Checking in for 100,000 Years

Chapter 721: Chapter 721: Void Portal, Escape from Certain Death

”Exactly, what’s going on?”

With a shocked expression, Mu Qing stared incredulously at the Water Mirror, muttering to herself, ”Only a few days have passed, but the Dark Ancient Demonic Dragon’s cultivation base seems to have improved significantly, hasn’t it?”

The Big Black Cat grumbled, ”Damn it, I had the same feeling... This Dark Ancient Demonic Dragon, has it gotten incredibly lucky?”

Listening to the two of them, Ye Yun found it quite amusing and didn’t bother to explain.

”Master!” Mu Qing, her eyes sharp, noticed the mystery. She hurriedly moved closer to Ye Yun and whispered, ”What exactly has happened to the Dark Ancient Demonic Dragon?”

”It entered the forbidden territory of Seven Star Mountain and found an opportunity there, so its cultivation base has now reached the True God Realm Tenth Layer...” Ye Yun said with a light chuckle.

”Mother of mine, this upgrade rate is too fast, isn’t it? Just seven days, and it went straight from the First Level of the Eternal Realm to the Tenth Level of the True God Realm!” Big Black Cat shivered in fear.

Mu Qing, too, was so astounded she was rendered speechless.

Through the Water Mirror, even though they couldn’t accurately determine the Dark Ancient Demonic Dragon’s realm, they realized how terrifying such a rapid cultivation increase was after hearing their Master say so.

Seeing their shocked expressions, Ye Yun explained, ”The Dark Ancient Demonic Dragon was cultivated using the carcass of the Ancient Giant Demon through a special formation. So, in a sense, it’s not a true flesh-and-blood creature...”

”Master, even if it’s not a real creature, this rate of cultivation base improvement is still terrifying, right?” Big Black Cat said with a puzzled look on his face.

Even the most powerful Elder Immortal Divine Silkworm couldn’t match the Dark Ancient Demonic Dragon’s speed of improvement.

”There is a formation operating inside it, and a similar formation is operating in that forbidden zone. The two formations are extremely similar, which is why its cultivation base improved so rapidly in such a short time...” Ye Yun explained.

”So that’s how it is...” Big Black Cat murmured to himself, finally understanding.

”A Dark Ancient Demonic Dragon at the True God Realm Tenth Layer versus The Saint of Eight Extremes, who has opened the Eight Divine Gates... I wonder who is more powerful!” Mu Qing looked at the Water Mirror and spoke pensively.

”It’s definitely The Saint of Eight Extremes. The Dark Ancient Demonic Dragon just broke through to this realm; how could it possibly be The Saint of Eight Extremes’ opponent?” Big Black Cat puffed out his chest and declared confidently.

”The outcome isn’t important...” Ye Yun stated meaningfully, then looked toward Seven Star Mountain, his eyes flickering as if searching for something.

Big Black Cat and Mu Qing exchanged a glance and wisely chose to keep quiet. Having spent a lot of time at Ye Yun’s side, they naturally knew when to speak and when not to.

So these guys have all been locked up... Ye Yun mused, gazing at a particular spot in the void and chuckling to himself. The Silver-robed Masked Person from Tianjige and the disciples from the Four Great Sects under him were all under house arrest.

More than forty people were being held under house arrest in a large hall within the First Star Sacred Mountain. A functioning formation surrounded the large hall.

In Ye Yun’s view, these people had stumbled upon misfortune one after another after entering the Immortal Pond and had failed to fulfill the requests of the Master of Tianjige.

At this moment, the Silver-robed Masked Person stood at the entrance of the great hall, looking at the formation outside with deep eyes, a hint of helplessness within them.

”Damn it! These people from the Seven Star Clan show no consideration for our past ties at all, locking us all up here!” the Silver-robed Masked Person clenched his fists, speaking in an irked manner.

