Chapter 0206
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After Wu Yu finished reading the Orientation Log, he had a much better understanding of the Demons' Abyss .
Ordinary dan disciples could slay the demons within and retrieve their core parts to exchange for merits .
However, one could not acquire that many merits .
If one left the Shushan Immortal Sect to kill demons outside, then those merits would be significantly higher .
After all, the demons in the Demons' Abyss had already been imprisoned .
Within the vastness of the Dong Sheng Divine Continent, especially near the Gloomy Dreams Seas, demons roamed freely . For ordinary dan disciples at Wu Yu's level, they would be lucky to get away with their lives if they went out to kill demons .
"This means that the Demons' Abyss is actually my best choice for earning merits at the moment . At the same time, I wonder how strong my white Jindan is . "
Within Jindan Cave, they could not use powers, and this made Wu Yu anxious . He wanted an answer .
"Let's go, Big Brother . " Nangong Wei was even more anxious than he was . She was already tugging him along, as though afraid that he would go back on his word . She led him out of Jindan Cave .
Seeing this pretty and jumpy girl, Wu Yu's spirits lifted . And the stress that Zhang Futu exuded was very quickly shrugged off .
"Once we leave Jindan Cave, it's not likely that Zhang Futu will always be watching just for me . I have to use this opportunity to quickly enter the Demons' Abyss so that he cannot find me . Besides, the Demons' Abyss is not far . Given Nangong Wei and my speed now, we should be able to reach it in a day . "
They left Jindan Cave quickly .
"Finally, I can use the Art of Sword Flight!" Nangong Wei's ecstatic expression made her youthful beauty glow .
Outside of Jindan Cave, the two quickly found a deserted spot . Nangong Wei could wait no longer . She quickly retrieved a longsword from her Sumeru Pouch . It shone like a crystal, half orange and half transparent . The sword hilt had a ferocious tiger spewing flames, and the blade was arrayed with three Immortal Treasure Spirit Designs of unknown effects .
Nangong Wei's talent was exceptional and, like Wu Yu, was affiliated with fire . That suited her warm and anxious personality .
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Her first time mounting her sword . Her foot stood on the blade, producing sword-energy . She was at ease . With the sword spell activated, she rose into the air with a hum .
"Big Brother, come quickly!"
Nangong Wei exclaimed .
Wu Yu stepped on his sword and followed in a practiced fashion . When he reached her side, he was standing comfortably .
Now it was Nangong Wei who was surprised . She looked admiringly at Wu Yu . "Big Brother, this isn't your first time on the sword, is it? Why do you control it so well?"
"Talent . " Wu Yu smiled . He suddenly realized how gloomy he had been for a while now . And being with her, seeing her fresh, emotive smile, his spirits had been lifted considerably .
"Show-off!" Nangong Wei made a face at him, then increased her speed . As she flew, she called, "I lost to you last time . This time, I will win! Let the race to the Demons' Abyss begin!"
She was cheating . She was almost out of sight by the time she called back .
With a whoosh, Wu Yu transformed into a beam of golden light and set off in pursuit .
The formidable white Jindan essence flowed from his Sea of Breath Meridian to the rest of his body . It formed a whole with the longsword beneath his feet, and he rode the wind like the waves .
Wu Yu carefully controlled this newfound power . The more he pushed it, the more surprised he was . He had yet to test its offense, but in terms of speed alone, he was much stronger than before .
He opened his Jindan essence to its limits and saw the white Jindan begin to spin . Within the pure white, he saw its dissection into yin and yang, just like the Immortal Power of the Great Way . His regeneration speed was fairly quick as well .
Whoosh!
When it was activated to the maximum, he was like a keen sword that cut through air . Although Nangong Wei had left first, in a flash, he had already caught up to her .
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He had a rough idea now .
At the first tier of the Jindan Dao Realm, his Art of Sword Flight speed surpassed Nangong Wei's, and she was one of the elite talents in the Shushan Immortal Sect .
He knew now, and reduced his speed .
"She'll be happier if she wins this competition . In that case, I'll make her happy . "
Seeing the youthful girl in front, exuding vitality, Wu Yu let his thoughts drift . He knew that the age gap between them was not huge . In another three or four years, she would be all grown up .
After a day, Nangong Wei had just reached the entrance of the Demons' Abyss, Wu Yu a step behind . It was on the peak of a snowy mountain, a broad cone of ice that dominated front and center . In the center, there was a black pit of more than 100 zhang wide . Looking down from the edge, all one could see was pitch black, as though it were a bottomless pit .
It reeked strongly with a sinister demonic aura that permeated the surroundings as well, causing the snowy mountain to have no life, not even plants . Even the snow that covered the place was black .
This was the entrance to the Demons' Abyss!
Although the entrance was small, there was an unbelievably vast abyssal world below . In comparison to the Shushan Immortal Sect, covered in immortal mist, the inside of this place was as dark as hell itself .
"I won!"
As expected, Nangong Wei was extremely excited, like a sprite in the snow .
