Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 1509 The Sound of Tide Gradually Appearing on the Distant Shore

Dai Xuming said, "Recently, the people in charge of guarding the area outside the World Ring are Consultant Liu and Consultant Fang. It was also the two consultants who first discovered this matter."

He looked at the two people sitting on one side, "Gentlemen, so please explain in detail first."

Fang Yanxing spoke up, "Then let me explain, esteemed advisors, the situation is as follows..."

As they spoke, a void image appeared in the center of the circular conference room, revealing a scene that was clearly the other side of the world.

This was the first time Chen Chuan had ever seen such a three-dimensional, or rather, multi-dimensional, representation of the world on the other side so directly.

The world is very unstable, like a blurry fog that is constantly changing shape.

What first caught his attention were the flashing streams of light; if nothing unexpected happened, these should be the World Vein.

However, since the entire world is in flux, these streams of light are naturally unstable as well, changing shape every now and then.

He seemed to be deep in thought. Looking at the situation, he realized that this thing never had a fixed path, just like those ever-changing spiritual entities. Only the one you sensed at the time was real.

It's no wonder that no specific lineage markers were found in Kaiyang's database; this is probably the reason.

He turned his gaze to the depths of the void and found that the lineage of the world simply disappeared after extending there.

He inquired with Kaiyang again, and the answer he received was indeed not that the lineage had been severed there, but rather that too many changes had occurred there, making it pointless to continue the lineage.

He nodded. It seemed that the closer to the world ring, the more regular the pattern, while the farther away, the more unpredictable it became.

He stared intently at the ever-changing mist, and when the two worlds finally collided, he didn't know whether they truly merged or simply tore each other apart.

"Just two days ago, Consultant Liu and I arrived at this position..."

As Fang Yanxing spoke, two beams of light appeared in the void above.

Of course, he couldn't accurately show their location at the time; he only gave a rough estimate.

But anyone could see that it was quite far from the World Ring, and several beams of light were flashing and converging, clearly indicating that it was at a point where the world's veins intersected.

“We discovered a demon clan here, one that we had never seen before. After recording it, we exterminated all the demons we could sense.”

The spiritual form of this thing was now displayed before the advisors.

This is a thing with whiskers in front and a disc in the back. It is also noted that this thing is initially of a very low level, but it can actively attach itself to a person's spirit and accumulate more and more, thus gradually raising its level until it transforms into a huge creature and then devours its target.

Of course, this didn't have much impact on the two advisors. If it weren't for observing the characteristics and specific situation of this demon, they would never have allowed it to grow to that extent; they would have eliminated it from the very beginning.

Fang Yanxing said, "In the past, there were indeed occasional groups of demons that approached the World Ring. After they were eliminated, no new demons would appear for a long time, because they either swallowed up the other demons or drove them away."

This is actually not a bad thing for us; it has greatly reduced our burden.

However, things didn't go as planned; we subsequently discovered several more demon clans.

He said in a serious tone, "This is very unusual. Demons also know how to assess the situation. Why would they recklessly attack us?"

He gestured towards Liu Changlin, saying, "Advisor Liu and I both believe that there are powerful demons driving this. If we let it go unchecked, it could impact our rear defenses and ultimately affect the World Ring."

But simply defending won't solve the problem, so the two of us finally decided to go against the tide and try to find and kill the demon behind it all. Oh, and I also want to thank Advisor Chen here..."

As he spoke, he looked at Chen Chuan, and the eyes of many advisors also turned to him.

Fang Yanxing nodded to Chen Chuan in greeting.

"Advisor Chen has been working hard to eliminate the external forces these days. Several powerful demons have been wiped out by Advisor Chen, which has greatly reduced our pressure."

If that weren't the case, we might not have been able to feel at ease about the rear and go forward to investigate.

The advisors' whereabouts are kept highly confidential. Apart from being on duty in the World Ring, no one knows where they are at other times. Whether Chen Chuan is usually outside or staying in the mansion is unknown to the advisors.

Hearing Fang Yanxing say this now, I realize that Chen Chuan didn't take the usual two-month vacation at all; he had been traveling in and out of the World Ring during this time.

Judging from this, he went to the other side alone. You should know that the other side is extremely dangerous, so most consultants go in pairs so they can look out for each other.

There are those who go it alone, but when guarding the opposite side, besides personal strength, the most important thing is actually experience, because there will always be someone stronger than you on the other side, and their various methods are hard to defend against. In just one month, even the active consciousness body used for support probably hasn't been fully developed yet. Judging from this situation, Chen Chuan not only moves in and out freely, but has also killed many of the enemy demons. This performance has slightly surprised many advisors.

