Chapter 1596 (2/2)

“Brat, don’t tell me you want to drink it!” raged the old man upon seeing Long Chen’s excited expression.

Long Chen smiled mischievously and didn’t reply. He got to work again and quickly wrapped his leg in black soil as well. He then stepped into the black water.

The old man let out a startled cry. It was too late to stop Long Chen, but he was dumbfounded to see Long Chen pull his leg out. His foot was still there, completely fine.

“Alright. Let’s get going.” Long Chen smiled. This black water couldn’t do anything to his black soil.

If he didn’t think it would be too troublesome, he could even make a small boat out of the black soil. However, that would be too time-consuming.

The two of them jumped onto the floating logs. All of a sudden, they sensed some mysterious energy sealing their energy, so they couldn’t use magical arts here and could only walk obediently.

The two of them were now very slow. Black mist surrounded them, making it so they couldn’t see the path forward or back. They could only see the floating log beneath their feet.

“The Yellow Springs Path really is interesting. This path is just like a person’s life. Looking at the path forward and back will both bewilder people. The path back is just as covered with mist as the path forward. If you try to retreat, one wrong step will lead to death. Rather than retreating with your eyes closed, continuing to advance with your eyes open is better. You can’t see your goal or hope, but you can see your next step. As long as you persevere, no matter how long the path is, you’ll reach the end eventually. However, countless people die during the process because they can’t see any hope. Sometimes they might just be one step from the sh.o.r.e, but their despair causes them to fall,” said the old man emotionally.

In truth, the old man did not know that this was the Yellow Springs Path. He just felt that this situation was very similar to the Yellow Springs Path in stories, so he was moved to say this.

Long Chen nodded. “Saying to just keep going sounds simple, but it really is difficult, especially during those days when it’s impossible to see any hope. Despair is inevitable. However, true experts will also persevere whether or not they can see any hope, because they have some reason why they must persevere.”

He looked at the boundless Yellow Springs Path. The way in front was shrouded, the way back was covered in mist. Wasn’t this an exact portrayal of his current situation?

He had no way back. He had to find his biological parents and solve the riddle of his origins. However, before he could solve this riddle, he was tossed into a world filled with enemies.

He also had a family of his hot-blooded brothers and beautiful women following him. He couldn't go back. He not only had to achieve his dreams, but he also had to achieve the dreams of everyone who followed him. No matter how dangerous it was, he had to continue forward.

“Little fellow, don’t say the words of someone old and world-weary,” said the old man with a smile. He hadn’t expected Long Chen to also say such a thing. In his eyes, Long Chen was still a child.

Long Chen bitterly smiled. He also felt like he was old. There were many things he was seeing clearer, which only made him more tired. He thought back to when he and Little Snow had first left the Phoenix Cry Empire. At that time, he had been filled with hope, and he had wanted to live a carefree life. He had thought that the higher his cultivation base, the fewer restrictions he would have.

His frame of mind had changed. The greatest change had occurred when Little Snow died. Although Little Snow’s crystal core was still being nourished by Meng Qi’s Myriad Spirit Diagram, Long Chen felt like his heart was being stabbed every time he thought of how Little Snow had died to protect him.

Whether or not a person matured didn’t depend on their age. The main thing was what they experienced. Although he was only in his twenties, he had a weather-beaten heart.

Fortunately, he still had some immature fellows to play around with. That was the only time Long Chen could feel young.

“Long Chen, something’s off. Those fish monsters still haven’t appeared. Did we take a wrong turn somewhere?” cried out the old man suddenly

Even after walking for a long time, there wasn’t the slightest change. That was too strange. It was completely different from what Qu Jianying had experienced.

“Don’t be so suspicious. Senior Qu walked on a red path, while we’re on a black path. It’s normal for it to be different. Stop trying to shake my confidence,” said Long Chen.

This truly was a bit strange, but they were still following the wooden logs. They couldn’t have gone in the wrong direction.

The two of them were still continuing forward when Long Chen’s eyes brightened. He saw a red light in the distance and quickened his footsteps.

He quickly saw what that red light was. It was the red-haired man.

At this time, the red-haired man was enveloped by a red light that protected himself from the black mist. The black mist was continuously striking his barrier like black vipers.

The red-haired man’s expression was extremely ugly. His aura had weakened a great deal already, and he was adjusting his condition while standing on a floating log.

Long Chen instantly realized what was going on. This mist was the attacker here. However, with the black soil protecting them, the mist couldn’t do a single thing to them.

Seeing that the red-robed man was extremely tired from blocking the mist, Long Chen had a thought. He stealthily approached.

Just as he was preparing to attack, the red-haired man turned back to see them. He let out a startled and cry and fled into the distance, disappearing from sight.

“d.a.m.n, he actually ran.” Long Chen clapped himself in the leg. He had almost caught him.