Chapter 229: Chapter 228: You’ve Been Deceived
Blade Master Hai Bian advanced quickly. Chi Xue Child’s Cultivation was a bit weak, but he didn’t hesitate to act.
With her light providing support, they advanced almost unimpeded.
Jiang Zuo walked along with them but hardly made a move. His Cultivation was genuinely weak, and even all the items he carried were of little use.
Fortunately, they were about to reach the Sealing Altar.
However, when they were but a short distance from the altar, Jiang Zuo’s brow suddenly furrowed.
He immediately said to Blade Master Hai Bian, "Take everyone. Retreat."
Upon hearing Jiang Zuo’s command, Blade Master Hai Bian didn’t hesitate for a moment. He immediately took Jiang Zuo and Chi Xue Child over to Liu Yiyi, then escaped the area with all of them.
Just as they escaped, a jet-black waterfall came crashing down, completely obscuring the Seal.
Jiang Zuo sighed as he watched the waterfall. "So it’s made its move. It seems it’s well aware of what’s happening."
Jiang Zuo had thought that since the key to the whole situation had been destroyed so suddenly, the entity was most likely still slumbering. But from the looks of it, the Abyssal Being was wide awake.
If it was this awake, it was strange that it hadn’t lashed out from the start.
Jiang Zuo shook his head. He couldn’t understand it.
However, the bewitchment was actually a passive Skill, unrelated to whether the Abyssal Being was awake or not.
The jet-black waterfall was connected to the Abyss Core, so Blade Master Hai Bian and the others couldn’t look at it directly. In other words, an attack was now impossible.
To go now would be suicide.
Chi Xue Child asked, "Fellow Daoist Po Xiao, what do we do now?"
Jiang Zuo said calmly, "We just need to find someone who can face the waterfall head-on. Let’s go."
Blade Master Hai Bian said in surprise, "To face a waterfall like this, you’d need to be a Tier Seven Daoist at minimum, wouldn’t you? There are so few Daoists nowadays, where would we even look for one?"
Chi Xue Child added, "That’s right. The strongest person on Liyuan Island is the Island Lord, but I hear he’s still only at the peak of Tier Six."
Liu Yiyi sighed to herself. She desperately wanted to tell Chi Xue Child and the others, ’Can’t you see there’s someone who can face the waterfall right in front of you?’
But she didn’t say it out loud. It was obvious that Po Xiao was probably looking for an actual Tier Seven Daoist.
Jiang Zuo remained silent. ’A Tier Seven Daoist... there might just be one here.’
’As long as the information from the Holy Land is accurate, there should be one here.’
’Even if they haven’t Entered Dao, they’ve definitely got one foot through the door.’
Based on what Jiang Zuo knew, the Dao Bead his aunt had used two days ago belonged to that person.
Although it wasn’t a unique Dao, comprehending an inherited Dao still required a certain level of understanding of the Dao itself.
Therefore, Jiang Zuo planned to find her Senior Martial Uncle before Su Qi did. Only then could he control the Abyssal Being.
Otherwise, the crisis would remain, and if it erupted suddenly, not even he would be able to control it.
Jiang Zuo wouldn’t allow something completely beyond his control to exist in the same place as Su Qi.
After that, Jiang Zuo led the others deeper in. He was not unfamiliar with the layout here; with his map, he could even walk ahead of everyone else.
Unlike Su Qi’s group, who were walking above the Abyssal Qi, Jiang Zuo was walking beneath it.
Different paths naturally meant different levels of risk.
The path below was shrouded in Abyssal Qi. The slightest misstep could lead to one’s fall right here.
Chi Xue Child, gnawing on an ice pop, said, "Something in my head is asking me if I crave power. How should I answer?"
Blade Master Hai Bian said, "Just say you crave ice pops."
Liu Yiyi, a ball of light cupped in her hand, said, "Then just say you crave Holy Light."
