The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1264

Chapter 1264: Chapter 1261: Crossroads Chapter 1264: Chapter 1261: Crossroads “I apologize for being negligent and not clarifying the situation to Brother Shen in time. Although the Black Abyss Mystery Cave is dangerous, it also holds great opportunities. This place is rich in Yin Qi, which not only gives birth to numerous Yin Beasts, but deep within the cave, there is a variety of Yin attribute materials. Many of these are unheard of outside, and whenever the Nine Nether Yin Wind weakens, cultivators from various sects within the Boundless Sand Sea come here to hunt for treasures. As long as one doesn't fall here, basically every person who enters gains tremendously,” Master Yan explained.

“So that's how it is,” Shen Luo nodded in sudden realization.

“In addition to these Yin attribute materials, it is rumored that deep within the Black Abyss Mystery Cave lies a great treasure that contains various Precious Spirit Materials rarely found in the Human World, including Heavenly Immortal-grade items in vast quantities. Each type is said to be piled up like mountains, yet no one has ever reached it. However, each time the Nine Nether Yin Wind weakens, the monks who enter all attempt to find that treasure,” Master Yan continued.

“To have such a cache of Spirit Materials!” Shen Luo's eyes widened with excitement, his heart racing.

“These are all rumors, though. Nobody knows if they're true,” Master Yan shrugged and said.

Shen Luo gave an “oh” in response, then fell into deep thought.

At that moment, the advancing team suddenly came to a stop.

Looking up, Shen Luo's gaze shifted as he noticed that the passageway ahead had forked, extending to both the left and right, with both paths equally inscrutable.

However, Elder Mei and Elder Mo Wang were not at all surprised by the fork in the passageway, it was unclear whether they had sensed this development through their Divine Sense or if they had been here before and already knew the lay of the land.

Elder Mei waved her hand, and a shower of silver-white powder flew out, splitting in two and falling into each of the passageways, where it clung to the Ground and Stone Wall, glowing brightly and illuminating the area.

Within the glowing light, many vivid and blurry figures emerged, constantly flickering, impossible to discern clearly.

“Demon Heart and the others have taken different paths; the left passageway is Thick Earth Sect and Divine Tortoise Sect, while the right is Yellow Sand Sect and Beast Control Sect. Demon Heart is with the people from Yellow Sand Sect,” Elder Mei said with certainty in her voice.

A flicker of surprise passed through Shen Luo's eyes. He secretly activated his Ghost Eye of the Netherworld but still couldn't understand the meaning of the shadows in the glow, indicating that this was Elder Mei's unique tracking ability.

This Elder Mei had previously concocted Hidden Trace Incense and now used this silver powder for tracking; it seemed she was adept at using various kinds of incense.

Elder Mei had previously been quite unfriendly to him, even secretly altering the Little Master's orders, and Shen Luo had always harbored a strong sense of caution towards her. Subconsciously, he began to consider how he should deal with her various miraculous incenses if they became adversaries.

As Shen Luo was lost in thought, Elder Mei suddenly turned and looked his way, causing his heart to skip a beat.

“Brother Shen, where is that imprint? Can you roughly decide which passageway we should take through that imprint?” asked Elder Mei, not minding Shen Luo's slight emotional reaction.

At these words, Shen Luo breathed a sigh of relief, closed his eyes to sense the location of the imprint, and after a moment, shook his head, “No, the dense Yin Qi here greatly interferes with the perception of the imprint. I can roughly sense its direction but cannot determine which way we should go next.”

“Is that so? Brother Shen, when we were on the ground earlier, you did not mention anything about fuzzy perception,” Elder Mei frowned, her tone becoming somewhat unpleasant.

“The clarity of my perception of the imprint is related to the extent of the spread of my Divine Sense. The wider the spread, the clearer the perception. The Yin Qi here is so dense that my Divine Sense can only expand to less than half its range; hence, the fuzziness when investigating the imprint,” Shen Luo explained calmly.

