Chapter 551: Central Continent and Demon Domain

The two Golden Core Old Ancestors confidently maneuvered, skillfully bypassing the territory of Integration Stage demon beasts—not because they couldn't defeat them, but because there was no need to seek trouble. They soon arrived deep within the dense forest.

“What dense fog,” Lu Yang observed.

Before them lay a patch of thick fog, so dense they couldn't see their hands in front of their faces. It was like walking through a reed marsh, unable to see the path ahead, relying solely on their sense of direction.

“Hmph!” Meng Jingzhou forcefully struck out with a palm. The golden palm print glowed, towering taller than a person. The palm wind was astonishing; normally, a single blow like this could send an early-stage Golden Core cultivator flying. To his surprise, when the palm print struck the fog, it didn't even stir a ripple.

Even the force of his palm couldn't disperse the fog before them.

Lu Yang employed his proud divine sense. However, to his dismay, his divine sense couldn't extend at all; it dispersed upon contact with the fog.

“We've long heard there's fog deep in this forest,” Lu Yang said, “but I didn't expect it to be this strange—it can't even be penetrated by divine sense. No, perhaps it disintegrates divine sense.”

During their training at Demon Suppression Pass, they had heard that the part of the dense forest bordering the Demon Realm was shrouded in thick fog. It never dispersed, remaining even at high noon.

“I originally thought that now, as Golden Core cultivators, this legendary fog would be nothing to us,” Meng Jingzhou commented. “But it seems we were too simple-minded. This might be the work of a Mirage King-type demon beast.”

With divine sense unusable and their five senses severely impaired, their perception of their surroundings was greatly reduced. If someone were to launch a sneak attack, it would be easy to succeed.

The two dared not be careless and proceeded with extreme caution, walking through the fog and trying to minimize their presence.

Their worry was actually superfluous. In this fog, just as they couldn't perceive enemies, enemies couldn't perceive their location either. No one would choose this place for a sneak attack.

“Could this be the anomaly Senior Sister mentioned?” Lu Yang suddenly recalled Senior Sister's words before they set off.

“What did Senior Sister say?” Meng Jingzhou asked.

“Senior Sister told me that there might be a new discovery at the border between the Central Continent and the Demon Realm,” Lu Yang explained. “If I had any questions, I should ask Third Senior Sister once I met her.”

“It must be this fog then,” Meng Jingzhou mused.

Just then, the Immortal Fairy awoke from her slumber. She had slept soundly the entire way, and her strength had recovered considerably.

“Hmm? Where have you two arrived? Why is there a wall in front of you?” the Immortal Fairy mumbled.

The Immortal Fairy awoke groggily, rubbing her eyes while warning Lu Yang that he was about to crash into a wall.

“A wall?” Lu Yang questioned.

The fog was too dense in front of him; Lu Yang couldn't see anything.

“A very tall wall, so tall I can't see the top… Wait, something's wrong!”

The Immortal Fairy gasped, sensing an abnormality. No matter how strange the fog was, it couldn't obstruct her vision or immortal sense. She could clearly see her surroundings.

“What's wrong?” Lu Yang rarely saw the Immortal Fairy react with such intensity. The last time she had such a strong reaction was when she loudly declared she would suppress him, only to be suppressed herself by the Senior Sister she had summoned.

“I'll share my immortal sense with you.”

In the spiritual space, the Immortal Fairy tapped Lu Yang's spiritual body on the forehead. Divine sense and immortal sense connected, and Lu Yang temporarily gained the Immortal Fairy's vision.

Lu Yang felt his body lighten. His vision became boundless, as if he were a supreme deity. Everything was laid out before him, to be manipulated at will.

“What is this?!” Lu Yang's face was filled with disbelief. Before him was an unimaginably tall and thick wall. Even with the Immortal Fairy's vast immortal sense, he couldn't see its end!

The Immortal Fairy's immortal sense even extended beyond the fog. Lu Yang saw bushes sprouting, trees standing tall, demon beasts roaming, and tribes gathered on the wall, a picture of prosperity. Most crucially, the demon beasts Lu Yang saw were *standing on the wall*!

“Lu Yang, where are you?” Meng Jingzhou hadn't noticed Lu Yang stop. He was still walking forward, and when he turned his head, the person next to him was gone.

Lu Yang fell silent for a moment. He had watched Meng Jingzhou literally 'walk' onto the wall. The moment Meng Jingzhou touched the wall, he was standing on the wall, forming a ninety-degree angle with Lu Yang. And Meng Jingzhou continued to walk forward, completely unaware of this fact!

“Don't go yet, come back for a moment!” Lu Yang called out.

Meng Jingzhou turned back, puzzled, but knowing Lu Yang must have discovered something, he took a few steps back to stand beside Lu Yang.

“What is it?” Meng Jingzhou asked.

Lu Yang's heart trembled. The scene revealed by the immortal sense, combined with Meng Jingzhou's movement back and forth, made him realize one thing: what was before them was not a thick wall at all, but the Demon Realm itself!

The Central Continent and the Demon Realm were not on the same landmass. They were two completely separate continents, positioned vertically to each other!

Lu Yang took a step forward. In the immortal sense's view, the world spun, and he arrived in the Demon Realm.

Lu Yang stepped back to the Central Continent. He then fully explained his discovery to Meng Jingzhou. Meng Jingzhou also fell silent for a long time after hearing it.

“It seems this is the 'new discovery' Senior Sister mentioned.” Meng Jingzhou said.

“I never imagined the Central Continent and the Demon Realm were two completely different continents…” Lu Yang mused. “Wait, why is the Central Continent called 'Central'?”

Lu Yang had always assumed the Central Continent was flanked by the vast Eastern Ocean to the east, the Golden Buddhist Nation to the west, the Demon Realm to the south, and the Land of Extreme Cold to the north. He thought it was called 'Central' because it was positioned in the middle.

But if the Demon Realm and the Central Continent are arranged vertically, how can it be 'Central'? Unless the other three regions are also three continents positioned vertically to the Central Continent! If the Central Continent is surrounded and sealed by four other continents, then it would truly be the 'Central Continent'!

“There's no mistake. This is a feat only an immortal can achieve,” the Immortal Fairy concluded.

“The work of the Ancient Nameless Immortal?” Lu Yang asked.

“It should be him.”

The Ancient Nameless Immortal refined stars into continents. He didn't just refine one; he refined five! However, his purpose remains unknown. Refining stars into continents sounds grand and powerful, but in practice, it's incredibly difficult, not something done on a whim. To go to such great lengths to refine continents, there must have been a significant purpose.

Lu Yang took a deep breath. Senior Sister had already anticipated this situation, which is why she told him to ask Third Senior Sister if he had questions. The reason she hadn't explained the continental situation before they departed was likely because experiencing it firsthand was far more shocking and profound than a verbal description.

“Just as ordinary cultivators don't know that the stars in the sky have been refined,” Meng Jingzhou remarked, “I'm afraid very few people know that the continents are arranged in this configuration.”

They had met many high-level cultivators, none of whom had mentioned the continental arrangement. This suggested that the arrangement didn't have any significant impact.

“Forget it, let's not think about it too much for now,” Meng Jingzhou said. “We can't flatten the continents anyway, so let's not create trouble for ourselves.”

“You're right,” Lu Yang agreed.

Both nodded, then simultaneously took a step forward, arriving on the other continent.

There was also dense fog on the Demon Realm side. As they continued to walk forward, the fog gradually dispersed. They had officially arrived in the Demon Realm.