However, the two advisors from the Pure Faction, Tie Gaogeliang and Tie Yinyang, looked at him with eyes full of approval.

Dai Xuming smiled and said, "Advisor Fang, please continue."

Fang Yanxing said, "After dealing with several attacks by demons, we found the mastermind and suspected that we discovered the whereabouts of 'Shang Lingjun', so we must report to the advisory group."

"Lord Shang Ling?"

Upon hearing this name, many of the advisors present showed expressions of surprise.

Upon hearing this, Chen Chuan couldn't help but ponder it, as he had tried to learn many things over the past few days.

The name Shang Lingjun is not unfamiliar. He is an ancient deity who was once officially conferred a title. His father was the Water Lord of Shangling Lake, and his mother was a Xuanji Warrior. However, after the Water Lord's wife found out, she killed his mother, and the Water Lord tacitly accepted this.

He narrowly escaped with his life thanks to the help of a passing Taoist priest, and subsequently lived as a wanderer among the common people.

At that time, the Xuanjiao sect was flourishing again and was waging a large-scale war against the gods who had previously been affiliated with the Chanjiao sect. The original Water Lord was among them. After being suppressed and destroyed by the Xuanjiao sect, Shanglingjun was brought in to inherit the position of Water Lord.

For the next seven or eight hundred years, He was well-behaved and obedient, but perhaps because He was a hybrid of human and god, He could never break through that barrier. So He turned to colluding with demons from beyond the heavens and opened up a huge rift at the bottom of Shangling Lake.

However, He wasn't very lucky. At that time, the dawn of a new era had already arrived, and the Great Alliance had only been established for a short time. Although many great demons had leaked out, most of them were killed after entering the world. As a result, Shang Lingjun fled to the outer heavens in a sorry state.

However, Shang Lingjun has not stopped over the years. He has led demons to attack the World Ring from time to time, mainly focusing on the area under Da Shun's jurisdiction.

Tie Yinyang then asked, "Advisor Fang, you two have exchanged blows?"

Fang Yanxing replied, "Yes, after Consultant Liu and I discovered Him, we tried to go forward and kill Him, but halfway through the battle, other demons kept gathering, and seeing that we had no chance, we retreated first."

Liu Changlin, who had remained silent throughout, then spoke up: "I believe that Marquis Guan An may have been present at the time."

Chen Chuan didn't know anything about this person. After checking the information, he learned that Guan Anhou was originally a human. After becoming a fighter, he was bewitched and went to the other side, where he became a demon.

However, this seduction was only superficial. He was commissioned by a member of the advisory group at the time to feign defection to the other side so that they could obtain information about them.

However, the operation proved to be a failure.

Lord Guan An, in turn, took advantage of the advisor's trust, attracting demons that nearly killed the advisor.

Fortunately, the advisor never let his guard down and did not allow the enemy to succeed. He even turned the tables on the enemy by taking advantage of the situation. However, Guan Anhou still managed to escape and has continued to invade the World Ring over the years.

Since these two demons share similar goals, it is indeed possible that they could join forces.

Tong Xin, one of the five, then said, "You are all probably aware of what the two advisors have said. Shang Lingjun has not appeared for a long time, and his sudden appearance must have a purpose."

I have another piece of news to share with you all: it's not just here; other countries and regions have encountered similar situations.

Therefore, we estimate that this demonic invasion may be somewhat similar to the invasion in the fifty-second year of the Jianzhi reign (1663).

Upon hearing this timeframe, most of the advisors immediately tensed up.

In the 52nd year of Jianzhi, many places in the World Ring suffered from the impact from the other side. This was the first time since the establishment of the World Ring that an external force had broken in.

That time, even some high-ranking forces perished as a result. To this day, a deep hole remains on the seabed of the Western Ocean that seems to never be filled. Since then, due to the remnants of demonic power, many lingering problems have appeared all over the world, and it took more than twenty years to completely eliminate them.

Pei Xiyan said seriously, "In the past two days, the Ministry of Defense has detected that the section of the World Ring that we are responsible for guarding has been hit multiple times. We cannot let this situation continue."

Based on the information provided by the two advisors and Kaiyang, although these demons launched continuous attacks, they were disorganized and chaotic, indicating that they had not been effectively organized. However, there must be a more intelligent demon driving them from behind, and Shang Lingjun was likely one of them.

We are still unclear about their purpose, but we must stop what the enemy is doing. The most efficient and cost-effective way at present is for our advisory group to step in and try to capture and kill the demons behind them.

That way, even if the crisis cannot be resolved immediately, it can at least alleviate the current situation and buy some buffer time.

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(End of this chapter)