Beyond the Deep Space
Chapter 74

The Inner Scenery Realm Is Bloodied for the First Time

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Old Chen said with a heavy heart, "It's too late. By the time Qing Mu brings reinforcements, it will all be over here."

Wang Xuan frowned. He had indeed overlooked something. They were standing in a state of emptiness and clarity, which was very special. By the time Qing Mu returned, it would be too late.

By then, the Red-clothed Demon Immortal should have already broken through the curtain. If she were to set foot here, the inner world would surely be stained with blood, and she might kill them all.

Thump!

Another crack appeared in the curtain, shaking the entire Inner Scenery Realm and creating a sense of unease.

The identity and origin of the Red-clothed Demon Immortal from more than two thousand years ago must have been quite astonishing, otherwise she wouldn't have been so arrogant as to believe that the Female Sword Immortal of later generations had heard of her legend.

At this moment, the white tiger, whose claw had been severed, stood up again. Seeing the Red-clothed Demon Immortal so invincible and determined to clear the way, it immediately perked up and silently walked towards Wang Xuan and the others.

"The big cat is here again!" Qing Mu's body stiffened; he had several bloody holes in his body, revealing his chest and back. He was only alive because this was Inner Scenery Realm; otherwise, if he had been carried around by the white tiger a few times, he would have been a corpse long ago.

Old Chen was also filled with hatred. He had just surpassed the Great Grandmaster not long ago when he was devoured by a giant demon, and half of his body was bitten through.

The white tiger grinned, its mouth wide open, and was actually laughing. A fierce aura swirled around it, its ferocity mixed with a playful and intense malice. Its master was about to attack, and it was now losing control.

"Do you want to take another sword strike?" Old Chen shouted.

Wang Xuan also spoke up, saying, "This little kitten has been petted for so many years, if it still doesn't behave, it wants its butt stabbed again, right?"

Qing Mu chimed in, "Who says you can't touch a tiger's backside? I was the one who struck the second time, but unfortunately this big cat has thick skin and flesh, so only half of the sword went in."

The big cat was a little confused. These three people were talking to it? They were actually deliberately trying to kill themselves, a blatant provocation! They must be tired of living!

It glanced at the woman holding the Oil-paper Umbrella behind the behind the Great Curtain, as if it had returned to that era, when it was invincible and all the top experts in the world bowed down to it!

So it floated up and walked gracefully toward the three of them.

Wang Xuan decided to call out to the Female Sword Immortal. The reason the three of them provoked the white tiger was to get the Sword Immortal to make a move, but even though the big cat had already walked over with elegant cat steps, she hadn't moved.

"Sword Immortal, this demon has offended you. Instead of lying obediently on the ground and listening to your reprimand, it has stood up."

The big cat stiffened slightly upon hearing this, but became even angrier. What kind of absurd talk was this? Lying on the ground was considered normal, but standing up was considered offensive? Furthermore, it felt that these three were bullying others and their intentions were despicable!

In an instant, its tiger eyes widened, it raised its head and opened its blood-red maw, revealing its snow-white fangs to the three of them.

The Female Sword Immortal glanced over indifferently, and the big cat acted decisively, immediately... lying down on the ground, head bowed, eyelids drooping, and remaining motionless.

"That tiger is shameless!" Old Chen exclaimed.

Wang Xuan nodded and said, "If this big cat knew shame, it wouldn't have let you and me pet it for so many years."

The big cat remained unmoved, lowering its head to count how many tiger hairs had grown on its Great Claw.

Thump!

A terrifying sound came, and six cracks appeared in the curtain at the same time, as if the crystal was about to be shattered, unable to withstand the terrible external force.

The Red-clothed Demon Immortal is now calm and powerful. She uses only her right hand, and her pure white, crystal-clear fist is incredibly powerful. She intends to pierce through the two worlds with her physical fist imprint!

The Female Sword Immortal moved, but instead of confronting the Woman in Red, she thrust her sword into the white tiger's brow.

The white tiger roared in pain, lay on the ground and shook its head violently. However, it did not die, but it became much weaker and its body shrank considerably.

In an instant, the Woman in Red vanished into thin air, the cracks on the curtain gradually disappeared, and a blurry figure in red appeared in the distance, from which one could imagine how far away it was.

She slowly stepped forward, her gaze extremely cold as she stared at the Female Sword Immortal.

The Sword Immortal didn't take it seriously and poked the white tiger's head with her sword again. The big cat screamed and shrank again. Then the Red-clothed Demon Immortal became hazy again and stood in a more distant place.

Wang Xuan, Old Chen, and Qing Mu were all surprised and doubtful. Soon they realized the essence of the problem: the white tiger's bone really was the key.

Once this Inner Scenery Realm is opened, the revived giant cat becomes a bridge for the Woman in Red to approach the real world.

The Woman in Red had deep, beautiful eyes. This time, she didn't make a move after getting closer. Her face was frosty as she coldly watched this side.

