The Stars Beyond

Chapter 444: Whale Fall

The originally insoluble questions now gradually had answers, layers of fog could now be dispelled, and some things could be pieced together. Outside the secret land, within that black and white altar, there was an extraordinary inner landscape that could kill Earth Immortals, extinguish the Life Essence Lord, slaughter the Golden-Winged Roc and the Thousand-Armed True God, and others.However, only individuals with exceptionally abnormal spiritual power during the mortal period were allowed in. Now, looking back, there were various traces to follow and infer from!

Who in the mortal world could freely arrange things over two thousand years ago, controlling creatures capable of killing Earth Immortals and keeping the supreme treasure safe?　

It’s the giant whale, the outstanding one among extraordinary creatures!

Most importantly, even if other mortals entered, they would never be able to affect the Life Essence Furnace or take it away. It was only because Wang Xuan's inner landscape automatically opened on that day that he could take it away! This made his heart beat like a jackhammer, it was almost coming out of his body. Of course, all the intense emotional fluctuations were suppressed by him and he looked calm on the surface. Initially, he thought it was a coincidence, some luck, but now it seemed like it was all prepared for him. It was arranged by the giant whale for later arrivals during the mortal period. They were of the same kind.

"The person who died to save Sister Yuzhu was eventually saved by the evil spirits, and his spiritual fragments and blood essence were preserved. Then, in some later years, he found an opportunity to attach himself to the Life Essence Furnace and escape back to the mortal world." muttered Wang Xuan to himself. This was his speculation after connecting various questions.

Wang Xuan directly asked the spirits about the origins of the so-called giant whale to verify. "Its growth potential is astonishing, with a terrifying upper limit. It is destined to become a giant creature. Based on some parameters of your mythical creatures, it opened a special inner landscape during the mortal period, making it easier to capture real substance and other substances. There's no need to say more." Indeed, the words of the spirits dispersed many doubts.

Did Fang Yuzhu come here to explore because she sensed something? And as for that white peacock, did it also return from the immortal realm with a mission to come to the secret land?

"Some people mistakenly believed that whale fall brought forth all things, which was also considered one of his eccentric traits. So, we are willing to call such individuals whales," the female spirit with ear-length hair spoke up.

"I want to know, besides your fellow countrymen, were there any other beings from the immortal realm who knew about and assisted him in returning to the mortal world?" Wang Xuan asked. This was important to him. He would have to reassess their relationship if Fang Yuzhu was also involved in this event. He didn't want things to get too complicated, and he certainly didn't want bloodshed and conspiracy.

The silver-haired youth said, "According to the notes left by our fellow countryman, it seems that no third party knew about or participated. It only mentioned that he cooperated with the host to complete this great escape."

Wang Xuan nodded. This person was indeed quite formidable. He could come back to life and still be entangled with the supreme treasure even facing certain death . That was unparalleled! As for the supreme treasure, many people had fought over it in the past. Wang Xuan had seen those intense scenes from ancient times, such as the red-clothed Demon Lord killing peerless opponents of the same level, Fang Yuzhu breaking through multiple barriers, fighting enemies from all directions, chasing after the Life Essence Furnace, the Demon Ancestor going mad, and leading hundreds of thousands of demon soldiers in pursuit, but all were in vain. Yet, with the help of the evil spirits this person managed to attach himself to the supreme treasure and return through the great veil.

"Are people with a special inner landscape so difficult to kill? Someone who was thought to be dead by peerless experts is actually alive." pondered Wang Xuan. He was lost in thought for a moment.

This wasn't an isolated case. There was the Evil Dragon before and now the giant whale. It's worth noting that throughout history, there have only been three people acknowledged by most for having a special inner landscape. As for the claim of four individuals, it has never been recognized by many. Three of them died tragically and unexpectedly. They were all believed to be killed, yet two of them were resurrected one after another. This was somewhat terrifying!

"It's like......immortality!" muttered Wang Xuan to himself.

These beings, who were surely thought to be dead by the strongest and had disappeared without a trace were now alive again. It made Wang Xuan deeply moved and contemplative. Because he, too, was one of these individuals with such a trait. He wondered if he would be able to survive extreme and dire situations in the future because of it.

The Evil Dragon and the giant whale were not the same person. Wang Xuan deliberately reminded Zhang Daoling that the second person with a special inner landscape had been resurrected and he also asked some questions when he last contacted the ancient spaceship in the depths of the universe. The notion of the second person was mentioned by that pair of shadowy figures. Several days later, Zhang Daoling provided feedback that greatly shocked him. He clearly stated that the second person was three hundred years older than the Hades Blood Patriarch. Wang Xuan didn't ask Fang Yuzhu as he feared to stir up that bloody history, after all, the person had died to save her. Soon, Wang Xuan calmed down and carefully recalled the process of obtaining the supreme treasure. He suddenly felt a sense of unease.

Was that process normal?　

"The inner landscape opened automatically, the Life Essence Furnace flew in autonomously, and then, the portal closed rapidly!" he recalled. He felt his hair stand on end. In the past, he wouldn't have thought much about the inner landscape opening by itself, but after experiencing the incident with the Evil Dragon, he became somewhat sensitive to such processes and paid special attention to them.

