CHAPTER 542: CHAPTER 316: SUCH A VAST WORLD (PART 2)

Jin Yuan said: "The first speculation is that above these heavy dark clouds, in the deep blue sky, there is a high-hanging Grotto Heaven that is quite unstable, pouring out Immortal Light and showing signs of emerging."

Qin Ming was shocked, this first speculation alone stirred up huge waves in his heart.

In the current Outer World, no sect can elevate a Blessed Land to a Grotto Heaven, yet here there actually is one?

Jin Yuan said: "It’s just a guess, not to be taken seriously. Even if it exists, it’s a decaying ancient Grotto Heaven, extremely dangerous, and could fully collapse at any moment."

Qin Ming finally understood why some well-known figures, whose injuries hadn’t yet healed, looked so eager. Apparently, someone wanted to take the risk and break in.

Jin Yuan warned: "I advise you all to recognize reality. A place so ancient and mysterious, even an eight out of ten Great Grandmasters who enter it will die, and even if an Ancestor Master got trapped, it would be hard to escape unharmed."

Immediately, everyone calmed down.

Jin Yuan said: "The second theory, some Ancestor Masters believe, is that this is a Divine Magnetic Storm, twisting and tearing space, possibly connecting to another domain extremely remote, perhaps millions of miles away, or even farther."

Qin Ming was lost in thought, these conjectures were indeed extraordinary.

He thought of the thatched hut found in the Kunleng "Cursed Land," suspected to be Old Man Liu’s temporary residence after escaping from Yujing.

The owner of the hut recorded having encountered one who had attained the perfection of seven-day layering, whom later drifted to Kunleng due to a Divine Magnetic Storm.

Jin Yuan spoke again, pulling Qin Ming’s thoughts back.

"The third speculation is that above the firmament, extremely terrifying creatures are fighting and getting wounded, with blood etched with Immortal Runes streaking across the night sky and falling here."

Qin Ming was in a daze, saying: "How powerful must these beings be?"

Jin Yuan replied: "At the very least, they must be Earth Immortals!"

Previous wise figures believed these three explanations were closest to the truth.

Someone spoke up: "Apart from the deafening sound when the channel first appeared, there has been no movement above the firmament. I suspect the first theory is applicable here, that an ancient Grotto Heaven has become unstable, we can ride a spaceship and ascend to take a look."

Someone immediately retorted: "Are you crazy? Didn’t you hear? Ancestor Masters who fell in couldn’t escape unharmed."

A renowned figure said: "We can watch from afar, if the Grotto Heaven collapses, perhaps some Earth Immortal Treasures, Heavenly Immortal Scriptures, or even Holy Objects might fall out."

A group of people were all tempted, including Jin Heng of the Fifth Realm who felt, cautiously observing from a distance, should not be a problem.

Two spaceships kept ascending, piercing through the heavy cloud layers, approaching the pitch-black firmament. Later, fierce gusts of wind surged, making the spaceships a bit unstable.

Finally, they reached a high enough area where occasionally strange outer-world substances fell, including Nine Heavens Pure Qi, violent Heavenly Light, as well as inexplicable Flowing Fire, occasionally leaving twinkles on the dark night sky.

The end of that channel was in the distance, where there was an expanse of hazy yet unsettlingly colorful fog, of considerable size, and even the most powerful Pupil Skills couldn’t penetrate through.

"Could it really be a damaged Grotto Heaven, with a large amount of immortal fog flowing out through a crack?"

The two spaceships hovered high above, waiting for more than half a day, with no movement from the front, only the colorful fog and the light of the channel dimmed.

"Alas!"

Earlier, a spaceship had been destroyed, and some who escaped were only in the form of Consciousness Spiritual Light, now all extremely distressed, not knowing how much longer they could survive in this world.

"We’re going to die anyway, we should go and explore!" someone in Consciousness Spiritual Light form exclaimed.

"Right, let’s risk it, if it’s indeed the legendary Grotto Heaven, perhaps it contains Exotic Treasures, mysterious substances, etc., that can help us survive."

Soon, some took action.

The experts on the two ships didn’t stop them, it was a helpless choice, perhaps taking the risk still held a sliver of hope for survival.

However, when those figures entered the colorful fog one after another, not even a splash was aroused.

Jin Yuan said: "They’re dead. There was a larger commotion when a Consciousness Spiritual Light struggled, I vaguely sensed, he was surely torn apart by terrifying forces."

Everyone remained silent, indeed, such a place was not suitable for deep exploration.

People waited from afar, wishing to see if any collapse would occur when the light fog faded.

Qin Ming said: "Under the endless night, the world shrouded in mist is indeed too dangerous. We’ve inexplicably lost a spaceship and dozens of people have died."

Jin Yuan also sighed: "The world is too vast, filled with mystery, the unknown, terrifying and incomprehensible, anything could happen."

The two were somewhat affected, chatting about the Yewu World as fierce gusts of wind churned in the sky. Actually, it was mainly Qin Ming who asked questions, inquiring about the regions currently explored.

Jin Yuan said: "The Yewu World is vast and boundless, I suspect that even those as strong as Earth Immortals have been unable to explore its end. Do you know what the Demon Monster Civilization deep in the Shenshang Plain calls our domain on this side?"

"Eastern Land, or Divine Land?" Qin Ming said, these names had all been used before.

Jin Yuan shook his head and said: "East Corner."

As the name implies, a corner to the east.

"And our eastern side, what’s the situation there?" Qin Ming inquired.

He already knew about the northern domain’s situation, crossing the Endless Mountain Range led to the extremely cold Eastern Land, then there were volcano groups, and farther on was the vast Wilderness.

A Sixth Realm expert from the Yi Clan, after discovering an Earth Immortal playing chess with a human skin, immediately fled, never daring to cross southwards again, exploration suddenly halted.

"The east is extremely dangerous, everywhere on a vast plain is black fire, like the infernal flames of Hell, even Ancestor Masters dare not enter, it burns fiercely, never extinguishing, spanning hundreds of thousands of miles."

Qin Ming was quite shocked, having limited knowledge of the Outer Domain, it was his first time hearing about the eastern situation.

Jin Yuan continued: "Long ago, the Golden Roc Clan had a Sixth Realm expert who flew through the black fire region spanning hundreds of thousands of miles, enduring the unexplained Rune forces’ eroding and rejection in the night sky, and struggled through that land of death, witnessing a vibrant New World."

"What is that new land like?" Qin Ming was immediately intrigued.

"Still shrouded in boundless night, but there are clusters and stretches of Advanced Fire Springs, also meaning the danger level is extremely high."

Jin Yuan narrated how that Sixth Realm expert from the Golden Roc Clan only explored a small section of the domain without daring to delve deeper because the lords of those lands were too powerful.

For instance, in one territory, a Prince might be in the Sixth Realm, while those in famous mountains mostly housed god-like creatures, even Earth Immortals and others.

"There are quite a variety of races there, all extraordinarily transcendent and mysterious, although some have a human form, yet none are humans."

Hearing this, Qin Ming was suddenly absent-minded.

The Golden Roc Clan’s expert did not continue to explore eastwards since it was completely unrealistic.

Jin Yuan said: "Do you know what the creatures of the east call our domain here?"

"I suppose it’s not anything nice," Qin Ming sighed, he could somewhat understand.

Jin Yuan nodded and said: "Yes, those beings call our domain here ’Dust Corner,’ meaning a dusty corner, even less flattering than East Corner."

Qin Ming didn’t know what to say.

Only after a moment did he ask again: "What’s the situation to the south?"