Chapter 626 The Identity of Zi Yu

Soon.

The entire spiritual field of purple light was replaced by black mist!

With a violent surge, the black mist contracted towards the flower's body.

A flash of purplish-black light.

The giant flower transformed into a black-clothed maiden!

Judging by her appearance, she was exactly the Zi Yu from before!

Yet, this Zi Yu felt incredibly unfamiliar to Wang Yang.

Especially the faint black glow flickering in the maiden's eyes, which dared not meet Wang Yang's gaze.

Not just her eyes.

All the skin exposed on the maiden was covered by a layer of faint black mist!

At first glance, she looked like a villainous great demon.

"Wife..." Wang Yang mustered immense courage and asked, "Is... is it you..."

The maiden looked at Wang Yang with a complex expression: "A' Yang..."

Hearing the familiar call, Wang Yang finally confirmed that this maiden was indeed his wife!

"Yu'er, what on earth has happened to you?" Wang Yang hurried over, grabbing Zi Yu's hand and asking anxiously, "Are you sick?"

"A' Yang..." Zi Yun gently stroked Wang Yang's cheek. "It seems... you still haven't remembered..."

"Remember what?" Wang Yang asked urgently. "What is happening to you?"

Zi Yu did not answer but looked up at the sky.

"The sky... is about to change..."

"Yu'er, what are you talking about?" Wang Yang was clearly confused. "Don't scare me!"

"Alas..." Zi Yu sighed. "In any case... let's leave this place of trouble first..."

To Wang Yang's utter bewilderment, Zi Yun unleashed a large amount of black mist!

The black mist rapidly spread outwards, soon engulfing the entire Zi Yun Sect!

The sky instantly darkened.

A commotion erupted within the sect.

This darkness was not the oppressive darkness of storm clouds, but a complete ink-black!

Especially the unsettling, strange aura mixed within the black mist!

It was clearly very wrong!

True Lord Zi Yun immediately gathered all the elders, preparing to figure out what had happened.

Suddenly!

The massive black mist shroud disappeared!

Along with it, the entire Zi Yun Sect vanished!

Where the sect had once stood, only bare ground remained, nothing left!

True Lord Zi Yun and the others were stunned!

At this moment, they could feel their location shifting at an incredible speed.

It was as if they were sitting in a speeding carriage.

Of course, the speed was beyond anything a carriage could compare to!

Looking through the black shroud, they could vaguely make out glimpses of the outside world.

Beyond the black shroud was the boundless void!

Interspersed with numerous spatial rifts and turbulent flows, filling them with unease.

At the same time, a figure flew above the Zi Yun Sect.

Upon seeing the person's appearance, True Lord Zi Yun and the others were dumbfounded!

It was Zi Yu, who had been presumed 'dead' for a long time!

True Lord Zi Yun reacted immediately!

All of this was likely related to Miss Zi Yu!

She gathered her courage and flew into the air, approaching Zi Yu.

Upon closer inspection, Zi Yu looked completely different from her memories!

Her appearance hadn't changed, but she was shrouded in a faint black mist.

Especially the flickering black light in her eyes, which was deeply unsettling!

"Miss Zi Yu..." True Lord Zi Yun cautiously asked, "What is all this..."

"It is... difficult for me to speak now..." Zi Yu's expression seemed to be strained with great effort. "In short... don't ask for now..."

This simple sentence seemed to have exhausted all her strength.

True Lord Zi Yun had no choice but to retreat to the ground and find Wang Yang, who was in a dazed state by the spiritual field.

After Wang Yang's stuttered explanation, True Lord Zi Yun finally understood some of it.

All of this was indeed caused by Zi Yu.

As for why, she was unsure.

The only certainty was that Zi Yu was not harming them.

Because Zi Yu's aura was currently too terrifying, too terrifying!

With such Zi Yu, a single thought could easily obliterate everyone!

As for where Zi Yu would take them, True Lord Zi Yun had no idea...

Not long after, everyone felt a sense of panic and chest tightness.

It was as if they could no longer breathe...

This feeling, once it appeared, became increasingly intense!

In just a few breaths, everyone truly could not breathe!

The ordinary disciples were fine.

For someone of True Lord Zi Yun's cultivation, "breathing" no longer solely referred to breathing through their nose.

Her body could absorb spiritual energy from heaven and earth, achieving the same purpose as breathing.

If it were just simple physiological breath-holding, she could hold it indefinitely...

But now, even she could not "breathe"!

A wave of dizziness washed over them, and everyone collapsed to the ground...

Zi Yu looked at everyone with a complex expression, then released a layer of black mist to envelop the unconscious individuals.

After doing this, Zi Yu's face turned pale!

Her body even trembled slightly from weakness.

Zi Yu's expression turned somber...

In the end...

It was still too strenuous...

Then, Zi Yu gritted her teeth and continued to persevere!

Master...

This is all I can do for you...

From now on, it will depend on yourself...

...

I don't know how much time has passed.

When True Lord Zi Yun and the others woke up, they found themselves in a completely unfamiliar world!

It was dim and dark everywhere, and the air exuded a cold, oppressive aura.

In the sky, there was a semi-transparent blue ribbon of light.

Floating on the ribbon were many light blue clusters, their nature unknown.

They were located at the edge of a mountain range.

The mountains did not appear to be made of stone, yet their composition was unclear.

The entire mountain range had a strange dark red hue, which made people feel deeply suppressed.

The surrounding ground was barren, and some areas were cracked.

Not far ahead was a great river whose far bank could not be seen.

Even from a distance, one could feel the strange aura emanating from the river water.

Cold, despair, death...

Everyone quickly lowered their heads.

Just a single glance had felt like their souls were about to collapse!

