The Lord of Void and Real-Chapter 1887 - 1883 Encounter

"Alright, since no one wants to leave, let’s continue on our journey." Shen Luo concluded, leading the group onward.

To their surprise, after walking for about half an hour, the terrain ahead of the canyon suddenly changed, splitting open into an enormous crevice.

Everyone stopped in front of the crevice and looked down, only to feel as if there was a bottomless abyss below. They could only see wisps of white and black fog intertwining and flowing, unable to see what was inside.

Shen Luo expanded his Divine Sense to investigate for a moment, then shook his head and said, "About thirty miles down, there seems to be a prohibition shrouding the area, and my Divine Sense cannot penetrate through."

"Let’s go down and take a look." Ao Hong suggested.

The group did a little tidying up and then began to use Escape Techniques, flying downwards.

Before long, they all felt like they had passed through an invisible barrier, and their descending speed suddenly slowed down.

Even Shen Luo, who had the highest cultivation among them, couldn’t increase his speed much even by urging his mana with all his might.

"What’s going on here?" the Tear Demon exclaimed in surprise.

"This is the prohibition I mentioned to you earlier, but now it seems there’s more to it than meets the eye. The entire space down below is different from the outside," Shen Luo said with a frown.

"The density of spiritual energy and demonic qi in this space is greater, and the spatial resistance is stronger. But oddly, it doesn’t feel like there’s a strong sense of spatial oppression," Nie Caizhu added.

"It seems like there’s a repelling force in this space against the outside, preventing us from descending quickly," Shen Luo said.

Seeing this, everyone could only slowly fly down together.

Soon, they discovered that the further they went down, the more suppressed their divine sense power felt. Quickly, they could only probe within a range of about twenty or thirty feet.

"The surrounding fog is dense, obstructing vision. Even with the Spirit Eye Divine Ability, we can’t see through it. With our view obstructed, we’re essentially blind. If we were attacked at this distance, we wouldn’t be able to defend at all," the Tear Demon said worriedly.

Shen Luo and Ao Hong, being Taiyi Realm cultivators with strong bodies, perhaps weren’t worried about being attacked at close range, but the rest of them had to be concerned. After all, no one knew what dangers were hidden beneath the Abyss Canyon.

"Daoist Yuan Qiu, perhaps you could release some Gu insects to act as our eyes and ears, exploring and guarding the surroundings based on your connection with them for our warning. Would that work?" Shen Luo suggested after a brief contemplation.

"Under normal circumstances, my Gu insects can communicate with me even over three thousand feet. Here, though, it’s hard to say... but we can give it a try." Yuan Qiu thought for a moment and said.

With that, he took a black cloth sack from his belt, gave it a shake, and opened the mouth of the sack.

As soon as the sack opened, it emitted dots of ghostly green light, glowing like fireflies, and flew out from the bag’s mouth.

Everyone watched as hundreds of rice-sized Gu insects flew out, dancing around and soon disappearing into the misty fog.

Yuan Qiu then closed his eyes, fully sensing the connection with the Gu insects.

A moment later, he raised his eyebrows and opened his eyes, a hint of joy flashing within them.

"How is it?" everyone asked with concern.

"It’s alright. Although this space’s influence on my connection with the Gu insects is significant, it’s better than I expected. The range they can spread out is roughly about eight hundred feet," Yuan Qiu said.

"Only eight hundred feet?" the Mirror Fiend said somewhat disappointed.

"Though the distance isn’t too far, in this abyss, it’s enough to warn us," Shen Luo nodded and said.

"Control the Gu insects to maintain the eight hundred feet distance and fly down with us," Ao Hong said.

"You don’t need to tell me. I already know," Yuan Qiu huffed.

Ao Hong heard this but didn’t hold it against him, and the group continued their descent.

After traveling peacefully for half an hour, Shen Luo and the others finally began to relax a bit when Yuan Qiu suddenly called out softly:

"Wait, something happened. Everyone stop for a moment."

"What’s wrong?"

Everyone stopped and asked in confusion.

"Something happened, my Gu insects have been killed," Yuan Qiu said with a bitter expression.

Upon hearing this, Shen Luo and the others immediately became alert and looked around.

"Do you know who did it?" Ao Hong asked with a frown.

"My Gu insects can’t substitute for sight; they can only detect fluctuations in spiritual or mana energies. Just now, they were killed before they could even probe, and I can only determine the general direction," Yuan Qiu shook his head.

Ao Hong was helpless. After all, they were just Gu insects kept by a Great Mahayana tier cultivator; too much couldn’t be expected.

"No matter. If we can figure out their location, that’s enough. Inside this canyon, they’re likely restricted just as we are, with their divine perception hindered. If we’re prepared and they’re not, and we conceal ourselves well, we can catch them off guard," Shen Luo said after a brief thought.

After everyone’s agreement, they began to approach the direction guided by Yuan Qiu.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Shen Luo suddenly raised a hand, signaling everyone to stop.

"My Divine Sense has already detected them; there are quite a few of them. Yuan Qiu, the Tear Demon, Mirror Fiend, you stay here for a while. Brother Ao, Cai Zhu, the three of us will go over," Shen Luo instructed.

"Alright," everyone responded in agreement.

The three Taiyi Realm cultivators—Shen Luo, Ao Hong, and Nie Caizhu—concealed their auras and began to sneak over.

Before long, they could hear voices ahead.

"What do we do now? We got separated from the Alliance Leader, and now our Divine Sense probing is pretty much useless. Our original means of communication are also ineffective. Which way should we go?" a rough voice asked.

This was followed by a long silence, as if no one could offer a good suggestion.

Then, a female voice said, "No matter what, let’s head to the deepest part of this canyon and see. As soon as the Alliance Leader comes in here, they will definitely explore the valley floor."

"Hmph, among a bunch of demons, it’s surprising that only a woman has some initiative. If you want to follow me, hurry up; if not, roll away wherever you please." Another voice snorted coldly from a little further away.

Shen Luo immediately recognized this as the voice of Lu Xiu, the Taiyi demon clan member wielding the Devilish Ghost Howl blade.

"Ac..."

Just as Shen Luo was about to give the order, Fire Spirit Child’s voice suddenly echoed in his Sea of Knowledge: "Don’t rush..."

"Fire Daoist friend, why don’t we take action?" Shen Luo asked, speechless.

"Aiya, why do you ask so many questions, kid. Let me come out first, and you’ll see soon enough," Fire Spirit Child seemed unwilling to explain, simply urging insistently.

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