Luo Xue had no way to escape at this point. Her reshaped body was like paper in front of Wei, and the attacks aimed at her soul were about to cause her to lose her soul.
Just when Wei was about to take action again and put an end to Luo Xue once and for all, a long and heavy sigh sounded in his ears, which actually restored some of his lost and frantic mind.
"Alas, it is... a wandering immortal boat."
Luo Xue opened her eyes in pain, only to see a tall figure standing near her dying body.
It is Nangong’s consciousness.
When Luo Xue was about to reach the end of her life, the little consciousness that Nangong had left finally revived.
This time, she woke up for Luo Xue, and it was also the last echo of the Nangong family left in the world.
Nangong also used the withering blood sea around him to condense a temporary body.
She supported Luo Xue nonchalantly, then glanced at the nearby Wei, and then looked at the dead immortal boat in the distance, and sighed again.
"I never thought that I would see you again in this life..."
"You are... Nangong..."
Wei's hoarse voice sounded, as if something foreign object was stuck in his throat. The harsh voice like iron sand made people feel quite uncomfortable.
"It's me." Nangong nodded slightly and looked at Wei, "It seems that you are their descendant? What a pathetic appearance..."
Wei, who had regained some consciousness, remained silent. He did not speak again, but continued to express his attitude through actions.
Now, he must kill Luo Xue because she has seen something she shouldn't have seen.
Almost no one could catch sight of the figure that appeared in an instant. It brought with it some kind of great power and wanted to completely destroy Luo Xue in one fell swoop.
But in front of the Nangong family, what is Wei, who had barely broken through the Sea Crossing Realm with the help of the power of mutation
When Nangong retained this trace of consciousness, the imaginary enemy was the remnant of an evil demon from outside the domain that had recovered to the level of a great sage, and was far from being a threat to him.
If there was no withered sea of blood, it would be difficult for Nangong clan to fight against Wei with only Luo Xue's own strength, but now...
Nangong just raised his hand slightly, and Wei Feilue's figure came to an abrupt stop.
His alienated appearance kept falling off, and the horribly corroded flesh on his body all turned into pus, and he himself changed from his original middle-aged man to a white-haired old man.
A moment of withering is far worse than the passing of time.
"Cough, cough, cough"
Wei started coughing violently like an ordinary old man, but the look in his eyes when he looked at Luo Xue was still filled with murderous intent.
He didn't hate Luo Xue, but the responsibility he had forced him to kill Luo Xue.
But now, it seems impossible.
However... given Luo Xue's current situation, it would be difficult for her to survive after losing Xianlu.
With a severely damaged soul and a body that cannot be rebuilt, it is destined to be completely lost in Guixu.
"Go away."
Nangong said this calmly, as if he was giving an order or narrating some fact.
There was reluctance in Wei's eyes, and the weathered old man slowly closed his eyes. A heavy atmosphere of death and silence emerged, blending with the surroundings.
Chapter 248: The truth about the Immortal Boat, the death of Nangong
Under the erosion of the sense of withering, in less than three breaths, Wei turned from an octogenarian into dry bones, and finally turned into ashes, disappearing into the abyss.
Nangong, who turned Wei into ashes in the blink of an eye, looked indifferent. He didn't think that the person who just died in his hands was such a strong man for today's human beings.
In that distant ancient era, anyone who had not yet crossed the sea was considered a junior. With Nangong's status, it would be shameful to tell others about killing a junior with one's own hands.
However... even though Wei has fallen, Luo Xue's situation is still not optimistic.
It was difficult for a severely injured soul to form a balance with an incomplete and withered body, and with both being severely injured, it would be difficult for Luo Xue's consciousness to survive this period.
Luo Xue is now like an unstable bomb; withering and immortality may explode in her body and soul at any time.
However, Luo Xue, who had experienced death several times, calmed down at this moment.
"I'm sorry, it seems... I failed to fulfill my promise." Nangong looked at Luo Xue with deep regret in his eyes, "I didn't expect... that the opponent you faced would be of this level."
Nangong didn’t think Wei was that powerful, but to Luo Xue, Wei was a Zenith opponent, and it was a miracle that he could hold on until now.
The immortal was destroyed, and his immortal soul and withered body were both severely damaged. Even if the former Nangong family came back, it would be powerless to save the situation.
"It doesn't matter. There will always be such a day." Luo Xue shook her head, her expression calmed down a lot, "Senior Nangong, with your strength, how long can you maintain my current state?"
