"Originally, if things had continued along this trend, even if the passage between the two realms in Central Continent affected the Earth Qi, the interconnected nature of the Earth Qi would have ensured that it would never leak away."
"But for some unknown reason, not long ago, the situation with the Earth Qi took a sharp turn for the worse. Its stable state was shattered, and it became even more active than when the Nine Provinces were unified."
Though he spoke of danger, Xuan Jue looked calmly at Su Shi'er, not the slightest concern visible between his brows.
Had this sudden change not occurred, he would never have followed the Spirit Turtle and Cloud Dragon to Leizhou in search of Su Shi'er.
According to the original plan, the Cultivation World's Demon Extermination Plan would surely have succeeded.
As for leaving his predicament behind, he merely needed to find a place with relatively abundant spiritual energy, recover a small measure of Demonic Essence, then use a Teleportation Array to leave Azure Star and find a way back to the Demon Realm.
But plans could never keep pace with change.
This unforeseen development forced him to alter his original plan and seek contact with cultivators.
Yet in his current state, coupled with the fact that his true form was the Black Tortoise—
If he rashly approached Spirit Severing stage experts among the cultivators, or even Body Integration stage powerhouses—
Setting aside whether he could earn their trust, one careless misstep might even draw the covetous gazes of cultivators.
After all, the Human Race and Demon Race had always stood like fire and water.
And a Black Tortoise comparable to a Tribulation Crossing stage cultivator, whose true body had already come infinitely close to ascension—
In the eyes of cultivators, it was unquestionably