pertwk Chapter 2351 The Only Way
Chapter 2351 The Only Way
Chapter 2351 The Only Way
"That should be Panlong Secret Realm and Dafanghu's strengths."
As the two continued their conversation, the mountain continued to shrink, and its descent slowed. Now, it was only the size of a small hill, and it was also affected by the wind.
"They're down!"
Dong Rui estimated that it had already passed the barrier of the Panlong Ruins, and the speed at which the mountain was shrinking suddenly accelerated!
If you look down from a high vantage point and follow the mountain as it falls, the process will seem exceptionally long because it keeps falling but hasn't hit the ground yet.
In fact, it didn't land on the ground until the very end; instead, it fell into the blessed pond with a "plop."
Water splashed everywhere, and the fish around were startled and swam away with a flick of their tails.
Dong Rui changed his gaze from looking up to looking down, standing in a row with Aunt Zhu, watching it fall into the water the whole time.
"Huh? This little thing?"
The ghost ape remained by He Lingchuan to watch the scene unfold, and then burst into laughter, oh oh oh oh.
The size of this "mountain" is about the same as the marbles that children play with by the roadside, and it's not much bigger than a fingernail.
If Dong Rui hadn't improved his cultivation and eyesight, he really wouldn't have been able to see its final journey.
The fish in the pond gathered around to see what had scared them. They opened and closed their mouths, swearing filthyly.
The Great Square Pot's Origin Tracing Divine Power not only shrunk the Fallen Mountain from the Sky, but also "traced" it back to its original form, making it even smaller than when the Green Tea Ghost grabbed it!
“That makes perfect sense,” Aunt Zhu said seriously. “It seems that its original form wasn’t really a mountain. Since it was forcibly enlarged, it has now been reduced in size.”
In ancient times, some magical artifacts were indeed forged from entire mountain peaks or rivers, so even using the power of tracing the source would be useless, since they were originally that size.
Clearly, Da Fanghu's judgment was very accurate; only by seeing through its weakness could it be defeated in one fell swoop.
"Nine Netherworlds have told us to go back." Aunt Zhu looked up at the bird demons in the sky. "These things are still scouting."
Returning to the Panlong Secret Realm, the three gathered again in front of the puddle to observe.
Qing Tu Gui returned to the walls of the Ghost City to wait. The "Mountain Pressing Down" trick didn't work, and the Earth Mother didn't make any new moves for the time being. However, the land monsters began to return to the Panlong Ruins and explore everywhere once again.
However, they didn't linger by the blessed pond. When Aunt Zhu burst out of the ground, she activated her camouflage, blending perfectly into the surrounding environment, while Dong Rui was wearing an invisibility cloak, so the bird demons in the sky didn't even notice them.
"The Earth Mother's next probing or attack will begin soon." He Lingchuan couldn't relax. "According to the information Liu Qingdao found, the Earth Mother's most common method for dealing with relic like these that have the power to resist is close combat."
"City against city?"
“Yes, city swallowing city.” He Lingchuan clapped his hands lightly. “The gods want to use this process to separate the Great Square Pot from the Panlong Ruins!”
"So the gods will definitely intervene?"
"Moreover, it wasn't just those two fully divinely descended gods who made the move." He Lingchuan's face was ashen. "How could the two of them possibly deal with the Great Square Pot?"
Aunt Zhu also sensed the gravity of the situation: "You've thought of a plan, haven't you?"
“As I said before, we actually have no choice.” During the fall of the mountain, He Lingchuan had been weighing the options repeatedly. “The power of the Panlong Secret Realm is getting weaker and weaker. Just now, in order to withstand the power of Yujing City, a large section of the west city wall collapsed. The only way now is for me to rebuild the secret realm!”
This means rebuilding the connection between the Great Square Pot and the Panlong Ruins, making the bond between them unbreakable once again.
Once it's done, Venerable Lingxu will have no choice but to give up.
"Zhong Shengguang's power has faded. What will you use to act as the adhesive between the two?"
He Lingchuan pointed to his nose and smiled wryly, "Then it can only be me."
He is Zhong Shengguang's successor. Most importantly, he is also a trusted collaborator of Dafanghu. Is there anyone more suitable than him?
He hadn't returned to the Panlong Desert for over ten years. This time, he happened to return just as the Earth Mother and the Heavenly Gods were attacking the Panlong Ruins. It was a stroke of good timing and luck.
Having spent a lot of time with him, Dong Rui knew something was amiss the moment he frowned: "Is something wrong?"
He Lingchuan hesitated for a moment, which was uncharacteristic of him, before saying, "It's nothing, no. We need to hurry."
Even if he could successfully emulate Zhong Shengguang, the transformation of the Dafanghu from "solid to illusory" is an inevitable trend, which has not yet been completed. When Zhong Shengguang became a demon over a hundred years ago, this trend was not obvious, and he could forcibly bind the two together.
The power of the Great Square Pot today is incomparable to what it was over a hundred years ago. This bond, in effect, is also a constraint for the Great Square Pot. Does He Lingchuan possess sufficient power to rebuild this relationship?
And he also remembered a sentence that Zhaomandu had said to Zhong Shengguang:
Perhaps one day, the Dafanghu will return to reality from its illusory origins.
This statement is chilling upon closer examination.
He Lingchuan personally went to the Inverted Sea, and after his conversation with Master Qianhuan, his understanding of the relationship between "illusion and reality" has far surpassed that of ordinary people. Even Aunt Zhu next to him could hardly match his level.
Therefore, he can be certain of one thing: if Zhaomandu's judgment is correct, and if Dafanghu really wants to "return from emptiness to reality", then this process will be much more difficult and intense than turning from reality to emptiness!
He Lingchuan was unsure whether he could withstand this test.
However, for now, "using one's own body as a bond" is the best way to preserve the Great Square Pot. If the latter option is chosen, which would accelerate the separation of the Great Square Pot from the Panlong Ruins, the consequences would be unpredictable. What if the Great Square Pot vanishes into the void and never reappears? What if the Great Square Pot loses all connection with the Panlong Ruins, will it never be able to return to the Panlong World?
And it's unknown how long this process will take, especially if the gods succeed during this time...
Therefore, having obtained the Great Square Pot, the Holy Venerable Lingxu had cleared the final obstacle to his complete divine descent.
That would be a catastrophe for humanity!
In conclusion, the safest and most effective way for He Lingchuan to follow Zhong Shengguang's old path is to follow the same path.
For now, we can only take it one step at a time, focusing on resolving the immediate major crisis and dealing with future problems later.
Aunt Zhu suddenly realized something was wrong: "Hey, wait a minute! Zhong Shengguang became a demon on the spot after his death, which completed this blood pact, and he can never leave the Panlong Wasteland again! You, you wouldn't do the same to him, would you?"
Zhong Shengguang made a pact with his life!
Even if He Lingchuan doesn't have to die after signing this contract, will he be trapped in the Panlong Wasteland forever? As the link, shouldn't he be between the Great Fanghu and the Panlong Ruins? Otherwise, how can it be called "adhesive"?
If the Nine Nether Emperor cannot return to Cangyan, won't the Golden Plains descend into chaos? And who will lead and command the great cause of resisting the Heavenly Demons?
(End of this chapter)