Chapter 1314: Chapter 1285: Dai Ren’s Helplessness
Just as Li Chen absorbed the last magic pattern, a soft ’hmm’ sounded within a dim palace.
"My curse has been lifted? Who could have done this? Is there anyone in this world strong enough to lift my curse?" Beneath the robe, a handsome face was revealed.
As the Demon King of the Demon Clan, his appearance reached a level that any race would bow to.
Though he bore the appearance of the Human Race, the kind of ’beauty’ seeming to come from the deepest layers was impossible for any race to ignore; no matter their aesthetic, no one could say he was ’not good-looking.’
Because his beauty was no longer just about appearance.
Gazing at the crack in the distance, the Demon King’s throne had unknowingly shifted its direction, facing the great door beyond.
And now, this great door was wide open; in the chaos beyond the door, a black rift was continuously expanding.
One could see, in that chaos, as if claw-like hands were repeatedly scratching around the rift, causing it to spread further.
"Forget it, it doesn’t matter. It’s just one curse. As for the puppet, we can always find another one." The Demon King soon shook his head, dismissing such thoughts and turned his full attention to the black rift.
It was as if nothing in this world could captivate him more than that black rift.
...
Elsewhere, someone was also staring at a similarly pitch-black rift, but unlike the Demon King’s blissful expression, these people wore grave expressions.
"What do we do? The boundary gate formation is deteriorating more rapidly. If we don’t find a solution soon, the entire formation might collapse, and a massive number of otherworldly creatures could burst through. Among these creatures may be those even we can’t handle!"
The speaker was none other than the Sect Master of the Kunlun Sword Sect, Dai Ren, surrounded by both members of the Kunlun Sword Sect and those from Hongmeng Pavilion.
Although Luoo Tianxiao didn’t come personally, among the people from Hongmeng Pavilion present, there were still representatives capable of speaking.
Upon hearing Dai Ren’s words, the representative stepped forward and spoke seriously, "Sect Master Dai, Hongmeng Pavilion is fully aware of the situation. I’ve just received news from our Pavilion Master; he will issue a notice to all major Martial Artist Powers in the coming days. By then, these experts will come together to Kunlun Mountain to discuss countermeasures."
However, hearing the representative’s words, Dai Ren’s expression remained unchanged, still somber: "Even your Hongmeng Pavilion can’t come up with a solution? If so, what’s the point of calling those juniors? Can they propose any good plans?"
"Sect Master Dai..." The representative from Hongmeng Pavilion nodded and then solemnly looked at Dai Ren, "This is not just any summons, it’s the... Hongmeng Order!"
"Hmm?" Dai Ren’s white beard twitched at the words, "Hongmeng Order? You mean Luoo Tianxiao intends to summon those old guys too?"
"That’s right, this matter is significant, involving not just the Kunlun Sword Sect or Hongmeng Pavilion, but the whole of Huaxia and even the world, so our Pavilion Master takes it very seriously."
"Well... that is good." Dai Ren nodded after hearing this, "This matter is indeed significant, at least our Kunlun Sword Sect can’t handle it alone now. Those old guys, it’s about time they came out, or else, they’d probably stay in closed confinement till they die and never come out."
Dai Ren’s face appeared extremely worried.
Because the breaking of the boundary gate formation meant the gateway connecting to another world might be fully opened. If that time truly came, otherworldly creatures could freely enter their Main World.
Ordinary creatures or humans might be manageable, but if powerful ones came over, and they happened to love destruction, then the future of the Main World would truly be bleak.
During the time when the formation began to show wear, Hongmeng Pavilion and Kunlun Sword Sect tried everything to delay the formation’s collapse, but in the end, although the speed of collapse slowed, it couldn’t be repaired and continued collapsing.
Legend has it that the boundary gate formation beneath Kunlun Mountain was left by Heaven-level experts who initially broke away from the Main World, and only Heaven-level experts can repair such a formation.
So, with their ability, they absolutely couldn’t seal the boundary gate again.
Lately, creatures from another world had begun entering the Main World one by one.
Though these creatures mostly weren’t strong, many had extremely high aggression. This was the main reason for Dai Ren’s concern.
If those with immense destructive power truly entered the Main World, what would they do then?
Dai Ren didn’t know.
But he knew that hidden among the martial artists, there were many old guys with his level of power, or even stronger, seeking their ’heaven’ wholeheartedly and indifferent to worldly matters.
And the Hongmeng Order was a very special agreement.
Yes, an agreement.
The moment these old guys saw the Hongmeng Order, they would definitely appear.
The reason was known only to Dai Ren and those old fellows.
Learning that Luoo Tianxiao had issued the Hongmeng Order, Dai Ren felt a bit more settled, yet he was still somewhat uneasy.
While gathering people to attempt prolonging the formation’s breakdown, Dai Ren, as one of the main forces for repairing the formation, suddenly left the scene.
Hongmeng Pavilion had the Hongmeng Order, and he had his own connections.
He wanted to personally reach out to those old guys he could still contact.
Dai Ren had no doubt about the influence of the Hongmeng Order, but this was not his main concern.
Rather, it was certain old guys who had long gone into seclusion, so much so that even the people from Hongmeng Pavilion might not find them.
Thus, Dai Ren wanted to try reaching out.
Though he knew his efforts might not yield much, he wanted to give it a shot.
He couldn’t just sit there waiting for the formation to crumble on its own, could he?
Dai Ren understood clearly that what he and his peers were doing was nothing but buying time; sooner or later, the formation would collapse.
Instead of doing completely meaningless things, it was better to communicate with those old guys more.
Who knows, some old fellow might have a way to repair the formation!
"Please! Old guys, don’t die on me!"
A purple talisman seal was ignited by Dai Ren and thrown into a bowl of clear water.
After a while, an aged voice came from the bowl.
"Little Dai, what do you want with this old man?"