"However, at that time, I really didn't sense any other creatures, it was just the furnace entering on its own." Wang Xan muttered to himself. He hesitated again, very much trusting his own intuition. He silently contemplated and introspected himself. He checked the Life Essence Furnace was only a means to seek psychological comfort. But he felt there shouldn't be any attachments. Otherwise, it would be truly chilling and filled with psychological shadows.

"So many years have passed, are you sure he's still there?" Wang Xuan asked. After all, even the supreme treasure had changed locations, let alone a person.

The black-haired man in the space suit said, "According to the agreement, he should be in slumber there. Even if he was revived back then, he was fundamentally injured and needed long years of recuperation and recovery. Since the agreement is incomplete, his spiritual body cannot leave."

"Okay, let's go take a look!" replied Wang Xuan. Now Wang Xuan was eager to meet the giant whale.

What was his condition, and was he deliberately leading him to the supreme treasure?

The purple-haired woman smiled and said, "I hope we have a pleasant cooperation. After we renew the contract, you won't need to take action if we encounter resistance. We just hope you can restrain that forbidden item."

Shortly afterward, Wang Xuan contacted Qing Mu and told him he could follow behind, while he himself descended into the secret land with the evil spirits aboard the spaceship. Several evil spirits did not immediately take action but continued their previous task of scanning the planet. After a while, they began to focus on the black and white earth platform and conducted thorough inspections.

"A misty cloud, it doesn't seem like a living being." one said. The spaceship cautiously approached, activating its shields. The evil spirits were particularly cautious around the giant whale.

"May I ask about the strength of the spirits? Are all individuals similar, or are there significant differences between them?" Along the way, Wang Xuan inquired.

The young man he addressed responded, "Naturally, there are differences. For example, we, the researchers, are more inclined towards exploration and are proficient in combat techniques, but we are not top-tier experts."

Wang Xuan nodded. No wonder he didn't feel much pressure facing several spirits. The others fell silent, observing his expression and deducing that he might consider them somewhat weak. This experience was not particularly pleasant for the evil spirits. As the spaceship approached the black and white earth platform, the vegetation in that area was sparse, and there were still traces of mysterious genome leaking out. This indicated that it had not completely dried up. Because there was an extraordinary inner landscape inside.

"Let the dog head scan carefully. The giant whale is definitely one of the most powerful mythical creatures!" Wang Xuan spoke. He showed more concern about this place than the evil spirits.

"I am a wolf!" the metallic beast head corrected while glaring at Wang Xuan disdainfully. Perhaps they simply didn't get along and mutually disliked each other.

As the purple ripples extended into the extraordinary inner landscape, they ran into a counterattack. With a loud explosion, a terrifying blast occurred and it caused cracks to appear on the black and white earth platform. It then broke through the purple ripples and extended towards the spaceship. A dull sound resonated as the shield trembled slightly but it managed to hold firm. This is somewhat unreasonable. How could there still be such a backlash force without the transcendent rules and with the trans material being so sparse?

"Weird, there are no living beings inside. Is the giant whale gone?" The silver-haired youth frowned. Despite encountering counterattacks during their scans, they managed to glean some information.

"Continue scanning and examine it carefully," the purple-haired woman suggested.

Each scan encountered terrifying counterattacks. However, it was precisely because of this energy turmoil that they were provided with opportunities to analyze and investigate the situation inside.

"He's dead?!" After dozens of comprehensive scans, the final analysis revealed that the giant whale had perished and was no longer in the world.

Wang Xuan was astonished and somewhat disbelieving. Even the ancient demon emperor had failed to completely kill that person. He had escaped back to the human realm and possessed the Life Essence Furnace. How could he possibly die?

The woman with short hair spoke, "After inspection and analysis, it's indeed the case. The extraordinary inner landscape inside was refined using the broken inner landscape he recovered from. This place is where his whale carcass turned to ashes. He's truly dead."

Wang Xuan was taken aback.

The extraordinary landscape here had such a significant background?　

"It's somewhat pathetic. In the end, death is inevitable." He was slightly lost in thought again and wondered if it was possible that the old fox had broken free from this place.

The silver-haired youth spoke up, "It's probably because no one came to renew the contract, and our fellow townsman passed away early. Both sides of the contract were unfulfilled, and he was devoured by the backlash."

This manner of death...... was somewhat unjust, but Wang Xuan still found it unreliable and somewhat unbelievable.

How could someone who had narrowly escaped death and broken free from the confines of the universe silently perish here?

It made him doubtful.

"Is there a possibility that his strength was extremely powerful, allowing him to break free from the contract's constraints and leave long ago?" Wang Xuan raised a question.

The purple-haired spirit shook her head and said, "There's only a slight possibility of that, but it can be completely disregarded. Essentially, once the contract is made, no one can escape before the time is up."

"Perhaps he really did it, because the terrifying forbidden item is no longer here!" The dog head in Wang Xuan's eyes spoke up.

But Wang Xuan knew that the forbidden item was with him and couldn't have been taken by that person.

If the giant whale were still alive, why would it abandon the treasure?

It didn't make sense. His audacity seemed too great! Now, he had connected some things, but there were still some foggy areas.

Wang Xuan spoke, "Have you scanned this planet? Did you find an old black fox? How strong is it, and on what level?"