At the entrance of the Holy Lotus Hall.
Celestial chanism Elder Guan Zhongbao watched Luo Xiu's lonely figure receding into the distance and sighed softly.
Lao Ba suddenly sighed as well. "The wind soughs, the Yi River is cold; a hero departs, never to return..."
"AH!"
Before he could finish, he let out a sharp cry.
He had been pinched by Zhang Yi.
"Sister-in-law, why did you pinch ?!"
Zhang Yi rolled her eyes at him. "Stop your ominous nonsense!"
Just then, Wei Qingkuang walked over to Guan Zhongbao's side, his mood suddenly growing heavy. He asked via Divine Sense Communication, "Why do you sigh? Could it be that sothing will happen to Heavenly Brother on this journey?"
Guan Zhongbao replied, "The Celestial chanism must not be revealed."
Wei Qingkuang said, "But you have divined his path forward. That in itself is a form of revealing the Celestial chanism, so why fear revealing it to one more person?"
Guan Zhongbao stated, "I have peered into the Celestial chanism, so I will naturally bear the karma."
Wei Qingkuang countered, "For Heavenly Brother, why would I fear bearing karma?"
Guan Zhongbao was quiet for a mont before speaking. "Your Majesty's path is destined to be a solitary one. All I see is darkness—an endless, boundless darkness. Perhaps, once he leaves, he will never return."
"Is it that serious?"
Guan Zhongbao said, "It's not quite that serious. When I tried to skip past that stretch of darkness that cannot be divined, I could still see Your Majesty's future. So, you need not worry too much. He will return; it is only a matter of how long it will take."
Wei Qingkuang snorted coldly. "You haven't changed at all, always so cryptic and mystical."
Guan Zhongbao extended a withered hand, forming a profound Daoist seal.
"The rift won't remain stable for long. All of you, make haste."
「...」
Luo Xiu ventured deeper into the ruins. He lifted the Holy Lotus Hall that was pressing down upon the landscape and moved it into the distance, fully exposing the valley that had been buried underneath.
As far as the eye could see, the valley was littered with Corpse Nests, all emitting a strange and chilling aura.
However, Luo Xiu was in no mood to excavate those Corpse Nests in search of opportunities.
After a thorough sweep with his Divine Sense, he quickly located the so-called Ancient Path Node.
It was a fissure one hundred ters long and about ten ters wide.
The fissure was pitch-black and lightless, like a bottomless abyss. Gusts of chilling wind blew out from within, stinging the face and sending shivers down the spine.
Luo Xiu hovered in mid-air, gazing down at the fissure. A trace of fear arose in his heart, as if a pair of eyes was watching him from within the darkness.
Beneath this fissure must be the Ancient Path Node.
The most terrifying things in this world are often that which is dark and unknown.
But Luo Xiu no longer had a choice.
He steeled his heart, bracing himself to jump into the fissure, when a young girl's voice suddenly echoed in his mind.
"Little Mule, I sense a familiar aura."
Hearing this, Luo Xiu frowned. "What aura?"
The next mont, a tiny, palm-sized girl materialized out of thin air and sat down on Luo Xiu's shoulder.
This little girl was the true form of the Indestructible Divine Fla.
This "Thumbelina" has always stayed within my Spiritual Ocean, never making a peep no matter what happened. For her to suddenly appear must an sothing significant is happening.
"It feels like the aura of my own kind."
Luo Xiu was surprised. "Your own kind?"
The Indestructible Divine Fla pointed in a direction. "It's over there!"
A short while later, following the guidance of the Indestructible Divine Fla, Luo Xiu found a Corpse Nest.
"Little Mule, that aura is coming from this Corpse Nest. It's very faint, but I can feel it."
Without another word, Luo Xiu imdiately began to excavate the Corpse Nest.
As the Corpse Nest was dug open, a dense yin energy rushed out, and from it erged a powerful Wandering Spirit.
With a casual wave of his hand, Luo Xiu dispersed the yin energy. He ignored the Wandering Spirit and began to search through the items in the Corpse Nest.
Monts later, he found a mirror roughly the size of his face amidst a pile of rubbish and bone fragnts.
The round mirror was rimd with copper and covered in a green patina of rust, appearing quite ancient.
The Indestructible Divine Fla exclaid, "That's the thing!"
