Walking by the Abyss on Thin Ice

Chapter 388: Spatial distortion techniques

Lou Ban led them for another day, and they still hadn't seen any land. After a while, the first piece of land appeared, a small island with a human city.

A long bridge flew over the human city, and they saw a sea beast with mountains, rivers, and animals on its back. Humans had built a country on its back, forming a civilization, but it was unknown if there were any spiritualists.

Lou Ban's spirits lifted and he laughed, "It looks like we're not far from Ying An!"

The bridge continued forward, and as it passed the island, a huge mountain was rising from the sea.

The bridge veered to the side, revealing that the island was a giant tortoise, and the mountain was its head. At this moment, the tortoise carried the people and the country, swimming in the Northern Sea.

Su Yun and Ying Ying watched in amazement. Suddenly, they saw numerous islands of various sizes appearing on the sea, each carried by a huge sea beast, with its own country and land.

In the distant sky, there were even lands floating in the air, carried by giant birds!

"It's like a fairyland..." Su Yun murmured.

Ying Ying was also wide-eyed and quickly took out pen and paper to record everything.

However, the countries on the beasts' backs were also at war. They hadn't gone far before they saw two countries' spiritualists fighting in the air, using various spiritual weapons, causing chaos and darkness.

"Our beast is dying and about to sink into the sea. Kill them and take their beast!" the spiritualists shouted.

Su Yun and Ying Ying were confused. Ying Ying asked, "Why do the people from the Emperor's Seat speak the language of Yuan Shuo?"

Lou Ban was also surprised and said, "I just arrived here, how could I know? Strange..."

He was also quite puzzled, but the two sides were in the midst of battle, and it was not a good time to ask. Moreover, these countries should have perished with the decline of the sea beasts, and their history probably could not be preserved for too long. Asking would most likely be in vain.

The vastness of the Emperor's Seat was incredible. Along the way, they saw countless beast countries, where people thrived.

The countries at sea even raided and plundered each other's wealth.

Su Yun and his companions even saw a dying sea beast, and the people on its back struggled to survive. Spiritualists created spiritual weapons and took their families to escape, while ordinary people made rafts and boats. However, only a few could escape, and most sank to the bottom of the Northern Sea with the beast.

The survivors went to find new sea beasts. Those lucky enough often found young sea beasts, and a new country was born. Unfortunate people would be submerged in the boundless sea along with the wind and waves.

"Their history is too short, without history, it's difficult to develop a higher civilization," Lou Ban shook his head.

The spiritual cultivation of these countries was not very advanced, at most, it was only at the level of the Tian Xiang realm. Even if there were the secret techniques of the saints, they were probably long lost.

Su Yun felt disappointed. He had thought that he could see a civilization surpassing Yuan Shuo in the Emperor's Seat, but he didn't expect it to be inferior to Yuan Shuo.

"According to the message left by the Medicine Saint, the Emperor's Seat is not backward. There is a God King guarding this place!"

Lou Ban's spirits were lifted, "The God King guarding Ying An is called Chai Yundu, who achieved godhood and is quite remarkable. It is rumored that he is the descendant of the exiled immortals, with the bloodline of immortals, and became a deity. Later, he was sealed as a God King by the immortals to guard this realm."

"Chai Yundu? God King?"

Su Yun was stunned. There was also a God King in Ying An, the God of Fire, who was the grandfather of Dong Yishi and also had the bloodline of immortals. Both God Kings had the bloodline of immortals. Was there any connection between them?

More and more countries were floating on the sea, and in the distance, the long-awaited continent finally appeared.

Countless sea beasts floated on the sea, and strangely, no one dared to set foot on the land.

Lou Ban's bridge rose to a higher place and looked into the distance, saying, "Ying An is not hard to find. This holy city is located on the Tian Xi Mountain. The so-called Tian Xi refers to the blessing from the heavens."

Su Yun looked at the coastline of this continent and saw that there were also sea beasts and countries on their backs, countless in number!

