darknovel Chapter 224 Do you want me to carry you?
Chapter 224 Do you want me to carry you?
Use the location where the debris remains on the ground as a foothold.
There are about twenty safe places to land within a ten-zhang (approximately 33 meters) distance.
Each one is less than half a foot wide.
The spacing varies, with the furthest step spanning nearly four feet.
Yu Jianhuan looked at the winding, snake-like path marked by the fragments on the ground, her expression not good.
"Is this... tightrope walking?"
Mo Chengyue patted the dust off his hands.
"That's why I keep that pile of junk."
He looked at Su Qingying.
"Senior Sister Su, I couldn't do what you just did."
This sentence is unadorned and straightforward.
Su Qingying's eyelashes trembled slightly.
She turned her head away, her voice returning to its usual cool and aloof tone.
"It's just the basics of Biyun Peak."
Mo Chengyue didn't say much.
He was the first to step into the restricted area, strictly adhering to the safe points marked by the debris.
Each step was so precise that the edge of the sole was less than an inch from the dark red rune line.
He walked very slowly and steadily.
Su Qingying followed behind, her steps equally precise—she knew the location of these gaps better than Mo Chengyue.
Yu Jianhuan walked at the back, stepping on the footsteps of the two people in front of her.
So nervous that she even held her breath and mumbled something under her breath.
"I am a disciple of Yulin Peak, not a member of a circus troupe."
Twenty places to stay.
It took about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.
The three arrived at the stone gate one after the other.
No spiritual power touched the restriction.
Passed safely.
Mo Chengyue stood in front of the stone gate and gently pushed it.
The stone gate was neither locked nor protected—all the defenses were contained within the ten-zhang (approximately 33 meters) restricted area in front of the gate.
The stone gate slowly opened to both sides under his physical force.
The moment the stone door opened, a beam of light shone through.
The true light, belonging to the sky.
They surged in from behind the door.
The three were forced to squint.
They had been in the secret rooms and passageways for so long that they had forgotten what sunlight felt like.
The light stung Yu Jianhuan's eyes, making them moist.
Su Qingying subconsciously raised her hand to cover her brow.
Mo Chengyue stood at the front, his gaze passing through the gradually adjusting light to look out the door—a quiet, dense forest.
The tall, ancient trees blocked out the sun, with dappled sunlight filtering through their canopies.
The air was filled with the scent of grass, trees, and earth, clean and fresh.
It was completely different from the old, dry, and deathly atmosphere in the dark passage.
The three of them walked out of the stone gate one after another.
As her feet touched the soft layer of fallen leaves, Yu Jianhuan let out a long breath and slumped against a large tree.
"Finally out."
Her voice carried the weariness of surviving a disaster, as well as an undisguised sense of relief.
Su Qingying stood by the stone gate and glanced back into the depths of the secret passage.
The dark red, corrosive runes were still glowing faintly.
She silently memorized the structure and pattern of the runes.
Mo Chengyue was not in a hurry to relax.
He looked around and released his divine sense to perceive the surrounding environment—without the interference of the array patterns on the walls of the secret passage, the range of his divine sense returned to normal.
The dense forest was quiet. There was no trace of spirit beasts, nor any other cultivators.
It's safe for now.
He sat down against the rock wall outside the stone gate.
He glanced back at the direction of the three traps in the secret passage.
Annihilation Array, Gravity Illusion Array, Corrosion Restriction.
The three traps increase in difficulty and employ different methods.
He saw through the annihilation array by following the logic of the array patterns in the secret chamber.
Su Qingying's array pattern expertise fully proved its value before the corrosion restriction was applied.
Yu Jianhuan's spiritual power paving the way is irreplaceable in the illusion array.
Three people – if even one of them is missing, the whole thing can't get through.
He suddenly felt that the trap in this secret passage was like an exam.
It's not about killing the intruder.
Instead, it's about screening people who are worth passing.
"What are you thinking about?"
Yu Jianhuan tilted her head to look at him.
Mo Chengyue snapped out of his thoughts, stood up, and dusted off his pants.
