Meng Wanwan felt a lightness in her body as she was picked up.

Meng Xiuyi held her in her arms and said to Shangguan Liuyue, "Young Master Shangguan, the Shangguan family has left."

Shangguan Liuyue gave him a meaningful look, then turned back to look at the departing crowd, her eyes full of mockery.

Helian Xiao also shouldered his greatsword: "Uncle Meng, let's go."

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Meng Wanwan thought that the seal was just an invisible wall.

The seal is broken, so everything that was supposed to be revealed is now visible, isn't it?

Even if it's not apparent, isn't it enough that what you see doesn't match the actual product?

However, that is not the case.

Before them, a towering longsword was stuck diagonally in a huge pit. The sword had been petrified, but the marks left by the fight were still visible on it.

The gaps, cracks, and the dark red marks where the cracks lie all testify to the fierce battle that took place here.

Beneath the hidden sword was a huge stone statue, its face down, obscuring its features, but judging from its clothing, it clearly resembled a woman.

The longsword pierced the stone statue's waist, pinning it firmly to the ground. People slowly approached the enormous pit, when suddenly, they seemed to hear a piercing scream.

Meng Xiuyi hugged Meng Wanwan and suddenly stepped back, only then did the resentment and sorrow from the bottom of her heart disappear.

What's going on?

"It's an illusion! I didn't expect that even though the barrier was broken, its residual power still remained."

"Could this be the gate to the barrier? This barrier, set up in this way, is far too insidious."

"I wonder what happened here..."

The crowd was buzzing with discussion.

Meng Wanwan looked at the hilt of the sword and noticed a crack that seemed quite new.

"Father, is this sword the seal? Over time, the sword's remaining power has been almost exhausted, which is why the barrier here has broken."

Meng Xiuyi said, "That should be true."

He frowned as he looked into the distance at the dense forest, the outline of which was completely obscured.

Will Lanqiao be here?

Meng Wanwan asked, "What was this place like before it was sealed?"

Beyond the giant sword lay a deep forest glowing with a purplish-red light. The forest was eerily quiet, without even the chirping of insects or birds.

Han Fei, holding her medium, frowned and said, "We haven't heard from the Han family's team for two days. Let's go in quickly."

The people of Mirage are skilled in illusion magic, so the Crimson Cloud Hall Master took the lead and led his men ahead.

The Shangguan family followed closely behind and went inside as well.

Next up is the Han family.

Perhaps because things didn't go well at the Helian family's house, the Han family didn't wait for the Helian family members any longer.

Helian Xiao chuckled and led the Helian family members to the very back.

Meng Wanwan and Meng Xiuyi were in the Helian family's group, as was Shangguan Liuyue.

Meng Wanwan was completely baffled by this person's actions: "Aren't you from the Shangguan family? Why aren't you going in with them?"

Shangguan Liuyue waved her fan and said leisurely, "They're just a bunch of unworthy descendants. I'm not going to associate with them."

After saying that, he tapped his palm and laughed, "You guys are still the cutest."

Meng Wanwan rolled her eyes.

The name "Poison Fog Forest" doesn't come from any records about the forest, but rather from the fact that it looks like it's poisonous.

After the group entered, they discovered that there was no poison in the air, but there was also no spiritual energy.

And those purplish-red rays were also reflected from the light emitted by the plants.

The vegetation here is lush, the trees are not tall, but the canopies are large, and some branches hanging down from the canopies have a faint purple or red glow.

The trees inside all look pretty much the same, and the distance between each tree is almost identical.

Meng Xiuyi said, "No wonder it's not easy for people who come in to get out. If there are no special markings, they can't tell which way to go at all."

He took out a compass, and sure enough, the compass needle, which indicated the direction, did not move.

Helian Xiao, who was better informed, said, "This is just the outer edge of the forest. Many people have already searched it, and there are basically no more dangers or resources left. The poisonous areas should be further in."

Meng Wanwan leaned on Meng Xiuyi's shoulder, and perhaps because of the higher altitude, she could see a wider area.

"Huh?" Meng Wanwan squinted and strained to look at the largest branch of a tree.

Helian Xiao: "What's wrong?"

Meng Wanwan placed her hand on her eyebrows and strained to see, but because the light was too dim, she couldn't see very clearly.

Helian Xiao followed her gaze, then leaped up and grabbed something.

His action immediately attracted the attention of those around him, who all looked at him as if they were afraid he would take all the benefits for himself.

Helian Xiao ignored them and held up the things in his hand to Meng Wanwan.

It is a very small stone statue.

If she hadn't been standing so high, she wouldn't have been able to see it at all.

Moreover, this thing has no spiritual energy fluctuations and is no different from an ordinary stone. Even if you scan it with your divine sense, you won't notice it.

The stone statue is really small, only about the size of an adult's palm.

However, the outline of the face is still clearly visible, but since it is a stone statue, and because it is made of white stone, it does not appear very three-dimensional, and it is really impossible to tell what kind of person it is.

Meng Wanwan shook her head: "Nothing special, why put it so high?"

Upon seeing that it was just a stone statue, and not made of any good material, everyone turned back and continued on their way.

Meng Wanwan exclaimed, "Uncle, are these people really from powerful sects? Why do they look like cats watching mice?"

Helian Xiao sneered, "Do you think that the lives of sects and aristocratic families are so easy? No matter how many resources they have, they are still biased."

He put the stone statue into his storage bag: "Not everyone can get enough cultivation resources. Just you wait and see, this group of people will definitely cause a scene later."

Every household clearing notice issued by the Helian family has a story behind it. Although Helian Xiao is only sixteen years old, he is already quite knowledgeable.

Meng Wanwan asked Niannian about her questions here, and Niannian went to look up information.

Meng Wanwan then realized that Niannian didn't store everything in her head.

However, since you've gone to look up the information, it should still be available.

Two days later, although the group wasn't completely exhausted, they felt they had walked for quite some time. Unpicked vegetation began to appear around them.

However, people only dare to pick the fruit grown in this place, not to eat it.

Meng Wanwan and Helian Xiao also found many stone statues on the tree, all identical, except some were upside down and some were standing.

Niannian, who went to find the information, finally sent word.

"Master, I'm here, I've found it!"