📖 Chapter 1131 - Entering the Gray Region!

24 Oct, 2023

‘A cunning old fox!!’ When he heard the Flame Patriarch’s voice transmission, Wang Baole couldn’t help but reassess his master. Although he felt that it was a bit inappropriate to think of his master in this way, when he considered the fact that the Flame Patriarch could even become his own mount, Wang Baole didn’t think he would mind at all.

In fact, when Wang Baole took action previously, he had really thought that the Flame Patriarch just wanted him to establish his prestige. Although he had some doubts, he never expected this to be his master’s true goal.

‘Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. The Never-Ending Clan didn’t want others to figure out what they were doing, so they intentionally concealed themselves. But since Master was making a fuss, they had no choice but to come forward, and that inadvertently exposed some of their arrangements.’

When Wang Baole’s train of thought reached this point, he turned to the Flame Patriarch and plastered an admiring look on his face. He knew just what his master liked. Indeed, after sensing the admiration in Wang Baole’s gaze, the Flame Patriarch cleared his throat and straightened his posture, feeling extremely satisfied.

The divine ox, which had crouched down to rest, also closed its eyes with a pleased look on its face.

“My good disciple, do you know now how great your master is?” The Flame Patriarch said as he lifted his chin proudly.

“Master is mighty and wise, with heaven-shaking deductive ability! This disciple’s dream in life is to reach one ten-thousandth of Master’s achievements. I thought that I’d already done so, but now I see that I’m still far away. Master, please accept this disciple’s sincere bow!” Wang Baole’s eyes remained filled with admiration as he bowed deeply.

The Flame Patriarch became even happier, and the divine ox also bristled with joy.

“Don’t be discouraged. As long as you cultivate hard, you will eventually reach your goal.” The Flame Patriarch patted Wang Baole’s shoulder, then turned to look at the gray region in the distance.

“See that gray region? Send your divine sense over and tell me if you notice anything.” In a good mood, the Flame Patriarch provided Wang Baole with some guidance.

Wang Baole immediately looked over at the gray region. In fact, when he first arrived, he had already noticed many figures coming and going from the gray region. His preliminary judgment told him that something strange was going on inside the gray region, something that made it impossible for ordinary cultivators to stay in there for long. Thus, the various factions had stationed rest areas outside the fog where their disciples could recover before going back in.

That was why people were coming and going constantly.

For example, there was the third senior brother mentioned by that Qi Eating Sect disciple. He was likely in a situation where he hadn’t reached his limit and wouldn’t come out for a while longer.

At the same time, looking closely at this gray region, it was obvious that the more people entered, the richer its color became.

Despite already having some thoughts in his heart, Wang Baole obediently sent his divine sense toward the gray region. As soon as his divine sense made contact with the fog surrounding the region, Wang Baole’s body suddenly shook. He felt a force of repulsion immediately attacking him.

“Hm?” Wang Baole narrowed his eyes.

This repulsive force wasn’t too strong, but it was constant. And the deeper Wang Baole tried to send in his divine sense, the stronger the force of repulsion became. At the same time, he also saw differences in the expressions of the others entering and exiting the gray region.

Although the repulsive force became stronger as you went deeper, it was different for different cultivators. For example, most of the Planet Realm cultivators seemed to have little reaction to the repulsive force, while the Eternal Star Realm cultivators were clearly exhausted after exiting.

“It increases more depending on the cultivation base. The higher a person’s cultivation base, the stronger the repulsive force will be. In other words… this gray region has a restriction. It restricts the entry of cultivators above a certain realm!” Wang Baole instantly had a look of comprehension on his face. After observing more closely, he spoke again.

“Star Domain Realm cultivators cannot enter. As for those in the Planet Realm… although they won’t experience much repulsion, it’s too dangerous for them. The most suitable cultivation base to enter the gray region is the Eternal Star Realm!”

The Flame Patriarch smiled when he heard that. He looked at the gray region with a deep gaze and spoke softly.

“You’re right. Due to the repulsion, although it’s not completely impossible for Star Domain Realm cultivators to enter… once they do, they won’t be able to take even a single step forward!

“The Never-Ending Clan might seem unwilling to allow the Chosen of the various factions to come here and obtain good fortune, but in fact… they aren’t opposed to it at all.

“That’s because the more people enter, the more chaotic the karma inside the gray region will become. And the more chaotic the karma becomes, the easier it will be for them to carry out their ritual!

