RPAGF Chapter 55 Boundary Barrier
Chapter 55 Boundary Barrier
The enormous crack stretched across the desolate land like an insurmountable chasm, with a heavy, oppressive fog pressing down on it, obscuring the entire landscape and threatening eternal damnation with the slightest misstep.
No wonder the Mirror Spirit always wanted to leave this place; anyone who lived in such a horrible place for too long would go insane.
"Hey, just walk a little further ahead and you'll reach the place you're looking for. I can't get there, so you'll have to go by yourselves. Don't come looking for me if you encounter any danger; I can't help you. Could you please remove the things from my clothes?"
The dark and narrow cave was illuminated only by scattered fireflies, and the last talisman was about to burn out.
Why can't you get through?
"Why are you asking so many questions? Hurry up and take off those things from me, you're keeping me from going out to play!"
After spending half a month together, Liu Xingxing realized that although the Mirror Spirit was a bit talkative and always acting out, he didn't have any bad intentions.
Actually, the spirit-binding rope binding him had been removed a long time ago, but he just didn't know it. However, that didn't stop Liu Xingxing from pretending to chant a spell to him, pretending to untie the spirit-binding rope.
"Alright, you're free now. I advise you to leave here as soon as possible, or this place might collapse in a minute."
After all, forcibly opening the boundary barrier is no small matter, and it might even cause some strange phenomena.
The Mirror Spirit glanced at the three of them one last time and said in a muffled voice, "Does this mean I'll never see you again?"
Liu Xingxing smiled calmly: "After all, we're not from the same world. You should also know that every world has its own set of rules..."
"Oh, that's settled then. I'll be going now to avoid getting involved."
The spirit paused for a moment, then added, "...Thank you for the clothes. They should last me for hundreds of years."
After saying that, he left without looking back.
Liu Xingxing scratched her head, indicating that she didn't understand his thought process.
"Let's go. The air here is getting thinner, but the spiritual energy seems to be getting stronger. You should feel it the most, Baili, right?"
"really."
Baili Shu glanced at the dark passage ahead, illuminated by endless talismanic light. Ever since he stepped down into this crevice, his dantian, which had been depleted for many years, had actually started to function again.
He knew then that after all these years, he had finally found his way home...
Seeing the two usually quiet people now clearly showing some excitement, Ah Zheng was not so excited. After all, no matter how much he imagined it, it couldn't compare to the shock of seeing it with his own eyes, and right now he hadn't seen anything.
"By the way, Zheng, are you going back to Baili's Xiaoyao Sect with him or to Xuanshan Sect with me? Although your five sense meridians have been opened, if you want to live longer, you still need to find a rare treasure to cleanse your mortal body. This process is very difficult."
Although she herself possessed a "Flowing Leaf Star Orchid" that could drain the marrow, it was only effective for people with spiritual roots and was completely useless to someone like him. However, the Yuanzhou Continent was so vast that there must be extraordinary treasures that could cure his condition.
If he finds it, it's his good fortune; if he doesn't, it's his fate.
As for defying fate, she could help him with one-tenth of the task, which was already more than enough. The rest was up to him.
"I think I should go and see Brother Baili's sect first. I often hear him talk about how wonderful his hometown is, like a fairyland, but I have never seen it with my own eyes."
"Have you decided?"
"Well, it's decided."
"No regrets?"
"No regrets."
The two of them were talking incoherently.
Looking at the illuminating talisman in Baili Shu's hand, which was about to burn out its last bit of light, the flickering light of the talisman illuminated her face, making it impossible to see what her expression was at this moment.
Finally, Liu Xingxing simply said, "What a pity."
A-Zheng could not deny it, but only Baili Shu knew what Liu Xingxing meant by "it's a pity".
In the blink of an eye, he gave up something he would regret for the rest of his life, but Baili Shu could not make any decisions for him.
Ultimately, whether or not they share the same class of thinking, who can predict what will happen in the future? Right now, he's just doing what he thinks he should do.
Baili Shu was about to say something to persuade A Zheng to stay, but Liu Xingxing's casual "We've arrived" interrupted him.
The three of them looked up together at the large square altar and the "wall" behind it that resembled a shattered mirror, yet was not quite a wall.
That "wall" was like a crack torn open in the air, through which one could vaguely glimpse the appearance of another world.
The azure sea and sky, the clear mountains and waters, are completely different from this dark and oppressive huge stone chamber. The "wall" placed on the altar seems too abrupt.
