Chapter 1463: Chapter 874: Demon Abyss Changes, Calamity Prophecy (Part 2)

The smile on Qiu Ruofeng’s face remained unchanged.

He seemed to anticipate Lu Qing’s question long ago and calmly waved his hand.

"No need to worry, Fellow Daoist," he said with a smile. "Since I invited you here, I will naturally lay everything out clearly. However, this matter is of great importance and must be recounted from the beginning. I ask for your patience."

He looked at Lu Qing and asked, "May I dare ask, Fellow Daoist, have you ever heard of a prophecy long circulating among the stars?"

"A prophecy?" Lu Qing raised an eyebrow slightly.

He thought for a moment, recalling some records he had seen in the Holy Alliance’s ancient texts.

The history of the Human Race in the Heavenly Origin Great World is long-standing. Back in the Holy Alliance, he had perused many ancient books, among which one recorded various ancient legends.

Indeed, that text mentioned a prophecy.

"Are you referring to... the prophecy about a catastrophe descending from the stars?"

Lu Qing asked.

Qiu Ruofeng nodded, a hint of appreciation flashing in his eyes: "Exactly, that prophecy. I didn’t expect you to know about it."

Lu Qing said nothing, merely watching him quietly.

The prophecy was recorded quite briefly in the Holy Alliance’s texts, only mentioning that a catastrophe would descend from the stars on some future day, laying waste to living creatures, and countless Life Realms would be destroyed.

As for the specifics of the catastrophe, when it would occur, and how to respond, none were mentioned.

For this reason, most cultivators viewed it merely as an ancient legend and did not take it seriously.

Seeing that Lu Qing was aware, Qiu Ruofeng appeared even more relaxed.

"Since you have heard of it, that makes things easier," he said slowly. "But do you know where this prophecy originated from?"

Lu Qing shook his head: "There’s no record of it in the texts."

Qiu Ruofeng took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Then let me tell you, this prophecy was deduced in ancient times by a Transformation Immortal at the cost of their entire Life Energy."

"At the cost of their Life Energy?" Lu Qing furrowed his brow slightly.

"Indeed." Qiu Ruofeng nodded, "That immortal expended their lifelong cultivation, burnt all their Life Energy, and even sacrificed their Dao Foundation to barely glimpse a fragment of the Heavenly Mechanism of the future.

After deducing that prophecy, they were exhausted and perished on the spot, leaving only a trace of True Spirit to reincarnate."

He paused, then continued: "For this reason, this prophecy has circulated among the stars for such a long time.

Otherwise, an ordinary prophecy would have long been drowned in the river of time.

Understand, this was a glimpse into the future at the cost of a Transformation Immortal’s life, inherently containing some unspeakable power."

Lu Qing remained silent for a moment, then asked: "But nowadays, most forces in the stars treat this prophecy merely as a legend, doubting its authenticity. Why do you, Fellow Daoist Qiu, specifically bring it up?"

Qiu Ruofeng’s expression became serious.

Looking at Lu Qing, he said word by word: "Because that prophecy is real."

Lu Qing said nothing, merely watching him quietly, waiting for him to continue.

Qiu Ruofeng said: "The reason I know it is real is that the one who initially deduced this prophecy was a patriarch of our Netherworld Palace."

At this, a trace of surprise finally appeared on Lu Qing’s face.

The patriarch of the Netherworld Palace?

That Transformation Immortal was actually from the Netherworld Palace?

He looked at Qiu Ruofeng, with a hint of skepticism in his eyes.

Qiu Ruofeng seemed to notice his doubt and smiled bitterly: "You need not doubt, Fellow Daoist. Though our Netherworld Palace is currently weak, we did have a Transformation Immortal in our ancestry.

If not, how could we have established a presence among the nearby Immortal Domains, building a power spanning numerous Life Realms?"

He sighed and continued: "But since the fall of that patriarch, our Netherworld Palace hasn’t produced another strong Unity Realm stage since.

