Cultivation Starts with Rejuvenation

Chapter 354: Chapter 5: Black Water Swamp (Part 3)

At this moment, the ground beneath Li Ji’an’s feet was still solid yellow clay, but half a foot ahead, it had already turned into the Black Water Swamp, eroded by the Black Water.

Moreover, the poison mist was also divided by this half foot. Although nothing was visible to the eye, not a hint of it leaked beyond this boundary.

Li Ji’an slowly extended his divine sense into the poison mist, immediately feeling a sensation of sluggishness. Even his divine sense could only probe less than a hundred feet.

This was just the poison mist.

As for the Black Water underground, when his divine sense probed into it, it was as if he had fallen into an endless quagmire, completely unable to penetrate deeper.

”Is this Black Water really the one that flowed out from the Mist Forest Forbidden Land?”

”The legendary Celestial Venerable fell, and his essence blood turned into Black Water, forever pouring out his resentment...”

After probing, Li Ji’an withdrew his divine sense and nonchalantly kept an eye on Xiaoqiao.

At this moment, Xiaoqiao was disguised as a refined young nobleman, holding a compass in hand, with array flags hanging at her waist.

Moreover, she was protected by Qin Henian’s divine sense, making it impossible for anyone below the Fake Pill stage to see through her disguise.

For this reason, Li Ji’an had failed several times in trying to secretly contact her during their journey.

”It seems her Earth Spirit Master’s sensing cannot see through the disguise effect of my Faceless Mask either.” Along the way, Xiaoqiao didn’t display any peculiar behavior towards him.

After entering the Black Water Swamp, everyone flew using their magical power to avoid contact with the Black Water below, but they couldn’t rise more than ten feet because the poison mist above that height was denser, with unknown dangerous beasts lurking there, unaffected by the poison mist.

This place, where the Black Water erodes magic and the poison mist devours souls, has nevertheless given rise to many unique demon beasts.

After half a month of flying, Gao Yang, who was leading the way ahead, slowed his pace.

”The tomb is just ahead.”

Upon hearing this, everyone’s spirits lifted.

During this fortnight of traversing through the poison mist, Li Ji’an had felt quite oppressed.

The limited divine sense, the perpetually dark surroundings, the constant vigilance against unknown beasts, and potential attacks from other cultivators had kept his nerves taut.

It’s worth mentioning that during this period, Li Ji’an witnessed the so-called Holy Light shining.

Amidst the vast black mist and pervasive Black Water, a beam of light would suddenly pierce the sky, dispersing the poison mist above and driving away the Black Water below, revealing solid ground.

Furthermore, when the Holy Light shone, strands of spiritual qi would seep out from the earth, allowing cultivators within it to absorb spiritual qi and restore magical power.

However, the appearance of the Holy Light was unpredictable, irregular, and very infrequent. Throughout this journey, Li Ji’an encountered it only once, and it lasted merely half a day before gradually fading, with the Black Water and poison mist swiftly taking over again.

According to Gao Yang, it was during one such Holy Light illumination that they accidentally discovered the underground tomb.

Half a day later, the group finally arrived at the location where Gao Yang’s team had discovered the underground tomb.

”Young friend, it’s your turn to act!” Upon reaching the spot, Wu Weixiong took over the leadership role, first instructing Xiaoqiao to set up a shielding array to prevent other cultivators from discovering them and to ward off demon beast attacks.

Xiaoqiao nodded, then swept out her hands, planting several array bases into the surroundings. Subsequently, she pretended to connect with her divine soul, but in reality, Li Ji’an knew she was using Earth Spirit Technique to draw on the Earth Vein Spirit Mechanism.

Buzz~

In the next moment, the ground trembled in four directions as a light screen slowly rose, enveloping the surrounding area.

This move earned much praise from Wu Weixiong and the others.

Li Ji’an kept a close watch on Xiaoqiao’s expression. Her Tier Three Earth Spirit Master abilities, he wondered, might they be effective in the Black Water Swamp? If they were, she should be able to sense any opportunities and risks related to the underground tomb in advance.