Mortals: Take Mo Juren at the start

"Impossible, there's definitely something wrong here!" Mo Juren made a direct conclusion. You have to understand that this is a wild wilderness, deep inside the Yin Wind Swamp. How could there be a human manor here?

He found it utterly unbelievable; it was simply too absurd, illogical in every way.

Suddenly, he remembered something and quickly asked again.

"Could it be an illusion?"

"Perhaps, but as you know, I am now only a remnant soul. Although my divine sense is still not weak, it has its limits. At most, I am at the level of fusion."

In addition, due to the special environment here, my divine sense was greatly suppressed, and I could only sense a range of about a thousand miles.

"If everything ahead is truly an illusion, and deliberately arranged by some being whose strength happens to be above mine, then it's not surprising that it escaped my perception," Patriarch Chi Yun immediately explained.

"Deliberately arranged, could it be?" Mo Juren's heart skipped a beat, and his expression immediately became extremely solemn.

"I am merely speculating, and I cannot be certain. If we wish to know the truth, we must go closer to the past, but doing so will inevitably come with enormous risks, so..." Ancestor Chi Yun suddenly paused, not continuing, but his meaning was already clear: he intended to go and investigate on his own.

Mo Juren immediately understood the other party's thoughts, but without the slightest hesitation, he chose to refuse.

"While the Bewitching Lotus is indeed a good thing, it is far from worth risking your life for. Let's leave now."

"Isn't it a bit of a pity?" Ancestor Chi Yun was clearly surprised. He really didn't expect the other party to be so decisive, without even the slightest hesitation.

That's an entire pond of Bewitching Lotuses! Many of them are ten thousand years old, their value immeasurable. Faced with such rare treasures, the other party would rather give them up than let him take the risk.

This attitude and approach not only impressed him, but also inexplicably moved him.

"This junior has no regrets, only whether it's worthwhile." Mo Juren shook his head slightly and, without further delay, immediately instructed the other party to leave.

However, before they could take any action, a sudden change occurred.

Suddenly, the world seemed to shake inexplicably, and then the howling, cold wind vanished without a trace.

At this moment, a series of muffled rumbling sounds rang out again. Mo Juren felt dizzy from the sound. When he came to his senses, the whole world went dark and no light could be seen anymore.

"Damn it!" Upon seeing this, Mo Juren's expression changed drastically. He immediately tried to escape quickly by riding his escape light, but suddenly found that his magic power seemed to be imprisoned and he could not use it at all.

Chi Yun, the ancestor, was no exception. As a remnant soul, he was even more vulnerable. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and could use his spiritual power. The moment the anomaly occurred, he immediately entered the jade pendant.

"What's going on?" Mo Juren finally came to his senses.

"It seems my previous guess was correct. There is indeed an unknown being here, and its strength is extremely terrifying, far beyond the Integration Realm. Not only my magic power, but also my divine sense has been completely suppressed." At this point, Ancestor Chi Yun sighed again.
"The change just now was too sudden and without any warning. Even I did not expect it beforehand. As for us, if I am not mistaken, we should be trapped in an isolated space at this moment."

"An independent space? Not an illusion?"

"It is certainly not an illusion, I can confirm that, but as for the specifics, there is too little useful information at the moment, so I cannot make a judgment."

"..."

Mo Juren fell silent, looking at the pitch-black surroundings where he couldn't see his own hand in front of his face, his mood growing heavier.

An independent space? My magic power and divine sense are imprisoned; this situation seems somewhat familiar.
He thought of the legendary spirit 'Rahu' and wondered if it had fallen into the other party's body, which was why his magic power was imprisoned.

But then I thought it was unlikely. If it really was Rahu, the commotion just now wouldn't have been so small. Besides, what kind of being is Rahu? How could you encounter him so easily?
Although he had never entered the 'Netherworld' when he was in the lower realm, he was familiar with the original story and knew some of the details.

Pulling his thoughts back, Mo Juren looked around again, but unfortunately, the whole world was dark, his magical power and divine sense were suppressed, and he couldn't even use his spiritual eyes. He was completely blind and couldn't see anything.

Wait, Spirit Eye!
Suddenly, Mo Juren thought of something, and with a thought, the Fiend-Breaking Eye between his brows opened abruptly, and golden light spread out.

The surrounding darkness was instantly dispelled, and to his even greater surprise, he was enveloped in golden light, and his magical power and divine sense could be used again.

"Eh!" Old Ancestor Chi Yun, hiding in the jade pendant, also exclaimed in surprise, before finally realizing what was happening.
"I almost forgot, kid, you also have the Eye of Shattering Evil. This space is filled with darkness, decay, and eerie, sinister energy, which is naturally countered by the Divine Light of Shattering Evil." "I was just trying it out, and I didn't expect it to actually work." Mo Juren also looked delighted. He had indeed sensed the decay and evil energy in the surrounding darkness, so he had a sudden inspiration, and it actually worked.