“Is that so…” The frown on Elder Mei's brow did not relax, and she seemed somewhat skeptical of Shen Luo's explanation.

However, the dense Yin Qi in the Black Abyss Mystery Cave greatly affected Divine Sense perception, which everyone present had experienced firsthand, so she had no grounds for rebuttal.

“Since we can't ascertain Ghost Yan's location, how shall we proceed next?” Master Yan coughed lightly, speaking as if to ease the atmosphere.

Shen Luo naturally would not speak up regarding such matters and stepped back to stand aside.

“Since the mana imprint is unclear, and the City Lord has ordered us to monitor the Demon Heart, the Yellow Sand Sect Master, and others who are acting separately, we should also divide into two groups to keep an eye on both sides,” Elder Mei suggested after a moment of contemplation.

“We are already short-handed, wouldn't dividing our forces be even more dangerous?” Elder Mo Wang said with a slight frown on her brows.

“Entering the Black Abyss Mystery Cave is an extremely dangerous task in itself. Since the City Lord has allowed us to enter, he must have foreseen all of this. Moreover, it is unclear what Demon Heart and the others are plotting within the Black Abyss Mystery Cave. To prevent them from causing harm to Tianji City in the future, it is worth taking some risks at this moment. Besides, even if we truly encounter an insurmountable crisis, we can simply retreat along the original path. Although Demon Heart is powerful, our God's Powers are not weak. Even if we can't compete, we are confident in our self-preservation,” Elder Mei explained.

“Alright.” Elder Mo Wang, not adept at words, hesitated for a long time after hearing Elder Mei's argument but finally nodded in agreement.

A trace of joy appeared on Elder Mei's face. He immediately started assigning people, and Shen Luo and Master Yan were allocated to his team.

“Elder Mo Wang, I wonder if you have a communication device? The Black Jade Plate the City Lord gave me also has a location-tracking feature and is much more exquisite than my mana imprint, unaffected by the Yin Qi here. If you have a communication device, I can inform you of the mana imprint's position at any time once we're separated,” Shen Luo said to Elder Mo Wang.

Hearing this, Elder Mo Wang took out a black jade token and handed it to Shen Luo. It looked exactly the same as the one she had used earlier to contact the Nameless Elder, apparently a commonly used communication device among the members of the Elder Assembly.

Shen Luo took the jade token and then activated the Black Jade Plate. A white light shot out from the plate, flashed momentarily, and submerged into Elder Mo Wang's palm, lingering inside.

Another white light dot appeared on the Black Jade Plate, marking the exact location of the white light imprint in Elder Mo Wang's hand.

After these preparations, the groups split and each entered a different passageway. Shen Luo and his team took the same path chosen by Demon Heart and the Yellow Sand Sect.

“Pick up the pace, or we'll never catch up to Demon Heart and the others,” Elder Mei immediately said once they were out of sight of Elder Mo Wang and the others.

“Many disciples are contaminated with Ash Pollutant Fluid, wouldn't it be dangerous to move too quickly?” Master Yan said hesitantly.

“No need to worry, this is still the periphery of the Black Abyss Mystery Cave. The Yin Beasts won't be that formidable. The pressing matter is to catch up with Demon Heart and the others,” Elder Mei waved his hand dismissively and shot forward as a purple streak of light.

Master Yan and the others were taken aback by Elder Mei's unilateral decision, but with him already flying away, there was no other choice but to follow suit.

Shen Luo too took to the air, eyeing the tail of Elder Mei's Escape Light, his gaze flickering.

This Elder Mei seemed eager to find Demon Heart and the others, but for what reason? However, as long as the man didn't come looking for trouble with him, Shen Luo couldn't care less about his machinations.

Moving at this flying speed was countless times faster than walking, so the group quickly arrived at the end of the passageway.

Although they had encountered several waves of Yin Beasts along the way, Elder Mei didn't entangle with them and instead carved a pathway straight through the midst of the beasts.

The group landed on the ground, and multiple paths branched out in front of them, this time as many as seven or eight, each one dark and seemingly bottomless.