311: Chapter 311 The Five Realms Situation, Fox Demon?

The two of them had been walking on the greyish-white Void Realm ground for a long time.

It was very quiet all around, with only the sound of footsteps echoing in the vast darkness, one after another, like a heartbeat.

The young girl walked very slowly, every step seeming to consume her last remaining strength.

Chu Sheng followed behind her, maintaining a distance that was neither too far nor too close.

He thought for a long time before finally asking, "You said you stumbled into this place by accident. You don't feel like a Human Race, so what race are you exactly?"

The young girl's footsteps paused for a moment, then she continued walking forward.

Her voice was very soft: "I am a Fox Yao."

Chu Sheng said: "A Fox Yao? From the Western Domain?"

The young girl nodded: "I come from the Western Domain and belong to the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox clan. My name is Wan Jiu'er."

Chu Sheng's eyebrows twitched.

A Nine-Tailed Fox? That is a top-tier Bloodline among the Yao Race, not much inferior to the Dragon or Phoenix.

He sized her up: "Your Cultivation level isn't low, right?"

Wan Jiu'er was silent for a moment, her voice dropping a few degrees lower: "I was once at the Dao Completion."

Chu Sheng was slightly startled in his heart.

Dao Completion.

A Nine-Tailed Fox at the Dao Completion would absolutely be a pivotal figure in the Western Domain.

How did she end up in such a state?

Wan Jiu'er seemed to see his confusion and took the initiative to explain.

"The Fox clan once produced a Yao Venerable, but that was a very, very long time ago. Our Nine-Tailed Fox lineage has always regarded itself as the top nobility among the Yao Race."

"But after the Yao Venerable fell, the Fox clan has been in decline ever since."

"I am the hope of the entire clan," her voice carried a trace of bitterness, "My talent is the best in the last thousand years, and the whole clan is counting on me to restore the glory of the Fox clan."

"Unfortunately, an incident occurred later. Someone within the Fox clan colluded with external enemies and betrayed the tribe. I escaped with my life, ran all the way north, and ran into the Boundless Sea."

"And then I was trapped here."

Chu Sheng was silent for a long time.

He thought to himself: Another person toyed with by fate.

He did not press for details about Wan Jiu'er's experiences.

Some things, if asked too much, only end up hurting people.

He changed the subject: "The Boundless Sea is so dangerous, how did you survive?"

Wan Jiu'er said: "I was lucky. I encountered this formation; although there is killing intent in the formation, there is also Spiritual Qi. Relying on the Spiritual Qi within the formation, I have barely managed to survive until now."

Chu Sheng nodded.

He knew clearly in his heart that being able to survive in the Boundless Sea was by no means as simple as just luck.

The Boundless Sea is extremely dangerous, with rampant sea beasts and thin Spiritual Qi.

Any Cultivator below the Spirit Sea Realm who steps into the Boundless Sea is just courting death.

For those in the Palace Building or Spirit Nurturing realms to cross the sea alone, the survival rate is abysmal.

Only at the Dao Completion can one barely have the power to protect themselves, but it is still very easy to capsize.

Just like him, just like Venerable Kongcheng, aren't they also trapped here?

Only those in the Divine Ability Realm, with a Divine Ability to rely on and a qualitative change in spiritual power, capable of utilizing the power of heaven and earth to recover, have the confidence to freely traverse the Boundless Sea.

Just like Elder Xuesong, an Old Ancestor of the Divine Ability Realm, who can come and go freely in this endless sea area.

Thinking of this, Chu Sheng sighed.

He thought to himself: The Five Regions are basically isolated from each other.

There are teleportation formations between the various domains, but the cost of teleportation is extremely expensive, requiring a massive amount of Spirit Stones.

Only top-tier Sects have this as standard equipment, just like Wendao Palace.

Ordinary Sects simply cannot afford this kind of consumption.

Therefore, there is very little communication between the Five Regions.

Occasionally there are teleportations, but they can only transport a few Cultivators in the Dao Palace Realm over.

If large-scale teleportation is needed, the cost is an astronomical figure.

Or they could send a Divine Ability Old Ancestor to fly over directly, but the value of a Divine Ability Old Ancestor is too great; they are usually the pillar of the Sect, and ordinary Sects simply cannot bear to part with them.

As far as he has heard, only the Heavenly Demon Ancestor has ever attempted to attack other domains.

At other times, the Five Regions basically live their own lives.

Wan Jiu'er suddenly asked: "What about you? Your Cultivation looks pretty good too. Huh, your sword is really nice..."

She seemed to realize it was a bit inappropriate and quickly added: "I didn't mean anything else. I was just complimenting... your sword."

