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"Then, do you know what the Heavenly Light really is?" Zhang Rongfang thought for a moment and then asked this question.

"Heavenly Light. It is said that our world has always been suspended at the edge of a huge hole called the White Pupil, constantly revolving around it. Heavenly Light radiates from the White Pupil."

"Ah, that's not what I said, it's what someone who fell down from above said," Bottom Crawler as he munched on some beef.

"White Pupil. What about the Spirit Eye Clan you mentioned? Are they people who only have one eye?" Zhang Rongfang recalled the corpses he saw on the fourth floor.

"Yes, yes, it's not just the Spirit Eye Clan, but among the extraterrestrials, they are the most powerful. They wiped out the other forces and then joined forces with the locals to try to develop a way to resist the Heavenly Light. Unfortunately, it seems they have all failed."

Bottom Crawler shrugs.

"You probably didn't see a single living person when you went up there, right?"

"Yes, they're all dead." Zhang Rongfang nodded slightly, remaining silent for a moment.

"That's for sure. It can't be stopped; everything is destined for annihilation. The Spirit Eye Clan actually went extinct much earlier than ordinary people; they tried to break free from the shackles of the White Pupil."

But it's said that it exploded right at the beginning. Legend has it that their ship flew into the sky and then burned like a torch, turning to ashes. "Bottom Crawler, shaking his head.

"Do you know what it's like outside?" Zhang Rongfang asked tentatively.

"There are only ruins outside. Ruins, ruins, and nothing at all," Bottom Crawler said.

"Are you so sure?"

"It's not that I'm certain, it's that the endless Heavenly Light of the White Pupil will eliminate all living things. Even if there are living things, they won't be able to survive if they can't find food and water, if the air and water are highly poisonous, and if they encounter the corrosive aura."

Suddenly, he gently clapped one hand in his palm.

"Oh right, it seems there's a clever guy who came up with a way to survive out there."

"What method?" Zhang Rongfang asked.

"It seems to be called something Heart Burning Furnace." Bottom Crawler a sip of his drink. "It's about using your Spirit Thread within your body to create a core furnace according to a diagram. Different furnaces can exert different powerful effects. It can resist evil energy and also greatly reduce the need for food and drink."

This guy... how does he know everything?! Zhang Rongfang was actually starting to get a little scared.

At first, he had speculated that Bottom Crawler might be Emperor Earth or Chen Junchen, but now it seems impossible.

The Bottom Crawler was more powerful and mysterious than he had imagined.

He's been here for far too long. Long enough that he could be Chen Junchen Emperor Earth's grandfather.

"Is there anything else you want to ask?" Bottom Crawler continued. "Oh, since you're a good person, I'll tell you something too, which was also told to me by the Spirit Eye Clan who fell down."

"What?"

"This Great Abyss is said to be connected to other Great Abyss. Like this."

He placed the food and drinks on his person and made a heart shape with the four fingers of both hands.

"See that? The two nodes, the one above and the one below, are where all the Great Abyss converges and intersects."

"Huh? You mean the top and bottom layers of Great Abyss are both connected to Great Abyss in all other Interaction Zone?" Zhang Rongfang quickly realized.

"Not bad, not bad!" Bottom Crawler. "So the Sea of Forgetfulness below buries not only the living beings in this Interaction Zone, but also the existence of all Interaction Zone."

Zhang Rongfang suddenly realized that these words were highly credible. So far, nothing Bottom Crawler had said had deceived him.

There's no benefit in lying to him about these common-sense things.

He then asked a lot of questions about the details, using common sense.

Regarding the construction method of the Heart Burning Furnace, the composition of the Spirit Eye Clan, and the source of the Evil Breath, etc.

My knowledge has also become increasingly rich.

In particular, the construction of the Heart Burning Furnace requires Martial Arts Diagram.

Where did the Martial Arts Diagram come from? Nobody knows.

Perhaps it was created by the Spirit Eye Clan, or perhaps by many geniuses who were trying to find a way out and seek hope.

Bottom Crawler couldn't explain it clearly, but the only thing he was certain of was that the Sea of Forgetfulness contained many Martial Arts Diagram.

After bidding farewell to the Bottom Crawler, Zhang Rongfang returned to reality.

All the clues now point to a ruined world that has long been destroyed.

Moreover, there are all sorts of huge dangers involved, so if he wants to go out, he must be fully prepared.

Therefore, Zhang Rongfang entrusted all matters to Meng Qian of the Reverse Time Society.

