Chapter 111 - The Truth behind the World Annihilation (2/2)
“He borrows the Qi from cultivators in the lower realm,” Shen Ying continued.
“Yes!” Bitao sucked in a deep breath and scanned the crowd. “The Abode Master created the Azure World atop his immortal meridian and introduced hundreds of thousands of living
creatures into the world, so that the living creatures would absorb the Spirit Qi from the Heavens and the Earth to improve their cultivations. Once they die, the Qi would naturally feed back into the immortal meridian.”
“But… the immortal meridian is formed by Immortal Qi, right?” Xuan Yuanyu could not help but ask. “Spirit Qi simply does not match up to Immortal Qi.”
“You’re right, it does not,” Bitao answered. “But we’re talking about millions and millions of cultivators.” Spirit Qi was not as rich as Immortal Qi, but there was strength in numbers. The effect of the destruction of millions of cultivators’ meridians was far greater than a burst of Immortal Qi.
“So…” Yi Qing’s expression was as dark as the bottom of a frying pan. “Every hundred thousand years, the Abode Master annihilates the world so that his immortal meridian can absorb the Spirit Qi of all the cultivators?”
“… Yes,” Bitao nodded.
“…”
All of them sucked in their breaths. All the living creatures of the Three Azure Realms only existed for the sake of this immortal meridian. It was no wonder that the immortals began their massacre the moment they touched down onto the Lower Realm. it was no wonder that this day was called the Day of Re-Harvest – it referred to a rebirth of the world. And “Harvest”… it was referring to the harvest of the living creatures. The harvest was the Spirit Qi released when the living creatures died.
That was the aim of the immortal in when he created this world? All of them were filled with an unspeakable anger, but none of them could do anything about it.
“Don’t worry,” Bitao comforted, “There is a limit to the number of people this Lower Realm can contain. The next time immortals are sent down here will be at least a thousand years later. As long as we make it past today, we will be safe.”
This was no comfort – they all still felt a deep sense of alarm. Xuan Yuanyu’s panic and fear came in bouts. If it had not been for Shen Ying, perhaps… this time would have been like the twelve other times before – the Azure World would have been wiped clean by those immortals.
A dead and heavy silence filled the air. Anyone who found out that they were but tools that the immortal from the Upper Realm created to produce Spirit Qi would feel terrible.
After hearing all of this, Xuan Yuanyu pondered for over ten minutes before he finally regained his composure.
“Thank you for coming to our rescue, Sect Master Shen. What should we do next?” Xuan Yuanyu turned to Shen Ying, addressing her as the pillar of support holding the entire Upper Azure World up. Even the traveling immortals and disciples behind him were looking at her expectantly.
Shen Ying shook her head, “Didn’t Floaty say we would be alright after today? There’s nothing left for me to do here. You can think about what to do next.”
Xuan Yuanyu nodded slowly and thanked Shen Ying again. Then, he turned around and assigned each person a task so that they could repair the damage down to their home.
“I’m tired,” Shen Ying turned to Yi Qing. “Chef, let’s go home.”
“Yes, Master!” Yi Qing had finished regulating his meridians. He walked forward and stopped Shen Ying. “Master, the transportation array is this way.”
“Er…”
The two of them turned to walk toward the transportation array, but Shen Ying suddenly recalled something. She gestured toward Bitao, “Floaty, come here.”
“Yes, Exalted Immortal!” The lower half of his body was still invisible. Bitao floated toward Shen Ying.
Shen Ying walked into the transportation array, still feeling like she was forgetting something.
Forget it, I’m too tired. I’ll think about it again next time.
The Yi Family’s huge worm: “…”
Why isn’t the Great Immortal here yet?
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