Fairy, return my flying sword to me

Chapter 203 Re-entering the Abyss
The closer one gets to that malevolent world, the more one feels that one's body is gradually gaining control of itself.

Master Yuhu finally gained control of his body, and he struggled to send a voice into the forest, "Aren't you going back?"

Even up to this point, there's still a way back.

Lin Jian ignored him and swam even harder.

The world, separated by a thin gray film, is right before my eyes; how could I possibly stop here?

Last time, I almost went in, only catching a glimpse through the closing opening, which was like scratching an itch through a boot – not satisfying at all.

Now that we finally have the chance to experience it firsthand, are we going to back out now?
Finally, accompanied by a breakthrough feeling like entering water, the two arrived at that chaotic and hazy world almost simultaneously.

The malice that permeated the entire world invaded their bodies almost instantly, and demonic energy replaced spiritual energy, filling every corner of the world.

At the same time, some chaotic will directly invaded their minds.

Upon being attacked, Lin Jian felt a sudden surge of inexplicable rage, wanting nothing more than to tear apart everything in his sight and unleash his violent and tyrannical intent.

Fortunately, the Chains of God are constantly monitoring the situation, and the first thing they notice when such abnormal emotions intrude is the chains falling, nipping it in the bud.

But having experienced that fleeting moment of insight, Lin Jian seemed to glimpse the core emotion at the very bottom of this abyss—

It is a destructive intent that indiscriminately affects all things, destroying everything... and even destroying itself.

After he emerged from this emotional state of being invaded by external things, he turned his attention to his surroundings.

Beneath his sharp gaze, a faint layer of black mist swirled around Jade Lake Master beside him.

The demonic energy, surging like silt, desperately tried to burrow into Jade Lake True Man's body, like countless parasites.

However, in his lower abdomen, at the dantian, a golden core emitted a faint golden glow, constantly keeping the writhing demonic energy outside his body.

He couldn't see himself in the forest, but he figured the malice that enveloped him and the madness that invaded him must be the same thing.

Master Yuhu did not look into the woods.

Having finally arrived at this place completely unfamiliar to human cultivators, his thirst for the unknown environment and the truth overwhelmed his concept of personal safety.

He looked around and found that there was nothing around him.

There was only an extremely quiet natural scene, and this scene looked somewhat familiar...

It's like... like a replica of the vast land outside the Heavenly Abyss Demon Rift.

Apart from a gray mist that covered the view and an absolutely pure landscape that was nothing but nature, there was nothing else unusual.

There were no monsters... not even demonic energy.

Just like a bright moon hanging high in the sky on a quiet night, the vast land sleeps peacefully.

No... it's not that it doesn't exist.

It seemed that the arrival of Lin Jian and Yu Hu Zhenren had disturbed some kind of unspoken rule. After the two appeared, the once calm and tranquil night sky seemed to be suddenly stirred by a slight breeze.

The wind has a shape, outlined by the aura of darkness.

The demonic energy, seemingly from nowhere, began to gather around the two of them with the wind.

As the demonic energy gathered, two increasingly dense and concentrated clusters of demonic energy began to slowly twist and rotate in front of the two, as if something was about to take shape from them.

Master Yuhu finally snapped out of his initial shock at falling into the abyss. He turned to look at the irregular black opening behind him, leaped to the side of the forest, and tried to throw him back into the hole.

"I came to explore the truth of this world, what are you doing here to join in the fun?" Master Yuhu's voice and actions occurred almost simultaneously.

But she nimbly dodged it with a quick movement through the woods. "What are you saying? What are you saying? You want to see but I can't? I'd rather die than hear the Way in the morning!"

Master Yuhu choked and couldn't help but scold, "Well, you've seen it all, so go back if you have nothing else to do."

No one expected that Tianyuan, the Demon King's stronghold, which was thought to be extremely dangerous, would be so peaceful and serene.

Aside from those two distorted wisps of demonic energy in front of me...

As they twisted and transformed, the two wisps of demonic energy gradually took shape—

Two humanoid monsters.

As the monster's outline gradually became clearer, even its limbs and face began to appear.

They turned out to be two demons who looked somewhat like the two humans, Lin Jian and Yu Hu Zhenren!

As their faces, which resembled countless tiny worms wriggling beneath their skin, gradually adjusted, they began to resemble Lin Jian and the Jade Lake Immortal more and more.

