Chapter 1220. Boundless Black Snake

"Then we can only go with the flow."

Eldrin (Person Name) spoke, his voice measured, "If we set up a guiding formation beyond the Abyssal Return, we might still be able to draw out those trapped within."

The 6 Stars Immortal nodded, yet still spoke, "The most pressing matter is for us to go in and take a look first."

"Very well."

Eldrin nodded and said to Lyra and Qing Ji, "The Abyssal Chasm of Returning Ruins likely harbors powerful evil spirits. You 2 should remain outside to provide support and prevent any malevolent entities from breaking out."

"This..." Lyra's expression shifted slightly as she couldn't resist speaking up, "The dangers within remain unknown. Should we not send someone to scout ahead first?"

Eldrin understood her meaning. Venturing into such a perilous place indeed carried the risk of being trapped with no means of escape.

If it were a blessed land like the Setting Sun Blessed Land, they would most likely send their guest elders to investigate first, confirming whether the interior held any dangers before entering.

However, the immortals within the Chen Immortal Clan (Organization), and even those in the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss (Magic Treasure), were mostly Early Ascension Stage cultivators who had achieved immortality within the last 30,000 years. If they were to enter that place, the danger would simply be too overwhelming.

Eldrin (Person Name) had no wish to put them in danger, so he spoke up, "Both 6-Cycles (Person Name) and I have reached the pinnacle of Ascendant Immortal realm. With our combined strength, even a Half-Step Earth Immortal would stand no chance against us."

"With all of you providing external support, our chances of self-preservation on this journey are still quite substantial."

六辰仙人也点了点头，道：“内中凶险未知，若是无人接应的话，恐怕反而未必是件好事。”

Hearing this, the 2 women could only suppress their worries and said, "We shall wait outside. If you don't emerge after a considerable time, we will immediately summon the immortals of the Celestial Alliance here."

"Agreed!"

Eldrin (Person Name)颔了颔首，便也不在拖延时间，与六辰仙人一道往那归墟深处而去。

No sooner had he stepped into the Abyssal Return than Eldrin felt a colossal force of suction sweeping over him. Boundless seawater enveloped them, dragging them toward the depths of the Abyssal Return.

Fortunately, although this suction force was powerful, the cultivation base of 1 or 2 individuals was more than enough to break free from it effortlessly.

At this thought, Eldrin exchanged a glance with Immortal Liuchen. After confirming the other’s confidence, they followed the current deeper into the Returning Abyss.

The Abyssal Chasm of the Returning Void is known as the bottomless valley, signifying an abyss without end.

However, Eldrin naturally did not believe this. Both of them were peerless immortals—they could traverse even the Netherrealm at the edge of the celestial domain, let alone the Li Fire Abyss of the Returning Abyss. How could they possibly fail to reach its depths?

Yet as the 2 followed the boundless currents downward, flying for what seemed like countless ages, they felt as though they had traversed endless voids—yet never managed to reach its depths.

"How could it be so profound?"

"Could it be that the Abyss of Returning Ruin is truly bottomless?"

Eldrin's heart sank, while the 6 Stars Immortal (Person Name) beside him wore an expression of utmost gravity.

As they ventured deeper, the consumption of immortal essence required to ascend grew increasingly immense, for to fly upward meant resisting the boundless pressure of the sea.

The current depth was truly astonishing. The seawater here was the legendary Primordial Heavy Water, where a single drop weighed hundreds of millions of jun—enough to crush an entire primordial continent.

With so much Heavy Water compressed together, even a Primordial Spirit Dao Lord would likely perish instantly, and even an immortal would face considerable pressure.

To fly upward against such a massive volume of heavy water would likely be impossible without cultivation at the Ascension Realm.

At this thought, Immortal Liu Chen gave a bitter smile and said, "Such an Abyssal Chasm of Returning Ruins... I'm afraid even if there were a supreme-grade immortal vein within, it would be nearly impossible for us to dispatch cultivators to excavate it."

Eldrin shook his head, his expression serene as he remarked, "Overthinking serves no purpose. Let's observe the situation first."