"I'm thinking—the person who set the questions has good taste."
Yu Jianhuan didn't understand.
Su Qingying didn't respond.
But her gaze paused for a moment when it swept over the last line of array patterns on the wall at the entrance to the secret passage.
At the end of that array pattern, there was a tiny, almost indistinguishable engraving.
It's not a rune. It's more like some kind of... signature.
She didn't say it aloud. She just kept it in her heart.
The three rested briefly in the dense forest outside the stone gate to recover their strength.
The tension and danger brought by the dark passage temporarily subsided, and the dappled light and shadow in the dense forest fell on the three people, quiet and real.
Mo Chengyue sat against the rock wall for a while.
The first thing to do after regaining your composure is not to get up.
Instead, it releases its divine sense to scan the surrounding environment comprehensively.
There were no signs of spirit beasts or other cultivators within the dense forest, so it was safe for the time being.
But as his consciousness extended northward, he caught a signal—the direction of a palace in the far distance.
Multiple streams of spiritual energy at the peak of the Core Formation stage were colliding violently, sending waves of energy surging forth.
Even though we were far apart, I could still feel the oppressive atmosphere of a life-or-death struggle.
He withdrew his divine sense, stood up, and dusted himself off.
He said something to Yu Jianhuan and Su Qingying.
"The fighting is still going on at the palace; let's go further away first."
The tone was flat, as if to say, "The neighbors next door are arguing, let's not get involved."
The three got up and walked through the dense forest.
As Yu Jianhuan walked, she flexed her wrists, muttering to herself that the three traps in the secret passage had really worn her out.
Especially during the section about the corrosive barrier, he said he almost had a cardiac arrest and declared that he never wanted to walk a tightrope again.
Su Qingying walked beside her without saying a word, but the corner of her mouth twitched almost imperceptibly.
Mo Chengyue led the way, using his divine sense to continuously explore the terrain ahead.
The forest wasn't very large, and through the gaps in the tree canopy, one could see the sky growing brighter in the distance, indicating that there was an open area ahead.
He glanced back at the two women, made sure they had recovered enough, and quickened his pace.
Yu Jianhuan noticed his gaze and snorted.
"What are you looking at? You're not missing an arm or a leg."
Mo Chengyue turned around.
"I'm afraid you won't be able to walk and I'll have to carry you."
Yu Jianhuan: "You wish."
Su Qingying glanced at the two figures as they walked away and quietly followed.
After passing through the last wall of trees in the dense forest, the three of them stopped at the same time.
The scene before them silenced everyone.
A lake. A shimmering, unreal lake.
The lake reflected the greyish-white sky above the ruins.
However, the water itself has a clear, light blue color.
The cleanest part of the sky was left at the bottom of the water.
A ring of low-lying grasses grew along the lake shore, some with tiny white flowers, motionless in the still air.
In the distance, beyond the lake, lie rolling dark green hills, their outlines so soft they don't resemble an ancient battlefield buried with countless corpses.
The ruins are filled with malevolent energy, broken formations, bloodshed, and all sorts of things that want to kill you.
But this corner was so clean it looked like it had been deliberately protected.
Yu Jianhuan stood on the lake shore, her phoenix eyes reflecting the lake's light, and for the first time ever, she remained silent.
Su Qingying held the Jade Spirit Sword in her hand, but the tip of the sword drooped slightly.
Her gaze followed a faint blue ripple on the lake's surface, her lips tightening for a moment before relaxing.
Mo Chengyue stood between the two men, and muttered something after scanning the lake.
"This place... doesn't seem like something you'd expect from ruins."
Mo Chengyue was not blinded by the beautiful scenery.
He squatted on the lake shore, carefully examining the lake water and the shore with his divine sense.
It was confirmed that there were no remaining formations at the bottom of the lake, no lurking spirit beasts in the water, and no hidden barriers or sentries on the shore.
This lake is just an ordinary lake, but with a slightly more spiritual atmosphere.
Safety.
He then sensed the distance to the palace—it was already quite far.
From the secret room to the dark passage and then to this dense forest, they actually traversed a considerable distance in the core area.