On that ancient and desolate land, Lu Qingyang walked step by step, each stride seemingly casual yet spanning a hundred feet, leaving onlookers dumbfounded. When they rubbed their eyes and looked again, he was already gone.
Strolling in the vast world furnace.
Lu Qingyang suddenly felt a surge of closeness in his heart, as if the land beneath his feet was closely connected to his bloodline, and he could control it.
This feeling was not unfamiliar.
When he had transformed into the Heavenly Dao Immortal Wood of the Qingyang Realm, this sensation was even stronger while he was in the Qingyang Realm. Now, it felt like a distant memory revisited.
In this moment, Lu Qingyang's mind cleared up.
"With the Qingyang Immortal Nation rooted in the Ancient Desolation, the power of the Qingyang Realm has also seeped in. As the incarnation of the Heavenly Dao of the Qingyang Realm, my perception is naturally sharp. If the Immortal Nation eventually occupies the No Immortals Realm, I might be able to contend with the Heavenly Dao of this realm, seize its power, and ultimately rule both realms!"
This was the contest between the Heavenly Daos.
One realm's Heavenly Dao invading another, gradually absorbing its power, eventually swallowing and strengthening itself.
However,
Achieving this was no easy feat.
Occupying the Ancient Desolation was merely the first step in invading the No Immortals Realm. Fully controlling the No Immortals Realm required extraordinary power, which was beyond the current capability of the Qingyang Immortal Nation.
As Lu Qingyang wandered through the Ancient Desolation, feeling the earth and sky, he suddenly stopped.
Ahead, black soil spread out, resembling dried bloodstains. An ominous premonition rose in his heart, accompanied by an indescribable sense of disgust.
"This is... the Forbidden Abyss of Life!"
Lu Qingyang understood that this was indeed the Forbidden Abyss.
Gazing at this area, his face turned solemn, and the feeling of disgust grew stronger, making him want to destroy this forbidden land.
This impulse didn't come from Lu Qingyang himself, but from his instinct as the Heavenly Dao Immortal Wood.
In other words,
This Forbidden Abyss was a plague upon the entire world.
"The ancient texts say that this abyss has existed since the ancient times. Countless powerful beings have perished here, making it a fearsome place in the Ancient Desolation."
"Moreover, the abyss is constantly expanding, and there may come a day when it engulfs the entire Ancient Desolation."
"To curb its spread, powerful beings of the No Immortals Realm often enter the abyss at the end of their lives to fight the eerie forces within, hoping to halt its advance."
"But this is only a temporary solution, like trying to put out a fire with a cup of water. The abyss has never been truly contained; instead, it has grown stronger with each fallen powerful being."
Recalling everything about the Forbidden Abyss, Lu Qingyang remained wary of this place.
This abyss from the ancient times was mysterious and unpredictable. Even quasi-emperors had fallen within, and emperors had shed blood here.
Facing such an existence, how could Lu Qingyang dare to be careless?
Now that the Qingyang Immortal Nation was established in the Ancient Desolation, if the abyss was left unchecked, it would eventually threaten the very foundation of the nation.
Therefore,
Lu Qingyang's purpose in this trip was merely to probe the reality of the abyss.
At this moment, he was only traversing the world with his avatar. Even if he fell into the abyss, it would only cost a portion of his power, which could be recovered later.
Thinking this,
Lu Qingyang stepped into the abyss.
As his toes touched the black soil, a wave of cold and evil energy surged towards him, trying to corrode his vitality.
"There is something strange indeed!"
Lu Qingyang's body trembled slightly, his vast vitality like a sun furnace, instantly dispersing the cold.
However,
The cold energy seemed to have a mind of its own, dispersing and regrouping, coming at him even more fiercely.
Lu Qingyang's expression remained unchanged, his vitality like sunlight, protecting his entire body, causing all the cold to vanish in his scorching aura.
As he ventured deeper, Lu Qingyang felt as if an eerie eye was watching him, but when he spread his spiritual sense, he found nothing unusual.
This experience made him even more cautious of the Forbidden Abyss.
"I want to see what mysteries this abyss holds!"
With this thought, Lu Qingyang surveyed his surroundings, seeing the black soil stretching out and black-brown desolate mountains standing tall.
Since entering the abyss, he had not seen a single living creature. This place seemed like a dead zone where no living being would tread.
Now, Lu Qingyang understood why this place was called the Forbidden Abyss of Life.
Because no living being dared to enter, and those who mistakenly did were consumed by the evil energy and perished.
Along the way,
Lu Qingyang saw many scattered skeletons, both of fierce beasts and humans. Some bones crumbled at a touch, having been dead for countless years.
As time passed, the sun set in the west, night fell, and the bright moon hung in the sky, casting a strange red glow, like a blood curtain covering the sky.
At the same time,
Strange howls echoed within the abyss, like the awakening of a sleeping creature.
Not only that, but the cold of the day suddenly increased tenfold at night. Even with Lu Qingyang's sun furnace-like vitality, he couldn't help but feel a slight chill.
Suddenly,
Lu Qingyang felt a sense of danger, instinctively dodging. He saw a black mist swirling in his shadow, from which a blue-black hand emerged.
"Perish!"
Lu Qingyang uttered a word, and his vitality surged, forming an indestructible blade that slashed at the blue-black hand.
As they clashed, the blue-black hand was severed in two, spilling foul-smelling green blood, accompanied by a roar of anger and pain from the shadow.
Then,
A creature covered in green fur, exuding a rotting stench, suddenly appeared. The cold energy surged, and Lu Qingyang immediately felt a strange chill invade his body, slightly stagnating his vitality.
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