Starting My Cultivation With Time Management-Chapter 949 - 89 He Transforms into the Great Unrestrained Heavenly Demon

Half a month later.

Clear salty water had already begun to trickle out of the small hole in the pine tree’s gnarled bark, indicating that the outside Kunlun High Plateau and Fenbao Rock had been completely submerged by the rising sea levels.

This was not unexpected. After all, the heavenly rift by now was beyond repair, and it was merely a matter of time before the entire world was flooded by the waters of the heavenly river.

Xu Yinglian came to the side of the pine tree and asked:

"How much longer until the secret realm is completely filled with water?"

"Probably about twenty days," Qiu Changtian replied. "But even if the secret realm is submerged, it won’t affect our survival."

"The real threats are still the stars outside and the heavenly demons."

A falling star is certain death, but in places with good visibility, it’s possible to evade them effectively ahead of time.

Heavenly demons aren’t difficult to deal with, but the real issue is their endless numbers and tendency to attack in swarms.

Under prolonged siege by heavenly demons without a moment of reprieve, no matter how powerful a cultivator is, they will eventually exhaust their True Yuan and perish.

What’s more troublesome is that, as far as we can tell, heavenly demons in this world don’t seem to be in a hurry to hunt the human race after piercing through the Heavenly Dome. Instead, they seem content to leisurely watch humanity tear itself apart.

Once the waters of the star river completely flood the world, in the deep seas filled with treacherous currents, even cultivators skilled in Water Escape won’t be able to match the untraceable and effortless movements of the heavenly demons.

That will mark the true day of global extinction.

"Heavenly demons..." Xu Yinglian pondered aloud, "You said they hover over the Kunlun High Plateau. What exactly are they looking for?"

"I don’t know," Qiu Changtian shook his head.

The two exchanged a silent glance before suddenly turning their heads simultaneously to look at the ancient statue of Taiqing.

"Could it be this thing they’re searching for?" Qiu Changtian speculated. "If they’re looking for this, then why haven’t they invaded this secret realm yet?"

"Could it be because they couldn’t locate the secret realm before?" Xu Yinglian guessed. "Look, to enter the Heaven’s Gate Hall from Fenbao Rock, one has to pass through two hidden gates, right?"

"And now that we’ve destroyed all the hidden gates outside..."

The two stared blankly at the knot on the pine tree, which still exuded water.

After an unknown amount of time, a plume of black smoke suddenly erupted from it.

Qiu Changtian reacted quickly, unleashing Great Hollow Thunder right away. The black smoke let out a miserable shriek before rapidly dissipating and vanishing without a trace.

"Senior Brother, do you think the death of this heavenly demon here might alert the others?" Xu Yinglian asked, frowning.

"I don’t know," Qiu Changtian replied, shaking his head. "If they act independently, this heavenly demon likely wouldn’t have had time to warn its kin."

"But if there’s a commander behind them, assigning each demon to search different areas, the absence of this demon’s return itself would suggest that there’s an issue in this region. Narrowing their search to locate us would only be a matter of time."

"If only we could find out how many people are still left in the secret realm now." Xu Yinglian sighed. "We’re hiding here, but we don’t have any sense of what’s happening outside."

Qiu Changtian didn’t respond but continued to circle around the Heavenly Gate Hall Secret Realm, having Ah Jing record every detail of each corner.

"Back in the real world, when you visited the Heavenly Gate Hall Secret Realm, I made sure to record its layout too," Kunlun Mirror said seriously. "Most environmental details are identical between the two realms, except for the Heavenly Gate Hall and the Heavenly Bridge, which should have been constructed later."

"What about the pine tree?" Qiu Changtian asked cautiously.

"It’s the same," Kunlun Mirror paused for a moment before saying. "When I visited the Heavenly Gate Hall Secret Realm before, this pine tree was indeed in the same location, slightly below the mountain summit. However, I didn’t investigate whether this Law of Heaven and Earth passage existed."

"So that means, once we return to the real world, we’ll need to confirm at Fenbao Rock," Qiu Changtian thought aloud.

As the man and mirror were carefully examining and comparing details, a sudden explosion echoed in the distance.

Qiu Changtian hurriedly controlled his Flying Sword to rush over, only to see Xu Yinglian battling numerous heavenly demons. The summit was enveloped in black smoke, with flames shooting skyward in all directions.

Although the heavenly demons were numerous, they had been shrunken in size by the Divine Skill of Law of Heaven and Earth. Moreover, when faced with the purging Great Bright Fire, they immediately turned into ashes.

"So many at once?" Qiu Changtian landed beside her and asked.

"All these heavenly demons charged out simultaneously," Xu Yinglian said gravely. "They must have confirmed our location, organizing an assault from outside."

"Fortunately, we have the Law of Heaven and Earth’s protection," Qiu Changtian said with a sigh of relief.

"Are you sure the restrictions of Law of Heaven and Earth can withstand an external assault from heavenly demons?" Xu Yinglian asked uncertainly.

Qiu Changtian, slightly unnerved by the question, turned to Kunlun Mirror for confirmation.

"Ordinarily, heavenly demons or cultivators without spatial mastery cannot possibly break the restrictions of Law of Heaven and Earth," Kunlun Mirror replied. "But if the opponent has some spatial expertise, as long as they can identify weak points in the restriction and deplete its energy, breaking through is only a matter of time."

"Can the restriction be repaired?" Qiu Changtian asked urgently.

"It can be, but..."

"But what?"

"Given your cultivation realm, it’s basically impossible," Kunlun Mirror said bluntly.

Qiu Changtian froze for a while before admitting that some tasks were indeed reserved for immortals.

For instance, while he could claim that his formation skills could handle most structures, if he wanted to transform formations into restrictions and create various secret realms and spatial heavens like ancient masters, he simply lacked the capability.

Thus, the two of them were like helpless fish trapped in a pot, just waiting for the heavenly demons outside to make their move.

Fortunately, the opposing side seemed to have nothing up their sleeve. In the following days, no heavenly demons entered the secret realm.

Qiu Changtian and Xu Yinglian took turns guarding the pine tree. In their spare time, they meditated and cultivated or explored the secret realm.

A few days later, during Qiu Changtian’s turn to guard the entrance, a sudden black streak shot out from the pine tree knot.

He immediately struck it with Great Hollow Thunder, but the black streak deftly changed direction, dodging the attack. It transformed midair into a stunning woman and laughed:

"So this is the Law of Heaven and Earth. No wonder my subordinates kept dying upon entry."

Qiu Changtian narrowed his eyes, showing no fear. He asked Kunlun Mirror:

"Why wasn’t this one shrunk in size?" frёewebηovel.cѳm

"That’s a Great Unrestrained Heavenly Demon," Kunlun Mirror replied. "At the pinnacle tier among demons, their bodies are like clay, capable of reshaping at will. Expanding or shrinking is merely a thought to them."

"Can we beat her?" Qiu Changtian asked, while his hands worked swiftly. The Tianyuan Yiqi Sword was already hovering in the air, targeted at the striking woman.