Free Web NovelChapter 1889: Chapter 20: Immortal Realm or Demon Realm?
The task of guarding the array eye of the Ascending Immortal Platform changes every three months. Su Changqing has been here long enough, and naturally needs a temporary rest.
However, this time, the person coming to replace him was Pei Laoliu, which he did not expect. Generally speaking, it was the ordinary elders of the Tianyuan Sect who were stationed at the array eye, so it’s rare for Master Liu, the Great Elder, to come personally this time.
Moreover, from the several figures that have descended one after another, he has also brought several elders of the sect, making the lineup on the Ascending Immortal Platform staggering to the loose cultivators below.
However, after a brief consideration, Su Changqing understood the other’s intention. Although Master Liu’s arrival was unexpected, it made sense, just like his own presence here.
Because his mentor would soon return, and regardless of what plan his mentor might have in the Immortal Realm, ensuring the smoothness of the Guiding Immortal Road is the primary concern, and there must be no mistakes.
The high-level forces of the Tianyuan Sect have all come to prevent a disruption in the Immortal Path, which would affect the plan his mentor is executing.
In addition, another reason that Master Liu and the elders have come is because of these Heavenly Demons.
The frequency of Heavenly Demon appearances has been increasing, and their numbers have been growing as well.
Initially, at most one or two Heavenly Demons could escape from the Immortal Realm, but as time goes on, the spatial barriers have grown weaker, and now each appearance of Heavenly Demons is in the hundreds or thousands.
Although these numbers seem insignificant to the cultivators here, as there are more cultivators than that, and it’s easy to slay these Heavenly Demons, as just seen.
But Su Changqing, who knows the inner workings of the Heavenly Demons, does not believe it will be that simple.
It is crucial to realize that Heavenly Demons are actually part of the Demon Clan, and in the Second Universe, although the number of demons is not as terrifying as the Desert Worm Clan or the Beller Clan, it’s certainly considerable. The few hundred demons that have crossed over were merely a drop in the bucket of the true demon army.
The only thing still limiting them is the barriers between the Immortal Realm and the Mortal World. The Demon Clan only sends a few at a time because of these obstructions, and who knows how many monsters are concealed behind that Immortal Road.
What troubles Su Changqing the most is this: the spatial barriers are weakening, and once the Demon Clan can freely move between the Mortal World and the Immortal Realm, they won’t be able to resist with just their current manpower.
"Mentor, I wonder how you are setting things up over there. What does the Immortal Realm truly look like, and why are there so many demons..."
Su Changqing looked up at the sky, his eyes piercing through the golden Immortal Road, as if seeing the scene at the end of it, where countless demons were baring their fangs. It seemed the Immortal Realm wasn’t as beautiful as imagined.
For now, he could only pin his hopes on his mentor.
"Changqing, leave this to me. You rest well, then head back quickly. I heard that a major battle broke out not long ago over at the Prism Star System, and even a Demon Immortal Level creature showed up, making quite a commotion. I reckon there will be plenty of follow-up troubles, so you better hurry over and take care of it."
Pei Laoliu walked over, patted his shoulder, and then replaced him in the position at the array eye.
Although Su Changqing was somewhat uneasy about the situation here, as the Inspector of the Star Alliance, he couldn’t possibly stay here for too long. He must hurry back to the organization where there’s surely a pile of matters awaiting his handling.
Watching Su Changqing’s departing figure, Pei Laoliu sighed slightly, his gaze shifting worriedly towards the Immortal Road.
"These creatures are becoming more restless, and I wonder how Xiao Man is doing over there..."
He murmured to himself, and just as he closed his eyes to activate his cultivation technique, the area above the Immortal Road suddenly trembled. Immediately, large swaths of black aura surged down, instantly flooding the sky.
"What’s happening!?"
The group of cultivators below was startled by this scene. As they looked up at the sky, seeing the overwhelming black aura, expressions of shock appeared on their faces.
"This is... this is the aura of the Heavenly Demons? How can there be so many!?"
The next moment, a dense swarm of countless Heavenly Demons swarmed over from the other end of the Immortal Road, as if the sky had opened a large hole and they were flowing out like rivers.
"It’s the Heavenly Demons! It’s the Heavenly Demons! Form the array! Form the array!"
The other elders were also taken aback. They also didn’t expect these Heavenly Demons to come so quickly. They had just invaded once, and in such a short while, they appeared again. According to past experience, even if another wave of Heavenly Demons were to come, it should have been at least a few days later. This time it was indeed beyond expectation.
The cultivators scrambled to throw out their magic treasures, hurling them at the overwhelming horde of Heavenly Demons.
But this time, the number of Heavenly Demons was too astonishing, densely filling the entire sky. At a rough glance, there were at least tens of thousands.
Thousands of Heavenly Demons, their number far exceeding that of the present cultivators.
