The Legend of the Devil
Ch. 113 - Reverse Dimension
The sound of seagulls rang out from a distance as Xue Zhan concentrated on meditating to neutralize the poison within his body, whether it was just his delusion but where there might be a sea within the abyss. It sounded impossible, but as Xue Zhan grew more and more focused he started to hear the sound of the waves so slow.
One day passed very slowly, Xue Zhan held a chest of pain. He again vomited blood that contained a lot of poison that has changed color because of mixed blood that has blackened due to the reaction caused by the dangerous poison.
His legs were weak and difficult to move despite this Xue Zhan forced his body to wake up otherwise he would lose all of his profound strength and no one could save him from dying in this place. His steps were shaken for a moment and Xue Zhan fell in bed with both hands supporting the weight of the body.
Blood flowed back from the young man's nose and mouth and this time it was only a little because Xue Zhan had lost so much blood since last night. The poison contains substances that can attack red blood cells and turn the blood into black poison. Only a small amount of his blood remained untainted.
Due to the lack of blood Xue Zhan's eyes started to twitch and dizzy and started to hit his head which started to throb in pain. He accidentally stumbled over a rock as he forced his way and made it fall with his head smashing into the ground first.
"From yesterday the shit kept. Arghh!" Xue Zhan started to get frustrated with what he was facing alone without Xiang Yi Bai's help. He was not used to living alone. From childhood again he was taken care of by his grandfather, then met with Kang Jian, after which Xiang Yi Bai. There was always a figure accompanying him. But now Xue Zhan had nowhere to complain anymore. He might complain about the demon. Heard no, attacked yes.
A beam of bright light pierced his eyeballs until Xue Zhan was forced to close his eyes for a few seconds to adapt again to the light after a dozen hours in a dark place. He looked ahead and saw the former landslide and the swiftness of the creek that was in the middle of the ravine road. Some dead demons were badly hit by the ruins and even some are still alive with bodies sandwiched in rocks.
Xue Zhan's head turned to the right and left making sure there was no danger that would come after him, he walked towards the river to drink the water. His breathing slowly regained order, but there was still pain that continued to wander his body and forced him to return to meditation. Before that Xue Zhan looked for food first to add back his energy that had been lost.
He moved slowly and carefully, there were a few surviving demons roaming around. Xue Zhan followed the stream of the river that had unknowingly delivered him to the source of the seagull sound and waves, his steps slowly heading towards a thin crack that only fit for his own body.
He was sideways, hoping that the thick walls of the abyss would not suddenly shift and make him a nipper there. It could have been that ridiculous misfortune befell him, Xue Zhan had already started to get used to it.
As the strong wind brought it to a halt, the stale air along the sizable gap was replaced by the cool smell of the sea breeze. Xue Zhan quickened his pace and when he reached a secluded spot in the Regret Precipice his eyes twinkled.
The place was like any other dimension of the world and was even the opposite of the Gorge of Regret. Inside the walls of the gorge there is a giant cave illuminated by sunlight and around it is filled with a stream of thin choppy sea water singing a soothing rhythm. The dry yellow foliage typical of autumn falls under the only tree that lives in the middle of the sea within the cave.
There is a rocky path that directly delivers it to a giant tree in the middle of the blue sea. Xue Zhan did not feel suspicious at all and directly walked up to the tree, there was precisely a calm and comfortable feeling that the giant tall tree had presented.
When looking right left the surrounding sea level was like a dazzling sprinkling of diamonds. Xue Zhan was stunned again. Until his steps stopped under the roots of the tree and he looked up to see a fairly large bird perched there, watching him without making a sound.
Suddenly Xue Zhan was startled and started guessing. The demon was so tall and graceful, its wings and fur were much more shiny than diamonds.
His eyes were blue and shining magnificently. He was a mysterious being who saved him when attacked by the Snake Queen last time.
"You ..."
The phoenix in ancient mythology was a symbol of the Sun. The sun rises, dies and is reborn, so does the Phoenix.
The ancient legend also tells of a magical bird that glowed golden red that lived for several hundred years before it burned to death. Then the bird is reborn from the ashes, to start a new long life.
This powerful symbolism is a motif and image that is still in common use today in the culture and folklore circulating in the Diqiu Empire.
"Did you save me that day?"
Xue Zhan tried to speak even though his lips were cackled, the stealthy arrogance made him clumsy. Sure enough, the Phoenix was nothing like a statue. There's no answer. Only a deadly sharp gaze was pointing at him. Looking at his glittering beak Xue Zhan was on alert suddenly the beak tore it apart.
The legendary bird of Phoenix has a large size. Red, green to golden in color, she is also often associated with sunrise and fire.
How Xue Zhan was not stunned to see the kind of birds he encountered in this amazing place. He often read legends and did not believe he would witness the existence of the legend himself. Legend of the Great Phoenix Bird.
The Phoenix symbolizes many things some of which are rebirth and immortality, in a story told that when he felt his age was not long anymore, this bird will make a nest with wood and burn it to dust. From the pile of ashes, a new Phoenix was reborn. They can live for 500 years before they rise again.
It was only fitting that since Xue Zhan smelled the fragrant aroma of the woods. In the story he read, this bird does not eat fruit, but frankincense and aromatic gums. Xue Zhan himself had an interest in mythological beasts like the Phoenix so it was no wonder he could know so much.
Because of how stunned Xue Zhan was to the point of not realizing that the bird was beginning to be disturbed by his presence. Although it had not attacked him yet but it seemed that the Phoenix would do so for a while longer if Xue Zhan continued to stare at him fixedly.
"Hey, can't you talk? Then ... I want to thank you for helping me at that time. I'm so sure it was you. Thanks to you my life was saved. You're a very charming and kind bird, too."
Something happened, the Phoenix looked away and just that little response Xue Zhan was stunned again.
The reason why Xue Zhan was instantly able to recognize this Phoenix was also because he often saw the bird statues of the Phoenix of Feng Imperial Palace and Diqiu or the temple guarded by the bird. The Phoenix tears have great healing power.
Because of the so many things he thought about Phoenix Xue Zhan to the point of jolting in shock from his daydream when finally the voice from the Phoenix came out, he was able to speak like an ordinary human.
"I don't care about you. Lift your feet from this holy place. Your demon blood is soiling my throne."
A short, smooth but also poke-back swipe. Xue Zhan wanted to withdraw his words earlier. Charming and good phoenix? The demon spoke more bitterly than the drunken old Monster.