The True Gods || Kim Taehyung ||

Four Seas

Half a month later, the three of them left Sobongwang Mountain and set off for Yuanling Swamp in the southern barren lands.

Because of the small improvement in Ha-eun’s spiritual power, the little task of driving the cloud was given to her. Nari gave this a nice name: To kill a chicken by using a knife that killed pigs. 

The Yuanling Swamp was notorious in ancient times because the fierce beasts hiding in it were very difficult to deal with. But although the fierce beasts were very tyrannical, they didn’t have the intelligence that the magical beasts did, and were even inferior to demon beasts. Even if there were ancient beasts, even if they had cultivated for tens of thousands of years, they only had chaotic thinking. Unless they encountered good fortune, they could never evolve.

It was just that if one faced a fierce beast, even if they had the power of a high god, it would be very difficult to kill them. Legend has it that in Yuanling Swamp, there were unborn fierce beasts from ancient times. Therefore, tens of thousands of years ago, the Heavenly Emperor issued an edict that as long as the fierce beasts in Yuanling Swamp did not go out of their geographical scope, they would not be restricted by the rules of the Three Realms.

Everyone knew that ancient fierce beasts were slow-witted but brutal, merciless when it came to killing, but they didn’t know that when their intelligence was turned on, the ancient fierce beasts were more powerful than the ancient magical beasts , but for tens of thousands of years, there was no successful evolution for any ancient fierce beast, so no one in the Three Realms knew much about them.

Because Tae-hyun had entrusted the Four Seas search to the dragon kings, the three of them went into Yuanling Swamp of the barren lands to look for Yeon-jin.

An erratic immortal cloud appeared in the sky, stopped above Yuanling Swamp, then twisted into the shape of a fried dough twip and fluttered down, making a bang when it touched the ground. The little demons around the swamp were startled, hiding their traces.

This random immortal deity really didn’t value their life and dared to make trouble outside Yuanling Swamp at this time.

“I’m scared of you, Ha-eun, I’ll drive the cloud next time.” Without waiting for Ha-eun to disperse the immortal cloud, Nari had already jumped off the cloud with a grayish face, her expression somewhat sad.

The immortal cloud dispersed. Ha-eun was covered in dust and dirt, and her bun was scattered around her neck. She had an unruly appearance. She fidgeted with her blue clothing, and said triumphantly, “This drive wasn’t that bad. I could actually drive for six hours. Nari, you tell me, am I naturally talented and have much higher controlling powers than a normal immortal deity?”

Nari looked at Ha-eun with a bitter face. She frowned for a long time before saying a few good-sounding words. Seeing Tae-hyun’s lips carrying a smile, she hurriedly changed the subject, “Tae-hyun, when you enter Yuanling Swamp, you have to hide your immortal aura.”

Tae-hyun raised his eyebrows and walked over to redo Ha-eun’s hair. He was a little surprised, “You have cultivated in Yuanling Swamp for a thousand years. Do you still need to be so cautious?”

Nari nodded, her expression a little solemn, “You don’t know this place.” She exhaled and looked at the area shrouded with gray mist not far away, and a sense of sorrow rarely seen before appeared in her eyes, “I was abandoned here by the Phoenix Clan to live and die on my own. If it wasn’t for the Tree Demon, I don’t know how many times I would’ve died.”

“Is this place really so dangerous?” Ha-eun asked with raised eyebrows.

“Yuanling Swamp was formed in ancient times. It is a gathering place for the beasts of the world. There are many demon beasts in there, and quite some have reached the peak power of a high deity. It’s just that this place is regarded as a separate area. As long as you don’t leave Yuanling Swamp, you won’t be affected by the Qingtian Pillar, so even if they reached the position of a demon deity, they will not appear on the Qingtian Pillar. After my huge battle against Jing Yang, I left this place and was then restricted by the rules of the Three Realms.”

“Oh? This happened?” Tae-hyun never knew that there was a place that wasn’t affected by the Qingtian Pillar. After all, the Qingtian Pillar was the only incarnation left by the Ancestral God in the world and could restrain the creatures of the Three Realms.

“Yes.” Nari nodded. Seeing Ha-eun’s curious look, she paused before saying, “And my thousand years in Yuanling Swamp was nothing more than cultivating in the periphery. I have never visited the center of it.”

“Does the center…have fierce beasts left over from ancient times?” Even Nari was very cautious and did not step foot inside. Tae-hyun thought about the rumors about Yuanling Swamp and guessed.

“Yes. Have you heard of a demon beast breaking into Qingchi Palace ten thousand years ago?”

Tae-hyun nodded. “I have heard of it. The dragon from the Demon Realm trespassed into Qingchi Palace, and was later chopped into ashes by High God Yoongi.”

As he talked, he looked towards Ha-eun. He didn’t know if the girl had inherited High God Yoongi’s good temper.

“That dragon came from Yuanling Swamp, but he betrayed it, and later went to the Demon Realm. His strength is about the same as mine. He can’t be considered one of the top in Yuanling Swamp but is only second-rate at best. The three-headed fire master in the center of Yuanling Swamp is the master here. The Three-Headed Fire Dragon is from ancient times, and his demon power is much higher than that of ordinary fierce beasts…”Nari curled her lips at Tae-hyun as she said this, “You’ve fought against nine-headed snakes in the North Sea. How strong are those things?”

“Very difficult.” Tae-hyun replied with a frown, thinking of the shocking battle.

“The nine-headed snake is only a beast after ancient times. In terms of demon power, its power is less than one-thousandth of the Three-Headed Fire Dragon. I guess this Three-Headed Fire Dragon now has the power of a demigod.”

“Demigod?” Tae-hyun and Ha-eun were a little surprised. Even if Tae-hyun inherited the Zhiyang Spear, he wasn’t able to walk up to the high god door. This Three-Headed Fire Dragon indeed had some abilities.

“Don’t worry. Although they don’t like outsiders, they are not bloodthirsty. As long as we don’t create trouble after going inside, they won’t pay any attention to us. And we just won’t go into the center. Yeon-jin won’t be there.”

“Okay.” Tae-hyun nodded, spreading a burst of spiritual power on Ha-eun’s before pulling her toward the gray mist.