Chapter 75: Nethersea
The turquoise waters grew deeper and deeper as the flight deepened, until more than two hundred miles from the shore, the color of the water had gradually changed from a brilliant sapphire to an obsidian color.
Wang Jiufei was in the air, looking at the sea water that was gradually approaching pitch black below, and remembered the information recorded in the dossier that the Holy Sect had flipped through.
Netherworld, one of the eight Jedi in Xiangzhou - this eight Jedi is somewhat gimmicky, but whether it is the so-called eight Jedi, or the ten wonders, or the nine wonders, in short, no matter what kind of name to choose those places with strange scenery, the Netherworld will be one of them.
This deep ocean has an incredible geographical identity.
In the outermost part of the blue and golden beach, the Nethersea is extremely gentle, the water is calm as a mirror, the sand is smooth and delicate, and everything is beautifully unreal. But as you move deeper into the middle of the ocean, the environment immediately becomes sinister. More than ten miles from the coast, there will be waves, and more than fifty miles, there will be rough seas, enough to capsize some small boats and boats. And when it comes to the waters more than two hundred miles away from the coast, monstrous waves are commonplace, and the sea water is like a water bottle shaken by a naughty boy, often turning the world upside down, even a thousand-ton sea ship may be directly beaten to pieces by a big wave, and only by relying on the immortal magic to build and maintain a 10,000-ton sea ship can sail smoothly through this sea area.
However, in the deep sea area of more than 500 miles from the coast, even a giant ship of 10,000 tons cannot get close, and in this area, the waves are no longer the main problem, the real trouble lies in the distortion of the spiritual wind of heaven and earth, and the treacherous transformation of the laws of the Great Dao. Gravity reversal, time and space confusion, thunder and fire, are commonplace in the deep sea area, and this kind of danger is often unforeseeable with the naked eye. However, after all, a clever monk is a scarce resource, and it is impossible to serve as a resident sailor for the sea wheel, so the water area more than five hundred miles away from the coastline is the forbidden area set by the people of Xiangzhou today on the Netherworld.
And Wang Jiu went straight to the forbidden area.
In his opinion, the existence of the forbidden area of the Nethersea Sea is actually very unreasonable, at least according to the geographical rules of the Kyushu era, there are no conditions around the Nethersea that can brew such a wonder, and it is really a strange peak.
However, considering the formation process of the Xiangzhou continent, this unreasonable geographical phenomenon is also reasonable. Xiangzhou itself is a fragment of Zhongzhou back then, and it was lucky to survive in the decisive battle between the Demon Emperor and the Outer Heaven Sword, and then relied on the surviving humans to continue to expand the frontier before it grew into what it is today. And in this process, a large number of Kyushu fragments that exist in the void chaos will inevitably be absorbed.
After these fragments were shattered by the Demon Emperor and the Excalibur, they floated in the chaotic void for a long time, and it is likely that unpredictable mutations will occur, and in this way, the fragments after the mutation will be absorbed by the Xiangzhou Continent, and it is likely that a strange scene similar to the Netherworld Sea will be born.
In the dossier of the Holy Sect, there are many similar records, some incomprehensible geographical wonders, which were confirmed to be fragments of the flood after investigation.
However, unlike other geographical wonders, this ocean has existed for at least two thousand years, and before the Xiangzhou continent entered the era of civilization, it occupied its own place south of Liantian City. Then, for two thousand years, even the Holy Sect failed to find out the truth about the Netherworld.
So far, the most in-depth expedition to the core came from three hundred and thirty years ago, when the Holy Sect Sect Master led the elites of the Three Academies to form a large investigation group of more than 100 people, and rode the wind and waves all the way on the ship of the Holy Sect, and came to a place that went deep into the Netherworld Sea for thousands of miles on the coast.
Judging from the map, the distance between the north and south shores of the Netherworld Sea is about three thousand miles, so a place that goes one thousand miles beyond the coastline is naturally considered a core area, and it must carry the greatest risk.
But judging from the lineup three hundred years ago, even if there is a risk, it is definitely within the controllable range, at that time, there was already a Holy Sect Sect Sect Master who was close to the Fallen Sea Realm, plus the Ark on the other side modified from the Flood Desolation Heritage, even the Flood Desolation Ruins could come and go freely, let alone the Netherworld.
However, the mission has not yet returned.
After going deep into the core area of the Netherworld, there was no news, all communication was interrupted in an instant, and none of the five insurance measures made before the expedition set off took effect! What's even more terrifying is that after the disappearance of the expedition team, two more groups of rescuers went deep into the Netherworld, and there was no news at all.
As a result, the next suzerain-master immediately called off the rescue operation and treated all those who had disappeared as if they had been killed.
