Chapter 646 Irregularities in the River of Spirits (1/2)

Shen Lian quickly finished what he was going to say. These people had lived for thousands of years, though they never doubted Shen Lian's words, for them to forsake all their accomplishments in the present world and follow him to the unknown netherworld, they needed more time to consider.

But they also knew the limitations of training in such a place. They would only reach the level as high as Chen Jinchan. In addition, the celestials and gods had to endure more severe trials of Dao. They understood very well that after passing through the three major Dao trials, there would be never-ending human trials awaiting them. Those would be the most difficult trials. If they remained stagnant and did not advance, they might not be able to save themselves if they got involved in other trials.

The longer time a Daoist had achieved the state of immortality, the more they understood that the misfortunate that ensured would be more unbearable. This was also the laws of the heaven, or else the number of people with immortality would increase and cause only harm and not benefit to the universe.

Shen Lian iterated the reasoning of such, as he was also aware of his unwritten pact with Lu Jiuyuan, so there was only one such opportunity to the Netherworld, the promised place. In future, Shen Lian would never bring the celestials leave this place again, unless it is absolutely needed. This was so that he would not fall out completely with Lu Jiuyan.

Shen Lian now had his eyes closed silently as if he was in the fugue of universe, the immortal Zhenren too had their time to think.

A motion disrupted Shen Lian's blending into the void. The River of Spirits situated between Zifu Peak and Taiyi Peak was rustling and emitting countless Qi of essence from the netherworld, which interrupted Shen Lian.

Shen Lian cast The Primordial Bagua to track its source, and he saw a picture of a sky-piercing enormous tree spiking out of the netherworld. Its root was deeply planted into the netherworld, its trunk extended into the void with no end.

At this moment, a ruthless bull was in a standoff against a serene bird under the mammoth tree.

They were both Bull King and Kui Li. They were finally going to have their ultimate fight, but for an unknown reason, the mammoth tree just sprung out, which Shen Lian guessed had something to do with the World tree in the urban legend.

He could not sit still with such an event going on. So, his mental state returned to his body, opened his eyes and told the celestials, ”Gentlemen, something is happening outside. If you are not interested, you may leave now.”

They were not normal folks, especially Fahai who then asked, ”What is it that is happening now? Let us go and see together. Even if the sky crumbles down, we lot can still help Zhenren Shen patch things up a bit.”

Everyone else agreed. After all, they were the top class of people in this heaven and earth. With the accumulated strength of theirs and Shen Lian the monster, they had nothing to fear.

Shen Lian replied, ”Very well then, let's not treat each other as outsiders.”

Soon, the grand hall shone in golden light and then turned into the sceneries in The Painting of Mountain, River, and Country at the size of a thousand feet, which carried everyone.

This was only when they realized that the original Qing Xuan River of Spirits suddenly rose. Chen Jinchan was casting his prowess to pick up those cultivators who fell into the river by accident.

When Fahai saw this, he exclaimed, ”Chen my friend, let me give you a hand.”

He threw his kasaya into the source where the River of Spirits was flowing into Qing Xuan and blocked the flow of the Yellow Springs.

Fahai's face was seemed to have become bloodshot, as the Yellow River of Spirits became heavier for an unknown reason, seemingly comparable to the essence of Yiyuan Chongshui. Even with his boundless mana and earth-shattering powers, he had to pour out all the mana he had.

A Daoist chuckled, ”Fahai my Daoist brother, let me Long Quanzi give you a hand.”

This Daoist then pointed at the kasaya, and a ray of light emerged to support the kasaya.

Shen Lian nodded towards both of them and said, ”Thank you, my Daoist friends.”