But on this continent, there was not a single sea beast!

There were also giant birds carrying countries in the sky, but these giant birds did not dare to fly over this land, as if they were afraid of something.

Lou Ban pointed to the silver mountain in the center of this continent and smiled, "That mountain is the location of the Emperor's Seat, with magical properties. It is rumored that standing on the Tian Xi Mountain in Ying An City, one can observe the world, truly miraculous!"Su Yun looked at the silver mountain in the center of the mainland, only to see that the Tianxi Mountain was shrouded in immortal clouds, which seemed to connect to another world, the immortal realm. The light from the immortal realm fell from the clouds, shining down on a magnificent divine city!

"Standing in the city of Ying'an, you can use the immortal light to refine your body and prolong your life."

Lou Ban smiled and said, "Ancient sages who come here must stay here for a period of time to temper their spirits and refine their bodies."

Ying Ying recorded on the side and asked, "Lou Shengren, then this is not the immortal realm?"

Lou Ban shook his head and said, "Of course, this is not the immortal realm. How could the immortal realm be so easy to enter? I speculate that the end of the path of ascension left by the ancient sages is the immortal realm."

He was full of confidence, but Su Yun and Ying Ying were quite skeptical.

The first emperor set off the earliest and took a thousand years to find Guanghan, but did not find the Guanghan Fairy. Most likely, the first emperor is still looking for the way to the immortal realm, not to mention others!

"The immortal realm must exist."

Lou Ban was not at all influenced by Su Yun and Ying Ying, and said with a smile, "Because beyond the sky is the Beimian Great Wall!"

Su Yun and Ying Ying looked up at the sky, only to see countless dense stars stacked up, forming a vast cosmic Great Wall. The Beimian Great Wall was truly breathtaking!

The martial immortal guarded the Beimian Great Wall, a heavenly moat that blocked anyone who wanted to enter the immortal realm!

Since there are martial immortals, there must be an immortal realm!

The bridge under their feet continued to extend, carrying them towards the silver divine mountain.

Looking down, Su Yun saw that the continent was vast, but sparsely populated, with only a few palaces scattered among the mountains, where the spiritualists lived, often numbering in the hundreds or thousands.

The mountains and rivers were often magnificent, with abundant spiritual energy, clearly a treasure land, containing extraordinary treasures!

The treasure land here, even Su Yun was moved, and some of the treasure lands were even shrouded in immortal light, apparently either a treasure from the immortal realm had fallen here, or something extraordinary was incubating!

It is impossible for the kingdoms on the backs of the beasts to exist in the treasure land.

In this vast continent, there were countless treasure lands, and the light of the treasures rose to the sky, forming various extraordinary phenomena such as dragon and phoenix lotus vases, dazzling people's eyes.

However, all in all, there were at most a few million spiritualists living in this continent. A few million people occupied so many treasure lands, which was truly astonishing.

Suddenly, a boat flew into a treasure land, and the boat was full of precious light and extraordinary. The boat flew closer, and a beautiful woman led a few young men and women to the bow of the boat, bowing and greeting, saying, "Are the guests from the outside world?"

Lou Ban quickly returned the greeting, saying, "I am Lou Ban, a guest passing through the Tianyi Market, seeking the way to the immortal realm, and visiting the Cloud Crossing God."

The beautiful woman couldn't help but be moved, and exclaimed, "Brother Dao has traveled far and wide, crossing who knows how many stars, seeking the immortal realm, truly admirable. Coincidentally, we are also going to Ying'an. Why don't Brother Dao move on board and go together?"

Lou Ban gladly boarded the boat.

The boat looked small, but the interior space was quite spacious, like a palace, with attendants coming and going to serve.

The beautiful woman invited Lou Ban to sit down, and warmly entertained him, saying, "I am Chai Xirong. For thousands of years, there have been brothers from the outside world visiting here, saying that they come from the outside world of the country of Yuanshuo. Could it be that Brother Lou also comes from this Yuanshuo?"