Nangong was somewhat surprised by Luo Xue's calmness when facing life and death. Even though she had volunteered to die that year, the great terror still made her tremble when death approached.
Seeing this scene, Nangong couldn't help but admire it. He calmed down and said seriously,
"We'll do our best. I estimate... we can keep you absolutely safe for about a quarter of an hour."
In fact, with the strength of the Nangong family, if they stay with Luo Xue, they can protect her as long as they want.
But the problem is... She is just a wisp of consciousness now, a wisp of consciousness that is about to dissipate.
A quarter of an hour is the last time that Nangong's consciousness can remain.
"That's enough." Luo Xue's eyes flickered as she looked towards the Deathly Silence Immortal Boat in the distance. "Can you take me over to have a look? I seem to have seen them in my dreams."
"They?" Nangong followed Luo Xue's gaze and looked in surprise, "Have you seen the wandering fairy boat?"
"You... know?"
Luo Xue was also a little surprised.
"Of course I know. In the past, the world was about to fall apart. One of the forces used all the power of the entire clan to build nine immortal boats, intending to escape the inevitable catastrophe to Guixu. Unfortunately, three of them were destroyed in an instant before leaving, and only six managed to escape... Wait, why are there only four here?"
Nangong stared at these wandering fairy boats and frowned slightly.
Four magnificent deathly silent immortal boats were traveling side by side, with a very obvious space left in the middle, which seemed to have disappeared after the deathly silence.
But even so... there's still one ship missing.
Each of the nine immortal ships has exhausted resources that are unimaginable in today's world. Even if there is only one ship, it would have exhausted all the resources of several forces by now.
Such an important artifact cannot be lost for no reason.
"Take me over there first... I want to verify some of my guesses."
Luo Xue said slowly. Under Nangong's protection, her complexion recovered a little and was no longer as pale and ugly as before.
Nangong nodded slightly, then stood up with Luo Xue and headed towards the wandering fairy boat in the distance.
In the past, Nangong did not forget to bring this withered sea of blood over with her. What Luo Xue could not do was easy for her.
In just a few breaths, Luo Xue was only in a trance for a moment, and Nangong had already brought her under the Wandering Immortal Boat.
"... ..."
The feeling of suffocation caused by this huge monster is beyond description in any words. Luo Xue raised her head, but couldn't even look directly at the mast of the fairy boat. The pressure brought by the giant made Luo Xue breathless.
Nangong did not stop. She was not very familiar with the wandering fairy boat. After searching for a while, she finally found the entrance to the fairy boat and brought Luo Xue over.
Luo Xue stood on the ship sailing back to Guixu, looked at the familiar ship door, and sighed deeply.
"As expected..."
Yes, this is almost exactly the same as Xianlu.
When Luo Xue pushed open the door, the first thing that came into her eyes was a huge formation, but the nodes of the formation had collapsed, and even the core had withered and no longer functioned.
But she still recognized this formation, which was exactly the same as the one on Xianlu.
Of course, this is not the core formation of the Wandering Immortal Boat, but just some auxiliary small formations. However, compared with the Immortal Slaughter, this auxiliary formation is even more exquisite than the Immortal Slaughter core formation.
It can be seen to what extent the formation masters of the former world had deduced the formation. Unfortunately, all of this was destroyed with the coming of the catastrophe.
However... what is certain is that the Immortal Slaughter came from the Wandering Immortal Boat.
It is not that the construction of Xianlu was based on the Wandering Immortal Boat, but that Xianlu itself is part of the Wandering Immortal Boat.
All the immortal swords in the hands of Emperor Dugu came from these dead immortal boats.
"Could it be that because I am about to get to know the truth, Emperor Dugu is going to send someone to silence me?" Luo Xue had some doubts in her heart, but she quickly rejected her guess, "No, it's impossible, there is definitely more than one."
All the forces had more or less guesses about where Emperor Dugu came from, and the Nangong clan, with whom they had the closest cooperation, even knew the origins of Emperor Dugu and Xianlu. Based on this alone, it was impossible for them to send someone to silence them, and the person they sent was none other than General Wei, who was the closest and most trusted of them.
Luo Xue continued to walk forward, and Nangong followed silently behind her to protect her.
