Dimensional Hotel
Chapter 369: How Big is this Exotic Realm?

Chapter 369: Chapter 369: How Big is this Exotic Realm?

Without further regarding Erin, who suddenly fell into a daze, Yu Sheng came before True Man Yuanling, who at this moment was watching again and again the images recorded earlier in the Exotic Realm through his Lingxi Mirror.

The Qianfeng Ling Mountain torn from the surface of the planet, gradually disintegrating Taixu Spirit Hub in space.

And those twisted and chaotic distant stars.

The expression on the old man’s face was more solemn than ever.

"If this is indeed our past, then the Deceitful Exotic Realm located in ’Taiyou’ is more unique and important than anyone imagined," True Man Qianji said softly from beside him, the sound coming from his chest heavy, "Able to reflect the sights of the ’Old World’, even bringing forth objects from the old world, and there’s a group of mysterious Evil Path Cultivators targeting it, aiming to find the so-called ’Emperor’s Legacy’ from that realm, these factors combined, will certainly stir many old fellows."

"Not just the current old fellows, I’m afraid some reclusive hidden ancestors who’ve withdrawn from the world upon hearing this news might also emerge—when it comes to concern about the ’Old World’, those ancestors who’ve witnessed early chaos of Taixu Spirit Hub care more than us," True Man Yuanling spoke with a serious expression, but then his tone shifted, "Yet more than this, I’m now interested in another point we never paid attention to."

True Man Qianji turned his head: "Oh?"

"Is that Deceitful Exotic Realm truly located on ’Taiyou’?" True Man Yuanling spoke with exceptional seriousness.

When this sentence came out, the entire hall fell silent, even Erin, who was babbling and muttering next to Luna, froze, turning her head with confusion to the side.

"If not on Taiyou, then where," the little puppet spoke instinctively, "we came from above there..."

She suddenly stopped speaking midway, as if realizing something, her eyes slightly widened.

Yu Sheng’s gaze fell on Zheng Zhi who was listening obediently nearby, and on the somewhat absent-minded long-haired princess and mermaid.

"These three were not entering the Exotic Realm through the mine entrance on ’Taiyou’. Their entrance to the Exotic Realm was on a mountain path in Qianfeng Ling Mountain," True Man Yuanling slowly said, "Though there’s some connection with Zheng Zhi’s ’Talent’, the entrance indeed opened on Taixu Star, and before that, there was a batch of black-clothed evil cultivators, their entrance may still lie outside of Taixu Spirit Hub and Taiyou in a third place..."

"Thus, that mine entrance can only be said to be one of the fixed entrances to this Exotic Realm," Yu Sheng understood True Man Yuanling’s meaning, "Its ’body’ is uncertain where, and its entrance... might even be throughout Feiyu-13b?"

The long-haired princess blinked: "Conditional and location-based mixed forms of access? Through certain ’rifts’ one can enter, but as long as within a certain range, meeting certain conditions, one can directly enter?"

"Highly possible," True Man Yuanling solemnly nodded, "I had previously sent disciples to check the mountain path where you three fell into the Exotic Realm. After searching the vicinity, no trace of a potential Exotic Realm rift was found, there is most certainly no fixed entrance there."

"If this is true, then it’s rather unfortunate," True Man Qianji’s tone suddenly carried some concern, "The environment inside that Deceitful Exotic Realm can sometimes be extremely dangerous, now its entrance isn’t limited to Taiyou, but as long as it meets the conditions on Taixu Spirit Hub, it can swallow people inside... It happened on Qianfeng Ling Mountain this time, what about next time? Could it be in small sects or even cities where ordinary folks reside? It swallowed three people this time, next time will it swallow ten, a hundred?"

"I believe the possibility is small," Yu Sheng couldn’t help but say upon hearing this, "Zheng Zhi’s physique gives me some peace of mind, he belongs to a kind that’s extremely rare even in our Boundary Land..."

True Man Qianji blinked his lenses, looking at his nephew: "This Daoist friend, is it truly so?"

Zheng Zhi looked embarrassed but could only nod: "After seeing my report, our captain did say something similar."

True Man Qianji seemed thoughtful, but after a moment’s deliberation he spoke, "Even so, the news about this Exotic Realm cannot be hidden, regardless of any considerations, it should be notified to all sects, so if something unusual indeed appears on Taixu Spirit Hub, we can detect it—and those mysterious black-clothed evil cultivators, who incurred losses this time, might still try again, they have profound knowledge of that realm, in case they secretly use its characteristics to stealthily infiltrate Taixu Spirit Hub, it could be real trouble."

True Man Yuanling nodded gravely, "That’s right. Today you and I will draft a notice together, explaining the situation to Yaolan Sect, Hengxu and Netherworld Valley, then discuss the subsequent arrangements."

"Has the black-clothed person caught before awakened yet?" Yu Sheng curiously asked.

"Awakened, but his mind is exceedingly resilient and his memories seem bound by some powerful prohibition, directly asking won’t yield much," True Man Yuanling immediately said, "So I threw him into the ’Heart Inquiry Pavilion’, supplementing with daily pill administration, let him cycle through ’decades’ in illusions, to see if it can loosen him up."

