At the deepest part of the Forbidden Zone of Life, three sacred mountains stood connected, and three paths appeared before Shen Yi.
"Let's choose the mountain in the middle."
Shen Yi did not hesitate. He chose the middle path. The Forbidden Zone of Life was strange beyond measure, seemingly capable of erasing all traces of aura and presence. If Shen Yi wanted to find Little Black and the others now, he could only trust his own choice.
The sacred mountain in the middle was majestic and towering, lush with dense vegetation. Yet the path beneath his feet was exceedingly perilous. The instant Shen Yi stepped onto it, he felt that the curse here was far fiercer than on the previous paths. In a single moment, his flesh and vital essence were refined as sacrifice, like some indescribable and mysterious ritual.
He wanted to retreat, but the path behind him had already vanished. There was only one way forward. Fortunately, this stretch was not long. After merely a dozen breaths, he forced his way through.
Before him was a clear spring, burbling as it flowed, its surface glittering with crystalline radiance as though divine liquid had gathered there. Shen Yi now resembled a dried corpse. His flesh had withered, the skin all over his body was yellow and dull, nearly cracked apart, and his mind was hazy as he plunged headfirst into it.
Like sweet rain after a long drought, as Shen Yi lay in the springwater, his body began rapidly absorbing life essence, and his five viscera and six bowels came alive once more.
The springwater was sweet and fragrant. Shen Yi drank deeply twice, letting out a pleased groan. It was like heavenly nectar, leaving an endless aftertaste, while a fresh surge of power filled his body.
His flesh