Chapter 574: Ei Hee Hee? How Come It's Like This?

For certain idle slackers, they simply played whatever games arrived in the shop and watched whatever dramas were released, take a certain Su Tianji for instance.

There was also Fairy Qingyun, who had recently joined the ranks of these leisurely loafers.

She had initially come to offer her own modest contribution to the cultivation realm, yet the result...

Now that so much time had passed, nothing had come of it, and those promised warriors were a far cry from before; Senluo de Yu had started livestreaming, Zhu Yanxiao had established a brick-moving workshop for professional gold-farming, and as for Xiaoyue...

To keep her potato chips from being snatched away by a certain detestable shop owner, she huddled all by herself in a quiet corner to eat them secretly.

Since those cursed invaders had still not struck, the warriors had already begun neglecting their proper duties, which filled Fairy Qingyun with bitter grief while simultaneously driving her to watch the television dramas herself.

She had even begun to suspect that the catastrophe of Lingzhou would never arrive, wondering if she had miscalculated the signs.

"Are you actually coming or not..." Fairy Qingyun muttered to herself while gazing at the television screen.

"We have already arrived..." Jessica gritted her teeth and muttered from somewhere behind her.

It was a thoroughly subtle and peculiar sensation.

Yet for certain researchers who hailed from backgrounds as artifact masters and grandmasters of mechanical contraptions, whether the world faced catastrophe or not, they would never cease their exploration of the unknown.

How exactly were the mysteries of the ancient immortal path to be solved, and of all the various games and dramas in the shop, which one was the truth, or at least closer to their own world?

Was the expanse beyond the heavens truly a starry sky, or was the world flat and the heavens round as rumored in "Legend of Sword and Fairy" and "Jade Dynasty"?

Or worse yet, was it all merely an illusion, just like in "The Matrix"?

It had to be said that they perceived far more possibilities, and what these possibilities brought them was a grand leap in their way of thinking.

It was said that "the Western Heaven Mountains cannot be crossed," but what lay beyond those heavenly mountains?

Ancient legends spoke of how "all who seek the Dao journey to the Heavenly Abyss Sea," but what manner of unknown secrets lay hidden within that perilous, forbidden land?

Could it be that one simply could not ascend to immortality from within their own sect?

"Now then, welcome to this episode of 'Approaching Science', I am Li Haoran." At that moment, the large screen in the shop was broadcasting a live view of a golden starfighter of an exceptionally peculiar design, soaring toward the Heavenly Abyss Sea at an immense speed, while the bottom-right corner displayed Li Haoran's livestream room, "What everyone is seeing now is the live broadcast sent back by Owner Fang. We shall explore the mysteries of the world from a thoroughly scientific perspective."

"So let us ask Owner Fang, what exactly caused the boss to become interested in this matter? Is it due to the desire for knowledge that Owner Fang mentioned?"

Owner Fang naturally would not reveal that this was only part of the reason, and that the other part was because he had recently received a quest to open a branch shop, and intended to visit other places to gather some inspiration.

After all, he could not simply open a shop just because he was told to; first, he had to try it out himself, for if everywhere was like the Nangong Clan, there was no guarantee the boss wouldn't call it off.

As the proprietor, he ultimately could not be like this flock of idle slackers who knew nothing but playing games in the shop all day.

At this time, Jessica, Castor, and the others were sitting on the sofa, while two figures clothed in black sat in a corner, watching "Approaching Science" hosted by Owner Fang with expressions of utmost gravity.

"This Heavenly Abyss Sea is by no means an easy place to deal with," the two figures hidden in the corner whispered softly, "With just these people flying a Corsair starfighter, I am afraid it won't take many days before they return crestfallen and covered in dirt."

"Oh my! Why did that brat run off to the Heavenly Abyss Sea?!" A few divine swords before the shop doors set up a great clamor.

"Could it be that you seniors know the secrets of this Heavenly Abyss Sea?" Several disciples of the Qingqiu Clan, seeing that these swords seemed to possess some understanding, hastily cupped their hands to ask.

"Little girl, you have asked the right person." Seeing that many people were looking over, the divine sword named Qingming spoke with immense pride, "Within that Heavenly Abyss Sea, bizarre winds stir up from time to time; one moment the sky is clear and the air is bright, and the next moment, monstrous waves might crash over your face."

