"Alright, I'll go back with Senior Brother." Zhao Sheng had already intended to return, so he naturally wouldn't oppose Wuzhiqi's wish.

After one breath, two figures suddenly soared into the sky, swiftly distancing themselves from Demon Abyss, flying rapidly towards the horizon.

Zhao Sheng and his companion followed the guidance from the unseen forces, finally embarking on the long journey home.

…

Over twenty Ruins of Heaven passed unknowingly.

Zhao Sheng and his companion traveled day and night, flying over hundreds of thousands of miles, avoiding multiple forbidden areas along the way, and encountering dangers several times, but they managed to pass through each time.

It must be said, the perilous nature of the Burial Immortal Ruins once again refreshed Zhao Sheng's understanding.

The unknown and mysterious here were unimaginable, with a level of danger far beyond what people could imagine.

Even though Wuzhiqi, like an old horse, knew the way, even though this return route had been traveled multiple times before, the journey was still fraught with difficulties and dangers, perilous at every turn!

The most dangerous threats weren't the native life forms within the "Green Oasis" along the way, but rather the strange "phenomena" that could appear at any time and the terrifying "entities" that were undying and undying, lurking everywhere.

On this day, at the edge of the desolate earth, a splash of green suddenly appeared, and soon, a vast oasis stretching over a hundred miles came into view.

A dense mass of dark green vines spread and extended across the ground and sky, intertwined and clustered together, full of vibrant life.

However, this vine oasis was exceedingly quiet, without the slightest insect cries or bird calls, and no animals were seen moving about within.

Upon seeing this oasis, Zhao Sheng's eyes brightened involuntarily, and his weariness instantly diminished greatly.

Seeing this Spirit-eating Vine meant that they were not far from Gui Xu Square, and after flying for about another ten days, they would reach the volcanic group on the outskirts of the workshop.

Wuzhiqi was evidently more familiar with this vine oasis than Zhao Sheng and thus suggested, "Junior Brother Kui Niu, we've been flying for a while now; how about we go down and rest for a moment?"

"Alright—"

Zhao Sheng smiled and began to speak, but just as he uttered a word, a sudden change occurred!

A bizarre buzzing sound suddenly came from the high sky above. Out of thin air, a gigantic gray-white vortex appeared in the gray-white clouds, with a bottomless center from which waves of earth-shattering terror emanated.

Immediately afterward, an enormous tongue, covered with purple-black barbs and reaching ten thousand feet in size, extended out from behind the vortex, unleashing an unimaginably terrifying pressure. The entire void seemed unable to withstand the weight of the giant tongue, and under fierce vibrations, numerous pitch-black cracks ripped open, spreading across the hundred-mile expanse of the Heavenly Vault, and the sky turned pitch-black instantly.

Zhao Sheng and Wuzhiqi's faces changed dramatically at the same time, with expressions of extreme horror in their eyes, both shouting frantically as they plunged downward.

However, it was all just their imagination!

From the moment the giant tongue emerged from the void, the two of them were like insects trapped in amber, unable to move at all, their entire bodies instantly frozen in mid-air.

"Damn, what terrifying entity is this!"

The instant the giant tongue appeared, Zhao Sheng's face changed dramatically, without hesitation, attempting to activate the life-saving Divine Skill, Space-Time Teleportation, but at that very moment, an indescribable terror surged from the depths of his Divine Soul, as if he would die the next second.

Zhao Sheng's eyes were filled with horror, and he instinctively stopped, his heart instantly filled with despair.

This despair was not his own intention, but rather the most primal instinct of life, for when faced directly with a high-level being, fear would arise instinctively, and fear would breed despair!

This despair might be the manifest of the collective emotion within his Primordial Cell, almost incomprehensible to him.

At that moment, time seemed to elongate infinitely, and yet it also seemed to become unusually slow.

Zhao Sheng seemed to see the giant tongue that could blot out the sky suddenly shining with a dark black light, within which countless ancient symbols appeared.

Then the giant tongue descended from the sky, "gently" licking the earth. It seemed slow, but was in fact indescribably fast,

In just an instant, not only did the vine oasis vanish without a trace, but even a large chunk of the ground disappeared, leaving in its place a bottomless gigantic chasm.

Simultaneously, countless black silken lights spread throughout the void, some of which inadvertently fell upon Wuzhiqi, then silently and seamlessly penetrated his body.

