90: Walking on the sea, the truth of the abyss

“Buzz—”

Space rippled in front of the Baiyun Abode's main gate, and Li Si's figure appeared silently.

“Young man!”

As soon as he landed, he heard a shout.

This voice... it was Zhang Haiqing.

Li Si was surprised, not understanding why Zhang Haiqing was looking for him: “General Zhang, why are you here?”

“I'm here to thank you!”

Zhang Haiqing said with a joyful face: “Young man, thanks to your brilliant foresight in hosting a banquet for all the soldiers in the city on my behalf, I was able to defeat Zhang Ruihu effortlessly and easily take the position of City Guard General.”

“Ding!”

“NPC—City Guard General Zhang Haiqing's favorability towards you has increased by 2000 points, currently 5000 points.”

“You're welcome, it's what I should do.”

Li Si cupped his hands and said with a smile.

“Young man, no matter what you say, I must thank you. This is a secret movement technique I cultivated for many years and condensed. Now I will pass it on to you, as a small token of my appreciation.” A wisp of mana imprint condensed on Zhang Haiqing's fingertip.

“Ding!”

“NPC—City Guard General Zhang Haiqing has taught you the skill—Stepping Sea Wind Walking (Legendary).”

“Detected that your skill bar is full. Please choose to discard one skill, or discard the skill—Stepping Sea Wind Walking.”

“....WC?”

A Legendary-tier skill, Zhang Haiqing is truly generous!

Li Si was overjoyed. All he did was spend some gold coins to treat the city's soldiers to a meal, and he received such a reward!

Immediately, without any hesitation, he chose to discard Ghostly Swift Steps.

Firstly, Ghostly Swift Steps had the lowest level, only Lv5.

Secondly, he didn't like active skills like Ghostly Swift Steps; he preferred passive skills like Mana Conversion.

“Ding!”

“Regrettably, you have lost the skill—Ghostly Swift Steps (Gold).”

“Congratulations, you have gained the skill—Stepping Sea Wind Walking (Legendary).”

“A Flash of inspiration, burst of comprehension! Congratulations, you have leveled Stepping Sea Wind Walking to Lv5 upon first learning it.”

The information on the skill panel flickered, and the purple skill instantly became a Legendary skill.

“Lv5, not bad.”

Li Si felt his luck was pretty good. After all, last time when he sublimated Flash, he only reached Lv2 after his comprehension burst.

Then he opened the skill interface to check the attributes of Stepping Sea Wind Walking—

“Stepping Sea Wind Walking Lv5”

Quality: Legendary

Passive: Effect ① Stepping Sea Wind Walking, you can walk on water and ride the wind. Effect ② Movement speed increased by 20%. Each level increases by 2%, max level increases by 30%.

Upgrade Requirement ①: 500 million experience points.

Upgrade Requirement ②: 5 Skill Upgrade Stones (Legendary).

“Ah? This....”

Li Si was dumbfounded, looking again and again. That's right, it was riding the wind.

The people of Xia Kingdom's obsession with cultivation was flying!

He never expected it!

He could actually fly!!!

“Try it quickly.”

Li Si tried to move his mind, imagining he could fly. The next moment, with a “boom,” his figure shot up like a J-999, rising over a hundred meters in two seconds.

“Hahaha, this is awesome!”

Li Si soared high in the sky, looking down at the boundless Luanxing City, his hearty laughter piercing the clouds.

“Holy cow, look at the sky!”

“What is that? Why does it look a bit like a player to me?”

“A player? Are you kidding me?”

“This is too heaven-defying!”

“......”

At this moment, players spread the word, and Luanxing City instantly buzzed with discussion.

Higher up in the sky.

“Whoosh, whoosh....”

The vast ancient book flipped violently, and a brilliant star pen inscribed within the ancient book, as if recording a momentous historical event.

Soon after, on the All Heavens Game forum, under the Super Player section of All Heavens Know-It-All's pinned post, a line of information was updated under the Lawless Madman ID—

“Lawless Madman has mastered the magnificent ability to fly.”

