Chapter 1434 - 430: The World Wall of Nine Deaths and One Life

Chapter 1434: Chapter 430: The World Wall of Nine Deaths and One Life

Chapter 430: The World Wall of Life and Death

Zhan Li woke up to find herself being carried over the shoulder of East Sea.

She felt her body swaying and flying gracefully, and when she opened her eyes, everything around her seemed to be clouds rapidly retreating backward. Then she heard East Sea’s deep voice: "Has the Cave Maiden awoken?"

Zhan Li knew East Sea was a Sword Servant under the Elder Ancestor of the Ghost Race, with impressive cultivation. Now an ordinary human, her breath naturally differed between consciousness and unconsciousness. With East Sea’s cultivation, he would immediately detect even slight differences, so it was no surprise he knew she was awake.

Zhan Li took a deep breath and felt her mouth numb; the pain from cutting off her tongue earlier was no longer felt.

East Sea sighed, "You are indeed ruthless, coming up with the idea of severing your own tongue. In hindsight, I had somewhat underestimated you before, but it seems I was wrong."

Saying this, he suddenly halted, pausing in the clouds.

Then East Sea looked downwards, saying, "We’ve arrived."

Zhan Li’s heart skipped a beat, and she immediately felt her body rapidly descending!

Moments later, East Sea had already landed on the ground holding Zhan Li.

The surroundings were extremely desolate and barren; as far as the eye could see, there was nothing but barren earth without even a blade of grass.

On the ground, there was little soil to be seen; instead, it was full of coarse gravel of different sizes.

Looking around, it seemed like a wasteland, devoid of any signs of life.

Even the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi was much thinner than in other areas of the Domain Realm.

Zhan Li, placed onto the ground by East Sea, moved her body slightly until feeling slowly returned to her numb side.

East Sea glanced at Zhan Li, "If the Cave Maiden feels unwell, I have some elixirs with me."

Zhan Li tried to swallow and found that the wound on her severed tongue had already healed, with almost no pain remaining.

She knew this was due to East Sea’s treatment, nodded to him, and bowed in thanks.

Unable to speak, she could only mumble a few words to express her gratitude.

East Sea waved his hand, "No need to thank me. Since it’s the Elder’s command, I will do everything to protect you. However, the easy path is over, and the road ahead won’t be as easy."

Pausing, he smiled wryly, "Within the Domain Realm, with my Celestial Human Realm cultivation and my status as a Sword Servant under the Elder, I have some influence and seldom encounter danger. Even if meeting some petty evil cultivators, they dare not stir trouble.

But... the road ahead..."

East Sea’s expression turned serious, changing his tone as he looked at Zhan Li, "Cave Maiden, you have not entered the World Wall before, have you?"

Zhan Li’s expression became solemn, and she slowly shook her head.

East Sea sighed, "Alright, I will briefly explain the situation inside to you so that in case of any special circumstances, you won’t be caught off guard. Now that I’ve told you, you can at least be somewhat prepared."

Zhan Li listened, her expression becoming even more serious, and made a gesture to show she was listening attentively.

"The World Wall is difficult to pass because it is unpredictable.

As a Cave Maiden, not a loose cultivator, you naturally know that on the other side of the World Wall is another world.

The World Wall is the passage between the Domain Realm and that world."

Zhan Li nodded to indicate she understood this.

East Sea continued, "The World Wall passage was established by Great Powers of the Domain Realm in the Ancient Era, set with a supreme array. It is now managed by the Immortal Ascension Platform, with cultivators from the platform guarding it, and they must regularly maintain the array and replenish its materials.

All of this is to barely keep this passage operational, preventing it from collapsing.

Yet even so, crossing the World Wall is extremely dangerous for ordinary cultivators.

Otherwise, we wouldn’t have the term ’Escape Realm’ in the Domain Realm.

It’s because crossing out of the Domain Realm truly is a life-or-death endeavor, akin to fleeing for one’s life, hence the term ’Escape Realm.’

However, in detail, there are distinctions, namely, whether it’s an official crossing or a private one.

Since the Immortal Platform controls the array, which connects the two worlds, naturally, there are effects of the array.

The array reduces the risk and difficulty of traversing the World Wall by at least seventy percent.

Cultivators from noble families, even if their cultivation doesn’t reach the Celestial Human Realm, can still cross the Domain Realm with their family’s magical treasures and survival methods.

But loose cultivators cannot; they lack the resources and methods those families have, and if they attempt to cross the Domain Realm themselves... the casualty rate remains high.

Based on cases from the Immortal Platform, the casualty rate for loose cultivators below the Celestial Human Realm trying to pass the Domain Realm is approximately eighty percent, with a death rate of about thirty to forty percent.

For cultivators above the Celestial Human Realm, using the array to cross the World Wall is generally safe, and even if encountering danger, their cultivation at the Celestial Human Realm allows them to cope, at most suffering injuries, not fatal—unless they’re incredibly unlucky and encounter a turbulence burst.

But such a situation is very rare.

However, this array is massive, established by Great Powers from the Ancient Era and maintained to this day at a great cost, and so even with this array, it is not easily activated.