Finally, two humanoid monsters, exactly like the two of them except that they were entirely black, appeared before them.

More importantly, these two demons seemed to be observing the actions of Lin Jian and Master Yuhu, repeatedly making various subtle movements and expressions, as if a mirror had been placed between the two people and the two demons!
More importantly, as the two demons imitated him, Lin Jian also sensed that a certain special thought seemed to have pierced his mind.

Like some inconspicuous hook, it scooped and stirred up his mind and soul.

Imitation? Assimilation?
A strange feeling arose in his heart, and Master Yuhu's attitude changed instantly, "Please help me get rid of these two demons, my nephew!"

There wasn't time to say much in the rush, and Lin Jian wasn't one to back down from trouble.

When monsters appear before you, what else can you say but fight them?
He was initially worried that the Jade Lake True Man of the Demon Worshiping Sect beside him would bow down to the Heavenly Demon as if he were seeing his father, but he never expected that the other party would now also raise his butcher's knife against the Heavenly Demon.

Then kill!

Lin Jian made a sword gesture with his fingertips, and countless golden lights instantly appeared behind him.

Thousand Blade Flying Star is now the most commonly used starting move in the forest. It is versatile, quick to start, and has a wide range of attacks. Apart from being slightly weaker in attack power, it has no major drawbacks.

Lin Jian didn't expect to use it to kill enemies.

As soon as he gave the command, golden light shot out from behind him.

Countless sword energies, like a school of fish in the sea, suddenly split in two in mid-air.

Half of it was facing one of the monsters, and the other half was facing the other.

Then, as the incantations at Lin Jian's fingertips rapidly changed, the Golden Lock Dragon Imprisonment Formation began to weave around the two demons simultaneously.

Then, unleashing his spiritual power, he directly used the Splitting Light and Shadow Sword Box in an attempt to end the battle quickly. Seeing the fight taking place in the forest, True Person Jade Lake immediately summoned his own flying sword.

The two sword cultivators exerted their full strength together, and the two demonic beings, which had just taken shape and were at the Tribulation Stage, were soon reduced to ashes. They turned back into a cloud of demonic energy and gradually faded away and disappeared from the spot.

But just as the two evil demons were vanquished, the wind rose again.

Wisps of demonic energy came from afar on the wind, and were about to condense into a ball again. This time, Master Yuhu was no longer going to waste any more words.

"go!"

At the same time, he took out a jade slip from somewhere and touched his brow with his other hand.

As the space between his brows glowed slightly, some golden words flashed across the jade slip.

The speed in one's consciousness far surpasses that in reality, and after quickly leaving behind some words he wanted to say, Master Yuhu tossed the jade slip over.

"Take it. It contains my current understanding of Tianyuan. After you get out, do as the jade slip says!"

Then, he raised his hand and pushed out a burst of true energy, instantly shoving Lin Jian's body into the black hole behind him with this immense force.

……

"What did you say?" The elder, who was just getting through one crisis after another, was stunned for a few moments when he heard Yun Feiyang's report that he had led the team back from exorcising the demon.

Before they could figure out how to repair the hole in the Zhou Tian Star Array, Lin Jian and Yu Hu Zhenren suddenly crawled into the other side of the hole.

What's on the other side?
Tianyuan!

The Demon King's Hometown!

Is that a place where people can go?
It's understandable that Master Yuhu wants to go.

The cultivators of the Demon-Worshipping Sect are wholeheartedly devoted to the idea of ​​coexisting with the Heavenly Demon. Now that they finally have the opportunity, it is understandable that they would personally go in to verify and confirm their beliefs.

But what are you doing there, a mere Foundation Establishment stage kid?
Do you think your life is too long?

"So be it." The elder waved his sleeve, having no choice but to accept the situation.

It's a pity about Yuhu, and it's also a pity about that talented sword cultivator disciple. But how many peers he has seen fall and those amazingly talented juniors since he started cultivating?

No matter what, looking firmly forward is the core principle that cultivators must uphold.

"Let them be."

I just don't know if Yuhu made any arrangements for the aftermath here before heading to Tianyuan.

With that thought in mind, the elder waved his hand and beckoned Yun Feiyang over, "Feiyang, come with me. You can leave the rest of the demon-slaying matters to the disciples. This Zhou Tian Star Array is very mysterious, and we have been studying it for a long time without getting any clues. It just so happens that the elder of Pingding Sect has also arrived, so let's discuss together how to fill these gaps."