And even from today's point of view, the tragedy of 300 years ago is still unreasonable. Although the Netherworld Sea has treacherous waves, there are still some rules to speak of, and the deeper you go to the core, the more dangerous it will become. Although there are occasional exceptions, such as rough seas at a distance of several tens of miles from the coast; Hundreds of miles away can also be calm. But the whole is still linear and progressive, that is, as long as they move forward step by step, they are unlikely to encounter sudden and difficult disasters to resist.
Judging from the information they gave back before, until the node of 1,000 miles deeper, the connection between the inspection group and the rear base was relatively smooth, but once the node was crossed, it was immediately cut off and could no longer be contacted.
Thousands of miles away from the coastline, there is a mysterious invisible circle that blocks everyone's depth.
Now it seems that the secret that Wang Jiu wants to find is hidden behind the circle line.
Flying all the way, but in a few moments, Wang Jiu was already far away from the coastline for more than five hundred miles, and in this extremely high-speed flight, the sword spirit was already difficult to maintain, so Wang Jiu rode the wind and waves with the white sword body.
And behind Wang Jiu, there was another person who followed closely.
Naturally, it was Zhao Shenlu.
This kind of extremely risky and difficult action can only be followed by Zhao Shenlu without hesitation - and only if Zhao Shenlu follows, Wang Jiu can rest assured.
When it comes to the strength of cultivation, the current Zhao Shenlu is not the strongest in Xiangzhou, after all, no one has ever seen the hole cards of the Holy Sect Master. But when it comes to the ability to explore high-risk areas, Zhao Shenlu is undoubtedly the best solution, in the past, she once went deep into the hinterland of the demon clan with the Outer Heaven Divine Sword, and she has seen a lot of traps, and the land on the Kyushu continent that has been polluted by the demons has distorted the laws and changes, and the danger is by no means something that the people of Xiangzhou can imagine. With that kind of experience, there will always be a lot more certainty when you come to explore the Nethersea again.
"Honey, I feel a little wrong."
Wang Jiu immediately stopped flying and asked, "Time and space problem?" ”
Zhao Shenlu nodded: "Time has slowed down, and the space has been extended. ”
"What about the exact numbers?"
"Time is shifted by 3 units, space is 4 units, and the error is within 1%." Zhao Shenlu quickly came to a conclusion.
For monks who have experienced the battle of immortals and demons, using the condensed spirit to create an absolutely constant space-time anchor to maintain their own space-time standards at all times is one of the compulsory courses. Because even in the Kyushu era, most of the immortal dao spells and supernatural powers were built on a relatively stable time-space standard, and only when they reached the heavenly collapse realm and even a higher realm could they completely interpret the immortal path in a more intelligent and subtle way. But before that, the foundation of the Immortal Dao civilization can be said to be a stable time and space.
Once there is instability in space-time, all magical powers will be affected. This influence was subtle at first, because the magic powers and the immortal cultivators who cast spells all have a certain degree of space-time elasticity and can tolerate a small amount of space-time deviation. But as soon as a certain boundary is crossed, a qualitative change immediately occurs. Instantly invalidates all spells.
And after having a constant space-time anchor, as long as the primordial senses are sharp enough, they can always gain insight into the changes in the surrounding space-time, and prevent problems before they happen, either by strengthening the spell or bypassing this chaotic area.
This kung fu is not difficult to say, and the front-line soldiers on the battlefield in Kyushu can master it proficiently. But for the people of Xiangzhou, it is a miraculous skill that they have never thought of, when Wang Jiu checked the file, he found that no one in the luxurious inspection group three hundred years ago had a constant time and space anchor!
Of course, this can't be blamed for their carelessness, it is really that the development level of Xiangzhou's immortal civilization is not enough, and the understanding of time and space lacks fire, but it is precisely because of the lack of fire that a luxurious inspection team has just crossed the "border" and is completely annihilated.
"According to this initial value, a qualitative space-time gap will be formed five hundred miles ahead." After Wang Jiu calculated, he said, "You're okay, right?" ”
Zhao Shenlu smiled: "Don't worry about me so much, although I have been a little slack in this life, my basic skills are still from the previous life, and this kind of low-level mistake will not be made." ”
For warriors who have experienced the Great War of Immortals and Demons, dealing with the distortion of time and space is also a basic skill, the Outer Heaven Divine Sword can rely on the immortal characteristics of the Divine Sword to resist all distortions, but other monks can only rely on solid basic skills.
From Wang Jiu's point of view, now on the Xiangzhou Continent, there are very few immortal cultivators who can resist the distortion of time and space, even the Holy Sect Sect Master may not have this ability.
So he could only bring Zhao Shenlu over.
And Zhao Shenlu did not disappoint him, he still retained the solid basic skills of the Kyushu era, whether it was his keen sense of time and space, or his ability to resist the distortion of time and space, it was the best level in the same realm.
A moment later, the two of them crossed the calculated boundary of time and space at the same time.
And the moment he crossed it, the surrounding scene shattered.