Chapter 19: Tearing the Void

This time they were terribly wrong!

With this move, they could indeed corrode a Return to Void demon, and even an ordinary Celestial Immortal ancestor would die under it. Unfortunately, the one trapped in the 'Basilisk Prison' was Ji Ning, who had cultivated the Eight-Nine Arcane Art and reached the third turn! Ji Ning's physical body could rival an Immortal-ranked magic treasure. Their Basilisk Prison's corrosion was indeed strong, but it could not corrode an Immortal-ranked magic treasure!

"I can't stay trapped like this. I have to get out." Ji Ning executed the Heaven Earth art, his body suddenly swelling. The blood-colored lake only reached his knees.

Holding six divine swords, Ji Ning wildly hacked at the basilisk's belly wall beside him.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The basilisk trembled.

"This guy isn't dead yet?"

"How is that possible?"

"How could the Basilisk Prison fail to kill him?" The twelve were all shocked. They immediately probed with divine sense and discovered... a giant youth with three heads and six arms stood in the blood-colored lake. The beast hide on his body shimmered with a faint golden light, and the blood lake water could not harm him in the slightest.

The giant madly hacked at the basilisk's belly wall. Each strike carried immense power, and the surging 'Su River' swept everywhere, strangling the basilisk. All of this forced the twelve white-robed men to frantically consume their elemental power to maintain the basilisk.

"He's a mere child who has cultivated for less than a hundred years, just a Return to Void Earth Immortal. How could he withstand the Basilisk Prison?" They couldn't believe it. They had paid a heavy price to execute a forbidden art, even injuring their 'Golden Lotus Primordial Souls' to unleash it. They were confident of success, yet they had failed.

"It must be the golden light on him! That golden light should be the manifestation of a protective magic treasure. It is because of that protective treasure that he can resist the Basilisk Prison!"

"Right, he probably has a True Immortal or Heavenly God as his master and was given a protective item."

"That must be it."

"A protective item cannot last long. Once its power is exhausted, Ji Ning will be doomed."

After all, their vision was limited. Although they knew there were some powerful divine abilities in the Three Realms that could make the body rival a magic treasure, Ji Ning was only at the fifteenth level of the Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens. They thought that even if he had cultivated some divine abilities, like 'Five Thunder Indestructible,' he could not withstand the Basilisk Prison.

They guessed it was a protective treasure.

A protective treasure bestowed by a True Immortal, Heavenly God, or even a mighty figure. Once activated, it could protect the user. But once the internal power of the protective treasure was exhausted, it would become useless.

"But our forbidden art, the 'Basilisk Prison,' can only last for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea."

"If Ji Ning's protective treasure's power is exhausted first, we win. But if the Basilisk Prison collapses first... should we use the forbidden art again?"

"Captain, what do we do?"

The others waited for the captain's order.

None of them wanted to use the forbidden art again.

"These disciples with backgrounds and backing are such trouble." The white-robed man transmitted, "No matter what, follow the backup plan."

"Alright."

"Let's go."

They all acknowledged.

The backup plan required external help. Then the credit for killing Ji Ning would have to be shared.

...

The Whitewater Marsh, using the Fuxi Staff Formation, unleashed a formation of immense power. If it were the basilisk, breaking through with force could threaten the formation. But the Blood God教主 'Blooddrop' hid inside the black boat, unwilling to fight desperately, and was even less likely to break the formation.

Whitewater Marsh and the Five Craze Immortal watched the outside with concern.

Outside, in the high sky, a river coiled around the boundless basilisk. The basilisk struggled and roared, its power terrifying.

"Rip."

The basilisk spoke in human tongue, roaring, and its tail lashed out fiercely.

Whoosh~~~

The void was torn, and faintly visible on the other side was an ocean.

This minor world was attached to the 'Grand Xia World,' and the entrance deep in the volcano was a fixed connecting passage. Some powerful beings could forcibly tear open a passage. For example, when 'Xuanji Ancestor' had torn open a passage to enter the Witchriver Immortal Estate.

The basilisk's strike was certainly no weaker than Xuanji Ancestor's.

"Swoosh~~~" After tearing the void, though still entangled by the river, the basilisk charged into the void rift and entered the 'Grand Xia World.'

The minor world fell silent.

"Gone?"

"Disappeared?"

Whitewater Marsh and the Five Craze Immortal were stunned.

They hadn't expected the enemy to tear space and leave the minor world. They looked worriedly at the black-robed Ji Ning nearby. The one taken was Ji Ning's true body! The true body was far more important than the second soul.

"Ji Ning." The Five Craze Immortal spoke.

"Don't worry about me." The black-robed Ji Ning shook his head, then sat cross-legged, silently guarding his master, the Immortal Diancai.

No matter what.

He absolutely would not allow anyone to disturb his master's tribulation. The second soul had to guard his master here! As for the true body... it carried the estate. If in mortal danger, he would rather expose the estate and hide inside. After all, the true body was too important. The Eight-Nine Arcane Art and the Finger of the Starry Sky could only be used by the true body.

