Boundary Bridge

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The so-called boundary bridge is a kind of Divine Ability that manages to connect two realms. It can only allow a very small number of people or things to pass through. If too much energy passes through, the boundary bridge may collapse, making it very unstable. Such places are easy to trap people.

The Blood Refinement Sect members did not leave together.

Elder Xue of Huiyang, accompanied by his two peak-level Cloud-Soaring cultivators, headed north towards the Boundary Bridge. The remaining seven or eight people split into two groups, dispersing east and west to continue exploring this realm.

They were also instructed, "Be sure to explore carefully, and retreat if things go wrong."

Qin Yi and his two companions certainly wouldn't split up and follow others to explore. As long as they kept an eye on the leader, they could find the exit or learn about the story without any problems. Following others was pointless.

However, it was only at this moment that Qin Yi realized that these people had only recently found this world, and that they had been preparing to slay the dragon for several days. There were also many other places that they had not yet explored.

That's right.

If someone were to reside and operate in this realm permanently, the connection between the two realms at the passage leading to the seabed would be quite obvious, and it should have been discovered long ago.

This only shows that these people have only recently found this world.

This is a vast plane; it would take an unknown amount of time to fully explore it. Keep in mind that the entire Blood Nether Realm is no smaller than the Main Plane, and it has been broken into countless parts. Even if this Netherworld Realm is only a part of it, it is still enormous; it's easily the size of a province.

In such a vast place, encountering people from the Blood Refinement Sect is already a stroke of good luck. More likely, everyone is in the same realm but is unaware of each other's existence, which is the norm.

As for why everyone happened to be in the same area, leading to this encounter...

Qin Yi followed Elder Xue northward, thinking that the reason was probably that this place was a weak point on the edge of this shattered plane, which was why there was a hole leading directly to the seabed of the Main Plane. They probably discovered the location of this boundary from another shattered plane node, and then built a boundary bridge to connect to it. No matter where they came from, it was probably all connected to this weak area.

So everyone is in roughly the same range, which is why we ran into each other.

It's like two people from completely different parts of the world simultaneously traveling to another world and ending up in the same city. That city must have some special location. That's the only explanation for such a coincidence. It's not a coincidence, but something determined by the uniqueness of the location.

The area across the boundary bridge is probably their main base of operations, and the person in charge is "that person" they want to curry favor with.

That person was instigating numerous Demonic Path Sect to hunt down the blood of creatures from the Yin Realm, intending to do something "outlandish." While the Righteous Path was unaware of their activities, they sensed that the demonic sects were collectively engaged in something and instinctively felt it couldn't be anything good, so they participated in the investigation or attempted to stop them.

Even a certain Daoist Nun from the Celestial Pivot Divine Palace participated.

That makes the whole thing clear.

As expected, the world doesn't revolve around him. He thought his affairs involved the Righteous Path and the Witch God Sect, causing Rising Winds in the entire cultivation world, but in reality, others were doing their own things, and it had nothing to do with him Qin Yi...

In the eyes of the Blood Refinement Sect and others, Qin Yi's matter was nothing more than a topic of conversation about "the Witch God Sect going crazy for some unknown reason."

Thinking of this, Qin Yi chuckled to himself.

"What are you laughing at?" Li Qingjun asked curiously.

"It's nothing," Qin Yi said. "This matter has nothing to do with us. What the Blood Refinement Sect did isn't necessarily a bad thing. Let's not be like Tai Puzi, who is so old-fashioned that he immediately assumes people are doing bad things and calls for their deaths. Let's see things clearly before we speak."

Li Qingjun laughed and said, "Are you afraid I'll be reckless?"

Qin Yi smiled slightly.

Li Qingjun used to be so reckless that it made people want to vomit blood, but now she no longer needs anyone to remind her.

Ju Yunxiu said, "On the other hand, the things that the demonic path does, especially when many demonic paths work together, are probably indeed a bit problematic. Even if the process only kills creatures from the Yin Realm and doesn't harm people, the final product is still very likely to be harmful. Or it could be used to deal with the Celestial Pivot Divine Palace, thus igniting a war of ambition. If the Celestial Pivot Divine Palace doesn't know, fine, but if they do, they will definitely investigate and stop it."

