Walking by the Abyss on Thin Ice

Chapter 378: The four great forbidden areas of the celestial market

"If you can borrow the female ugly fish dragon, you can easily cross the North Sea without so much effort."

Above the North Sea, only a few water dragons were seen tumbling, diving in and out of the sea, roaring forward. Su Yun walked on the surface of the sea, and the flood dragon made of sea water flew out from under his feet, lifting him up and flying away quickly.

His celestial boat was destroyed, and he didn't wait for Yan Qingzhou and the others, so he had to go from the North Sea to the world of the celestial cave alone.

This was the third time he had come to the North Sea after regaining his sight, but the first time he came with Ying Ying to find the Lingxi, passing through people's dreams and entering the North Sea without seeing the real North Sea.

The second time was because the Lingxi released the demon suppressed in the North Sea, and the Eastern Master led the ghosts and gods of the Heavenly Market to suppress the demon.

This time, there was only him and Ying Ying, and the giant creatures in the sea.

The female ugly fish dragon and the crab ancestor both came from the North Sea, also known as the Northern Darkness, vast and boundless, even broader than the East Sea.

Without a celestial boat passing through here, it was unknown when they would reach the celestial world.

Fortunately, he was not alone on this journey. Ying Ying sat on his shoulder and read the notes of the old god king to him.

In the notes, the old god king's experiences were very strange.

The notes began with the fall of the Heavenly Market.

The planet Mercury was very close to this world, living side by side. The gods on Mercury were the father of the old god king, the Lord of Fire. The old god king had followed his father to participate in sacrifices and had met the immortal.

Whenever something major happened, the Lord of Fire would report to the immortal. However, before the fall of the Heavenly Market, the Lord of Fire had not seen the immortal for a long time.

When the Heavenly Market fell, the Lord of Fire saw that the impact was inevitable and immediately sought help from the immortal, but to no avail.

So the old god king made a decisive decision to move his people as much as possible before the destruction of Mercury, attempting to take refuge in a neighboring star.

When the Heavenly Market struck Mercury, it was not just a collapse of the heavens and the earth. The entire planet was blown apart, but the terrible thing was that the Heavenly Market was undamaged and continued to collide with the neighboring star.

Fortunately, the speed of the Heavenly Market was greatly reduced, and it arrived above the neighboring star.

At this time, the old god king discovered a terrifying scene. The neighboring star was already in the midst of a disaster and was about to be buried in flames!

Death, plague, and war were everywhere here.

When the Heavenly Market struck, it brought about the final destruction.

"The disasters here destroyed the natives of the neighboring star, and they could not survive in the flames, so I and my people stayed at the Heavenly Market. The Heavenly Market comes from the Great Angle Star, which is the heavenly pillar, and it is said to be the imperial court of the Heavenly King, so I became the god king of this new world."

As Ying Ying read the old god king's experiences, she mentioned that Dong Yishi's father came to their world, even earlier than the era of the Three Holy Emperors, when the outside world was still in flames.

The old god king discovered four forbidden areas in the Heavenly Market. The first forbidden area was called the Illusory Sky Residence, which was a remnant of a fairy palace. Upon entering the ruins, one would encounter various illusions, not knowing if they were in the real world or in an illusory world.

"In the Illusory Sky Residence, I lived for 108 lifetimes and finally woke up and walked out of the Illusory Sky Residence. However, the 24 heroes who went with me did not wake up."

Ying Ying continued to read: "When I walked out of the Illusory Sky Residence and looked back, I saw that they had turned into skeletons. I also saw a one-zhang-long jade eye in the ruins of the fairy palace, about four feet high, which probably caused our illusions. When the people waiting outside saw me return, they told me that 108 years had passed outside. I sealed off the Illusory Sky Residence, but in the following thousands of years, that jade eye still appeared in my nightmares from time to time. Could it be the eye of an immortal?"

Su Yun was shocked. The old god king was trapped in an illusion, living for 108 lifetimes in the illusion, while 108 years had passed outside. If it were him, he would probably die of old age in the Illusory Sky Residence!

The second forbidden area was called the Rear Court.

The meaning of the Rear Court was the palace of the emperor and empress.

This part of the record was more sensual, but it was also thrilling.

The old god king broke into this forbidden area and saw that the palace was deep, as if it were a world outside the world, with a fragrant aroma that filled the air, and all the women who came and went were beautiful women.

"The old god king's lineage was of the bloodline of the Lord of Fire, with an extremely high bloodline. But the book said that the women in the Rear Court were of a higher bloodline than the old god king's, and they were even more beautiful than the beauties of the old god king's family, as if they were unreal."

As Ying Ying read, she said, "The girls here were like celestial beings, without a trace of flaw. The old god king was cautious and asked the girls where this place was. One palace maid told him that this was the Rear Court. A girl panicked and said that the empress had arrived and could not see men. So they hid him."

As Su Yun hurried along, he listened intently and asked, "What happened next?"

Ying Ying continued to read the notes on the jade slip and said, "The old god king was still caught, and he saw the empress, but the empress was not as unfeeling as the palace maids had said. Instead, she invited him to admire the fairyland of the Rear Court. The empress told him that this place was called the Celestial Cave of the Heavenly Pillar and that there had been an accident here, where the men had died, leaving only these widows, who sealed themselves in the cave and did not see outsiders.

