Shennong Dao Master-Chapter 1380 - 21: Absolute Heaven and Earth · Battle of Mortals (Part 1)

"Ah! Ah!"

The sound of crows echoed beside him. Zhao Xing felt pain all over his body, as if he'd been punched countless times.

His eyelids were incredibly heavy. He tried hard to open them, but couldn't manage it.

[What's happening? Am I so injured that I can't even lift my eyelids...]

[I can't even manage inner vision, so... Primordial Spirit out!]

Nothing happened. Darkness still shrouded Zhao Xing's vision.

Not entirely darkness, as his eyes moved, tiny starlights seemed to move along.

After an indeterminate period, a sudden sensation of coolness emerged beside him.

It seemed to give Zhao Xing strength, and soon his body seemed to revive. Zhao Xing suddenly opened his eyes.

"Ah! Ah!"

Withered vines, ancient trees, and unidentified species of crows flapped their wings and flew away.

The sky was dim; not night, but the light was incredibly faint.

Dark clouds obscured everything. Zhao Xing found himself not lying flat, but leaning against a withered tree.

That's not entirely accurate. He seemed to have become part of the tree, his entire body stuck in the middle of the withered tree, surrounded by dead leaves and vines.

"Where have I gotten to? What is going on..."

Zhao Xing's head ached, his energy was impossible to focus. After resting for a long time, he finally felt strength and sanity returning.

"Hiss~"

Zhao Xing took a sharp breath.

"Am I within the range of Absolute Heaven and Earth!"

"Damn Wu Yue God for unleashing Absolute Heaven and Earth at Fulong Mountain."

"Have I turned into an ordinary person?"

Zhao Xing flicked his fingers to summon the wind, intending to dispel the clouds, but realized there was no response at his fingertips.

The Vital Energy was gone, the Spells too, and he couldn't even sense the Three Gods Fate Palace.

"Don't mention swallowing clouds to summon wind; my physical fitness now is no different from the 15th year of Jingxin Calendar."

"What exactly happened?"

Zhao Xing simply remained still, contemplating the scenes before his unconsciousness.

"Purple Bone Heavenly Venerate being pursued, I, Cloud Sky Dao, Luo Hou King, Ji Si rushed for rescue."

"On the way, met the blockade of Wu Yue God."

"Failed to step onto Cloud Sky Dao's Star Fighting Cloud, directly confronted Wu Yue God."

"Before fainting, I saw the Emperor Sword, then everything spun, unaware of where I fell."

"Judging by the surroundings, this hardly seems like Fulong Mountain."

"I have no idea how much time has passed either."

Zhao Xing looked around the terrain; on the black land, there was just one isolated withered tree.

The landing seemed on a plain; once the clouds dispersed, the light finally brightened somewhat, yet no mountain was seen around.

"Fulong Mountain's highest peak exceeds fifty thousand meters. Even if Absolute Heaven and Earth changes the environment, it shouldn't be too absurd—many peaks large and small should surround, thus this shouldn't be near Fulong Mountain."

"That's considered good news." Zhao Xing breathed a sigh of relief.

If he were still near Fulong Mountain, Southern Barbarians would definitely search for his whereabouts following the deployment of Absolute Heaven and Earth.

In the initial phase of Absolute Heaven and Earth, Great Zhou had no cultivators, whereas Southern Barbarians did; thus, if at Fulong Mountain, it'd likely result in his discovery.

"Wu Yue God's divine skills include Star Shifting, different from the spell of relocation like Purple Dragon God. He achieved at the level of divine skills; it must have been that move that sent me flying."

"So, me unable to step onto Cloud Sky Dao's cloud was also due to that move."

"The cloud given by Old Yun was relocated by Wu Yue God, only an outward appearance, without power."

"Bad news is, now I don't know where I am; even surviving is an issue."

Grumble~

After thinking for a while, Zhao Xing felt a strong sense of hunger.

Indeed, even without Southern Barbarian troops searching, the chances for survival were slim; Southern Barbarians were mostly wilderness. For a mortal to survive in such wilderness seemed as hard as climbing to the sky.

"Damn Wu Yue God!"

"Could Purple Bone Heavenly Venerate be intentionally released by him? Just to kill me?" Zhao Xing reconsidered the various events since the Ping Man War commenced.

"There's indeed a possibility."

"To complete Spiritual Energy Recovery, ascension requires me and Cloud Sky Dao. Yet Cloud Sky Dao is at Establishing Tao Realm, hard to kill; I'm relatively easier."

"With me dead, even if Emperor Wu succeeds in conquering the barbarians, the outcome remains as in past life."

"Following Dragon Court Ancient Land's loss of the Dragon Emperor, it leaves the dragons leaderless."

"Wu Yue God's trap for me, Dragon Court journey didn't work, seemed like letting things slip through, no chance for Returning Ruins, since I took a shortcut. This time, Purple Bone's betrayal truly forms a deadlock?"

"Given the current situation, how long can I survive? No need for anyone to kill me—I'd starve to death."

"Unaware of time, location, absent of spells, Vital Energy... Hmm?"

Zhao Xing's gaze was suddenly attracted by a hint of purple-gold.

Originally, his vision always extended far away; stuck in the withered tree, he hadn't been able to look down. Now, recovering some strength, he moved around.

Upon looking down, about a meter beneath his feet, at the root of the withered tree, a seedling swayed.

Purple-gold aura, like threads, seemed to weave through, transmitted via the withered vine to his body.

Zhao Xing understood where the sensation of coolness before and after his unconsciousness came from.

"Cloud-climbing Vine!"

"Hahaha, big brother indeed is big brother!"