Chu Sheng smiled and did not answer directly.

"I grew up in the Northern Domain, obtained a bit of Opportunity, met a noble person who helped me, and luckily broke through to the Dao Palace Realm."

Wan Jiu'er glanced at him and did not press further.

She tactfully did not continue this topic.

Chu Sheng walked in front, and Jiu'er followed behind him, her pace getting slower and slower, as if every step was consuming her last remaining strength.

Chu Sheng looked back at her and asked casually: "You are a Fox Yao, so do you have that kind of... ability to charm all living beings?"

Jiu'er was stunned for a moment, then shook her head, a trace of helplessness on the corner of her mouth.

"A Fox clan that has truly mastered their cultivation relies on wisdom and strength, not charm."

"Those who rely on charm are all side branches who haven't mastered their cultivation."

"Our Nine-Tailed Fox lineage is proud to the bone and disdains using such methods."

Chu Sheng thought: Proud? That actually makes some sense.

"You can't walk anymore, right? How about I carry you?" Chu Sheng said.

Jiu'er hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Okay."

Chu Sheng squatted down, Jiu'er climbed onto his back, and wrapped her arms around his neck.

Her body was very light, like a feather.

But after her arms wrapped around him, she didn't move, her limbs clinging tightly to Chu Sheng's body, like an octopus.

Chu Sheng's expression froze, and a few black lines appeared on his forehead.

"You..." He opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

Jiu'er quickly loosened her grip a little, but her limbs still instinctively clung to him, as if out of control.

"I'm sorry... I didn't mean to..."

"This is... this is an instinctive reaction. There is an aura on you that makes me..."

Chu Sheng understood what was going on in his heart.

Many Children, Many Blessings combined with the lust Devilish Qi was, for a race like the Fox clan that is naturally sensitive and close to Spiritual Qi, simply a walking magnet.

He thought to himself: This cannot be blamed on her; just like a bee seeing a flower, it is nature.

The two walked forward in silence.

After they had walked another stretch of the road, Wan Jiu'er suddenly pointed to the pitch-black Void Realm in front, her voice becoming serious.

"The formation eye is on that giant turtle."

Chu Sheng frowned: "That giant turtle?"

Wan Jiu'er nodded: "That giant turtle was originally the entrance to the Dragon Transformation Pool. Although its aura reached the Divine Ability Realm, it has been dead for thousands of years."

"What is left behind is just an empty shell and an undying obsession."

"It cannot unleash any Divine Ability at all; it is just an empty shell."

Chu Sheng was silent for a moment, then asked: "How do you know all this?"

Wan Jiu'er said: "I have stayed in the formation for over a thousand years. In these thousand-plus years, I have repeatedly explored every corner of this formation."

"The secret of the formation eye is something I exchanged my life for."

Chu Sheng looked at her pale grey eyes, and a complex emotion surged in his heart.

A Nine-Tailed Fox at the Dao Completion, trapped in a formation for over a thousand years, repeatedly exploring, repeatedly trying, just to find a way out.

Her perseverance moved him somewhat.

Chu Sheng took a deep breath, shifted his gaze away from her, and cast it toward the pitch-black Void Realm in front.

His hand pressed onto the hilt of his sword.

The zhu xian sword vibrated in his Dantian, emitting a low humming sound.

The sea-suppressing cauldron hovered beside him, its bronze-colored light flickering slightly in the darkness.

"Where is the giant turtle?" he asked.

Wan Jiu'er reached out and pointed in a direction deep within the Void Realm.

"It's right there. It floats up once every so often, and now is just the right time."

Chu Sheng looked in the direction she pointed, and in the darkness, he could vaguely see a huge outline slowly rising.

Its aura was very powerful, like a mountain.

But in its aura, there was a hollow, mechanical, and deathly feeling.

Like a shell without a Soul.

Chu Sheng gripped the hilt of his sword tightly.

The zhu xian sword unsheathed simultaneously, hovering beside him, its dark golden Sword Qi illuminating the entire Void Realm.

"Wait for me here," he said.

Wan Jiu'er did not speak, just watched him, a flash of complexity in her eyes.

All his attention was focused on the giant turtle that was rising.

He strode over.

The sword hummed in his hand, as if urging him to hurry.

He did not know how dangerous that giant turtle was, nor did he know if he could find the formation eye.

But he knew he had to try.

If he tried, there was still hope.

If he didn't try, there would be nothing left.

His figure disappeared into the darkness.

Wan Jiu'er stood in place, watching the direction where he disappeared, and was silent for a long time.

The corners of her mouth curled up again.

She said in a low voice.

"Finally..."