Chapter 78 – Jade Crystal Wall (2/2)

Everyone nodded and started running at full speed as they empowered their body with Qi and stances.

“Ha!”

Seeing everyone accelerating, Ye Wei who was watching from behind started smiling reluctantly.

Everyone was a Warriors while Ye Wei was only a Student, and on top of that Ye Wei had not learned any mystic stances. Despite having his Sentient and dantian the size of a nine-star Student, he could not even closely match the Warriors’ speed by a long stretch.

Just as Ye Wei was getting discouraged, one of the flashes ahead turned back towards him. He saw a blur and smelled an appealing fragrance.

“Hey little boy, do you want me to carry you?” Xue Yao’s charming face wore a mischievous smile, looking kindly at Ye Wei.

“Huh?” Ye Wei was distracted by her refreshing scent, and after a second, he raised his head to see a youthful, slender figure.

“N-no… No thanks! I can just run at my own pace!” Ye Wei answered with a blush on his face.

“Ha ha ha! Little boy, are you scared of me? I am not a monster, I don’t bite!” Xue Yao was amused by how shy Ye Wei was, and she couldn’t help herself from laughing flirtatiously.

Xue Yao was a beautiful girl on top of being one of the four strongest youngsters Frozen Sun City had ever seen, both of these made her a popular person with countless admirers. It was rare for her to meet someone so shy and modest, and she couldn’t help herself not to play with him.

“Uum… You’re a girl, and I’m a boy… It’s not really appropriate for you to carry me…” Lin Zi Yan’s face suddenly appeared in Ye Wei’s mind as he spoke.

“What are you thinking about!?” Xue Yao tried to contain herself but couldn’t stop laughing over Ye Wei’s overreaction. She quickly drew a sequence of runes in the air and it turned into a stance in no time.

“Is that Shadow Breeze? The Spirit stance?” Ye Wei was surprised.

“You know your stances!” Xue Yao was impressed by Ye Wei’s knowledge.

A powerful breeze formed behind Ye Wei and Xue Yao. Suddenly, Ye Wei felt ashamed that he had misunderstood Xue Yao, but it was kind of expected because he didn’t have much experience talking with girls, especially ones as pretty as Xue Yao.

“Follow me, if we are too slow, we won’t get anything. You’ve used five hundred thousand silvers worth of scrolls if you leave here empty handed it will be unfortunate!” Xue Yao smiled as splashes of green light from the stance shone on her face. The breeze materialized, and turned into two clouds. The breeze carried Xue Yao and Ye Wei causing them to catch up with the rest of the group at an incredible speed.

“We are going so fast!” With the cold breeze on his face, Ye Wei’s clothes were blown around and flapped in the air; he felt exhilaration riding the Qi clouds.

‘I have to learn a speed enhancing stance like this, or maybe one like the Shadowshift stance!’ Ye Wei was lagging behind in speed compared to others, and he clenched his fists as his will to learn stances grew even stronger.

“Zoom! Zoom! Zoom!” Xue Yao was indeed powerful. Although she was carrying the both of them, they caught up with Hong Xun and the rest of the Warriors in minutes.

Everyone used stances to boost their speed, but despite the fact that they were running as fast as they could, the end of the crystal passage could not be seen at all. They had been on the move for more than an hour which with the Warriors’ speed enhancing stances meant they had already covered over forty kilometers.

The magnificence and sheer size of the labyrinth made them wonder how and why it was built. The creator certainly had something tremendous in mind while building such a complex structure with so many security measures and attention to detail…

Everyone ground their teeth and ran in the hopes that they could catch up with that greedy bunch of ungrateful people. It wasn’t long before they finally saw light at the end of the passageway.

At the end of the crystal passage was a jade crystal wall covered with countless runes. It looked hazy from a distance and gave the cultivators the feeling that they were in a crystal empire. In front of the tall crystal wall stood Lu Chao and the people who had left the field earlier. They looked annoyed and unpleased due to the wall blocking their path.

Although Lu Chao and his followers arrived at the end of the passage before Ye Wei’s group caught up, they still couldn’t find a way through after more than ten hours of struggling.

Through the transparent jade crystal wall everyone could clearly see levitating mystic scrolls, jade scripts, pills, and mystic arms! The treasures were so close but yet so far!

Lu Chao and his men were desperate. They have been staring at this fortune guarded by the wall for more than half a day. Their souls felt entranced, their eyes were bloodshot, and their aggressive faces spoke for themselves.

“Oh, I remember you guys! Why are you all standing around? Were you waiting for us?” Somebody who was standing behind Hong Xun was amused by the swift karma and couldn’t help but mock them.

“A jade crystal wall?” Hong Xun glanced at Lu Chao with disdain and quickly shifted his focus to the wall behind him. When he saw what was on the other side of the wall, his pupils dilated.

Xue Yao let go of Ye Wei’s wrist and slowly walked towards the wall. Her playful face froze in shock as she saw what was behind the wall.

“What’s that!?” Everyone else who just arrived also started to notice what was behind the jade crystal wall.