The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 958: Chapter 958: Mysterious Whirlpool

Saint Master Xuanqing from the Skywalking Continent brought a female martial artist named Hong Yan, whose cultivation is at the Dao Emperor Realm.

”Greetings, Lord Jing Yan!” Hong Yan entered the Great Hall, keeping her head low, unable to hide her nervousness in her voice.

Hong Yan possesses Dao Emperor Realm cultivation, considered a formidable martial artist in this world. Yet, in the presence of Jing Yan, she couldn’t remain calm.

”Lord Jing Yan, this is Hong Yan, a martial artist from our Skywalking Continent,” Xuanqing said to Jing Yan.

”Greetings, Daoist Hong Yan,” Jing Yan nodded in response.

Hong Yan, hearing Jing Yan’s words, felt somewhat uneasy, her face flushing with color.

”Daoist Hong Yan, there’s no need to be nervous. I heard from Saint Master Xuanqing that you’ve seen Bai Xue?” Jing Yan chuckled lightly, intentionally releasing a little divine soul energy to soothe Hong Yan’s excited emotions.

Upon hearing Jing Yan’s inquiry, Hong Yan quickly took out a crystal ball.

”Lord Jing Yan, inside this image crystal ball, there’s a record of when Hong Yan initially saw Daoist Bai Xue. Before coming, to confirm the authenticity, I already watched the image. In my opinion, the figure recorded inside should be Daoist Bai Xue.” Xuanqing took the image crystal ball from Hong Yan’s hand and said to Jing Yan.

”Hmm.” Jing Yan exhaled slightly.

It’s been over twenty years without news of Bai Xue, and now, finally, there’s a clue. How could Jing Yan remain calm?

The image crystal ball, capable of storing recorded scenes, holds considerable value, though it’s relatively common to practitioners of the Dao Emperor Realm.

”Bai Xue...”

Upon seeing the figure in the image crystal ball, Jing Yan immediately recognized it as Bai Xue.

”What is that?” Jing Yan saw Bai Xue flying, and suddenly, a black vortex appeared in the void, seemingly emanating a force that pulled Bai Xue into it.

The image was brief; from the vortex’s appearance to Bai Xue being pulled in and disappearing without a trace, it all transpired within just a few breaths.

”Where did this happen?” Jing Yan asked swiftly.

The suddenly appearing vortex was peculiar. Even Jing Yan couldn’t determine what it truly was.

”It happened over the Boundless Sea near the Skywalking Continent.”

”At the time, I was training over the Boundless Sea, hunting sea spiritual beasts for resources, and I happened to see Daoist Bai Xue,” Hong Yan said, keeping her head down.

Entering the Boundless Sea to hunt spiritual beasts is something many martial artists do. The Boundless Sea has a greater number of spiritual beasts. Though hunting sea spiritual beasts is slightly more challenging than land ones, many high-realm martial artists prefer hunting in the Boundless Sea.

For Dao Emperor Realm practitioners near the continent, it’s generally not too dangerous.

”At that time, Daoist Bai Xue was flying. I didn’t know her, so I didn’t approach to greet her. However, because her method of hunting Golden Pattern Spiritual Beast was so impressive, I paid extra attention. I didn’t expect a terrifying black vortex to suddenly appear in that sky.”

”That was an extremely terrifying vortex, emanating vast energy fluctuations. I have always had the habit of using image crystals to record, so once I reacted, I immediately took out the imaging crystal to record the whole event.” Hong Yan recalled the scene she witnessed, saying, ”Even though this event happened over twenty years ago, I still vividly remember it.”

”Hong Yan recently saw a portrait of Daoist Bai Xue and heard Lord Jing Yan was searching for the person in the portrait, so she came to me to explain the matter.” Xuanqing chimed in.

”Daoist Hong Yan, the information you’ve brought is very important to me. Now, could you take me to where the vortex appeared?” Jing Yan asked, getting up.

”Of course!” Hong Yan nodded repeatedly.

Jing Yan, accompanied by Xuanqing and Hong Yan, left the Sky Sacred Hall and flew directly to the Skywalking Continent.

Days later, the three halted over the Boundless Sea near the Skywalking Continent.

”Lord Jing Yan, this is the place!” Hong Yan pointed ahead and said.

Jing Yan’s figure flickered, and in the next moment, he appeared at the precise location where the vortex had initially manifested.

”Please wait here for a moment,” Jing Yan uttered to Xuanqing and Hong Yan before beginning his investigation.

Why would a spatial vortex randomly appear here?

Such unique occurrences undoubtedly have a cause. Jing Yan suspected that a hidden space like an ancient cave mansion might be nearby. Bai Xue might be trapped inside, unable to emerge.

Jing Yan released his divine soul energy while manipulating the laws.

He meticulously investigated an area spanning several thousand meters.

Given Jing Yan’s current strength, if an ancient cave mansion or similar space was truly hidden here, locating it wouldn’t be difficult.

However, as he continued his investigation, Jing Yan’s brows furrowed even more tightly.

No results.

After three exhaustive searches, Jing Yan still found nothing. This space was no different from any other place, without even the slightest sense of anomaly.

Jing Yan took out the imaging crystal again, comparing the image to his surroundings. There was no error; the vortex had indeed appeared here over twenty years ago.

”How could this be?”

”What is going on? How was that spatial vortex created?” Jing Yan pondered with furrowed brows.

Nearby, Xuanqing and Hong Yan waited quietly, not daring to disturb him.

After a while, Jing Yan resumed his investigation, this time broadening the scope to cover a ten thousand meter radius.

Yet, the outcome remained unchanged.

”This is...”

”Could the vortex lead to another world?” Jing Yan racked his brain, considering this as the only possibility.

Under normal circumstances, a stable world has a very rigid spatial fabric. Even between the God Realm and this world, there exists only a single void channel connecting them. Attempting to use other methods to reach this world from the God Realm is extraordinarily difficult.

Nonetheless, this world was on the verge of collapse over twenty years ago. Had it not been for Jing Yan defeating Mr. Zhong and reestablishing order, the world might have perished. In that chaotic time, the emergence of an abnormal spatial channel seemed not entirely impossible.

For now, this was the sole plausible theory Jing Yan could conceive.

Still, if the vortex indeed led to another world, where does it lead?

Despite Jing Yan being at the Void God Level, he remained helpless in the face of such unfamiliar circumstances.

Jing Yan returned to Xuanqing and Hong Yan.

”Lord Jing Yan, have you discovered anything?” Xuanqing asked.

”No.” Jing Yan shook his head.

”Daoist Hong Yan, I’ll keep this imaging crystal. These resources are yours as compensation,” Jing Yan said to Hong Yan, handing her a Sumeru Ring at the same time.