Chapter 147 Forcing it Doesn't Make it Sweet
In the real world, Li Muyang opened his eyes and sat in the cabin of the Flying Boat, silent.
His brows were deeply furrowed, shocked by the scenes he had witnessed within the game.
Based on his conjecture, the game's time dimension was almost parallel to the real world.
Various clues indicated that a true Tianyuan Dynasty really existed, and it was very likely located across the Misty Sea.
After all, in that chat group, someone had offered a bounty for the head of Master Qing Ye, and the one who offered the bounty, Heart Inhabitant Lu, was very likely in the Tianyuan Dynasty and related to the Blood Demon Path.
Li Muyang speculated that there were continents on both sides of the Misty Sea, only separated due to the barrier of the sea, hence the lack of contact between the two lands.
That is to say, Master Qing Ye and the Glass Immortal Maiden of the Tianyuan Dynasty could very possibly be living in the same era as Li Muyang.
Yet now, in the world of the Tianyuan Dynasty, an Ancient Evil God had appeared in the southwestern mountains... This was somewhat explosive.
Could the Tianyuan Dynasty's region of Li Jiang be the Hundred Thousand Mountains from thousands of years ago?
The strange and terrifying nature of the Ancient Evil Gods at Black Cloud Fort, Li Muyang had experienced firsthand in the game.
He even suspected that the end of the mythological era and the chaos of the Dark Age were all inextricably linked to these Ancient Evil Gods.
But now, thousands of years after the Dark Age, the Ancient Evil Gods had not perished?
They still existed in the world?
This wasn't scientific!
If such terrifying Ancient Evil Gods were roaming the real world, not to mention anything else, it was impossible for there to be any survivors in Li Jiang of the Tianyuan Dynasty!
Li Muyang pondered with a frown, then once again entered the game.
This time he was more cautious.
Even without stepping into the illusion, Li Muyang kept the Eye of Spiritual Sight active at all times.
But until the city illusion came upon them and Li Muyang and the Glass Immortal Maiden were pulled into the illusion, he had seen no sign of any Ancient Evil Gods.
However, after waiting several minutes within the illusion, at the same moment when he last saw the Candle Bone God, he successfully used the Eye of Spiritual Sight to glimpse outside the illusion, in the forest, a terrifying shadow that touched the heavens and the earth slowly drifting by.
The terrifying shadow, at least ten thousand meters tall, stretched across the land like a curtain of the heavens.
The sheer pressure of looking at its figure nearly suffocated Li Muyang, even though it was only drifting by from afar.
"There's no mistake..."
Li Muyang muttered under his breath.
In a moment of distraction, he was once again ambushed by the Nine-Armed Bodhisattva, a pale arm of a woman bursting forth from his chest.
[You have died, game over]
The bloody system failure pop-up window appeared in his view.
Li Muyang, forcibly ejected from the game back in the cabin, opened his eyes, but this time, he did not dive straight back into the game for revenge.
At this moment, the Nine-Armed Bodhisattva, a rural wild deity, was no longer important.
Compared to the terrifying Ancient Evil Gods, the Nine-Armed Bodhisattva, a rural wild shrine, was insignificant, not worth mentioning.
"If the Tianyuan Dynasty's Li Jiang is the Hundred Thousand Mountains from the past, and the Ancient Evil Gods of Black Cloud Fort have not vanished, then how has the Tianyuan Dynasty continued to exist?"
From the last scene in the game, Candle Bone God such a terrifying presence was wandering in the mountains, yet all living creatures in the mountains appeared unaffected.
It seemed that Li Muyang was the only one who could see the Evil God at that moment.
"Perhaps these Ancient Evil Gods do exist, but they currently cannot harm the present world?"
Li Muyang loaded the game once more, following the same process, keeping the Eye of Spiritual Sight active and watching ahead.
Then he was pulled by the Nine-Armed Bodhisattva into the city illusion of the festivities.
This time, prepared, Li Muyang focused intently on the direction where Candle Bone God would appear.
He saw that part of the void seemed to twist and shake, the air rippling like water waves.
The unpredictable Candle Bone God emerged from the void, its massive shroud like a curtain dragging across the sky.