The Great Wish of the Reverse Time Society is to eliminate all Gods and Buddhas, and now they have basically achieved that.

This aligns with Zhang Rongfang's goal.

Furthermore, since the Reverse Time Society originated from ordinary people, it can completely supervise the Human Immortal Temple in the short term.

After arranging his subordinates, Zhang Rongfang truly began a complete period of infiltration, seclusion, and closed-door training.

He withdrew from worldly affairs, completely fading away from all trivial matters, leaving only a legend in the Jianghu and the imperial court.

Time flies.

Even without Zhang Rongfang, Great Ling was still rapidly recovering its strength.

But things didn't go as planned.

Three years have passed in the blink of an eye.

***boom.

A thunderclap exploded across the sky, the rolling thunder rumbling rapidly spreading into the distance.

A port somewhere in Great Ling.

The waves rose and fell violently in the torrential rain, creating a turbulent scene.

Some of the boats were not securely moored and were blown away by the wind and rain, drifting to the distant sea.

Lightning flashed like tree branches, splitting and illuminating everything.

"The water level is rising too fast!! Something's wrong!"

On the seawall built along the coast, the Sea Gazers lifted the edge of his raincoat hat and watched the rapidly rising sea level with trepidation.

"In at most ten minutes, the floodwaters could breach the dam, which is much faster than in previous years! We must report this to our superiors immediately!"

"A Shuang, quickly write a letter and report Sea Gazing Bureau!"

The group of Sea Gazers quickly put their heads together and one of them hurriedly headed towards the back of the dike.

Behind this seawall lies a large city with hundreds of thousands of inhabitants.

If something goes wrong, the entire city will suffer.

Soon, a letter was sent at breakneck speed by a martial artist of high rank to the inland region.

Then the report was passed up the chain of command, divided into several parts, and sent to the inner Ling Ting.

Ling Yuan Emperor was wearing a thick robe and was bending over at his desk in the Imperial Study, reviewing memorials.

Suddenly, he paused, picking up a memorial from Maritime Minister Wei Dongze.

He carefully read through it and found that the rate of sea level rise had accelerated significantly, indicating an anomaly.

Then I recall the instructions left by the Imperial Tutor, Daoist Qiankun, before he went into seclusion.

Immediately, Ling Yuan Emperor pondered for a moment, then took out the memorial, placed it aside, and listed it separately.

"Someone come here."

"Here." From the corner, a Fire Messenger dressed in a red official robe stepped forward.

"Send a High Grade martial artist to the branch office of the Human Immortal Temple. Make sure the message is delivered by Red Sparrow to the front of the Human Immortal Cave."

"Yes!"

The memorial quickly left the Imperial Study, was encrypted, and sent to the headquarters of the Human Immortal Temple in Wish Woman Canyon.

Click.

A flash of lightning streaked across the night sky, illuminating the blood-red Wish Woman Canyon.

The Blood River flowed silently.

Suddenly, a blood-red bird shot out from afar and plunged into the canyon.

Wherever the Blood Bird passed, Shuangshuang of red, glowing eyes opened and looked up at it in the dark canyon.

The bird continued its descent and soon disappeared into a blood-red cloud that shrouded the sky.

The Blood Cloud quickly parted, revealing a wide, dark red Taiji Diagram cliff platform behind them.

Behind the platform is a tall, oval-shaped cave.

A couplet was hung at the entrance of the cave.

On the left is the Three Flowers Gather on Crown, and on the right is the Five Energies Merge to Origin.

The banner reads: Wuji).

The Blood Bird gently landed on a protruding rock on the side of the cave. It raised its head and chirped a few times.

With a whoosh, a bloody shadow landed rapidly from a distance, transforming into Chang Yuqing's slender figure in a blood-red dress.

Her black hair cascaded down like a waterfall, and she had a cool and aloof demeanor. Her long hair was tied back around her waist with an emerald-colored hairband.

Apart from that, she wore no other decorations.

She took the Blood Bird, carefully removed the Bamboo Tube tied to its leg, opened it, and examined it.

"What Master was worried about has finally happened." Her blood-red eyes narrowed slightly.

"Looking back, three years have already passed in the blink of an eye." Another figure leaped up and landed lightly on the platform, half-crouching to his feet. It was Zhang Zhenhai.

She was still dressed in a tight black outfit, with a high ponytail, a mask, and a short knife strapped to her waist.

"Yuqing, you have now mastered the Three Flowers Gather on Crown, and even the Five Energies Merge to Origin has reached the fourth level, only lacking the last level of Sorrow. You are truly a genius!" Zhang Zhenhai once did not understand Zhang Rongfang's decision, why he had to repeatedly test others before accepting them as disciples.