Over these years, each generation has been weaker than the last, and now, though we have some foundation, we’re far from our standing in ancient times."

Lu Qing nodded and did not ask further.

The descendants of a Transformation Immortal indeed have the qualification to achieve this.

Just like the Great Origin Immortal Domain, which was once the territory of a Transformation Immortal.

But later, after that Transformation Immortal was gone, it split into the current situation where each Life Realm fends for itself.

Moreover, if a Transformation Immortal hadn’t appeared in their ancestry, the Netherworld Palace couldn’t possibly know so many secrets.

"The content of that prophecy, I’ve also seen in the texts," Lu Qing said. "It speaks of a coming catastrophe, but the specifics and timeline remain unclear. Since you know more, Fellow Daoist Qiu, please tell us straightforwardly."

Qiu Ruofeng paused for a moment, then slowly spoke.

"In fact, many details of that prophecy were not disclosed back then; besides the few Supreme Elders of our Netherworld Palace, few know."

He looked at Lu Qing, his gaze deep and unfathomable.

"That is, the catastrophe predicted by our patriarch is approaching."

"Approaching?" Lu Qing’s brow furrowed slightly.

Qiu Ruofeng nodded, his expression extremely grave: "According to the patriarch’s calculations, it could be as short as a few hundred years or as long as a thousand years. We cannot determine the exact time, but we are certain it won’t be long."

A few hundred years, a thousand years.

For mortals, this is an unreachable length of time.

But for cultivators, especially those at the Unity Realm stage, it passes in the blink of an eye.

Lu Qing asked, "What if the catastrophe is ignored?"

Qiu Ruofeng gave a bitter smile: "You should be able to imagine that once the catastrophe descends, the entire starry sky will be devastated. Then, not only the Life Realms but even we cultivators will hardly escape the calamity."

He paused, then continued: "Though our Netherworld Palace is not a renowned righteous sect and our conduct may be... well, not so upright.

But in any case, we do not wish to see the destruction of the starry sky.

Moreover, if the catastrophe truly descends, we too cannot escape.

Under a toppled nest, how can there be unbroken eggs?"

Lu Qing nodded, offering no comment.

He asked, "What, then, is the catastrophe related to?"

"In truth, we are also in the dark," Qiu Ruofeng sighed. "Even our patriarch couldn’t fully deduce the cause of the catastrophe back then. We know one of its origins is the Dark Abyss."

At this remark, the hall fell silent.

The few black-robed figures wore solemn expressions, as if they had mentioned something extremely fearsome.

Lu Qing remained silent for a moment, then asked, "Are you saying the Dark Abyss will trigger a catastrophe affecting the entire starry sky?"

Qiu Ruofeng nodded: "Indeed, this is the prophecy our patriarch left on their deathbed.

They said that deep within the Dark Abyss, on some future day, an unimaginably terrifying disaster will erupt.

At that time, the entire starry sky will face an existential crisis."

"What exactly is that disaster?" Lu Qing asked.

Qiu Ruofeng shook his head: "I don’t know. The patriarch did not specify, only mentioning in the prophecy that it was terrifying beyond measure, even a Transformation Immortal couldn’t resist it.

If it is truly unleashed, the entire starry sky will fall into an irredeemable situation."

He looked at Lu Qing with a hint of earnestness in his eyes.

"Over the years, our Netherworld Palace has been exploring the Abyss, trying to understand what causes the disaster.

But the Abyss is too deep; the deeper we go, the more dangerous it becomes.

We cannot reach it; just in this outer area, we have already lost several Unity Realm stage elders’ primary bodies."

"Until recently, we found a place."

He pointed to that striking red mark on the map.

"There is where Xuanhua the Mysterious Transformation Great Power fell. Perhaps there, we can find what we want to know."

Lu Qing looked at the red mark, lost in thought.

He recalled the dark figures chasing Xuanhua and those blood-colored figures; could it be that the supposed disaster is related to those entities?

Thinking of this, Lu Qing said, "So, the reason you sought me here is?"

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