The Female Sword Immortal stood facing her with her sword in hand, proudly puffing out her chest, glancing sideways at the legendary peerless Demon Immortals, showing no fear whatsoever.

Just then, the Ghost Monk reappeared.

He peeked out from the Inner Scenery Realm, looked for a moment, and then strode over without saying a word. He dragged the white tiger lying on the ground away like a dead dog, not knowing where he was going to take it.

He was incredibly good at assessing situations. Seeing that the Female Sword Immortal was confronting the legendary Red-clothed Demon Immortal and that nothing was really going on, he decided to do his part.

The white tiger's fur stood on end. Where was this damned monk taking it? It struggled violently, refusing to leave no matter what. It had suffered at the hands of those bald monks back then and never wanted to enter their temple again.

The big cat struggled, then bit and fought back, trying to fight the Old Monk.

The old monk was incredibly brave; at the very least, he was full of confidence in dealing with the White Tiger demon, and he planned to hold it down and beat it up!

The white tiger was furious and wanted to roar, "Baldy, what's it to you?" Then it started spitting blood from its seven orifices, unable to break free, and was relentlessly beaten by the Old Monk who was sitting on its back.

Wang Xuan: "..."

He didn't know what to say.

Old Chen was speechless. This Divine Monk was truly not rigid; he knew how to read the big picture. After careful observation, he actually returned in such a grand manner to continue "exerting his power."

The Female Sword Immortal glanced at the Old Monk with disdain, then gracefully floated over with her slender body. Without a word, she swiftly severed one of the White Tiger Great Demon's hind legs with a single sword strike.

The Old Monk's body stiffened slightly, his body splattered with tiger blood. Golden light quickly spread from his body, Shine Upon, evaporating the blood from his robes.

The Female Sword Immortal picked up the enormous tiger leg, swung her sword a short distance away, and actually peeled off the tiger skin. She then washed it with Mysterious Factor, created a ball of fire, and began to roast it. Soon after, she started cutting the tiger meat and tasting it in small bites.

Is this even possible? This is Inner Scenery Realm, so don't be fooled by the blood. It's not real. There's no physical body of a white tiger here; it's just a manifestation of residual spiritual energy.

Old Chen and Qing Mu suffered psychological trauma, rather than physical damage from being bitten.

The Red-clothed Demon Immortal's face turned extremely cold. This time, she held the Oil-paper Umbrella in both hands and then suddenly smashed it towards the curtain. The paper umbrella burst out with a dazzling red light, like a raging ocean, engulfing the curtain. With a thud, countless cracks appeared, and the curtain almost exploded.

Sizzle!

With a sweep of her sword, the Female Sword Immortal unleashed another sword wound on the head of the White Tiger Great Demon, causing its body to shrink once more. This Red-clothed Demon Immortal feeling helpless and resentful. Her connection with this place grew weaker and weaker, and she was severed by some unknown force, drifting away once again.

Wang Xuan said in a heavy tone, "The White Tiger Great Demon is very likely one of the links between the Woman in Red and the mortal world, enabling her to sense everything here from an extremely distant place and thus come here!"

Old Chen nodded solemnly and said fiercely, "We must eliminate the Tiger Demon today!"

"That's right!" Wang Xuan also said with utmost seriousness.

Then, Qing Mu saw Ancestor Wang and Old Chen exchange glances, thinking the same thing in perfect unison. They retrieved the Black Sword, rushed over and frantically chopped at the injured hind leg of the white tiger that was being suppressed by the Old Monk, and then... cut flesh downwards from there. Then the two of them began to try... eating it raw!

Qing Mu was dumbfounded. Weren't you supposed to be Slay Demon and eliminating the White Tiger Demon? Why are you eating first?!

"Qing Mu, come here quickly! Do you really think this is raw meat? This is the essence of Mysterious Factor!" Old Chen called to his apprentice, urging him to come over and feast together.

After Qing Mu understood the truth, he rushed over without saying a word, grabbed the white tiger's injured leg and started biting at it, before he could even cut it off!

He's even more ferocious than Old Chen and Wang Xuan!

The white tiger roared, shaking the entire Inner Scenery Realm. It was filled with grief and indignation, but it was suppressed by the Old Monk and could not move. It was still being beaten.

The old monk looked and looked, then finally gritted his teeth and... started eating, grabbing the white tiger demon and eager to devour it. This left Old Chen, Wang Xuan, and Qing Mu completely stunned!

Unfortunately, the old monk was separated from this place by a faint light barrier, preventing him from eating the tiger meat. In the end, he could only silently continue hunting tigers.

With a whoosh, a bright sword light flashed, cleaving the white tiger's head away. The Female Sword Immortal pointed coldly at the tiger's head, signaling Wang Xuan and the others not to move.

What does that mean?!

In the end, Wang Xuan, Old Chen, Qing Mu pondered together and guessed roughly that the remaining spiritual energy of the White Tiger Great Demon seemed to be concentrated in its head and not in its body.

