231: Endless domestic turmoil

"Oh no!"

The girl in the creek robe also turned pale at this moment, realizing that the power of her Lunar Immortal Body could not suppress the Sea Mirage's pull.

The next second.

She was also swallowed into the Sea Mirage's belly space.

The sea surface, which had just witnessed a fierce battle with purple flames burning the sky, suddenly became wide and calm.

Everything around was swallowed by the Sea Mirage, leaving only seawater in the end.

Breathing in and out in sleep, the Sea Mirage, which autonomously crossed space and moved leisurely, continued to hide in the sea.

...

A few days later, turmoil arose in the Endless Sea, and many forces sent out experts to search.

"What exactly happened? Why does that Sea Mirage appear so frequently! Even my Young Master was swallowed!"

This is the reclusive ancient clan, the Wenren family.

"Our Lingtian Sword Sect's Holy Son and many elite Disciples were cultivating in a sea area, but they were swallowed by the appearing Sea Mirage!"

"Who isn't! I heard that even the Holy Son and Holy Daughter of Yin Yang Holy Land were swept away by the Sea Mirage."

"Many people from the forces that came from the Eastern Wilderness also fell into the Sea Mirage space, alas!"

For a time, panic spread throughout the Endless Sea, especially in important and prosperous areas like the Seven Stars Sea Area, Yin Yang Sea Area, and Demon Cloud Islands.

Endless Sea, Nine Heavens Sea Region.

Here lies a colossal entity, with an extremely ancient heritage, dating back to the early Archaic or even the late ancient era.

The name of the sea area is named after it.

Nine Heavens Holy Palace!

It is rumored that within the Nine Heavens Holy Palace, there are nine great Holy Palaces, any one of which can rival a Holy Land. The heritage of the entire Nine Heavens Holy Palace is not inferior to an ancient Imperial Dynasty in the Central Province.

It is indeed a true behemoth within the Endless Sea.

Only beneath the Eastern Continent Holy Palace, which reigns supreme and shakes the entire Endless Sea and beyond.

Even the Nine Heavens Holy Palace might not be weaker than the Eastern Continent Holy Palace; after all, the Eastern Continent Holy Palace's history is truly not as long as that of the Nine Heavens Holy Palace.

Historically, the Nine Heavens Holy Palace has produced two Great Emperors and possesses at least two supreme emperor weapons.

If it were the Worldly Mansion in the Central Province, the Nine Heavens Holy Palace might be wary, but the Eastern Continent Holy Palace is clearly a notch weaker than the Worldly Mansion.

However, within the Endless Sea, the influence and overall strength of the Eastern Continent Holy Palace are still stronger than the Nine Heavens Holy Palace.

After all, the Nine Heavens Holy Palace has been declining from ancient times to the present, even though it is stronger than Holy Lands like Celestial Pivot and Tianji, and also stronger than the Yin Yang Holy Land, Purple Flame Clan, and Dragon God Clan, but overall, it is still inferior to the Eastern Continent Holy Palace, which has risen to prominence later.

At this moment, a great upheaval is occurring in the Nine Heavens Sea Region.

Simply because the Sea Mirage appeared here!

Within the Nine Heavens Holy Palace, profound and obscure auras emerged, all of them at least at the Seven-Step Sacred Lord level or above.

"The Sea Mirage fluctuates so frequently, could it be that the sleeping one has reawakened?"

"If we can pinpoint the Sea Mirage's spatial trajectory, then we can find the true 'No Return Land'!"

"There are taboos there that do not belong to this ancient history, and also opportunities for transcendence are buried!"

It seems that these old monsters of the Nine Heavens Holy Palace know more about the appearance of the Sea Mirage, aware that it is due to some ancient reason.

At the center of the Sea Mirage storm at this moment.

The Crimson Sky Vein of the Nine Heavens Holy Palace, the Chixiao Holy Son, and many Cultivators from the Nine Heavens Holy Palace were all swept into it.

