Douluo: Starting with the Signing in of Goddess Xiaowu

Chu Qin smiled faintly, dismissing the Immortal Dragon and turned to the woman in red, offering a slight smile, "Are you alright?"

Upon closer inspection, Chu Qin realized just how flawlessly perfect the woman in the red dress was – he couldn't find a single imperfection on her entire face!

"You should have killed them!" the woman in red said with an icy tone, "They are from the Cloud Emperor Immortal Nation. If you don't kill them, once they return, they will surely bring more people to kill you!"

"It doesn't matter. I've just arrived here and I don't really want to kill anyone. After all, they were out to kill you, not me." Chu Qin replied with a light smile, "However, if they dare to provoke me, their deaths will be miserable."

"Who are you?" asked the woman in red, somewhat surprised by Chu Qin's response.

"That question should be mine. I saved your life, and instead of thanking me, you treat me with such indifference?" Chu Qin said with a smile.

"The favor I owe you, I will return!" the woman in red declared, "I, Yun Fu, never owe others!"

"What, you're Yun Fu?" Chu Qin exclaimed in surprise. Maybe this was fate – he hadn't expected the woman in the red dress in front of him to be his own wife.

"Correct," Yun Fu nodded and handed him the Immortal Pill, "This is for you, now we're even."

"What is this?" Chu Qin asked, puzzled.

"An Immortal Pill from a Cursed Immortal Beast!" Yun Fu replied.

"An Immortal Pill from a Cursed Immortal Beast?" Chu Qin was even more confused, "What is a Cursed Immortal Beast?"

"You don't know what a Cursed Immortal Beast is?" Yun Fu asked, slightly surprised.

At that moment, Bing Shu Pangu and the others gradually approached Chu Qin.

Chu Qin shook his head, "To tell you the truth, I have always lived isolated on an overseas island and am unaware of what a Cursed Immortal Beast is!"

"How about this, then? I won't take your Immortal Pill. You answer some questions for me, and we'll consider the debt repaid."

"Alright," Yun Fu consented, her beautiful eyes shifting.

"Let's start with explaining what a Cursed Immortal Beast is," said Chu Qin.

"Cursed Immortal Beasts emerged in the Nine Heavens after a curse was laid upon it," Yun Fu explained. "Following the curse, cultivators' lifespans drastically decreased and their maximum cultivation realms became much lower. After all, no matter how talented one is, without a sufficient lifespan, it's impossible to improve one's realm. It's probably due to the Heavenly Dao's sympathy that Cursed Immortal Beasts descended. If cultivators hunt these beasts and obtain their Immortal Pills, they can extend their lifespans and enhance their cultivation realms. Some lucky individuals might also obtain Secret Manuals and Immortal Artifacts from these beasts!"

"No wonder the Celestial Darkness Ancient Scripts I've read stated that, after the curse, there were barely any strong cultivators above the Earth Immortal realm. We've just come to the Nine Heavens Continent, and we've already encountered eight Heavenly Immortals!" Bing Shu realized with an epiphany.

"Indeed the Nine Heavens are not what they used to be; there are no Immortal Emperors left," Yun Fu replied, "But, due to the presence of Cursed Immortal Beasts, there are still Immortal Kings, and True Immortals are not few in number, with even more Heavenly Immortals."

"Can anyone take this Immortal Pill from a Cursed Immortal Beast?" Xiaowu asked, both curious and excited.

"Yes," Yun Fu nodded in confirmation.

Chu Qin and the women immediately showed ecstatic expressions upon hearing this. With these Immortal Pills, Chu Qin and his women could rapidly increase their cultivation.

"So where can one find these Cursed Immortal Beasts?" Chu Qin inquired.

"All over the Nine Heavens Continent, they appear unpredictably in both time and place. The strongest Cursed Immortal Beasts can reach the Immortal King Realm," Yun Fu responded, "However, nowadays everyone in the Nine Heavens is hunting for these beasts, and typically, as soon as one appears, it's quickly slain by people."

"Hey, Chu Qin, these Cursed Immortal Beasts and the Crystal Beasts from our Inner Universe seem pretty similar. Could there be some connection between the two?" Phoenix remarked with surprise.

"Right, I was wondering why it sounded so familiar," You Yin added.

"The Crystal Beasts within the Inner Universe can advance in realm, and these Cursed Immortal Beasts are pretty much the same; they're used for advancing realms and lifespans. I think there might be a connection," Feng Ya added.

"Chu Qin, do you still remember the Supreme Qinglong Seal and The Twelve Character Supreme Secret Technique?" Azure Dragon also spoke up. "They originated from within the body of a Saint Level Crystal Beast."

Chu Qin nodded in agreement.

He had once speculated that the Crystal Beasts of the Inner Universe originated from a world outside of the Inner Universe.

Initially, Chu Qin thought they came from the Infinite Heavens.

However, there were no traces of Crystal Beasts in either the Infinite Heavens or the Sanctuary. Now, listening to what the ladies said,

Chu Qin had something of an epiphany—perhaps the Crystal Beasts of the Inner Universe came from the Nine Heavens Continent!

"Right, Xiao Yi, aren't you a Saint Level Crystal Beast? Do you have any recollection?" Chu Qin turned to look at Sheng Yi.

"Me? Ah... I can't remember," Sheng Yi shook her head.

"Cursed Immortal Beast!" At that moment, Yun Fu, looking at Sheng Yi, exclaimed in shock.

"Yun Fu, what did you say?" Chu Qin said in surprise.

"She is a Cursed Immortal Beast!" Yun Fu said again, staring at Sheng Yi in astonishment, "But, something's not quite right, it seems like her power has been sealed."

Sheng Yi suddenly felt afraid and quickly clung to Chu Qin's arm.

"So you're saying, Crystal Beasts are actually Cursed Immortal Beasts that have been sealed!" exclaimed Azure Dragon, coming to a realization.

"Then, what could the reason be for having been sealed? And how did they descend upon the Inner Universe to be cursed?" Phoenix voiced her puzzlement.

"Could it be that somewhere in the Nine Heavens Continent, there is a connection to the Inner Universe's curse, and these Cursed Immortal Beasts fell from the Nine Heavens and then were sealed by a power!" Ning Rongrong boldly speculated.

"That's possible!" All the ladies nodded in agreement.

"We have climbed from the Inner Universe's curse to the Infinite Heavens, then to the Sanctuary and the Nine Heavens. Who knows, there might indeed be a direct entrance from the Nine Heavens to the Inner Universe!" Luo Yiyi said with a smile.

The Nine Heavens were cursed, perhaps there could be a way to leave this place through this path as well.

"Then, where might that entrance be?" Xiao Xiyue raised her eyebrows inquiringly.

"Perhaps you could take a look at the Boundless Celestial Abyss," Yun Fu suggested. "The Boundless Celestial Abyss is located in the central region of the Nine Heavens Continent. There's a very large cave there, and no one who has entered has ever returned."

"We'll talk about the Boundless Celestial Abyss later," Chu Qin said. "Regardless of whether or not the Boundless Celestial Abyss can be our exit from the Nine Heavens, even if we managed to leave, what then? So many people in the Sanctuary cannot leave; as the Domain Lord of the Sanctuary, I still have to take some responsibility for the others."

"What we should be doing is, just like the Ancient Immortal Clan, break the curse of the Nine Heavens!"

"Yes!" Pangu and all the ladies nodded in unison.

"Yun Fu, I have another question," Chu Qin continued, turning toward Yun Fu.

"Please ask, this is a favor I owe you!" Yun Fu nodded.

"Where is the Immortal King List of the Cloud Emperor Immortal Nation?" Chu Qin asked.