After some inquiries, Shen Lang learned a lot of news about the gray world.
First of all, the gray world is indeed an interface created by Ancestor Hongjun, one of the four true ancestors of the Hunyuan era.
This world is about ten times larger than the virtual world, and the space is vast. It is almost as big as the three immortal realms of Tianmu, Sky, Vault and Tianmang put together after the World Destruction War.
The Gray Realm is also home to a large number of creatures, but the ancestors of these creatures did not originally live in the Gray Realm, but fled from the True Immortal Realm.
"Are all the creatures in this world fleeing from the True Immortal Realm?" Shen Lang asked curiously.
Although the old man from the Soul Clan didn't understand why Shen Lang asked these questions, he still replied respectfully: "That's true."
"Countless years ago, a great disaster occurred in the True Immortal Realm, which resulted in the destruction of all living beings and the destruction of all races."
"At that time, it was the gods from Zixiao Palace who worked together to open the entrance to the Gray Realm, allowing a large number of creatures to enter the Gray Realm to take refuge."
"Most of the ancestors of the creatures in the gray world today fled the great disaster in the true fairy world."
The disaster in the true immortal world mentioned by the soul clan elder should correspond to the great disaster at the end of the Hunyuan Era.
Shen Lang was relieved.
No wonder the other party admires Zixiao Palace so much. It turns out that it was the disciples of Zixiao Palace who saved the ancestors of the Soul Clan.
According to the description of the old soul clan man, the gray world is not a paradise.
Most of the creatures who fled into the Gray Realm died soon after.
Just because the speed of time in the gray world is thousands of times that of the real fairy world, ordinary creatures will age and die soon after entering this place.
Only those races with very long lifespans can survive and reproduce.
To this day, most of the creatures living in the gray world are demons and souls.
The demon cultivator has a long lifespan and a strong ability to reproduce, so it survives.
The soul race is born with strong soul power, is good at cultivation, and has a long lifespan, so it also thrives and takes root in the virtual world.
Today, the demon clan and the soul clan are the two strongest forces in the gray world.
The Soul Clan is spread all over the Gray Realm. They have no fixed ruler and live in groups in family units.
The old man from the Soul Clan in front of him is the patriarch of a large family.
"Why did those demon cultivators attack your place of residence?" Shen Lang asked.
The old soul clan man said seriously: "They just want to plunder our soul clan's resources in an attempt to get more soul stones."
"What is the soul stone?" Shen Lang asked.
The old soul clan man explained: "After we soul clan members die, they will turn into a crystal called 'soul stone'. This crystal contains pure soul power and has the ability to delay aging."
"In order to increase the longevity of their own demon cultivators, the demon clan often plunders our clan's soul stones. This is also the main reason why they attack us."
The environment in the gray world is very suitable for the survival and reproduction of the soul tribe. Since the soul tribe has no body, it is minimally affected by the flow of time. Even the weakest soul tribe can live for tens of thousands of years in the gray world.
But the demon clan is different. If the demon clan wants to live longer, it must continue to cultivate to a higher level in order to obtain a longer lifespan.
In order to live longer, the demon cultivator came up with the idea of a soul stone.
"Plundering soul stones is only one of the reasons. Another reason is that the demon clan has produced a demon emperor in recent years. That demon emperor wanted to rule the entire gray world, so he ordered the demons to drive away or even torture the soul clan to occupy our territory.
living space."
"Although the soul tribe is spread all over the gray world, they lack a true leader and have been bullied by the demon tribe in recent years."
After sighing helplessly, the old soul clan man knelt down to Shen Lang again and said, "I beg God Zixiao to lead our soul clan to defeat the demon clan and regain our occupied homeland."
Shen Lang had no interest in this and said bluntly: "I am not the Zixiao God you call me. My appearance here is just an accident. Don't expect me to be of much help to you."
After not understanding the specific situation of the gray world, Shen Lang didn't want to be the one who stood out.
Even the Twelve Witch Ancestors are so afraid of the Gray Realm, so the Gray Realm must be extremely dangerous.
The old man from the Soul Clan thought that Shen Lang was blaming them for not being pious enough, so he immediately knelt down on the ground and said in fear: "Sir, Lord Zixiao, if you hadn't come here today, this big family of Lao Chan would have been destroyed. Please, please."
Don’t abandon us!”
"The Soul Clan has been devoutly worshiping the people of Zixiao Sect since they fled into the Gray Realm. Please ask God to protect us!"
Shen Lang neither agreed nor refused, and asked: "First tell me the specific information about Zixiao Palace. From your tone, do the disciples of Zixiao Palace have appeared in the gray world?"
The old soul clan man nodded and said: "Of course, the 'Messenger of the Gray Realm' who manages the entire Gray Realm is the chief disciple of Zixiao Palace. It was he who opened the entrance to the Gray Realm and led our ancestors to escape into the Gray Realm."
"According to legend, the messenger from the Gray Realm even moved the Zixiao Palace into the Gray Realm."
Shen Lang was greatly shocked and asked: "Are you saying that Zixiao Palace is in this gray world?"
"This is something that our soul clan has passed down from generation to generation, and it will never be false."
The old man from the soul clan said frankly: "Every year on the new moon, a purple star will shine in the sky of the gray world. That star is the Zixiao Palace standing on the top of the sky in the gray world."
"How long until the new moon comes?" Shen Lang asked.
"It will be the New Moon in two months." The old man from the Soul Clan replied.
Shen Lang looked thoughtful.
The Twelve Ancestral Witches and Nuwa commissioned him to enter the Gray Realm to retrieve Pangu's relic, the Kaitian Divine Ax. Based on his experience, if the Kaitian Divine Ax was really in the Gray Realm, it would definitely be hidden in the most important location.
If the Zixiao Palace really exists in the gray world, it should be the most likely place to hide the God-Opening Axe.
"Is there a way to enter Zixiao Palace? Or contact the messenger from the gray realm?" Shen Lang asked.
The old man from the Soul Clan looked troubled: "If we had any way, we would have entered the Zixiao Palace long ago and asked the Zixiao God to deal with the demon clan."
"According to what the ancestors of the Soul Clan said, the Zixiao Palace is located on the dome of the gray world. Under the restrictions of the power of the laws of the gray world, no one can reach the Zixiao Palace."
Let alone arriving, we can't even get close.
The power of the Forbidden Sky in the Gray Realm is so powerful. Even Shen Lang, who is as powerful as the Divine Source Realm, is restricted from flying at low altitude. You can imagine how difficult it is to reach the dome of the Gray Realm.
"I heard that the Demon Emperor of the Demon Clan seems to be studying a way to enter Zixiao Palace..."
The old soul clan man added.
Shen Lang's eyes lit up and he asked directly: "Where is the demon emperor you mentioned now? What is his cultivation level?"
The old soul clan man shook his head and said: "It is said that the demon emperor has been dormant in the demon clan camp in recent years and cannot come out. We don't know his specific cultivation level, but according to the information we got from other soul clan tribes, the demon emperor
His cultivation level is most likely to be above the top ten strong men of our Soul Clan."
The top ten powerful men of the Soul Clan refer to the ten masters of the Divine Origin Realm of the Soul Clan, who are also the top combat power in the gray world.
After understanding this information, Shen Lang no longer felt any pressure.
With his current abilities, coupled with the many treasures bestowed upon him by the Twelve Witch Ancestors, ordinary monks in the Divine Origin Realm cannot pose any threat to him at all.
Even facing the mighty power of the Divine Spring Realm, Shen Lang is still capable of fighting.