The Abyssal Garden: No Room for the Idle

The most important thing was.

There were three other individuals around, each of them looking at themselves, although the expressions seemed somewhat restrained.

But the question marks above their heads displayed their different emotions.

There was surprise, curiosity, and disappointment.

Su Qi took the opportunity to land on the ground.

Four others also leaped down.

To tell the truth,

in this eerie place, full of iron chains, suddenly seeing four strangers.

Su Qi usually treated them as enemies, but the current situation seemed different.

Although they initially had various emotional fluctuations when they saw him, at this moment, they were extremely enthusiastic.

There could be no fake.

The young man, although youthful in appearance, was quite composed, "I didn't expect someone to step into this place again."

"Welcome... to your arrival."

The young man with blue hair next to him also reached out his hand.

"I am Deep Blue."

Su Qi extended his hand, "I am Add Point."

Luo Shenfu: "?"

My Daozi! Stop playing with these broken clichés!!

And the four were slightly startled, seemingly not quite understanding.

"What do you mean?"

"Bad." Su Qi's eyelid twitched, "Not understanding the joke... immediately loses half the fun."

The four coughed, "Sorry, we haven't had contact with the outside world for a long time, so we might not understand what you're saying."

They even apologized.

Really, I could cry.

"No big deal." Su Qi smiled lightly, "My name is Su Buxian, nice to meet everyone."

Deep Blue nodded slightly, smiling, "Alright, Su Buxian, first off, welcome."

"I know you must have many questions about this place, and being able to come here shows you possess a one-in-a-million capability."

"However, before explaining everything, I want to verify something with you."

He stretched out his hand, and a dead leaf in his palm twinkled slightly:

"Do you have this?"

The other three also slowly revealed, a pendant, arm tattoo, necklace, all with a World Tree Withered Leaf.

"So it turns out... you are all Heavenly Destiny People."

Su Qi also took out a leaf, although it was already very dim:

"One of our own."

"Heavenly Destiny People...." But the young man paused slightly, "No, we are not, but Xiao Wu is Heavenly Destiny People."

"Wait."

Su Qi extended his hand, "You aren't Heavenly Destiny People?"

"First of all, you have a preconception, but don't worry, we are not enemies. After all, those who possess the World Tree Leaf are recognized as purely good people."

Next to him, a woman with short hair and an ancient leather dress spoke sincerely:

"We are all good people."

Su Qi: "Okay okay, I believe."

Luo Shenfu: "..."

He expressed skepticism, not about the four people, because the World Tree Leaf indeed had such an effect.

What he doubted was his own Daozi... how had he not seen pure goodness in Su Buxian?

The last one was a man in black clothes carrying a giant sword, who nodded at Su Qi, as if to greet him.

"Come with us, we can talk while we walk."

"Brother Luo, what do you think?"

Luo Shenfu: ".... I don't know, but although they look youthful and have only Seventh Rank strength, each person's ancient attire and the ancient Sequence Ability used just now… are all immensely extraordinary."

"It feels like they are from my era."

Su Qi stroked his chin, "So they are all Old Login."

"?" Luo Shenfu.

Damn it!

Deep Blue walked with Su Qi.

"First, you must have come to this place through that corridor, right?"

Su Qi nodded.

He patted Su Qi's shoulder, "Us too."

"Only those who possess the World Tree Leaf and meet certain requirements are eligible to enter that corridor."

"And those who can walk out from that corridor are even rarer."

Deep Blue looked around, saying in a grave tone, "And this place, it has already been eroded by the Old Days... the World Tree Root."

"World Tree?"

Su Qi narrowed his eyes, seemingly not much surprised.

Perhaps it was because the World Tree Withered Leaf had already moved and conveyed some information earlier.

Or perhaps it was because of his prior experience in the shadow of the Old Days, where he had seen gigantic chains, countless bodies, and massive Black Shadows.

"You're understandably confused right now because we're not from the same era," the short-haired woman said softly:

"In your era, this place has probably already changed appearance."

"Pretty much," Su Qi replied, "This place is now known as the Dark Zone."

"Dark Zone..." the young man said gravely, "Could it be that the Abyss has completely taken over here?"

"Not exactly."

Su Qi paused, "However, I need to hear more from you before I can judge."

Deep Blue nodded:

"No rush, after we meet the others, I will continue to explain the truth about this place, as well as our mission."

"That works."

Su Qi was in no hurry; he had already gleaned quite a bit of information from the questions of the four.

These people… had been here for a long time and indeed were chosen in the Present World to carry an important mission.

Here, the lands made of chains were vast and boundless.

However.

They soon reached a place with a huge void, where layer upon layer of iron chain staircases had been constructed.

And inside was actually a stronghold.

"Let's go."

Deep Blue said softly:

"With you included, there are exactly one hundred people who have come here."

Su Qi narrowed his eyes: "Quite a few people."

"Many?"

The man in black said calmly, "History has rolled on, and so far, only one hundred people have managed to pass through that corridor and reach here... This number is already very few."

Su Qi looked towards the stronghold, where various buildings had been constructed—vintage, modern, fantasy—indeed, many people were living here, playing cards, drinking tea, chatting, and some even napping on lounge chairs.

"Are you a bit surprised to see this scene?" the short-haired woman asked gently.

"Indeed, but unexpectedly, you all seem quite comfortable."

The man in black shook his head: "This isn't comfort, it's just that after countless years, these recreational activities are the only way we can prevent our spirits from collapsing under depression and despair."

"Because we are all... trapped here."

The man in black looked at Su Qi, his voice hoarse, "Including you."

Deep Blue frowned slightly:

"Brother Three…"

The man in black rasped, "I'm only telling it like it is, no one can leave this place, we're trapped here forever, until we are completely worn down."

"Alright."

Deep Blue took a deep breath and said softly, "Come with me."

Su Qi's arrival had drawn curious, surprised, but also disappointed looks from many.

They seemed surprised that a newcomer had arrived.

The disappointment stemmed from the fact that they seemed not to see what they had hoped for in him.

This emotion was indeed similar to what Deep Blue and the others felt when they saw him.

And soon.

They went further down, and here... it was all dark.

"You'll have a chance to take a look now," Deep Blue said gently as he took out the dead leaf: "After all, we don't have much energy left for lighting."

The next moment.

The Dead Leaf cast a beam of light.

Illuminating the darkness ahead.

It was an abnormally massive silhouette with no visible end... and all the chains that comprised the continent... seemed to just be entwined around it!

And Su Qi asked, "What is this?"

Deep Blue spoke solemnly, "This is the World Tree Root!"

"And what I'm about to tell you will resolve all your doubts."

"First... you need to understand one thing."

"The World Tree is the vast, immensely important core of the Present World!"

"It supports the Present World, acting as the greatest reliance in the fight against the Abyss!"

"And as you also know... the roots of the World Tree have been corroded by the Old Days, falling into absolute stillness."

"Although the World Tree has been turned into a World Boat as a remedy, without the recovery of the World Tree Root… there will never be peace."

"And our reason for being here..."

Deep Blue said softly:

"Is to be chosen to deal with the people here."