Luo Xiu picked up the mirror and examined it closely, his curiosity piqued.
No matter how he looked at it, it seed to be an ordinary mirror with no special aura.
But when he injected his Divine Sense into it, he suddenly awoke its artifact spirit.
"Master, you've finally returned!"
This incredibly excited voice, sounding like that of a young boy, resounded in Luo Xiu's mind.
Luo Xiu asked curiously, "You're calling master?"
"That's right, Master! I am the Sun Well. Don't you rember ? Although your aura has changed, your Divine Sense hasn't changed at all, so you must be my master!"
Luo Xiu turned to look at the "Thumbelina" on his shoulder with an inquisitive gaze.
The Indestructible Divine Fla humd softly and said, "This fellow is nothing like . It's just a piece of copperware that can connect to the Indestructible Divine Fla."
Hearing this, the Sun Well began to glow brightly as a voice transmitted from it. "I am different from you! You're just a tiny wisp of Divine Fla, and in your juvenile form at that. But I am connected to the Lord of the Divine Fla, your great ancestor! My power is far greater than yours!"
"Humph! Even so, you're nothing but a piece of scrap tal. How could you possibly compare to ?"
"Tch! As if I'd lower myself to compare with you."
"A piece of scrap tal is indeed unworthy of comparing itself to ."
"What? You dare speak to like that? Believe it or not, I can summon the Lord of the Divine Fla to devour you!"
Seeing that the two little ones were about to quarrel, Luo Xiu quickly intervened. "Alright, you two, what's all the fighting about? I have important business to attend to."
With a look of pride and disdain, the Indestructible Divine Fla transford into a wisp of fire and drilled into the space between Luo Xiu's brows.
"I'm going to sleep now. I'm not playing with you!"
"I will follow my master to conquer the world! I have no ti to bicker with you!"
Luo Xiu shook his head helplessly. He then put away the Sun Well and, gritting his teeth, leaped into the pitch-black fissure that had filled his heart with dread.
「...」
The dense darkness pressed in on him like a tangible force, making Luo Xiu feel imnsely oppressed.
He imdiately took out a glowing fruit the size of a quail's egg that was on the verge of turning to jade, planning to use it as a light source.
This was a small gift from Hua Muyan called a "Luminous Fruit." It had no special effects other than being exquisite and bright. If handled over a long ti, it would develop a patina and jade-like quality.
Not long ago, while Hua Muyan was asleep, Luo Xiu had even sneakily slipped this Luminous Fruit into her body... which made Hua Muyan furious for the first ti, threatening to castrate him.
However, as soon as he took out the Luminous Fruit, Luo Xiu froze.
The strong light from the Luminous Fruit was instantly devoured by the darkness, leaving it unable to emit even a shred of light.
This dark aura is too terrifying. It devours even light, which defies all logic... What is its origin?
With no other choice, Luo Xiu could only release his Divine Sense to probe the way forward.
Monts later, after descending for several thousand ters, Luo Xiu finally reached the bottom of the fissure.
His Divine Sense detected a large, irregularly shaped cavern, and near it, he sensed a familiar Sword Intent.
That must be the true Ancient Path Node, and that trace of Sword Intent is what I left behind when I severed the Starry Sky Ancient Path.
Muttering to himself, Luo Xiu remained vigilant. He slowly approached the edge of the large cavern and released his Glazed Thunder.
As he expected, even the light from the Glazed Thunder was swallowed here.
But other than devouring light, it had no other effect.
Just as he was about to apply the Azure Heaven Seal, a sharp pain suddenly struck the back of his head.
"OW!"
The sudden, intense pain made Luo Xiu cry out. Alard, he quickly drew the Mysterious Central Sword and brandished it, cautiously scanning his surroundings with his Divine Sense.
"Who's there? Show yourself!"
BANG!
The words had just left his mouth when another sharp pain struck his buttocks.
Luo Xiu leaped in fright, instantly breaking out in a cold sweat.
He knew sothing was ambushing him, but he had no idea what it was. Even his Divine Sense couldn't detect its presence.
Could it be another type of Void Creature?
For a mont, Luo Xiu's hair stood on end. Facing such an unknown entity in this environnt of absolute darkness, even he could not help but feel afraid.
"Hehehehe... You lowly creature. Since you're here, you might as well stay and keep your grandpa company!"
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