As the Universe Turns - Chapter 541
Chapter 541 Fog Illusion
“There is more than one formation. It seems like it is used to break through the barrier outside the forest.”
Xiao Chen looked at the stone forest formation not far away and said slowly. Finally, he looked into the distance. There was a faint layer of mist and poison miasma. That was the barrier in the depths of the hundred thousand dense forests.
“Over the past two years, countless people from the Righteous and Demonic Daos have entered the dense forest for the treasure that is about to appear in the depths of the forest. However, due to a barrier outside, no one has entered the depths of the dense forest yet …”
Hua Weiyang looked at the faint poisonous miasma fog barrier under the night sky. He smiled faintly and turned around. He looked at the stone forest formation in front of him and continued, “Looks like Tai Shi Dao Sect has found a way to break the barrier. So he wants to hide it and enter the depths of the forest alone to obtain such a treasure …”
Xiao Chen’s eyebrows furrowed, “Hide your eyes? What do you mean …”
Hua Weiyang smiled and looked at him, “That’s right, these stone forest formations are just for the sake of concealment. The formation that truly broke through the barrier in the depths of the forest is not here.”
Xiao Chen’s eyebrows narrowed. He pondered for a moment, then looked at her and said, “Why are you so sure?”
Hua Weiyang smiled and looked at the stone forest formation. “Did you notice that the Spiritual Energy of this formation is actually leaking out …”
Xiao Chen’s perception of Spiritual Energy had never been as sharp as hers. However, after listening to her words, he could feel Spiritual Energy flowing out like a trickle.
Hua Weiyang smiled and said, “Don’t you find it strange? Spiritual Energy has already leaked out like this. The old man said that he’s fine, but Spiritual Energy has clearly leaked out, but he said that he’s fine. That’s the only possibility. Their goal is to let the array Spiritual Energy leak out and attract everyone’s attention to these arrays.”
After pausing for a while, Hua Weiyang continued, “Furthermore, after hearing the disciples say that the formation hadn’t loosened, the old man revealed a puzzled expression. He even told the disciples not to ask any more questions. That means that the disciples were kept in the dark, and their’masters’ were very clear about it. These formations outside were only used to hide people’s eyes and ears, to deliberately’loosen ‘them …”
Xiao Chen gradually understood what she meant. His eyes narrowed slightly and he said, “That person said to himself, ‘Strange, where did the strange movements of the day come from?’ He said this, so …”
Hua Weiyang smiled and said, “What really loosens is the formation they used to break through the barrier in the depths of the forest.”
At this point, She snorted, He continued, “The Tai Shi Dao Sect is very careful. They set up some formations outside to hide their eyes and ears, creating an illusion that the barrier in the depths of the forest is temporarily unable to be broken. In this way, everyone is fooled outside, waiting for them to break through the barrier. However, they have already quietly broken through the barrier inside …”
“So you mean …”
At this moment, Xiao Chen understood everything. Looking at the distant mountain range, he could vaguely see a layer of poisonous miasma fog barrier under the boundless night sky. In everyone’s eyes, that was the barrier in the depths of the forest, but in reality, that was just an illusion created by Tai Shi Dao Sect … Is that so?
Hua Weiyang smiled gently. “Shouldn’t we know if it’s a human or a demon?”
“Yes.”
Xiao Chen’s expression was grave as he nodded. The two of them immediately concealed their auras and carefully headed towards the Misty Poison Miasma. Although they could vaguely see the layer of Misty Poison Miasma, the distance was actually not close. When the two of them arrived, it was already midnight.
“Shh … wait.”
When the two of them arrived in front of a misty forest, Hua Weiyang suddenly pulled him back and said, “Even though this is not the real barrier in the depths of the forest, do you know why no one has successfully crossed it?”
Xiao Chen stopped and stared at the Misty Forest in front of him. Although this was not a true barrier, there was still an extremely powerful poisonous miasma inside. Fear was innate to everyone. Even cultivators with high cultivation couldn’t completely escape the fear in their hearts.
The legends about the depths of the 100,000-strong forest were too terrifying, especially the rumors that no one had ever been able to pass through the layer of mist barrier outside. Therefore, once the people outside thought that this was the layer of mist barrier, they would inevitably feel fear and would not dare to enter. They only wanted to wait until this layer of mist barrier was broken before entering.
However, there were also bold people who walked in, but why didn’t those people come out again? It was obvious that those people had already been assassinated by Tai Shi Dao Sect. This way, they could create an illusion that no one could penetrate the barrier in the depths of a hundred thousand dense forests.
“That’s right, that’s exactly the case.”
Seeing that he was deep in thought, Hua Weiyang knew that he had already figured out where the aperture was. He nodded and said, “So after we enter, we must be very careful. We must not let the people of Tai Shi Dao Sect discover it.”
After the two of them agreed, they did not hesitate and immediately went into the Misty Forest. The deeper they went, the more poisonous the miasma became. It was unknown where Tai Shi Dao Sect had attracted these poisonous miasmas, and they were extremely powerful. Once they were sucked into their hearts, even if they were cultivators, their hearts and lungs would be corroded by the miasma in a short period of time.
Therefore, even Xiao Chen did not dare to be careless. She could only circulate the Nine Yin Nine Yang Profound Technique to block this poisonous miasma. Looking at Hua Weiyang, she looked relaxed all the way, as if she was not afraid of this poisonous miasma. Why was this happening?
After walking for a while, the two of them had already found quite a few corpses in the forest. There were people from both the Righteous and Devil Daos. They must be the people who had tried to cross this poisonous miasma during this period of time, but were assassinated here by Tai Shi Dao Sect.
Apart from the terrifying poisonous miasma, there were also some formidable restriction formations laid down by the Tai Shi Dao Sect. If they accidentally fell into these restriction formations, their souls would be damaged, and even their bodies and spirits would be destroyed.
However, Xiao Chen’s divine sense was sharp and rare in this world, and there was no one in Hua Weiyang who could sense Spiritual Energy. The two of them only needed to be cautious when walking together. Even if they were perfectly dressed, these poison miasma restrictions could not stop them, and the people of Tai Shi Dao Sect could not discover them.
Two hours later, the two of them finally passed through the dense mist, poisonous miasma, and restrictions. Inside, they saw a clear night sky, bright galaxies, and a hooked moon hanging in the sky. They no longer felt the heavy pressure of the clouds outside.
“As expected …”
Looking at this completely new scene, Xiao Chen couldn’t help but feel a little surprised. This Tai Shi Dao Sect really took great pains to come up with so many tricks.
The thick mist miasma that he and Hua Weiyang had just passed through contained only poisonous miasma and restrictions. There was no barrier. That meant that it was a fake. It was an illusion created by Tai Shi Dao Sect. The real barrier in the depths of the forest was inside.