”Sir, there seems to be a battle going on outside. Should we take this opportunity to break through this formation and leave Seven Star Mountain?” a disciple from the Divine Net Sect moved closer and suggested in a low voice.

Break through the formation? The Silver-robed Masked Person’s eyes flickered, and he fell silent for a moment.

They had been trapped in this great hall for seven days now. When they first arrived at Seven Star Mountain representing Tianjige, he had expected a grand reception. However, after some questioning, the First Star Ancestor of the Seven Star Clan didn’t get the answers he sought. In his annoyance, the Star Ancestor then placed them all under house arrest.

The First Star Ancestor wanted to obtain information from him about the passage to the outside world.

But how could the Silver-robed Masked Person know? Wasn’t he counting on the people of the Seven Star Clan to lead them out?

Neither party knew how to get to the Cangnan Continent from the Immortal Pond. This led to mutual distrust.

And how could they, mere cultivators at the Life and Death Realm, be a match for the powerful Seven Star Clan?

In the end, they could only swallow their anger and endure the misery of house arrest.

”This formation... it’s not something that cultivators like us at the Life and Death Realm can break...” Pushing aside the stray thoughts in his mind, the Silver-robed Masked Person sighed.

”Oh!” The disciple of the Divine Net Sect fell silent, staring blankly at the grand formation, his thoughts unknown.

Due to the obstruction of the grand formation, the Silver-robed Masked Person couldn’t perceive much information from outside. He could only judge the ongoing battle by some disturbances in the formation.

”Seven Star Clan... we are of the same origin, after all. If you don’t know the exit of the Immortal Pond, how could I?” the Silver-robed Masked Person shook his head and muttered with a bitter smile.

Ye Yun watched this and nodded thoughtfully. As a disciple of Tianjige, this Silver-robed Masked Person hadn’t received warm treatment from the Seven Star Clan. And the root cause of it all was that he also didn’t know how to leave the Immortal Pond.

This matter was becoming interesting. Ye Yun’s greatest expectation for the Silver-robed Masked Person wasn’t that he could find useful clues in the Immortal Pond, but that he could return to Tianjige’s headquarters.

”Sigh!” The disciple from the Divine Net Sect suddenly sighed deeply, raising the sword in his hand and striking at the grand formation.

He merely slashed casually, venting his frustration. No one else paid much attention.

However, when his sword struck the grand formation, a dull THUMP was heard.

The grand formation unexpectedly shattered, and its power vanished.

What happened? Did I really break the grand formation with just a casual swing of my sword? The disciple from the Divine Net Sect widened his eyes, lifting his sword and fumbling with it repeatedly, unable to believe what he had just seen.

”A single sword strike broke the formation?” the disciples of the Four Great Sects exclaimed, staring at the disciple from the Divine Net Sect in shock, completely bewildered.

Seeing the formation disappear, the Silver-robed Masked Person shuddered, so excited he almost fell to the ground.

”What did you do?” he swiftly grabbed the disciple from the Divine Net Sect, shaking him vigorously and asking excitedly.

”I didn’t do anything! I just hacked at it randomly!” the disciple from the Divine Net Sect responded, looking aggrieved.

Could this formation be just an illusion? In reality, just an extremely small illusionary formation? The Silver-robed Masked Person stared, his eyes filled with disbelief.

”Sir, quickly, look over there!” the disciple from the Divine Net Sect suddenly pointed towards the exit of the main hall, exclaiming in a shocked voice.

”What?” The Silver-robed Masked Person abruptly turned around, and in the next moment, he was stunned.

Behind him, about a hundred feet away, a semi-transparent Void Portal was slowly emerging from space.

The Silver-robed Masked Person took a step forward, arriving near the portal. After only one glance, a guess formed in his mind.

”Let’s leave quickly!” He waved his hand, diving into the portal first without hesitation.

The other disciples from the Four Great Sects, after exchanging glances, followed into this Void Portal one by one.

After everyone had disappeared, the Void Portal also vanished abruptly.