"You may have to endure staying here for a while," Zi Yu said to everyone.

"Miss Zi Yu..." True Lord Zi Yun stepped forward a few paces, asking doubtfully, "Where... is this place?"

"This is the place where the deceased pass on," Zi Yun said gravely. "You may call it the Underworld."

"Underworld?"

This unfamiliar term clearly left True Lord Zi Yun somewhat bewildered.

The deceased pass on...

Judging by the words alone, it bore some resemblance to the legendary underworld.

However, the scene before them did not quite match the legendary underworld...

But True Lord Zi Yun did not dwell on this issue.

After all, her understanding of the underworld was only based on hearsay, not firsthand experience.

More importantly, there was a more pressing matter to resolve.

"Miss Zi Yu..." True Lord Zi Yun asked again, "Why did you bring us to this place...?"

"Disaster is imminent," Zi Yun replied. "Your world is about to change!"

"Our world?" True Lord Zi Yun quickly seized on the key point.

"That's right," Zi Yu nodded. "This is no longer the world you were in before."

This news was too explosive, leaving True Lord Zi Yun temporarily unable to comprehend.

In her understanding, the world consisted of the cultivation world, the immortal realm, and the underworld.

Now, Zi Yu's sudden mention of other worlds was a great blow to her worldview...

After all, she had previously believed her world system to be the only one.

Now that Zi Yu told her otherwise, she naturally found it difficult to accept.

After a long while, True Lord Zi Yun regained her senses.

Although she still had difficulty comprehending, she temporarily accepted the fact.

"What... danger is it?" True Lord Zi Yun asked.

"A cataclysmic disaster!" Zi Yu sighed. "Whether humanity can overcome it is unknown..."

"Then who... are you?" True Lord Zi Yun asked again.

"I am a flower born in the Underworld," Zi Yu's expression seemed to fall into memory. "My true name is You Ming Shi Jie."

"I brought you all here forcefully before I had fully recovered, and I am about to enter hibernation. " Zi Yu instructed, "Also, during my hibernation, you must not leave this area. Otherwise, you will be in mortal danger."

After speaking, Zi Yu approached Wang Yang.

"A' Yang..."

"You and I share the same origin..." Zi Yun said gently. "The answer you seek is here."

After speaking, Zi Yu left the bewildered Wang Yang for the nth time and walked directly to the foot of the mountain.

Then, she transformed back into her black original form and rooted herself in the ground.

A layer of black protective shield appeared, enclosing the Zi Yun Sect members.

It seemed Zi Yu was beginning her previously mentioned hibernation.

True Lord Zi Yun and a few elders walked up to Wang Yang.

Awaiting Wang Yang's answer.

Since Zi Yu had said so, Wang Yang must know something, right?

Good lad, you've been hiding your depths!

Although theoretically, True Lord Zi Yun and the others felt that since Wang Yang was connected to Zi Yu, his identity must be extraordinary.

But theory was theory.

Having known each other for so long, this relationship wouldn't change overnight.

In everyone's subconscious, Wang Yang was still the honest disciple, the lowest of the low...

It was like a poor old father suddenly learning his son was a billionaire, but it didn't stop him from waving his Seven Wolves cigarette.

They stared at each other.

Wang Yang felt a sense of panic...

Although he had heard Zi Yu's words just now, the problem was...

He truly knew nothing...

His wife had resurrected and inexplicably caused such a commotion, and he was still completely confused, okay...

A few minutes later.

Seeing that Wang Yang truly knew nothing, True Lord Zi Yun and the others finally ended their death stares.

Leaving Wang Yang bewildered on the spot, True Lord Zi Yun approached the edge of the black protective shield.

She believed some of Zi Yu's words, but not all of them.

However, as someone who valued caution, she certainly wouldn't risk her life.

Stopping at the edge of the shield, True Lord Zi Yun took something out of her ring and threw it out.

Outside the shield, the air distorted!

The next moment, two beasts formed from black mist surged out of the air!

She had never seen the appearance of these beasts before, but they looked terrifying and frightening.

Moreover, they seemed to be entirely composed of energy, with no physical form whatsoever.

As soon as the black mist beasts appeared, they immediately tore the item True Lord Zi Yun had thrown into pieces!

The action was so fast that True Lord Zi Yun couldn't even see how they did it!

Then, the two black mist beasts hovered in mid-air, their eyes fixed on True Lord Zi Yun within the shield.

Her life aura was a fatal attraction to them!

"——!"

The two black mist beasts let out a piercing howl and charged at True Lord Zi Yun like mad beasts!

Hearing this howl, True Lord Zi Yun and everyone behind her felt a ringing in their ears!

At this moment, they felt their very souls were being shattered!

"Thump, thump, thump..."

Their legs gave way, and they all collapsed to the ground...

The two beasts were extremely fast, reaching the edge of the black protective shield almost instantly.

Then...

They stopped simultaneously...

The black flames in their eyes flickered, and their bodies retreated into the void.

It seemed the black protective shield made them extremely wary...

After a long time, True Lord Zi Yun shakily stood up.

Phew!

Scared me to death!

Now she fully believed that this place was indeed extremely, extremely dangerous...

If she stepped half a step outside this black protective shield, she would surely be finished instantly!

Everyone retreated to Zi Yu's original body, feeling slightly more at ease.

Standing in place, their hearts were incredibly complex.

The Underworld...

It sounded terrifying...

And it truly was terrifying...

But Zi Yu's name also made them feel a sense of dread.

You Ming Shi Jie...

Which realm was she intending to destroy?

And what was the cataclysmic disaster she spoke of?

And when would they be able to return?

Or rather...

Could they...

Still return?

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