"The old god king lingered in the Rear Court, and over time, he developed feelings without realizing it, and thousands of years passed. He suddenly realized that he still had a family outside and missed his loved ones. The empress wept and choked, saying that if her husband left, it would sever their immortal bond, and he would never be able to return here. The old god king said he would leave and return soon.

"The empress, seeing that he was determined to leave, did not stop him anymore, and told him that she was already pregnant and asked the old god king to return here a hundred years later. There would be a baby under the tree, and that baby would be their child.

"The old god king was in a daze, and when he left the Rear Court, he found himself standing under an old tree in the ruins. The fairy palace was deep, and the palace was full of skeletons, and the gentle town of the Rear Court was nowhere to be found. He searched everywhere and could not find the palace maids and the empress. He noted the location of the old tree and hurried to the God King's Palace.

"Afterward, he returned to that ruin many times, but he never saw the beauty again. After a hundred years, the old god king saw the empress in his dreams again, telling him that their child had been born and asking him to come and take the child to raise."The old God King came to the ancient tree and indeed found an infant beneath it. He took the child home and named him Feng, which means to accept with respect.

Ying Ying finished reading the message on the jade slip and said, "The old God King later sealed the back palace to prevent outsiders from intruding. Sometimes, in his dreams, he would still meet the Heavenly Empress and converse with her in the dream realm."

Su Yun was taken aback and murmured, "Is Doctor Dong the child of the old God King and the Heavenly Empress? But what exactly is the Heavenly Empress? Is she human, a ghost, or... a corpse?"

Ying Ying bit the end of her pen, deep in thought, and then shook her head, "I don't know either. Perhaps, the Heavenly Empress was just an old demon transformed from that tree, and the old God King had Doctor Dong with the tree... But Doctor Dong is indeed beautiful, not like an ordinary person. Could it be that after the Heavenly Empress died, she turned into a ghost and had Doctor Dong with the old God King?"

She bit the pen so hard that it left an imprint, but still couldn't figure it out.

Another forbidden place is called the Hanging Coffins.

The Hanging Coffins were suspended on a celestial mountain, and it was there that the old God King sustained his injuries.

The old God King wanted to see who was buried in the Hanging Coffins, so he went there. As he approached, he saw fresh blood flowing out from the coffins, turning into demons that lunged at him.

By the time he reached the Hanging Coffins, the experts who had followed him were nearly all dead or injured. The old God King used all his strength to open the coffin and returned wounded.

"Wait a minute!"

Su Yun hastily said, "Ying Ying, you only mentioned that he was injured, but not what he saw!"

Ying Ying shook her head, "The jade slip doesn't say what he saw."

Su Yun puzzled, "If the old God King went on an expedition, why wouldn't he speak of his findings?"

"Perhaps it's unspeakable," Ying Ying guessed after a moment's thought.

After the old God King was injured, he often coughed up blood, and his body became increasingly heavy. However, his celestial generals discovered another forbidden place.

The Imperial Court.

"The Imperial Court!"

Su Yun became excited, "Ying Ying, quickly tell me the story of the Imperial Court!"

Ying Ying flipped through the jade slip, her expression strange, and shook her head, "The experiences of the old God King in the Heavenly Market Enclosure's Imperial Court have been concealed, with only the final story remaining."

Su Yun was stunned, taking the jade slip from her. Indeed, most of the text in the jade slip was sealed, and when read with spirit, only chaotic halos of light could be seen.

The unsealed text spoke of the old God King returning from the Imperial Court, using all his strength to seal it, and then arranging his own affairs.

Everything about the Imperial Court was hidden by the old God King.

It seems that after his journey to the Imperial Court, the old God King died in the God King's Hall. Afterwards, the young Dong Feng succeeded him, the Heavenly Market Enclosure faced the Dragon's Fall, leading the team with Ying Ying and Han Jun to fight the dragon, the Dragon Burial Case erupted, the little God King was deposed, and the Qian Celestial General usurped the throne to become the God King.

"To know the contents of the jade slip, one must break its seal."

Su Yun blew out a breath of true essence, and the jade slip in his hand spun and flew out, growing larger and larger above the sea, transforming into a towering wall of green jade hundreds of feet high, with most of its text covered by halos of light!

"Ying Ying!" Su Yun called out.

Ying Ying fluttered her wings, floating in front of the jade wall, and placed her small hand on the wall. Instantly, a humming sound resonated, and the light enveloping the wall began to change, revealing strange runes!

"It's a sealing method similar to the Minor Void, and Yuan Shuo's research in this area is not profound, but there's a lot of study on it in the Overseas Sword Pavilion!"

Ying Ying raised Su Yun's Heavenly Dao Order, pushed open the doors of the Heavenly Dao Academy, and barged in. After a while, she returned with a stack of books, reading and deciphering the seal on the green jade wall.

Su Yun, on the other hand, supported the hundreds of feet high jade wall with one hand while continuing to walk on the sea. About half an hour later, Ying Ying cheered, "It's unlocked!"

She fluttered back to Su Yun's shoulder, and the wall spun, reverting to a jade slip.

Ying Ying held the jade slip and recounted the hidden story of the old God King.

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