"Even when it is calm and tranquil a moment prior, the next moment, one might encounter sea monsters striking from out of nowhere, which are exceptionally fierce; for cultivators like you, they take nearly one bite per person!" The divine sword named Qingshuang chimed in.

At this moment, upon the Heavenly Abyss Sea.

"My Lord," several servants knelt before the white-robed preacher, "To facilitate our concealment, all the surrounding sea monsters have been completely cleared out; there will absolutely be no blind sea monsters coming to trouble us while we are hidden."

"Mm... Very good."

Inside the shop.

"Not only that!" The black sword spoke up, "Huge, pitch-black ocean trenches appear beneath the sea from time to time, occasionally accompanied by the bizarre phenomenon of giant dragons sucking up water; if one inadvertently draws near, it is perilous in the extreme!"

"To think there is actually such terrifying danger?!"

"Then wouldn't the boss and the others be in grave peril?!"

Several young women turned pale.

Inside the floating palace above the Heavenly Abyss Sea.

"My Lord, the 'ocean trench' phenomena caused by the spatial fragments have already been taken care of, so they will absolutely not affect us."

"Excellent! Excellent! The matters entrusted to us by Lord Castor and the other lords must be properly completed! We must never let those natives discover our existence!"

"Understood! Then why... do we not leave this place to avoid those natives...? Or simply go to where Lady Jessica and the others are..."

"This..." The white-robed preacher spoke, "The lords do not permit us to go, so they naturally have their reasons!"

Inside the Yuanyang City shop.

The divine swords spoke once more, "But it is still far more than that; above that great ocean, terrifyingly formidable black lightning frequently manifests; ordinary cultivators, upon touching even a shred of it, will be turned to ashes on the spot!"

"What kind of lightning could be so terrifying?!"

"It is said that that region was once the place where cultivators of the ancient era underwent tribulation; that sort of thing is called the Heavenly Punishment Divine Thunder!"

"My word! To think it is so fierce!"

The crowd gathering around grew larger and larger, and the onlookers grew pale as they listened: "Then shouldn't we quickly tell the boss to come back? It is far too dangerous there!"

Above the Heavenly Abyss Sea.

"My Lord, under the guidance of our sacred artifact, the Vault of Heaven Palace, the surrounding sea area has already stabilized to normal, so it should not trigger the Void Tribulation Thunder... It is only that the space in that area during the realm-crossing remains somewhat fragile."

Inside the Yuanyang City shop.

"It is said that that place is the birthplace of the Heavenly Dao, the cradle where chaos was born..."

"To think it is so wondrous?!"

"Then isn't that the legendary sacred ground!"

A group of people surrounded the divine swords, clicking their tongues in amazement.

Above the Heavenly Abyss Sea.

"..."

"Enough, enough, now that we are hidden here, no one will discover us." The white-robed preacher waved his hand with a hint of impatience and muttered under his breath, "Could the 'Heavenly Dao' of this native world have abandoned its duties...? What is going on? I fear the energy stored in the sacred artifact will soon be insufficient..."

"My Lord, the rift through which we crossed the realm..."

"They are coming, they are coming! Someone is approaching... Forget the repairs, focus on concealment!"

...

At this time, Owner Fang, along with Gu Tingyun, Zong Wu, and a host of other Lingzhou cultivators and warriors, had formed a super expedition team and finally arrived at the Heavenly Abyss Sea.

Above the Heavenly Abyss Sea, the blue sky stretched wide with white clouds, an endless vista.

Occasionally, a few white birds could be seen flying high above, eagles striking the vast sky, fishes gliding through the shallow depths.

Upon the azure surface of the sea, the water rippled with gentle waves.

"Please look, everyone." At this moment, Li Haoran, who was hosting "Approaching Science", spoke up, "This is the image sent back by Owner Fang."

"Blue sea and blue sky, so beautiful?"

"Is this still the legendary forbidden land...?"

"Oh my... Is this the Heavenly Abyss Sea...?"

The onlookers watched with faces full of wonder.

A few divine swords that were describing the situation of the Heavenly Abyss and the Great Sea scratched their heads: "Ah, hehe? How could it be like this?"

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