Millennium Tension

Chapter 204: Nest Root

It took some time for Feng Zhi to finally regain her composure. After Elder Su took several approaches to persuade her granddaughter, she finally succeeded in getting Feng Zhi to accept her together with Elder Mo.

"Sorry for teleporting you out of the blue, Elder Mo. We didn't know you and your wife would do that, um, it's daytime here now." Despite saying that, Aizen didn't feel the slightest bit guilty.

"It's fine, Master Aizen. Ever since you had delegated me here without warning or anything beforehand, I am sure there is something not trivial." Elder Mo shook his head, then examined something that looked like something was burning in his inner robe.

The teleportation talisman of his granddaughter had turned to ashes, and he knew why.

"Don't look at it with loss. The Talisman called The Unmounted Bond is our failed product which we named for no reason, just for fun. We'll give the girls something better later." Aizen felt like laughing when he saw Elder Mo staring at the ashes in his hand with loss and sorrow. His girls either want to laugh or giggle, but they hold themselves back.

After hearing that, Elder Mo's expression immediately returned to normal. He immediately cleaned the ashes in his hands as if they were ordinary ash and dust that had stained his hands.

Once again, he turned to look at Aizen and the divine goddesses, none of whom were wearing veils or masks. Even so, he was a neutral old geezer who only looked at all of these divine cultivators with great respect.

"So, may I know the reason I came here?" Elder Mo paid a typical cultivator salute.

At the same time, Elder Su who had finished approaching and comforting Feng Zhi returned to Elder Mo's side. Even though she wanted to know a few things from the little girls, she still had to be polite in the presence of Aizen and his goddesses.

"Okay, let's get to the point. Right now, we're right over the Desolate Prairie." Aizen swung his hand lightly and walked toward the center of the room.

Just that one sentence, Elder Mo and Elder Su suddenly froze, their heartbeats accelerated, and their energy fluctuations rose. They remembered the tragedy of the past, and they returned to the forbidden place.

Elder Mo being the worst, he broke out in cold sweat as he imagined that moment.

"Mo Dong and Yin Su, I apologize in advance for anything. We heard this area is a forbidden and neglected area. Apart from that, this Desolate Prairie is also the nest of a Desolate Beast and is said to hold a completely unknown mystery. Can you tell us a few things you know about this place?" Aizen smiled lightly as if he wasn't serious about this case at all.

It took Mo Dong a few seconds to regain his composure, he let out a sigh to release his tension. As Yin Su said to him, he could not always evade and escape from the past that couldn't be changed.

And the day he had no other choice but to accept and face it finally came. It was impossible for him not to satisfy Aizen's request.

Seeing that they were silent for a moment, Aizen created the hologram of the scan that had appeared earlier. "This is the map that we have over the meadow between these rocky mountains. One kilometer below the ground, we find countless wormholes. So, what is the mystery and hidden here?"

Before getting into the action, Aizen definitely had to ascertain the factors that could be explored first. And because there were sources and people who might know many things, then asking directly was the best way.

"Hmm... So it's like that... Maybe that Desolate Beast has fallen into hibernation in recent years. It's so quiet here and many Spirit beasts are casually living in this Desolate Prairie." Mo Dong stroked his beard as if he understood.

"If the wormhole could only be found in that depth, the wormhole near the surface must have collapsed because of the rain and so on..." Yin Su put her hand on her chin as if she was contemplating several things.

"Sigh... Before this place was made a forbidden area by the Sect Masters of the great sects and before the exploration carried out by them, this place was a dead and desolate prairie. No Spirit Beast or cultivator dared to approach... Whenever someone dared to come for whatever reason, they always disappeared." Mo Dong explained like a narrative while looking far down from the transparent floor he was standing on.

"Everyone only knows here is the lair of the Desolate Beast, an extra-long and deadly monster that lives underground. No one knew what made such a powerful monster settle in this area. Every expedition team that came, they always failed with heavy loss."

"The mystery is there, because no one knows anything about what lies in this place apart from the existence of that dangerous and deadly Desolate Beast. It is estimated that the power of that monster resides in the Sovereign Spirit Realm or above."

"However, nearly two decades ago, by the time cultivators consisting of Sect Masters and Great Elders came to investigate, that Desolate Beast no longer appeared to the world. At that time, this area became a forbidden zone with a mystery unsolved how long it has been since the first case. Mo Dong closed his explanation with another sigh.

"Alright, thank you for your explanation. However, why didn't the sect masters and great elders of the various sects get any meaningful results as well? They were strong enough to subdue that Desolate beast, right?" Ana immediately asked. She had too many suspicions from this incomplete and odd information.

"The underground battle with a limited area is extremely dangerous for a cultivator. Although at that time there were many holes in this area. In order to defeat that Desolate beast that was big and long, they needed a well-thought plan. And for that, they had to lure that monster to the ground first. Unfortunately, the results were disappointing and to no avail. "Mo Dong shook his head slowly.

"And you, no, did all the cultivators in this cultivation world allow that Desolate Beast without any action? An existence that might and could become so dangerous if left unattended?" Axel added that.

She did not understand the mindset of the higher-ups in all of the great sects. Even though it sounded raw, she considered them stupid and self-centered with narrow minds.

"It's not that we take it for granted. It's just that, we can't do much to that Desolate Beast. The underground battles are an advantage for that monster and a huge loss for cultivators." Mo Dong emphasized his sentence, he needed to make it sound important.

"Alright, stop there, that's enough. We don't have any other clues that point us at the right point. Mo Dong, tell me, if that Desolate Beast appeared into the world, what actions would cultivators take for that?" Aizen clapped his hands for attention. Once again the topic of conversation got back on track and all the attention was on him.

"Killing that beast is guaranteed. I'm sure, our Old Ancestor will also be there." Mo Dong nodded confidently.

"Hm? So, apart from that reason, there is no other reason for the power holders in this world to let that Desolate Beast stay here even though they know it's dangerous?" Aizen blinked slightly awkwardly and smiled wryly as Mo Dong confirmed that.

He thought the cultivators here were deep and implied, apparently they were quite simple. Just because the risk was too high, they allowed that monster roaming around...

Lian smiled with a smug expression as if she was teasing Aizen with just her smile and expression. But, when Aizen looked at her, she immediately smiled sweetly like an obedient girl.

"Very well, we just need to find out what's hidden deep underground..." Aizen walked back to the sofa and sat between Ana and Axel. There was good reason for him to be disappointed.

Shortly after that, Aizen, Ana, and Axel gave the order for the Axel Goddess to do a deeper scan into the underground. Farther than ten kilometers and with care, nothing should be missed even just to find out.

As for Mo Dong and Yin Su, they were only looking at each other. They didn't know what Aizen meant by that. Unfortunately, they did not dare to ask presumptuously.

As if exchanging thoughts with eye contact, they immediately approached the six girls who were sitting nicely on the other sofa. The six girls who had spent time with Aizen and his goddesses might clear up some of the confusion and questions that were on their minds.

A scan that was done slowly and carefully took quite a while until they finally got quite the odd result.

Some seventy kilometers below the ground, they found what could be called a real nest. A nest inhabited by the Desolate Beast, the main root of all the wormholes in various places throughout this Desolate Prairie that even spread to areas beyond the rocky mountains.