"It's a pity that your Eye of Destruction is only in its most basic form. If it could evolve into the 'Immortal Heavenly Eye' in the future, the 'Immortal Divine Light' it releases would be the nemesis of all negative energy in the world; that would be truly terrifying." Ancestor Chi Yun couldn't help but sigh. Hearing this, Mo Juren shook his head slightly.

"The Immortal Eye is indeed powerful, but it's not so easy to evolve successfully."

"It's indeed not easy, after all, it involves those legendary true spirits..." At this point, Ancestor Chi Yun suddenly asked with some surprise,
"From what you're saying, it seems you already knew how to evolve?"

"I received guidance from a senior in the past, so I know a little about it." Mo Juren smiled, but didn't elaborate, directly changing the subject to ask,
"I feel that my magical power and spiritual sense have been restored. I suppose you are as well, senior?"

"Just as you said, my magic power and divine sense can be used again, but the range of my senses is much smaller than when I was outside, at most four or five hundred miles."

Ancestor Chi Yun was very curious about who this senior was. But seeing that the other party was unwilling to say more, he wisely did not continue to ask.

At the same time, he once again unleashed his divine sense to investigate, while Mo Juren also focused his spiritual light, carefully examining the surroundings.

With the aid of spiritual vision, even in complete darkness, one can still see a considerable distance. In contrast, divine sense is not as effective. Although the divine light that breaks the evil spirits has lifted the restraints, it is still subject to interference and suppression once it leaves the body.

After observing for a while, he finally confirmed that he was no longer in the original place. The surrounding environment had changed drastically. Perhaps, as Ancestor Chiyun said, he had arrived in an independent space.

Suddenly, he realized something, and quickly looked down at the ground, stomping his foot harder. Then he heard a series of muffled 'thump thump' sounds.

“This is…” Mo Juren narrowed his eyes, then squatted down to examine it carefully. He then discovered that what he was standing on was neither a damp swamp nor ordinary ground, but something that looked like flesh and blood.

After some observation and experimentation, it was discovered that the flesh was as hard as diamond, possessing unimaginable toughness, and its surface was covered with countless mysterious spiritual patterns, which looked similar to the Silver Tadpole script, but were not quite the same.

Shocked, he immediately summoned a flying sword, gripped the hilt, and plunged it fiercely into the bloody ground.

"Bang..." The result was unexpected. His natal flying sword was extremely sharp, and with his terrifying divine power, it was directly deflected and could not penetrate even a little bit.

"Senior..." Mo Juren was about to inform Ancestor Chi Yun when the latter responded first.

"I have already seen it. It seems that you and I are currently inside the body of some kind of mysterious behemoth. The fact that it can form its own independent space shows that it is no ordinary thing. It is probably related to the legendary true spirits."

"A true spirit?" Mo Juren's expression shifted.
"I have heard of the legendary true spirit 'Rahu,' whose body seems to be a world of its own."

"You even know about 'Rahu'!" Ancestor Chi Yun chuckled.
"It can't be Rahu's. Such a being is extremely rare. How could one encounter him so easily? Besides, Rahu's body can form its own world, while this place is at most just an independent space. The two are simply incomparable."

Although I cannot yet ascertain the exact boundaries of this space, I can assure you it is not very large. This must be another powerful beast possessing spatial abilities, or perhaps a descendant imbued with true spiritual blood…”

At this point, he seemed to suddenly remember something, and then changed the subject,

"I have some guesses in my mind, and I estimate they are pretty close to the truth."

"What is it?"

"Do you still remember the ever-present, chilling winds of the mirage in the swamp outside?"

"The chilling wind of the mirage?" Mo Juren was taken aback for a moment, then realized what he meant.
"Senior, are you perhaps referring to the ancient true spirit 'Nine Void Devouring Crocodile'?"

"It's highly likely, but as I said before, it can't be the original body. After all, such an existence has probably already transcended this world. It should be a descendant with a certain bloodline."

"I see!" Mo Juren suddenly realized, and after thinking for a moment, he continued,
"Whether it is or not is not important. The key right now is how you and I can escape?"

"As long as it's alive, it must have a way to leave. It's just a matter of spending some time searching. More importantly, with the protection of the Divine Light of Annihilation, our own magical power and divine sense are not imprisoned, so we have many methods at our disposal. It won't take much time." Ancestor Chi Yun chuckled, then gave another reminder.
"I just discovered something interesting while exploring that area, about a hundred miles away, heading in that direction. It might hold some clues."

"Something interesting?" Mo Juren looked slightly surprised, a flicker of curiosity rising in his heart, but he didn't ask any further questions. He immediately activated his escape technique and sped off in the direction the other party had indicated. (End of Chapter)