Passing through the initial control room and continuing to go deeper into the Immortal Boat, Luo Xue saw more formations. She could not identify their purpose, but what was certain was that these formations were far beyond the current level, a level that even Li Guijiao could not reach.
The formation on Xianlu is at best a simplified or degraded version, and is not worth mentioning compared to these.
"If Senior Sister Li came, I would definitely not be able to take my eyes off her..."
Unfortunately, Senior Sister Li has no chance to come here.
Luo Xue gave a bitter smile, then passed by the formations and continued to move deeper.
Now, every place she has walked through can be regarded as the working area of the Immortal Boat. After all, the Wandering Immortal Boat is not the Immortal Slayer, nor is it a tool for war. Instead, it is the Noah's Ark for tens of millions of survivors of the Immortal Boat to escape in Guixu. These working areas are just a drop in the bucket compared to the entire Immortal Boat.
However, what Luo Xue really wanted to see had not yet appeared, and the facts she wanted to verify had not yet been confirmed.
Nangong saw that Luo Xue seemed to be looking for something, so he asked,
"What are you looking for? Perhaps I can help you."
"... Well, I am indeed looking for something." Luo Xue whispered, "But... I'm sorry, you may not be able to help."
Because she was not looking for something specific, but wanted to see whether the contents of the fairy boat were consistent with her guess.
Finally, after passing through the working area, Luo Xue finally stepped into a place protected by various blockade formations, but these formations were also ineffective. Luo Xue easily crossed the boundary, which was considered top-secret at the time, and entered the core center of this fairy boat.
To be precise, one of the core centers of the Immortal Boat, such a huge long-distance ship, cannot have only one place.
Unlike the depressing environment of the working area, there is a feeling of sudden openness when stepping into this place, but it is also filled with an atmosphere of deathly silence. Control formations that have long been stopped are scattered around, and these formations are connected. Placed in the center of the entire area is a sealed hub.
Luo Xue's breathing couldn't help but become a little faster. She calmed herself down a little, took a few steps forward, and opened the sealed center.
The once indestructible shell material had long since become extremely fragile over the years. Luo Xue didn't have to use much effort to dismantle the shell, revealing the real core.
Looking at this core, Luo Xue remained silent and sighed deeply.
"... did you find it?"
Nangong asked.
"Found it." Luo Xue said softly. She reached out and took out the core. "It is indeed... the natural disaster engine."
It was exactly as she had guessed, and the last piece of the puzzle finally came together.
The nine immortal boats are almost equivalent to enlarged versions of the suspended towers in the post-apocalyptic world; even their power cores are exactly the same.
The reason why Luo Xue hadn’t been able to find a disaster engine similar to the suspended tower on the Xianlu before was because the Xianlu itself was a weapon of war that pursued extremely efficient power acquisition and used high-concentration energy such as the Life Key.
As ships for long-distance voyages, the Nine Immortal Boats certainly cannot use such expensive energy. Like the natural disaster engines of the suspended towers, the Immortal Boats use the energy in Guixu for uninterrupted navigation. In theory, they can even become a brand new Immortal Boat civilization, similar to the World Fragments.
But perhaps due to the imperfection of the immortal boat, or perhaps it encountered some kind of disaster, four of the six immortal boats that successfully escaped the catastrophe were completely destroyed and two disappeared.
In fact, Luo Xue already had a guess about the empty space in the four immortal boats. It might be the hometown of Emperor Dugu.
Wei obviously knew the existence of the nine immortal boats, and Xianlu was closely related to the immortal boats. She would never believe that there was no relationship between Emperor Dugu and the immortal boats.
As for whether this missing fairy boat is still sailing or has perished somewhere else, Luo Xue has no way of knowing.
As for the last one that is missing...
"Perhaps, they are the cultivators from the previous civilization in the post-apocalyptic world who are trapped in the fragments of the world."
This can explain why the disaster engine on the suspended tower is so sophisticated and does not look like it comes from a low-level world at all.
"Is it what you thought?"
Nangong saw Luo Xue looking at the damaged core for a long time without saying anything, so he asked.
"Same."
Luo Xue replied softly.
"That's good, you've found the answer."
Nangong nodded. She didn’t care what truth Luo Xue wanted to find. She only cared whether Luo Xue had accomplished what she wanted to do.
Maybe... this is the last thing this little girl can do in her life.
As a quarter of an hour passed, Nangong's consciousness began to gradually fade. She sat there quietly, her eyes fixed on Luo Xue, gentle and soft.