“However, the risk of death does indeed exist here, so the Never-Ending Clan couldn’t take the initiative to invite people to enter the battlefield. They could only pretend to reluctantly acquiesce to the demands of the various factions. Thus, if the factions’ Chosen end up dying here, the Never-Ending Clan won’t bear any blame.

“In fact, even the factions know this. After all, they aren’t fools. However, the benefits to be had at the site of a Divine Emperor’s death are too great to give up. That’s why everything turned out like this.” The Flame Patriarch slowly explained the reason behind everyone’s actions.

“Karma?” Wang Baole looked at the Flame Patriarch with an inquisitive gaze. Smiling, the Flame Patriarch responded.

“What do you think the Never-Ending Clan is doing out here?

“It’s obviously not to save the Split Moon Divine Emperor. Unless Mystic Blossom joins the battle, saving Split Moon will be impossible. And Mystic Blossom doesn’t dare to fight Chen Qingzi. Thus, the Never-Ending Clan’s goal is to obtain some ‘value’ from the Split Moon Divine Emperor’s death.

“For example… perhaps he might suddenly blow himself up!” The Flame Patriarch narrowed his eyes, and Wang Baole immediately looked solemn.

“At the same time… Although the Never-Ending Clan is wary of Chen Qingzi, it’s only wariness. No matter how much of a threat Chen Qingzi is, he’s just a single person. But things are different now. The Underworld Sect’s Heavenly Dao has revived!

“That green smoke you saw coming from the Never-Ending Clan’s battleships is something amazing. It’s the power of the Never-Ending Heavenly Dao. They’re using the power of the Never-Ending Heavenly Dao to suppress the Underworld Sect’s Heavenly Dao.

“This way, they can not only help Split Moon persevere a little longer, but can also give him the power to self-detonate at a critical moment. If he does that, the Underworld Sect’s Heavenly Dao would die again, and it’s even possible that it would leave Chen Qingzi with heavy injuries.

“But… For some reason, I feel that all of this is part of Chen Qingzi’s plans!” As the Flame Patriarch concluded his speech, Wang Baole fell into deep thought. His divine sense lingered at the edge of the gray region for a while longer before he decided to retract it. But just before he withdrew his divine sense, he suddenly felt a call coming from the depths of the gray region.

As soon as he sensed the call, Wang Baole’s eyes lit up. He didn’t withdraw his divine sense; instead, he pushed it further inward. The Flame Patriarch noticed his actions but didn’t stop him.

Soon, Wang Baole’s divine sense spread past the boundary of the gray region. But without a fleshly body to carry it, it couldn’t go any further than a few hundred zhang. However, that was enough.

The call from the depths of the gray region suddenly became stronger, and a familiar voice echoed faintly in Wang Baole’s mind.

“Come… Little Junior Brother, come to me…”

Wang Baole’s eyes lit up. He instantly turned to look at the Flame Patriarch.

“Since you want to go, just go.” The Flame Patriarch was silent for a few breaths before giving an encouraging smile.

“Don’t worry, if something happens, just ignite the leaf I gave you. With Master here, you’ll be safe no matter what!” The Flame Patriarch rubbed Wang Baole’s head.

“Thank you, Master!” Wang Baole was extremely moved, and his heart filled with warmth. Cupping his fists, he bowed toward the Flame Patriarch before rushing out and flying toward the gray region. Behind him, Xie Haiyang hesitated for a moment, but decided not to follow. However, he did send Wang Baole a quick voice transmission.

“Sect Uncle, don’t forget to say some nice words about my dad.”

Wang Baole chuckled and stepped into the gray region. Meanwhile, in the deepest part of the gray region, nine enormous furnaces floated in space.

Eight furnaces locked down all directions, with the remaining one located directly at their center. The central furnace seemed to contain an independent world, and in that world, there was a young man in white clothes. His long hair draped down his back, there was a jug of wine in his hand, and a green wooden sword circled around him. The young man took a swig of wine, glanced into the distance, and laughed.

“Little Junior Brother is coming.”

Meanwhile, a miserable scream echoed out on the horizon. There, there was the figure of a huge Never-Ending Clan member covered in black mist. The mist continuously corroded his body, and only 30% of his flesh and blood remained at the moment.

“Chen Qingzi, kill me! Just kill me!!”

“No rush, no rush.” Chen Qingzi smiled and took another gulp of wine.