At the very least, after the three of them started eating, they absorbed the purest essence of the Mysterious Factor, without any residual spiritual energy from the White Tiger.

Now they felt much more at ease!

Soon after, Old Chen and Qing Mu's injuries were fully recovered, with amazing results!

The old monk silently removed the two tiger legs, sighed, and handed them to Wang Xuan and Old Chen.

In the distance, the white tiger's huge head drooped, filled with resentment and sorrow. It wanted to roar, feeling incredibly unlucky to have encountered such a ruthless group of people.

"White Tiger" is indeed a great tonic, but after eating it for a while, the three of them couldn't eat anymore.

Wang Xuan got up and quickly practiced the third move from the five pages of Golden Book. He felt that his physical condition was so good that he was about to explode. He had overdone it and needed to expend some energy.

In the end, his internal organs were constantly damaged, but they were constantly repaired by the Mysterious Factor that automatically emerged in his body. He didn't know how much time had passed, but he actually mastered it!

Old Chen walked over and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "Don't be in a daze, it's time to go. When you were practicing Old Zhang's martial arts, you were so immersed in it that you didn't notice the passage of time. Now many years have passed."

Then he whispered, "We should probably leave too."

He gestured for Wang Xuan to look to the other side. The Sword Immortal floated over from the Inner Scenery Realm's large curtain, glanced at Wang Xuan, and then cleaved the white tiger's head in two with a single sword strike.

Then, the Inner Scenery Realm began to shake violently and was about to disappear.

The cold laughter of the Woman in Red echoed through the inner world. The white tiger in the Inner Scenery Realm had been killed, filling her with murderous intent. She turned and walked into the depths of the world separated by the curtain. Ahead, she could see a collapsed Divine Temple, broken walls, and a shattered golden statue of a Bodhisattva. Without looking back, she walked away across the rubble.

Surprisingly, Little White Tiger, about a foot long, was following her. It turned around, grinned coldly at Wang Xuan and Old Chen, and waved its paws a few times.

Wang Xuan's expression turned solemn as he said, "Could it be that the White Tiger Great Demon Ascension to Immortality to immortality back then, or that it survived being shattered by lightning and was instead rescued by the Female Demon Immortal, leaving behind a fragment of its bone at the place of tribulation, which became a link to the mortal world?"

The Old Monk clasped his hands together, filled with immense sorrow, and finally let out a silent sigh before rushing out of the Inner Scenery Realm.

The Female Sword Immortal also floated out, disappearing in a flash of sword light.

Wang Xuan stared in the direction the two had left and said, "Old Chen, what you said might be true. The flow of time inside and outside is the same. When the Female Sword Immortal and the Old Monk went out, their speed did not decrease, just like when they were in the Inner Scenery Realm. But when I saw you go out, I saw that your speed outside was extremely slow, which must be a problem with your strength."

"Let's look at these issues later," Old Chen said, urging him to come out quickly from the edge of the Inner Scenery Realm area.

Soon, the three returned and all benefited greatly.

Upon waking up, Qing Mu immediately took notes: I was once with the peerless sword immortal, I once saw the Sword Immortal fighting against the Peerless Demon Immortal from more than two thousand years ago, I once ate large chunks of meat with the Bodhisattva, and we killed a White Tiger Great Demon in the Inner Scenery Realm where there were ancient Transcendent Immortals!

Wang Xuan initially wanted to laugh, but soon felt a pang of sadness. These experiences all took place in the Inner Scenery Realm, which seemed both real and illusory; once he came to the outside world, everything became invisible.

Those immortals, demons, and Buddhas were all ancient beings, long the Vanished. Their flesh and blood were shattered by lightning, but their remaining Mental Power manifested in this world. Will we ever be able to truly see them, to witness that magnificent ancient world of Transcendent Immortals?

Wang Xuan couldn't help but sigh. If the Old Monk had already died, leaving only his obsession with going to the deep space, then everything now was merely the resonance of his remaining thoughts. If the Female Sword Immortal was shattered by lightning in ancient times, with only her spirit remaining in the charred bones, she could only occasionally appear in the Inner Scenery Realm, their encounters like a dream. If the Red-clothed Demon Immortal was truly too special, she might reappear someday in the future, which would be truly unpleasant.

Wang Xuan hoped the Old Monk was still alive, and even more so that the Female Sword Immortal would live and return to the mortal world. He did not want to see such a terrifying being Red-clothed Demon Immortal emerge.

He looked up at the window. The moonlight was bright, the stars were everywhere, and there were interstellar spaceships flying away and silver warships streaking across the sky. Instantly, he regained his fighting spirit and became energetic again.

This is the real world, an era of brilliant technology and extremely advanced medicine. In the future, it is not impossible for him to bring the dead back to life and heal the wounded. Against this backdrop, he explores the Old Arts path and constantly becomes stronger. Anything is possible in the future!

Thanks to: Chen Dong Shumi Zhetian, Tangcu Luobotiao, and Benai Daidai, thank you for your support.

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