I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 638 has arrived (Seeking monthly votes)

The Demon-Crossing Shuttle, like a speck of dust, struggled forward in the thick darkness.

At first, it was just pure darkness and bone-chilling cold, but as they went deeper, the demonic tide felt increasingly viscous to everyone.

As the group took turns operating the Demon-Slaying Shuttle, the resistance from their divine senses grew stronger and stronger, as if they were sinking into a swamp. Each push required several times more mana than before.

The outside was no longer a void of darkness, but a semi-solidified gel-like substance, with dark red and inky black intertwined, and the occasional streaks of blood-red lightning resembling blood vessels.

When it was Shen Puning's turn to take control, she had only been using it for a short while when she started having all sorts of wild thoughts.

"This...this feeling is getting more and more like...like traveling through something's...body? It's sticky, and there are these...blood vessel-like things..."

Her words made the already oppressive atmosphere even more tense.

Yan Kongqing's expression turned even uglier. Mo Ling wanted to say something, but then swallowed her words, realizing it was inappropriate.

Bai Shengjie suddenly laughed and said, "From the perspective of medical cultivation, it makes sense. It does resemble flesh and blood and meridians. This demonic energy erodes all things and devours living beings. Perhaps it really has condensed into an unimaginable... 'flesh and blood being'?"

Shen Puning shuddered upon hearing this, "How big must this 'demon' be?! We've been deep in the demonic tide for almost half a month!"

Shang Shixu, who had been meditating with his eyes closed, trying to minimize his emotional fluctuations, also opened his eyes, his gaze solemn.

Jiang Yi remained relatively calm. She checked the spirit stone consumption of the core array of the Demon-Crossing Shuttle and spoke calmly.

"So far, our plan has been going smoothly, so there's no need for you to panic too much. It took us at least half a year to escape from Beixuan and reach that sea area. We've only been deep in for a dozen days now, and we're still far from the core area. This demonic tide has devoured the entire Beixuan continent and countless living beings. Its vastness and strangeness are beyond imagination, and its changing forms are not surprising."

Everyone understands the reasoning, but it is precisely because they have experienced the tragic destruction of Beixuan and deeply understand the terror of the demonic tide that they find it difficult to control their worries and tension.

Jiang Yi took in everyone's tension. She knew that in this environment, entering a meditative state required strong mental control, which was even more taxing on everyone, especially since they had to constantly resist the erosion of their souls by demonic energy and the temptation of the whispers of the Nine Emperors that could appear at any time.

Jiang Yi suddenly raised her hand and took out two small and exquisite jade square tables from her storage belt. On them were neatly arranged mahjong tiles, also carved from jade.

"We're just killing time anyway, let's play cards!" Jiang Yi said casually. "It's mahjong, the rules are very simple..."

She quickly explained the rules.

Everyone looked at each other in confusion.

Deep within the demonic tide, life and death are uncertain, and... playing mahjong?
"Ayi, are you serious? This... this is a time to play cards?" Shen Puning's eyes widened.

"Otherwise what?" Jiang Yi raised an eyebrow, already sitting down at one of the tables. "With all our acupoints sealed, we can't cultivate. Sitting here daydreaming will only drain our energy. Moving our minds around, distracting ourselves, and maintaining a relatively active but not overly tense state is actually safer. You focus on controlling the Demon-Ferrying Shuttle, everyone else, come to the table!"

Luo Qingsi was the first to respond, curiously leaning over.

"That sounds fun! Senior Sister, I'll sit at your table!"

Hua Luosha smiled and sat down next to Jiang Yi. She patted another empty seat and said to Xin Wushuang, "Sister Wushuang, why don't you come too? I'm really afraid you'll break your back if you keep holding on like this."

Xin Wushuang rubbed her knees, which had gone numb from sitting, and got up to sit down opposite Jiang Yi.

Jiang Yi began to lead the group in practical training. They were all Nascent Soul cultivators, quick-witted, and after a round of combat, even Luo Qingsi understood the basic rules.

