"Senior sister, this black mist is different from the ones we've seen before. There might be some monsters inside that we've never seen before. Shiyao thinks we need to be prepared."

Dongfang Jue chimed in, "Yes, Jue'er feels the same way. This space has become increasingly unstable since the beginning."

Ye Qinghan nodded: "From the very beginning, all space-type magic items have been rendered ineffective. And, Shiyao, do you have that feeling?"

Li Shiyao pursed her lips and nodded.

"Shiyao couldn't explain it either. It was as if a wisp of power had been drawn out of her body. It was very strange."

"I felt as if one of my five senses had been severed, as if something had been taken away."

Dongfang Jue looked puzzled; she didn't have this strange feeling.

"Really? Jue'er doesn't feel that way."

Ye Qinghan didn't say much. She had already vaguely sensed that with the failure of the spatial magic treasure, the imprints her master left on her and Shi Yao had also been severed from her master.

In other words, if danger arises, the master cannot appear immediately.

However, Ye Qinghan felt that this might not be a bad thing; it was precisely the courage to burn one's bridges.

Moreover, her master had already done enough; she didn't want to hide behind him anymore.

Her master's injury has left her feeling somewhat apprehensive; she can't imagine how she would go on without him.

"Are you scared?" Ye Qinghan asked with a smile, looking at his two junior sisters.

This trip was on her master's orders, and Li Shiyao was wearing a real bell, a rare occurrence for her. At this moment, Li Shiyao, like Ye Qinghan, had already guessed what this meant.

However, the two seemed to be on the same wavelength, choosing to keep their understanding to themselves.

Li Shiyao giggled and said, "Shiyao isn't afraid~"

Dongfang Jue didn't expect Li Shiyao to say she wasn't afraid, because Li Shiyao has always been honest.

"Jue'er isn't afraid either. Whether it's a mountain of knives or a sea of ​​fire, Jue'er will stay with her two senior sisters!"

Dongfang Jue has always been full of passion, a true hot-blooded young man!

"Jue'er, walk between me and Shiyao, understand?"

Stepping on the broken wall strewn with rubble, Dongfang Jue was genuinely happy.

Walking in the middle...

She never expected to be treated this way. She originally thought she would catch up with her second senior sister soon, but after so many days, the gap in cultivation level remained the same.

The thick black fog looked quite substantial, and its visibility was very close to the secret realm that Su Cheng had created. In order to avoid losing them, Su Muchan could only try to stay as close as possible.

"Senior sister, look at this."

It looks like a collapsed desk, with some papers scattered on it.

Picking up a piece that wasn't completely stained with crimson, with some ink residue still remaining at the edges, the three sisters examined it under the golden light of the Chaos Bell.

This is a suicide note, but most of the paper is stained with blood, making the contents illegible.

"I don't recognize the words on this either..."

"How about Jue'er takes a look?"

Dongfang Jue also shook his head. This kind of script is not even ancient script, and it is very difficult to decipher, let alone a few scattered words in one corner.

The four of them took a break and looked around. Soon they made a discovery.

"Shiyao, Jue'er, come here."

Ye Qinghan sat down on a pile of pebbles and casually tossed a helmet to the two of them.

Li Shiyao and Dongfang Jue exchanged a glance and quickly confirmed that the helmet was the same as the one worn by the dozen or so armored warriors, only with a slightly different design.

"There's blood on it."

Li Shiyao ran her jade-like fingers across the bloodstains on the helmet. The bloodstains had long since dried, and Li Shiyao couldn't wipe them away.

The group searched the area again but couldn't find the helmet's owner.

"Yes, it looks like a fight has taken place here, and it looks like a very intense battle."

"But who is it? Judging from this helmet, it seems to be Master's enemy."

"Yes, it's always better to be careful. Besides, there might be hunters or some monsters we've never seen before in this black fog."

The fog was so thick that even if the four people spread out at their maximum distance, their visibility was only about twenty meters in diameter.

From the darkness of the snow-capped mountains to the clear blue sky as they entered the mountains, and now to the thick fog, the three of them seemed to have traveled through three different worlds in a short period of time.

However, upon entering the thick fog again, there were no hunters as they had anticipated, and instead, it was unusually quiet.

The air grew thicker and the smell of blood stronger. The smell of dead bodies that Ye Qinghan had sensed earlier was mostly coming from this black mist.

However, even though they could occasionally see some weapons and broken armor scattered on the ground, they did not see any corpses or creatures, not even monsters.

"It seems there was a fierce battle here. There are still traces of fire, and these neat cuts are probably knife marks."

"Is this the moat?" Li Shiyao stared at the huge ravine in front of her, which seemed to have no bottom or end in the black fog.

If it were an ordinary person, they would probably have to go around, but these people are all disciples of immortals, and the moat can't stop them.

With a casual flick of his magic, he illuminated the black mist, and a beam of light swept across the river, revealing to everyone that it was a moat a hundred meters wide.

With a leap, the four of them crossed the river, and what they saw there was a shocking scene.

The land, ravaged by flames, was scarred and littered with the bones of black-armored warriors.

The sturdy city wall, constructed of black armor material, collapsed beneath our feet, resembling strangely patterned steel floor tiles.

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