Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 2140 - 2141: Arrangements

Although Feng Yuan and the others suspected that there was something wrong with the Thousand Layered Stone Cave, the place hadn’t changed much. After all, most people couldn’t recognize the carvings of Shi and Xilnais, let alone associate them with the Netherworld Obelisk.

Since Feng Yuan and his party were distinct, dressed in a manner uncommon in the Divine Land Region like the Veronian human form, by coincidence, the ticket inspector recognized that Feng Yuan and the others had been here before.

Even if they didn’t know what the Thousand Layered Stone Cave concealed, they understood one thing very well: ordinary people wouldn’t repeatedly visit the Thousand Layered Stone Cave since there’s really not much to see here. Although there are special stone carvings, seeing them once is enough.

Because of this, they misunderstood, assuming Feng Yuan and the others were members of illegal organizations intending to cause trouble in the Thousand Layered Stone Cave, even suspecting that the mysterious Obelisk in Linqiu City was also their doing.

Upon entering the Thousand Layered Stone Cave, Veronia suspiciously turned to look behind and said,

"Why do I feel like those people harbor malice?"

"I don’t know, let’s go, check out those two statues and the ones of Long Boduo and the others."

Feng Yuan was focused on whether there was an anomaly in the Thousand Layered Stone Cave and did not notice this oddity, while Dou Yanlan thoughtfully took out her phone.

If she wasn’t mistaken, their repeated visits in a short time might lead to misunderstandings.

Although Dou Yanlan, unlike Feng Yuan, couldn’t directly contact the Special Duty Team, her father was now serving in the team after returning, so asking him to help make contact was possible, at least to avoid exacerbating the misunderstanding.

Dou Yanlan was very aware that if a misunderstanding happened, the situation could change, especially since Agunas and the others were emotionally unstable at this time.

Even without an explanation from Feng Yuan and the others, Dou Yanlan could sense the pressure involved, relating to the Netherworld and even the Yin World, for which there was no written record, fearing that a slight mistake could cause a crisis no less than what Quine caused.

Under such pressure, if Agunas and the others acted due to misunderstanding, she didn’t know what adverse things might happen.

Qi Chen gently patted Dou Yanlan’s shoulder, trying to get her to relax. Although he didn’t initially think of so much, he could still guess that this matter was far from simple.

After all, this involved the Netherworld, and Long Boduo even gave up his plans to continue exploring with Feng Yuan and stayed in Linqiu, clearly indicating that this matter would likely alarm most of the Divine Beasts.

In an event of this level, saying that Agunas and the others weren’t nervous was something Qi Chen couldn’t believe, and likewise, events of this magnitude are colossal threats for ordinary people as well.

Just like the Abnormal Space event, these occurrences do not consider whether you have the ability to cope.

The only consolation was that, according to the information from Agunas and the others, the occurrence of the Netherworld Obelisk descending in the territory of Great Xia was only in the Serene Forest Sea.

And because of its unique nature, the residents of the surrounding cities were not weak, or they wouldn’t dare remain nearby; naturally, their ability to handle crises was much stronger than other cities.

This might be something to be thankful for.

However, unlike Qi Chen’s perspective, Dou Yanlan was worried about Maomu City. If Feng Yuan was present, it wouldn’t be much of a concern because, although his strength was unclear, he could casually summon Divine Beasts for help.

Even if Agunas and the others temporarily left for some matters, with him there, Maomu City would remain relatively safe. She couldn’t exactly demand Feng Yuan return to Maomu City immediately, could she?

Even though there was a threat at Kui Shan Town, Agunas had already dispatched Drudgeon over there, which seemed like an insurance measure.

Still, for some reason, Dou Yanlan felt uneasy.

In fact, compared to Dou Yanlan and Qi Chen, who were unsure of the specifics, Feng Yuan and Agunas were the ones truly experiencing unease.

Even though checking the Thousand Layered Stone Cave could be done by contacting Lin Du City without a special trip, Feng Yuan and the others still came because they were worried this incident involved too much.

It’s important to know that the Netherworld and the Yin World were by no means ordinary, especially since Feng Yuan and the others were aware that the Yin World was an opposed yet crucial existence to the real world.

