According to the records in the Death Scripture, after the Yang Spirit Ascension, one could travel thousands of kilometers in the blink of an eye, connecting Heaven and Earth.
Of course, this didn't mean that one could travel thousands of kilometers in the blink of an eye. It was just that cultivators in this realm had the ability to fly thousands of kilometers. Their cultivation base was connected to Heaven and Earth, and they didn't have to worry about running out of spiritual power.
With these thoughts in mind, I didn't look for any other means of transportation on the way back to the Fire God Temple. I decided to fly the entire way.
In fact, after experiencing the huge change earlier, it was also a big problem whether they could find other means of transportation at this time.
As I flew, I looked down at the land below me. It wasn't until the eighth collapsed city entered my view that I no longer doubted the evil spirit's words.
Huge changes have occurred in the mortal world, and the number of people who have died is unimaginably high. It's laughable that I was worried about what would happen after the Mountain and Sea Realm was opened, and that the Demonfolk would wreak havoc in the mortal world. But now, it seems that just the process of opening the Mountain and Sea Realm is enough to cause a catastrophe.
As soon as I landed in Shennongjia, I sensed that the aura was a bit strange. Shennongjia used to be filled with abundant spiritual energy, but now it was much thinner. Instead, it was filled with a dense Savage aura. Most likely, the Savage Ancient aura of the Mountain and Sea Realm had reached this place.
This Savage Ancient aura didn't affect me, but I wasn't sure what effect it would have on other ordinary living beings.
As I walked toward the Fire God Temple, I passed several mountain peaks along the way. Normally, ordinary mountains were one or two thousand meters above sea level, but now, I could sense that they had at least doubled in elevation.
I frowned. All of this was probably due to the Mountain and Sea Realm.
Raising a small mountain from one to two thousand meters above sea level to two to three thousand meters above sea level would not have much of an impact on the surrounding climate. However, if the Kunlun Mountain Range, Himalayas, and other mountains that were easily six to seven thousand or eight thousand meters above sea level were also raised according to this ratio, the entire world's climate would probably undergo a huge change.
Of course, the change in climate was a slow process, and I couldn't sense it yet. I could only calculate it in my mind.
The collapse of a city's buildings, no matter how many casualties there were, was only a temporary threat. However, if the entire world's environment underwent a huge change, the impact would be long-lasting and could even completely change the way humans lived.
As I was thinking about these things, I heard a bird's cry above my head when I reached the Red Cloud Gorge.
There were countless birds and beasts in Shennongjia, so it was normal to hear the cries of birds occasionally. However, there seemed to be some kind of spiritual energy ripple in this bird's cry, and the sound was unusually loud.
With my cultivation, I naturally wouldn't be affected, but if it was an ordinary person without cultivation, I'm afraid that they would faint from the sound of the bird's song.
I lifted my head and saw a three-meter-long bird hovering above my head. From its appearance, it didn't look like a bird of prey or a falcon. Instead, it looked like a colorful house sparrow or a parrot.
In addition to its shocking size, the bird's eyes were blood-red, and when it cried out, its mouth seemed to have sharp teeth … I couldn't help but think of the fish and crayfish I had seen at the bottom of the sea when I was sucked into the Mountain and Sea Realm.
At that time, I guessed that the fish and crayfish had been affected by the Mountain and Sea Realm after being sucked into the whirlpool, and had changed. Looking at the bird circling above my head, I was even more certain of this.
However, I hadn't expected that the Mountain and Sea Realm's aura would affect so far away. If all the birds and beasts in the world underwent such a change, the result would be unimaginable.
After remaining silent for a long time, I suddenly grinned.
Bi 'an had already turned into a Jingwei bird and completely disappeared. Why should I worry about this bird above my head that had nothing to do with me?
I should first return to the Fire God Temple.
I sighed and stopped walking. Instead, I leaped into the air and quickly flew above the Fire God Temple.
When I arrived, I lowered my head to take a look. I was startled.
The front hall of the Fire God Temple had collapsed. I didn't know if it had been affected by the Mountain and Sea Realm's opening, or if it had been caused by Shang Qi risking his life to help Bi 'an escape.
But that didn't matter. There was nothing in the front hall to begin with. With a wave of my hand, I cleared away the rubble and debris. Then I descended from the air and walked towards my room.
The room at the back of the temple hadn't been affected by the collapse of the front hall. When I reached the door, I saw that the furnishings were the same as before. Bi 'an's figure seemed to appear in front of me again, softly waiting for my return.
After standing there in silence for a long while, I returned to reality.
The peach blossoms were still there, but Bi 'an was gone. The pain I had been suppressing all this time finally erupted.
I collapsed on the bed and sniffed the non-existent aura on the pillow. My tears were like floodwaters that had opened a floodgate, drenching a large area in an instant.