Despite his concern for Lin Zhong's safety, Yun Feiyang could only obediently reply, "Yes!"

After removing most of the demons that had leaked out of the holes, almost all the elders and sect leaders gathered together to discuss how to solve the problem of the damaged Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array.

Upon seeing the elders of the Zhengyang Sect who had brought Yun Feiyang with them, the elders of the Pingding Sect shook their heads and sighed. They said to the elders of the Zhengyang Sect, "This formation was laid out by the sages of the holy land using stars as its foundation and spiritual energy as its network. Its operating rules have touched upon the laws of heaven and earth. Although we Nascent Soul cultivators can mobilize spiritual energy, we cannot understand its core logic, let alone repair it."

Another Golden Core cultivator from the Pingding Sect nodded in agreement, "The spiritual energy circuits of these dim stars may appear broken, but they are actually still connected to the overall formation. Forcibly injecting spiritual energy could trigger a chain reaction of collapses—like tearing more threads when repairing a spider web."

"Yes! Each star's position and past spiritual energy are different, and repairing it requires synchronizing the flow of spiritual energy with other star nodes. If we are not careful, it may accelerate its collapse."

The elder in the Zhengyang Sect who was most skilled in formations seemed to have figured something out as well. "The nodes of this great formation require a kind of refining material called 'Star Essence' as a medium, but the method of refining this material has not been passed down to us. I have just tried the spiritual materials that our sect brought, but we couldn't even light up half a ray of starlight for a short time."

“I observe that this magic array itself has the ability to repair itself. Unless there is an absolutely safe way, I think it is better not to touch it than to mess with it.”

"If it repairs itself, how long will it take?"

"I've been observing for a while now, and I think it might take about half a month..."

"No need for half a month!" a confident voice rang out behind the crowd. "One day is enough!"

"what?"

"You can't joke around like this!"

Many bigwigs were shocked, and their first reaction was that it was nonsense.

I hadn't heard this new voice before. The pillars of both sects had already gathered here. I wonder which foolish disciple dared to approach at such a crucial moment, and even utter such joking words.

Only Yun Feiyang was startled upon hearing the voice, then his face lit up with joy as he immediately turned around and exclaimed, "In the woods!"

She rode her sword through the forest, smiled and nodded at him, "It's me."

"You're back?!" Yun Feiyang looked him up and down, his eyes sunken and he looked somewhat weak. "I thought you weren't coming back..."

"We've been to that place before, haven't we? We didn't have trouble getting back last time, did we?" Lin Jian chuckled.

Didn't I get controlled by demonic forces and fall for their tricks last time in the Yunmeng Marsh? This trip can be considered a return to familiar territory.

"Fine!" Yun Feiyang gave a thumbs up. "You're so great, so arrogant! You just go in like that without even telling me, making me worry about you for so long for nothing!"

The elder of Pingding Sect frowned unhappily. "At a time like this, shouldn't we stop chatting about trivial matters? If this disciple of your Zhengyang Sect doesn't know the importance of the matter, let him go play somewhere else and stop talking nonsense and interfering with our progress."

Before the other sect leaders and elders could speak, Yun Feiyang raised an eyebrow, "What? You don't believe my brother Lin?"

If someone else had said those words, he probably would have spat in their face.

But if it was Lin Jian who said it... for some reason, he actually believed it somewhat.

The fact that Brother Jian spoke so confidently about the time suggests that he must have a foolproof plan.

Even Elder Lian Yunfei of the Pingding Sect was now questioning, "You little brat, I see you've only recently entered the Golden Core stage, so you probably don't understand the mysteries of this great formation. If you can't even figure it out, do you really expect a Foundation Establishment disciple in your sect to solve the problem of this formation's damage?"

Yun Feiyang curled his lip, "Anyway, we're just standing here watching, so why don't we listen to other people's opinions?"

The Golden Core cultivator from Yipingding Sect frowned. "I already said that this formation has a self-repairing function, so it's better to leave it alone than to tamper with it. If we really can't figure it out, it's better to just watch it repair itself than to mess with it ourselves!"

As they were talking, another Golden Core cultivator from the Pingding Sect suddenly pointed at Lin Jian and exclaimed as if he had just realized something: "You are Lin Jian! The sword cultivator genius who won first place in this Four Sects Grand Competition!"

(End of this chapter)