But Chang Yuqing was treated so leniently.

But now, she finally understands.

The Three Flowers condense, and the five elements condense into four types. Only the last one remains, and then complete perfection can be achieved.

At this time, Chang Yuqing had already reached the highest level of Civilian Skill Cultivation in the entire Human Immortal Temple.

"No, I'm just a bit more perceptive. In terms of experience, I'm still far behind many of my predecessors." Chang Yuqing shook his head slightly, his expression unchanged.

In martial arts, the Three Flowers and Five Qi Upper Capital essentially permanent secret techniques that greatly enhance one's strength.

This kind of Civilian Skill and secret skill can permanently modify one's physical strength, and after use, it can also greatly enhance one's strength.

But that doesn't mean you can become an expert overnight after learning it.

At most, after activating the Three Flowers, her current Super Grade Internal Method strength will instantly increase to half that of a grandmaster.

The four auras of the Five Energies Merge to Origin allow her to instantly switch between four completely different styles of martial arts, each of which can unleash a level of power far exceeding that of ordinary people.

This is still not a completely perfect state. According to the abbot, once the Five Energies Merge to Origin to the Origin is fully completed, a second complete qualitative change will occur in the body.

The so-called Five Energies Merge to Origin to the Origin is essentially a simulation of the application of Gods and Buddhas.

However, after learning about the situation from Great Abyss, Zhang Rongfang had already made the correction.

The original concept of "condensing five kinds of energy into a force" has been changed to "combining the five kinds of energy to enhance one's own qualities in a second way."

This is the version of Chang Yuqing's current practice.

While the two were waiting.

Inside the cave, in the blood pool.

The burly humanoid figure, which had remained unchanged for a long time, slowly opened its dark red eyes.

It's been three years.

Zhang Rongfang slowly floated up, rising continuously from the surface of the blood pool.

Countless drops of blood automatically wove together a delicate dark red robe on his body.

"The sky is closer now."

He looked up, gazing at the slanted opening that had been breached last time.

From here, you can see the gloomy, dark night sky outside.

During these three years, he was not only simply soaking in the blood pool, but also truly practicing the Five Energies Merge to Origin Technique that he created.

Driven by five emotions, it burns and strengthens itself, undergoing a secondary qualitative transformation.

He had only reached the third level in this area, while his apprentice Chang Yuqing had already reached the fourth level.

Moreover, the fifth floor is almost complete.

His comprehension and talent are so high that they are simply astonishing.

'But thankfully, the other side is finally truly finished.'

The other side he was referring to was naturally the second bloodline.

With a flash of blood, he suddenly passed through the cave passage and appeared in the center of the blood-red Taiji Diagram at the cave entrance in the blink of an eye.

"Master!"

"Guanzhu!"

Chang Yuqing and Zhang Zhenhai quickly bowed to him.

"No need for formalities, is that letter?"

Zhang Rongfang looked at Chang Yuqing.

"Here." Chang Yuqing presented the letter with both hands.

After receiving the letter, Zhang Rongfang unfolded it and scanned it.

Based on a compilation of data from various ports in Great Ling, the letter calculated the terrifying fact that sea levels were rising rapidly.

"It has started as expected."

He closed the Letter Paper and looked at Zhang Zhenhai.

"Xiao Hai, what's the situation in the other places?"

"According to the annual feedback from the people who keep records, the fifteen canyon fissures we have investigated are indeed shrinking significantly every year," Zhang Zhenhai replied.

"It seems the sky is indeed sinking. We need to hurry." Zhang Rongfang had no more doubts at this point.

Everything the Moon God said was true.

Now that the fact that the Sky Curtain has contracted has been confirmed, it's time to find a way to resolve this matter.

There are many people in this world who are connected to him, many people he still can't let go of.

He has a soft heart; if he were to rush out on his own, with his current strength, he might be able to do so right now.

But what about the rest of the people here? Chang Yuqing, Zhang Zhenhai, Zhang Yunqi, his sister Zhang Rongyu, his brother -Suda Heqi, and the Heavenly Maiden.

What will they do? Stay here and wait to die?

He had thought about this question for a long time, and now, of course, he had the answer.

That is, to stop the Sky Curtain from shrinking! If the increasing intensity of the Heavenly Light is the root cause of the Sky Curtain shrinking, then...

The solution is simple: either add new support to the Sky Curtain.

Either weaken the Heavenly Light!