The Azure Sky Sword Sea Is on the Left, Damn It

　　Today, the weather was unexpectedly brighter, and there were no waves roaring on the shore.

　　It seemed that Chen Xia's two slaps were really effective. This was also his usual method.

　　When reasoning didn't work, he would resort to force.

　　You've got to be afraid of force, right?

　　There was also some philosophy in it.

　　For example, people die when they are killed.

　　Chen Xia sat outside the pavilion, his legs spread apart, his hands on his legs, and his head propped up. Suddenly, he asked Qiu Yi behind him,

　　"If I go from the Lanhai Sea, can I really leave Qingzhou and reach the Outer Domain?"

　　"That's what the rumors say, but no one really knows. Some people have tried, but they all came back, so there's no news of a successful attempt," Qiu Yi's voice came out of thin air. She was sitting upright, studying an extremely complex Dao Chapter.

　　Chen Xia's gaze stretched towards the distant mountains. Suddenly, he asked,

　　"Do you think I can get out?"

　　Qiu Yi's bright eyes blinked. She didn't answer immediately. After a long while, she replied softly through her divine sense that seemed to appear out of thin air,

　　"I don't know. Why do you want to leave?"

　　This question left Chen Xia stunned.

　　All along, he had been looking for a quiet place where no one would disturb him, a place where he could steadily add points and lie around sleeping every day.

　　Wasn't Qingzhou the place he had always dreamed of?

　　Why did he still want to leave?

　　This was indeed a good question.

　　Chen Xia put down the hand that was propping his head. A smile spread across his lips. He leaned back in the chair, looked at the sky, and replied with a light laugh,

　　"Because I'm never alone. And rather than seeing the graves of old friends, I'd prefer to see them in person."

　　"I... I feel the same," Qiu Yi said, rarely speaking up. Her eyes were still fixed on the complex Dao Chapter in her hand, as if it wasn't her who was speaking.

　　Chen Xia nodded. "Well, I hope we both get what we wish for."

　　"O - okay," Qiu Yi said. It was hard to tell if she was stuttering or imitating Chen Xia.

　　Today, the sunlight was intense.

　　Although it was bright,

　　it was a bit too dazzling to keep one's eyes open.

　　————

　　At the border of the realm.

　　Every day when passing by the stone lion, the big yellow dog would ride on it. After that, it would sigh to Zhang Daoming.

　　"It would be great if it were alive."

　　Zhang Daoming, with his hands behind his back and a small pot of wine in his hand as usual, rolled his eyes and continued,

　　"It would be even better if it were female, right?"

　　"How did you know, Old Zhang?!" The big yellow dog's voice sounded a bit excited.

　　Zhang Daoming glared at it. "I just felt that you've been acting a bit strange lately. You always have to ride on it when you pass by. Fine, ride it if you want, no one's stopping you. But what were you wriggling for up there?"

　　The big yellow dog crossed its paws over its chest, looking a bit serious. It muttered to itself, "Could this be what they call the awakening of love?"

　　"You're at most in heat," Zhang Daoming rolled his eyes at it. Then he suggested, "Have you considered mating?"

　　"That's not possible, is it? I'm still young. Isn't it a bit too soon for that?" The big yellow dog was a bit hesitant.

　　"Are you serious?" Zhang Daoming chuckled.

　　The big yellow dog was slightly stunned. Then it stared at Zhang Daoming up and down and only said one sentence.

　　"Be careful when you rest at night."

　　Zhang Daoming felt a bit uncomfortable being stared at like that. He waved his hand and laughed it off,

　　"Just kidding, just kidding. Besides, I don't need to rest at night. I haven't finished this year's quota of elixirs yet. They'll be collected in a few days."

　　They passed through a Star Gate and came to this border area of the realm. They were taken in by a False Immortal force and were required to refine elixirs for this False Immortal. There was a fixed quota every year.

　　If they refined too few, that False Immortal wouldn't let them off easily.

　　The big yellow dog furrowed its brows. It couldn't bear to see Zhang Daoming refining elixirs every day, so it suggested again,

　　"Old Zhang, why don't we really run away? The False Immortal you mentioned doesn't seem like a good person."