A steady stream of spiritual energy leaked out from the "wall," and Liu Xingxing, who had been gradually replenishing her spiritual power since arriving here, was doing so just like she had in the world of cultivation.
"So this is what a boundary barrier looks like..."
It's pretty much like the cracks at the edge of the world you'd imagine.
"Miss Liu, what should we do next?"
"Easy to say."
Liu Xingxing raised her right hand and rubbed the ring on her index finger. Suddenly, a dark shadow darted out of the ring.
"Ouch, you almost killed me! Didn't you know to be careful? If something happened, couldn't you have just told me? I would have come out by myself. I was just sleeping!"
The little snake fell out with a thud, and as always, it didn't utter a single kind word.
The other two people present stared in astonishment at the black snake on the ground, which was over a meter long, had small horns, and could speak human language.
"Eating Youyou Jiao?"
"who!"
The little snake suddenly turned its head, flicking its tongue and staring at him fiercely with a menacing glint in its eyes.
"These are your new underlings? Not very good, one or two weaklings. I could eat a hundred of them in one bite!"
"Uh... they're not my underlings, nor are they meant to be your food."
"Hmph, what's the point of calling me out if there's no reward? By the way, what kind of place is this? The spiritual energy is so thin I can hardly breathe. Didn't we go back to your Turkey Mountain? How did we end up here?"
Watching the two of them, one human and one snake, converse, this was the first time Ah Zheng had ever seen anything like it.
A talking snake—how amazing!
Does that mean all animals in that world can talk?
Baili Shu admired Liu Jun even more. He was indeed a great power among great powers, so casually taking the Devouring Flood Dragon as a pet.
"Alright, stop rambling. Time is of the essence, so I'll just keep it brief. This isn't our world, but rather a mortal realm... this..."
Liu Xingxing pointed to the "wall" and said, "Boundary barrier. We need to open this to return to our original world."
"After I open it, you immediately take the two of them inside. I'll grab you and go in with me. I don't know how big an opening I can make, so you have to time it right."
"Holy crap, that's incredibly reckless! Tearing a rift in the world with your bare hands, can you handle it?"
"Even if we can't hold on, we have to go. You guys retreat a little, Little Snake, get ready."
"Alright, alright, I haven't had a single good day following you. Remember to pay me when we get back, and make sure you explain this to me."
The little snake retreated a few meters away, its body suddenly growing several times larger. It turned its head to the two weaklings who hadn't moved yet and said, "What are you standing there for? Come on up, hold on tight, or I won't be responsible if you fall behind."
Baili Shu didn't delay. He apologized and then grabbed A-Zheng, lifting him onto the little snake's back.
Ah Zheng is just an ordinary mortal now, and he certainly can't withstand the impact of the Devouring Dragon taking flight. He can only try his best to hold onto its wrist to prevent it from falling.
Seeing that both the person and the snake had retreated to a safe distance, Liu Xingxing turned her attention back to the boundary barrier. She began to channel her spiritual power to create a protective shield for herself. She then glanced at the mirror fragment "wall" that resembled a giant eye and reached in with both hands as if to pry it open.
As a crack about a finger's length was torn open in the wall, an incredibly powerful force roared out. Liu Xingxing clung desperately to the small crack, trying to widen it. The hurricane kept blowing past her sides, and the stone chamber shook. The hundreds of kilograms of stones piled outside were also blown and rolled.
Even though the little snake had grown a bit bigger, it still couldn't withstand such a strong impact and was blown back a few steps.
Liu Xingxing, who was at the source, was in an even worse situation. However, she was still desperately tearing open the crack little by little with her hands, and she was adding layer after layer of protective shields to her body. The spiritual power stored in her dantian was rapidly decreasing, and it was impossible to replenish it so quickly.
"Ah!!! I want to go back!!!"
Liu Xingxing's eyes were bloodshot, and her originally slender, jade-like hands were almost torn to the bone by the boundary barrier.
Those deep underground were unaware that thunderclouds were already rolling above the canyon, with lightning striking continuously, creating an almost celestial spectacle.
……
"puff!"
No, she can't collapse here, she has to go back...
Looking at the crack that was almost as tall as a person and half a person in size, Liu Xingxing's hands were almost completely white bones and she had no feeling in them. Her dantian was almost completely depleted. Her heart had never been so resolute.
She wants to go back!