Xiuxian: I use magnetic fields to prove my truth

Chapter 354 The Grim Truth
A colossal beast stretching for hundreds of miles.

If it could reach land, even the Nascent Soul cultivators he had encountered would probably be no match for it.

Only Lu Mingzhao, whom he had never seen before, wielding the Azure Frost Sword, could possibly defeat it.

However, Zhou Qing doubted whether it had the ability to travel to land given its enormous size.

Although this giant beast was powerful, it was not inherently ferocious. Sensing Zhou Qing's aura, it only paused slightly, sent a questioning divine thought without any malice, and then sank to the bottom of the sea and disappeared without a trace.

Zhou Qing continued his journey westward.

Zhou Qing had to stop and recover for three days after flying for half an hour each time. It took him half a month to finally reach the spiritual energy turbulence that Qingmu Zhenren had mentioned before.

By this time, Zhou Qing had come to deeply admire Aoki Jin's adventurous spirit in his youth.

This location is probably no less than a million miles away from the main continent. Back then, it would have taken True Person Qingmu, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, several years to reach this place.

There are still many dangers and obstacles on the road.

This seemingly unremarkable elder was quite a character in his youth.

As Zhou Qing pondered, he continued exploring.

He dared not ride the escape light any longer, worried that he might accidentally miss something or stumble into some dangerous environment.

As he walked, he sensed the chaotic spiritual energy around him, feeling very puzzled.

The spiritual energy was in complete disarray.

Generally speaking, the natural state of spiritual energy tends to be peaceful.

Because the spiritual energy in its natural state exists within the balance of the five elements.

Unless someone disrupts this balance in a specific way, spiritual energy will not manifest in various highly destructive forms.

This is what is called magic.

However, the chaotic spiritual energy here shows no signs of human interference.

Zhou Qing strongly doubted that even an ancient immortal could disrupt such a large area of ​​spiritual energy.

Zhou Qing flew tens of thousands of miles further, but the disorder of spiritual energy not only did not lessen, but became more and more intense.

If a true immortal possesses such power to disrupt the spiritual energy over tens of thousands of miles, that would be far too terrifying.

Zhou Qing had to be extremely careful, using his magnetic field to subdue the surrounding spiritual energy before flying forward.

After two difficult months of progress, Zhou Qing finally arrived at the border of Qionghua Continent and finally understood the reason for such a large-scale disturbance of spiritual energy.

Outside of Qionghua Continent, there is nothing. There are no insurmountable barriers, nor any other continents, only a deep darkness containing boundless malice.

That was the darkness that Zhou Qing was already extremely familiar with.

The Abyss of Demons.

At the end of Qionghua Continent lies the Demon Abyss.

Qionghua Island is just an isolated island floating in the Demon Abyss.

At the end of Qionghua Continent, a faint membrane of light isolates the Demon Abyss from the outside.

Zhou Qing was very familiar with this light membrane; his Dao Heart World also had a similar light membrane.

This is the foundation upon which this world exists in the Abyss of Demons.

However, the light membrane of Qionghua Continent is much thinner and more fragile than that of the Dao Heart World.

The erosion of the Demon Abyss gradually depleted the vitality of Qionghua Continent, making it unable to support this barrier.

The chaotic spiritual energy nearby is the growing pain caused by the erosion of the Demon Abyss.

This can be seen as the lament of Qionghua Island.

No wonder all the cultivators who arrived here were so dejected. It turns out that there was no such thing as a path to other continents.

Of the eighty-one continents in the entire cultivation world, most have already been digested by the Demon Abyss, leaving only Qionghua Continent as its sole survivor.

Or perhaps the eighty-one continents have completely disintegrated and are all lost in the abyss of demons.

Regardless of the possibility, finding other continents is already impossible.

Even with Zhou Qing's resolute character, he couldn't help but feel somewhat bewildered at this moment.

If there are no other continents at all, then his long-cherished path to immortality is nothing but a fleeting dream.

Forget about immortality; with the four major Dao Palaces controlling it, even attaining the Nascent Soul stage has become a problem for him.

He is now experiencing a lack of spiritual energy in his cultivation.

I wonder if the spiritual veins of the Dharma propagation center can provide him with the energy to condense his golden elixir.

Even if it were possible, once the Golden Core is condensed, the daily consumption of spiritual energy during cultivation would be even more terrifying, and the Dharma Propagation Center would be insufficient in any way.

Spiritual energy is one problem, and spiritual medicine is another.

He had originally placed his hopes on other continents as a way to solve these problems.

Now it seems that this solution is unreliable.

Zhou Qing stood in front of the light membrane, looking at the darkness outside. He thought to himself, "I have golden light protecting me, so I can survive in the Demon Abyss. Why don't I go deep into the Demon Abyss and search for other continents?"

Theoretically, this method is feasible, but in practice, it is far too impractical.

Even if other continents still exist, who knows where they are?

The dangers within the Abyss were far beyond his imagination. It was alright to linger nearby for a while, but if he were to venture deeper, he would likely encounter those terrifying beings.

Zhou Qing stood in front of the light membrane for three days, but ultimately couldn't come up with a good solution.

In the end, he could only decide to return to West Antarctica first and then make further plans.

The idea of ​​going to other continents was no longer feasible, so his only way out was to find a way to conquer Central Continent.

His current strength is not enough; he can only cultivate to his limit at the Dharma Propagation Center before trying again.

Zhou Qing then returned the way he came, and after two months, he finally returned to West Pole.

The round trip took a full six months.

Nothing has changed in West Antarctica.

The area is now quite empty. The six remaining sects have sent their disciples to the territories of other Golden Core sects to establish their own branch sects.

These other sects also began to recruit disciples, but in just six months, it was naturally not enough to change much.

Upon returning to the Dharma propagation center, the crowd, without waiting for his summons, immediately rushed over out of curiosity, asking him what they had seen at the end of Qionghua Island.

Among these people were the Nascent Soul cultivators from the Hongfa Daoist Temple, as well as disciples of the Hongfa Daoist Temple who were on good terms with Zhou Qing, such as Saintess Xianglian, and people from the Qingyun Sect who were close to him.

Zhou Qing had nothing to hide from these people.

But then he hesitated.

The truth was too bleak, and he wasn't sure if the people could bear it.

Although everyone had heard of the chaos caused by the demons' descent, they did not have a deep understanding of this great upheaval. Most people thought that the other continents were still there, just isolated.

If one were to suddenly learn that the other continents may no longer exist, that the humans of Qionghua Continent have become the last humans, and that beyond them lies endless darkness waiting to devour them.

It's likely that no one will escape a heavy blow.

This is why those cultivators who rushed to the front of the light membrane all chose to remain silent upon their return.

(End of this chapter)