The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 1854: Chapter 1854: Folded Space

As a strong cultivator at the All Things Realm, and a member of the Hongjun Heavenly Palace, it’s normal for He Jiu to have a certain understanding of the Ancient Tree Elder Ruins.

So, as soon as he saw the manifestation scene, he recognized it as the Ancient Tree Elder Ruins.

”No wonder Die Dong was in such a hurry to go that he couldn’t even wait to use the Super Transmission Array!” He Jiu snorted lightly.

In the Endless Chaos, the Ancient Tree Elder Ruins is not only one of the most famous ruins, but also the most peculiar one. There are a total of forty-nine Relic Keys for the Ancient Tree Elder Ruins, and every time these keys appear, they remain for no more than ten years. Regardless of how many people they pass through, the total time does not change.

There were attempts by strong cultivators to control it by changing the time flow rate, but it was ineffective.

He Jiu quietly watched the scenery change, and Lu Ya stood beside him.

The two watched as Jing Yan and others entered the Ancient Tree Elder Ruins, broke through the Shadowless Barrier to enter the first space layer of the ruins, and then smoothly entered the second layer.

The process of the Investigation Hall’s task manifestation was swift, with scenes flashing by quickly. Soon, that terrifying vine appeared.

”What is that?” He Jiu exclaimed.

”This... so strong! This definitely has the attack power of the All Things Realm.”

”Damn it! That Die Dong, didn’t even lend a hand to help Jing Yan, and continued attacking the Divine Rune Tree to get treasures. This bastard.”

”Hmm? Did he make a move?”

”No! Something’s wrong! His attack, it seems he didn’t avoid Jing Yan.”

”Damn it, this despicable bastard, he must want to kill with a borrowed knife! He must have found out that Jing Yan is a member of the Hongjun Heavenly Palace.”

After watching the whole process, He Jiu’s face was extremely dark.

”Hall Master.” Lu Ya called softly from the side.

”This bastard went to the Emperor’s Palace?” He Jiu turned to look at Lu Ya and asked.

”Yes. After Die Dong returned, he did go to the Emperor’s Palace.” Lu Ya nodded.

”Hall Master, although Mr. Jing Yan is bound, he should not have fallen. If Mr. Jing Yan had died, the Investigation Hall wouldn’t have given Ye Hai a hundred thousand points of Slaughter Points.” Lu Ya added.

”The Investigation Hall only didn’t detect Jing Yan’s death, so they temporarily kept the Slaughter Points belonging to Jing Yan.” He Jiu shook his head and said.

From the situation at the time, Jing Yan indeed seemed to be in great danger.

The thing attacking Jing Yan appeared to be very powerful.

”The vine attacking Jing Yan resembles a plant life form, a kind of vine plant. If that’s true, then it’s almost impossible for Jing Yan to survive. Just a single vine is so terrifying, and plant life forms with vines aren’t limited to just one vine.” He Jiu said in a low voice.

Judging from the task manifestation, He Jiu was fairly confident in concluding that the attacker was indeed a vine plant life form. Plant life appearing in the Ancient Tree Elder Ruins is reasonable and not surprising.

”I’m going to settle accounts with this bastard! Damn thing dares to lay hands on the people of my Hongjun Heavenly Palace.” He Jiu said, and in a flash, his figure disappeared from the Slaughter God Hall, rapidly flying towards the Lan Ning Country’s Emperor’s Palace.

Soon, he saw the Yuan Qi, Country Lord of Laning Country.

”Brother He Jiu, you mean... Die Dong deliberately wanted to harm young friend Jing Yan?” Yuan Qi, the Country Lord’s voice turned deep upon hearing what He Jiu said.

”Country Lord Yuan Qi, just look at this.” He Jiu waved his arm, and an Image Crystal Ball appeared.

Scenes were projected over the heads of the two.

”This...” Country Lord Yuan Qi frowned tightly.

”This Die Dong is indeed cunning. With just such an image, he has room to evade responsibility; he can claim that he was trying to save young friend Jing Yan and was attacking that vine-like thing.” Country Lord Yuan Qi said.

”I don’t care about that. I must first capture this bastard now.” He Jiu said, looking at Country Lord Yuan Qi, ”Rest assured, Country Lord Yuan Qi, this matter won’t implicate you. Once I control Die Dong, I’ll naturally report to the high levels of my Hongjun Heavenly Palace, and let them decide.”

”Brother He Jiu, you misunderstood me. I’m not trying to stop you, and I certainly won’t stop you. It’s just that Die Dong merely came to say goodbye to me, told me he was leaving, and then just left.” Yuan Qi, the Country Lord, said with a helpless tone.

”What, he’s already gone?” He Jiu didn’t expect Die Dong to leave so quickly.

”Yes! He’s already gone, probably leaving the Lan Ning National Border by the Super Transmission Array of the Void Divine Hall. Chasing now would be futile.”

”Brother He Jiu, you shouldn’t be too anxious. I think young friend Jing Yan might not die. Let’s wait and see.” Country Lord Yuan Qi continued.

After all, from the image, it couldn’t be confirmed Jing Yan was already dead.

”Sigh... it’s my fault that Jing Yan is in danger. If I had insisted on stopping him from taking this task, he wouldn’t have run into this dangerous situation.” He Jiu sighed.

”Brother He Jiu, if you say that, then this matter should be blamed on me. I was the one who connected you two, but I really didn’t expect things to turn out this way.” Country Lord Yuan Qi also felt a little guilty.

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The Ancient Tree Elder Ruins.

Jing Yan was forcefully dragged into a void that resembled an eyeball by the terrifying vine.

”Damn it. I’m done for, this time it’s probably a sure death.” After being pulled into the void, Jing Yan’s thoughts were in chaos, so he could only fully activate the defensive power of the Shadow World of Ten Thousand Realms Technique.

Jing Yan’s thoughts were simple; he could only hold on as long as possible.

As for Die Dong, Jing Yan couldn’t even spare the thought to hate him.

Upon entering the void, Jing Yan’s mental state became somewhat dazed, and his eyes saw only darkness. The Divine Soul Power he released sensed only extreme space-time distortion.

The surrounding space-time seemed chaotic and unordered. It felt like the space-time was in a folded state.

In a normal space-time order, it should be a straight line. From one point to another, forming a straight line. But what Jing Yan felt now was a curve, with a huge arc from one point to another, unable to determine the exact distance.

Jing Yan was not unfamiliar with this situation. For a cultivator, altering the nature of space-time is normal. Cultivators with certain abilities in time and Space Laws can cause a degree of curved change in space-time. Techniques like Instantaneous Movement rely on such changes to function. But here, the space-time arc seemed extraordinarily large, as if a piece of paper was completely folded over.

”Buzz!” Just as Jing Yan was thinking about this.

The scene before his eyes suddenly changed, and his vision quickly returned to normal.

”Where is this?” Jing Yan examined his surroundings.

”This...” Jing Yan’s pupils contracted suddenly, and his whole body trembled slightly.

Because all around him, there were countless vines, each writhing like a long snake. Just a single vine was too much for Jing Yan to handle, and here the number of vines was in the thousands.