Jiang Zuo didn’t say anything. These people had their own ways of dealing with the bewitchment. They had their own thoughts and abilities; they weren’t just useless vases who could only rely on others.
Chi Xue Child said, "I’m tempted to say I crave a ’love around the corner’ kind of romance, but that’s not the kind of love I’m looking for. I want one that’s pure, natural, and untainted."
Liu Yiyi rolled her eyes. ’I’d better just focus on resisting the corruption.’
She hated and feared these things, so she didn’t want to give them any opening to exploit.
She had started learning Holy Light as a child for this very reason.
She used to have nightmares—very vivid and peculiar nightmares.
Only after she learned Holy Light did her nightmares slowly stop.
That was why Mo Yan’s appearance made her worry her nightmares would return, especially since that person had a Nightmare Specialization.
Fortunately, her Holy Light Technique was quite formidable, and so far, nothing had been able to affect her.
After all, her Holy Light was dazzlingly bright, and its effects were exceptionally clear.
As for Blade Master Hai Bian, his Cultivation was impressive, and he also practiced the Buddhist Golden Body Technique, so he was even more secure.
As for Jiang Zuo, he didn’t hear any voices at all. It seemed the entity recognized him and didn’t dare to cause him any trouble.
Before long, Jiang Zuo and his group arrived before an Array. Inside the Array was a lake, and in the center of the lake was a small island.
The familiar scene gave Jiang Zuo a sense of déjà vu, as if he had returned to the outskirts of the Immortal Spirit Cave Mansion.
’If this place is related to the master of the Immortal Spirit Cave Mansion, isn’t their reach a bit too long?’
Jiang Zuo’s knowledge of the master of the Immortal Spirit Cave Mansion was extremely limited, confined almost entirely to what he had learned within the cave mansion itself.
But the Immortal Spirit Cave Mansion alone was enough to earn Jiang Zuo’s admiration.
Now, it seemed they were not only connected to the Holy Land, but possibly Liyuan Island as well.
This person was far more complex than Jiang Zuo had imagined.
Jiang Zuo pushed the thoughts aside and fixed his gaze on the small island. On it was a Skeleton King’s throne.
The throne was empty; instead, a Glazed Bead Bracelet rested upon it.
The bracelet emitted a soft glow, as if it were suppressing the throne.
In front of the throne, a jet-black sword was embedded in the ground. The sword looked ordinary, yet it gave off a steady and profound aura.
Taking all this in, Jiang Zuo asked Chi Xue Child, "What was your objective in coming here?"
Chi Xue Child, who had also seen the items on the island, answered, "It should be for the bracelet. But apparently, there’s also a chance for some kind of enlightenment."
Jiang Zuo looked up at the endless Abyssal Qi overhead. "They should be right above us, shouldn’t they?"
Chi Xue Child nodded. "I suppose so."
The setup here was truly strange. They were all supposedly seeing the same scene, yet their actual locations were completely different.
Then Jiang Zuo asked, "There are two bracelets, aren’t there?"
Chi Xue Child wasn’t surprised. He nodded and said, "Yeah. Senior Sister Yin Li took a group to get the other one."
’The people with Yin Li must be Su Qi and Jingyue.’
’There shouldn’t be any danger, though.’ He turned his attention back to the island.
"The chance for enlightenment is real, and the treasure is real, but the Glazed Bracelet is a fake. You’ve been tricked."
Chi Xue Child’s pupils contracted. He found it hard to believe, but the words came from Po Xiao, and Po Xiao almost never lied.
Then, Jiang Zuo held out his hand. "Red Sword."
Chi Xue Child handed the Red Sword to Jiang Zuo.
After taking the Red Sword, Jiang Zuo unsheathed it. He then used his Innate Qi to etch a Rune onto the blade, which then vanished into the sword.
When he was done, Jiang Zuo returned the Red Sword to Chi Xue Child. "You can go in now. The Red Sword is now capable of destroying that Glazed Bracelet."
