Chapter 1586: Hell's Yellow Water

The three walked forward slowly.

The path the others had taken indeed held no more dangers.

When those youths had taken Zhao Ya and the others, they left no trace, likely deliberately destroying it. Here, where danger lurked everywhere, they might have thought no one could follow and let their guard down. Though the traces were faint, under the illumination of the Eye of Clarity, they were still found.

“These four are indeed powerful.”

Zhang Xuan’s expression was grave.

If not for the Eye of Clarity’s ability increasing with his cultivation, even he would have found it hard to spot these faint traces!

They had barely concealed themselves and yet achieved this—how strong were they really?

Perhaps not as strong as Teacher Yang, but not far off. If the four joined forces, the former would surely lose!

With such cultivation, catching the unprepared off guard, it was no wonder Zhao Ya and Wei Ruyan couldn’t escape.

“They are likely no ordinary figures among the Heterodox Spirit Tribe either.” He narrowed his eyes.

Due to their different physiques, the Heterodox Spirit Tribe was naturally stronger and longer-lived than humans, but those reaching such strength could not be too many; otherwise, humans could not have held the continent and kept them out.

If all were slain, it would probably deal them a heavy blow.

“There are traces of battle ahead…”

After walking for a while, the boy Wuchen took the lead.

Zhang Xuan quickly followed. Before them were marks left by blasts of true energy, the ground pitted and uneven, as if a fierce battle had taken place.

“No!”

A look of doubt appeared in his eyes. Zhang Xuan couldn’t help speaking: “These traces look like a battle, but the true energy comes from the same source… that is, one person’s power! There are no traces left by an opponent!”

The Eye of Clarity excelled at observing details. This place looked chaotic, but in fact, it was all released by one person’s true energy; no second party could be found!

“Could it be…” Luo Ruoxin raised her delicate brows and looked over: “An illusion?”

If one person frantically released power without an opponent, there was only one possibility: they had encountered an illusion and were trapped, unable to escape.

Back then, in the Qiuwu Palace, it was the same. As soon as they entered, they fell into an illusion. If Zhang Xuan hadn’t found the array base and destroyed it, everyone would have been lost in it, walking until death without being able to leave.

“Exactly!” The boy Wuchen nodded, then bowed with clasped hands: “Illusions confuse and make it hard to distinguish reality—very dangerous… How about this: Miss, Master Zhang, wait here while I find a way to locate the array base and break the formation, then we can continue.”

“Be careful. This formation trapped them and made them unable to distinguish reality, showing its power!” Luo Ruoxin instructed.

“Mm.”

Nodding, Wuchen gritted his teeth and stepped forward with a solemn expression. After only two steps, he saw that Zhang Xuan, who had been speaking with him, had somehow appeared ahead of him and stomped his foot on the ground.

Whoosh!

The surroundings shook as a whole, as if something had vanished.

Clapping his hands, Zhang Xuan turned around: “Alright, the illusion array is lifted…”

Wuchen’s scalp tingled. He hurried forward a few steps, extending his divine sense outward for a long while before confirming that the array had indeed been destroyed and there was no more danger!

“You…”

He turned abruptly to look at the young man not far away, utterly exasperated.

His spatial comprehension was better—fine! His eyesight was better—fine! But his formation skills were also this formidable—he hadn’t even found the array base, and the other had already dealt with it. This… was too much to bear!

Was there anything you couldn’t do?

Did you have to be this overwhelming?

Why did it feel like he was a country bumpkin, while the other was an experienced super expert?

“Miss…”

He hurriedly looked at the young lady to see her reaction, but she seemed to have long known that the young man possessed such abilities, a faint smile on her face, not surprised at all.

Seeing that the miss said nothing, though stifled, Wuchen said no more and continued following behind the other.

This time, they hadn’t walked long before a river appeared before them.

The water was yellow, neither clear nor flowing much, appearing very still from afar.

Taking a look, Wuchen flicked his wrist, produced a top-grade sacred artifact, and casually tossed it in.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle!

A burst of gas churned, and the sacred artifact quickly disappeared into the river, completely corroded, leaving nothing behind.

Then he took out a supreme-grade sacred artifact and placed it in the water. After less than ten breaths, he retrieved it; its surface was marked with black traces, as if a layer had been shaved off, impossible to clean.

“This is [Hell’s Yellow Water], extremely corrosive. A top-grade sacred artifact falling into it will be corroded clean in an instant; even a supreme-grade sacred artifact can’t last long. It also severely damages one’s cultivation and true energy. Once fallen in, even the primordial spirit will be extinguished, causing irreparable harm!”

Having confirmed it, Wuchen’s expression turned solemn.

“Hell’s Yellow Water?” Zhang Xuan looked puzzled.

Though he had read many books, he had never heard of this thing.

“Mm, it’s a natural formation, also called Yellow Spring Water. Even a Great Sage expert dares not touch it lightly. To continue forward, we must cross this river, but the air above is corroded, making flight impossible, unless…”

Wuchen paused: “Unless we can build a [Tongyou Bridge].”

“Tongyou Bridge?”

Zhang Xuan was baffled.

Building a bridge on the spot—wasn’t that too troublesome? How did those four people cross?

“To cross hell without falling, one must have something similar. Those four were able to cross probably because they knew the situation here in advance and were better prepared, using treasures like the Nether Boat.”

Wuchen explained: “The Nether Boat, like the Tongyou Bridge, can travel on Hell’s Yellow Water without sinking. However, the method to make it has long been lost!”

“This yellow water can even corrode supreme-grade sacred artifacts, yet you say the Nether Boat can travel on it. Could it be a Great Sage-level treasure?”

Zhang Xuan was curious.

During the three days traveling to the Luo family, through detailed conversations with Xing Jian Sheng and Teacher Yang, he had learned many things.

Sacred artifacts were divided into lower, middle, upper, and supreme grades; above that were Great Sage-level treasures!

Such sacred treasures had no lower-level classifications, only one grade, but due to different refiners and methods, their power varied greatly.

However, so far, he had rarely seen such weapons and couldn’t judge them well.

Since the other said the Nether Boat could cross Hell’s Yellow Water, could it be… a treasure of that level?

Otherwise, how could it withstand the corrosion of this thing?

“You might not believe it, but it’s not a Great Sage-level treasure, but…”

Wuchen shook his head and gave a bitter smile: “Paper! The Nether Boat is a paper boat!”