"I don't talk to people who can't speak properly!" Yang Zhen glanced at Bo Tai, looking as if Bo Tai were completely incompatible.
Bo Tai could no longer bear it. With a clang, he drew his longsword, pointed it at Yang Zhen, and roared, " Yang Tieniu, don't push your luck!"
Yang Zhen glared at him, not backing down at all, and said with her hands on her hips, "Come on, if you've got the guts, come and bite me! So what if you have a broken sword? Go ahead and stab me here!"
Seeing Yang Zhen pointing to his heart, Qi Yunling's face flashed with a strange expression. She gestured to her fellow disciples behind her to dissuade Bo Tai, and then pulled Yang Zhen aside, saying, "Fellow Daoist Tieniu Niu, don't be angry. Senior Brother Bo Tai has always been like this, but he's a very good person. You two might become friends after spending time together."
"I don't want to be friends with him!" Yang Zhen and Bo Tai said in unison.
Qi Yunling was stunned for a moment, then simply stopped talking about it. She pulled Yang Zhen along quickly and said, "After the incident at Dustless Summit, everyone initially thought the Samsara Bell would appear within the Great Restriction of Heaven and Earth at Dustless Summit. Countless cultivators tried various methods, but none of them succeeded in breaking it, until five days ago..."
"What happened five days ago?" Yang Zhen asked with a curious look.
A look of astonishment flashed across Qi Yunling's face, as if she still felt lingering fear when she thought about it. After a moment of hesitation, she said, "That day, the world turned upside down, and strange phenomena occurred frequently in the sky. Everyone in the Central Court heard roars that seemed to come from the Nine Nether Purgatory, but countless people came out to observe the celestial phenomena and found nothing."
"Nothing was found?" Yang Zhen was taken aback and asked in surprise, "Where did that roar come from?"
Qi Yunling shook her head and said, "That's the strange thing about the whole thing. Countless cultivators at the Celestial Phenomenon Realm stage or above searched in mid-air for an entire night, but they couldn't find where those roars came from. They just sounded very painful, yes, very painful."
Is it very painful?
Yang Zhen was taken aback, and for some reason, he suddenly remembered the scene he had witnessed in the Endless Iceberg.
In mid-air, countless powerful beings howled and roared amidst the black waves of fire, struggling and twisting madly. Their hysterical screams were chilling to the bone.
Qi Yunling's face flickered with surprise and uncertainty as she stared at Yang Zhen. Seeing Yang Zhen's expression, she asked, "Did you think of something? Those tragic roars are exactly the same as those powerful figures you just mentioned who died under the Samsara Bell...?"
Yang Zhen almost showed an embarrassed expression. Girl, what I just said was just Sage of Saunter.
Isn't this all too much of a coincidence?
Endless Iceberg are part of the real world remains a mystery to Yang Zhen. And how could the distorted screams of those tragically powerful beings be heard by everyone in the entire Central Court?
What exactly happened?
Yang Zhen's face flashed with horror. Bo Tai and the others followed, and although they still looked somewhat depressed, they were also drawn in by the conversation between the two.
Especially Bo Tai, after glaring at Yang Zhen, hesitated before finally asking, as if he couldn't hold back any longer, "Were all the people you saw really dead? Did you... hear any other sounds?"
Other sounds?
Yang Zhen was taken aback and asked in surprise, "What sound are you referring to?"
"For example, the voice of an old woman?" Qi Yunling's face showed a curious look.
"What?"
Yang Zhen was startled, truly startled this time. His face was filled with a look of absurdity as he looked at Qi Yunling and the others, feeling an urge to turn around and leave.
Could that old woman's voice be the same old woman from the Endless Iceberg?
Yang Zhen swallowed hard, feeling his mouth dry. After a long while, he slowly spoke, mimicking the old woman's tone, "I guard my Purgatory, you believe in your gods..."
Upon hearing the strange sound, all five people present shuddered, especially the timid little girl, who gasped and turned pale with fright.
"So that's how it is, so that's how it is..." Qi Yunling murmured to herself, a look of shock on her face.
Yang Zhen looked at Qi Yunling with curiosity and asked, "What do you mean? Have you heard this sound recently too?"
Qi Yunling nodded and said, " The Samsara of Heavenly Dao and Samsara Bell... it seems that Samsara truly exists..."
A look of suspicion flashed across Bo Tai's face as he stared at Yang Zhen and asked, "How can we tell if what you're saying is true or false? What if you also only heard that voice three days ago?"
Upon hearing this, everyone, including Qi Yunling, looked at Yang Zhen.
"Believe it or not!" Yang Zhen rolled her eyes, too lazy to even explain.
Everything else might be fake—no, everything else was fake—but the old woman's voice was something Yang Zhen would never forget in his life. That chilling feeling was impossible to forget.
Qi Yunling glared at Bo Tai and said to Yang Zhen, "No, although there was this sound three days ago, no one understood it. Regardless of whether this statement is true or false, if what Tieniu Niu saw was indeed the Samsara Bell, then what appeared in the Central Court this time must also be the Samsara Bell without a doubt."
At this point, Qi Yunling took a deep breath and said, "After that, the sound of bells has been constantly heard from Enlightenment Pavilion Mountain in Central Court, like the bells and drums of heaven and earth, or like the Heavenly Sound Grand Chant. Now, countless people are heading in that direction. All the major forces have found their respective strongholds, waiting for the Samsara Bell to appear. We... are heading there."
Yang Zhen's eyes lit up, and he nodded, saying, "It's good to go and take a look. Even if we can't get the Samsara Bell, it's better than not even having a chance to see it. Just don't call me when you're fighting over the Samsara Bell. I've had enough sleep, but I haven't lived enough yet."
Bo Tai snorted coldly, while Qi Yunling smiled noncommittally and said, "Don't worry, how could Ling'er force anyone?"
Oh my, this young lady knows her place and knows when to advance and retreat. She is truly an extraordinary talent, and she is about to break through to the Half-Step Great Saint. It is no exaggeration to say that she is a favored daughter of heaven.
Looking back at Bo Tai, whose face was covered in gaudy decorations, it's truly a case of comparison.
Bo Tai's expression did indeed turn ugly again, because Qi Yunling actually referred to herself as Ling'er in front of Yang Zhen.
Ling'er had longed for the name Bo Tai for tens of thousands of years but had never been able to obtain it. This... it's truly shameful to compare people like this!
Envy, jealousy, and hatred!
Bo Tai's gaze towards Yang Zhen was practically murderous.
Along the way, Yang Zhen tried various methods to inquire about some details, but he didn't get any information about the young girls. Even that troublemaker Shameless Cat, didn't seem to be involved in this Samsara Bell experiment.
Yang Zhen wasn't in a hurry. He wouldn't let such a lively event pass him by, and he certainly wouldn't let that Shameless Cat Yang Zhen, pass him by either. Since that was the case, they would meet again someday.
It wasn't until he arrived at Enlightenment Pavilion Mountain that Yang Zhen realized he had underestimated the influence of the Samsara Bell on the Cultivation World.
The mountain was packed with people, almost completely filling it. From a distance, they looked like crows perched on the mountain, making Yang Zhen's scalp tingle.
"So many people?" Yang Zhen looked distressed and moved closer to Qi Yunling, saying, "I... I have social anxiety."
"What social anxiety disorder?" Qi Yunling asked curiously.
"I'm just a little afraid of crowds!" Yang Zhen explained.
Qi Yunling: "..."
Bo Tai: "..."
"Oh! Brother Tieniu, I have social anxiety too!" exclaimed Quanquan, the timid girl next to him.