Revelation of the Way of Heaven

Chapter 436 Turbulent Abyss

The group chose a relatively flat place to land, but as soon as Kaiming landed, the monster behind them did not give up the attack. Instead, it crashed into the ground. When it hit the ground, the ground suddenly sank, and then it bounced up violently, launching the group back into the air. The monster that followed immediately opened its mouth, ready to swallow Kaiming, Qin Xiaochuan, and Guo Shiyi whole.

"Holy Flame Baptism." Qin Xiaochuan reacted quickly, unleashing a skill at the monster's massive mouth and using it to propel them forward more than ten meters before dodging the monster's attack. The monster was hit in a vulnerable spot by Qin Xiaochuan's Samadhi True Fire and tumbled in the air in pain.

"What just happened? Were there any traps on the ground?" Qin Xiaochuan asked Kaiming.

"It shouldn't be a trap. The texture is strange; it doesn't feel like the ground," Kaiming said. "And it's very springy."

Qin Xiaochuan turned his head and saw that the originally flat ground had a raised area, and the middle part was more bulging, making it look like a giant mushroom.

"This Turbulent Abyss is truly a magical place; its name certainly lives up to the word 'turbulent' in it," Qin Xiaochuan said helplessly. It seems finding a place to settle down won't be easy.

When Qin Xiaochuan landed on the ground again, he avoided the giant elastic mushroom, but then ran into a poisonous mushroom that could spray poisonous mist. Fortunately, with Guo Shiyi's current strength, she was able to easily purify the poisonous mist. In this way, the poisonous mist became their best cover, and even the flying monsters that were chasing them had to turn back. They finally found a chance to catch their breath in the most dangerous place.

After resting for a while, the group set off again to search for the Breath Soil. However, the Turbulent Abyss was too vast, and after searching for several days, they still couldn't find any trace of it. Instead, they encountered a whole host of monsters and strange occurrences. It could be said that for most of these days, they were either running away or hiding, and they spent almost every moment in fear and trepidation.

"I dare say I've encountered more monsters in the last few days than I have in the previous ten years," Qin Xiaochuan complained breathlessly. They were currently hiding in an abandoned ant nest, which was at least seven or eight stories high, indicating how large the ants that built it were.

Qin Xiaochuan had seen those ants before; he was chased by a swarm of those enormous ants just yesterday.

The ant nest had many interconnected rooms, intricately constructed, almost like a castle. Even so, the group dared not let their guard down, because they were not the only ones hiding in this abandoned castle; a monster might emerge from any of the rooms.

"When will this search ever end?" Guo Shiyi muttered. She was exhausted these past few days, and the worst part was that she couldn't take a shower. For someone as clean as her, this was worse than death. She pitifully said to Qin Xiaochuan, "Why don't you ask the Yin-Yang Mirror again and let it give us some clues about the exact location of the Breath Soil?"

"I tried it the day before yesterday, but it didn't work." Qin Xiaochuan looked at her helplessly, wanting to pat her head to comfort her, but her hair was a taboo subject for her these past two days. She didn't want the person she liked to touch her greasy hair. Qin Xiaochuan could only encourage her, saying, "Although the Yin-Yang Mirror is indeed a divine artifact that knows everything, it also contains the will of Heaven. It can point us in the right direction, but it can't exempt us from the hardships and sufferings we have to endure. There is no smooth sailing in this world. How can we prove our sincerity without experiencing some setbacks?"

He then added with a smile, "In short, the road is winding, but the future is bright. Don't be intimidated by the difficulties you face."

Hearing Qin Xiaochuan's words, Guo Shiyi couldn't help but smile slightly and said, "Hearing you say that makes me feel motivated again. If I had known I would be staying in this godforsaken place for so many days, I would have brought some shampoo and shower gel."

"We're not here on vacation, why do we have to bring all this stuff?" Qin Xiaochuan said, both amused and exasperated.

"Hmm, you wouldn't understand things with beautiful women," Guo Shiyi said, making a face at Qin Xiaochuan.

As Qin Xiaochuan was speaking, he suddenly felt the 'castle' shaking violently, and there was a rumbling sound coming from outside.

"What's going on? Is it an earthquake?" Guo Shiyi struggled to keep herself from falling, her face looking pale.

"No way," Qin Xiaochuan said with a bitter face, "We've only just managed to rest for a little while." They had just been chased by a swarm of giant queen bees and barely managed to escape to this ant nest to catch their breath. They had barely rested for ten minutes before they had to run away again.

Several people rushed out of the ant nest, only to find that the sky had turned gray, as if it were covered by a layer of gray fog. Then, countless red things fell from the sky; they were burning stones.

Seeing the burning stones, Qin Xiaochuan was taken aback: "Why are they in the sky?"

"It's a volcanic eruption!" Han Kexin's voice was filled with astonishment. "Quick, let's go!"

"Damn it!" Qin Xiaochuan couldn't help but curse. How could he encounter all sorts of things? No wonder the ant nest was empty. It turned out that they had sensed the danger and moved out in advance. Many monsters escaped from the ant nest. They were a group of monsters with insufficient senses.

Huge lava kept falling from the sky. Qin Xiaochuan and Guo Shiyi rode Kaiming away from the volcano. A blue spiritual energy shield enveloped the two of them and the beast. Qin Xiaochuan turned his head and saw that lava was constantly gushing out from a distant volcano. The reddish-brown lava was rushing towards them like a flood.

As they flew, they suddenly saw a large lake ahead. The lake was as calm as a mirror, without a ripple. There was nothing in the sky above the lake, not a single flying object in sight. It looked eerie, but since they were trying to escape, they didn't think much of it and rushed to the sky above the lake.

Just as Kaiming and Han Kexin flew over the lake, they suddenly felt themselves lose buoyancy and plummeted straight into the lake.

"What's going on?" Qin Xiaochuan asked, gripping Kaiming tightly.

"I don't know, this place is a bit strange, there's absolutely no buoyancy in the air." Kaiming was very panicked. He flapped his wings rapidly, but it didn't slow down their descent.

"No buoyancy?" Qin Xiaochuan asked in confusion. Only then did he realize that most of the flying monsters that scattered and fled would deliberately avoid the lake. A few less intelligent ones, when they rushed into the air above the lake, fell straight down just like them.