Lou Ban admitted it.

Chai Xirong smiled and said, "The sages of Yuanshuo have been relentless in seeking the immortal realm, and I admire them."

Su Yun looked at Chai Xirong and secretly praised her in his heart. This woman was beautiful, and he had seen so many women, but none of them could compare to her.

Ying Ying whispered, "Su Shi, Chai Xirong is definitely a master. Look, the space around her is distorted!"

Su Yun looked over and indeed saw the strange distortion of the space around Chai Xirong. The edge of the coffee table in front of her formed an arc, and the painting on the wall behind her also became distorted.

Su Yun moved his gaze, only to find that his view of Chai Xirong had become distorted, especially the space around her face, which was extremely distorted.

At this moment, Chai Xirong was smiling and drinking tea, and even the teacup became distorted!

Su Yun was shocked, "This Chai Xirong's power is indeed very strong! But distorting the space around her will cause others' vision to be distorted, and what they see should not be the real her."

Ying Ying whispered, "In other words, Chai Xirong uses her power to distort the space to make herself look beautiful, but in reality, she may be ugly or old..."

Suddenly, Lou Ban quietly kicked Su Yun and said with a smile, "Lord Su, you are a young man, go and talk to the young people and enjoy the magnificent scenery of this Emperor's Cave."

Su Yun understood and stood up, and the few young men and women smiled and invited Su Yun to the bow of the boat.

After introducing each other, these young men and women with the surname Chai were all from the same sacred place.

Su Yun carefully looked at these young men and women surnamed Chai, only to see that they were all handsome and beautiful, rare beauties in the world!Su Yun was already considered a handsome man in Yuan Shuo, with delicate and elegant features, but when compared to them, he felt ashamed of his inferior appearance.

However, upon closer inspection, the space beside the faces of these peerless beauties seemed slightly distorted, clearly a result of spatial distortion techniques that made them appear exceedingly beautiful.

The man leading the group was named Chai Jun, who inquired, "Just now, Elder Lou Ban addressed you as Su Pavilion Master. May I ask what is the relationship between Brother Su and Elder Lou?"

"He was the former Pavilion Master, and I am the current one."

Su Yun casually explained, puzzled, "Fellow seniors, on my journey here, I witnessed the magnificence of the Imperial Throne Cave Heaven, truly a rare sight of a divine and holy land. However, I also saw countless people living on the backs of giant beasts, their lives hanging by a thread, living in hardship. Why do they live there instead of on the land?"

Chai Jun, Chai Rouyi, and Chai Shang exchanged glances. Chai Rouyi chuckled, "Those people are lowly commoners, different from us. We are descendants of immortals, with divine bloodlines. The Imperial Throne Cave Heaven belongs to our Chai family. How dare they set foot on it? They even have to pay tribute to us every year!"

Su Yun exclaimed in disbelief, "The entire Imperial Throne Cave Heaven belongs to the Chai family?"

Chai Jun nodded, "Being descendants of immortals with divine bloodlines doesn't automatically entitle one to own the Imperial Throne Cave Heaven. Our Chai family doesn't rely on bloodline to oppress others. The reason why our Chai family can possess the Imperial Throne Cave Heaven is precisely due to the efforts of our ancestors."

Chai Shang laughed, "There's a saying that goes well: why should the efforts of someone's ancestors over several generations lose to your ten years of hard study? Our Chai family's possession isn't the result of just a few generations' efforts, but the efforts of dozens, even hundreds of generations, to own the entire Imperial Throne Cave Heaven!"

On Su Yun's shoulder, Ying Ying felt indignant, "But those poor people who don't bear the Chai surname don't even own an inch of land! In Yuan Shuo, we still recognize the concept of 'ten miles of land for every household'!"

"That's why those who don't bear the Chai surname are lowly commoners," Chai Rouyi said with a smile.

Su Yun fell silent, thinking to himself, "If the official education of Yuan Shuo cannot change this phenomenon, then the education is a failure."

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