　　Zhang Daoming shook his head. "We can't run away. What good things can there be in the realm? These False Immortals have their means to hold a place in the realm.

　　"Although they're not as powerful as the Domain Lords, they're still at the top of the pyramid."

　　The big yellow dog crossed its paws over its chest, its dog head looking indignant. "An 'immortal' with the word 'false' in front. It's definitely not right."

　　Zhang Daoming let out a sigh. "Great demons, great monsters, False Immortals, Half - Immortals, and Domain Lords are all unique existences in the realm.

　　"I'm from the realm. I heard before that the reason why False Immortals and Half - Immortals have these prefixes is that they're not real cultivators. They're the demonic hearts of Sky - Mending Realm cultivators.

　　"At the end of the great era, when darkness descends and Sky - Mending Realm great powers die, their demonic hearts, carrying their bodies, fall into the realm and start the path of cultivating immortality again.

　　"However, the upper limit of a demonic heart is at most the cultivation level of the original body's cultivator. It can't improve further. That's probably the origin of the word 'false'.

　　"Although they've entered the path of immortality, they can never truly become immortals."

　　The big yellow dog listened, looking stunned. Finally, it gave a comment.

　　"Isn't this just like an Immortal Emperor reincarnating and starting over? I read books like this in the Celestial Sword Sea. The stories were more exciting. The protagonist ended up with over nine hundred wives, ranging from eighteen - year - olds to eighty - thousand - year - olds."

　　"Damn," Zhang Daoming couldn't help but curse. "That's a real womanizer."

　　At the same time, he began to wonder what kind of strange books the big yellow dog had been reading.

　　The big yellow dog started to shift the blame. "Chen Xia showed them to me. He said they were good for killing time when bored."

　　"Amazing. Why do you guys always read such useless books? Can't you study the art of elixir refining more? Or learn a few more supernatural powers?"

　　This was all Zhang Daoming could say.

　　"I bought another book a few days ago. Do you want to read it?" The big yellow dog suddenly asked.

　　"Bring it to me tonight," Zhang Daoming replied simply.

　　He had to talk about it, and he also had to read it.

　　This was called reading with a critical eye.

　　————

　　Since the collapse of the Celestial Sword Sea, the star field had been in a state of complete chaos over the past thousand years.

　　Numerous forces rose, and some fell.

　　Most of them were unstable. The few forces that could maintain their status were those with candidates for the Great Emperor. This was their foundation.

　　As the candidates for the Great Emperor continuously broke through their cultivation levels, this foundation would become stronger and stronger.

　　For example, Didu and Qiuli had successively broken through to the Sea - Overturning Realm. In the star field, they were considered local experts and could hold their own.

　　With the continuous rise of various forces, a question immediately emerged before everyone.

　　Whether to explore the ruins of the Celestial Sword Sea.

　　The seven great sects definitely wouldn't go, but they didn't make any statements either. Instead of warning other forces, they vaguely spread the news that there were good things in the Celestial Sword Sea.

　　They wanted other forces to go to the Celestial Sword Sea, hoping that more Sea - Overturning and Sky - Mending Realm cultivators would die, so that the seven great sects could gain a more stable foothold.

　　But other forces weren't that stupid. If there were so many good things in the Celestial Sword Sea, wouldn't the nearby seven great sects have taken them all long ago?

　　Would they still need to relocate and seal it off?

　　These forces became cautious and only sent two Sea - Overturning Realm cultivators. In this way, even if these two cultivators were injured, it wouldn't have a great impact on the force.

　　Half a cycle of sixty years later.

　　Only half of the exploring cultivators returned. They were unharmed, but they looked a bit shaken.

　　At the same time, a spectral spirit followed each of them, and the words spoken by these spirits were the same.

　　"Don't take the wrong path next time. The Celestial Sword Sea is on the damn left!"

　　At the same time,

　　in the desolate Celestial Sword Sea,

　　the heads of the remaining half of the cultivators were hung high, and their souls were completely destroyed!