"Alright, let's go in . " Wu Yu looked around him . Although he did not see Zhang Futu, in order not to meet him at all, Wu Yu did not want to linger outside for even a moment .
"First, take a Vajra Sword Talisman . "
From the side of the fathomless entrance to the Demons' Abyss, there was a black hall, where a disciple of the Xuan sword rank sat guard . He was in charge of suppressing the demons in the Demons' Abyss, and was supported by more than 30 disciples of the Huang sword rank on a day to day basis . This black hall was where many experts of the Immortal Dao gathered, and was virtually a sword palace by itself .
These experts were mainly on guard to prevent accidents from occurring . Each Shushan disciple that wanted to train in the Demons' Abyss had to take a Vajra Sword Talisman with them .
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"With the Vajra Sword Talisman, we can use it the moment we meet an attack that we cannot deal with and our lives are in danger . The Vajra Sword Talisman conceals a Vajra sword formation that will protect us until the sect comes to our aid . It guarantees that there will be no threat to our lives . With the Vajra Sword Talisman, there have been virtually no deaths in the Demons' Abyss for thousands of years . " Wu Yu remembered the explanation in the Orientation Log .
This Vajra Sword Talisman was much more valuable than the Fire Talisman of the Valley of Immortal Fate . The Fire Talisman could only send an alert .
"However, using the Vajra Sword Talisman costs the sect resources, and one will be penalized five merits, or one cannot enter the Demons' Abyss again . If one does not have enough merits, then one will have to work and earn them, until these five merits are paid . This also means that the Vajra Sword Talisman is a loan from the sect . If one does not use it, then it must still be returned upon exit . "
This also meant that as long as there was no life threat, disciples would not use it foolishly, which would waste resources .
Five merits was not easy to earn .
Walking into the black hall, he saw an empty space where only two old men were seated and playing chess . The table in the middle was laid out with dozens of Vajra Sword Talismans . Wu Yu and Nangong Wei walked towards the two disciples of the Huang sword rank and bowed, then they took a Vajra Sword Talisman each . They walked back towards the abyss, ready to descend .
Those who were skilled and brave would jump in directly .
The two exchanged a look, then hesitated no longer, descending on their swords .
It was pitch black all around them . The moment they entered, they felt a sinister aura that chilled their hearts .
"So dark . " Nangong Wei quickly came to press herself against Wu Yu . The dark, sinister feeling in the Demons' Abyss was beyond what she had expected .
No wonder she had wanted to bring Wu Yu along when she came . She was a scaredy-cat .
"Don't be afraid . "
Wu Yu quickly led her deeper in . It was really dark here . Given his vision, he could only barely see a few dozen zhang around him . After roughly an hour, they landed on a craggy area . The rock here was a dusty grey, and there were strange subterranean plants all around them . It was stifling .
And the most unnerving was the demonic aura that continued to permeate their surroundings . After arriving, Nangong Wei craned her neck, looking about her, eyes wide . She continued to clutch at Wu Yu's arm, nervous .
"You sure you want to slay demons?" Wu Yu asked .
In this position, all was dark . Only a spot of white light above them that was the entrance .
"Mm! I'm sure . I want to kill many many demons . I will start here . " Nangong Wei suddenly became stern . She spoke seriously, untold stories in her eyes .
"Then let's go in deeper . " Wu Yu led the way, moving to the deeper regions of the Demons' Abyss . They had to journey for more than a day before they would even near the area where demons would appear . At their present location, there were more Shushan Immortal Sect disciples than demons .
In truth, the ordinary dan disciples that came and went numbered 3,000 or more . If the demons here were not clever, they would be dead in a few days .
You would be lucky to even find a single demon here . In order not to be killed, the demons all hid themselves away .
The two traversed the barren subterrain . They headed deeper in . There were also high mountains and streams in this place, except all of them reeked . Within the river, all kinds of poisonous insects thrived .
"Wei Er, you seem to hate demons very much," Wu Yu said along the way .
Nangong Wei nodded, saying, "Yes . Demons are evil beings . They create disaster in the world and kill wantonly . They are sinful and should die! I once swore that when I grow powerful one day, I will kill all the demons!"
"Why so extreme?" Wu Yu had not thought that she would have such a serious side to her . Of course, she was but a child, and it was understandable for her to be a little more polar in her views .
At least from his encounter with the Ninth Spirit, Wu Yu was of the opinion that no life was born evil in this world . Demons had both good and evil in them, and humans as well .
At this point, Nangong Wei's eyes reddened, saying, "My mom was killed by demons, and she left me forever . . . . My daddy says that my mom was the best woman in the world . He will kill all the demons to take revenge for her, and I will too . I miss my mommy . . . . "
Recalling this, she began to cry .
Wu Yu was speechless . He offered a few words of comfort . This was indeed unfortunate . He was not personally involved, and had no way of judging the decision of the father and daughter . But the pain of losing kin was one he understood .
A day later, they had already descended deep into the Demons' Abyss . Besides a few Shushan Immortal Sect disciples, they had yet to encounter any demons .
However, perhaps because their party looked a bit weaker, Wu Yu could feel something demonic watching them .