Chapter 2325: Route!

Chapter 2325: Chapter 2325: Route!

Following the direction indicated by Shi Xuan, Zhou Yu and Liu Ye immediately looked over.

And at a glance, both of their faces showed expressions of shock.

In the distance, it seemed as if the entire surface of the sea was suddenly lifted up.

Soon after, a gigantic demon beast resembling a fish-eagle burst out from beneath the sea.

Its size was even larger than that of the Wild Dragon Bull.

After emerging from the water, this fish-eagle-like demon beast whipped up monstrous waves, fiercely attacking the Wild Dragon Bull.

The Wild Dragon Bull certainly wasn’t going to sit and wait for death.

The two terrifying demon beasts broke into a monstrous battle on the sea.

And within just a few breaths, a powerful shockwave, carrying ocean waves, swept toward the land.

Upon seeing this, the faces of Zhou Yu and the others changed.

"Not good, let’s go quickly!"

The three of them were Void Refinement Realm experts and could clearly sense the terrifying force carried by the waves from the aftershocks of the attack.

If hit, they would at least be injured.

The three of them burst forth at great speed and within a flash, flew toward the depths of the land.

And just as they left, not even three seconds later,

the spot where they had just been was struck by the terrifying shockwave.

In an instant, it was as if the mountains were collapsing and the ground was splitting.

However, at this moment, the three had already flown thousands of miles away.

Having escaped danger, all three of them breathed a silent sigh of relief.

At this moment, Shi Xuan was no longer as arrogant as before.

He said with lingering fear:

"The demon beasts of this Ancient Realm are simply too terrifying."

"Now it seems, the demon beast we killed on the island before was probably a pushover."

"Luckily, we didn’t encounter those demon beasts, otherwise, we wouldn’t even know how we died."

Upon hearing this, Liu Ye said:

"There’s no need to be overly worried."

"Demon beasts of this level are rare even in the Ancient Realm."

"We just had bad luck, catching the battle between these two demon beasts."

Shi Xuan shrugged.

"I hope that’s the case."

At this moment, Zhou Yu spoke:

"Alright, you two, let’s not deviate from the main line."

"Our primary task now is to head to the forbidden land first."

"You two, you lead the way."

Upon hearing this, Liu Ye immediately said:

"I’ll lead the way."

As she spoke, with a wave of her hand, a magical artifact resembling a compass appeared right in front of them.

Without delay, Liu Ye began to chant a magic spell and simultaneously formed several seals, starting to activate the magical artifact.

A moment later, the compass magical artifact emitted dark blue light.

Soon, this dark blue light gradually transformed into a map-like image.

As Liu Ye continued to infuse her primordial power, the image gradually became clearer.

Zhou Yu gazed intently and saw mountains, rivers, deserts, and oceans on the map.

It was clearly a complete map of the Ancient Realm.

Zhou Yu was filled with shock.

Unexpectedly, Liu Ye had a map of the Ancient Realm in her possession.

However, the map still appeared quite blurred, and it was impossible to pinpoint locations just by looking at it.

At this moment, Liu Ye’s hand forms suddenly changed.

In the next moment, azure light appeared in her eyes.

Shortly after, Liu Ye said:

"Our current position is near the West Sea."

"The land beneath us is called the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons."

"What???"

"Valley of Ten Thousand Demons???" Shi Xuan exclaimed in disbelief.

Even Zhou Yu’s face changed dramatically.

Before setting out, Wan Sheng had specifically talked about the Ancient Realm’s situation.

And Elder Cai had also cautioned that there are three desolate lands in the Ancient Realm.

These three desolate lands have the highest mortality rate for cultivators in the Ancient Realm over eons.

So far, no one has fully understood them.

The Valley of Ten Thousand Demons is one of these three desolate lands.

Moreover, as its name implies, this area gathers the most demon beasts in the Ancient Realm.

There are even three Demon Emperors here, reportedly at the Mahayana Realm.

They possess the bloodline of Immortal Beasts, a bloodline of the Immortal Realm.

It is a level higher than the so-called Divine Beasts of the Primordial Realm.

Even an expert in the Mahayana Realm from the Primordial Realm may not leave unscathed from here.

Zhou Yu never expected such misfortune, inadvertently finding themselves in the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons.

At this moment, Shi Xuan’s face turned extremely grim.

"No way, we must leave immediately."

"This Valley of Ten Thousand Demons is too dangerous. One misstep and we might perish entirely."

At this time, Zhou Yu also nodded:

"Indeed, this place is too dangerous. We can’t stay here for long."

"Daoist Liu, find us the quickest path out of the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons."

Upon hearing this, Liu Ye quickly said:

"I just checked."

"There are two locations bordering the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, one is the Sunshine Gobi."

"The Sunshine Gobi is the Extreme Yang Land of the entire Ancient Realm, filled with scorching heat year-round, riddled with residual True Fire, and has a very complex environment. For us Void Refinement Realm cultivators, it would be hard to last even a day there."

"The other place is called the Dark Night Rainforest."

"This is relatively safer, but the Dark Night Rainforest is teeming with shadow system demon beasts."

"In the Dark Night Rainforest, they thrive like fish in water, generally being three times stronger than demon beasts of the same realm."

Hearing this, Shi Xuan’s face turned grim:

"We definitely cannot go to the Sunshine Gobi."

"But the Dark Night Rainforest isn’t a great option either."

"Daoist Liu, are there no other paths?"

Liu Ye shook her head:

"There are other paths, of course, but each requires detouring half the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, and I don’t need to elaborate on the dangers involved."

"Even if we manage the detour safely, we’d still spend a lot more time traveling."

"My initial estimation is that taking a detour would take about half a year to reach our destination."

"And that’s assuming we encounter no resistance along the way."

"Facing any obstacles would definitely cost us more time, and even if we successfully obtain what we seek in the forbidden land, we won’t have any time left for cultivation."

"Would you want that?"

Upon hearing these words, Shi Xuan fell silent.

His primary goal is cultivation, to break through realms.

Now it seemed like they were stuck between a rock and a hard place.

At this moment, Liu Ye turned to Zhou Yu.

"Daoist Zhou, what is your take?"

At this point, Zhou Yu appeared exceptionally calm.

"Regarding the route, you two can make the decision."

"My main task on this journey to the forbidden land is to assist both of you."

"So whatever you decide, I’m fine with it."

Upon hearing this, Liu Ye looked at Shi Xuan with an inquisitive expression.

Shi Xuan struggled internally for a long while before finally making a decision.

"Alright."

"Then we’ll head to the Dark Night Rainforest."

"Let’s move!"