As it slowly ascends into the air, surrounded by swirling clouds, gazing into the distance, even one's heart seems to broaden.
"Let's go..."
"Yes, Master."
The Starry Sky Realm flew through the air at a relatively slow speed. After all, concealing their presence and ensuring safety were paramount, so their speed inevitably had to be slower.
Xiao Wenbing wasn't worried about the time; a battle between immortals wouldn't end so quickly, and he had already secretly informed Quini and the others through the master-servant contract.
With proper preparation, spending ten days or half a month grinding away is an easy task.
As for the immortals of the two sects, they wouldn't doubt it either, because since these two sects were going to put on a show, the bigger the effect, the better.
Moreover, according to the information collected by Zhang Yaqi, the shortest time for a duel in history was at least a month. It's said to happen once every thousand years, so even if it takes a little longer, probably no one will care.
Volume 18, Chapter 20: Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons
------------------------
The sky is vast and blue, the wilderness boundless, and the wind blows the grass low, revealing strange beasts.
Flying through the air aboard the Starry Sky Illusion, Xiao Wenbing had deliberately reduced his speed and altitude for this trip. As a result, he could clearly see the unknown monsters moving about in the canyon.
From those two distant mountain ranges, this is indeed a large canyon, but the "large" here is different from the general understanding of "large".
Because, in the celestial realm, the meaning of the word "great" is far beyond what the mortal realm can comprehend.
Within this area of several hundred square kilometers, surrounded by mountains, it's as if a giant S-shaped cleaver has cleaved it, creating two completely different landscapes on the left and right sides.
To the left of the S-shaped terrain lies an endless grassland, where countless monsters leap and frolic, enjoying themselves immensely.
To the right, however, lay a desolate wasteland, barren of any bird's feathers. There, snakes and insects roamed freely, and every now and then, one could see large, colorful centipedes, giant snakes, spiders, or other unknown venomous creatures locked in combat. Every moment, a battle raged, and venomous creatures met their tragic ends. Of course, after absorbing the venom from their opponents, every moment also saw the birth of even more powerful monsters.
The law of the jungle, where the strong prey on the weak, is perfectly exemplified here.
The wonder of the Creator is that monsters and snakes only walk within their own territory, as if that huge S-shaped dividing line has some magical power, and no creature has ever dared to cross it.
Many snakes and insects, when cornered and with nowhere to go, would be safe if they simply crossed the dividing line, but as soon as they approached the obvious S-shaped line, they would tremble all over and then turn back to fight their natural enemies to the death.
The little fairy butterfly held her master's hand tightly. Her eyes only glanced at the snake and insect area before darting away again.
Patting her little hand, Xiao Wenbing asked in surprise, "What kind of thread is this? It's so powerful."
"I'll go take a look." The Mirror God's voice came, and the little bronze mirror jumped out automatically. In any case, the existence of the Mirror God was not a secret in front of the Butterfly Fairy, so there was no need for it to hide anymore.
A streak of white light flashed, casting a faint glow around the S-shaped line.
"How about it?"
"Strange, I sensed a powerful invisible divine force."
"What?" Xiao Wenbing asked in great surprise, "The power of the gods can also be invisible?"
"That's right, try sensing it."
Xiao Wenbing released his divine sense as instructed. After a while, he frowned and said, "That's right, it is indeed a mysterious power. However, I didn't sense any aura of divine power."
"Of course you can't sense it. This is not only the power of an invisible earth god, but also a special kind of earth god power. It only affects the creatures in this valley. If it's an outside creature, it won't be affected at all."
Xiao Wenbing suddenly realized why the Butterfly Fairy could manipulate the Starry Sky Illusionary Realm to fly along an S-shaped path without any problems—it turned out they were a group of outsiders.
Flying continuously along the S-shaped route, for the creatures here, that inviolable territory is their safest place.
The Mirror God casually shot out several beams of white light, constantly analyzing the environment, trying to find the true cause of the "beast tide".
The Starry Sky Illusion Realm gradually increased its speed. Clearly, Butterfly Fairy no longer wanted to stay here.
"So? Did you find it?"
"No," Mirror God said decisively, "However, I have a clue now."
Tell me about it.
"The reason for the beast tide is definitely not that they're tired of living and are going out to their deaths."
Xiao Wenbing was taken aback, then retorted angrily, "Nonsense. Even an idiot would know that."
The Mirror God shook his head and said, "Don't be angry. In my memory, beast tides aren't unique to this place. In places where beast tides occur, it's mostly for this reason. Because the number of wild animals has increased so much, the land can no longer support more creatures. So, the wild animals come in packs and start attacking human territory."
"Ah, I see." Xiao Wenbing gestured for Die Xian to raise the height. So Die Xian couldn't wait to raise the Starry Sky Illusion Realm.
Xiao Wenbing observed carefully for a while and said, "That's right. Although there are many monsters and snakes here, they are not densely distributed. Moreover, judging from the evolutionary consumption of the snakes, there shouldn't be a problem with their large numbers."
"Huh..."
"What's wrong?"
The Mirror God said solemnly, "I've noticed that the closer we get to the center of the valley, the greater the pressure from this divine power becomes."