If Veronia’s World of Mirrors was a mere prototype, then the current Yin World could be considered the true World’s Shadow.

As the core and backup of the real world, the Yin World possesses the ability to rebuild the real world based on the information recorded within it, which is also the reason for the absence of life in the Yin World.

No other reason; that place is too important. Apart from the Guardians, the presence of any other life form would merely introduce variability to its safety, to the extent that even the Netherworld, which should have merged into the Yin World upon its birth, has been maintained separately.

Discovering the statues of Shi and Xilnais in the Thousand Layered Stone Cave now, and this incident already involving the Netherworld, they couldn’t help but worry that it might drag the Yin World into the fray, which would be a major problem indeed.

Even with the guardianship of Shi and Xilnais, there’s no guarantee that enormous complications wouldn’t arise.

In particular, when it comes to world backups, once that element is affected, recovery is nearly impossible.

The presence of the Yin World itself serves the critical function of being able to entirely rebuild the real world in the event of substantial destruction, based on the information preserved within it.

It is also one of the few existences capable of directly rebuilding upon the Time River.

Not until they saw that the statue hadn’t changed did Feng Yuan slightly breathe a sigh of relief.

If no anomalies manifested here, perhaps it wouldn’t be as disastrous.

Of course, during this time, Shi and Xilnais could only heighten their vigilance since only they could guard that place, and no other life forms, including Divine Beasts, could approach easily, even in the face of an impending crisis.

Agunas flicked its tail and said,

"We can’t relax so quickly. I’ll stay here a bit longer. You... and Veronia should return to Maomu City first."

"Are you worried about Kui Shan Town? It is indeed very dangerous there."

Veronia quickly understood what Agunas meant. Aside from the Thousand Layered Stone Cave, Kui Shan Town was another place linked openly to the Yin World, and the influence there went even deeper.

But why?

No matter how she thought about it, Veronia couldn’t comprehend how the ancestors of Kui Shan Town achieved the feat of entering the Yin World.

It’s important to know that the World Barrier separates the real world and the Yin World, which is entirely different from Spatial Barriers between domains.

Clearly, even the Divine Beasts, like Gitalien, who governs space, don’t have the capability to open a pathway to the Yin World. How did those people manage it?

As for whether an outsider could?

While not impossible, Veronia felt that the likelihood was low because, even if an outsider were accepted by the world, they would still be subject to the world’s scrutiny. At least, they absolutely couldn’t do exceedingly drastic things.

This, of course, includes crossing the World Barrier to reach the Yin World.

Unable to think it through, Veronia did not refuse Agunas’s suggestion. After all, if there truly were issues in Kui Shan Town, relying solely on Drudgeon might not hold out for long.

Feng Yuan was also aware of this, and after a brief inspection showing the surface seemed alright at the Thousand Layered Stone Cave, there was no issue with directly returning to Maomu City.

To save time, this time, Feng Yuan intended to ask Agunas to open a Space Gate.

Although Agunas wasn’t a Space Divine Beast, it was very familiar with the spatial coordinates of Maomu City, so it could open a Space Gate to Maomu City within certain limits even without specific spatial anchors.

But precisely because it doesn’t have inherent spatial attributes, Agunas needed to coordinate with Maomu City beforehand to prepare when opening a long-distance Space Gate, for the energy fluctuations it causes would be substantial.

No need to mention that the monitoring systems would be triggered immediately; the disturbance could very well be felt by people nearby.

When Liao Yu received the call from Feng Yuan, he thought something major had happened since Feng Yuan had never done this before. Even though Feng Yuan hadn’t gotten a chance to explain, Liao Yu still helped contact the appropriate departments to quickly complete the procedures.

Seeing the open Space Gate, the security staff outside the Thousand Layered Stone Cave felt a bit uneasy. After all, they were ready to go in and apprehend the group for questioning because, considering the period, Feng Yuan and the others’ actions seemed indeed suspicious.

Who could have guessed that several of them were Divine Beasts...

If it weren’t for the call from their superior, who knows what might have happened...

Feng Yuan didn’t notice the security staff’s odd behavior. Although they had already filed a report, the Space Gate that Agunas opened couldn’t remain open for long, so he quickly took Qi Chen and the others through the gate back to Maomu City.