Chapter 642, Beneath the Abyss

Translator: Silavin

 

[It’s over…]

 

Witnessing this scene, Qin Yichen forced a bitter smile to the corner of his mouth, instinctively closing his eyes, waiting for darkness to arrive.

 

*Waaaaah!*

 

Just as he closed his eyes, a mournful cry like a wrathful ghost’s wail echoed forth. Opening his eyes, he saw the dark shadow that had been lunging towards him recoil with piercing shrieks, as if it had encountered some natural nemesis.

 

[What’s happening?]

 

While Qin Yichen puzzled over this development, he suddenly discovered his body was enveloped by a faint, shimmering light that appeared particularly conspicuous in the pitch darkness.

 

The Pill Furnace?

 

His gaze swept the surroundings, searching for the small Pill Furnace. Soon enough, he found it lying askew on the ground not far away.

 

The light was not emanating from the small Pill Furnace.

 

Perhaps because its medicinal properties had been exhausted, the small Pill Furnace now appeared utterly unremarkable, dull and lightless.

 

[Then what exactly is protecting me?] Qin Yichen wondered, slightly lowering his head to see the Jade Pendant worn at his chest.

 

That Jade Pendant had been given to him by the mysterious Elder when he entered the Fallen God Abyss, described as a protective charm.

 

[Could it be…] Qin Yichen’s heart trembled as understanding dawned upon him regarding the mysterious Elder’s true intention in giving him the protective charm. Immediately, his heart filled with gratitude.

 

He understood clearly that without this protective charm, he would likely have already perished beneath that dark shadow’s claws!

 

[Then, where is this place?] After a brief pause, Qin Yichen began observing his surroundings.

 

Everything before his eyes was pitch black.

 

Looking up at the firmament, cloud-like dark curtains surged like storm fronts, as if breeding Demons within. Occasionally, grotesque shadows would emerge from those rolling black clouds, shrieking mournfully at him.

 

Perhaps due to some fearful restraint, the shadows did not descend upon him.

 

Qin Yichen knew it was because of the protective charm.

 

That mysterious Elder was far too enigmatic. Even ten thousand years later, he still stood guard outside this Fallen God Abyss.

 

How long had he been guarding this place? No one knew. Perhaps it had already been ten thousand years, or perhaps one hundred thousand years… or perhaps the mysterious Elder had been here since the very existence of the Fallen God Abyss.

 

Knowing the shadows could not harm him, Qin Yichen steadied his mind and surveyed the ground.

 

The terrain was pockmarked and uneven. The geological composition did not seem like ordinary soil, but rather like plastic that had been corroded by something, quite peculiar indeed.

 

Not far away, Qin Yichen spotted some remains, along with several broken implements.

 

[Could this place be…] As if thinking of something, a bitter smile immediately spread across Qin Yichen’s face. Obviously, this should be beneath the Fallen God Abyss!

 

Those remains should belong to powerful experts who had ventured into this place. Any expert capable of reaching this location was clearly extraordinary. Like Qin Yichen himself, who had barely managed to arrive here while relying on the small Pill Furnace’s protection.

 

The worst possible outcome has still occurred.

 

Qin Yichen understood clearly what fate awaited those who fell into the Fallen God Abyss.

 

There should be absolutely no possibility of survival!

 

The only reason he remained alive now was not due to his own strength, but because of the protective charm gifted by the mysterious Elder.

 

He had still overestimated his own capabilities.

 

Thinking about it now, even at his previous life’s peak, the probability of successfully crossing that iron chain bridge would have been extremely low. Moreover, he was currently still quite a distance from reaching that Realm.

 

But he had no choice.

 

Feng Qianxue did not have much time left…

 

Thinking of Feng Qianxue, Qin Yichen’s eyes, which had been filled with complete despair, suddenly focused with renewed determination.

 

[No! I can’t simply give up like this! I’m not dead yet, which means there is still a thread of hope! Even if no one had ever emerged alive from the Fallen God Abyss, I, Qin Yichen, would still do it!] With this thought, he silently circulated the Spirit God Technique and Spirit Body Technique.

 

Beneath this Fallen God Abyss, recovery proved far slower than he had imagined.

 

It was not until a full three days later that Qin Yichen could barely utilise his Spiritual Energy to retrieve some Pills from his ring and consume them.

 

On the second day after taking various Pills, the injuries on his body began slowly healing. However, his Yuan Energy remained unrecoverable, his internal meridians continuously filled with some strange, cold substance.

 

The only consolation for Qin Yichen was that his Dantian had not withered, which was perhaps why he could still remain alive.

 

It was not until the tenth day that he could barely struggle to his feet.

 

First, he retrieved the small Pill Furnace.

 

The small Pill Furnace’s condition was even worse than he had imagined.

 

Examining the interior of the small Pill Furnace, he found those cracks were slightly wider than when he had first obtained it.

 

[If I, Qin Yichen, can survive this, I will definitely restore you completely.] Qin Yichen gently patted the small Pill Furnace before placing it back into his ring.

 

To enable movement, he picked up a broken longsword to support his body.

 

Behind him stood a cold rock wall; ahead lay pitch darkness, with various mind-disturbing sounds continuously echoing from that direction.

 

Qin Yichen gritted his teeth and, relying on the protective charm’s shelter, walked towards that darkness.

 

…

 

Heavenly Dragon Imperial City.

 

Over a dozen days, many changes had occurred.

 

With Qin Yichen’s life and death uncertain, the Xing Family also found itself in precarious circumstances.

 

Two more Major Forces had been drawn into the alliance by the Ouyang Family and Qian Family.

 

The Xing Family faced mounting pressure. Even many of the Xing Family’s business ventures could no longer operate, their influence being systematically eroded.

 

Among the Xing Family’s five Elders, four were extremely dissatisfied with Xing Yuhuan, all proposing to remove Xing Yuhuan from his position.

 

Clearly, once Xing Yuhuan was removed from the Patriarch position, everything within the Xing Family would no longer be under his control.

 

Frankly speaking, those four Elders also coveted the Soaring Joy Chamber Of Commerce’s Pill Formulas!

 

However, because the most senior Great Elder had not declared his stance, the four Elders had not been able to achieve their goal.

 

Besides the Xing Family, the Shen Family fared even more miserably.

 

Not only had their business disappeared, but multiple Forces had bullied their way to the Family’s door, pillaging the Shen Family several times over.

 

This was because the Shen Family’s foundation was not good enough to nurture an Earth Grade Alchemy Master!

 

Therefore, many Forces suspected that Shen Fangu’s breakthrough must have had other reasons.

 

However, after pillaging the Shen Family, they had not obtained anything useful. Nevertheless, the Shen Family’s reputation was completely ruined, their losses extremely severe. Their status within the Imperial City had fallen to below even Third Tier Forces.

 

Originally, with Shen Fangu, an Earth Grade Alchemy Master present, these forces would not have dared offend the Shen Family. The reason they dared to act so boldly was undoubtedly because the Ouyang Family and Qian Family were backing them from the shadows.

 

Had it not been for Dan Xuan’s intervention to censure those Forces, they would likely have escalated their aggression, possibly even targeting Shen Fangu directly!

 

On the morning of the fifteenth day, the Ouyang Family, Qian Family, and two other Major Forces united to issue a final ultimatum to the Xing Family, declaring that if the Xing Family refused to hand over the members of Soaring Joy Chamber Of Commerce, they would resort to forceful assault!