832: Summoning Abyss

Only a moment passed!

The heavy doors of the main hall were pushed open silently. A burly man, nine feet tall with knotted muscles and a fierce countenance, exuded the aura of a Mid-stage Soul Transformation cultivator. He walked in with steady steps, his hands carefully cradling two glowing jade boxes.

Without looking left or right, he walked straight to Old Black Mu, knelt on one knee, and said in a booming voice, "Hall Master! The Spirit Medicines have arrived!"

Old Black Mu instantly sprang from his chair with the agility of a leopard. He snatched the two jade boxes, feeling the dense chill and Nether Qi radiating from within. After confirming they were correct, he immediately waved his hand impatiently. "Understood! Get out and stand guard! Without my command, no one is allowed to approach the hall, even if the Heavenly King himself comes!"

"Yes!" Black Six replied crisply. He rose, bowed, and retreated in one fluid motion. The hall doors closed silently once again.

Holding the jade boxes, the ferocity on Old Black Mu's face instantly switched to extreme flattery. He bowed his back, carrying them like priceless treasures as he hurried over to Yao Delong.

"Master! The treasures you requested are all here!" Like a fawning pug, he respectfully presented the two jade boxes high above his head.

One jade box was a deep, profound blue, its surface covered in fine ice crystals that radiated a biting cold. Lying quietly inside was a strange medicinal herb, pitch-black throughout with leaves flickering like ghost claws and dotted with blue starlight—it was indeed the nine yin soul condensing grass!

The other jade box was a translucent grayish-black, with mysterious runes faintly flowing over it. Through the walls of the box, one could see a flower shaped like an illusory shadow, swaying gracefully and emitting a dense aura of death and Reincarnation—the Styx Nether Epiphyllum! Its petal edges shimmered with a glow like the waters of the Nether River.

Yao Delong's gaze swept over the two pieces of Spirit Medicine. Feeling the vast and pure yin-attribute energy contained within, he nodded slightly. With a casual wave of his sleeve, an invisible spatial ripple passed over, and the two precious jade boxes instantly vanished, stored deep within his Storage Ring.

"Mm," Yao Delong responded indifferently. He then turned his gaze to Old Black Mu and commanded unquestioningly, "Let's go. Take me to the Demon Summoning Abyss first! I want to see Heavenly Cherry."

One of his core purposes for this trip was to check on Luo Tianying's condition. She had also cultivated the Dual Source Dao Derivation True Scripture, and now that her strength had greatly increased, that crucial 'Clone' should have finished gestating. He just didn't know how her recovery from the weakness of her Primordial Spirit Origin was progressing.

Old Black Mu's heart tightened, thinking to himself that it was indeed for the Mistress! He didn't dare delay for a moment and immediately bowed in response, "Yes! Uncle Yao, please follow me!"

With that, he took a deep breath, and a sharp light burst from his eyes! The majestic aura belonging to a Void Refining Realm powerhouse instantly filled the air!

He suddenly raised his right palm, and dense black Demonic Essence gathered frantically within it. Accompanied by precise control over the Law of space, his five fingers were like claws tearing through the Void Realm as he fiercely thrust and ripped at the empty space in front of him!

*Riiiiip—!*

A tooth-aching, loud noise sounded, like silk being forcibly torn apart!

A deep, dark, and massive spatial tunnel, its edges flickering with the light of unstable spatial turbulence, was forcibly torn open by him!

This tunnel spanned hundreds of miles of the Void Realm. From the other end, a dense, inseparable Devilish Qi and abyss-like low growls could be faintly heard—it was the coordinate location of the Demon Summoning Abyss!

Opening such a temporary spatial tunnel required an extremely high level of mastery over the Law of space, and the consumption of Origin power was terrifyingly immense! Sweat instantly broke out on Old Black Mu's forehead, and his aura became slightly disordered. However, he didn't dare show it on his face, instead wearing a smile as if seeking credit. "Uncle Yao, please! This tunnel leads directly to the outskirts of the Demon Summoning Abyss; we will arrive in a moment!"

Yao Delong looked at this slightly crude spatial tunnel, which was far less stable than one opened by a true powerhouse, and knew that Old Black Mu had done his best. His expression remained unchanged as he took Qiong Shuang, who was still focused on munching her candied haws. With a shift of his body, he stepped steadily into the tunnel.

Old Black Mu hurriedly led the way in front, while simultaneously circulating his Demonic Essence to carefully stabilize the inner walls of the tunnel, preventing spatial turbulence from impacting 'Uncle Yao' and that little ancestor behind him.

Inside the tunnel, light and shadow distorted, and spatial power whistled past them. Although it was a bumpy ride, the speed was indeed far beyond ordinary flight! In just over a dozen breaths, the dark exit ahead suddenly opened up!

The three figures appeared in a gloomy place where Devilish Qi was pervasive and the sky looked as if it were soaked in ink—the edge of the Demon Summoning Abyss!

Beneath their feet were jagged, strange black rocks. The air was filled with a pungent smell of sulfur, blood, and pure Devilish Qi. From beneath the abyss, terrifying roars and energy fluctuations that made one's Soul tremble could be faintly heard.

At this moment, in the outer region of the Demon Summoning Abyss, several teams of Evil Cultivators dressed in uniform black demon-patterned battle armor were strictly patrolling fixed routes like ghosts! Their auras were cold, their gazes vigilant, and their cultivation levels were all at the Nascent Soul Stage or above!

These were the trusted elites Old Black Mu had arranged here specifically to guard Luo Tianying!

When these Evil Cultivators saw the spatial tunnel appear from afar, they first entered a combat state. But when they clearly saw the majestic figure walking out at the very front, everyone was shaken, and expressions of fanaticism and awe immediately appeared on their faces!

"Greetings, Hall Master!" Hundreds of people shouted in unison, kneeling on one knee, their voices shaking the valley! Their movements were as synchronized as a single person!

Old Black Mu now regained his majesty as the Law Enforcement Hall Master and gave a cold snort. "Mm! Keep a sharp eye out!" He then turned around, his face piling up with smiles again as he bowed and made a "please" gesture to Yao Delong. "Uncle Yao, this way, please."

He personally led the way, taking Yao Delong and Qiong Shuang through layers of checkpoints set with hidden Formations. He ignored the suspicious and inquiring looks the surrounding Evil Cultivators cast at Yao Delong and his companion, traveling all the way to the deepest part of the Demon Summoning Abyss without hindrance.

The deeper they went, the thicker the Devilish Qi became! The pure negative energy almost condensed into a solid black mist. If an ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivator were here, they probably wouldn't last more than fifteen minutes before their mind was corrupted by the Devilish Qi.

However, Yao Delong seemed to be enveloped in an invisible barrier. When that Soul-eroding Devilish Qi came within three feet of him, it would silently melt and dissipate like snow meeting a blazing sun! His steps were composed, untouched by all dharmas!

Qiong Shuang furrowed her beautiful brows slightly, seemingly disliking the aura here. A faint light-blue glow lit up around her, like a suit of the purest ice armor, isolating the encroaching Devilish Qi. She continued to munch on her candied haws, unaffected.

Finally!

After passing through a massive stone forest formed by natural demon patterns, the three arrived at an even deeper valley interior.

The Devilish Qi here was so thick it had almost turned into a viscous liquid, and visible flows of black energy moved through the air.

At the end of the valley, on a steep black rock wall carved with ancient demon patterns, a stone door guarded by a powerful Restriction was tightly closed—that was the Immortal Cave where Luo Tianying was in seclusion!