...

Above the North Sea.

The endless ocean was silent. In the distance, a boat sailed forward—a merchant ship from a nearby island.

"Boom~~~"

The void above the ocean was torn, and a huge monster emerged through the rift.

It was a thousand-zhang-long giant serpent, with surging river water coiled around it like ropes.

"What's that?"

"Heavens!"

"A great demon?"

The mortals and some stronger innate lifeforms on the merchant ship were all dumbfounded. But the thousand-zhang-long serpent flashed and was already at the horizon, then vanished completely.

...

Ji Ning, using the Su River unleashed by the Thousandbull Sword, was also aware of the outside situation.

"Hmm? We're in the Grand Xia World? This should be the North Sea." Ji Ning guessed. At the same time, he continued madly swinging his six divine swords, hacking at the basilisk's belly wall. The basilisk trembled repeatedly, and the twelve white-robed men's elemental power drained frantically, forcing them to swallow elixirs to replenish.

Swoosh.

The basilisk easily traversed the void and arrived above a vast mountain range in the endless land of the Grand Xia Dynasty.

"A mountain range on land? Why did the basilisk come here?" Ji Ning, trapped inside, was puzzled.

Suddenly, the surging 'Su River' expanded wildly, from ten li long to ten thousand li long in an instant! The endless river water instantly flooded the mountain range below, but Ji Ning was careful, not wanting the Su River to harm any mortals. He mainly wanted to probe the surroundings.

"A formation!"

Ji Ning was shocked.

The vast mountain range suddenly became shrouded in mist, completely enveloping the ten-thousand-li Su River.

"Not good, I'm trapped in a formation. My ten-thousand-li Su River can only probe a part of it. Clearly, this is an extremely wide-ranging formation. It seems this mountain range is also a secret place." Ji Ning understood. Just like his hometown, Mount Yan, which was covered in layers of formations.

The lairs of major powers like the Rift Sword Sect were also heavily fortified.

Same principle.

Now, the mountain range where the basilisk had landed was such a dangerous place.

...

Grand Xia Dynasty, Firefan Commandery, Eastwood Mountain Range.

The Eastwood Mountain Range was the home of a sect called the 'Eastwood Sect.'

"General." The Eastwood Sect Master said respectfully, "A basilisk suddenly appeared in my Eastwood Mountain Range, surrounded by a ten-thousand-li river. Its power is immense. Could these be the Bloodcloud Hall people you mentioned earlier?"

Seated at the head of the hall was a tall, handsome silver-armored youth. His aura was powerful, at the 'Celestial Immortal' level.

"It seems those Bloodcloud Hall fools couldn't kill Ji Ning, so they led him here." The silver-armored youth sneered, "How embarrassing, unable to kill a child who has cultivated for less than a hundred years. Hmm... Eastwood Sect Master, this is your territory. Control the formation and help that basilisk. Finish off Ji Ning."

The Eastwood Sect Master replied respectfully, "Yes, General."

But inwardly, he sighed.

He, the master of a top sect, had been completely 'brainwashed' thirty years ago overnight. The entire Eastwood Sect had fallen under the influence of a 'Reincarnation Talisman,' and he had become a loyal lackey.

"Han Da." The silver-armored youth suddenly called out.

Whoosh~~~

A shadow solidified in the darkness, revealing a middle-aged man with a bushy beard, who said respectfully, "Master."

The silver-armored youth said, "The Bloodcloud Hall sent assassins after Ji Ning. They had an agreement with me: if they couldn't kill him, they would come to Eastwood Mountain Range... Now they have used the 'Basilisk Formation' and should have brought Ji Ning here. Go with the Eastwood Sect Master. You can also help if necessary."

"Yes." The bushy-bearded middle-aged man replied respectfully.

"Mm, I'm going to the 'Forbidden Zone.' Don't disturb me unless it's important." The silver-armored youth ordered.

"Yes." The bushy-bearded middle-aged man replied.

The Eastwood Sect Master outwardly agreed, but inwardly was full of doubt.

Ever since this mysterious force descended and took control of the entire Eastwood Sect, they first set up an even more terrifying formation in the Eastwood Mountain Range. Then they designated an area as the 'Forbidden Zone.' The original Eastwood Sect disciples had no right to enter; anyone who did would surely die!

In the Forbidden Zone were some of the silver-armored general's subordinates. What exactly was there, at least the Eastwood Sect Master did not know.

"Boom! Boom!"

In the distance, the Su River lashed wildly, causing mountains to collapse and trees to shatter. The basilisk struggled to break free from the Su River's bindings.

"Eastwood Sect Master, come with me." The bushy-bearded middle-aged man's expression changed, and he shouted. Then he took the Eastwood Sect Master and quickly left to help the Bloodcloud Hall people.

The silver-armored general looked into the distance, shook his head, and said, "This Ji Ning is indeed hard to kill. No wonder he won first place in the Immortal Fortune Conference." Then he took a step and vanished, heading to the Forbidden Zone.