The 2 continued their descent, flying for who knows how long before they finally detected something unusual.

In the pitch-black, bottomless sea abyss, a faint glimmer emerged. The boundless heavy water surged relentlessly toward that luminescence.

"That is..."

The 6 Stars Immortal was startled in his heart, then exclaimed with uncontrollable ecstasy, "Could that be the location of the supreme-grade water vein core?"

With that, he took a single step forward, heading toward the source of that radiant light.

"Be careful."

Eldrin (Person Name) abruptly yanked 6 Cycles Immortal (Person Name), instantly bursting backward in retreat.

At the same time, a deafening roar erupted as an immense shadow, vast enough to blot out the heavens, struck the very spot where the 2 had stood moments before within the boundless darkness of the invincible sea abyss.

In an instant, the boundless sea abyss erupted, and the vast, immeasurable heavy waters surged in all directions, creating a vacuum spanning hundreds of thousands of miles.

"Many thanks for your aid."

Having narrowly escaped disaster, the 6 Stars Immortal offered his heartfelt thanks to Eldrin (Person Name), a lingering fear still trembling in his voice.

Yet Eldrin paid it no mind, his gaze fixed upon the source of the light, his expression turning profoundly solemn.

There, at the source of the light, a dark presence stirred faintly. Under the gaze of their Fa Eyes, its form finally came into clear view.

It was an endless, coiling serpent of darkness, its body forged as if from black gold, with a pair of pupils more immense than the sun.

That hazy glow actually came from a faint sliver of light peeking through the coiled gaps of the black serpent's body.

At that moment, the Black Serpent detected the 2 figures. Its endlessly coiling body began to undulate, and as it spiraled tighter, they gradually realized the luminous sphere was expanding before their eyes.

From an initial span of several tens of thousands of miles, it expanded to millions, even tens of millions of miles in magnitude. Finally, as the fissures widened, they faintly glimpsed that within the luminous source lay a vast, boundless, and hazy world.

"It is a minor world formed from an ultimate-grade water vein."

The 6 Stars Immortal murmured, his expression turning exceedingly grave as he spoke, "What manner of being is this colossal serpent, that it can coil around an entire world?"

"The Serpent Entwining the World, the Python Piercing Heaven and Earth."

Its body was covered in jet-black scales, its eyes blazed like crimson suns, and it had cultivated to such an immense size...

Eldrin murmured softly, and after a long while, he spoke with immense gravity, "This must be the legendary Boundless Black Serpent."

"Boundless Black Serpent?"

The 6 Stars Immortal was momentarily taken aback, a flicker of bewilderment crossing his expression as he clearly had no knowledge of the matter.

Eldrin (Person Name) gave a slight nod before speaking slowly, "Legend has it that after the celestial realm was forged, a 100 primordial desolate spirits would emerge, all born from the myriad karmic miasmas between heaven and earth."

"This kind of Primordial Ancient Fiend is a calamity born of heaven and earth, devoid of sentience from birth, yet its power is truly and terrifyingly formidable."

"As far as I know, among these 100 kinds of Primordial Desolate Spirits, there are the Mysterious Turtle, the Great Roc, the Black Serpent, the Azure Ram, the Celestial Crocodile, the Desolate Ape, the Primeval Tiger, and so on. This Endless Black Serpent is 1 of them."

"The boundless abyss of the Sea of Returned Ruins, where all the baleful energies and filth between heaven and earth ultimately converge—it was only to be expected that such an endless black serpent would be born of this place."

Eldrin spoke slowly, his expression turning grave.

Although the Ancient Desolate Spirits possessed terrifyingly formidable power, they were incapable of procreation. Each 1 was virtually a unique existence, rarely emerging between heaven and earth. Thus, knowledge of their existence remained scarce among mortals.

Eldrin knew of them because Seraphina Qu's 7 Extinctions Spirit-Severing Sword required refinement through sacrifices from 7 primordial desolate spirits: the Mystic Tortoise, the Roc, the Black Serpent, the Azure Goat, the Celestial Alligator, the Primal Ape, and the Grand Tiger. Thus, he possessed some understanding of these entities.