Luanxing City back street, in front of Baiyun Abode.

Li Si's figure slowly descended to the ground.

“How do you feel?”

Zhang Haiqing asked with a smile.

“It feels wonderful, an unprecedented experience, the peak of life, thank you, General Zhang!”

Li Si sincerely bowed in thanks. Zhang Haiqing had made him fly, so what harm was there in a bow of gratitude?

“No need to thank me! Young man, you're busy, I still have official duties!” Zhang Haiqing said, preparing to leave.

Seeing this, Li Si quickly stopped Zhang Haiqing and said: “General Zhang, please wait a moment. After I finish my own business, I have important news to tell you.”

“Alright, my official duties are not urgent, I can wait. How much longer will you be? I'll wait for you.”

“Not long, it'll be over in a minute or two.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Si directly knocked on the gate of Baiyun Abode.

This scene utterly shocked Zhang Haiqing: The young man actually knows the important person inside Baiyun Abode!! This important person has lived for ten thousand years!

Zhang Haiqing involuntarily straightened his body.

“Kid, you're coming too frequently.”

Zhou Guang pushed the door open grumpily. He had a messy bird's nest of hair, clearly having just woken up from a dream.

“I found the reason for the signs of the Fallen God Disturbance.”

“Oh? Tell me.”

The impatience on Zhou Guang's face vanished instantly.

“Moonfall Town, Town Chief Qian Sen, underground space, blood and flesh sacrifice, knocking open the great door, Fallen Land, Fallen Evil God, descending sweet dew, becoming a god on the spot.” Li Si slowly uttered a string of words.

“The turmoil is really coming, isn't it?!” Intense panic and genuine worry appeared on Zhou Guang's face. At this moment, he seemed to have aged thirty years, his posture hunched.

“What is the Fallen Land?” Li Si asked.

“A strange space, filled with demons, ghosts, monsters, and goblins. It opens once every sixty thousand years, and when the strange creatures inside escape, it causes a great turmoil,” Zhou Guang explained with a worried expression.

“Why is the great turmoil called the Fallen God Disturbance?”

“Because after the strange creatures appear, they persecute the living beings between heaven and earth, the gods fall, and life weeps. To fight against the strange creatures, most Legendary Monarchs forcefully advanced to godhood, thus Fallen Gods were everywhere, ultimately triggering an even greater turmoil.”

“So that's how it is.”

After Zhou Guang's explanation, Li Si had a deeper understanding of the Fallen God Disturbance. But there was still one more doubt he was eager to know.

“Why does the strange space open? Why does it open once every sixty thousand years? Does it open on its own, or is it intentionally opened by someone?” This was also extremely crucial information.

“Good question, I was just about to say!”

Zhou Guang showed an approving look, then said: “The answer is that someone intentionally opened the strange space. It is a mysterious organization called the Abyssal Truth Society. They appear once every sixty thousand years, and each time they appear, they cause a great turmoil. The Qian Sen you mentioned is probably a peripheral member of the Abyssal Truth Society.”

“How much longer until this Fallen God Disturbance begins?” Li Si asked the last question, which was also the one he cared about most.

“Less than a year left.”

Zhou Guang pondered for a moment, then said: “Calculated by your world's date, the starting point of this Fallen God Disturbance should be June 6, 2027, at 18:00 sharp.”

“No way, Lord Zhou! You know this too?”

Li Si was incredibly astonished and subconsciously covered his crotch. Zhou Guang was too amazing; he could even know things about Blue Star.

“What's so difficult about that?”

Zhou Guang smiled, then said: “Just some small tricks. If you can come over, we can naturally go over too, it just requires some price.”

“......” Li Si was surprised.

Paying a price allows cross-boundary travel? Do Blue Star people not need to pay a price to come to the All Heavens Game? If a price is also required, then what is the price? And who pays it?

......