526 Land of Neither Life nor Death! (1/2)

The skies above the body of the sword were like individual patches. Typically, the sky in the different regions was different, and that was a result of the ancient sword's resistive force against the sun. Right now, in the region where the sword body was, the skies were pitch-black, and there were only three cracks which revealed a blinding and frightening red glow.

It was as if the interior of the sun could be seen through those gaps. The three red glows vaguely lit up the surroundings, allowing one to see the surroundings despite the darkness.

It was a vast area, and it was rare that there was no Sea of Fire, no lava, and no loose or broken pieces of the mountain. Looking at it from a distance, there seemed to be nothing there, and the entire area was silent.

It seemed that the quietness had lasted for tens of years. In this extreme silence, the air was filled with the scent of death.

That was until a loud boom reverberated in this lifeless world suddenly. As the glow of teleportation spread, the nothingness of the surrounding environment was warped. Instantly, three figures appeared out of thin air, extremely broken!

It was the trio consisting of Wang Baole, who were all still in a state of shock. The moment they appeared, Zhuo Yifan and Zhao Yameng could no longer bear with it physically. Blood spurted out from their mouths, and they fainted immediately, even before they could take a closer look at their surroundings.

Their cultivation levels hadn't reached that of the Core Formation realm. That, coupled with the fact that they had suffered severe injuries when resisting the suction force of the cave abode, as well as the teleportation, left their bodies on the brink of breaking apart. Now, they had finally reached their limits and fallen.

Even though Wang Baole was also breathing heavily and spewed blood out of his mouth, he remained conscious. At the same time, he was still capable of battle. As such, with Zhao Yameng and Zhuo Yifan unconscious, Wang Baole had already produced hand seals. Instantly, numerous puppets appeared and began guarding the place.

The words on the wall of the cave abode were a huge trap! Wang Baole's face was pale. He quickly took a look at his surroundings. Even though he was bewildered by the quietness and vastness of the place, he felt that it was safe for now. He didn't bother to recall what had just happened. Instead, he took out pills and moved to Zhuo Yifan and Zhao Yameng, feeding them the pills to help treat their injuries. Then, he began to meditate with his legs crossed, in order to guard them and to increase his speed of recovery after taking the pills.

An unspecified length of time went by like that. As there was no array formation here that mimicked day and night, it was difficult for Wang Baole to tell time. However, according to his judgment, approximately two days had passed.

He had managed to recover to approximately ninety percent of his full strength over these two days. Zhao Yameng also regained consciousness a day ago, and without saying anything, she immediately began meditating with her legs crossed, to speed up the recovery process with the help of Wang Baole's pills.

Things were rosier for Zhao Yameng, who had managed to achieve fifty percent recovery so far. However, Zhuo Yifan, who suffered more severe injuries and didn't have a strong physique and recovery power like Wang Baole, was still in a state of unconsciousness. His body was still weak, and even though he didn't wake, his breathing and injuries had stabilized.

After checking on Zhuo Yifan's injuries, Wang Baole heaved a sigh of relief. However, when he looked towards his surroundings, he frowned, his eyes carrying a profound look of concern.

As if sensing Wang Baole's troubles, Zhao Yameng opened her eyes from her meditative state. She looked at the vastness of their surroundings and felt the loneliness of the place. With her face pale, she spoke softly.

”We cannot continue to stay here. Baole, I have had the feeling that something is amiss here ever since I woke. Furthermore, previously… it was my fault for not foreseeing all the restrictions… If I had managed to predict them, we…” Zhao Yameng's voice was weak and filled with blame towards herself. She felt that it was all a result of her incapability. If she were more capable in her knowledge of the array formations, they could have perhaps avoided the life and death crisis.

”This has nothing to do with you. It should be the curse put in place by the cave abode's owner before his death, one meant to fight against his biggest enemies. We were just unlucky.” Wang Baole laughed bitterly as he consoled Zhao Yameng, and proceeded to tell her about the words that he had seen on the walls of the cave abode.

Zhao Yameng gasped in shock after hearing Wang Baole's words. Even though she had been through the crisis in the cave abode, she was still surprised now that she heard what Wang Baole said. However, she could imagine that if Wang Baole didn't manage to resist the temptation and went nearer to the so-called inheritance written on the wall, the three of them would perhaps have lost the chance to even escape…

After all, Wang Baole had avoided the stone wall and left the mountains, but the explosion in the cave abode still threw them towards the brink of death.