Xiao Wenbing's eyes lit up, and he said, "You mean... the key is in the center of the valley?"
"That's right."
"Excellent, Butterfly Fairy. Speed things up!"
"yes."
The Mirror God quickly stopped him, saying, "Wait a minute."
"What's wrong?"
"I sense the aura of a celestial realm ahead."
Xiao Wenbing was startled. He knew, of course, that he was no match for the immortal at this moment.
"Is it... a Beast Immortal?"
"It might be an insect immortal's abode, but it's definitely not a human immortal's abode."
"Alright, Butterfly Fairy, approach slowly. As long as we don't go too fast, they shouldn't be able to spot us."
As they continued to advance into the Starry Sky Realm, they found that the monsters in the heart of the valley were indeed more powerful.
If the monsters and snakes on the outskirts of the valley were merely powerful creatures with strong physiques and venom, then the deeper one flew, the more demonic figures appeared. However, so far, no beasts or insects that had reached the realm of immortals had been seen.
"Aww..."
A loud, piercing scream came from ahead.
"Hiss..."
Then, another strange sound grew louder and louder.
All the wild beasts, insects, and snakes seemed to have encountered their nemesis, and suddenly they were thrown into chaos. The powerful ones desperately rushed outwards, while the weaker ones could only lie on the ground, exposing their most vulnerable parts, trembling in fear.
"Look, there's movement."
"Let's climb a little higher and take a look."
Under the control of the Butterfly Fairy, the Starry Sky Illusion Realm rose higher and higher. Finally, they saw a strange sight.
Several hundred meters ahead, there is a gap on the S-shaped dividing line. This gap is a pitch-black, deep hole, the entrance of which is bottomless.
Outside the cave entrance, two towering monsters stood fiercely facing each other. Clearly, they were wary of each other, and neither could gain the upper hand.
On the left is a multi-armed, large-eared monster, and on the right is a giant python.
"Wenbing, this python does resemble your great serpent incarnation quite a bit," the Mirror God joked.
"Is that so?" Xiao Wenbing chuckled, "However, the power of the serpent's incarnation seems to be inferior to itss."
Although the origins and strength of these two monsters cannot be discerned, judging from the constant pressure emanating from them, they are both monsters of the Upper Immortal level, and their cultivation is certainly no less than that of Mu Hua.
The two monsters had their eyes half-closed and would roar every now and then. Each roar would cause all living things within a hundred feet to tremble.
"Good heavens, what are they doing? Are they in heat?" Xiao Wenbing said with displeasure.
If it weren't for the unique filtering ability of the Starry Sky Illusionary Realm, he and Butterfly Fairy would have given up long ago.
The Mirror God, who had been watching them closely, suddenly cried out, "Wen Bing, be careful! They've discovered the Starry Illusion Realm!"
Xiao Wenbing was greatly alarmed, but before he could order the Butterfly Fairy to react, the wind and clouds below suddenly rose and changed.
The two enormous monsters suddenly opened their eyes, their icy gazes seemingly piercing through the void and deeply penetrating Xiao Wenbing's chest.
Xiao Wenbing was terrified and immediately shouted, "Butterfly Fairy, run!"
However, his reaction was still a step too slow; the giant snake had already opened its mouth, and a powerful suction force pulled the Starry Sky Illusion Realm in.
Although Butterfly Fairy tried her best to break free, the difference in strength between the two was too great, and Star Dou Illusion Realm still flew rapidly towards the giant serpent's maw.
Seeing the enormous, foul-smelling serpent's maw right before him, Xiao Wenbing calmed down. He suddenly pulled out a large stack of runes from his Heavenly Void Ring and threw them into the serpent's gaping maw without even looking at them.
The giant python initially swallowed the large stack of things without a second thought. However, the immense power of the immortal realm immediately alerted it to something amiss.
"Snap." The enormous snake's mouth closed tightly.
Then a series of crackling explosions came from inside the serpent's belly. Immediately afterwards, the serpent involuntarily opened its mouth wide, and countless plumes of smoke billowed from its mouth and nostrils.
Almost simultaneously, the enormous serpent began to writhe on the ground, and painful howls emanated from the unfortunate immortal, sending chills down the spines of everyone present.
"Run! Run!" Xiao Wenbing shouted.
The Butterfly Fairy dared not delay and manipulated the Starry Illusion Realm to fly upwards.
"Wenbing, what did you feed that snake just now?"
"Ah, those are Earth and Heaven Thunder Talismans made by the white-robed man. There must be several hundred of them. He accepted them all."
"Heaven... Thunder?"
"That's right, it's just that it's so greedy. You can't blame me for that."
"Thump..." The Starry Sky Illusion Realm seemed to have knocked over something and came to a sudden stop.
Xiao Wenbing looked up and saw that the multi-armed, big-eared monster that had been confronting the giant snake had somehow appeared above them.
"not good."
Just as Xiao Wenbing cried out in alarm, the eight giant hands on the big-eared monster's body reached out, and eight beams of intense light instantly struck the Starry Sky Illusion Realm. Seeing the serpent's miserable state, the big-eared monster no longer dared to underestimate this seemingly harmless little thing. With its first attack, it unleashed its strongest power.