Seeing this, a look of despair appeared on Wuzhiqi's face, and though he seemed to want to struggle, he was like an insect trapped in amber, unable to move.

Zhao Sheng, not far from Wuzhiqi, was also affected by the black silken light, and his body was instantly filled with unimaginable agony,

"Ahh, ahhhh!"

Wuzhiqi let out a fierce roar, a blinding blue light emanated from his body, and a reduced Yellow River emerged, encircling him and flowing steadily.

Subsequently, his body below the head exploded with a bang, transforming into a torrent of blood that flowed into the waters of the Yellow River. Immediately, blood-red monkeys leaped out from the river, stepping on splashes of water, desperately shooting in all directions.

Wuzhiqi once again offered his flesh in sacrifice, breaking free from the invisible constraints and attempting to escape doom using the divided consciousness to perform forbidden techniques.

"Swallowing Heaven is invincible, hurry and escape!"

Wuzhiqi's extremely weak voice echoed in Zhao Sheng's ears.

Meanwhile, his Divine Beast Treasure emitted a ghostly blue glow, instantly enveloping Wuzhiqi's head, which vanished without a trace in a flash of radiance.

Though this all seemed complex, it actually took place in just an instant.

In the sky, the black-purple giant tongue quivered slightly, as if it sensed something, but the next moment it abandoned whatever it sensed.

In the midst of this black silken light, Zhao Sheng found himself utterly powerless to resist. His flesh visibly withered, turning gaunt and skeletal in an instant.

His will twisted and distorted, transforming into strands of black silken light that soared towards the vortex in the sky.

But just then, that enormous giant tongue slowly retracted into the depths of the vortex, and the myriad strands of black silken light followed suit like countless swimming fish, swiftly vanishing into the depths of the vortex.

In the blink of an eye, the colossal vortex faded away, the clouds in the sky regrouped, and soon everything reverted to its previous deathly stillness, as if nothing had happened.

…

In a mountain valley tens of thousands of miles away, two dim tunneling lights descended from the sky, transforming in an instant into a skeletal figure wrapped in skin and a head with a mask—none other than Zhao Sheng and Wuzhiqi.

Upon their appearance, Zhao Sheng immediately glanced backward, seeing everything was normal and the Swallowing Heaven Tongue had not reappeared, finally relaxing slightly.

At this moment, the glow of his will was exceedingly faint, barely perceptible, as if it might extinguish at any moment.

After what he just experienced, his flesh and Original Spirit were nearly drained dry, unlikely to recover in the short term.

Recalling the terrifying majesty of the giant tongue, it seemed even more grandiose than the Bone Dragon Bat from before, and were it not for such a being ignoring them as mere ants, they would've met their end then and there, which filled Zhao Sheng with dread at the thought!

Thinking of this, he surveyed the surroundings, finding it relatively peaceful, just right for recuperating for a while.

"It seems we're quite fortunate to escape the Swallowing Heaven Tongue; truly, it was a narrow escape." Wuzhiqi licked his lips, his voice tinged with fear yet also with much delight.

Clearly, he too was quite shaken.

"Senior Brother, what kind of terrifying being is that? Could it rival a True Immortal?" Zhao Sheng, still filled with lingering fear, suddenly asked in an astringent tone.

"Junior Brother Zhao, you may not know, but such beings were but legends in the past. How could I know their true face? However, it's anciently said that such entities are the embodiment of Taoist Law, their power at least on par with an Immortal, while some might even… well, you understand, so never casually mention this in the future. Otherwise... you'll definitely invite disaster." Wuzhiqi sighed, clearly reluctant to pursue this topic further.

In the Burial Immortal Ruins, it's often unwise to mention those forbidden entities. Because speaking the names of taboos can easily invite misfortune. Swallowing Heaven is such a taboo.

Listening to his words, Zhao Sheng could easily discern the other's reservations, so he wisely refrained from asking further.

Zhao Sheng shook his head, tossing away his doubts, glanced at Wuzhiqi's head, and couldn't help but let out a bitter smile.

The two of them were returning from Demon Abyss, though they faced danger multiple times, they managed to pass safely each time.

Little did they expect that just as they were nearing Gui Xu Square, they would encounter such a forbidden presence, nearly meeting their end.

Truly, fate is strange and heaven's will unfathomable!

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