Qin Yi pondered for a moment and said, "My instinct tells me that's not how it is."

Ju Yunxiu laughed and said, "You've taken a liking to us because you heard that Elder Wu found things difficult regarding our relationship with the Witch God Sect. I must remind you, the Blood Refinement Sect is called the Blood Refinement Sect because they kill people and refine blood for merit, making them no different from the Witch God Sect. Their personal loyalty is insignificant; when it comes to interests, they don't care who you are."

Qin Yi nodded slightly. "Senior Sister is right. To put it bluntly, there's a reason for distinguishing between righteous and demonic forces. People like Tai Puzi and the brothers from Sword Pavilion are more worth associating with. Although they all have some minor flaws, their character is very solid. Speaking of which, I have more flaws than they do..."

The two women said in unison, "So you know you're that kind of person?"

"What the hell..."

As they were speaking, Elder Xue and the others had already stopped some distance ahead.

Qin Yi stopped talking, and the three of them quietly observed from a distance.

This was the first time Qin Yi had ever seen the "edge" after the collapse of the realm.

It is not a wall forming a closed "end", nor does it become a vast void with nothing at all.

It is a void, but within the void, fragments of earth still drift, forming a scene like floating islands suspended in the void. The void is vast and boundless, and the space is distorted everywhere. Various energies and spatial gaps are broken, twisted, and intertwined, forming an intangible and impassable chasm.

At first glance, it looks like you've entered the universe, or some kind of magical "twisted void".

Upon closer inspection, it's not quite that exaggerated... but it's already quite close to that concept.

The so-called boundary bridge is indeed a bridge, arching upwards from this side of the ground, its structure passing through a twisted node. Some kind of Divine Ability has straightened this node, connecting the two fractured planes; beyond this node lies another plane...

The nodes also exist in the form of boundary membranes, emitting a faint blue light, through which one can vaguely see the blurry image on the other side.

However, this method is bound to be unreliable. Once the boundary bridge collapses, one will be trapped in a distorted space, which is extremely dangerous. Even if one is not torn apart on the spot, one must still put up a full-force resistance. One would be powerless to resist if someone outside used a simple Law Treasure to capture one.

Qin Yi sometimes wondered, "I'm just a Cloud Soarer, why do I have to deal with things like dimensional travel that only the Formless and the Supreme Purity can do? Is this something I should be dealing with at my age?"

It can only be said that this world is very special. Although it seems to be several planes, it is simply "different sections" of the same Blood Nether Realm after its collapse. Small planes are not stable, and after tens of thousands of years of research, everyone has various means to cross in and out, which is much simpler than the concept of truly crossing the three realms.

Elder Xue and the others released a signal-like device, a sharp whistling sound that circled the boundary gate for a short time. The gate flashed, and a man in black passed through, asking, "How is the Nether Dragon?"

Elder Xue cupped his hands in greeting. "The Nether Dragon is already here."

"Take the Yin Dragon Blood Marrow with me first. As for the Nether Dragon's corpse, create a fake one..."

"What do we do?"

"Make it look like an evil blood sacrifice, the worse the better, the more psychologically disturbing it is to watch," the man in black said. "She can't perceive the details through the barrier, so we can exaggerate it."

"... Has that Daoist Nun arrived?"

"They've arrived. A Little Daoist Nun looks to be only at the late stage of the Cloud Reaching realm. My mother is incredibly tough. She injured even our Huiyang Elder, but she's completely unharmed." The man in black said, "Young Master said not to fight too fiercely. If we fight too badly, it will damage our reputation... It's best to devise a plan to capture her alive."

"?" Elder Xue asked in surprise, "What face is there to speak of?"

"I don't know. Anyway, the Young Master seemed very excited when she said that, so it must be something very important to her."

"Alright, whatever makes you happy Young Master."

"The Daoist Nun should have sensed the signal you just sent," the man in black said. "I'll retreat first, and I'll pull the board away once she's on the bridge."