I hated it, I couldn't accept it.
From a long time ago, I had clearly understood that if I didn't want to be controlled by others, if I wanted to be with Bi 'an forever, I had to increase my cultivation.
But I had gone from being a mere Earth Master to becoming a Heavenly Master, all the way to the Yang Spirit Ascension. All along the way, I had used up all my strength and seized all the opportunities. But in the end, standing in front of President Li and Heavenly Master Zhang, I still didn't have the slightest power to fight back. I could only watch as everything happened.
What should I do?
What could I do?
After returning to the Fire God Temple, the last bit of my will to support me disappeared. I lay on the bed, feeling that everything in the world had nothing to do with me. There was nothing I needed to do. I just wanted to sleep.
In fact, I did sleep. I was in a daze and had countless dreams.
In the dreams, my parents and Bi 'an were there. My entire life seemed to have gone back and forth several times. From time to time, I would reunite happily, but in the end, it would turn into the pain of parting.
When I woke up, I didn't know how much time had passed. My surroundings were pitch-black and there was no light. It must have been late at night.
My mind was blank. After lying on the bed for a long time, I finally got up and wandered aimlessly around the Fire God Temple.
I didn't know how, but I ended up at the back of the temple where Bi 'an had been imprisoned.
This place was different from the other places. It wasn't crimson, but it was deep and serene. I couldn't see the end of it.
I lifted my foot and stepped in. As soon as I entered the cave, I felt that the surroundings were extremely cold. It was very different from the other places in the Fire God Temple.
Looking around, other than the cold stone walls on all sides, there was nothing else. It was easy to imagine what kind of torture Lao Ai had endured in this endless cold without any daylight.
I sighed. I couldn't bear to stay here any longer. I wanted to turn around and leave. But as soon as I turned around, the sound of something heavy falling came from inside the cave.
I turned my head to look at the source of the sound. Then, I realized that on the stone wall above the cave, there were many broken stones and mud pieces falling. The sound just now was caused by the broken stones falling to the ground.
I casually looked at the stone wall where the broken stones had fallen and suddenly found something special.
After the broken stones fell, there seemed to be some engravings on the stone wall.
Bi 'an had been staying here all this time. Could it be something she had left behind?
After being stunned for a while, I quickly walked over and cleaned up the broken stones and mud, revealing a large painting on the stone wall.
The painting was dozens of meters long. It reminded me of the murals in the tunnel of the Shang Dynasty's royal tomb.
After taking a closer look, the painting style was almost the same, but the content was different.
I was disappointed. It was obvious that the murals weren't left behind by Bi 'an. It should be the work of a merchant.
This was the temple of the Khan Bo, and the murals were hidden so deeply that I could see them. It was most likely done by Shang Qi on purpose.
Could it be that he wanted to convey some kind of message to me through the murals?
As I thought about it, I came back to reality and looked at the murals.
In the first mural, there was only a simple room with four people sitting inside. From their actions, they seemed to be talking about something.
The mural was exquisitely drawn, and the people sitting around it were drawn with great detail. I took a quick look and quickly found that one of them was different from the other three. There seemed to be a mane around his body. Although he was sitting sideways, from the details of his expression, I could roughly tell that this person was most likely Monster Emperor Bi!
Besides him, there was another person among the other three. He was sitting behind with his head lowered. He didn't seem to be participating in the discussion.
His silhouette was familiar. After thinking for a while, I recalled the Yan Emperor's shadow that I had seen in the Medicine King Valley.
This person was most likely Shennong … In that case, the person beside him was Xuanyuan?
And standing behind him, I could only see his back, and there seemed to be two horns on his head … Could it be Chiyou?
Were they plotting the huge conspiracy that had been going on for thousands of years that had trapped me?
There were only pictures in the murals, but no words. I could only speculate, but I couldn't verify it.
After a while, I took a deep breath and looked at the second mural.
In this mural, the first thing that caught my eye was a crack in the sky.
The crack was extremely deep, and it made me feel fearful.
Under the crack, there was chaos, as though the entire world was in chaos.
The people from before were also among them, but the difference was that Chiyou was now standing behind Monster Emperor Bi.
This mural was related to my previous doubts.
Chiyou was originally a member of the witch race, so it was normal for him to follow behind Shennong. However, in the end, he had become Monster Emperor Bi's subordinate, and had followed the monster race to attack the human race. I didn't know what had happened in between.
Not only that, from the first mural, although the people were discussing, they were getting along well. But in the second mural, they suddenly started fighting. This didn't make sense.
I continued to look. In the third mural, the Yan Emperor and Monster Emperor Bi were fighting in the Mountain and Sea Realm, and then the Yellow Emperor was riding a dragon to kill Chiyou.