As they continued up the steps, even with the Golden Water as a base, Yan Qing felt increasingly strained. As for Wen Jiajia behind her, she was almost completely out of breath, panting for a long time after each step.
Suddenly, "Shh—"
Yue Qi gestured for everyone to hold their breath, as he seemed to hear some voices that did not belong to the three of them.
"Da da—da da—"
It sounded as if a carriage was slowly approaching them, but the sound was much softer than that of a carriage. And coincidentally, the sound came from right behind Yue Qi.
The next moment, Yan Qing also heard it.
For some reason, the sound seemed to come from behind Yue Qi and went directly to her front.
Yan Qing couldn't help but turn the searchlight up to the maximum and re-examine her surroundings. She even took a long pole and went out to touch each of the surroundings.
She was now absolutely certain that within ten meters, it was completely empty space. Apart from the steps, which proved they were going upwards, there were no other landmarks.
As for the source of that strange sound, it's impossible to say.
Yan Qing harbored doubts, and she took the initiative to speak with Yue Qi.
"Yue Qi, do you remember that little maze of stairs we encountered in Yongning Alley? Could this place be the same?"
"Impossible!" Wen Jiajia answered her. "I just tried to release several flying anomalies to scout ahead, but they couldn't materialize at all. Every time I summoned them, only cards came out. According to them, there is something very sacred here, and the anomalies can't manifest at all."
"Really?" Yan Qing also tried summoning the Spirit Rhinoceros, and it was indeed the same.
“Master, this place is very strange, I can’t get out.” Lingxi told her proactively, “But Brother Wuming should be able to.”
Yue Qi tried to summon the nameless swordsman, and sure enough, the swordsman carrying a long sword appeared beside him the next moment.
There was one difference: the nameless knight seemed to be able to float in mid-air and was unable to step onto the steps.
Why is that?
“Master, there are restrictions on the steps, and only those with supernatural abilities can enter. I cannot get close.” Wuming explained calmly, but judging from his expression, he seemed more comfortable floating in the darkness.
"Is there anything special here?" Yan Qing suddenly remembered the strange "tap tap" sound, so she quickly asked Wuming to check it out for everyone.
Surprisingly, it actually worked. In the darkness, in a place where no one else could see, Wuming seemed to be able to see.
Wuming searched for a while, and suddenly, his expression became very focused as he stared in a certain direction, his usually calm face showing a look of astonishment.
"Nameless, what did you see?"
Yan Qing's words seemed to bring Wuming back from some other world. His first reaction was to cough up a mouthful of blood, and he looked quite weak.
"A green dragon carrying a coffin! I saw a green dragon carrying a coffin!"
Anonymous's words were like a landmine, blasting everyone apart.
Wen Jiajia immediately grabbed his clothes and asked nervously, "Are you sure? What you saw was the Azure Dragon Carrying the Coffin?"
To be absolutely certain, Wuming looked in that direction again. But this time, there was nothing there.
"Da da—da da—"
Suddenly, that familiar voice rang out behind them again. Wuming turned around abruptly, and another mouthful of blood gushed out.
"No mistake." Wuming wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said with absolute certainty.
Yan Qing quickly handed over a bottle of black medicine, which Lingxi had asked her to give to her brother Wuming, saying it had a very magical effect on strange injuries.
Upon seeing the black potion, Wuming's eyes lit up as he took it. After drinking it, his complexion visibly improved.
"Tell me, what did you see? Why are you so sure it's the Azure Dragon carrying a coffin?"
The nameless man paused, seemingly organizing his thoughts, before slowly speaking.
“I remember my master once told me that dragons are mythical creatures and never actually existed. In the minds of the people of the southwest, the Qingyu Tan has always been regarded as the incarnation of the Azure Dragon. Am I right?”
Yue Qi nodded; he knew what it was.
"I saw nine enormous blue centipedes, chained together by a bronze iron chain. From a distance, they looked like a giant blue dragon."
"And on the back of this 'Azure Dragon,' there is a suspended bronze coffin, without an outer coffin, covered by a layer of white cloth, making it impossible to see what's inside. However—"
Wuming also seemed somewhat uncertain, "This Azure Dragon Coffin seems to be moving all the time. I looked at it twice, and it was in a different location each time."
After the nameless man finished speaking, the three people present fell silent.
From the moment they entered this instance, they had been speculating about what this so-called "Azure Dragon Carrying the Coffin" was, and even wondered if it was just an abbreviation.
And now, it was right in front of them, completely naked. Even more ironically, they couldn't see it at all.
As for cracking its secrets, that's out of the question. No wonder when they entered the instance, the rules clearly told them that all they had to do was get out alive.
Right now, they probably won't even be able to get out alive.
The three of them were in this mysterious space, with no idea where they were. More importantly, every step they took up those damned stairs was excruciating, like being on the verge of death.
Even if you stay in one place, the pressure from your internal organs will become increasingly intense.
If this continues, everyone will explode and die.
Although they had the all-powerful Golden Water, no one could guarantee that they would be able to leave alive before they used it all up.
In this way, Yan Qing realized that they were trapped in a vicious cycle.
No, karma is a cycle, and even a dead end will leave a glimmer of hope. There must be a solution here.
However, there was nowhere to use them! Moreover, Wuming had already confirmed that they were surrounded by a bottomless void.
As soon as they leave the steps beneath their feet, death awaits them.
Yan Qing refused to give up; she was sure there was a way! She had to stay calm.
She couldn't go any further; the pressure from the steps above was almost reaching her breaking point.
Staying in one place won't last long either. The pressure on the steps gradually increases, so even if you stay still, the pressure keeps mounting.
At the same time, behind her, Wen Jiajia finally succumbed to the immense pressure and spat out a mouthful of blood onto her back.
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