Mo Ling, Bai Shengjie, and Yan Kongqing, who were watching nearby, also found it quite interesting and immediately gathered around a table.

Shang Shixu sighed helplessly. He was dragged to play cards by his master in the sect, and now he was being dragged to play cards again here. There was no escaping it.

At first, everyone was still somewhat unfamiliar and puzzled, and it was difficult for them to fully concentrate.

But as the rounds went on, the battles at the card table gradually intensified.

"bump!"

"Bullshit!"

"Wow, Junior Brother Bai, you played your cards so well!"

"Senior Sister Mo, you flatter me!"

"Senior Sister, am I missing a tile?" "Yes, Qing Si, self-draw!"

The tension gradually eased as the game of cards progressed.

The game of cards changes, and so does the person controlling the Demon-Switch, but...

"Junior Brother Yan, hang in there a little longer. I'll take over after I finish this round."

"My magic is about to run out! Hurry!"

"Understood, understood, seven points!"

Yan Kongqing's face was deathly pale as he manipulated the Demon-Crossing Shuttle while watching Shang Shixu play cards. When Shang Shixu made a mistake, he kept clicking his tongue as if he wished he could have played the card himself.

Two card tables helped pass the time and eased tensions between them.

Everyone got so engrossed in the game that they didn't know how long they played—maybe several dozen days, maybe several months.

When it was Jiang Yi's turn to control the Demon-Crossing Shuttle again, the entire shuttle suddenly shuddered shortly after she took control.

In the later stages, only the person controlling the Demon-Crossing Shuttle could use the shuttle itself to explore the area within a three-mile radius; others couldn't even use their divine sense to probe beyond it.

At this moment, Jiang Yi was completely unprepared. The feeling of struggling through the quagmire suddenly disappeared. Before she could even see her surroundings, the entire Demon-Crossing Shuttle shot out like an arrow, crashing into something that shattered her consciousness.

A dull, loud thud echoed inside the shuttle, accompanied by a teeth-grinding scraping sound.

The card table was shaken and shifted, scattering the neatly arranged cards all over the floor.

"what happened?"

"What did you hit?"

"Have we arrived?!"

Everyone was startled by this sudden turn of events and jumped up, instantly pulling themselves out of the lingering atmosphere of the game. Their hearts jumped into their throats as they warily looked at the control room and the still thick darkness outside.

Jiang Yi steadied the Ferry Shuttle, her face showing no panic. She turned to look at her companions, who looked tense and bewildered.

"Get ready, we should be... here!"

"We're here?!" Shen Puning exclaimed first, her round face full of disbelief. "So fast? I feel like... I feel like we've only been playing for a short while, I've only just started playing!"

"Yeah, we've only done a dozen or so laps." Bai Shengjie also showed a rare look of surprise, subconsciously doing some calculations.

Mo Ling's eyes widened even more. "Impossible, right? It feels like it will take at most... a month or two? Wasn't it supposed to take half a year to arrive?"

Luo Qingsi counted on her fingers, muttering incoherently.

Jiang Yi looked at them with a mixture of amusement and exasperation, "We've been traversing the demonic tide for a full seven months!"

"Seven months?!"

"what?!"

"How can it be?!"

Exclamations erupted inside the Demon-Crossing Shuttle, leaving everyone stunned.

Jiang Yi waved and took away the card table. Upon seeing this, Luo Qingsi instinctively lunged forward to protect the card table and prevent him from taking it. "It's fun, I want to play more."

"This Demon-Ferrying Shuttle has reached its limit. Calm down and get ready. I'll go out and take a look. Come out again when you receive my signal."

After saying that, Jiang Yi forcibly took away the card table from under Luo Qingsi's body, and a protective shield formed by the Bright Mirror Heart Flame ignited around his body. He then flashed away from the Demon-Crossing Shuttle.

(End of this chapter)