witnessed Shen Qingli's transition from "disappearance" to "reappearance".

But she has become especially hazy?

"Little sister?"

Shen Qinghuang tried calling out.

Shen Qingli showed no sign of waking.

Moreover, her whole body was covered with a layer of translucent fiery red mist.

Her consciousness remains in that land of silence, and from time to time she hears Di Jin's delirious mutterings.

"A Jin?" Shen Qingli tried to respond.

But Di Jin's mutterings seemed unchanged.

"... Husband?"

Shen Qingli's address stumbled on her tongue, not spoken smoothly.

And this time, the mutterings did not appear again for a long while!

At the same moment, the True Lord Yuanwu inside the endless abyss was stirred.

"It moved!"

Di Jin's long, conspicuous eyelashes twitched!

The candle monsters actually didn't see it; when they observed, Di Jin had not moved anyway.

However, where Shen Qingli was, a layer of light white thin mist appeared.

Shen Qingli reached out her hand, and the thin mist coiled around her fingertips.

It wasn't just an entanglement on the consciousness body!

Her true form, her physical body——

Shen Qinghuang had already clearly seen that a layer of mist like cloud gauze surrounded her fingertips.

This wisp of mist instantly pulled Shen Qingli into reality.

Even Shen Qingli's consciousness seemed to fall back onto her body because of it.

But as if there were substantive flames, they also began to burn from within her at this moment.

It was as if these flames came from deep within her soul……

This—

Under inner vision, Shen Qingli could clearly see her blood, meridians, and bones all emitting fire.

Including the Primordial Spirit Realm!

They were also burning!

Only then did she hear the howling cries of the Nine Li.

A Li!

A Li?

A Li!

There were urgent, anxious, worried, probing cries—all of them!

Shen Qingli hastily sent her spirit into the Primordial Spirit Realm, and then saw that the Primordial Spirit Realm was filled with flames.

Yu Jia, what's going on?

Shen Qingli didn't understand, so she quickly sent a mental transmission to ask Yu Jia.

It's the Pan Ancestor Pupil that's gone out of control! Quickly calm it down, or we'll all be burned to ashes!

Yu Jia hurriedly said! Even if it's not a true Pan Ancestor Pupil, its destructive power is terrifying!

However——

Whoosh!

The fire burned even more fiercely!

Yu Jia was fine, but Little Fusang was about to be burned to death!

This isn't even……