Dashing Student
Chapter 1414: The City of Great Ominousness
"Whoosh, whoosh..."
Chen Nan’s forehead was covered in cold sweat, his heart filled with fear. If it weren’t for his strong physique, he might have been torn to pieces by the Gang Wind.
Only then did he remember the Divine Calculator beside him. Hastily turning his head, he saw the Divine Calculator’s pained expression frozen, his body similarly covered in injuries.
Perhaps because he was at least in the Nascent Soul Realm, his injuries appeared much lighter than Chen Nan’s, but they still left him in unbearable pain. Once he came to, he cried out in agony.
"Oh no, I almost died! We absolutely can’t keep going down. I think we should find another way!" The Divine Calculator immediately wanted to back out.
Chen Nan sighed helplessly, taking a Healing Pill from his storage bag and swallowing it in one gulp. The medicine’s power turned into a faint green light, manifesting over his wounds and gradually healing them.
"The air above the Heavenly Cutting Abyss is filled with such Gang Wind. Besides continuing to the bottom of the abyss, we have no other options."
Thinking about the incessant Gang Wind above the Heavenly Cutting Abyss, he felt a sense of dread in his heart, grateful he hadn’t tried it directly.
As they descended deeper into the abyss, at least the Gang Wind wasn’t as violent, nor was it continuous. It only appeared in bursts, which they could entirely dodge.
Chen Nan released his Divine Sense, but the surrounding darkness seemed to swallow it, restricting it to about three zhang around him.
Despite that, Chen Nan felt somewhat relieved. This distance at least gave him time to dodge.
The Divine Calculator also remembered the continuous Gang Wind above the Heavenly Cutting Abyss, shivered violently, and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, let’s hurry up!"
They continued downward, but this time not as quickly as before.
Although they encountered several more Gang Winds during the journey, they barely managed to dodge them, with only Chen Nan’s Divine Soul suffering serious damage.
The Gang Wind could injure not only the body but also the Divine Sense. The Divine Calculator had tried a few times but almost went into soul collapse, so now Chen Nan was doing the rest.
They didn’t know how long they had been descending, completely unaware of the passage of time. Just as Chen Nan felt like he would be lost in the darkness forever, a bright light suddenly appeared before him.
In the darkness, apart from the flame they carried, there was nothing. But now seeing the light made the Divine Calculator almost weep with joy.
"Chen Nan, see that? We’ve finally reached the bottom!" The Divine Calculator cheered, quickly flying toward the glimmer.
Chen Nan nodded slightly, his expression calm, as if everything was within his expectations. Little did he know he had almost reached his limits, his heart equally stirred.
"Finally here!"
Both of them discreetly quickened their pace. At a certain moment, they felt the icy chill on their bodies vanish completely, as if they’d broken through some sort of barrier.
But a profound chill emanated from within, giving them goosebumps all over.
This coldness was different from the chill; it wasn’t physical but psychological, as if all the warmth in their bodies had been consumed. They even felt as though countless eyes were staring at them from behind.
They finally saw clearly that the light within the darkness came from a city!
Chen Nan turned to look at their path back, realizing they had emerged from deep darkness now divided, as distinct as heavy clouds in the sky.
They had just burst through the "clouds" and arrived at the bottom of the Heavenly Cutting Abyss, a place entirely different from the outside world.
Here it wasn’t as bright as the outside; there was no sunlight. The light came from the plants growing on the ground and the cliff walls, which were strangely shaped and emitted a faint glow.
These glows lit up this underground area, allowing people to barely make out their surroundings.
When Chen Nan saw these plants, he suddenly frowned because they seemed very familiar, as if he had seen them somewhere before.
Even the surroundings felt familiar, as if he had been to a similar place before.
They landed on the ground, the sense of solidity finally returning, as the Divine Calculator gazed at the distant grand city, clicking his tongue in awe.
The grand city ahead resembled an ancient colossal beast crouching on the ground. Its city gates and walls had a very rustic design, as if they were relics left by history.
"Could it be that the Demon Clan built this city down here?" The Divine Calculator widened his eyes, utterly shocked.
Chen Nan helplessly smirked, "They’ve only been down here for a short time. How could they build such a city? I think this city has been here for ages."
The Divine Calculator was even more astonished. "You’re saying there are living beings down here beneath the Heavenly Cutting Abyss? How is that possible?!"
But even as he spoke, he sensed something was amiss.
Chen Nan smiled with a sort of serene acceptance, "Maybe it is so? You find it impossible only because the Heavenly Cutting Abyss is full of bone-chilling air and Gang Wind, but none of that exists here."
The Divine Calculator nodded repeatedly, the darkness above and the underground now felt like two completely different worlds. Above was extreme cold and fierce Gang Wind, while underground there was nothing.
Even ordinary people could live here.
"Great, since it’s not the Demon Clan, let’s go check it out!"
Chen Nan, however, stopped him, shaking his head, "No rush. We don’t know anything about this place yet, and I have a bad feeling, especially about that city ahead."
Hearing this, the Divine Calculator became more sensitive, hurriedly looking around with a suspicious expression, "Yes, something feels off, but I can’t pinpoint exactly what."
Chen Nan couldn’t articulate it either, but there was one thing he knew for sure: ever since they reached the bottom of the Heavenly Cutting Abyss, the Demon Suppressing Sword kept in his Golden Core had started trembling incessantly!
The Demon Suppressing Sword was especially sensitive to resentful souls, which belonged to evil spirits. Thus, it only reacted when encountering evil spirits.
With this situation, even Chen Nan wasn’t sure what caused it, so he had to be cautious to avoid getting caught in this sunless place.
Meanwhile, the Divine Calculator took out his Compass, muttering under his breath as the needle spun rapidly, even emitting a faint blood-red glow.
"Can you really do fortune-telling?" Chen Nan asked in surprise; he’d always thought the Divine Calculator was a fake Taoist.
But after a while, the Divine Calculator’s fingers danced rapidly, his expression abruptly changing!
"A place of great misfortune, great calamity!"
"This city is entwined with evil spirits, its Feng Shui.