"That’s good, I’m aware of your skill with pill talismans, unless he finds a chance to end himself, nobody can withstand that," True Man Qianji nodded, "Then until this investigation yields results, let my incarnation temporarily stay with you, arrange a mechanism workshop for me, how about it?"

"Of course," True Man Yuanling replied, then turned to Yu Sheng, "Today the ordeal you all faced in that Exotic Realm was rather dangerous, I’ve arranged some refreshments and light wine in the Immortal Banquet Hall, let’s dine together, calm your nerves, shall we?"

What else could Yu Sheng say? The moment his family’s fox heard the word "meal", it was already holding its tail wiping drool, he could only nod...

The long-haired princess nearby immediately joined in upon hearing about the food: "Can we eat together?"

"Of course you can," True Man Yuanling laughed heartily, "you are all guests. If you wish, those seventy or so children of yours can go to the Immortal Banquet Hall anytime when they’re hungry."

The mermaid instantly covered her face: "Long hair, you’re kind of embarrassing, I’m telling you."

"Such nonsense, the Old Immortal is offering a meal. Are you eating or not?"

"Eating."

...

After the feast (by the way, the long-haired princess and the mermaid drank juice), Yu Sheng and his group returned to No. 66 Wutong Road on the Cloud Viewing Platform.

Zheng Zhi was also dragged into the living room of No. 66 Wutong Road—because Yu Sheng had some very serious matters to discuss with him.

"Are you sure you’re not returning to Boundary City?" Yu Sheng asked his nephew seriously, "You’ve seen the situation here. Now there’s a particularly deceitful Exotic Realm activating, and Qianfeng Ling Mountain can already confirm that it’s at least one of the entrance areas. You’re staying here, the probability of falling in again isn’t low."

Zheng Zhi was a bit tense and nervous when he first came in, but he seriously thought it over for a long time after hearing Yu Sheng’s words, then nodded firmly: "I’m sure."

"I’d like to hear your reasons."

Zheng Zhi rubbed his hands a bit shyly: "Well, actually, there are two reasons, one makes sense for the bureau report, and the other is the honest truth for you. Which one do you want to hear first?"

Yu Sheng raised an eyebrow: "Then tell me the one for the bureau report first."

"Because the task assigned by the bureau is to stand guard at No. 66 Wutong Road, I have to fulfill my duties."

"Alright, and the honest truth?"

Zheng Zhi nearly burst into tears immediately: "Brother Yu, the Boundary Land there... more Exotic Realms than here!"

Yu Sheng: "..."

"I might indeed fall into that Exotic Realm again here, but where won’t I fall in," Zheng Zhi said with amused helplessness as he pointed to himself, "You say it as if I’d be safe in Boundary City."

"Alright, that’s true," Yu Sheng immediately held his forehead, "I forgot about that."

Nearby, Erin, who was flipping channels with the remote, glanced up after hearing that: "Yeah, here at least the active Exotic Realms are just a few, and currently only one is highly activated. If big nephew actually falls in, we who are outside still know where to fish him out, whereas in Boundary City, he might truly slip and end up dead in eight hundred ways—then even the coroner would have to open blind boxes all over town’s Exotic Realms to find pieces of big nephew..."

Zheng Zhi broke into a cold sweat upon hearing this, shrinking his neck: "It indeed isn’t that bad, after all, I’ve survived there for twenty years."

Yu Sheng poked the little puppet with his finger, causing it to tumble: "You should play less of those card-drawing blind box games. All your pocket money gets spent on them—and you still can’t beat the AI after spending."

Erin instantly scrambled up, baring teeth: "Mention that again, and I’ll lose it with you! And what’s wrong with playing games, that’s my only form of entertainment..."

She then squatted on the sofa and started rambling, about how "usually can’t eat properly, nor drink," about how "doll clothes are expensive and hardly any fit right, the last pair of shoes bought was hard plastic," and about how "even without food or drink, sleeping takes up just half a meter, but playing games still gets mocked." This long list left Yu Sheng’s head numb.

The key is, she didn’t just grumble herself, halfway through, she called over the other three bodies too. Four sweet voices chirped together around Yu Sheng’s ears, with tales so sad they’d bring tears to eyes and heartbreak to listeners, though honestly, it was obvious she usually hogs all the TVs at home, her own antics dwarfing the whole family’s combined. Moreover, she utterly takes over three-quarters of the bed while sleeping. Yu Sheng would’ve almost believed her nonsense.

Anyway, Zheng Zhi only listened for a few minutes before his head felt like it was swelling, finally realizing for the first time that this seemingly harmless little puppet was typically such a handful, and immediately gave Yu Sheng a sympathetic look before getting up to leave: "Brother Yu, I’ll leave you to it. I won’t bother you anymore. I’m heading back to organize materials for the bureau’s report..."

Yu Sheng couldn’t even stop him with a raised hand!