This scoundrel is a bit of a swordsman.

Chapter 282 Heaven and Earth Turn Upside Down

Xiao Xingchen never expected that tracking Xiao Jianxian would lead him back to this land of yellow sand. The sky above was as black as if it had been splashed with ink, while in the distance, the pure white world formed a stark contrast, like a black and white painting.

"This place is like a brutal battlefield." Mu Wushuang followed closely, stepping onto the yellow sand. Her expression was slightly tense, and everything here made her uneasy.

"It truly is a battlefield. Buried beneath the yellow sand are countless white bones. I wonder who these heroes were fighting here, that they could have ravaged this land to such an extent."

He recalled the tattered battle flag when he drew his sword, but there was nothing here but endless yellow sand. He realized that the place he had entered this time was very different from the place he had entered before.

He strode forward, the yellow sand hissing beneath his feet like the low murmur of a demon, sending chills down his spine.

As he ventured deeper, the entrance behind him vanished like a phantom, its source runes flashing as it returned to the branches of the Bronze Divine Tree, disappearing silently.

He instantly realized that this land of yellow sand was inextricably linked to the Origin Runes, and that both the last time and this time, it was the appearance of the Origin Runes that allowed him to step into this mysterious place.

"Look here! I've found something!" Mu Wushuang suddenly cried out in surprise. Xiao Xingchen turned around at the sound and, sure enough, Mu Wushuang kicked something out from under the yellow sand.

"The broken battle blade was stained with mottled blood, and I could feel a surging fighting spirit emanating from it. Even after the passage of time, the fighting spirit lingered on the blade like a raging fire, never fading. The intensity of the battle here far exceeded my expectations."

Mu Wushuang gripped his battle blade, his eyes filled with solemnity.

"You are knowledgeable and experienced, do you know of any battles that are relevant to this place?"

Xiao Xingchen spoke first. At this moment, his shallow understanding of the world was like a heavy shackle, binding his thoughts.

"Unheard of. Every recorded battle in history has its origin. However, in such a world where black and white are clearly defined, if there are records, how could they go unnoticed? This place is so special that it will certainly not be forgotten."

"It's infuriating that another piece of history has been buried deep." Only now did Xiao Xingchen realize that the Nine Heavens Continent where the Great Qian Dynasty was located actually concealed many unknown truths.

He once thought that the Nine Heavens was the pinnacle of this place, but now, these things forgotten by history keep emerging. What exactly has this continent experienced? How many of these mysterious ruins are there? He has never forgotten the map he saw in front of the Silent Temple. In a corner of the Northern Region, the War General and the Wilderness are both searching for the ruins of the gods. Could it be similar to the situation here?

Before he could even personally go to the Northern Region to investigate, the scene before him filled him with fear. The yellow sand churned like surging waves, and he had the illusion that the world was spinning.

This was merely a feeling, without any concrete evidence, simply because all the reference points he could see were flipping, and at one moment, a wave of dizziness and blood rushing to his mind made him feel as if he were being turned upside down.

The yellow sand he saw was not the earth, but the sky. Because he was standing on the yellow sand, he could not distinguish between the sky and the earth.

"Wushuang, do you also feel the same way, as if we are in the sky right now?" He wondered. When people lose their reference points, including time and space, they will be affected and find it difficult to distinguish the reality in front of them.

However, as a transmigrator, he knew all too well that if a person stood upside down, they would experience dizziness due to blood rushing to their head. Although this effect was negligible for cultivators, the occurrence of this feeling truly puzzled him.

"Really?" Wushuang shook her head; she didn't sense anything unusual about the place.

"Is it my imagination?"

He muttered to himself in confusion, then looked into the distance. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him, and the bronze sword appeared instantly, slicing across his palm.

The sudden surge of sword energy startled Mu Wushuang.

What are you doing? Self-harm?

Xiao Xingchen didn't hear a thing. A sword aura flashed past, and blood flowed from his palm. He turned his hand over, letting the blood fall onto the yellow sand.

At this moment, something strange happened. With his palm facing down, normally the blood should have dripped down, but instead, the blood beads clung to his palm and began to spread outwards without falling off.

This caught Mu Wushuang's attention. She quickly walked over and asked with a puzzled look,

"What... what exactly is going on?"

Xiao Xingchen did not speak, but simply turned his palm over again, as if holding up a red sun facing the sky.

At this moment, the blood bead in their palm, like a nimble sprite, began to rise automatically and fall towards the sky. From their perspective, the blood bead shot straight into the clouds like a rocket.

"Just as I suspected, gravity has proven me right." His guess was confirmed. The world seemed to have been enchanted, flipped upside down. The yellow sand they were standing on was the sky, and the sky they saw was the earth. It was an upside-down world.

"You mean...?" Wushuang seemed to wake from a dream, her face filled with disbelief.

"This is an upside-down world. The sky we see is actually the earth, while the sky is beneath our feet. We are walking upside down in the sky right now."

Mu Wushuang's body, hidden by the black robe, trembled violently. Xiao Xingchen was also struck as if by lightning. What kind of world was this?

"Where have we entered? Will we ever get out?" The desolate yellow sand stretched endlessly, like a dead ocean, with no end in sight.

At this moment, even Mu Wushuang, who had experienced life and death, couldn't help but feel uneasy and even regretted stepping into this forbidden area.

"Come on, do you see that white world? Keep walking in that direction. As long as we get into that white world, I'll have a way out."

He recalled that when he first entered, Daji was waiting for him on the cliff that marked the boundary between black and white. He had his eye on that cliff, and he was confident that he could leave based on his memory once he got there.

"Okay, I'll lead the way, that will be faster."

Mu Wushuang nodded, then placed her right hand on Xiao Xingchen's shoulder. She was going to use Instantaneous Travel to save time.

After witnessing the dramatic upheaval in this place, a sense of crisis began to grow in their hearts.

"Alright, your teleportation is a divine skill for traveling, but you need to be sure of the direction and not teleport to a place I don't recognize."

After giving those instructions, Xiao Xingchen lowered his guard and let Mu Wushuang hold him.

With a loud bang, the two exploded instantly and disappeared into the yellow sand.