Chapter 2067: The Principles of the Heavenly Dao Truly Never Deceive
Chapter 2067: Chapter 2067: The Principles of the Heavenly Dao Truly Never Deceive
Outside the Heavenly Sand Secret Realm.
Xia Canglan, Xie Wudao, and a flickering presence in the air suddenly stopped.
However, the eagerness was evident on their faces.
The flickering presences in the air were also restless, the aura turbulent and unceasing.
"It’s been more than half a day, and we still can’t find a trace of this kid." Xie Wudao gritted his teeth.
Xia Canglan squinted at the front, "The entrance to the Heavenly Sand Secret Realm has closed."
"Initially thought the kid would turn back, but now it seems even if he does return, he cannot enter."
Xie Wudao frowned, "That kid might be inside the Heavenly Sand Secret Realm right now..."
Xia Canglan interrupted, "Do you think that kid can control the Heavenly Sand Secret Realm?"
"No." Xie Wudao paused, shaking his head, "But that doesn’t mean the kid isn’t in there..."
"I feel that the sudden disappearance of the space entrance to the Heavenly Sand Secret Realm is suspicious."
"Suspicious?" Xia Canglan subconsciously shook his head, "The Heavenly Sand Secret Realm has always been mysterious and unpredictable."
"It’s not an exaggeration to say it’s as changeable as a breath."
"The sudden dissipating of the space rift isn’t surprising either."
"Still not right." Xie Wudao emphasized, speaking in a deep voice, "You mentioned earlier that the Heavenly Sand Secret Realm hasn’t been opened for countless years."
"Even more than ten thousand years ago, you stumbled upon it while using the Space Dao; the Heavenly Sand Secret Realm itself wasn’t activated."
"So, the time it’s been sealed is incredibly long."
"And yet, it suddenly opened in these past few days?"
Xia Canglan stated earnestly and assuredly, "That’s why I said, the Heavenly Sand Secret Realm is unpredictable."
"With changes as quick as a breath, it’s astonishingly fast, and difficult to react to."
"Any abnormal thing happening in the Heavenly Sand Secret Realm seems utterly normal."
"But..." Xie Wudao furrowed his brow tightly.
In fact, he had many more suspicions.
Perhaps, Xiao Xun is indeed inside the Heavenly Sand Secret Realm? Maybe he barely entered before the space entrance closed—extraordinarily unlucky.
Or perhaps, there’s something inherently wrong within the Heavenly Sand Secret Realm.
Could the space rift have been artificially created rather than an accident?
However, he couldn’t clarify these suspicions with mere words and scant clues.
This was his difference from Xia Canglan.
Though strong, Xia Canglan is a sword cultivator who stays in seclusion all year round.
So, Xia Canglan judges matters by experience.
Whereas Xie Wudao, though not as strong, is an Eight Palaces Martial Artist, even a Legendary Palace Master.
The Eight Palaces Martial Artists, compared to regular martial artists outside, are all elite.
Eight Palaces Martial Artists have to deal with tasks, each possessing skills in tracking and deducing matters from scant clues.
Additionally, as a Legendary Palace Master leading the First Law Enforcement Team, Xie Wudao is more capable and meticulous.
This is why, although Xie Wudao is not powerful, he is assigned to openly protect Xiao Xun with Xia Canglan.
Yet, Xie Wudao obviously couldn’t argue with Xia Canglan at that moment.
And Xia Canglan’s words also sounded more reasonable.
Xie Wudao shook his head, "Unfortunately, the presence of the space rift in the Heavenly Sand Secret Realm previously made the nearby space trajectory extraordinarily chaotic, rendering Martial Arts Retrospection useless."
"Otherwise, we could accurately know if the kid returned or not."
Martial Arts Retrospection, though very powerful even among legendary experts.
But it also has limitations and influences, such as certain space formations and space rifts.
The space rift in the Heavenly Sand Secret Realm earlier caused the surrounding space trajectory to be utterly fragmented.
Thus, Martial Arts Retrospection simply couldn’t take effect here.
"If the kid didn’t return, then where did he run off to? Over half a day and we haven’t seen a trace of him." Xie Wudao’s face looked slightly grim.
"Keep pursuing." A cold voice suddenly emerged from the air.
"That kid cannot afford any mishaps." Another icy voice emerged from the air, the indifferent words chilling to the bone.
Xia Canglan nodded, "Now there’s no other way."
"The Heavenly Sand Secret Realm doesn’t remain stationary in one place."
"Even if the kid is inside, who knows where he’ll appear the next time he exits the Heavenly Sand Secret Realm."
"We’ll keep chasing."
"Xie Wudao, have the Three Halls and their branches help keep watch."
"I refuse to believe the kid won’t show himself."
Xie Wudao nodded.
Whoosh... whoosh... whoosh...
A group of people vanished instantly, heading off into the distance.
...
Inside the Heavenly Sand Secret Realm, Xiao Yi’s figure was currently by the Sand Devouring Pearl high in the sky.
With a wave of his hand, he attempted to seize the Sand Devouring Pearl.
"Don’t." Nearby, the mocking-faced Sha Luodi shouted, his expression changing, "This thing can suppress spiritual sense, devour life force, imprison cultivation power..."
Sha Luodi exclaimed.
But before the words were fully spoken, Xiao Yi’s hand was already touching the Sand Devouring Pearl.
"Sigh, it’s over." Sha Luodi sighed.
"Idiot." The cold-faced Sha Tongtian glanced at Xiao Yi, his expression grim as he uttered two words.
"Hmm?" Xiao Yi furrowed his brow.
At the moment his hand touched the Sand Devouring Pearl, an astonishing suction force came from it.
Besides the extreme earth-yellow glow of the Sand Devouring Pearl, the surface emitted chillingly sinister energy, continuously surging.
The sinister energy instantly coiled around Xiao Yi’s hand.
Strands of sinister energy, like fierce black snakes, came to devour.
Several strands instantly entered Xiao Yi’s palm, disappearing without a trace.
Xiao Yi was shocked; he could clearly feel that the absorbed strands of evil power had already surged into his body.
The Evil Power has always been tyrannical and mysterious, wreaking havoc within him incessantly.
But what truly shocked Xiao Yi was that a terrifying aura emanated from the Sand Devouring Pearl, eroding his spirit.
The aura bore the same immense suction force gripping him now.
This suction force was even drawing on his spiritual sense and depleting his life force.
"What a terrifying pearl." Xiao Yi’s eyes widened in surprise.
If he wasn’t mistaken, the suction force and terrifying aura didn’t come from the evil power on the pearl’s surface, but from the pearl itself.
In other words, this was the power within the Sand Devouring Pearl.
The sinister energy covering the surface was merely the leverage the young man far away used to control the pearl.
"It truly is a supreme treasure." Xiao Yi’s eyes were filled with shock and delight at the same time.
Not far away, Sha Luodi shook his head, "Still thinking about a supreme treasure? Kid, you’re about to lose your life."
Sha Tongtian, with a cold face, "Insatiable greed blinds the heart. Birds die for food, men die for wealth. Human greed blinds true nature; near death, they know it not, yet are smugly content."
"The principles of the Heavenly Dao are indeed unerring."
Sha Tongtian, though his words were icy, clearly harbored a sense of hopelessness, along with... aggrievement and frustration.
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First Chapter.