CHAPTER 43: CHAPTER 43: ZHUO ZHEN SONG’S SHOCK

The giant stone distance is indeed quite formidable among eighth-level demon beasts, but it was unlucky to encounter Nan Hua and the others. Each of them could easily overpower it alone, let alone the three of them together.

The three didn’t even use their strongest attacks, and the giant stone distance had already lost its life force.

Its corpse floated on the sea surface, looking somewhat spectacular.

Nan Hua and the other two put away their weapons with very calm expressions.

"Too weak, not satisfying!" Mu Chen, who looked the weakest, moved his Flame Spear and muttered discontentedly.

"I kind of want to go to the Upper Realm to fight those guys." After Rong Ye said this, he glanced at Gu Qingqing in the distance and closed his mouth.

Nan Hua did not complain, walked to Gu Qingqing and the others, and put away the Array Plate.

And as the Heavenly Awakening Record was put away, the Barrier disappeared, revealing Zhuo Zhen Song and the others, who were anxiously pacing outside.

Upon seeing Gu Qingqing and the others, Zhuo Zhen Song paused for a moment, his gaze quickly fell on Zhuo Tingqiu, and upon seeing that Zhuo Tingqiu was unharmed, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhuo Tingqiu also saw Zhuo Zhen Song and guessed that when the giant stone distance appeared, the news was brought by those tourists leaving the nearby Red Ruby Beach. Since Zhuo Zhen Song knew he was taking Gu Qingqing and the others there, naturally, he would check when they didn’t return.

He hurriedly ran to Zhuo Zhen Song’s side.

"Dad, it’s all right now. The giant stone distance has already been killed." Zhuo Tingqiu felt that he had gone through so much that he could calmly tell his dad about it.

Zhuo Zhen Song’s gaze then fell on that massive mountain-like thing on the sea, and he gasped immediately; this was the first time he had seen such a large demon beast!

Hearing Zhuo Tingqiu say that the demon beast was already dead, he still couldn’t quite believe it.

This was not an exaggeration, for even the largest demon beast on the Xuantian Continent wouldn’t be bigger than the giant stone distance, and from the previous descriptions from others, this demon beast should have been very formidable, yet it had died just like that!

"Dead?" Zhuo Zhen Song repeated as he looked at the corpse of the giant stone distance.

"Yeah, it was killed by Geng Geng’s senior brothers." Zhuo Tingqiu also said with a numb face.

To be honest, for someone who had seen fierce beasts like the nine-headed beast, the giant stone distance demon beast no longer excited Zhuo Tingqiu, so he could remain so calm rather than disbelieving like his dad.

Hearing this, Zhuo Zhen Song shockingly looked at Nan Hua and the others who were about to leave.

Fortunately, although he had seen a lot of the world, he quickly calmed down, looking at Nan Hua and the others with cautious eyes.

Seeing that it was lunchtime, Nan Hua and the others quickly dealt with the giant stone distance’s corpse, stored it in their storage space, and without a word to Zhuo Zhen Song, they directly left with Gu Qingqing to find a place to eat.

Although Zhuo Tingqiu wanted to follow Gu Qingqing and the others, he also knew that Zhuo Zhen Song must have a lot to say to him, so he had to return with Zhuo Zhen Song to the Zhuo Family.

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In Zhuo Zhen Song’s study, after returning from Red Ruby Beach, Zhuo Tingqiu was taken by Zhuo Zhen Song back to his study, where Zhuo Tingqiu briefly explained the previous events.

"You mean that giant stone distance is an eighth-level demon beast?" Although he had been shocked moments ago, Zhuo Zhen Song was still astounded to learn the giant stone distance’s rank, and his voice couldn’t help but rise.

"Yeah, Geng Geng’s senior brothers said so, and you saw its size too, so it should be eighth-level without question." Compared to Zhuo Zhen Song, Zhuo Tingqiu appeared much more composed.

"The highest level demon beast on the Xuantian Continent is only a sixth-level peak, how could an eighth-level demon beast appear?" Zhuo Zhen Song knitted his brows, muttering.

"I heard Geng Geng’s senior brothers say it’s because the Heavenly Dao of our continent weakened, and the Barrier thinned, that’s why these higher-level demon beasts appeared." Nan Hua and the others did not avoid talking in front of Zhuo Tingqiu, so he learned a bit.

Hearing this, Zhuo Zhen Song’s pupils contracted tightly, never expecting it to be because of this reason.

As the Family Head of the Zhuo Family, Zhuo Zhen Song knew more than Zhuo Tingqiu and thought more as well.

The Heavenly Dao is ethereal and beyond reach, with few able to sense it. None among those cultivators like them do not hope to be favored by the Heavenly Dao, which would allow them smooth sailing in cultivation.

The Zhuo Family had ascendents before, knowing more about Heavenly Dao than outsiders, and previously a family senior once prophesied that a calamity would occur on the Xuantian Continent in a thousand years. It was considered that the senior’s words were vague, having not foreseen much of the future before being injured, and never mentioned it again.

He knew this from perusing the family seniors’ archives in his youth, remembered somewhat, but never took it to heart.

Never did he expect to hear news about the Heavenly Dao again after so many years, and it was bad news.

As the support of the entire world, the Heavenly Dao bears the fate of this world, and the Heavenly Dao of the Xuantian Continent weakening, unable to resist those outsiders, is not a good thing for those living on the Xuantian Continent.

If the Heavenly Dao dissipates, the Xuantian Continent will become playgrounds for those high-level demon beasts or cultivators, and with their strength, they’d be at others’ mercy, not a good development!

"Do you know the name of the sect Gu Qingqing is from?" Previously, he speculated that Nan Hua and the others’ sect might be a Hidden Sect, but now it seems it might not be that simple!

"It seems to be called Spirit Hidden Sect, a sect we’ve never heard of, but her senior brothers are all very formidable. The giant stone distance didn’t last half an hour under the hands of her three senior brothers, and her senior brothers weren’t injured at all, completely dominating it!" Gu Qingqing never hid anything about Spirit Hidden Sect, and Zhuo Tingqiu knew quite a lot, so there was nothing to hide now.

Zhuo Zhen Song’s pupils contracted again, he stroked his beard, pacing in place, and just as Zhuo Tingqiu was about to grow dizzy, he spoke again, "You should also be careful with Gu Qingqing; if I am not mistaken, they are likely not just Hidden Sect folks, but possibly from the Upper Realm."

Zhuo Tingqiu hadn’t thought of this and was somewhat surprised upon hearing it.

"Upper Realm? Do you mean the Immortal Realm?" he asked.

"Not the Immortal Realm, but the Sub-immortal Realm!" Zhuo Zhen Song decided to give Zhuo Tingqiu a good explanation, "Zhuo Family ascendents once sent back a Jade Scroll using Secret Techniques, recording some things including that our Xuantian Continent is actually a low-level plane, accommodating beings below seventh level strength only. Ascending to the seventh level leads to the Sub-immortal Realm, only breaking through to the ninth level can one ascend to the Immortal Realm."