Birds flying through the forest passed the tail end of that huge shroud unharmed.
This terrifying Evil God did exist, but it was only a phantom that couldn't harm any living creatures in the real world.
Seeing this scene, Li Muyang finally breathed a sigh of relief.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
"This conforms to common sense."
Though the Ancient Evil Gods still existed, they now lacked the power to harm the present world, which was the reason the Tianyuan Dynasty, along with the countless beings of Li Jiang, could survive.
"But this game actually relates to the Ancient Evil God?"
"This is indeed a new discovery."
Li Muyang closed his eyes and entered the game interface once more.
Call of the Mountains—the game's title stood out prominently.
"...Could General Zhong's disappearance also be related to the Evil God?"
Li Muyang clicked his tongue and entered the game world.
He certainly didn't want to witness the Evil Gods of Black Cloud Fort manifest in the real world.
Even though the Tianyuan Dynasty and his own continent were separated by the Misty Sea, if there were any signs of an Ancient Evil God's revival, he would have to find a way to snuff it out.
In the mountains of Lijiang County, Li Muyang and the Glass Immortal Maiden traveled together.
Li Muyang was pulled into the familiar illusion once again, but after many reloads, he had gradually mastered the assassination pattern of the Nine-Armed Bodhisattva.
In the city bursting with fireworks, Li Muyang this time did not pay attention to the terrifying Evil God drifting in the distance.
He opened the Eye of Spiritual Sight and stared directly at the illusion before him.
The moment he deliberately showed a flaw, a chill surged up from the bottom of Li Muyang's heart.
And in the instant that chill arose, Li Muyang activated time stop.
In the city where time stood still, Li Muyang jumped several meters away.
At his original spot, sharp claws emerged from the air.
—That sinister being had shifted out of the void.
Li Muyang immediately went for the kill.
"Hit!"
Another brilliant blue light streaked across, and the Wheel of Law Destruction easily severed the arm materializing from the air.
[Nine-Armed Bodhisattva's Arm -1]
Amid the agonized, venomous howls, the illusion around Li Muyang shattered, and he and the Glass Immortal Maiden found themselves back in reality.
The Glass Immortal Maiden, witnessing this scene, was once again astonished.
"Lord Nameless, you..."
Did this Lord Nameless truly possess the ability to foresee danger?
Each time, his premonition of incoming peril was impeccably timed...
The Glass Immortal Maiden frowned and said, "This Nine-Armed Bodhisattva strikes from shadows, making it hard to catch."
The Glass Immortal Maiden, having traveled with him this far, couldn't even find the target to attack.
This feeling of having nowhere to start clearly made her uncomfortable.
Li Muyang smiled reassuringly, "Don't worry, Immortal Maiden, you'll have plenty of opportunities to act soon."
With that, he glanced at the Immortal Sword behind the Glass Immortal Maiden.
Last time in Loushan City, his shallow understanding failed to recognize the extraordinary nature of this sword.
But Li Muyang was no longer the same, having seen a true Immortal Artifact.
So he recognized at a glance that the Glazed Fairy Sword was an Immortal Artifact no lesser than the Startling Swan Immortal Sword.
Moreover, this Immortal Sword was fully attuned to Chu Qingxue, creating an intuitive connection between wielder and weapon, the sword and heart as one.
When wielded by Chu Qingxue in full sync, the power of the Immortal Sword was formidable and not to be underestimated.
This was probably why the Nine-Armed Bodhisattva kept attacking Li Muyang, but dared not approach the Glass Immortal Maiden at all.
—For such evil spirits, the oppressive feeling from an Immortal Sword that automatically senses and slays enemies was too intense.
Li Muyang felt a twinge of envy.
Tsk... He wondered when he would be able to tame the Startling Swan Immortal Sword and make it acknowledge him as its master.
Although he now possessed the Immortal Sword, he was unable to unleash its true power.
Even if holding the Immortal Sword allowed him to forcibly wield some of its power, it was like a forcibly twisted melon.
Quenching thirst, yes, but not sweet!
Li Muyang still hoped for something both thirst-quenching and sweet.