"Run! That's a Sea Mirage!"

The Nine Heavens Disciples in the nearby area, upon seeing the Sea Mirage, fled in terror.

However, several streaks of light actually flew actively towards the vortex at the center of the Sea Mirage storm.

"Cloud Heaven Holy Maiden!"

"Sword Firmament Holy Son!"

"And Azure Firmament Holy Son!"

"What are they doing?"

When they clearly saw that those figures were actually the Holy Sons and Holy Daughters of the various veins of Nine Heavens, the Disciples who had fled far away were stunned.

They avoided it like the plague, fearing they couldn't escape the Sea Mirage storm, so why were these Holy Sons and Holy Daughters rushing into it?

Soon, the Sea Mirage storm subsided, and no one knew where that Sea Mirage, which stirred up countless storms with each breath and swallowed endless seawater, would go next.

...

A sea area shrouded in misty snow, where no sunlight could be seen, as the fog was too dense, completely obscuring the sky.

An exceptionally mysterious and primitive large island floated on the sea, seemingly moving slowly, but so gradually that it was almost imperceptible.

Around this island, all the seawater was still, and it appeared as a hollow, deep black.

Like an abyss, bottomless.

But gradually, outside the continent-like island, the originally still, dark seawater slowly began to undulate, as if something was about to rush out from below.

At the same time, the vast white mist shrouding the island thinned slightly, allowing one to see that the island was covered with tall, towering ancient trees, mysterious caves, ancient ruins...

Moreover, there were people on the island, and quite a few of them!

Looking up, the sky obscured by the white mist was black, clearly indicating it was night, and a cold moon was faintly visible in the darkness.

"The clouds part to reveal the bright moon."

"It seems another batch of unlucky souls are coming."

In a corner of this vast and boundless island, behind an unreachable cliff, within a makeshift wooden shed forest.

There were simple earth structures here, like an ancient primitive tribe.

Clean but tattered robes, almost reduced to strips, hung on wooden racks to dry.

There were large wooden barbecue grills with bonfires burning underneath, and cleaned, killed wild beasts placed on top.

In the deepest part of the makeshift wooden shed forest, a cave glowed with firelight.

A man wearing a faded robe slowly stepped out, his originally handsome face marked with traces of vicissitude.

At this moment, a ruthless glint flickered in the man's eyes as he gazed beyond the inscrutable island.

Which was—outside the No Return Land!

"The prey is coming. Grab as many as you can, each by their own ability."

At this time, from other directions, similarly dressed people emerged. Some wore tiger-skin aprons around their waists, while others had necklaces made of wood clusters around their necks.

Their appearances were all rugged and weathered, most of them with beards.

The most surprising thing was that they seemed to have no cultivation aura whatsoever.

Or rather.

On this mysterious island, seemingly isolated from the Endless Sea, there was not a trace of spiritual energy!

This is—

A Jedi (juedi - Jedi means a desperate or hopeless situation, often a place of no return or extreme danger) within the Endless Sea, where once entered by either humans or demons, there is no return, only death.

No Return Land!

...

"Chu Dage, are you alright?"

In a dim and chaotic environment, Qiu Lingsu awoke groggily, her consciousness gradually clearing.

She felt as if she had lost consciousness and couldn't tell if she was still in Chu Ying's arms.

Her heart was somewhat anxious, and she couldn't help but call out.

However, no one responded to her.

All around was darkness, and she could only feel chaotic storms gathering, seemingly with icy seawater, without even an echo.

Her voice went out, like a stone sinking into the sea.

This situation made Qiu Lingsu's heart sink to rock bottom.

In the darkness, she turned "red," and her second soul within her body awakened.

Upon opening her eyes, her pupils were slightly red, as if she could see clearly even in the darkness.

"Am I still inside that Sea Mirage?"

Red Qiuling Su was much calmer; after not sensing Chu Ying's aura, she tried to change the situation.